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xxx, 306 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
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xxx, 306 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
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- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Influence.,
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821,
- Napoleon I. Frankreich, Kaiser 1769-1821,
- Napoleon (Frankreich, Kaiser, I.),
- Neoclassicism (Architecture) France Paris.,
- Art and state France History 19th century.,
- Néoclassicisme (Architecture) France Paris.,
- Art Politique gouvernementale France Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Art and state,
- Buildings,
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.),
- Neoclassicism (Architecture),
- Künstler,
- Höfische Kunst,
- Beeldende kunsten.,
- Politieke aspecten.,
- Beeldvorming.,
- Paris (France) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- France,
- France Paris,
- Napoléon
- Biography,
- Biographies,
- History
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London : Constable, 1996.
London : Constable, 1996.
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Napoleon and his artists / Timothy Wilson-Smith.
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xxx, 306 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm
Napoleon and his artists / Timothy Wilson-Smith.
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London : Constable, 1996.
London : Constable, 1996.
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- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Influence.,
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821,
- Napoleon I. Frankreich, Kaiser 1769-1821,
- Napoleon (Frankreich, Kaiser, I.),
- Neoclassicism (Architecture) France Paris.,
- Art and state France History 19th century.,
- Néoclassicisme (Architecture) France Paris.,
- Art Politique gouvernementale France Histoire 19e siècle.,
- Art and state,
- Buildings,
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.),
- Neoclassicism (Architecture),
- Künstler,
- Höfische Kunst,
- Beeldende kunsten.,
- Politieke aspecten.,
- Beeldvorming.,
- Paris (France) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- France,
- France Paris,
- Napoléon
- Biography,
- Biographies,
- History
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1 vol. (301 p.) : ill. en coul., couv. ill. en coul. ; 31 cm.
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1 vol. (301 p.) : ill. en coul., couv. ill. en coul. ; 31 cm.
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Vanves : Editions EPA ; Berlin : Die Gestalten Verlag, DL 2022.
Vanves : Editions EPA ; Berlin : Die Gestalten Verlag, DL 2022.
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Les plus belles bibliothèques du monde / [textes de Marianne Julia Strauss] ; [traduction, coordination et mise en page de] Anne-Laure Estèves.
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1 vol. (301 p.) : ill. en coul., couv. ill. en coul. ; 31 cm.
Les plus belles bibliothèques du monde / [textes de Marianne Julia Strauss] ; [traduction, coordination et mise en page de] Anne-Laure Estèves.
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1 vol. (301 p.) : ill. en coul., couv. ill. en coul. ; 31 cm.
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Vanves : Editions EPA ; Berlin : Die Gestalten Verlag, DL 2022.
Vanves : Editions EPA ; Berlin : Die Gestalten Verlag, DL 2022.
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504 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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504 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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- Politique.,
- Conditions économiques.,
- Conditions sociales.,
- Histoire.,
- Identité culturelle.,
- Islam.,
- Encyclopédies.,
- geographical aspect.,
- population.,
- history.,
- economic and social development.,
- culture.,
- religion.,
- art.,
- music.,
- science.,
- political problem.,
- aspect géographique.,
- histoire.,
- développement économique et social.,
- musique.,
- problème politique.,
- aspecto geográfico.,
- población.,
- historia.,
- desarrollo económico y social.,
- cultura.,
- religión.,
- arte.,
- música.,
- ciencia.,
- problema político.,
- Middle East.,
- Africa, North.,
- Moyen-Orient.,
- Afrique du Nord.,
- Maghreb.,
- Machrek.,
- North Africa,
- Near East Encyclopedias and dictionaries.,
- Africa, North Africa Encyclopedias and dictionaries.,
- Middle East Encyclopedias.,
- Africa, North Encyclopedias.,
- Oriente Medio.,
- Africa del Norte.,
- Reference works,
- general study.,
- map.,
- photograph.,
- reference.,
- Encyclopedias.,
- Ouvrages de référence.,
- étude générale.,
- carte géographique.,
- photographie.,
- référence bibliographique.,
- estudio general.,
- fotografía.,
- mapa.,
- referencia.
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Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1988.
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The Cambridge encyclopedia of the Middle East and North Africa / executive editor, Trevor Mostyn, advisory editor, Albert Hourani.
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504 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
The Cambridge encyclopedia of the Middle East and North Africa / executive editor, Trevor Mostyn, advisory editor, Albert Hourani.
