Himalayan vernacular
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For ten years, Austrian architect Carl Pruscha was stationed in Shangri-la, or as close as you can get to it. The UNESCO consultant for regional planning in Nepal from 1964 to 1974, he presided over the opening of Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet to the rest of the world, and in this passionate Pruscha manifesto, illustrated with his own photographs, argues for preservation of(...)
Himalayan vernacular
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For ten years, Austrian architect Carl Pruscha was stationed in Shangri-la, or as close as you can get to it. The UNESCO consultant for regional planning in Nepal from 1964 to 1974, he presided over the opening of Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet to the rest of the world, and in this passionate Pruscha manifesto, illustrated with his own photographs, argues for preservation of vernacular architecture.
Arch Middle East
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Les plus beaux sites du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO. Une sélection de 110 monuments, sites archéologiques et naturels classés par l'Unesco, éléments de notre identité, héritage du passé et don pour l'avenir.
Les plus beaux sites du patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco N. éd.
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Les plus beaux sites du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO. Une sélection de 110 monuments, sites archéologiques et naturels classés par l'Unesco, éléments de notre identité, héritage du passé et don pour l'avenir.
History until 1900
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Architecture as civil commitment : Lucio Costa's modernist project for Brazil / Gaia Piccarolo.
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xv, 209 pages : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm.
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2020.
Architecture as civil commitment : Lucio Costa's modernist project for Brazil / Gaia Piccarolo.
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2020.
Marcel Breuer, 2nd edition
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The complete monograph on the last of the first generation of Modernist architects, ''Breuer'' is the only book that examines both his design as well as his architecture, with detailed descriptions of his work – including commercial, residential, furniture, and unrealized projects, including all of his iconic furniture (such as the Wassily and Cesca chairs) and buildings(...)
Marcel Breuer, 2nd edition
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The complete monograph on the last of the first generation of Modernist architects, ''Breuer'' is the only book that examines both his design as well as his architecture, with detailed descriptions of his work – including commercial, residential, furniture, and unrealized projects, including all of his iconic furniture (such as the Wassily and Cesca chairs) and buildings (including the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and the Whitney Museum in New York).
Architecture Monographs
Museum Island Berlin
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Home to five museums, including the Old and New Museums, the Old National Gallery, the Bode Museum, and the Pergamon Museum, Berlin’s Museum Island was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999 and represents nearly two hundred years of museum history. In this book, renowned experts on Museum Island take readers on a fascinating tour of the history and architecture(...)
Museum Island Berlin
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Home to five museums, including the Old and New Museums, the Old National Gallery, the Bode Museum, and the Pergamon Museum, Berlin’s Museum Island was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999 and represents nearly two hundred years of museum history. In this book, renowned experts on Museum Island take readers on a fascinating tour of the history and architecture of the museums located there, as well as their collections.
City Guides
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298 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Paris : Presses de l'Unesco, 1981.
Le Bois dans l'architecture et la sculpture slaves / directeur de la publication, Andrzej Ryszkiewicz ; G. Boc̆arov [and others].
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Paris : Presses de l'Unesco, 1981.
Tel Aviv architectural guide
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Home to more than 4,000 constructions built in a Bauhaus-influenced yet site-specific modernist style, Tel Aviv’s White City is a world-renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site. In this guide, conservation architect Sharon Golan Yaron highlights 100 such structures along four routes. Furthermore, the book illustrates the uniqueness of Tel Aviv’s contemporary conservation(...)
Tel Aviv architectural guide
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Home to more than 4,000 constructions built in a Bauhaus-influenced yet site-specific modernist style, Tel Aviv’s White City is a world-renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site. In this guide, conservation architect Sharon Golan Yaron highlights 100 such structures along four routes. Furthermore, the book illustrates the uniqueness of Tel Aviv’s contemporary conservation approach, which maintains historic values while promoting the growth of the city through allowing additions on top of historical buildings.
City Guides
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The twenty buildings examined in this publication include the architect’s maiden work –the UNESCO listed Rietveld Schröder House; the Visser, Van Dalen and Van Dantzig Houses; the Netherlands Pavilion for the 1954 Venice Biennale; the Textile Factory De Ploeg; and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy. This publication presents new high quality interior and exterior photographs of(...)
Architecture Monographs
February 2009
Rietveld : the architecture of Gerrit Rietveld
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The twenty buildings examined in this publication include the architect’s maiden work –the UNESCO listed Rietveld Schröder House; the Visser, Van Dalen and Van Dantzig Houses; the Netherlands Pavilion for the 1954 Venice Biennale; the Textile Factory De Ploeg; and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy. This publication presents new high quality interior and exterior photographs of all buildings, accompanied by plans, sketches, models, and explanatory essays. Also included is a comprehensive list of all architectural and furniture works realised.
Architecture Monographs
E.G. Asplund, 1845-1940
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Defying easily categorization, and somewhat overshadowed by the giants of Modernism, such as Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe, the architecture of E.G. Asplund is best characterised by the central importance of design that is rooted in human emotions and sensibilities. Eleven realised projects are thoroughly examined here, including the Stockholm Central Library and the(...)
E.G. Asplund, 1845-1940
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Defying easily categorization, and somewhat overshadowed by the giants of Modernism, such as Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe, the architecture of E.G. Asplund is best characterised by the central importance of design that is rooted in human emotions and sensibilities. Eleven realised projects are thoroughly examined here, including the Stockholm Central Library and the UNESCO protected Woodland Cemetery. The interiors and exteriors of all his buildings are richly portrayed on full-page spreads and accompanied with plans, diagrams and introductory texts.
Architecture Monographs
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La terre a conquis le champ de l’architecture contemporaine et les centaines de bâtiments d’une exceptionnelle qualité esthétique et technique qui émergent sur toute la planète éveillent l’intérêt des médias et de la profession. Habitat, équipements, bâtiments d’activités ou aménagements intérieurs et extérieurs… les 40 projets décrits dans ce livre ont été choisis parmi(...)
Architecture en terre d'aujourd'hui
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La terre a conquis le champ de l’architecture contemporaine et les centaines de bâtiments d’une exceptionnelle qualité esthétique et technique qui émergent sur toute la planète éveillent l’intérêt des médias et de la profession. Habitat, équipements, bâtiments d’activités ou aménagements intérieurs et extérieurs… les 40 projets décrits dans ce livre ont été choisis parmi les 357 candidats du TERRA Award, premier Prix mondial des architectures en terre crue, lancé en 2015 sous l’égide de la chaire UNESCO « Architectures de terre ».
Green Architecture