Families & Farmhouses in 19th-Century America
ISBN: 9780195044751 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The antebellum era and the close of the 19th century frame a period of great agricultural expansion. During this time, farmhouse plans designed by rural men and women regularly appeared in the flourishing Northern farm journals. This book analyzes these vital indicators of the work patterns, social interactions, and cultural values of the farm families of the time. Examining several hundred owner-designed plans, McMurry shows the ingenious ways in which "progressive" rural Americans designed farmhouses in keeping with their visions of a dynamic, reformed rural culture. From designs for...
The antebellum era and the close of the 19th century frame a period of great agricultural expansion. During this time, farmhouse plans designed by rur...
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404,33 zł |
Historic House Museums: A Practical Handbook for Their Care, Preservation, and Management
ISBN: 9780195106602 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Historic house museums can be found in nearly every city in the United States and Canada. These are the homes of the earliest settlers, statesmen, frontiersmen, great writers, artists, architects, and industrial magnates. These are the places, carefully saved and preserved, that represent a cultural heritage. Despite their popularity, it is not uncommon to find museums that are in poor repair, their collections neglected and their staffs grossly overworked. Many are run by well-meaning and hard-working volunteers who have little or no professional training. Often they survive on shoestring...
Historic house museums can be found in nearly every city in the United States and Canada. These are the homes of the earliest settlers, statesmen, fro...
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197,89 zł |
The Robie House of Frank Lloyd Wright
ISBN: 9780226115429 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The Robie House in Chicago is one of the world's most famous houses, a masterpiece from the end of Frank Lloyd Wright's early period and a classic example of the Prairie House. This book is intended as a companion for the visitor to the house, but it also probes beneath the surface to see how the design took shape in the mind of the architect. Wright's own writings, rare working drawings from the period, and previously unpublished photographs of the house in construction help the reader look over the shoulder of the architect at work. Beautiful new photographs of the Robie House and related...
The Robie House in Chicago is one of the world's most famous houses, a masterpiece from the end of Frank Lloyd Wright's early period and a classic exa...
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143,90 zł |
A Thriving Modernism: The Houses of Wendell Lovett and Arne Bystrom
ISBN: 9780295984339 / Angielski / Twarda / 165 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) A Thriving Modernism celebrates the remarkable careers of architects Wendell Lovett and Arne Bystrom and their contributions to modernism and to the architectural legacy of the Pacific Northwest. Wendell Lovett joined the University of Washington faculty in 1948; Arne Bystrom was one of his first students. Their work, now encompassing half a century, has been published in Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, Denmark, England, Brazil, Switzerland, and France, and their reputations in these places are established. Yet in the United States, despite their being elected Fellows of the... A Thriving Modernism celebrates the remarkable careers of architects Wendell Lovett and Arne Bystrom and their contributions to modernism an... |
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181,55 zł |
The Problem of the House: French Domestic Life and the Rise of Modern Architecture
ISBN: 9780295986326 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) The Problem of the House will appeal to art and architectural historians, students and scholars of architecture, interior designers, and decorative artists. The Problem of the House will appeal to art and architectural historians, students and scholars of architecture, interior designers, and dec... |
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280,10 zł |
Medieval London Houses
ISBN: 9780300082838 / Angielski / Miękka / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This authoritative book is the first comprehensive study of domestic buildings in London from about 1200 to the Great Fire in 1666. John Schofield describes houses and such related buildings as almshouses, taverns, inns, shops, and livery company halls, drawing on evidence from surviving buildings, archaeological excavations, documents, panoramas, drawn surveys and plans, contemporary descriptions, and later engravings and photographs. This authoritative book is the first comprehensive study of domestic buildings in London from about 1200 to the Great Fire in 1666. John Schofield ... |
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122,85 zł |
The Roman House in Britain
ISBN: 9780415221986 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This work sets the results of archaeological research in the context of classical scholarship, as it explores three main aspects of Romano-British buildings: general characteristics of form and structure; the ways in which they were built and decorated; and the range of activities for which they were designed. This evidence is then used to discuss the social practices and domestic arrangements that characterized Romano-British elite society. The author also looks to the ancient world at large, to see if there are similarities or contrasts which can illuminate Romano-British findings. Fully...
This work sets the results of archaeological research in the context of classical scholarship, as it explores three main aspects of Romano-British bui...
