Kategoria BISAC: Architecture >> Buildings - Landmarks & Monuments

While sectarian violence has greatly diminished on the streets of...

Vorarlberg ist das westlichste und flachenmaig kleinste Bundesland Osterreichs. Das Land kann auf eine besondere baukulturelle Entwicklung zuruckblicken, die ihren Ausgang in den spaten 1950er, fruhen 1960er Jahren genommen hat und unter der Bezeichnung "Vorarlberger Bauschule" weit uber die Landesgrenzen hinausbekannt geworden ist und bis in die Gegenwart zu einer vergleichsweise hohen Dichte qualitatvoller Architektur gefuhrt hat.

Designed by Atlanta architect A. Thomas Bradbury and opened in 1968, the mansion has been home to eight first families and houses a distinguished collection of American art and antiques. Often called the people s house, the mansion is always on display, always serving the public. "Memories of the Mansion" tells the story of the Georgia Governor s Mansion what preceded it and how it came to be as well as the stories of the people who have lived and worked here since its opening in 1968.

The authors worked closely with the former first families (Maddox, Carter, Busbee, Harris, Miller,...

Ten master craftsmen, ten fascinating stories, one 486-page illustrated book about "old world" building trades craftsmen working today to help preserve historic buildings, and the families who have dedicated their lives to saving historic structures in South Texas. The book is about some very special craftsmen who love to work with their hands, who have a burning passion their work, and who value the old architecture with the hope they can be preserved for future generations. Some of the best craftsmen based in San Antonio have told their stories about their professions and the generations...

"Philadelphia Architecture, A Guide to the City" (Fourth Edition) provides more than three hundred descriptions and photographs, both color and black and white, of the city's architecturally most significant buildings. Spanning more than three hundred years, these great buildings characterize Philadelphia as unique among American cities, comprising, as they do, nearly every style of architecture found in the United States.

Divided into four sections, "Philadelphia Architecture" proceeds chronologically from the founding of the city in 1682 into the early Federal period, through its...

Local history and travel guide of 60 venues in southeast Connecticut complimented by 58 original black and white illustrations and 23 hand drawn maps by the author. this is the second volume of such work, and describes a totally different set of landmarks