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The great majority of the South's plantation homes have been destroyed over time, and many have long been forgotten. In Lost Plantations of the South, Marc R. Matrana weaves together photographs, diaries and letters, architectural renderings, and other rare documents to tell the story of sixty of these vanquished estates and the people who once called them home.
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The great majority of the South's plantation homes have been destroyed over time, and many have long been forgotten. In Lost Plantations of the South, Marc R. Matrana weaves together photographs, diaries and letters, architectural renderings, and other rare documents to tell the story of sixty of these vanquished estates and the people who once called them home.
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Lost plantations of the South
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The great majority of the South's plantation homes have been destroyed over time, and many have long been forgotten. In Lost Plantations of the South, Marc R. Matrana weaves together photographs, diaries and letters, architectural renderings, and other rare documents to tell the story of sixty of these vanquished estates and the people who once called them home.
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The great majority of the South's plantation homes have been destroyed over time, and many have long been forgotten. In Lost Plantations of the South, Marc R. Matrana weaves together photographs, diaries and letters, architectural renderings, and other rare documents to tell the story of sixty of these vanquished estates and the people who once called them home.
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October 2009
October 2009
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History until 1900, North America
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A partir de l'observation de la faune et de la flore du Massachusetts, l'auteur de ''Walden'' ou ''La vie dans les bois'' se livre à une réflexion poétique sur la science et les scientifiques tout en célébrant la vie naturelle face à la société corruptrice.
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A partir de l'observation de la faune et de la flore du Massachusetts, l'auteur de ''Walden'' ou ''La vie dans les bois'' se livre à une réflexion poétique sur la science et les scientifiques tout en célébrant la vie naturelle face à la société corruptrice.
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Histoire naturelle du Massachusetts
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A partir de l'observation de la faune et de la flore du Massachusetts, l'auteur de ''Walden'' ou ''La vie dans les bois'' se livre à une réflexion poétique sur la science et les scientifiques tout en célébrant la vie naturelle face à la société corruptrice.
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A partir de l'observation de la faune et de la flore du Massachusetts, l'auteur de ''Walden'' ou ''La vie dans les bois'' se livre à une réflexion poétique sur la science et les scientifiques tout en célébrant la vie naturelle face à la société corruptrice.
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March 2019
March 2019
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History until 1900, North America
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Colonial, Neoclassical, Queen Anne, Craftsman—what distinguishes one architectural style from another? This book will allow readers to recognize the architectural features and style of virtually any house they encounter. Here, architect John Milnes Baker explains the historical, cultural, and technical influences that shaped each of these styles and many more. Organized(...)
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Colonial, Neoclassical, Queen Anne, Craftsman—what distinguishes one architectural style from another? This book will allow readers to recognize the architectural features and style of virtually any house they encounter. Here, architect John Milnes Baker explains the historical, cultural, and technical influences that shaped each of these styles and many more. Organized(...)
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American house styles: a concise guide
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Colonial, Neoclassical, Queen Anne, Craftsman—what distinguishes one architectural style from another? This book will allow readers to recognize the architectural features and style of virtually any house they encounter. Here, architect John Milnes Baker explains the historical, cultural, and technical influences that shaped each of these styles and many more. Organized in periods, from Early Colonial (1600–1715) to the Modern Movement (1920–60) and beyond, this tour of America’s varied residential architecture is rendered in elevation drawings that precisely illustrate the key characteristics of each style.
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Colonial, Neoclassical, Queen Anne, Craftsman—what distinguishes one architectural style from another? This book will allow readers to recognize the architectural features and style of virtually any house they encounter. Here, architect John Milnes Baker explains the historical, cultural, and technical influences that shaped each of these styles and many more. Organized in periods, from Early Colonial (1600–1715) to the Modern Movement (1920–60) and beyond, this tour of America’s varied residential architecture is rendered in elevation drawings that precisely illustrate the key characteristics of each style.
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August 2018
August 2018
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Julie Nicoletta's perceptive text and Bret Morgan's striking photographs illuminate the austere beauty, regional variations, and functional and stylistic evolution of Shaker buildings over the course of two centuries, evoking a visual and literary survey of Shaker design and its impact on our culture at large.
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Julie Nicoletta's perceptive text and Bret Morgan's striking photographs illuminate the austere beauty, regional variations, and functional and stylistic evolution of Shaker buildings over the course of two centuries, evoking a visual and literary survey of Shaker design and its impact on our culture at large.
