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The Victory of the New Building Style
ISBN: 9780892365630 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this volume, first published in German in 1927, Walter Curt Behrendt presents a revisionist concept of style that places equal emphasis on form and function. Behrendt calls on architects to return to basic geometries and to express the new social and economic realities.
In this volume, first published in German in 1927, Walter Curt Behrendt presents a revisionist concept of style that places equal emphasis on form and...
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159,71 zł |
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Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Mariette
ISBN: 9780892366361 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Published in 1765, Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Osservazioni is an impassioned defense of the superiority of Roman architectural "invention" over the "beautiful and noble simplicity" of ancient Greece. In this three-part polemical masterpiece, the famed engraver and designer not only contends that the Etruscans-not the Greeks-were the artistic mentors of the Romans but also argues for a Roman-inspired exuberance in design that draws freely on all forms and traditions of ancient art. Although Piranesi's essentially Baroque vision set him at odds with the austere Neoclassicism of his...
Published in 1765, Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Osservazioni is an impassioned defense of the superiority of Roman architectural "invention" over the ...
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159,71 zł |
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The Ruins of the Most Beautiful Monuments of Greece
ISBN: 9780892366699 / Angielski / Miękka / 550 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Julien-David Le Roy's Les ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grece, initially issued in 1758, first revealed to European eyes the wonders of Greek classical architecture. Overnight, Greece became the rage, much to the chagrin of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and other defenders of the genius of Rome. contemporary aesthetics was heightened, particularly in the much-expanded edition of 1770, by its two highly provocative theoretical essays. In one, Le Roy set forth a compelling linear history of the conceptual forms of architecture that began in Egypt, moved to Greece, then Rome, and finally...
Julien-David Le Roy's Les ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grece, initially issued in 1758, first revealed to European eyes the wonders of Greek ...
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266,18 zł |
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Seeing the Getty Villa
ISBN: 9780892368334 / Angielski / Miękka / 64 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This beautiful souvenir book captures the visual delights, both man-made and natural, of the newly renovated Getty Villa, set to reopen in 2005. More than seventy color photographs artfully record the stunning architecture and grounds of the Villa. Visiting the new Villa will reap numerous aesthetic rewards, for all the senses. Seeing the Getty Villa will surely reward the visual one.
The book is a tour guide in image and text, taking readers into and through the site, beginning with the cobblestone "Roman road" and the dramatic new entranceway, and then into the Museum entry court and... This beautiful souvenir book captures the visual delights, both man-made and natural, of the newly renovated Getty Villa, set to reopen in 2005. More ...
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53,18 zł |
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The See-Through Years: Creation and Destruction in Texas Architecture and Real Estate, 1981-1991
ISBN: 9780892633166 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The ritual of real estate dominated the spiritual life of Texas for a decade, a ritual based on the mythic premise that developers function as divinely ordained princes who bring prosperity to the whole of society. In the early years of the '80s Texas cities sprouted new skylines that showed off the stylistic explorations of some of the country's leading designers. By the end of the decade scores of new projects stood vacant. They were see-through buildings, towering symbols of the collapsing economy of a state that had for a time seemed to embody the nation's vitality. Once a promising...
The ritual of real estate dominated the spiritual life of Texas for a decade, a ritual based on the mythic premise that developers function as divinel...
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122,18 zł |
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Almost the Richest City: Bristol in the Middle Ages
ISBN: 9780901286789 / Angielski / Twarda / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Almost the richest city of all in the country with a harbour for a thousand ships may well be an exaggerated description of Bristol by the writer Gesta Stephani but it sums up the twelfth-century view of the city as second to London in status with an important international port, producing wealth that directly influenced the art and architecture of the city throughout the Middle Ages.
Bristol, according to Sir Nikolaus Pevsner 'shortly before 1300suddenly jumped onto the front rank of English and indeed European architecture', with the early eastern arm of the abbey church being... Almost the richest city of all in the country with a harbour for a thousand ships may well be an exaggerated description of Bristol by the writer Gest...
