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Now in paperback, this book introduces an important and largely neglected subject and considers conservation methods in a global context. It traces the history of some of the great floors of Europe. Authorities, archaeologists, architects and archivists consider the latest methods of recording and repairing historic floors, including those of cathedrals, country houses(...)
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Now in paperback, this book introduces an important and largely neglected subject and considers conservation methods in a global context. It traces the history of some of the great floors of Europe. Authorities, archaeologists, architects and archivists consider the latest methods of recording and repairing historic floors, including those of cathedrals, country houses(...)
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January 2001, Oxford, Woburn
January 2001, Oxford, Woburn
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Historic floors : their care and conservation
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Now in paperback, this book introduces an important and largely neglected subject and considers conservation methods in a global context. It traces the history of some of the great floors of Europe. Authorities, archaeologists, architects and archivists consider the latest methods of recording and repairing historic floors, including those of cathedrals, country houses and other public buildings. Management policies to protect floors in over-visited sites are considered and historic features particularly at risk, are identified.
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Now in paperback, this book introduces an important and largely neglected subject and considers conservation methods in a global context. It traces the history of some of the great floors of Europe. Authorities, archaeologists, architects and archivists consider the latest methods of recording and repairing historic floors, including those of cathedrals, country houses and other public buildings. Management policies to protect floors in over-visited sites are considered and historic features particularly at risk, are identified.
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January 2001, Oxford, Woburn
January 2001, Oxford, Woburn
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This publication presents a digital documentation of the various strategies and interventions that were researched an developed in the context of the four-year Shrinking Cities project of the Kulturstiftung des Bundes. It supplements Shrinking Cities, volume 2: interventions, the print publication from the second phase of the project. The CD includes over 2000 pages of(...)
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This publication presents a digital documentation of the various strategies and interventions that were researched an developed in the context of the four-year Shrinking Cities project of the Kulturstiftung des Bundes. It supplements Shrinking Cities, volume 2: interventions, the print publication from the second phase of the project. The CD includes over 2000 pages of(...)
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Shrinking cities: complete works 2 interventions
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This publication presents a digital documentation of the various strategies and interventions that were researched an developed in the context of the four-year Shrinking Cities project of the Kulturstiftung des Bundes. It supplements Shrinking Cities, volume 2: interventions, the print publication from the second phase of the project. The CD includes over 2000 pages of project documentation, studies, and research in German and English. The two DVDs contains 23 film contributions (German/English, ca. 6 hours).
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This publication presents a digital documentation of the various strategies and interventions that were researched an developed in the context of the four-year Shrinking Cities project of the Kulturstiftung des Bundes. It supplements Shrinking Cities, volume 2: interventions, the print publication from the second phase of the project. The CD includes over 2000 pages of project documentation, studies, and research in German and English. The two DVDs contains 23 film contributions (German/English, ca. 6 hours).
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October 2006, Berlin
October 2006, Berlin
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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"The Long 1980s" speculates on the significance of the 1980s for the arts and society today. Arguing that the 1980s saw a fundamental reorientation in the relationship between governments and their publics, this volume explores how the effects of this shift have shaped our contemporary condition. Looking back at texts and artworks produced at the time, "The Long 1980s"(...)
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"The Long 1980s" speculates on the significance of the 1980s for the arts and society today. Arguing that the 1980s saw a fundamental reorientation in the relationship between governments and their publics, this volume explores how the effects of this shift have shaped our contemporary condition. Looking back at texts and artworks produced at the time, "The Long 1980s"(...)
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Critical Theory
Critical Theory
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June 2018
June 2018
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The long 1980s: constellations of art, politics, and identities
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"The Long 1980s" speculates on the significance of the 1980s for the arts and society today. Arguing that the 1980s saw a fundamental reorientation in the relationship between governments and their publics, this volume explores how the effects of this shift have shaped our contemporary condition. Looking back at texts and artworks produced at the time, "The Long 1980s" puts this pivotal decade in context, exploring how it continues to shape the imaginative landscape of the 21st century.
The long 1980s: constellations of art, politics, and identities
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"The Long 1980s" speculates on the significance of the 1980s for the arts and society today. Arguing that the 1980s saw a fundamental reorientation in the relationship between governments and their publics, this volume explores how the effects of this shift have shaped our contemporary condition. Looking back at texts and artworks produced at the time, "The Long 1980s" puts this pivotal decade in context, exploring how it continues to shape the imaginative landscape of the 21st century.
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June 2018
June 2018
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Critical Theory
Critical Theory
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Curated illustrations of hand sketches, study models, design sessions, and site visits pull back the curtain on the creative collaboration behind the scenes at Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Nearly 100 pages of photographs of finished work, including academic buildings, museums, houses, apartment houses, and office towers, demonstrate the firm's ability to realize modern(...)
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Curated illustrations of hand sketches, study models, design sessions, and site visits pull back the curtain on the creative collaboration behind the scenes at Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Nearly 100 pages of photographs of finished work, including academic buildings, museums, houses, apartment houses, and office towers, demonstrate the firm's ability to realize modern(...)
