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''Architectural styles'' is an incomparable guide to architectural styles across the centuries and around the world. Modeled after an architect's plein air sketchbook, the volume features hundreds of detailed drawings by esteemed architectural illustrator Robbie Polley alongside incisive and informative descriptions. This unique guidebook takes readers from Europe and the(...)
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''Architectural styles'' is an incomparable guide to architectural styles across the centuries and around the world. Modeled after an architect's plein air sketchbook, the volume features hundreds of detailed drawings by esteemed architectural illustrator Robbie Polley alongside incisive and informative descriptions. This unique guidebook takes readers from Europe and the(...)
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Architectural styles: a visual guide
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''Architectural styles'' is an incomparable guide to architectural styles across the centuries and around the world. Modeled after an architect's plein air sketchbook, the volume features hundreds of detailed drawings by esteemed architectural illustrator Robbie Polley alongside incisive and informative descriptions. This unique guidebook takes readers from Europe and the Americas to Egypt, China, and India. It covers a host of historical and contemporary architectural styles, from ancient and classical to Pre-Columbian, Romanesque, Renaissance, Palladian, art nouveau, Brutalist, and biomorphic. It describes the histories and characteristics of the building traditions of each era and region of the world, and looks at key architectural elements such as buttresses, spandrels, curtain walls, and oculi. The book also includes a section on building parts- from domes and columns to towers, arches, roofs, and vaulting- along with a detailed glossary and bibliography.
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''Architectural styles'' is an incomparable guide to architectural styles across the centuries and around the world. Modeled after an architect's plein air sketchbook, the volume features hundreds of detailed drawings by esteemed architectural illustrator Robbie Polley alongside incisive and informative descriptions. This unique guidebook takes readers from Europe and the Americas to Egypt, China, and India. It covers a host of historical and contemporary architectural styles, from ancient and classical to Pre-Columbian, Romanesque, Renaissance, Palladian, art nouveau, Brutalist, and biomorphic. It describes the histories and characteristics of the building traditions of each era and region of the world, and looks at key architectural elements such as buttresses, spandrels, curtain walls, and oculi. The book also includes a section on building parts- from domes and columns to towers, arches, roofs, and vaulting- along with a detailed glossary and bibliography.
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December 2020
December 2020
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Cairo desert cities
Cairo desert cities
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Since the 1950s, Egypt has developed a dozen new towns in the desert around Cairo. This book offers the first systematic exploration of these cities, analyzing their urban form, their promise, and their shortcomings. Originally intended to satisfy growing demand for housing, most of the desert towns have never been completed. Taking this permanent condition of emerging(...)
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Since the 1950s, Egypt has developed a dozen new towns in the desert around Cairo. This book offers the first systematic exploration of these cities, analyzing their urban form, their promise, and their shortcomings. Originally intended to satisfy growing demand for housing, most of the desert towns have never been completed. Taking this permanent condition of emerging(...)
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Cairo desert cities
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Since the 1950s, Egypt has developed a dozen new towns in the desert around Cairo. This book offers the first systematic exploration of these cities, analyzing their urban form, their promise, and their shortcomings. Originally intended to satisfy growing demand for housing, most of the desert towns have never been completed. Taking this permanent condition of emerging urban development at face value, the study aims to identify the as-yet dormant potential of these towns through a series of design scenarios. Cairo Desert Cities underscores the value of re-engaging in modernist town planning, for wiping away the dust of past failures may uncover the contours of future opportunities. With over 300 illustrations, this clothbound edition is an engaging and visually rich introduction to the urban development of Greater Cairo, the largest urban area in Africa, and the practices that have shaped it.
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Since the 1950s, Egypt has developed a dozen new towns in the desert around Cairo. This book offers the first systematic exploration of these cities, analyzing their urban form, their promise, and their shortcomings. Originally intended to satisfy growing demand for housing, most of the desert towns have never been completed. Taking this permanent condition of emerging urban development at face value, the study aims to identify the as-yet dormant potential of these towns through a series of design scenarios. Cairo Desert Cities underscores the value of re-engaging in modernist town planning, for wiping away the dust of past failures may uncover the contours of future opportunities. With over 300 illustrations, this clothbound edition is an engaging and visually rich introduction to the urban development of Greater Cairo, the largest urban area in Africa, and the practices that have shaped it.
