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Savage dreams : a journey into the hidden wars of the American west (20th anniversary edition)
Savage dreams : a journey into the hidden wars of the American west (20th anniversary edition)
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In this foundational book of landscape theory and environmental thinking, Rebecca Solnit offers a pathbreaking history of the west, focusing on the relationship between culture and its implementation as politics. In a new preface, she considers the continuities and changes of these invisible wars in the context of our current climate change crisis, and reveals how the(...)
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In this foundational book of landscape theory and environmental thinking, Rebecca Solnit offers a pathbreaking history of the west, focusing on the relationship between culture and its implementation as politics. In a new preface, she considers the continuities and changes of these invisible wars in the context of our current climate change crisis, and reveals how the(...)
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Savage dreams : a journey into the hidden wars of the American west (20th anniversary edition)
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In this foundational book of landscape theory and environmental thinking, Rebecca Solnit offers a pathbreaking history of the west, focusing on the relationship between culture and its implementation as politics. In a new preface, she considers the continuities and changes of these invisible wars in the context of our current climate change crisis, and reveals how the long arm of these histories continue to inspire her writing and hope.
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In this foundational book of landscape theory and environmental thinking, Rebecca Solnit offers a pathbreaking history of the west, focusing on the relationship between culture and its implementation as politics. In a new preface, she considers the continuities and changes of these invisible wars in the context of our current climate change crisis, and reveals how the long arm of these histories continue to inspire her writing and hope.
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March 2014
March 2014
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Landscape Theory
Landscape Theory
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Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry
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Arranged chronologically, this book follows the arc of Gehry's later career, during which he has focused mainly on public and cultural facilities. The book explores how Gehry has overcome technological setbacks and aesthetic backlash, never wavering from his vision. It examines his work in the context of the urban environment, showing how Gehry continually strives to make(...)
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Arranged chronologically, this book follows the arc of Gehry's later career, during which he has focused mainly on public and cultural facilities. The book explores how Gehry has overcome technological setbacks and aesthetic backlash, never wavering from his vision. It examines his work in the context of the urban environment, showing how Gehry continually strives to make(...)
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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February 2015
February 2015
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Frank Gehry
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Arranged chronologically, this book follows the arc of Gehry's later career, during which he has focused mainly on public and cultural facilities. The book explores how Gehry has overcome technological setbacks and aesthetic backlash, never wavering from his vision. It examines his work in the context of the urban environment, showing how Gehry continually strives to make cities "less boring" and to create urban buildings that echo their surroundings.
Frank Gehry
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Arranged chronologically, this book follows the arc of Gehry's later career, during which he has focused mainly on public and cultural facilities. The book explores how Gehry has overcome technological setbacks and aesthetic backlash, never wavering from his vision. It examines his work in the context of the urban environment, showing how Gehry continually strives to make cities "less boring" and to create urban buildings that echo their surroundings.
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February 2015
February 2015
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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House museums act as both sources and suppliers of history. Functioning first as private residences, they are then preserved as commemorative monuments and become living history museums offering theme-based tours led by period-costumed interpreters so that visitors might experience "what it felt like to live back then.In Family Ties, Andrea Terry considers the appeal and(...)
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House museums act as both sources and suppliers of history. Functioning first as private residences, they are then preserved as commemorative monuments and become living history museums offering theme-based tours led by period-costumed interpreters so that visitors might experience "what it felt like to live back then.In Family Ties, Andrea Terry considers the appeal and(...)
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Family ties: living history in canadian house museums
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House museums act as both sources and suppliers of history. Functioning first as private residences, they are then preserved as commemorative monuments and become living history museums offering theme-based tours led by period-costumed interpreters so that visitors might experience "what it felt like to live back then.In Family Ties, Andrea Terry considers the appeal and relevance of domesticated representations of Victorian material culture in a contemporary multicultural context.