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504 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
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Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Subject:
- Politique.,
- Conditions économiques.,
- Conditions sociales.,
- Histoire.,
- Identité culturelle.,
- Islam.,
- Encyclopédies.,
- geographical aspect.,
- population.,
- history.,
- economic and social development.,
- culture.,
- religion.,
- art.,
- music.,
- science.,
- political problem.,
- aspect géographique.,
- histoire.,
- développement économique et social.,
- musique.,
- problème politique.,
- aspecto geográfico.,
- población.,
- historia.,
- desarrollo económico y social.,
- cultura.,
- religión.,
- arte.,
- música.,
- ciencia.,
- problema político.,
- Middle East.,
- Africa, North.,
- Moyen-Orient.,
- Afrique du Nord.,
- Maghreb.,
- Machrek.,
- North Africa,
- Near East Encyclopedias and dictionaries.,
- Africa, North Africa Encyclopedias and dictionaries.,
- Middle East Encyclopedias.,
- Africa, North Encyclopedias.,
- Oriente Medio.,
- Africa del Norte.,
- Reference works,
- general study.,
- map.,
- photograph.,
- reference.,
- Encyclopedias.,
- Ouvrages de référence.,
- étude générale.,
- carte géographique.,
- photographie.,
- référence bibliographique.,
- estudio general.,
- fotografía.,
- mapa.,
- referencia.
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197 pages.
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197 pages.
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- Sociology, Urban Arab countries.,
- Arab Spring, 2010-,
- City and town life Arab countries.,
- Sociologie urbaine États arabes.,
- Printemps arabe, 2010-2011.,
- Vie urbaine États arabes.,
- City and town life.,
- Sociology, Urban.,
- Sociologie urbaine Pays arabes.,
- Révoltes Printemps arabe (2010- ...),
- Vie urbaine Pays arabes.,
- Arab countries.
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Paris : Editions du Cygne 2015.
Paris : Editions du Cygne 2015.
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Paris : Editions du Cygne 2015.
Paris : Editions du Cygne 2015.
Subject:
- Sociology, Urban Arab countries.,
- Arab Spring, 2010-,
- City and town life Arab countries.,
- Sociologie urbaine États arabes.,
- Printemps arabe, 2010-2011.,
- Vie urbaine États arabes.,
- City and town life.,
- Sociology, Urban.,
- Sociologie urbaine Pays arabes.,
- Révoltes Printemps arabe (2010- ...),
- Vie urbaine Pays arabes.,
- Arab countries.
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Ever since the discovery of the cave, humans have made use of nature’s geological formations. Only recently, however, have developments in structural engineering made it possible to engage the earth’s surface as a building element in its own right. With an increasing awareness of our planet’s limited natural resources, the most acclaimed architectural practices from(...)
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Ever since the discovery of the cave, humans have made use of nature’s geological formations. Only recently, however, have developments in structural engineering made it possible to engage the earth’s surface as a building element in its own right. With an increasing awareness of our planet’s limited natural resources, the most acclaimed architectural practices from(...)
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Landscrapers : building with the land
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Ever since the discovery of the cave, humans have made use of nature’s geological formations. Only recently, however, have developments in structural engineering made it possible to engage the earth’s surface as a building element in its own right. With an increasing awareness of our planet’s limited natural resources, the most acclaimed architectural practices from around the world are building into the earth and merging man-made forms with the contours of the land. The results are at once preternatural and breathtaking. From Zaha Hadid’s Tram Terminal in France to Snøhetta’s Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, from Future System’s hill-burrowing house in Wales to Antoine Predock’s Spencer Theater in the United States, over fifty projects displayed here expose the breadth and depth of this new direction in architecture. Aaron Betsky first considers our historical preoccupation with communing with the land through building, then four central chapters – ‘Engineered Utopias’, ‘Caves and Caverns’, ‘Unfolding the Land’ and ‘A New Nature’ – explore the ways in which ‘geotecture’ responds to, becomes a part of and yet remains distinctive within our natural landscape.
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Ever since the discovery of the cave, humans have made use of nature’s geological formations. Only recently, however, have developments in structural engineering made it possible to engage the earth’s surface as a building element in its own right. With an increasing awareness of our planet’s limited natural resources, the most acclaimed architectural practices from around the world are building into the earth and merging man-made forms with the contours of the land. The results are at once preternatural and breathtaking. From Zaha Hadid’s Tram Terminal in France to Snøhetta’s Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, from Future System’s hill-burrowing house in Wales to Antoine Predock’s Spencer Theater in the United States, over fifty projects displayed here expose the breadth and depth of this new direction in architecture. Aaron Betsky first considers our historical preoccupation with communing with the land through building, then four central chapters – ‘Engineered Utopias’, ‘Caves and Caverns’, ‘Unfolding the Land’ and ‘A New Nature’ – explore the ways in which ‘geotecture’ responds to, becomes a part of and yet remains distinctive within our natural landscape.