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January 2018
January 2018
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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Few figures in nineteenth-century photography remain as elusive and intriguing as John Beasley Greene (1832 1856). Over the course of an exceptionally brief career he created a body of photographs that were publicly admired by his peers and continue to capture the imagination of contemporary audiences. Born in France to an American banker, he made his first expedition to(...)
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Few figures in nineteenth-century photography remain as elusive and intriguing as John Beasley Greene (1832 1856). Over the course of an exceptionally brief career he created a body of photographs that were publicly admired by his peers and continue to capture the imagination of contemporary audiences. Born in France to an American banker, he made his first expedition to(...)
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Signs and wonders, the photographs of John Beasley Greene
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Few figures in nineteenth-century photography remain as elusive and intriguing as John Beasley Greene (1832 1856). Over the course of an exceptionally brief career he created a body of photographs that were publicly admired by his peers and continue to capture the imagination of contemporary audiences. Born in France to an American banker, he made his first expedition to Egypt in 1853, where he photographed ancient Egyptian monuments and is thought to be the first archaeologist to use photography. In these photographs, he positioned his horizon lines with precision, at times placing them so low in the frame that the photograph is nearly all blank sky, or so high that the monuments are almost swallowed up by vast seas of sand. Some of his Egyptian landscapes are so visually spare they appear to be of nothing at all.
Signs and wonders, the photographs of John Beasley Greene
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Few figures in nineteenth-century photography remain as elusive and intriguing as John Beasley Greene (1832 1856). Over the course of an exceptionally brief career he created a body of photographs that were publicly admired by his peers and continue to capture the imagination of contemporary audiences. Born in France to an American banker, he made his first expedition to Egypt in 1853, where he photographed ancient Egyptian monuments and is thought to be the first archaeologist to use photography. In these photographs, he positioned his horizon lines with precision, at times placing them so low in the frame that the photograph is nearly all blank sky, or so high that the monuments are almost swallowed up by vast seas of sand. Some of his Egyptian landscapes are so visually spare they appear to be of nothing at all.
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August 2019
August 2019
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Photography monographs
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480 pages illustrations, maps (1 folded) 44 color plates 32 cm
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480 pages illustrations, maps (1 folded) 44 color plates 32 cm
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New York, H.N. Abrams [1964]
New York, H.N. Abrams [1964]
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5000 years of the art of Mesopotamia / Eva Strommenger, photographs by Max Hirmer. [Translated by Christina Haglund].
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480 pages illustrations, maps (1 folded) 44 color plates 32 cm
5000 years of the art of Mesopotamia / Eva Strommenger, photographs by Max Hirmer. [Translated by Christina Haglund].
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New York, H.N. Abrams [1964]
New York, H.N. Abrams [1964]
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359 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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359 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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- Paul Warwick Thompson -- John Wilton-Ely -- Sarah E. Lawrence -- Peter N. Miller -- David Rosand -- Bent Sørensen -- Alice Jarrard -- Alvar González-Palacios -- Ronald de Leeuw, Director, Rijksmuseum -- Michael Graves -- Peter Eisenman -- Michael Graves [and others] --,
- Lawrence, Sarah E., 1960-,
- Wilton-Ely, John,,
- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778,,
- Cooper-Hewitt Museum,,
- Rijksmuseum (Netherlands),,
- Teylers Museum,
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- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 Exhibitions.,
- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 Expositions.,
- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778,
- Etching Italy Fermo Exhibitions.,
- Etching,
- Prenten.,
- Architectuurtekeningen.,
- Meubels.,
- Italy Fermo,
- Italië.,
- Exhibition catalogues.,
- Exhibition publications.,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- Tentoonstellingen (vorm)
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New York, NY : Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, [2007]., ©2007
New York, NY : Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, [2007]., ©2007
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Piranesi as designer / edited by Sarah E. Lawrence ; with John Wilton-Ely [and 8 others].
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359 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Piranesi as designer / edited by Sarah E. Lawrence ; with John Wilton-Ely [and 8 others].
