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Concrete Lines The Model as a Way to See
ISBN: PB: 9788862422284, Prestel Publishing, Lettera Ventidue, September 2017
72 pp., 22x22 cm, colour illus., language: English / Italian
The Architect Kuno Mayr has developed a way of working on reality in which the rigorousness of his process manifests itself first in the model. Through a long and laborious procedure, overlooked things are saved from abandonment and neglect so as to...
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£16,99
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Explorations in the Middle-Class City
ISBN: HB: 9788862421584, Prestel Publishing, Lettera Ventidue, August 2017
160 pp., 22x17 cm
The book looks at the residential buildings erected in Turin for the middle classes in the decades after World War II: a period marked by a remarkable urban growth in which a signi cant part of newly produced housing was aimed at social groups lookin...
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£18,00
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A4A Architecture for Animals
ISBN: PB: 9788862421157, Prestel Publishing, Lettera Ventidue, July 2017
192 pp., 22x17 cm, illustrations throughout
This book is a concise selection of twenty buildings designed to shelter animals. While being examples of contemporary architecture they also clearly illustrate the evolution of our relationship with animals. Man has always exploited and tamed animal...
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£19,99
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Afghanistan Preserving Historic Heritage
ISBN: HB: 9783791356433, Prestel Publishing, May 2017
384 pp., 28x22 cm, 794 colour illus.
Prefaces by His Highness the Aga Khan and Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan, with texts by Ajmal Maiwandi and members of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture team. For decades, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has been working to revita...
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£45,00
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Bauhaus Travel Book
ISBN: HB: 9783791382531, Prestel Publishing, April 2017
304 pp., 23x13.5 cm, 122 black&white illus.
A comprehensive travel guide dedicated to Germany's Bauhaus architecture, this book takes an in-depth look at over 100 locations that can still be visited today. Established in 1919 in Weimar, the Bauhaus college for design influenced one of the wor...
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£19,99
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New Architecture London
ISBN: HB: 9783791382784, Prestel Publishing, April 2017
176 pp., 28x23.5 cm, 150 colour illus.
London has always been known for its iconic buildings, but the city has recently witnessed an explosion of new architecture from the world's most acclaimed architects. This breathtaking volume offers a fascinating look at the city's rapidly changing...
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£29,99
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Architecture and Light Basic Principles for Designing with Daylight
ISBN: PB: 9788862422154, Prestel Publishing, Lettera Ventidue, April 2017
80 pp., 16.5x12 cm, colour illus.
Light is the soul of space, a breath that runs through it and gives it life. It chases the shadows relentlessly in a ritual that makes the passing of time visible. Architecture is, above all else, the implementation of this ritual, which ignites the...
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£9,99
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50 Architects You Should Know New Edition
ISBN: FLEXI: 9783791383408, Prestel Publishing, March 2017
160 pp., 24x19.5 cm, colour illus.
Now available in a new edition, this introduction to fifty visionary architects traces the major aesthetic movements over the past six centuries and offers concise portraits of the geniuses behind them. Starting with the Renaissance, this accessible...
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£14,99
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Renaovate Inovate Reclaimed and Upcycled Dwellings
ISBN: HB: 9783791383095, Prestel Publishing, March 2017
256 pp., 30x24 cm, 275 colour illus.
From converted factories and chapels to cabins built from salvaged wood, this collection of innovative, beautiful, and sustainable dwellings showcases a worldwide trend for upcycling in home design. Antonia Edwards' first book, Upcyclist, explored h...
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£35,00
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Japanese Contemporary House Small Anthology of Floating Spaces
ISBN: PB: 9788862421591, Prestel Publishing, Lettera Ventidue, February 2017
144 pp., 22x16.7 cm, colour illus., language: English / Italian
Five essays about the contemporary Japanese house illustrated by a selection of designs by young architects. The domestic space becomes a symbol of the ability to adapt to new cultural and technological patterns. The designers provide brilliant medit...
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£17,99
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