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682,74 zł |
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Almost the Richest City: Bristol in the Middle Ages
ISBN: 9780901286796 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Almost the richest city of all in the country with a harbour for a thousand ships may well be an exaggerated description of Bristol by the writer Gesta Stephani but it sums up the twelfth-century view of the city as second to London in status with an important international port, producing wealth that directly influenced the art and architecture of the city throughout the Middle Ages.
Bristol, according to Sir Nikolaus Pevsner 'shortly before 1300suddenly jumped onto the front rank of English and indeed European architecture', with the early eastern arm of the abbey church being... Almost the richest city of all in the country with a harbour for a thousand ships may well be an exaggerated description of Bristol by the writer Gest...
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212,35 zł |
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Wonderful Houses Around the World
ISBN: 9780936070346 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A picture is worth a thousand words; the 10 photos in this book, along with the accompanying descriptive detailed drawings, make this a very informative book for children. There has never been a photographer of buildings like Yoshio Komatsu. He has travelled extensively around the world for 25 years, photographing hand-built homes. Photos from Mongolia, China, Indonesia, India, Romania, Tunisia, Spain, Togo, Senegal, and Bolivia. Each structure is beautifully photographed, and then colorfully rendered in pen and wash, with many descriptive captions explaining the everyday life of children and...
A picture is worth a thousand words; the 10 photos in this book, along with the accompanying descriptive detailed drawings, make this a very informati...
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56,15 zł |
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Stukeley Illustrated: William Stukeley's Rediscovery of Britain's Ancient Sites
ISBN: 9780954296339 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stukeley Illustrated is the fantastic book compiled by 3rd Stone magazine editor, Neil Mortimer. The book brings together over 100 black and white engravings from one of the eighteenth century's most remarkable antiquarians, William Stukeley. Stukeley was the first man to study in detail the grand prehistoric sites of the Britain in his three brilliant books. These were Stonehenge: A Temple Restor'd to the British Druids, Abury: A Temple of the British Druids and Itinerarium Curiosum - a tour around the monuments of the UK covering everything from natural wonders to Medieval crosses. For the...
Stukeley Illustrated is the fantastic book compiled by 3rd Stone magazine editor, Neil Mortimer. The book brings together over 100 black and white eng...
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96,89 zł |
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Trojan Goat: A Self-Sufficient House
ISBN: 9780977102402 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The first volume in the Urgent Matters series, Trojan Goat: A Self-Sufficient House traces the design and construction of the University of Virginia's whimsically named, award-winning entry in the 2002 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. John D. Quale, the architectural advisor and coordinator for the project, provides here a firsthand account of the creation of the 750 square-foot solar-powered house. Aiming to make the remarkable achievements of the project better known, while highlighting potential future applications for the practice of architecture, Trojan Goat... The first volume in the Urgent Matters series, Trojan Goat: A Self-Sufficient House traces the design and construction of the University of ... |
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121,65 zł |
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Secrets of the Serpent: In Search of the Sacred Past
ISBN: 9780977790432 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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60,49 zł |
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Grand Avenues: The Story of Pierre Charles l'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C.
ISBN: 9781400076222 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1791, shortly after the United States won its independence, George Washington personally asked Pierre Charles L Enfant a young French artisan turned American revolutionary soldier who gained many friends among the Founding Fathers to design the new nation's capital. L Enfant approached this task with unparalleled vigor and passion; however, his imperious and unyielding nature also made him many powerful enemies. After eleven months, Washington reluctantly dismissed L Enfant from the project. Subsequently, the plan for the city was published under another name, and L Enfant died long before...
In 1791, shortly after the United States won its independence, George Washington personally asked Pierre Charles L Enfant a young French artisan turne...
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86,73 zł |
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Tracing Architecture: The Aesthetics of Antiquarianism
ISBN: 9781405105354 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tracing Architecture looks at the impact that knowledge of ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman and British architecture had on aesthetic attitudes and architectural design. It explores the changing relationship between text and image in an era before the introduction of mass mechanical reproduction.
Tracing Architecture looks at the impact that knowledge of ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman and British architecture had on aesthetic attitudes a...