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March 2006, New York
March 2006, New York
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Green Architecture
Green Architecture
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In this book, Maureen Carroll examines the most recent evidence of the existence of ancient gardens, the horticultural practices used to plant and maintain them, and the many forms and functions they assumed. Surveying the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the provinces of the Roman Empire from the second millennium B.C. to the middle of the first millennium(...)
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In this book, Maureen Carroll examines the most recent evidence of the existence of ancient gardens, the horticultural practices used to plant and maintain them, and the many forms and functions they assumed. Surveying the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the provinces of the Roman Empire from the second millennium B.C. to the middle of the first millennium(...)
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Earthly paradises : ancient gardens in history and archeology
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In this book, Maureen Carroll examines the most recent evidence of the existence of ancient gardens, the horticultural practices used to plant and maintain them, and the many forms and functions they assumed. Surveying the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the provinces of the Roman Empire from the second millennium B.C. to the middle of the first millennium A.D., Carroll finds that whether grown as sources of food, symbols of wealth and prestige, or dwellings for the gods, the cultivation of gardens played an integral role in both the public and private spheres of the ancient world. She concludes with a chapter on the survival of ancient gardening traditions in the Islamic and Byzantine worlds and the ways in which gardens have figured in these cultures' perceptions and depictions of paradise. Culling evidence from a wide variety of archaeological, textual, and pictorial sources, and illustrated with images from tomb and wall paintings, sculptural reliefs, manuscripts, and reconstructions, Carroll provides fascinating insights into the earthly paradises of antiquity.
Earthly paradises : ancient gardens in history and archeology
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In this book, Maureen Carroll examines the most recent evidence of the existence of ancient gardens, the horticultural practices used to plant and maintain them, and the many forms and functions they assumed. Surveying the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the provinces of the Roman Empire from the second millennium B.C. to the middle of the first millennium A.D., Carroll finds that whether grown as sources of food, symbols of wealth and prestige, or dwellings for the gods, the cultivation of gardens played an integral role in both the public and private spheres of the ancient world. She concludes with a chapter on the survival of ancient gardening traditions in the Islamic and Byzantine worlds and the ways in which gardens have figured in these cultures' perceptions and depictions of paradise. Culling evidence from a wide variety of archaeological, textual, and pictorial sources, and illustrated with images from tomb and wall paintings, sculptural reliefs, manuscripts, and reconstructions, Carroll provides fascinating insights into the earthly paradises of antiquity.
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September 2003, Los Angeles
September 2003, Los Angeles
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Gardens
Gardens
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Ever since the discovery of the cave, humans have made use of nature’s geological formations. Only recently, however, have developments in structural engineering made it possible to engage the earth’s surface as a building element in its own right. With an increasing awareness of our planet’s limited natural resources, the most acclaimed architectural practices from(...)
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Ever since the discovery of the cave, humans have made use of nature’s geological formations. Only recently, however, have developments in structural engineering made it possible to engage the earth’s surface as a building element in its own right. With an increasing awareness of our planet’s limited natural resources, the most acclaimed architectural practices from(...)
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Landscrapers : building with the land
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Ever since the discovery of the cave, humans have made use of nature’s geological formations. Only recently, however, have developments in structural engineering made it possible to engage the earth’s surface as a building element in its own right. With an increasing awareness of our planet’s limited natural resources, the most acclaimed architectural practices from around the world are building into the earth and merging man-made forms with the contours of the land. The results are at once preternatural and breathtaking. From Zaha Hadid’s Tram Terminal in France to Snøhetta’s Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, from Future System’s hill-burrowing house in Wales to Antoine Predock’s Spencer Theater in the United States, over fifty projects displayed here expose the breadth and depth of this new direction in architecture. Aaron Betsky first considers our historical preoccupation with communing with the land through building, then four central chapters – ‘Engineered Utopias’, ‘Caves and Caverns’, ‘Unfolding the Land’ and ‘A New Nature’ – explore the ways in which ‘geotecture’ responds to, becomes a part of and yet remains distinctive within our natural landscape.