Family ties: living history in canadian house museums
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House museums act as both sources and suppliers of history. Functioning first as private residences, they are then preserved as commemorative monuments and become living history museums offering theme-based tours led by period-costumed interpreters so that visitors might experience "what it felt like to live back then.In Family Ties, Andrea Terry considers the appeal and relevance of domesticated representations of Victorian material culture in a contemporary multicultural context.
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June 2015
June 2015
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Architecture in Canada
Architecture in Canada
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xvii, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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xvii, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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- Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda, Analays Álvarez Hernández, and Zaira Zarza -- Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda, Analays Álvarez Hernández, and Zaira Zarza -- Francisco-Fernando Granados -- Amanda Gutiérrez -- Darien Sánchez Nicolás -- Argelia González Hurtado in conversation with Adonay Guerrero Cortés -- Interview with Manuel Piña-Baldoquín by Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda and Zaira Zarza -- Interview with Nuria Carton de Grammont by Analays Álvarez Hernández and Zaira Zarza -- Anahí González and Alena Robin -- Patricio Dávila and Immony Mèn -- Lois Klassen in conversation with Daisy Quezada Ureña -- Sarah Shamash -- Tamara Toledo -- Interview with Guadalupe Martínez by Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda and Anthony Hernández --,
- Aceves Sepúlveda, Gabriela, 1973-,
- Alvarez Hernandez, Analays,,
- Zarza, Zaira, 1983-
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- Arts, Latin American.,
- Arts, Canadian.,
- Artists Canada.,
- Artists Latin America.,
- Latin Americans Canada.,
- Latin Americans in the motion picture industry Canada.,
- Latin American Canadians.,
- Arts latino-américains.,
- Arts canadiens.,
- Artistes Canada.,
- Artistes Amérique latine.,
- Latino-Américains Canada.,
- Canadiens d'origine latino-américaine.,
- Latino-Américains dans l'industrie cinématographique Canada.,
- Artists,
- Latin Americans,
- Latin Americans in the motion picture industry,
- Canada,
- Latin America,
- Illustrated works.,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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Montréal : Concordia University Press, 2025.
Montréal : Concordia University Press, 2025.
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Diffracting the North : contemporary Latinx Canadian experiences and practices in film, new media, and visual arts / edited by Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda, Analays Álvarez Hernández, and Zaira Zarza.
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xvii, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Diffracting the North : contemporary Latinx Canadian experiences and practices in film, new media, and visual arts / edited by Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda, Analays Álvarez Hernández, and Zaira Zarza.
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xvii, 390 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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Montréal : Concordia University Press, 2025.
Montréal : Concordia University Press, 2025.
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- Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda, Analays Álvarez Hernández, and Zaira Zarza -- Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda, Analays Álvarez Hernández, and Zaira Zarza -- Francisco-Fernando Granados -- Amanda Gutiérrez -- Darien Sánchez Nicolás -- Argelia González Hurtado in conversation with Adonay Guerrero Cortés -- Interview with Manuel Piña-Baldoquín by Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda and Zaira Zarza -- Interview with Nuria Carton de Grammont by Analays Álvarez Hernández and Zaira Zarza -- Anahí González and Alena Robin -- Patricio Dávila and Immony Mèn -- Lois Klassen in conversation with Daisy Quezada Ureña -- Sarah Shamash -- Tamara Toledo -- Interview with Guadalupe Martínez by Gabriela Aceves Sepúlveda and Anthony Hernández --,
- Aceves Sepúlveda, Gabriela, 1973-,
- Alvarez Hernandez, Analays,,
- Zarza, Zaira, 1983-
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- Arts, Latin American.,
- Arts, Canadian.,
- Artists Canada.,
- Artists Latin America.,
- Latin Americans Canada.,
- Latin Americans in the motion picture industry Canada.,
- Latin American Canadians.,
- Arts latino-américains.,
- Arts canadiens.,
- Artistes Canada.,
- Artistes Amérique latine.,
- Latino-Américains Canada.,
- Canadiens d'origine latino-américaine.,
- Latino-Américains dans l'industrie cinématographique Canada.,
- Artists,
- Latin Americans,
- Latin Americans in the motion picture industry,
- Canada,
- Latin America,
- Illustrated works.,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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Planning the twentieth-century American city / edited by Mary Corbin Sies and Christopher Silver.
