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Architecture of shame
Architecture of shame
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In 'Architecture of Shame' the author 'reveals' little-known details about famous buildings around the world, such as how India's Taj Mahal was intended to have two domes and that the Eiffel Tower, in France, once wore fig leaves. Some of the information is startling and unheard of, not least because they were drawn from the author's vivid imagination. Each of the(...)
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In 'Architecture of Shame' the author 'reveals' little-known details about famous buildings around the world, such as how India's Taj Mahal was intended to have two domes and that the Eiffel Tower, in France, once wore fig leaves. Some of the information is startling and unheard of, not least because they were drawn from the author's vivid imagination. Each of the(...)
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Architecture of shame
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In 'Architecture of Shame' the author 'reveals' little-known details about famous buildings around the world, such as how India's Taj Mahal was intended to have two domes and that the Eiffel Tower, in France, once wore fig leaves. Some of the information is startling and unheard of, not least because they were drawn from the author's vivid imagination. Each of the 28 chapters features a building of significant historical interest and tells an alternative background story behind its development and construction in a mischevious blend of leg-pull and tall tales. Also included are the author's original illustrations of what might have been.
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In 'Architecture of Shame' the author 'reveals' little-known details about famous buildings around the world, such as how India's Taj Mahal was intended to have two domes and that the Eiffel Tower, in France, once wore fig leaves. Some of the information is startling and unheard of, not least because they were drawn from the author's vivid imagination. Each of the 28 chapters features a building of significant historical interest and tells an alternative background story behind its development and construction in a mischevious blend of leg-pull and tall tales. Also included are the author's original illustrations of what might have been.
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mai 2020
mai 2020
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Starting with the basic building 'components' of door, window, column and beam and the Classical orders, this inspiring book goes on to explore historical architectural movements such as the Picturesque and Beaux-Arts, innovative materials such as steel and reinforced concrete, technical innovations, such as the lift and electric lighting, through to modern movements such(...)
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Starting with the basic building 'components' of door, window, column and beam and the Classical orders, this inspiring book goes on to explore historical architectural movements such as the Picturesque and Beaux-Arts, innovative materials such as steel and reinforced concrete, technical innovations, such as the lift and electric lighting, through to modern movements such(...)
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avril 2020
avril 2020
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100 ideas that changed architecture
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Starting with the basic building 'components' of door, window, column and beam and the Classical orders, this inspiring book goes on to explore historical architectural movements such as the Picturesque and Beaux-Arts, innovative materials such as steel and reinforced concrete, technical innovations, such as the lift and electric lighting, through to modern movements such as Universal Design and Deconstruction. Arranged in a broadly chronological order, these architectural ideas are presented through informative text and arresting visuals, exploring when each idea first evolved and the subsequent impact it has had up to the present day.
100 ideas that changed architecture
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Starting with the basic building 'components' of door, window, column and beam and the Classical orders, this inspiring book goes on to explore historical architectural movements such as the Picturesque and Beaux-Arts, innovative materials such as steel and reinforced concrete, technical innovations, such as the lift and electric lighting, through to modern movements such as Universal Design and Deconstruction. Arranged in a broadly chronological order, these architectural ideas are presented through informative text and arresting visuals, exploring when each idea first evolved and the subsequent impact it has had up to the present day.
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avril 2020
avril 2020
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Une approche rapide et claire de l'architecture contemporaine à travers ses grandes figures, ses inventions stylistiques et technologiques, les dates repères, les 20 architectes incontournables et leurs réalisations, etc..
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Une approche rapide et claire de l'architecture contemporaine à travers ses grandes figures, ses inventions stylistiques et technologiques, les dates repères, les 20 architectes incontournables et leurs réalisations, etc..
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juin 2022
juin 2022
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Architecture contemporaine : le guide
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Une approche rapide et claire de l'architecture contemporaine à travers ses grandes figures, ses inventions stylistiques et technologiques, les dates repères, les 20 architectes incontournables et leurs réalisations, etc..
Architecture contemporaine : le guide
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Une approche rapide et claire de l'architecture contemporaine à travers ses grandes figures, ses inventions stylistiques et technologiques, les dates repères, les 20 architectes incontournables et leurs réalisations, etc..
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juin 2022
juin 2022
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In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the late twentieth century. For this seventh edition, revising author Owen Hopkins provides a new introduction contextualizing Watkin's approach. The final chapter on the twenty-first century has been completely rewritten by(...)
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In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the late twentieth century. For this seventh edition, revising author Owen Hopkins provides a new introduction contextualizing Watkin's approach. The final chapter on the twenty-first century has been completely rewritten by(...)
