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Frank Lloyd Wright and San Francisco
ISBN: HB: 9780300215021, Yale University Press, October 2016
224 pp., 26.7x23.5 cm, 77 colour illus., 79 black&white illus.
An unprecedented look at the architect's storied relationship with San Francisco and the Bay Area Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) often spent time in San Francisco, which he called "the most charming city in America". Paul V. Turner looks at the archi...
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£45,00
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Charles Percier Revolutions in Architecture and Design
ISBN: HB: 9780300221589, Yale University Press, October 2016
304 pp., 28.6x24.1 cm, 228 colour illus., 20 black&white illus.
Handsomely designed and richly illustrated, this publication surveys the magnificent spectrum of projects undertaken by French architect and interior designer Charles Percier (1764-1838). After gaining an illustrious reputation for supervising the sc...
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£50,00
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Pevsner's Architectural Glossary
ISBN: HB: 9780300223682, Yale University Press, September 2016
144 pp., 21.6x12.1 cm, 32 colour illus., 144 black&white illus.
With even more entries and more vocabulary words, this second edition of "Pevsner's Architectural Glossary" covers the complete range of technical terms used in the storied guides. Pevsner's famous designations E. E. and Perp. are among the terms cle...
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£16,99
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Cornelia Parker The Roof Garden Commission
ISBN: PB: 9781588395931, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, August 2016
64 pp., 18.4x11 cm, 55 colour illus.
Turner Prize-nominated British artist Cornelia Parker (b. 1956) is well known for her large-scale, site-specific installations. Her work has been featured in many solo exhibitions and is included in collections around the world. Often composed of ord...
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£6,95
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City of Tomorrow Sensors, Networks, Hackers, and the Future of Urban Life
ISBN: HB: 9780300204803, Yale University Press, June 2016
184 pp., 17.8x12.7 cm, 22 black&white illus.
Since cities emerged ten thousand years ago, they have become one of the most impressive artifacts of humanity. But their evolution has been anything but linear-cities have gone through moments of radical change, turning points that redefine their ve...
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£14,99
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Warwickshire The Buildings of England
ISBN: HB: 9780300215601, Yale University Press, May 2016
800 pp., 21.6x12.1 cm, 120 colour illus.
Highlights of this fully revised and updated guide are the magnificent medieval fortresses of Warwick and Kenilworth Castles, but this county is also home to some of the most significant developments of England's postwar modern architecture, notably...
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£60,00
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Pedagogy and Place 100 Years of Architecture Education at Yale
ISBN: HB: 9780300211924, Yale University Press, May 2016
664 pp., 24.1x16.5 cm, 70 colour illus., 253 black&white illus.
Marking the centennial of the 1916 establishment of a professional program, Pedagogy and Place is the definitive text on the history of the Yale School of Architecture. Robert A. M. Stern, current dean of the school, examines its growth and change ov...
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Bulldozer Demolition and Clearance of the Postwar Landscape
ISBN: HB: 9780300200683, Yale University Press, May 2016
392 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 79 black&white illus.
Although the decades following World War II stand out as an era of rapid growth and construction in the United States, those years were equally significant for large-scale destruction. In order to clear space for new suburban tract housing, an ambiti...
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£35,00
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Court, Country, City Essays on British Art and Architecture, 1660-1735
ISBN: HB: 9780300214802, Yale University Press, May 2016
544 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 208 colour illus.
The late 17th and early 18th centuries saw profound changes in Britain and in its visual arts. This volume provides fresh perspectives on the art of the late Stuart and early Georgian periods, focusing on the concepts, spaces, and audiences of court,...
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Derbyshire The Buildings of England
ISBN: HB: 9780300215595, Yale University Press, May 2016
800 pp., 21.6x12.1 cm, 120 colour illus.
This is the essential guide to the architecture of Pevsner's "county of contrasts", home to an amazingly diverse assortment of landmarks. Among Derbyshire's many distinguished country houses are Haddon Hall and Hardwick Hall. 17th-century highlights...
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