Planning the twentieth-century American city / edited by Mary Corbin Sies and Christopher Silver.
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xiv, 594 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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xiv, 594 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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- Mary Corbin Sies, Christopher Silver -- Jon A. Peterson -- Susan Marie Wirka -- Eric Sandweiss -- Joan E. Draper -- Michael H. Lang -- Robert E. Ireland -- John Hancock.,
- Robert B. Fairbanks -- Patricia Burgess -- Greg Hise -- Cliff Ellis -- Thomas W. Hanchett -- Roger W. Lotchin -- Charles E. Connerly -- Robert Hodder -- June Manning Thomas -- Carl Abbott -- Tony Schuman, Elliott Sclar -- May Corbin Sies, Christopher Silver.,
- Sies, Mary Corbin.,
- Silver, Christopher, 1951-
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
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Planning the twentieth-century American city / edited by Mary Corbin Sies and Christopher Silver.
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xiv, 594 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Planning the twentieth-century American city / edited by Mary Corbin Sies and Christopher Silver.
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xiv, 594 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
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- Mary Corbin Sies, Christopher Silver -- Jon A. Peterson -- Susan Marie Wirka -- Eric Sandweiss -- Joan E. Draper -- Michael H. Lang -- Robert E. Ireland -- John Hancock.,
- Robert B. Fairbanks -- Patricia Burgess -- Greg Hise -- Cliff Ellis -- Thomas W. Hanchett -- Roger W. Lotchin -- Charles E. Connerly -- Robert Hodder -- June Manning Thomas -- Carl Abbott -- Tony Schuman, Elliott Sclar -- May Corbin Sies, Christopher Silver.,
- Sies, Mary Corbin.,
- Silver, Christopher, 1951-
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286 p. : color illustrations, maps ; 32 cm
- Library main 222797 | NK4670.7.I85 D4 2001 | Available
- Library main 222798 | NK4670.7.I85 D4 2001 | Available
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286 p. : color illustrations, maps ; 32 cm
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- Islamic tiles.,
- Islamic decoration and ornament.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural.,
- Islamic tiles Asia.,
- Tiles Asia.,
- Color in architecture Asia.,
- Color in architecture Islamic countries.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Asia.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Islamic countries.,
- Islamic decoration and ornament Asia.,
- Islamic decoration and ornament Islamic countries.,
- Céramique Pays islamiques Histoire.,
- Architecture hispano-mauresque Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Architecture islamique Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Carreaux islamiques Asie.,
- Carreaux Asie.,
- Couleur en architecture Asie.,
- Couleur en architecture Pays musulmans.,
- Décoration et ornement architecturaux Asie.,
- Décoration et ornement architecturaux Pays musulmans.,
- Décoration et ornement islamiques Asie.,
- Décoration et ornement islamiques Pays musulmans.,
- Carreaux islamiques.,
- Décoration et ornement islamiques.,
- Décoration et ornement architecturaux.,
- architectural ornament.,
- Tiles,
- Color in architecture,
- Céramique islamique.,
- Décoration islamique.,
- Architecture islamique.,
- Décoration architecturale.,
- Céramique architecturale.,
- Couleur (Art),
- architecture musulmane céramique.,
- Islamic countries,
- Asia,
- Islamic Ceramic tiles Islamic countries 700-2000.,
- Decoration (process) Islamic countries 700-2000.,
- Ornament Islamic countries 700-2000.
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Paris : Flammarion, 2001.
Paris : Flammarion, 2001.
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L'art de la céramique dans l'architecture musulmane / Gérard Degeorge, Yves Porter.
