The Humboldt-Forum in the Berliner Schloss: Planning, Processes, Perspectives
ISBN: 9783777421469 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Embodying the cosmopolitan world view of the brothers Humboldt, is to be housed in the historic, reconstructed Berlin Palace on Berlin's Museum Island. This title provides a glimpse behind the scenes of this great construction project, developed by Italian architect Franco Stella.
Embodying the cosmopolitan world view of the brothers Humboldt, is to be housed in the historic, reconstructed Berlin Palace on Berlin's Museum Island...
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109,56 zł |
Behind the Iron Curtain: Confession of a Soviet Architect
ISBN: 9783869223599 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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126,30 zł |
Till We Have Built Jerusalem: Architects of a New City
ISBN: 9780374536787 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A biographical excavation of one of the world's great, troubled cities A remarkable view of one of the world's most beloved and troubled cities, Adina Hoffman's Till We Have Built Jerusalem is a gripping and intimate journey into the very different lives of three architects who helped shape modern Jerusalem. The book unfolds as an excavation. It opens with the 1934 arrival in Jerusalem of the celebrated Berlin architect Erich Mendelsohn, a refugee from Hitler's Germany who must reckon with a complex new Middle Eastern reality. Next we meet Austen St. Barbe... A biographical excavation of one of the world's great, troubled cities A remarkable view of one of the world's most beloved and troubl... |
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Cornwall
ISBN: 9780300126686 / Angielski / Twarda / 771 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Cornwall was the first volume in the Buildings of England series, published in 1951. This extensively revised edition brings much new research to bear on the history of the county's buildings, beginning with its rich prehistoric remains and early Christian structures and monuments including numerous Celtic crosses and holy wells. The high towers of the village churches, manor houses such as Cotehele, and the distinctive white-walled cottages in the villages and fishing towns contribute to Cornwall's unique, picturesque landscape. Cornwall is home to major country houses,...
Cornwall was the first volume in the Buildings of England series, published in 1951. This extensively revised edition brings much new re...
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310,43 zł |
Cape Cod Modern: Midcentury Architecture and Community on the Outer Cape
ISBN: 9781935202165 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the summer of 1937, Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus and a professor at Harvard's new Graduate School of Design, rented a house on Planting Island, near the base of Cape Cod. There, he and his wife, Ise, hosted a festive reunion of Bauhaus masters and students who had recently emigrated from Europe: Marcel Breuer, Herbert Bayer, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Xanti Schawinsky and others. Together they feasted, swam and planned their futures on a new continent, all sensing they were on the cusp of a momentous new phase in their lives. Yet even as they moved on, the group never lost its...
In the summer of 1937, Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus and a professor at Harvard's new Graduate School of Design, rented a house on Planting I...
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181,08 zł |
Aberdeenshire: North and Moray
ISBN: 9780300204285 / Angielski / Twarda / 800 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is the first of two to illuminate the buildings of the northeast of Scotland. It covers not only Aberdeenshire's historic districts of Formartine, Buchan, and Banff but also the whole of Moray. Picturesque former fishing villages cling to the rugged coastline, while the inland rivers support some of the most famous whisky distilleries in Scotland. Also included are examples of the finest medieval ecclesiastical architecture, notably the ruins of Elgin Cathedral, major country houses such as Brodie Castle and Duff House, as well as the churches and public buildings of the numerous...
This volume is the first of two to illuminate the buildings of the northeast of Scotland. It covers not only Aberdeenshire's historic districts of For...
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329,49 zł |
Contemporary Mexican Architecture: Continuing the Heritage of Luis Barragan
ISBN: 9780764346026 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mexico's contemporary architecture was inspired by the vision of Luis Barragan, one of Mexico's most influential 20th century architects. This unique book showcases the original work of 26 contemporary Mexican architects, with a wide variety of impressive architectural designs. Containing over 370 full color photos and architectural plans, it takes readers into a world of creativity and beauty, a world whose roots go back centuries. These same architects succeed in creating their own version of modernism, imbuing it with the warmth and vibrancy of their native Mexico, featuring clean lines...
