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Few structures combine the technical with the aesthetic in such an evocative way as bridges. From ancient times to the present, bridges have had a unique attraction on the imagination, eliciting awe, wonder and passion. "Bridges" celebrates the technical and artistic achievements in the creation, design, engineering, construction and social history of 100 remarkable(...)
Bridges : three thousand years of defying nature
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Few structures combine the technical with the aesthetic in such an evocative way as bridges. From ancient times to the present, bridges have had a unique attraction on the imagination, eliciting awe, wonder and passion. "Bridges" celebrates the technical and artistic achievements in the creation, design, engineering, construction and social history of 100 remarkable bridges. The book reveals the secrets and science of the timeless masonry of imperial Rome, the elegant wooden edifices of ancient Japan and the soaring steel structures of today.
Engineering Structures
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A large part of the photographs presented here were originally commissioned by the architect or client. However, there are also locations included that Tiainen has chosen himself, in order to highlight something essential about the state of modern-day Finland. He aims to show what is timelesss and enduring in architecture. Through photography, Tiainen builds a bridge(...)
Contemporary Finnish architecture
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A large part of the photographs presented here were originally commissioned by the architect or client. However, there are also locations included that Tiainen has chosen himself, in order to highlight something essential about the state of modern-day Finland. He aims to show what is timelesss and enduring in architecture. Through photography, Tiainen builds a bridge between architecture and people and emphasizes that architecture belongs not only to architects but to everyone.
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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2G 6 : Ushida Findlay
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This issue of 2G includes "Translating: Towards a Sub-Conscious Architecture" by Paul Carter and "Introduction to Ushida Findlay architecture" by Leon van Schaik. Works and projects include: Echo Chamber, 1988-89; Truss Wall House, 1992-93; Chiaroscuro, 1992-93; Soft & Hairy House, 1992-94; Kaizankyo, 1994-95; Polyphony, 1995-97; 1009 Footpath,(...)
Architecture Monographs
January 1900, Barcelona
2G 6 : Ushida Findlay
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This issue of 2G includes "Translating: Towards a Sub-Conscious Architecture" by Paul Carter and "Introduction to Ushida Findlay architecture" by Leon van Schaik. Works and projects include: Echo Chamber, 1988-89; Truss Wall House, 1992-93; Chiaroscuro, 1992-93; Soft & Hairy House, 1992-94; Kaizankyo, 1994-95; Polyphony, 1995-97; 1009 Footpath, 1996; Millennium Bridge Competition, 1996; S Project, 1996; Billiard House, 1996-98; Constantini Museum, 1997; Federation Square Competition, 1997.
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January 1900, Barcelona
Architecture Monographs
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A proponent of the Düsseldorf school of photography and a master pupil of Thomas Ruff’s, the artist Ralf Brueck (b. 1966) thematises in his sophisticated, stringently composed works the architectural interior, the expanse of landscape, and modern architecture. The publication illustrates Brueck’s genesis – which began with the series Timecapsules, created at the end of(...)
Ralf Brueck: Dekonstruktion Distortion
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A proponent of the Düsseldorf school of photography and a master pupil of Thomas Ruff’s, the artist Ralf Brueck (b. 1966) thematises in his sophisticated, stringently composed works the architectural interior, the expanse of landscape, and modern architecture. The publication illustrates Brueck’s genesis – which began with the series Timecapsules, created at the end of the 1990s and devoted to modern church buildings – and builds a bridge to his two new series, Distortion and Deconstruction.
Photography monographs
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The follow-up to Fantastic Cities by artist Steve McDonald who applies his unique photo-based approach to create detailed line drawings of amazing buildings and other structures from around the world. Including buildings from six continents, including Prague's Astronomical Clock, Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, Antoni Gaudi's Casa BatllO in Barcelona and dozens more, with(...)
Fantastic structures: a coloring book of amazing buildings real and imagined
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The follow-up to Fantastic Cities by artist Steve McDonald who applies his unique photo-based approach to create detailed line drawings of amazing buildings and other structures from around the world. Including buildings from six continents, including Prague's Astronomical Clock, Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, Antoni Gaudi's Casa BatllO in Barcelona and dozens more, with fun-to-color detail sections from iconic structures like the Eiffel Tower, London Bridge, and the Chrysler Building.
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176 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2016], ©2016
Interactive architecture : adaptive world / Michael Fox, editor.
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New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2016], ©2016
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323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
London : Harvey Miller Publishers ; Turnhout : Brepols, ©2009.
On holy ground : liturgy, architecture and urbanism in the cathedral and the streets of medieval Florence / Franklin Toker.
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323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
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London : Harvey Miller Publishers ; Turnhout : Brepols, ©2009.
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289 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : Aevo UTP, an imprint of University of Toronto Press, 2024., ©2024
Constructing health : how the built environment enhances your mind's health : an exploration of generous architecture through the neurological, psychological, and emotional benefits of enriched environments / Tye Farrow.
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289 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : Aevo UTP, an imprint of University of Toronto Press, 2024., ©2024
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209 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1999.
Organization space : landscapes, highways, and houses in America / Keller Easterling.
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209 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1999.