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History until 1900, North America
History until 1900, North America
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May 1995, Woodstock
May 1995, Woodstock
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The architecture of the shakers
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Julie Nicoletta's perceptive text and Bret Morgan's striking photographs illuminate the austere beauty, regional variations, and functional and stylistic evolution of Shaker buildings over the course of two centuries, evoking a visual and literary survey of Shaker design and its impact on our culture at large.
The architecture of the shakers
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Julie Nicoletta's perceptive text and Bret Morgan's striking photographs illuminate the austere beauty, regional variations, and functional and stylistic evolution of Shaker buildings over the course of two centuries, evoking a visual and literary survey of Shaker design and its impact on our culture at large.
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May 1995, Woodstock
May 1995, Woodstock
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History until 1900, North America
History until 1900, North America
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Focusing on dwellings in urban and suburban neighborhoods and rural locations all across the continental United States — houses built over the past three hundred years reflecting every social and economic background — this guide provides in-depth information on the essentials of domestic architecture with facts and frames of reference. With more than 1,600 detailed(...)
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Focusing on dwellings in urban and suburban neighborhoods and rural locations all across the continental United States — houses built over the past three hundred years reflecting every social and economic background — this guide provides in-depth information on the essentials of domestic architecture with facts and frames of reference. With more than 1,600 detailed(...)
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A field guide to American houses : the definitive guide to identifying and understanding America's domestic architecture
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Focusing on dwellings in urban and suburban neighborhoods and rural locations all across the continental United States — houses built over the past three hundred years reflecting every social and economic background — this guide provides in-depth information on the essentials of domestic architecture with facts and frames of reference. With more than 1,600 detailed photographs and line illustrations and informative text.
A field guide to American houses : the definitive guide to identifying and understanding America's domestic architecture
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Focusing on dwellings in urban and suburban neighborhoods and rural locations all across the continental United States — houses built over the past three hundred years reflecting every social and economic background — this guide provides in-depth information on the essentials of domestic architecture with facts and frames of reference. With more than 1,600 detailed photographs and line illustrations and informative text.
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May 1984
May 1984
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History until 1900, North America
History until 1900, North America
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Comment les humains pensent-ils et aménagent-ils leurs espaces de vie ou, pour mieux dire, comment habitent-ils le monde ? Cest pour répondre à cette question que lenseignant en architecture Patrick Pérez, disparu en 2019, se fait anthropologue et part à la rencontre de deux sociétés amérindiennes très différentes lune de lautre, les Hopi dArizona et les Lacandons du(...)
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Comment les humains pensent-ils et aménagent-ils leurs espaces de vie ou, pour mieux dire, comment habitent-ils le monde ? Cest pour répondre à cette question que lenseignant en architecture Patrick Pérez, disparu en 2019, se fait anthropologue et part à la rencontre de deux sociétés amérindiennes très différentes lune de lautre, les Hopi dArizona et les Lacandons du(...)
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Habiter le monde : espaces, paysages et architectures chez les Hopi d'Arizona et les Lacandon du Chiapas
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Comment les humains pensent-ils et aménagent-ils leurs espaces de vie ou, pour mieux dire, comment habitent-ils le monde ? Cest pour répondre à cette question que lenseignant en architecture Patrick Pérez, disparu en 2019, se fait anthropologue et part à la rencontre de deux sociétés amérindiennes très différentes lune de lautre, les Hopi dArizona et les Lacandons du Chiapas. Cest le fruit de cette (en)quête qui est livré ici, à travers des textes au style élégant et expressif, mus par un même objectif : donner un sens à laltérité, amener la lectrice ou le lecteur à comprendre ce que sont les Autres, dans toute leur singularité et leur complexité. Une magistrale leçon danthropologie.
Habiter le monde : espaces, paysages et architectures chez les Hopi d'Arizona et les Lacandon du Chiapas
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Comment les humains pensent-ils et aménagent-ils leurs espaces de vie ou, pour mieux dire, comment habitent-ils le monde ? Cest pour répondre à cette question que lenseignant en architecture Patrick Pérez, disparu en 2019, se fait anthropologue et part à la rencontre de deux sociétés amérindiennes très différentes lune de lautre, les Hopi dArizona et les Lacandons du Chiapas. Cest le fruit de cette (en)quête qui est livré ici, à travers des textes au style élégant et expressif, mus par un même objectif : donner un sens à laltérité, amener la lectrice ou le lecteur à comprendre ce que sont les Autres, dans toute leur singularité et leur complexité. Une magistrale leçon danthropologie.
