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32 pages, VI leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, plans ; 25 cm
A St. Petersbourg : de l'imprimerie de l'Academie des sciences, 1741.
Description et représentation exacte de la maison de glace, construite a St. Petersbourg au mois de janvier 1740 et de tous les meubles qui s'y trouvoient : avec quelques remarques sur le froid en général, et particuliérement sur celui qu'on a senti cette même année dans toute l'Europe / composée et publiée ... par George Wolffgang Krafft ... ; traduit de l'allemand, par Pierre Louis Le Roy ...
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A St. Petersbourg : de l'imprimerie de l'Academie des sciences, 1741.
Alphabet city
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From the A of a construction sawhorse to the the Z of a tenement fire escape, the author uses New York to capture each letter of the alphabet as it occurs naturally in city surroundings, encouraging readers, young and old alike, to look at the city in a whole new way.
Alphabet city
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From the A of a construction sawhorse to the the Z of a tenement fire escape, the author uses New York to capture each letter of the alphabet as it occurs naturally in city surroundings, encouraging readers, young and old alike, to look at the city in a whole new way.
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272 pages ; 24 cm
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2007], ©2007
Seventy-nine short essays on design / Michael Bierut.
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New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2007], ©2007
journals and magazines
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Featuring, amongst others, in this issue: the ING Headoffices in Budapest by EEA, the Utrecht University Library by Wiel Arets, the Berlin Fire and Police Station by Sauerbruch Hutton Architects, an interview with Jan Kaplicky from Future Systems and a material survey of the Galléria Department Store in Seoul by UN Studio.
The plan 008 : architecture and technologies in detail
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Featuring, amongst others, in this issue: the ING Headoffices in Budapest by EEA, the Utrecht University Library by Wiel Arets, the Berlin Fire and Police Station by Sauerbruch Hutton Architects, an interview with Jan Kaplicky from Future Systems and a material survey of the Galléria Department Store in Seoul by UN Studio.
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February 2005, Bologna
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A young engraver making a precarious living wandering around Europe, Hollar was employed by an English lord who took him to London, where he became known for his fashion plates, maps and panoramas. This book traces the story of the artist/engraver who drew London before and after the Great Fire of 1666.
The man who drew London : Wenceslaus Hollar in reality and imagination
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A young engraver making a precarious living wandering around Europe, Hollar was employed by an English lord who took him to London, where he became known for his fashion plates, maps and panoramas. This book traces the story of the artist/engraver who drew London before and after the Great Fire of 1666.
Architectural Drawing
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500 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 40 cm
Köln : Taschen, [2013], ©2013
Álvaro Siza : complete works 1952-2013 / Philip Jodidio ; [German translation: Kristina Brigitta Köper. French translation: Jacques Bosser].
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Köln : Taschen, [2013], ©2013
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Forensic Architecture Goldsmiths, University of London 2012
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Forensic Architecture Goldsmiths, University of London 2012
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Semiotics is the theory of signs, and our readings of signs is a part of everyday life : from the simple road signs that point to a destination, to smoke that warns of fire, to the symbols buried within art and literature. This introductory book decodes the mystery of semiotics using visual examples instead of abstract theory.
This means this, this means that : a user's guide to semiotics, 2nd edition
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Semiotics is the theory of signs, and our readings of signs is a part of everyday life : from the simple road signs that point to a destination, to smoke that warns of fire, to the symbols buried within art and literature. This introductory book decodes the mystery of semiotics using visual examples instead of abstract theory.
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March 2012
Design Theory
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312 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Taming Manhattan : environmental battles in the antebellum city / Catherine McNeur.
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312 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
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291 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
New York : Whitney Museum of American Art, 2004.
Ed Ruscha and photography / Sylvia Wolf.
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New York : Whitney Museum of American Art, 2004.