Cedric Price: Potteries Thinkbelt: Supercrit #1
ISBN: 9780415434126 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Supercrit series revisits some of the most influential architectural projects of the recent past and examines their impact on the way we think and design today. Based on live studio debates between protagonists and critics, the books describe, explore and criticise these major projects. This first book in the unprecedented series examines Cedric Price's groundbreaking Potteries Thinkbelt project from the 1960s, an innovative high-tech educational facility in the North Staffordshire Potteries. Highly illustrated and with contemporary criticism, this is a book not to be... The Supercrit series revisits some of the most influential architectural projects of the recent past and examines their impact on the way ... |
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244,62 zł |
Cedric Price: Potteries Thinkbelt: Supercrit #1
ISBN: 9780415434119 / Angielski / Twarda / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Supercrit series revisits some of the most influential architectural projects of the recent past and examines their impact on the way we think and design today. Based on live studio debates between protagonists and critics, the books describe, explore and criticise these major projects. This first book in the unprecedented series examines Cedric Price s groundbreaking Potteries Thinkbelt project from the 1960s, an innovative high-tech educational facility in the North Staffordshire Potteries. Highly illustrated and with contemporary criticism, this is a book not to be... The Supercrit series revisits some of the most influential architectural projects of the recent past and examines their impact on the way ... |
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917,50 zł |
Casa delle Nozze d'argento (V 2, i)
ISBN: 9783777494609 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The latest addition to the large-format Houses in Pompeii' series publishes a comprehensive account of the remains of all twenty rooms of the Casa delle Nozze D'Argento. This is followed by discussions of the layout of the building, its architectural elements and its floor and wall decoration. Includes many colour and black and white plates.
The latest addition to the large-format Houses in Pompeii' series publishes a comprehensive account of the remains of all twenty rooms of the Casa del...
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1278,23 zł |
Remodeling the Nation: The Architecture of American Identity, 1776-1858
ISBN: 9781584657729 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this interdisciplinary study, Faherty argues that throughout the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Americans conceptualized their still unsettled political and social states through metaphors of home building. During this period, a pervasive concern with the design and furnishing of houses helped writers to manage previous encounters with settlements, both native and European, and to imagine and remodel a new national ideal. By aligning the period's architectural concerns (registered in both the interior and exterior of houses) with concurrent debates about the need to create...
In this interdisciplinary study, Faherty argues that throughout the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Americans conceptualized their sti...
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200,89 zł |
Barn: Preservation and Adaptation, the Evolution of a Vernacular Icon
ISBN: 9780847842896 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This richly illustrated volume from leading barn historians and preservationists is a celebration of a quintessential American architectural form. Widely revered yet steadily vanishing from our cultural landscape, the barn is an expression of pastoral romance, painstaking craftsmanship, and tradition. The authors, both practitioners of historic barn restoration, offer a tribute to and exploration of the many extant forms of the American barn, following the evolution of the form from this country's earliest days to today, when these structures are repurposed as country lofts and spaces for...
This richly illustrated volume from leading barn historians and preservationists is a celebration of a quintessential American architectural form. Wid...
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160,97 zł |
Cape May Point: Three Walking Tours of Historic Cottages
ISBN: 9780764321085 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Whether you are visitor, vacationer, or resident, this tour book will be your indispensable guide to the history and charm of Cape May Point, New Jersey, as you stroll past its wonderful collection of nineteenth-century cottages.
Three walking tours encompass more than 70 of Cape May Points earliest buildings - each illustrated in full color with engaging descriptions of their architectural features. Each tour is a delightful way to spend a leisurely hour or so. Additionally, two-dozen rare photographs portray handsome houses that did not survive the ravages of development and storms that... Whether you are visitor, vacationer, or resident, this tour book will be your indispensable guide to the history and charm of Cape May Point, New Jers...