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359 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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New York, NY : Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, [2007]., ©2007
New York, NY : Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, [2007]., ©2007
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- Paul Warwick Thompson -- John Wilton-Ely -- Sarah E. Lawrence -- Peter N. Miller -- David Rosand -- Bent Sørensen -- Alice Jarrard -- Alvar González-Palacios -- Ronald de Leeuw, Director, Rijksmuseum -- Michael Graves -- Peter Eisenman -- Michael Graves [and others] --,
- Lawrence, Sarah E., 1960-,
- Wilton-Ely, John,,
- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778,,
- Cooper-Hewitt Museum,,
- Rijksmuseum (Netherlands),,
- Teylers Museum,
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- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 Exhibitions.,
- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 Expositions.,
- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778,
- Etching Italy Fermo Exhibitions.,
- Etching,
- Prenten.,
- Architectuurtekeningen.,
- Meubels.,
- Italy Fermo,
- Italië.,
- Exhibition catalogues.,
- Exhibition publications.,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- Tentoonstellingen (vorm)
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xi, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
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xi, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
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- Urban renewal Italy Rome History 16th century.,
- Municipal engineering Italy Rome History 16th century.,
- Civic improvement Italy Rome History 16th century.,
- Rénovation urbaine Italie Rome Histoire 16e siècle.,
- Génie urbain Italie Rome Histoire 16e siècle.,
- Villes Aménagement et assainissement Italie Rome Histoire 16e siècle.,
- Civic improvement.,
- Municipal engineering.,
- Urban renewal.,
- Architektur,
- Stadtentwicklung,
- Stadtplanung,
- Infrastruktur,
- Topografie,
- Rome (Italy) History 16th century.,
- Rome (Italie) Histoire 16e siècle.,
- Italy Rome.,
- Rom,
- 1550-1600,
- History.
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2018], ©2018
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2018], ©2018
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Engineering the Eternal City : infrastructure, topography, and the culture of knowledge in late sixteenth-century Rome / Pamela O. Long.
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xi, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Engineering the Eternal City : infrastructure, topography, and the culture of knowledge in late sixteenth-century Rome / Pamela O. Long.
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2018], ©2018
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2018], ©2018
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- Urban renewal Italy Rome History 16th century.,
- Municipal engineering Italy Rome History 16th century.,
- Civic improvement Italy Rome History 16th century.,
- Rénovation urbaine Italie Rome Histoire 16e siècle.,
- Génie urbain Italie Rome Histoire 16e siècle.,
- Villes Aménagement et assainissement Italie Rome Histoire 16e siècle.,
- Civic improvement.,
- Municipal engineering.,
- Urban renewal.,
- Architektur,
- Stadtentwicklung,
- Stadtplanung,
- Infrastruktur,
- Topografie,
- Rome (Italy) History 16th century.,
- Rome (Italie) Histoire 16e siècle.,
- Italy Rome.,
- Rom,
- 1550-1600,
- History.
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edition fink 2009
edition fink 2009
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Julien-David Le Roy's Les ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grece, initially issued in 1758, first revealed to European eyes the wonders of Greek classical architecture. Overnight, Greece became the rage, much to the chagrin of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and other defenders of the genius of Rome. The impact of the volume's splendid engravings of Athens's ancient ruins(...)
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Julien-David Le Roy's Les ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grece, initially issued in 1758, first revealed to European eyes the wonders of Greek classical architecture. Overnight, Greece became the rage, much to the chagrin of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and other defenders of the genius of Rome. The impact of the volume's splendid engravings of Athens's ancient ruins(...)
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The ruins of the most beautiful monuments of Greece
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Julien-David Le Roy's Les ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grece, initially issued in 1758, first revealed to European eyes the wonders of Greek classical architecture. Overnight, Greece became the rage, much to the chagrin of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and other defenders of the genius of Rome. The impact of the volume's splendid engravings of Athens's ancient ruins on contemporary aesthetics was heightened, particularly in the much-expanded edition of 1770, by its two highly provocative theoretical essays. In one, Le Roy set forth a compelling linear history of the conceptual forms of architecture that began in Egypt, moved to Greece, then Rome, and finally modern Europe. In the other, seeking to express the experience of architectural form and its effects, Le Roy gave new voice to feeling. Here the second edition of Les ruines is published in English for the first time.
