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Inside the Victorian home : a portrait of domestic life in Victorian England / Judith Flanders.
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xxviii, 499 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
New York : W.W. Norton, 2004.
Inside the Victorian home : a portrait of domestic life in Victorian England / Judith Flanders.
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xxviii, 499 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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New York : W.W. Norton, 2004.
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56 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 43 cm
Tucson, Ariz. : Nazraeli Press, ©2001.
House hunting / Todd Hido. With, Just looking : a story / by A.M. Homes.
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56 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 43 cm
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Tucson, Ariz. : Nazraeli Press, ©2001.
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In the vanishingly short period of time video rental stores were a part of the cultural landscape, thousands of mom-and-pop shops codified a surprisingly unified visual identity for their logos: a wonderland of Video Wizards, Huts, Castles, Shacks and Villages, all imbued with an old-timey Hollywood glitz and modern techno-optimism. Videoland collects over 100 logos from(...)
Videoland: A visual catalog of American Video store logos, 1980-1995
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In the vanishingly short period of time video rental stores were a part of the cultural landscape, thousands of mom-and-pop shops codified a surprisingly unified visual identity for their logos: a wonderland of Video Wizards, Huts, Castles, Shacks and Villages, all imbued with an old-timey Hollywood glitz and modern techno-optimism. Videoland collects over 100 logos from independent video stores during the 1980s and '90s, thematically and chronologically arranged, and assembled primarily from local newspaper advertisements.
Photography monographs
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The Clyfford Still Museum in Denver was created as a home for the artistic vision of American painter Clyfford Still (1904–1980), who helped spearhead the Abstract Expressionist movement. This publication presents the initial conception of the museum to its ultimate realization. A rich collection of stories, artifacts, documents and conversations trace the evolution of(...)
Architecture Monographs
November 2012
Clyfford Still Museum: Allied Works Architecture
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The Clyfford Still Museum in Denver was created as a home for the artistic vision of American painter Clyfford Still (1904–1980), who helped spearhead the Abstract Expressionist movement. This publication presents the initial conception of the museum to its ultimate realization. A rich collection of stories, artifacts, documents and conversations trace the evolution of the building and Allied Works’ unique creative process, with new essays and photographs that examine its particular significance within contemporary architectural discourse.
Architecture Monographs
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''The World of Apartamento'' is a celebration of the magazine's 10th anniversary and features the best and most inspirational interiors from the publication's pages. Like the magazine itself, the book is a carefully developed editorial mix that communicates genuine stories and intimate moments. With more than 300 photographs and an eclectic mix of subjects like François(...)
The world of Apartamento: ten years of everyday life interiors
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''The World of Apartamento'' is a celebration of the magazine's 10th anniversary and features the best and most inspirational interiors from the publication's pages. Like the magazine itself, the book is a carefully developed editorial mix that communicates genuine stories and intimate moments. With more than 300 photographs and an eclectic mix of subjects like François Halard, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ezra Koenig, Paz de la Huerta, and more, the book is a look at individual design choices.
Interior Design
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For the book Letters from Utopia photographer Daan Paans went looking for people who want to extend the human lifespan extremely or even aim to become immortal. He examined five different movements and their protagonists who seek a utopian world order. In five chapters he shows stories that range from an occult belief from the past to a scientific outlook for the future.(...)
Daan Paans: letters from utopia
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For the book Letters from Utopia photographer Daan Paans went looking for people who want to extend the human lifespan extremely or even aim to become immortal. He examined five different movements and their protagonists who seek a utopian world order. In five chapters he shows stories that range from an occult belief from the past to a scientific outlook for the future. Overcoming ones (own) mortality, aiming for infinite life, fascinates man since immemorial times.
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Koolhaas houselife
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First project of the Living Architectures series, Koolhaas Houselife portrays one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture. The film lets the viewer enter into the house's daily intimacy through the stories and daily chores of Guadalupe Acedo, the housekeeper, and the other people who look after the building. Pungent, funny and touching. Ce livre vient avec un(...)
Koolhaas houselife
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First project of the Living Architectures series, Koolhaas Houselife portrays one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture. The film lets the viewer enter into the house's daily intimacy through the stories and daily chores of Guadalupe Acedo, the housekeeper, and the other people who look after the building. Pungent, funny and touching. Ce livre vient avec un DVD du documentaire Koolhaas Houselife de 58 minutes en français et d'un entretien avec Rem Koolhaas de 11 min.
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May 2013
Architecture Monographs
Modernist travel guide
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The "Modernist Travel Guide" is a pocket-sized reference book written and photographed by design historian Adam Štech (@okolo_architecture), featuring nearly 400 of his favourite examples of modernist architecture across 30 major cities worldwide. Drawing from Štech’s extensive archive of 150,000 photographs - documenting more than 6,000 buildings and interiors in 40(...)
Modernist travel guide
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The "Modernist Travel Guide" is a pocket-sized reference book written and photographed by design historian Adam Štech (@okolo_architecture), featuring nearly 400 of his favourite examples of modernist architecture across 30 major cities worldwide. Drawing from Štech’s extensive archive of 150,000 photographs - documenting more than 6,000 buildings and interiors in 40 countries - the guide is an essential travel companion for design enthusiasts. It provides background stories, addresses, and accessibility details for both iconic landmarks and hidden gems.
Modernism
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Every civilization has a story to tell, according to Anne Buttimer, and exploring those stories brings fresh light to modern ideas about the relationship between humanity and its environment. In "Geography and the Human Spirit", Buttimer ranges widely from Plato to Barry Lopez, from the Upanishads to Goethe, taking an interdisciplinary look at the ways in which human(...)
Geography and the human spirit
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Every civilization has a story to tell, according to Anne Buttimer, and exploring those stories brings fresh light to modern ideas about the relationship between humanity and its environment. In "Geography and the Human Spirit", Buttimer ranges widely from Plato to Barry Lopez, from the Upanishads to Goethe, taking an interdisciplinary look at the ways in which human beings have turned to natural science, theology, and myth to form visions of the earth as a human habitat.
Urban Theory
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Scholars have long known that Chaucer read and was influenced by Dante, but they have debated the effect Dante had on Chaucer's poetry. In this book, the author demonstrates that Chaucer's reaction to The Divine Comedy shaped the most fondamental aspects of his poetic art - the way he handles time within his stories, his attitudes toward language and authority, and above(...)
Critical Theory
January 1900, Stanford
The poetry of allusion: Virgil and Ovid in Dante's 'Commedia'
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Scholars have long known that Chaucer read and was influenced by Dante, but they have debated the effect Dante had on Chaucer's poetry. In this book, the author demonstrates that Chaucer's reaction to The Divine Comedy shaped the most fondamental aspects of his poetic art - the way he handles time within his stories, his attitudes toward language and authority, and above all, his presentation of the credibility of his fictional worlds, which she terms 'narrative authentication.'
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