Mexico's contemporary architecture was inspired by the vision of Luis Barragan, one of Mexico's most influential 20th century architects. This unique ...
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356,96 zł |
Architecture of the Panama Canal Zone: Civic and Residential Structures & Townsites
ISBN: 9780764346118 / Angielski / Twarda / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The civic and residential architectural structures, spanning the early decades of the 1900s through the 1960s, that defined America's presence in the Panama Canal Zone are here examined. Through over 1000 images and detailed text, explore the major civic architectural achievements, including the Beaux Arts styles Administration Building and Prado, Gorgas Hospital, Balboa School, YMCA, Union Church, and the Panama Railway Station. Residential architecture is also looked at, including the re-purposing of the French structures that remained from France's efforts to construct a sea level canal,...
The civic and residential architectural structures, spanning the early decades of the 1900s through the 1960s, that defined America's presence in the ...
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625,98 zł |
Architectural Guide Brazil: Architectural Guide
ISBN: 9783869222202 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Brazil, the big B of the BRIC countries, is in high spirits. The current upswing involving booming economic growth and cultural development is accompanied by good architecture: a great number of outstanding buildings have emerged, reviving international interest in Brazilian architecture. This publication provides an exciting selection of 220 modern buildings from the canonical works of Brazilian modern architecture to barely-known buildings; from works of the six best-known Brazilian masters namely, Oscar Niemeyer, Lucio Costa, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Joao Vilanova Artigas, Lina Bo Bardi, and...
Brazil, the big B of the BRIC countries, is in high spirits. The current upswing involving booming economic growth and cultural development is accompa...
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249,43 zł |
BCN Noteguide
ISBN: 9788494126406 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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108,45 zł |
Architectural Guide South Africa: Architectural Guide
ISBN: 9783869222622 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This guide is a celebration of the works of professional architects in three South African metropolitan centres, namely Cape Town, Durban and the Johannesburg/Pretoria Axis. The content ranges from the early years of European settlement, where architects were trained by the military schools of engineering, through the period of apprenticeship either to a recognised practicing architect or in public works, to the twentieth century and beyond, where architects were regulated as professionals by legislation, as was their education. The projects selected are all secular, being either in the...
This guide is a celebration of the works of professional architects in three South African metropolitan centres, namely Cape Town, Durban and the Joha...
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131,80 zł |
Old Philadelphia Houses on Society Hill, 1750-1840
ISBN: 9781442227712 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Officially known as Washington Square Park, Philadelphia's Society Hill district contains an impressive number of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century houses--perhaps as many as any other comparable area in the United States. This book presents, in text and pictures, the stories of its outstanding Colonial and Early American mansions and dwellings and simple row houses; its churches and other exceptional historic buildings. Old Philadelphia Houses on Society Hill contains both notes and illustrations on the design and architectural details of early Philadelphia row houses. There are also...
Officially known as Washington Square Park, Philadelphia's Society Hill district contains an impressive number of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-cen...
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137,29 zł |
Architectural Guide Venice: Architectural Guide
ISBN: 9783869223629 / Angielski / Miękka / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Venice is undoubtedly one of the most written upon cities and certainly the most photographed one. And yet another guide on Venice? Five walking tours take you to discover the modern Venice, the less known side of the city, hidden and far away from the well known places. These proposed intineries take you to the new residential areas and restored warehouse docks, to the works of Carlo Scarpa and Tadao Ando, to modern restructurations and the controversial and much discussed MOSE project (Experimental Electromechanical Module) against the high water. Venice's unrealized but as famous projects...
Venice is undoubtedly one of the most written upon cities and certainly the most photographed one. And yet another guide on Venice? Five walking tours...
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175,73 zł |
Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough
ISBN: 9780300208214 / Angielski / Twarda / 800 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bedfordshire is one of the smallest English counties but encompasses great variety in landscape and architecture. Its major monument is Woburn Abbey, one of the finest Georgian country houses in England, and the influence of the estate is widely felt in the model housing and schools in the county's villages. Its many other attractions range from the churches of the market towns of Bedford, Leighton Buzzard, and Ampthill to the majestic gardens at Wrest Park. Such variety is also to be found in Huntingdonshire and Peterborough, famous not only for the cathedral and the spires of the stone...