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286 p. : color illustrations, maps ; 32 cm
L'art de la céramique dans l'architecture musulmane / Gérard Degeorge, Yves Porter.
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286 p. : color illustrations, maps ; 32 cm
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Paris : Flammarion, 2001.
Paris : Flammarion, 2001.
Subject:
- Islamic tiles.,
- Islamic decoration and ornament.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural.,
- Islamic tiles Asia.,
- Tiles Asia.,
- Color in architecture Asia.,
- Color in architecture Islamic countries.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Asia.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Islamic countries.,
- Islamic decoration and ornament Asia.,
- Islamic decoration and ornament Islamic countries.,
- Céramique Pays islamiques Histoire.,
- Architecture hispano-mauresque Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Architecture islamique Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Carreaux islamiques Asie.,
- Carreaux Asie.,
- Couleur en architecture Asie.,
- Couleur en architecture Pays musulmans.,
- Décoration et ornement architecturaux Asie.,
- Décoration et ornement architecturaux Pays musulmans.,
- Décoration et ornement islamiques Asie.,
- Décoration et ornement islamiques Pays musulmans.,
- Carreaux islamiques.,
- Décoration et ornement islamiques.,
- Décoration et ornement architecturaux.,
- architectural ornament.,
- Tiles,
- Color in architecture,
- Céramique islamique.,
- Décoration islamique.,
- Architecture islamique.,
- Décoration architecturale.,
- Céramique architecturale.,
- Couleur (Art),
- architecture musulmane céramique.,
- Islamic countries,
- Asia,
- Islamic Ceramic tiles Islamic countries 700-2000.,
- Decoration (process) Islamic countries 700-2000.,
- Ornament Islamic countries 700-2000.
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x, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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x, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
- Gothic revival (Architecture) Great Britain.,
- Romanticism Great Britain.,
- Aesthetics, Modern 19th century.,
- Ut pictura poesis (Aesthetics),
- Néo-gothique (Architecture) Grande-Bretagne.,
- Romanticisme dans la littérature Grande-Bretagne Influence.,
- Esthétique 19e siècle Influence.,
- Ut pictura poesis (Esthétique),
- Romantisme Grande-Bretagne.,
- Esthétique 19e siècle.,
- ut pictura poesis.,
- Aesthetics, Modern,
- Gothic revival (Architecture),
- Romanticism,
- Architekturtheorie,
- Neugotik,
- Bouwkunst.,
- Letterkunde.,
- Esthetica.,
- Gothic Revival (letterkunde),
- Great Britain,
- Großbritannien
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Columbus : Ohio State University Press, ©1984.
Columbus : Ohio State University Press, ©1984.
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Cities Built to Music : Aesthetic Theories of the Victorian Gothic Revival / Michael Bright.
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Cities Built to Music : Aesthetic Theories of the Victorian Gothic Revival / Michael Bright.
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Columbus : Ohio State University Press, ©1984.
Columbus : Ohio State University Press, ©1984.
Subject:
- Gothic revival (Architecture) Great Britain.,
- Romanticism Great Britain.,
- Aesthetics, Modern 19th century.,
- Ut pictura poesis (Aesthetics),
- Néo-gothique (Architecture) Grande-Bretagne.,
- Romanticisme dans la littérature Grande-Bretagne Influence.,
- Esthétique 19e siècle Influence.,
- Ut pictura poesis (Esthétique),
- Romantisme Grande-Bretagne.,
- Esthétique 19e siècle.,
- ut pictura poesis.,
- Aesthetics, Modern,
- Gothic revival (Architecture),
- Romanticism,
- Architekturtheorie,
- Neugotik,
- Bouwkunst.,
- Letterkunde.,
- Esthetica.,
- Gothic Revival (letterkunde),
- Great Britain,
- Großbritannien
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The urban housing handbook
The urban housing handbook
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The handbook provides graphic representations and analysis of 30 urban case studies from around the world. These range from the London town house to apartments in Chicago and New York, taking in other European, South American, North African, and Asian examples. In each chapter, a housing type is fully explored through a traditional case study and then a more modern(...)