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121,11 zł |
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Architecture and Design in Europe and America: 1750 - 2000
ISBN: 9781405115308 / Angielski / Twarda / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Architecture and Design in Europe and America, 1750-2000 is an unprecedented teaching anthology that surveys the history of European and American architecture and design using both historical and contemporary sources.
Architecture and Design in Europe and America, 1750-2000 is an unprecedented teaching anthology that surveys the history of European and Americ...
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617,26 zł |
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Architecture and Design in Europe and America: 1750 - 2000
ISBN: 9781405115315 / Angielski / Miękka / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Architecture and Design in Europe and America, 1750-2000 is an unprecedented teaching anthology that surveys the history of European and American architecture and design using both historical and contemporary sources.
Architecture and Design in Europe and America, 1750-2000 is an unprecedented teaching anthology that surveys the history of European and Americ...
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260,59 zł |
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The Swiss Chalet Book
ISBN: 9781410100801 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1913, this complete and illuminating view of the chalet of Switzerland, in text, pictures, architectural detail drawings, and floor plans is a guide to the design of this unique architecture. This guide to Swiss chalet design begins with the simplest structural elements, and leads up gradually through the larger system of construction to the question of the assignment of interior space and the beautifying of the external surfaces.
Originally published in 1913, this complete and illuminating view of the chalet of Switzerland, in text, pictures, architectural detail drawings, and ...
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62,90 zł |
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Churches and Castles of Medieval France
ISBN: 9781410104885 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. CONTENTS Historical Monuments of France The Cathedral of Amiens Beauvais and Chartres Tours Caen Rouen Mont St. Michel Carcassonne Aigues-Mortes Custodians of French Churches and Monuments The Templar Church of St. Jean de Luz Poitiers Two Ancient Bearnais Churches The Chateau of Henry of Navarre The Chateau of Langeais Chenonceaux and Azay-le-Rideau Chinon The Chateau of Blois The Chateaux of Loches and Chaumont The Chateaux of Amboise and Chambord Roman and Christian Monuments at Nimes and Arles Bourges The Cathedral of Rheims St. Denis St. Etienne du Mont, the Church of the Patron Saint of...
CONTENTS Historical Monuments of France The Cathedral of Amiens Beauvais and Chartres Tours Caen Rouen Mont St. Michel Carcassonne Aigues-Mortes Custo...
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87,37 zł |
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Walled Towns
ISBN: 9781410202154 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The free city of a walled town is the author's solution to doing away with the destructive effects of imperialism and materialism. "The next manifestation of monasticism should already be showing itself .. There will be groups of natural families, father, mother and children, entering into a communal but not by any means 'communistic' life, within those Walled Towns they will create for themselves, in the midst of the world but not of it." Ralph Adams Cram, born in 1863, was considered America's greatest church architect. He was also an editor, art critic, poet, and designer. The work of his...
The free city of a walled town is the author's solution to doing away with the destructive effects of imperialism and materialism. "The next manifesta...
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77,66 zł |
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Turrets, Towers, and Temples: The Great Buildings of the World, as Seen and Described by Famous Writers
ISBN: 9781410203168 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book brings together descriptions of many famous buildings written by authors who have appreciated the romantic spirit, as well as the architectural beauty and grandeur, of the work they describe.The 47 selections include writings by: John Ruskin, Victor Hugo, William Makepeace Thackeray, Theophile Gautier, Charles Dickens, John Addington Symonds, and many more.
This book brings together descriptions of many famous buildings written by authors who have appreciated the romantic spirit, as well as the architectu...
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167,56 zł |
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The Open Timber Roofs of the Middle Ages
ISBN: 9781410204370 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1849, this is a detailed study of roof structures, including aesthetic details of churches of the Middle Ages in England. The illustrations are highly detailed drawings of open timber roofs, with measurements, enlarged decorative details, etc. of tie-beam, trussed rafter, hammer beam and collar braced roofs. The work presents working drawings of no fewer than 35 church roofs. The authors were architects who visited many of the remaining specimens, and selected for illustration those roofs which appeared most worthy of remark, as well as for the excellence of their...
Originally published in 1849, this is a detailed study of roof structures, including aesthetic details of churches of the Middle Ages in England. The ...
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145,47 zł |
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