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janvier 2023
janvier 2023
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A history of Western architecture, 7th edition
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In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the late twentieth century. For this seventh edition, revising author Owen Hopkins provides a new introduction contextualizing Watkin's approach. The final chapter on the twenty-first century has been completely rewritten by Hopkins, who brings the story right up to date with the inclusion of such topics as re-use, digital cities and virtual architecture.
A history of Western architecture, 7th edition
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In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the late twentieth century. For this seventh edition, revising author Owen Hopkins provides a new introduction contextualizing Watkin's approach. The final chapter on the twenty-first century has been completely rewritten by Hopkins, who brings the story right up to date with the inclusion of such topics as re-use, digital cities and virtual architecture.
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janvier 2023
janvier 2023
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Des formes géométriques colorées de Gio Ponti au futurisme libre et fluide de Zaha Hadid, ce panorama très complet présente près de 300 portraits et descriptions des architectes, des styles, des mouvements et des tendances qui sont à l’origine des constructions réalisées entre le XIXe et le XXIe siècle.
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Des formes géométriques colorées de Gio Ponti au futurisme libre et fluide de Zaha Hadid, ce panorama très complet présente près de 300 portraits et descriptions des architectes, des styles, des mouvements et des tendances qui sont à l’origine des constructions réalisées entre le XIXe et le XXIe siècle.
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mars 2022
mars 2022
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l'Architecture moderne de A à Z
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Des formes géométriques colorées de Gio Ponti au futurisme libre et fluide de Zaha Hadid, ce panorama très complet présente près de 300 portraits et descriptions des architectes, des styles, des mouvements et des tendances qui sont à l’origine des constructions réalisées entre le XIXe et le XXIe siècle.
l'Architecture moderne de A à Z
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Des formes géométriques colorées de Gio Ponti au futurisme libre et fluide de Zaha Hadid, ce panorama très complet présente près de 300 portraits et descriptions des architectes, des styles, des mouvements et des tendances qui sont à l’origine des constructions réalisées entre le XIXe et le XXIe siècle.
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mars 2022
mars 2022
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Jean-Louis Cohen, one of the world's leading architectural historians, serves up a compelling account of the developments that have shaped the world in which we live today. This highly accessible book begins with the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889, tracing architecture's evolution to the early twenty-first century's globalized architectural culture. Illustrated with(...)
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Jean-Louis Cohen, one of the world's leading architectural historians, serves up a compelling account of the developments that have shaped the world in which we live today. This highly accessible book begins with the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889, tracing architecture's evolution to the early twenty-first century's globalized architectural culture. Illustrated with(...)
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octobre 2016
octobre 2016
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The future of architecture since 1889
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Jean-Louis Cohen, one of the world's leading architectural historians, serves up a compelling account of the developments that have shaped the world in which we live today. This highly accessible book begins with the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889, tracing architecture's evolution to the early twenty-first century's globalized architectural culture. Illustrated with hundreds of drawings and photographs as well as portraits, publications, diagrams, film stills, and more, this survey places radical developments in architecture in a larger context, among those of art, technology, urbanism, and critical theory.
The future of architecture since 1889
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Jean-Louis Cohen, one of the world's leading architectural historians, serves up a compelling account of the developments that have shaped the world in which we live today. This highly accessible book begins with the Paris Universal Exposition of 1889, tracing architecture's evolution to the early twenty-first century's globalized architectural culture. Illustrated with hundreds of drawings and photographs as well as portraits, publications, diagrams, film stills, and more, this survey places radical developments in architecture in a larger context, among those of art, technology, urbanism, and critical theory.
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octobre 2016
octobre 2016
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100 Years of Architecture
100 Years of Architecture
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Through archival and full-colour photography, plans and architectural drawings, the book illustrates the changing nature of architecture and its expansion during this period from the early developments of concrete and steel, through the eruption of Modernism to the provocative arguments of Postmodernism in the 1980s, right up to today’s superstars and global brands.
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Through archival and full-colour photography, plans and architectural drawings, the book illustrates the changing nature of architecture and its expansion during this period from the early developments of concrete and steel, through the eruption of Modernism to the provocative arguments of Postmodernism in the 1980s, right up to today’s superstars and global brands.
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décembre 2016
décembre 2016
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100 Years of Architecture
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Through archival and full-colour photography, plans and architectural drawings, the book illustrates the changing nature of architecture and its expansion during this period from the early developments of concrete and steel, through the eruption of Modernism to the provocative arguments of Postmodernism in the 1980s, right up to today’s superstars and global brands.