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700,25 zł |
Accessible Housing: Quality, Disability and Design
ISBN: 9780415318914 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) This book considers the interrelationships between disability and housing design with a focus on the role of policy in addressing the housing needs of disabled people. The book will set out some of the broader debates about the nature of housing, quality and design: in what ways are domestic design and architecture implicated in inhibiting or facilitating mobility and movement of people? What is the nature of government regulation and policy in relation to the design of home environments? This book addresses these questions, and brings a range of approaches to accessible design in housing to...
This book considers the interrelationships between disability and housing design with a focus on the role of policy in addressing the housing needs of...
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752,12 zł |
Accessible Housing: Quality, Disability and Design
ISBN: 9780415318921 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Considering the interrelationships between disability and housing design with a focus on the role of policy in addressing the housing needs of disabled people, this book sets out some of the broader debates about the nature of housing, quality and design. In what ways are domestic design and architecture implicated in inhibiting or facilitating mobility and movement of people? What is the nature of government regulation and policy in relation to the design of home environments? The author addresses these questions, and brings a range of approaches to accessible design in housing to the...
Considering the interrelationships between disability and housing design with a focus on the role of policy in addressing the housing needs of disable...
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373,41 zł |
Housing and Dwelling: Perspectives on Modern Domestic Architecture
ISBN: 9780415346559 / Angielski / Twarda / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Housing and Dwelling collects the best in recent scholarly and philosophical writings that bear upon the history of domestic architecture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Lane combines exemplary readings that focus on and examine the issues involved in the study of domestic architecture, taken from an innovative and informed combination of philosophy, history, social science, art, literature and architectural writings. Uniquely, the readings underline the point of view of the user of a dwelling and assess the impact of varying uses on the evolution of domestic... Housing and Dwelling collects the best in recent scholarly and philosophical writings that bear upon the history of domestic architecture ... |
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933,66 zł |
Housing and Dwelling: Perspectives on Modern Domestic Architecture
ISBN: 9780415346566 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) These essays on the history of domestic architecture collectively introduce scholars and students to the wide range of issues, approaches, interpretations and source materials available in this growing field of interest, while also giving the practicing architect a historical grounding in dwelling design and suggesting directions for future research.
An innovative blend of contributions from traditional sources in history, philosophy and archaeology as well as fresh perspectives from, among others, oral history, gender studies and social sciences, this book encompasses an unprecedented... These essays on the history of domestic architecture collectively introduce scholars and students to the wide range of issues, approaches, interpretat...
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259,30 zł |
Sustainable Housing : Principles and Practice
ISBN: 9780419246206 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Written by experts using case studies of recent practice, this work presents perspectives on residential sustainability. It is based upon the Housing and Sustainability conference at the RIBA in October 1998. It is intended to guide action into the next century, setting down key principles, providing technical information, and setting UK practice in a European context. Perceptions of sustainable housing have moved from the importance of the individual dwelling to the issues facing neighbourhoods and communities. Transportation and urban form are essential elements of sustainability and with...
Written by experts using case studies of recent practice, this work presents perspectives on residential sustainability. It is based upon the Housing ...
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373,41 zł |
Old-House Dictionary: An Illustrated Guide to American Domestic Architecture (1600-1940)
ISBN: 9780471144076 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Old-House Dictionary From a One Room Cabin to a Beaux-Arts Mansion. Here's a concise and easily understandable architectural dictionary for professionals and amateurs alike. More than 450 illustrations, 1500 terms, 750 definitions, and 17 useful cross references guide you smoothly through the oftentimes confusing language of American domestic architecture. Who is This Dictionary For?
* Architects and Architectural Historians * Preservationists * Building Trades Professionals * Interior Designers * High School and College Students * Old Home Owners and... Old-House Dictionary From a One Room Cabin to a Beaux-Arts Mansion. Here's a concise and easily understandable architectural dictionary for profession...
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207,21 zł |
Sears, Roebuck Home Builder's Catalog: The Complete Illustrated 1910 Edition
ISBN: 9780486263205 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) All across America during the great building boom of the early 20th century, one of the most popular sources for home-building materials, fixtures, and trimmings was the Sears, Roebuck catalog for home builders. This fascinating volume, reprinted from a rare surviving edition of that remarkably comprehensive publication, offers a peerless view of how thousands of Americans approached the practicalities and aesthetics of homebuilding in 1910.
