Kategoria BISAC: Architecture >> Individual Architects & Firms - Monographs

The Legacy of Albert Kahn salutes the achievements of one of America's most distinguished architects. Originally the catalog for a major retrospective exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts, this volume has become an invaluable handbook in tracing the creative genius of Albert Kahn.
Known principally for his development of modern industrial architecture, Kahn also made significant contributions in the areas of commercial, civic, institutional, and domestic architecture. Dividing the early and late works, each chapter is a chronological presentation of designs within a given...

Marion Manley (1893-1984), Miami's first female architect, successfully maintained an independent architectural practice in South Florida over much of the twentieth century. In this first comprehensive, illustrated work on Manley, Catherine Lynn and Carie Penabad explore the relationship of Manley's work to her life and to the broader historical moment of which she was a part, including the overall development of the city of Miami. The book catalogs all of Manley's known work, includes images and plans where available, and provides detailed examinations of what the authors consider to be...

This lavishly illustrated book traces the life and work of Hart Wood (1880-1957), from his beginnings in architectural offices in Denver and San Francisco to his arrival in Hawaii in 1919 as a partner of C. W. Dickey and eventual solo career in the Islands. An outspoken leader in the development of a Hawaiian style of architecture, Wood incorporated local building traditions and materials in many of his projects and was the first in Hawaii to blend Eastern and Western architectural forms in a conscious manner. Enchanted by Hawaii's vivid beauty and its benevolent climate, exotic flora, and...

Von der ersten Begegnung mit Le Corbusier 1958 bis heute hat Heidi Weber sich fur die Verbreitung seines Werks unermudlich eingesetzt. Das Buch dokumentiert ihr 50jahriges Wirken und zeichnet nicht nur die Geschichte einer engagierten Frau, sondern auch eine faszinierende Synthese des bildenden Kunstlers LC in all seinen Facetten.

The portfolio of contemporary Japanese design firm Intentionallies--now published for the first time--covers fifteen years in which the outfit created remarkable environments at home and abroad. Offering insight into the working methods of the award-winning firm, this book showcases and explains the team's architectural projects, interiors, and products.

Intentionallies is out to push the architectural envelope, to research the depth and range of the discipline, to break boundaries. Featured projects include private residences, offices, restaurants, commercial buildings (such as...

This documentation of the last ten years presents sixty - five structures and projects from rkw and looks behind the scenes in numerous interviews and essays. The works considered range from the research facilities for Audi to residential buildings, schools, railroad station, urban office buildings and shopping centers, as well as the soccer stadium in Gdansk.