100 Years of Architecture
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Through archival and full-colour photography, plans and architectural drawings, the book illustrates the changing nature of architecture and its expansion during this period from the early developments of concrete and steel, through the eruption of Modernism to the provocative arguments of Postmodernism in the 1980s, right up to today’s superstars and global brands.
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décembre 2016
décembre 2016
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By turns poetic and humorous, practical and wise, this book is a celebration of the craft of architecture. A posthumous book by critic, architect, urban theorist, and educator, Michael Sorkin (1948-2020), this publication is filled with details that architects love to obsess over, from the expected (golden ratio and the seismic code) to the unexpected (the heights of(...)
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By turns poetic and humorous, practical and wise, this book is a celebration of the craft of architecture. A posthumous book by critic, architect, urban theorist, and educator, Michael Sorkin (1948-2020), this publication is filled with details that architects love to obsess over, from the expected (golden ratio and the seismic code) to the unexpected (the heights of(...)
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octobre 2021
octobre 2021
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Two hundred and fifty things an architect should know
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By turns poetic and humorous, practical and wise, this book is a celebration of the craft of architecture. A posthumous book by critic, architect, urban theorist, and educator, Michael Sorkin (1948-2020), this publication is filled with details that architects love to obsess over, from the expected (golden ratio and the seismic code) to the unexpected (the heights of folly and the prismatic charms of Greek islands.)
Two hundred and fifty things an architect should know
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By turns poetic and humorous, practical and wise, this book is a celebration of the craft of architecture. A posthumous book by critic, architect, urban theorist, and educator, Michael Sorkin (1948-2020), this publication is filled with details that architects love to obsess over, from the expected (golden ratio and the seismic code) to the unexpected (the heights of folly and the prismatic charms of Greek islands.)
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octobre 2021
octobre 2021
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Organisé de façon chronologique, cet ouvrage présente les monuments du monde les plus remarquables, en les mettant en relation avec les événements historiques, les bouleversements sociaux, les développements économiques et les innovations technologiques qui les ont façonnés. Des pages d'approfondissement permettent de se familiariser avec les ?gures ou les changements qui(...)
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Organisé de façon chronologique, cet ouvrage présente les monuments du monde les plus remarquables, en les mettant en relation avec les événements historiques, les bouleversements sociaux, les développements économiques et les innovations technologiques qui les ont façonnés. Des pages d'approfondissement permettent de se familiariser avec les ?gures ou les changements qui(...)
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novembre 2021
novembre 2021
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Chronologie de l'architecture : des cercles de pierre aux gratte-ciel
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Organisé de façon chronologique, cet ouvrage présente les monuments du monde les plus remarquables, en les mettant en relation avec les événements historiques, les bouleversements sociaux, les développements économiques et les innovations technologiques qui les ont façonnés. Des pages d'approfondissement permettent de se familiariser avec les ?gures ou les changements qui ont marqué l'architecture. Grâce à cette frise chronologique complète, le lecteur pourra visualiser l'évolution des styles et identi?er les différents courants.
Chronologie de l'architecture : des cercles de pierre aux gratte-ciel
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Organisé de façon chronologique, cet ouvrage présente les monuments du monde les plus remarquables, en les mettant en relation avec les événements historiques, les bouleversements sociaux, les développements économiques et les innovations technologiques qui les ont façonnés. Des pages d'approfondissement permettent de se familiariser avec les ?gures ou les changements qui ont marqué l'architecture. Grâce à cette frise chronologique complète, le lecteur pourra visualiser l'évolution des styles et identi?er les différents courants.
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novembre 2021
novembre 2021
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While staying on theoretical ground, this is a very practical guide to the basic forms and shapes in architectural planning and design. The book is foremost a visual guide. The author presents sixty different basic architectural forms with both a schematic illustration and images of the forms applied in buildings.
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While staying on theoretical ground, this is a very practical guide to the basic forms and shapes in architectural planning and design. The book is foremost a visual guide. The author presents sixty different basic architectural forms with both a schematic illustration and images of the forms applied in buildings.
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mai 2016
mai 2016
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The fast guide to architectural form
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While staying on theoretical ground, this is a very practical guide to the basic forms and shapes in architectural planning and design. The book is foremost a visual guide. The author presents sixty different basic architectural forms with both a schematic illustration and images of the forms applied in buildings.
The fast guide to architectural form
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While staying on theoretical ground, this is a very practical guide to the basic forms and shapes in architectural planning and design. The book is foremost a visual guide. The author presents sixty different basic architectural forms with both a schematic illustration and images of the forms applied in buildings.
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mai 2016
mai 2016