Bedfordshire is one of the smallest English counties but encompasses great variety in landscape and architecture. Its major monument is Woburn Abbey, ...
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329,49 zł |
Reflections: Art and Culture in the Autostadt Wolfsburg
ISBN: 9783775738354 / Angielski / Twarda / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reflections offers a collection of thoughtful and fresh perspectives on the Autostadt Wolfsburg, one of the largest distribution and pickup centers for new cars, which attracts two million visitors a year. Christian Boros, Douglas Coupland, Li Wie and Sascha Lobo reflect on their experiences of navigating the park.
Reflections offers a collection of thoughtful and fresh perspectives on the Autostadt Wolfsburg, one of the largest distribution and pickup cen...
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91,06 zł |
Vanished City: London's Lost Neighbourhoods
ISBN: 9781907222290 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An excavation of the vanished city, unearthing lost neighbourhoods, forgotten haunts and buried locales. London is constantly changing and the city we know today covers layers of destruction and rebuilding. There is so much change all around us that we scarcely notice it, but some of the famous neighbourhoods in London have vanished and been forgotten. Tom Bolton's new book looks at ten places that have disappeared from the A-Z.
An excavation of the vanished city, unearthing lost neighbourhoods, forgotten haunts and buried locales. London is constantly changing and the city we...
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65,85 zł |
Somerset: South and West
ISBN: 9780300207408 / Angielski / Twarda / 800 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This expertly revised and enlarged survey is the perfect architectural companion to one of England's most beautiful regions. From the misty Levels to the heights of Exmoor and the Mendips, the Somerset landscape is enriched by buildings of outstanding quality and interest. The early medieval ruins of Glastonbury Abbey and the Elizabethan great house of Montacute are among the finest works of their time. Also famous are the lavishly decorated church towers of the Perpendicular period, such as those at Taunton, Evercreech, and Huish Episcopi. Many of these churches serve towns and villages of...
This expertly revised and enlarged survey is the perfect architectural companion to one of England's most beautiful regions. From the misty Levels to ...
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310,43 zł |
Cambridgeshire
ISBN: 9780300205961 / Angielski / Twarda / 800 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the essential companion to the architecture of Cambridgeshire, fully revised for the first time in sixty years and featuring superb new photography. Half of the book is devoted to the famous university city, with its astonishingly rich and varied inheritance of college buildings including striking post-war additions. A combination of boldness and innovation may be found at Ely Cathedral, one of the greatest achievements of English medieval design. By comparison, the rest of the county remains surprisingly little known. Its largely unspoiled landscapes vary from the northern flat fen...
This is the essential companion to the architecture of Cambridgeshire, fully revised for the first time in sixty years and featuring superb new photog...
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310,43 zł |
Contemporary Southern Homes
ISBN: 9780764346828 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The South is known for its preserved mansions but many more beautiful twenty-first century houses preserve that same sense of ambience. In over 400 full-colour images, twenty Southern design professionals with varying architectural styles exhibit their award-winning work, ranging from classical Georgian symmetry to modernist traditions infused with fascinating flair. From Virginia to Arkansas, their work features expansive, open floor plans, walls of glass, and the use of indigenous materials. You can still see those Greek revival columns and the walls of hinged shutters, but you can also...
The South is known for its preserved mansions but many more beautiful twenty-first century houses preserve that same sense of ambience. In over 400 fu...
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301,98 zł |
Ante Bellum Houses of the Bluegrass: The Development of Residential Architecture in Fayette County, Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813155739 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The ante bellum homes of Lexington and Fayette County, Kentucky, are both more numerous and more distinctive in design than those of many communities of similar age. Founded in 1775, Lexington by the turn of the century had become the chief cultural center north of New Orleans and west of the Alleghenies. During the eight decades between the Revolution and the Civil War, Fayette County was the focus of converging streams of immigration, and a phenomenal amount of building activity took place in Lexington and the surrounding area. Although local builders followed the trends of national... The ante bellum homes of Lexington and Fayette County, Kentucky, are both more numerous and more distinctive in design than those of many communiti... |
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202,36 zł |