Landscrapers : building with the land
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Ever since the discovery of the cave, humans have made use of nature’s geological formations. Only recently, however, have developments in structural engineering made it possible to engage the earth’s surface as a building element in its own right. With an increasing awareness of our planet’s limited natural resources, the most acclaimed architectural practices from around the world are building into the earth and merging man-made forms with the contours of the land. The results are at once preternatural and breathtaking. From Zaha Hadid’s Tram Terminal in France to Snøhetta’s Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt, from Future System’s hill-burrowing house in Wales to Antoine Predock’s Spencer Theater in the United States, over fifty projects displayed here expose the breadth and depth of this new direction in architecture. Aaron Betsky first considers our historical preoccupation with communing with the land through building, then four central chapters – ‘Engineered Utopias’, ‘Caves and Caverns’, ‘Unfolding the Land’ and ‘A New Nature’ – explore the ways in which ‘geotecture’ responds to, becomes a part of and yet remains distinctive within our natural landscape.
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October 2002, New York
October 2002, New York
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Architecture since 1900, Europe
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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From Egypt and Classical Greece and Rome through the building booms of the Gothic era and the Renaissance, and from the Industrial Revolution to the present era of digital modeling, "Building : 3,000 Years of Design, Engineering, and Construction", charts centuries of innovations in engineering and building construction. This comprehensive and heavily illustrated volume,(...)
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From Egypt and Classical Greece and Rome through the building booms of the Gothic era and the Renaissance, and from the Industrial Revolution to the present era of digital modeling, "Building : 3,000 Years of Design, Engineering, and Construction", charts centuries of innovations in engineering and building construction. This comprehensive and heavily illustrated volume,(...)
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Building : 3000 years of design engineering and construction
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From Egypt and Classical Greece and Rome through the building booms of the Gothic era and the Renaissance, and from the Industrial Revolution to the present era of digital modeling, "Building : 3,000 Years of Design, Engineering, and Construction", charts centuries of innovations in engineering and building construction. This comprehensive and heavily illustrated volume, aimed at students and young professionals as well as general readers, explores the materials, classic texts, instruments, and theories that have propelled modern engineering, and the famous and not-so-famous buildings designed through the ages, from the Parthenon to Chartes Cathedral and the dome of St. Peter's, from eighteenth-century silk mills in England to the Crystal Palace, and on to the first Chicago high-rises, the Sydney Opera House, and the latest "green" skyscrapers. The book concentrates on developments since the industrial and scientific revolutions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Incorporated within the continuous narrative are sidebars with short biographies of eminent engineers, excerpts from classic texts, stories of individual projects of major importance, and brief histories of key concepts such as calculus. Also included are extensive reference materials: appendices, a glossary, bibliography, and index.
Building : 3000 years of design engineering and construction
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From Egypt and Classical Greece and Rome through the building booms of the Gothic era and the Renaissance, and from the Industrial Revolution to the present era of digital modeling, "Building : 3,000 Years of Design, Engineering, and Construction", charts centuries of innovations in engineering and building construction. This comprehensive and heavily illustrated volume, aimed at students and young professionals as well as general readers, explores the materials, classic texts, instruments, and theories that have propelled modern engineering, and the famous and not-so-famous buildings designed through the ages, from the Parthenon to Chartes Cathedral and the dome of St. Peter's, from eighteenth-century silk mills in England to the Crystal Palace, and on to the first Chicago high-rises, the Sydney Opera House, and the latest "green" skyscrapers. The book concentrates on developments since the industrial and scientific revolutions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Incorporated within the continuous narrative are sidebars with short biographies of eminent engineers, excerpts from classic texts, stories of individual projects of major importance, and brief histories of key concepts such as calculus. Also included are extensive reference materials: appendices, a glossary, bibliography, and index.
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March 2007, London, New York
March 2007, London, New York
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Engineering Structures
Engineering Structures
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From its beginnings in the 1840s, one of the earliest uses of photography was to use the camera to record and distribute images of exotic countries or locales. These photographs provided a glimpse of the world to a curious public, few of whom could ever hope to visit those places in person. In addition to such obvious photographic destinations as the temples and monuments(...)
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From its beginnings in the 1840s, one of the earliest uses of photography was to use the camera to record and distribute images of exotic countries or locales. These photographs provided a glimpse of the world to a curious public, few of whom could ever hope to visit those places in person. In addition to such obvious photographic destinations as the temples and monuments(...)
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February 2004, San Francisco
February 2004, San Francisco
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Reverie and reality : nineteenth-century photographs of India from the Ehrenfeld Collection
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From its beginnings in the 1840s, one of the earliest uses of photography was to use the camera to record and distribute images of exotic countries or locales. These photographs provided a glimpse of the world to a curious public, few of whom could ever hope to visit those places in person. In addition to such obvious photographic destinations as the temples and monuments of Egypt, Greece, and Italy were added the mysterious and exotic attractions of India. In "Reverie and Reality", a visual history of India in the 19th century unfolds. Images by some of the earliest and most significant practitioners of the medium will be on view in this exhibition, including Linnaeus Tripe, Samuel Bourne, John Murray, and the Indian Lala Din Dayal. The subject matter ranges from famous architectural monuments to images of the natural landscape. The variety of humanity that inhabited this country during the time period is recorded in a series of photographs that range from scenes of daily life in villages to sumptuous and formal visits of foreign royalty. Essays accompany the lavish illustrations in this catalogue to the exhibition drawing on images from the Ehrenfeld Collection.