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The handbook provides graphic representations and analysis of 30 urban case studies from around the world. These range from the London town house to apartments in Chicago and New York, taking in other European, South American, North African, and Asian examples. In each chapter, a housing type is fully explored through a traditional case study and then a more modern(...)
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Collective Housing
Collective Housing
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February 2009, West Sussex
February 2009, West Sussex
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The urban housing handbook
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The handbook provides graphic representations and analysis of 30 urban case studies from around the world. These range from the London town house to apartments in Chicago and New York, taking in other European, South American, North African, and Asian examples. In each chapter, a housing type is fully explored through a traditional case study and then a more modern example that demonstrates how it has been reinterpreted in a contemporary context.
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The handbook provides graphic representations and analysis of 30 urban case studies from around the world. These range from the London town house to apartments in Chicago and New York, taking in other European, South American, North African, and Asian examples. In each chapter, a housing type is fully explored through a traditional case study and then a more modern example that demonstrates how it has been reinterpreted in a contemporary context.
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February 2009, West Sussex
February 2009, West Sussex
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Collective Housing
Collective Housing
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2 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm. + 2 booklets
- Library main 310007 | BIB 254848 | sleeve | Available
- Library main 309632 | BIB 254848 | v. 1 | Available
- Library main 310008 | BIB 254848 | v. 1 | booklet | Available
- Library main 310006 | BIB 254848 | v. 2 | Available
- Library main 310009 | BIB 254848 | v. 2 | booklet | Available
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2 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm. + 2 booklets
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Paris : Les presses du réel, novembre 2018-janvier 2020.
Paris : Les presses du réel, novembre 2018-janvier 2020.
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Architectures Adelfo Scaranello : Musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie de Besançon.
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2 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm. + 2 booklets
Architectures Adelfo Scaranello : Musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie de Besançon.
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- Library main 310007 | BIB 254848 | sleeve | Available
- Library main 309632 | BIB 254848 | v. 1 | Available
- Library main 310008 | BIB 254848 | v. 1 | booklet | Available
- Library main 310006 | BIB 254848 | v. 2 | Available
- Library main 310009 | BIB 254848 | v. 2 | booklet | Available
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2 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm. + 2 booklets
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Paris : Les presses du réel, novembre 2018-janvier 2020.
Paris : Les presses du réel, novembre 2018-janvier 2020.
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The Petronas towers took only a couple of years to build an amazing accomplishment, due to the fact that it is the largest structure in the world and that the economic crisis in Asia hit during the middle of its construction. This book tells the story of the construction of these towers from many angles : engineer, architect, and client and sets it in the context of the(...)
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The Petronas towers took only a couple of years to build an amazing accomplishment, due to the fact that it is the largest structure in the world and that the economic crisis in Asia hit during the middle of its construction. This book tells the story of the construction of these towers from many angles : engineer, architect, and client and sets it in the context of the(...)
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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August 2005, Chichester
August 2005, Chichester
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Petronas twin tower : the architecture of high construction
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The Petronas towers took only a couple of years to build an amazing accomplishment, due to the fact that it is the largest structure in the world and that the economic crisis in Asia hit during the middle of its construction. This book tells the story of the construction of these towers from many angles : engineer, architect, and client and sets it in the context of the rest of Cesar Pelli s work.
Petronas twin tower : the architecture of high construction
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The Petronas towers took only a couple of years to build an amazing accomplishment, due to the fact that it is the largest structure in the world and that the economic crisis in Asia hit during the middle of its construction. This book tells the story of the construction of these towers from many angles : engineer, architect, and client and sets it in the context of the rest of Cesar Pelli s work.
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August 2005, Chichester
August 2005, Chichester
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
