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x, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2015., ©2015
Architecture in play : intimations of modernism in architectural toys / Tamar Zinguer.
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Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2015., ©2015
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I Can't Stop This Feeling.
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[Place of publication not identified] : Lateral Addition, 2015.
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[Place of publication not identified] : Lateral Addition, 2015.
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vii, 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
New York : Routledge, 2008.
Architectural principles in the age of cybernetics / Christopher Hight.
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New York : Routledge, 2008.
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621 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1994.
Event-cities : praxis / Bernard Tschumi.
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621 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1994.
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x, 246 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
London ; New York : Methuen, 1984.
Theatre and Playhouse : An Illustrated Survey of Theatre Building from Ancient Greece to the Present Day / Richard and Helen Leacroft ; with isometric reconstructions by Richard Leacroft.
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London ; New York : Methuen, 1984.
How to read bridges
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This book is a visual guide to understanding and identifying architectural styles and engineering techniques of all types of bridges, from ancient Roman arch bridges and nineteenth-century truss bridges prevalent in the United States, to the latest high-design cantilever and suspension bridges of the moment. It explores the elegant and varied ways in which engineers and(...)
February 2012
How to read bridges
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This book is a visual guide to understanding and identifying architectural styles and engineering techniques of all types of bridges, from ancient Roman arch bridges and nineteenth-century truss bridges prevalent in the United States, to the latest high-design cantilever and suspension bridges of the moment. It explores the elegant and varied ways in which engineers and architects have designed ever longer yet less heavy bridges, devising new methods of construction along the way.
Giuseppe Micciché: No Ponte
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This photographic project by Giuseppe Micciché (born 1971) documents the Sicilian coast around Messina, meditating on the possibility of a man-made bridge between Calabrian and Sicilian shores, a project that has been the subject of much historical debate but has never come to fruition.
Giuseppe Micciché: No Ponte
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This photographic project by Giuseppe Micciché (born 1971) documents the Sicilian coast around Messina, meditating on the possibility of a man-made bridge between Calabrian and Sicilian shores, a project that has been the subject of much historical debate but has never come to fruition.
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This book features thirty-five projects, fully documented with photographs, drawings, and sketches. Included are Calatrava's most recent works -- the Milwaukee Art Museum Addition and the Orient Station in Lisbon -- as well as his best known from the Montjuic Tower to the Alameda Bridge.
Santiago Calatrava : the poetics of movement
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This book features thirty-five projects, fully documented with photographs, drawings, and sketches. Included are Calatrava's most recent works -- the Milwaukee Art Museum Addition and the Orient Station in Lisbon -- as well as his best known from the Montjuic Tower to the Alameda Bridge.
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December 1999, New York
Architecture Monographs
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224 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimile, maps, portraits (some color) ; 25 cm
Stroud : Sutton, 2001.
The great stink of London : Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the cleansing of the Victorian metropolis / Stephen Halliday.
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224 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimile, maps, portraits (some color) ; 25 cm
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Stroud : Sutton, 2001.
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In this latest addition to his popular "Who built that?" series, Didier Cornille presents ten of the most important bridges in the world, from the Brooklyn to the Golden Gate; from the first in cast iron to the longest in concrete; from small footbridges to the tallest in the world. Cornille introduces each engineer or architect and the main concepts of their work through(...)
Who built that? Bridges: an introduction to ten great bridges and their designers
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In this latest addition to his popular "Who built that?" series, Didier Cornille presents ten of the most important bridges in the world, from the Brooklyn to the Golden Gate; from the first in cast iron to the longest in concrete; from small footbridges to the tallest in the world. Cornille introduces each engineer or architect and the main concepts of their work through charming step-by-step drawings and accessible text. "Who built that? Bridges" is a fun primer for children of all ages interested in learning about these incredible structures and the engineering and design concepts behind each one.
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