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Carl Pruscha Singular Personality
ISBN: HB: 9783037785904, Lars Muller Publishers, October 2020
240 pp., 29.8x21 cm, illus.
This monograph on the work of Austrian architect Carl Pruscha (born 1936) is divided into the three geographical areas of his life and legacy: the United States, Kathmandu, and Vienna. Following his study of architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts V...
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£44,00
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Never Again Gardens of Peace: A Landscape and Architectural History of War Cemeteries
ISBN: HB: 9780300246490, Yale University Press, Mercatorfonds, December 2019
224 pp., 27.3x24.1 cm, 200 colour illus.
The wealth of splendid photography in this singular publication features military cemeteries and memorials, conveying their grace, solemn beauty, and deep emotional resonance. Hundreds of cemeteries and memorials from the First and Second World Wars...
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£30,00
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Charleston Fancy Little Houses and Big Dreams in the Holy City
ISBN: HB: 9780300229073, Yale University Press, July 2019
256 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 43 black&white illus.
Charleston, South Carolina, which boasts America's first historic district, is known for its palmetto-lined streets and picturesque houses. The Holy City, named for its profusion of churches, exudes an irresistible charm. Award-winning author and cul...
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£15,00
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Facades A Visual Compendium
ISBN: HB: 9783791385174, Prestel Publishing, March 2019
448 pp., 24x18.5 cm, 400 colour illus.
A building's facade sets the aesthetic tone for its entire design while serving a variety of functions, from regulating light and protecting against the elements to providing insulation for temperature and sound. This absorbing book details hundreds...
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£35,00
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Reassessing Rudolph
ISBN: PB: 9780300225860, Yale University Press, February 2018
240 pp., 25.4x16.5 cm, 25 colour illus., 60 black&white illus.
American architect Paul Rudolph (1918-1997) was internationally known in the 1950s and early 1960s for his powerful, large-scale concrete buildings. Hugely influential during his lifetime, Rudolph was one of the most significant American architects o...
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£25,00
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St Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle
ISBN: HB: 9788024631295, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, August 2017
550 pp., 27.9x20.3 cm, 315 colour plates, 25 halftones
Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! "St Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle" is one of the symbols of the Czech statehood; it is the coronation and burial site of Bohemian kings and to this day is a leading Christian cathedral,...
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£56,50
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Building Histories The Archival and Affective Lives of Five Monuments in Modern Delhi
ISBN: HB: 9780226283470, University of Chicago Press, February 2017
272 pp., 25.4x17.8 cm, 10 colour plates, 51 halftones, 1 table
"Building Histories" offers innovative accounts of five medieval monuments in Delhi – the Red Fort, Rasul Numa Dargah, Jama Masjid, Purana Qila, and the Qutb complex – tracing their modern lives from the nineteenth century into the twentieth. Mrinali...
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£41,50
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Tabula Plena Forms of Urban Preservation
ISBN: PB: 9783037784914, Lars Muller Publishers, July 2016
256 pp., 23x16.5 cm, 149 illus.
In contrast to tabula rasa urbanism, this book considers strategies and possibilities for tabula plena – urban sites that are full of existing buildings and systems that have accumulated over time. Such dense urban sites prompt designers to work betw...
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£30,00
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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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David Adjaye Form, Heft, Material
ISBN: PB: 9780300207750, Yale University Press, A+D Series, February 2015
296 pp., 25.1x18.1 cm, 181 colour illus., 58 black&white illus.
Born in Tanzania, David Adjaye (b. 1966) is rapidly emerging as a major international figure in architecture and design-and this stunning catalogue serves only to cement his role as one of the most important architects of our time. His expanding port...
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£35,00
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