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April 2021
April 2021
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History until 1900, North America
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"American House Now" shows examples of residential architecture in North America from the last fifteen years.
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"American House Now" shows examples of residential architecture in North America from the last fifteen years.
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Residential Architecture
Residential Architecture
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September 1997, New York
September 1997, New York
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American house now : contemporary architectural directions
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"American House Now" shows examples of residential architecture in North America from the last fifteen years.
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"American House Now" shows examples of residential architecture in North America from the last fifteen years.
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September 1997, New York
September 1997, New York
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Residential Architecture
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Beginning with the origins of Finnish sauna and arrival of the practice to North America, and continuing all the way to contemporary design, this book is a commemoration of the history, culture, and practice of Finnish sauna in the north woods. With photographs of unique and historic saunas of the region — including the oldest sauna in North America, incredible surviving(...)
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Beginning with the origins of Finnish sauna and arrival of the practice to North America, and continuing all the way to contemporary design, this book is a commemoration of the history, culture, and practice of Finnish sauna in the north woods. With photographs of unique and historic saunas of the region — including the oldest sauna in North America, incredible surviving(...)
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The opposite of cold : the Northwoods Finnish sauna tradition
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Beginning with the origins of Finnish sauna and arrival of the practice to North America, and continuing all the way to contemporary design, this book is a commemoration of the history, culture, and practice of Finnish sauna in the north woods. With photographs of unique and historic saunas of the region — including the oldest sauna in North America, incredible surviving saunas from immigrant farmsteads, and the contemporary saunas from noted architects —Michael Nordskog and Aaron W. Hautala unveil the importance and beauty of sauna culture in modern Midwestern life.
The opposite of cold : the Northwoods Finnish sauna tradition
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Beginning with the origins of Finnish sauna and arrival of the practice to North America, and continuing all the way to contemporary design, this book is a commemoration of the history, culture, and practice of Finnish sauna in the north woods. With photographs of unique and historic saunas of the region — including the oldest sauna in North America, incredible surviving saunas from immigrant farmsteads, and the contemporary saunas from noted architects —Michael Nordskog and Aaron W. Hautala unveil the importance and beauty of sauna culture in modern Midwestern life.
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October 2010
October 2010
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Commercial interiors, Building types
Commercial interiors, Building types
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A collection of more than 400 homes from more than 290 architects, the ''Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses'' showcases work by such icons as Marcel Breuer, Richard Neutra, Alvar Aalto, and Oscar Niemeyer, and more. The book is organized geographically into nine continental regions- North America, Central America, South America, Europe North, Europe South, Middle East,(...)
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A collection of more than 400 homes from more than 290 architects, the ''Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses'' showcases work by such icons as Marcel Breuer, Richard Neutra, Alvar Aalto, and Oscar Niemeyer, and more. The book is organized geographically into nine continental regions- North America, Central America, South America, Europe North, Europe South, Middle East,(...)
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Atlas of mid-century modern houses
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A collection of more than 400 homes from more than 290 architects, the ''Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses'' showcases work by such icons as Marcel Breuer, Richard Neutra, Alvar Aalto, and Oscar Niemeyer, and more. The book is organized geographically into nine continental regions- North America, Central America, South America, Europe North, Europe South, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australasia- and includes classic mid-century modern buildings as well as lesser-known examples across the globe, proving that mid-century modernism was truly an international architectural phenomenon.
Atlas of mid-century modern houses
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A collection of more than 400 homes from more than 290 architects, the ''Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Houses'' showcases work by such icons as Marcel Breuer, Richard Neutra, Alvar Aalto, and Oscar Niemeyer, and more. The book is organized geographically into nine continental regions- North America, Central America, South America, Europe North, Europe South, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australasia- and includes classic mid-century modern buildings as well as lesser-known examples across the globe, proving that mid-century modernism was truly an international architectural phenomenon.
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October 2019
October 2019
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Modernism
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240 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 32 cm
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New York : The Monacelli Press, [2014], ©2014
New York : The Monacelli Press, [2014], ©2014
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New York transformed : the architecture of Cross & Cross / Peter Pennoyer and Anne Walker ; foreword by Robert A.M. Stern ; new photographs by Jonathan Wallen.
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240 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 32 cm
New York transformed : the architecture of Cross & Cross / Peter Pennoyer and Anne Walker ; foreword by Robert A.M. Stern ; new photographs by Jonathan Wallen.
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New York : The Monacelli Press, [2014], ©2014
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