The ruins of the most beautiful monuments of Greece
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Julien-David Le Roy's Les ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grece, initially issued in 1758, first revealed to European eyes the wonders of Greek classical architecture. Overnight, Greece became the rage, much to the chagrin of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and other defenders of the genius of Rome. The impact of the volume's splendid engravings of Athens's ancient ruins on contemporary aesthetics was heightened, particularly in the much-expanded edition of 1770, by its two highly provocative theoretical essays. In one, Le Roy set forth a compelling linear history of the conceptual forms of architecture that began in Egypt, moved to Greece, then Rome, and finally modern Europe. In the other, seeking to express the experience of architectural form and its effects, Le Roy gave new voice to feeling. Here the second edition of Les ruines is published in English for the first time.
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February 2004, Los Angeles
February 2004, Los Angeles
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History until 1900
History until 1900
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ix, 438 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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ix, 438 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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- Marble.,
- Marble buildings.,
- Marble sculpture.,
- Marble in art.,
- Color in art.,
- Color in architecture.,
- Architecture.,
- Symbolism of colors.,
- Marbles (Game objects),
- Marbre.,
- Sculpture en marbre.,
- Marbre dans l'art.,
- Couleur dans l'art.,
- Couleur en architecture.,
- Symbolisme des couleurs.,
- Constructions en marbre.,
- Billes (Pièces de jeu),
- marbles (game pieces),
- marble (rock),
- architecture (discipline),
- History
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New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2020], ©2020
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2020], ©2020
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Painting in stone : architecture and the poetics of marble from antiquity to the enlightenment / Fabio Barry.
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ix, 438 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Painting in stone : architecture and the poetics of marble from antiquity to the enlightenment / Fabio Barry.
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New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2020], ©2020
New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2020], ©2020
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- Marble.,
- Marble buildings.,
- Marble sculpture.,
- Marble in art.,
- Color in art.,
- Color in architecture.,
- Architecture.,
- Symbolism of colors.,
- Marbles (Game objects),
- Marbre.,
- Sculpture en marbre.,
- Marbre dans l'art.,
- Couleur dans l'art.,
- Couleur en architecture.,
- Symbolisme des couleurs.,
- Constructions en marbre.,
- Billes (Pièces de jeu),
- marbles (game pieces),
- marble (rock),
- architecture (discipline),
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144 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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144 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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- Cone, Davis, 1950- Themes, motives.,
- Cone, Davis, 1950- Criticism and interpretation.,
- Cone, Davis, 1950-,
- Cone, Davis, (1950- ) Critique et interprétation.,
- Motion picture theaters in art.,
- Motion picture theaters United States.,
- Art deco (Architecture) United States.,
- Cinémas dans l'art.,
- Art déco (Architecture) États-Unis.,
- Art deco (Architecture),
- Motion picture theaters.,
- Themes, motives.,
- Art Déco,
- Filmarchitektur,
- Kino,
- Cinémas États-Unis 1900-1945 Dans l'art.,
- United States.,
- USA.,
- Interviews.
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New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2001.
New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2001.
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Popcorn palaces : the Art Deco movie theatre paintings of Davis Cone / by Michael D. Kinerk and Dennis W. Wilhelm.
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144 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Popcorn palaces : the Art Deco movie theatre paintings of Davis Cone / by Michael D. Kinerk and Dennis W. Wilhelm.
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New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2001.
New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2001.
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- Cone, Davis, 1950- Themes, motives.,
- Cone, Davis, 1950- Criticism and interpretation.,
- Cone, Davis, 1950-,
- Cone, Davis, (1950- ) Critique et interprétation.,
- Motion picture theaters in art.,
- Motion picture theaters United States.,
- Art deco (Architecture) United States.,
- Cinémas dans l'art.,
- Art déco (Architecture) États-Unis.,
- Art deco (Architecture),
- Motion picture theaters.,
- Themes, motives.,
- Art Déco,
- Filmarchitektur,
- Kino,
- Cinémas États-Unis 1900-1945 Dans l'art.,
- United States.,
- USA.,
- Interviews.
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