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Bungalows - Their Design, Construction and Furnishing, with Suggestions Also for Camps, Summer Homes and Cottages of Similar Construction
ISBN: 9781443788106 / Angielski / Miękka / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
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140,12 zł |
Masterpieces: Performance Architecture + Design
ISBN: 9783037680421 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Theaters, concert halls and opera houses belong to the main building tasks of our times. Numerous cities as well as communities are adding stage buildings for performing arts to their cultural infrastructure and are renewing historical buildings. The acoustics and stage mechanisms are adjusted to modern requirements, while the standards of the in-house technology and the amenities for visitors are decidedly improved. Prestigious projects for various towns and states result in extraordinary buildings. These not only convince in terms of their interior design, but also make an impact on the...
Theaters, concert halls and opera houses belong to the main building tasks of our times. Numerous cities as well as communities are adding stage build...
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187,79 zł |
Asian Influenced Architecture & Design
ISBN: 9780764333835 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Traditional Asian design is having an impact upon the way ever increasing numbers of Western people choose to build and furnish their homes to create stunning spaces. Over 340 striking color photos reveal the many new ways to combine Asian harmony with modernism. Top designers and architects use dynamic Asian designs and materials, including cypress, silk, and stone. In the engaging text, architect Barney Maier and designer Charlene Keogh discuss Asian design traditions for Western culture. For building, renovating, and landscaping in the Asian style, this useful reference will assist...
Traditional Asian design is having an impact upon the way ever increasing numbers of Western people choose to build and furnish their homes to create ...
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163,07 zł |
Classic Homes of Los Angeles
ISBN: 9780847833849 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A luxurious showcase of the finest homes in the oldest neighborhoods of Los Angeles and environs. This volume offers an exclusive look into the classic homes and gardens in the legendary neighborhoods in and around Los Angeles. Famed for its lavish homes and celebrity residents, one finds here a panorama of richly detailed architectural styles, from Victorian, Tudor, and Georgian, to Spanish Colonial, Art Deco, and Streamline Moderne. Shown here is the estate of the great Hollywood producer and director Cecil B. DeMille, the former Danny Kaye house in Beverly Hills, and the wonderful Arts and...
A luxurious showcase of the finest homes in the oldest neighborhoods of Los Angeles and environs. This volume offers an exclusive look into the classi...
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214,62 zł |
Life and Work: Malene Birger's Life in Pictures
ISBN: 9783832794170 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Known for a style that is both refined and accessible, Malene Birger expands the focus of her design empire from clothing to equally exquisite living spaces. This stunning volume embodies her knack for transforming homes into inspirational works of art. Birger's spaces combine international diversity with glittering sophistication. Bold patterns, thoughtful details, and comfort are her signature. The result: authentic dwellings for either high-edge entertaining or curling up with a good book. Global fashion designer Malene Birger resonates with all those who appreciate detail-focused, classic...
Known for a style that is both refined and accessible, Malene Birger expands the focus of her design empire from clothing to equally exquisite living ...
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183,08 zł |
Developing Sustainable Neighborhoods
ISBN: 9780984506101 / Angielski / Miękka / 102 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The fastest growing housing market today is in green construction and sustainable systems. The greatest social demand is for community. Developing Sustainable Communities uses the model of cohousing communities as example for developing sustainable neighborhoods. Cohousing recreates the neighborhoods our parents grew up in and provides nurturing environments for children. This book is designed to encourage and help real estate developers create sustainable neighborhoods. It includes budgets, floor plans, site plans, and examples of the green features of each community, as well as profiles of...
The fastest growing housing market today is in green construction and sustainable systems. The greatest social demand is for community. Developing Sus...
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86,09 zł |
Framing a Life, Building a House
ISBN: 9781597130943 / Angielski / Miękka / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What does it mean to build a house? How can it change a life? What happens if the builder is a woman, a teacher and a writer, a woman unaccustomed to tools? How does such a woman come to build at all? What happens, then, if that first house, whose every nail is known, is sold? How does one leave such a house, leave and go on to build another? This is a building story, but more it is a story of a woman builder and those without whom she could not have built. It is about how building changed not only that woman but also her sense of what a house is, how she came to know that building houses of...