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Open Studio: The work of Robert A. M. Stern
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Curated illustrations of hand sketches, study models, design sessions, and site visits pull back the curtain on the creative collaboration behind the scenes at Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Nearly 100 pages of photographs of finished work, including academic buildings, museums, houses, apartment houses, and office towers, demonstrate the firm's ability to realize modern buildings in a wide variety of stylistic vocabularies through a commitment to fundamental principles of architecture and a respect for context and history.
Open Studio: The work of Robert A. M. Stern
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Curated illustrations of hand sketches, study models, design sessions, and site visits pull back the curtain on the creative collaboration behind the scenes at Robert A.M. Stern Architects. Nearly 100 pages of photographs of finished work, including academic buildings, museums, houses, apartment houses, and office towers, demonstrate the firm's ability to realize modern buildings in a wide variety of stylistic vocabularies through a commitment to fundamental principles of architecture and a respect for context and history.
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November 2018
November 2018
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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''Close-up - Ruch & Partner Architects 1994-2016'' features all of the firm's realised buildings and projects to date, including the restored historic houses in the Engadine with the careful and sensitive contemporary interventions that made his name internationally known. Each is presented with atmospheric photographs and selected plans that demonstrate the firm's(...)
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''Close-up - Ruch & Partner Architects 1994-2016'' features all of the firm's realised buildings and projects to date, including the restored historic houses in the Engadine with the careful and sensitive contemporary interventions that made his name internationally known. Each is presented with atmospheric photographs and selected plans that demonstrate the firm's(...)
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Close-up: Ruch & Partners Architects, 1994-2018
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''Close-up - Ruch & Partner Architects 1994-2016'' features all of the firm's realised buildings and projects to date, including the restored historic houses in the Engadine with the careful and sensitive contemporary interventions that made his name internationally known. Each is presented with atmospheric photographs and selected plans that demonstrate the firm's approach and concepts and with a concise text. A topical essay on Ruch's architecture in context with his biography and the surrounding Swiss mountain landscape.
Close-up: Ruch & Partners Architects, 1994-2018
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''Close-up - Ruch & Partner Architects 1994-2016'' features all of the firm's realised buildings and projects to date, including the restored historic houses in the Engadine with the careful and sensitive contemporary interventions that made his name internationally known. Each is presented with atmospheric photographs and selected plans that demonstrate the firm's approach and concepts and with a concise text. A topical essay on Ruch's architecture in context with his biography and the surrounding Swiss mountain landscape.
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November 2018
November 2018
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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In this publication, Edgerton retells the fascinating story of how perspective emerged in early fifteenth-century Florence, growing out of an artistic and religious context in which devout Christians longed for divine presence in their daily lives. And yet, ironically, its discovery would have a profound effect not only on the history of art but on the history of science(...)
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In this publication, Edgerton retells the fascinating story of how perspective emerged in early fifteenth-century Florence, growing out of an artistic and religious context in which devout Christians longed for divine presence in their daily lives. And yet, ironically, its discovery would have a profound effect not only on the history of art but on the history of science(...)
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The mirror, the window, and the telescope : how Renaissance linear perspective changed our vision of the universe
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In this publication, Edgerton retells the fascinating story of how perspective emerged in early fifteenth-century Florence, growing out of an artistic and religious context in which devout Christians longed for divine presence in their daily lives. And yet, ironically, its discovery would have a profound effect not only on the history of art but on the history of science and technology, ultimately undermining the very medieval Christian cosmic view that gave rise to it in the first place.
The mirror, the window, and the telescope : how Renaissance linear perspective changed our vision of the universe
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In this publication, Edgerton retells the fascinating story of how perspective emerged in early fifteenth-century Florence, growing out of an artistic and religious context in which devout Christians longed for divine presence in their daily lives. And yet, ironically, its discovery would have a profound effect not only on the history of art but on the history of science and technology, ultimately undermining the very medieval Christian cosmic view that gave rise to it in the first place.
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February 2009, Ithaca, London
February 2009, Ithaca, London
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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New graphic design in China
New graphic design in China
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The works of 30 young graphic designers from mainland China are compiled here in the form of posters, packaging, book design and illustrations. The works, clearly presented one to a page, reveal a new idea of creativity in China, which grasps the opportunities of astounding economic development while paying tribute to the legacies of ideology and tradition. Each designer(...)
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The works of 30 young graphic designers from mainland China are compiled here in the form of posters, packaging, book design and illustrations. The works, clearly presented one to a page, reveal a new idea of creativity in China, which grasps the opportunities of astounding economic development while paying tribute to the legacies of ideology and tradition. Each designer(...)
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New graphic design in China
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The works of 30 young graphic designers from mainland China are compiled here in the form of posters, packaging, book design and illustrations. The works, clearly presented one to a page, reveal a new idea of creativity in China, which grasps the opportunities of astounding economic development while paying tribute to the legacies of ideology and tradition. Each designer is surveyed over the space of four to eight pages, while their works are placed in context through several essays.