Reverie and reality : nineteenth-century photographs of India from the Ehrenfeld Collection
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From its beginnings in the 1840s, one of the earliest uses of photography was to use the camera to record and distribute images of exotic countries or locales. These photographs provided a glimpse of the world to a curious public, few of whom could ever hope to visit those places in person. In addition to such obvious photographic destinations as the temples and monuments of Egypt, Greece, and Italy were added the mysterious and exotic attractions of India. In "Reverie and Reality", a visual history of India in the 19th century unfolds. Images by some of the earliest and most significant practitioners of the medium will be on view in this exhibition, including Linnaeus Tripe, Samuel Bourne, John Murray, and the Indian Lala Din Dayal. The subject matter ranges from famous architectural monuments to images of the natural landscape. The variety of humanity that inhabited this country during the time period is recorded in a series of photographs that range from scenes of daily life in villages to sumptuous and formal visits of foreign royalty. Essays accompany the lavish illustrations in this catalogue to the exhibition drawing on images from the Ehrenfeld Collection.
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February 2004, San Francisco
February 2004, San Francisco
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Rafael Vinoly
Rafael Vinoly
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Rafael Viñoly is arguably our most consummate practitioner of architecture; Herbert Muschamp of the New York Times calls him "the most elegant architect now practicing in the United States," one whose powerful buildings "quicken your awareness of the present and its untapped possibilities." In a breathtaking list of major commissions, Viñoly has taken projects of an(...)
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Rafael Viñoly is arguably our most consummate practitioner of architecture; Herbert Muschamp of the New York Times calls him "the most elegant architect now practicing in the United States," one whose powerful buildings "quicken your awareness of the present and its untapped possibilities." In a breathtaking list of major commissions, Viñoly has taken projects of an(...)
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Rafael Vinoly
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Rafael Viñoly is arguably our most consummate practitioner of architecture; Herbert Muschamp of the New York Times calls him "the most elegant architect now practicing in the United States," one whose powerful buildings "quicken your awareness of the present and its untapped possibilities." In a breathtaking list of major commissions, Viñoly has taken projects of an often conventional nature-conference centers, recital halls, exhibition halls, sports facilities-and transformed them into unconvential works of beauty, notable for their lucidity, and often breathtaking technical prowess. This encyclopedic monograph, designed by Lars Müller in the same spirit as his "Peter Zumthor: Works", is the first on Viñoly, and includes projects in the United States, Argentina, Egypt, Korea, and Japan. Featured are the recently opened Kimmel Performing Arts Center-the new home of the Philaldelphia Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Convention Center, the Climate Prediction Center on the Palisades, the Princeton University Stadium, and the dazzling Tokyo Forum-the gracefully expressive building Muschamp describes as "an absolutist building, perfectly realized." An essay by Joan Ockman, Director of the Buell Center of American Architecture at Columbia University, introduces Viñoly's work, which is copiously documented in more than 500 color images and drawings.
Rafael Vinoly
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Rafael Viñoly is arguably our most consummate practitioner of architecture; Herbert Muschamp of the New York Times calls him "the most elegant architect now practicing in the United States," one whose powerful buildings "quicken your awareness of the present and its untapped possibilities." In a breathtaking list of major commissions, Viñoly has taken projects of an often conventional nature-conference centers, recital halls, exhibition halls, sports facilities-and transformed them into unconvential works of beauty, notable for their lucidity, and often breathtaking technical prowess. This encyclopedic monograph, designed by Lars Müller in the same spirit as his "Peter Zumthor: Works", is the first on Viñoly, and includes projects in the United States, Argentina, Egypt, Korea, and Japan. Featured are the recently opened Kimmel Performing Arts Center-the new home of the Philaldelphia Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Convention Center, the Climate Prediction Center on the Palisades, the Princeton University Stadium, and the dazzling Tokyo Forum-the gracefully expressive building Muschamp describes as "an absolutist building, perfectly realized." An essay by Joan Ockman, Director of the Buell Center of American Architecture at Columbia University, introduces Viñoly's work, which is copiously documented in more than 500 color images and drawings.
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November 2002, New York
November 2002, New York
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