What does it mean to build a house? How can it change a life? What happens if the builder is a woman, a teacher and a writer, a woman unaccustomed to ...
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91,59 zł |
Roman Republican Villas: Architecture, Context, and Ideology
ISBN: 9780472117703 / Angielski / Twarda / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Roman villa is a classic icon of Western culture, and yet villa can be used to cover a multiplicity of ideas, experiences, and places. In the late Republic and early Imperial periods, villas are inseparable from elite lifestyles, providing a prestigious setting for leisurely and intellectual pursuits. But how did these advanced buildings come about? Roman Republican Villas examines key aspects of early villa culture and architecture, with the goal of understanding the development and deployment of villas in Republican Italy. For instance, where does the "classic" villa...
The Roman villa is a classic icon of Western culture, and yet villa can be used to cover a multiplicity of ideas, experiences, and places. In t...
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321,93 zł |
Roman Villas: A Study in Social Structure
ISBN: 9780415620116 / Angielski / Miękka / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Roman Villas explores the social structures of the Roman world by analysing the plans of buildings of all sizes from slightly Romanized farms to palaces. The ways in which the rooms are grouped together; how they intercommunicate; and the ways in which individual rooms and the house are approached, reveal various social patterns, which question traditional ideas about the Roman family and household. J. T. Smith argues that virtually all houses were occupied by groups of varying composition, challenging the received wisdom that they were single family houses whose size reflected only...
Roman Villas explores the social structures of the Roman world by analysing the plans of buildings of all sizes from slightly Romanized farms...
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224,23 zł |
Experimentos Con la Vida Misma: Arquitecturas Domesticas Radicales Entre 1937 y 1959 = Experiments with Life Itself
ISBN: 9788492861668 / Hiszpański / Miękka / 175 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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193,98 zł |
Renewed Life for Scottish Castles
ISBN: 9781902771861 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Castles, both ruined and occupied, are amongst the most deeply evocative buildings in the Scottish landscape. This book considers the history of the conservation and restoration of a number of those buildings against the background of what the idea of the castle has meant to Scots over the centuries.
Castles, both ruined and occupied, are amongst the most deeply evocative buildings in the Scottish landscape. This book considers the history of the c...
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101,94 zł |
Retreats to Retirement: Dream Homes to Reality
ISBN: 9780764323393 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A vacation home is a dream for many of us, responding to our need for recreation and respite, revitalization, and refuge. The ideal vacation home is one where we escape yearly, weekly, and, eventually, permanently. This book looks at planning a second home to eventually inhabit year-round; a home that will age nicely with you and your whole family's needs. Intelligently designed, the vacation home incorporates flexible, accessible, and user-friendly living space for everyone, well into the future. Over 500 beautiful photos will show you how others have adapted their vacation homes for...
A vacation home is a dream for many of us, responding to our need for recreation and respite, revitalization, and refuge. The ideal vacation home is o...
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188,55 zł |
Small Houses
ISBN: 9781600857652 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. So long McMansions and rambling square footage...small homes are in Easier to maintain and more affordable in hard economic times, small houses are gaining popularity in the housing market after nearly 60 years of trending up in size. Small Houses capitalizes on this shift with an all-new collection of small houses from Fine Homebuilding magazine. The featured writers, well-respected authors in their fields, look at houses--ranging from less than 1,250 sq. ft. to upward of 2,250 sq. ft.--that are both new and remodeled, urban and rural,... So long McMansions and rambling square footage...small homes are in Easier to maintain and more affordable in hard economic times... |
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94,72 zł |
Jorg Friedrich Pfp Architekten: Works
ISBN: 9783868591408 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the past 25 years, Jorg Friedrich and his prominent Hamburg architecture firm PFP Architekten have completed a wide range of public and private architectural projects such as theaters, schools and gymnasiums, all inspired by the ideals of classical modernism. This book provides an overview of the firm's philosophy and working processes, illustrated with many examples.
Over the past 25 years, Jorg Friedrich and his prominent Hamburg architecture firm PFP Architekten have completed a wide range of public and private a...
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217,08 zł |