New graphic design in China
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The works of 30 young graphic designers from mainland China are compiled here in the form of posters, packaging, book design and illustrations. The works, clearly presented one to a page, reveal a new idea of creativity in China, which grasps the opportunities of astounding economic development while paying tribute to the legacies of ideology and tradition. Each designer is surveyed over the space of four to eight pages, while their works are placed in context through several essays.
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October 2008, Hong Kong
October 2008, Hong Kong
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Graphic Design and Typography
Graphic Design and Typography
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''Landscapes'' showcases the development and practice of John Berger’s unique way of seeing. Here he surveys the aesthetic landscapes that have informed, challenged and nourished his understanding of the world. Berger pays homage to the writers and thinkers who influenced him, such as Walter Benjamin, Rosa Luxemburg and Bertolt Brecht. His expansive perspective(...)
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''Landscapes'' showcases the development and practice of John Berger’s unique way of seeing. Here he surveys the aesthetic landscapes that have informed, challenged and nourished his understanding of the world. Berger pays homage to the writers and thinkers who influenced him, such as Walter Benjamin, Rosa Luxemburg and Bertolt Brecht. His expansive perspective(...)
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Landscapes: John Berger on art
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''Landscapes'' showcases the development and practice of John Berger’s unique way of seeing. Here he surveys the aesthetic landscapes that have informed, challenged and nourished his understanding of the world. Berger pays homage to the writers and thinkers who influenced him, such as Walter Benjamin, Rosa Luxemburg and Bertolt Brecht. His expansive perspective embraces artistic movements and individual artists – from the Renaissance to the present – while never neglecting the social and political context of their creation.
Landscapes: John Berger on art
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''Landscapes'' showcases the development and practice of John Berger’s unique way of seeing. Here he surveys the aesthetic landscapes that have informed, challenged and nourished his understanding of the world. Berger pays homage to the writers and thinkers who influenced him, such as Walter Benjamin, Rosa Luxemburg and Bertolt Brecht. His expansive perspective embraces artistic movements and individual artists – from the Renaissance to the present – while never neglecting the social and political context of their creation.
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April 2026
April 2026
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Art Theory
Art Theory
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This book brings together all of the most important and influential essays about architecture written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated and neatly organized chronologically by country. From Alberti and Palladio to Le Corbusier and Koolhaas, the best treatises by architecture’s greatest masters are gathered here, each accompanied by an essay discussing its(...)
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This book brings together all of the most important and influential essays about architecture written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated and neatly organized chronologically by country. From Alberti and Palladio to Le Corbusier and Koolhaas, the best treatises by architecture’s greatest masters are gathered here, each accompanied by an essay discussing its(...)
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Architectural theory from the Renaissance to the present
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This book brings together all of the most important and influential essays about architecture written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated and neatly organized chronologically by country. From Alberti and Palladio to Le Corbusier and Koolhaas, the best treatises by architecture’s greatest masters are gathered here, each accompanied by an essay discussing its historical context and significance. This is the all-in-one, must-have book for anyone interested in what architects have to say about their craft.
Architectural theory from the Renaissance to the present
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This book brings together all of the most important and influential essays about architecture written since the Renaissance, copiously illustrated and neatly organized chronologically by country. From Alberti and Palladio to Le Corbusier and Koolhaas, the best treatises by architecture’s greatest masters are gathered here, each accompanied by an essay discussing its historical context and significance. This is the all-in-one, must-have book for anyone interested in what architects have to say about their craft.
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August 2006, Köln
August 2006, Köln
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Ricardo Bofill has shaped the caracter of his work throught his revaluation of the aesthetic function of each construction, of its relationship with its context and in particular of its relation to the society in which it is implanted. This book presents, with a wealth of illustrations, some published here for the first time, the projects and built work of this(...)
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Ricardo Bofill has shaped the caracter of his work throught his revaluation of the aesthetic function of each construction, of its relationship with its context and in particular of its relation to the society in which it is implanted. This book presents, with a wealth of illustrations, some published here for the first time, the projects and built work of this(...)
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Ricardo Bofill: works and projects
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Ricardo Bofill has shaped the caracter of his work throught his revaluation of the aesthetic function of each construction, of its relationship with its context and in particular of its relation to the society in which it is implanted. This book presents, with a wealth of illustrations, some published here for the first time, the projects and built work of this internationally-acclaimed architect: by way of schemes for parks, public buildings, housing and offices, and skyscrapers.
Ricardo Bofill: works and projects
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Ricardo Bofill has shaped the caracter of his work throught his revaluation of the aesthetic function of each construction, of its relationship with its context and in particular of its relation to the society in which it is implanted. This book presents, with a wealth of illustrations, some published here for the first time, the projects and built work of this internationally-acclaimed architect: by way of schemes for parks, public buildings, housing and offices, and skyscrapers.
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October 1992, Barcelona
October 1992, Barcelona
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