A huge selection of materials needed to build and finish an early 20th-century home -- lumber, siding, roofing, gable ornaments, interior moldings,... All across America during the great building boom of the early 20th century, one of the most popular sources for home-building materials, fixtures, an...
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106,63 zł |
100 Turn-Of-The-Century Brick Bungalows with Floor Plans
ISBN: 9780486281193 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Reprinted from rare 1912 catalog, this book presents 100 winning entries from a nationwide competition for brick bungalow designs. Superb renderings show houses in perspective, floor plans, some landscape planning - even a budget.
Reprinted from rare 1912 catalog, this book presents 100 winning entries from a nationwide competition for brick bungalow designs. Superb renderings s...
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55,35 zł |
Victorian Woodturnings and Woodwork
ISBN: 9780486451145 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Reproduced from a rare original, this 1893 catalog offers nearly 800 detailed and authentic illustrations of superior-quality woodturnings and woodwork. In addition to its conventional examples, it features varied and unusual models of the Victorian style, including stairs, stair railings and balusters, and newel posts; mantels; turned porch and veranda work; gables and window hoods; ventilators; rosettes and other wooden ornaments; and moldings and interior finish.
An excellent guide for woodturners and cabinetmakers, this volume also provides an inspiring and instructive resource for... Reproduced from a rare original, this 1893 catalog offers nearly 800 detailed and authentic illustrations of superior-quality woodturnings and woodwor...
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63,89 zł |
The Houses of Roman Italy, 100 B.C.- A.D. 250: Ritual, Space, and Decoration
ISBN: 9780520084292 / Angielski / Miękka / 450 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In this richly illustrated book, art historian John R. Clarke helps us see the ancient Roman house "with Roman eyes." Clarke presents a range of houses, from tenements to villas, and shows us how enduring patterns of Roman wall decoration tellingly bear the cultural, religious, and social imprints of the people who lived with them. In case studies of seventeen excavated houses, Clarke guides us through four centuries of Roman wall painting, mosaic, and stucco decoration, from the period of the "Four Styles" (100 B.C. to A.D. 79) to the mid- third century. The First Style Samnite House...
In this richly illustrated book, art historian John R. Clarke helps us see the ancient Roman house "with Roman eyes." Clarke presents a range of house...
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249,47 zł |
The Place of Houses
ISBN: 9780520223578 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) With a new epilogue
Richly illustrated with houses large and small, old and new, with photographs, plans, and cutaway drawings, this is a book for people who want a house but who may not know what they really need, or what they have a right to expect. The authors establish the basis for good building by examining houses in the small Massachusetts town of Edgartown; in Santa Barbara, California, where a commitment was made to re-create an imaginary Spanish past; and in Sea Ranch, on the northern California coast, where the authors attempt to create a community. These examples... With a new epilogue
Richly illustrated with houses large and small, old and new, with photographs, plans, and cutaway drawings, this is a b... |
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147,64 zł |
Domestic Architecture and the Use of Space: An Interdisciplinary Cross-Cultural Study
ISBN: 9780521445771 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) Domestic Architecture and the Use of Space investigates the relationship between the built environment and the organisation of space. The contributors are classical and prehistoric archaeologists, anthropologists and architects, who from their different backgrounds are able to provide some important and original insights into this relationship.
Domestic Architecture and the Use of Space investigates the relationship between the built environment and the organisation of space. The contributors...
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202,81 zł |
The Place Vendôme: Architecture and Social Mobility in Eighteenth-Century Paris
ISBN: 9780521592598 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych (dostawa przed świętami) In this book the author explores the sociological foundations of domestic design in eighteenth-century France, the acknowledged leader of domestic architecture in this period. Focusing on the Place Vendome, which was developed by the financiers of Paris, she examines the representational strategies and dilemmas of French elites, which were crucial to the formation of a French mode of design. Through analyses of social distinctions and ambitions, Ziskin explores the manner in which the dwellings of the Place Vendome embodied beliefs about the nature of society and the appropriate relations...
In this book the author explores the sociological foundations of domestic design in eighteenth-century France, the acknowledged leader of domestic arc...
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291,26 zł |