Architecture: public and commercial Books
History Press Hotel Roanoke The Grand Old Lady on the Hill
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£23.99
Edinburgh University Press Architectural Culture in BritishMandate Jerusalem
Book SynopsisExamines a fascinating and critical epoch in the architectural history of Jerusalem. It proposes a fresh and analytical discussion of British Mandate-era architecture by studying four buildings that have had a lasting impact on Jerusalem's built environment.
£85.50
Duke University Press Written in Stone
Book SynopsisTwentieth Anniversary Edition with a new preface and afterword From the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans in the spring of 2017 to the violent aftermath of the white nationalist march on the Robert E. Lee monument in Charlottesville later that summer, debates and conflicts over the memorialization of Confederate “heroes” have stormed to the forefront of popular American political and cultural discourse. In Written in Stone Sanford Levinson considers the tangled responses to controversial monuments and commemorations while examining how those with political power configure public spaces in ways that shape public memory and politics. Paying particular attention to the American South, though drawing examples as well from elsewhere in the United States and throughout the world, Levinson shows how the social and legal arguments regarding the display, construction, modification, and destruction of public monuments mark the seemingly endless cTrade Review"Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty." -- W. C. Johnson * Choice *"Levinson offers more questions than answers, which I find appealing. . . . It is a short and highly readable book, which also makes it ideal for classroom use. If one wanted to provoke a lively debate in class, this book would be the ideal work." -- Jeffrey E. Smith * Journal of American Culture *Table of ContentsPreface to the 2018 Edition xiWritten in Stone An Introduction 1 Afterword 125 Acknowledgments 203
£72.25
New York University Press Terrorism in American Memory
Book SynopsisThe role of cultural memory in American identityTerrorism in American Memory argues that the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and all that followed in its wake were the primary force shaping United States politics and culture in the post-9/11 era. Marita Sturken maintains that during the past two decades, when the country was subjected to terrorist attacks and promulgated ongoing wars of aggression, we have veered into increasingly polarized factions and been extraordinarily preoccupied with memorialization and the politics of memory. The post-9/11 era began with a hunger for memorialization and it ended with massive protests over police brutality that demanded the destruction of historical monuments honoring racist historical figures. Sturken argues that memory is both the battleground and the site for negotiations of national identity because it is a field through which the past is experienced in the present. The paradox of these last two decades is that it gave rise to an era of intensely Trade Review"Revealing debates about how to memorialize the last two decades of enormous social disruption ... from 9/11 to Black Lives Matter ... [This book is] a relevant discussion of what sacredness of space means in terms of education, culture, and economics." * Kirkus Reviews *"Marita Sturken’s compelling new book charts a significant shift in how many Americans today understand national identity and purpose. Terror remains an active component, but activist memory projects focused on racial terrorism suggest heightened interests in reckoning with national histories of inequity and injustice." * Erika Doss, author of Memorial Mania: Public Feeling in America *"There is no scholar better suited to undertake an analysis of the modes of memorialization in the post-9/11 era and their relationship to US national identity. In her deft analysis, Sturken painstakingly articulates the state of memory politics in the contemporary US. This is a must read for anyone interested in memorial forms and the cultural work they perform." * Alison Landsberg, author of Engaging the Past: Mass Culture and the Production of Historical Knowledge *"Sturken presents an intriguing and impassioned argument that helps to document through words and images the recent decades of the ‘memory boom'" -- J. K. Dabbs, University of Minnesota--Morris * CHOICE *
£22.79
Monacelli Press Fifth Avenue: From Washington Square to Marcus
Book Synopsis'Richly illustrated with vivid photographs, vintage illustrations, and maps, this book about strolling and looking, about observing and wondering serves as a winning homage to its famous subject. Architecture and history buffs will be enthralled.' - Publishers Weekly Fifth Avenue: From Washington Square to Marcus Garvey Park presents an in-depth exploration of architecture along one of the world’s most iconic streets: New York City’s fabled Fifth Avenue. Through six fact-filled walking tours, this accessible illustrated guide takes readers along the entire length of Fifth Avenue, studying its architecture block by block, building by building, offering the chance to discover exceptional and unusual structures across Greenwich Village, Midtown, the Upper East Side, and Harlem. Heavily illustrated with more than 300 images and practical graphic maps that mark the stops along each route, Fifth Avenue spotlights hundreds of buildings, from familiar tourist destinations to lesser-known gems. Featured are, of course, major monuments including the Empire State Building, New York Public Library, Rockefeller Center, and Saint Patrick’s Cathedral; luxurious shops such as Tiffany’s, Cartier, and Bulgari; elegant hotels like the St. Regis and the Plaza; and the art treasures of Museum Mile on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, the Jewish Museum, and the Museum of the City of New York. Each of the walks offers a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of architectural styles, from the Beaux-Arts mansions of the turn of the twentieth century to the striking contemporary structures such as the glass flagship stores of Nike, Armani, and the towering One Vanderbilt. Highlights also include works by distinguished architects such as Richard Morris Hunt, Stanford White, and Frank Lloyd Wright and contemporary leaders like Rem Koolhaas and Bjarke Ingels. Written as both a fireside and curbside read, this new book is essential for the curious architecture lover touring the New York streets, as well as anyone looking to gain a comprehensive understanding of the historic, social, and economic forces that shaped Fifth Avenue’s growth and character.Trade Review'Richly illustrated with vivid photographs, vintage illustrations, and maps, this book about strolling and looking, about observing and wondering serves as a winning homage to its famous subject. Architecture and history buffs will be enthralled.' - Publishers Weekly '[Features the] most stunning architectural gems on New York’s Fifth Avenue . . . these buildings make an impression on New Yorkers and tourists alike.' - Architectural Digest '[A]n homage to Fifth Avenue . . . [features] six richly detailed walking tours that together take us all the way from Greenwich Village in the south to Harlem in the north.' - Interior Design 'This guide provides a perfect adventure for urban explorers with good walking shoes. Lovely maps and loads of photographs guide you through the avenue’s most interesting landmarks — from bohemian treasures and early townhouses around Washington Square Park to the jewels of Harlem.' - Bowery Boys
£21.21
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Atlantas Historic Westview Cemetery
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Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd The Villa Wolkonsky in Rome: History of a Hidden
Book SynopsisThe Villa Wolkonsky, Rome, is the incongruously named official residence of the British ambassador to Italy. Nestled within the city’s Aurelian Wall, the site’s history dates back to antiquity, its gardens dominated by the remains of a first-century imperial Roman aqueduct. In the 19th century a remarkable Russian princess, Zenaïde Wolkonsky, turned it into a country home and salon d’art with such illustrious visitors as Gogol, Turgenev and Fanny Mendelssohn. Following generations excavated Roman tombs, collected antiquities and built a new grand mansion, before selling the Villa to the German government in 1922. It remained the German embassy, being much enlarged, until the Liberation of Rome in 1944. After the war the UK bought it, first as embassy offices and residence and, since 1971, as the residence for the ambassador and other staff. In this handsomely illustrated volume, Sir John Shepherd, former ambassador, has undertaken new research to debunk long-held myths and present, for the first time, a comprehensive history of this hidden Roman treasure.
£21.25
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Theatre Royal Drury Lane: A Star Reborn
Book SynopsisThe world’s oldest theatre site in continuous use, the Theatre Royal Drury Lane has been at the heart of Covent Garden for more than 350 years. Audiences have flocked to the Lane to see the greatest stars of the day in spectacular productions ranging from Shakespeare to pantomime, from thrilling dramas to ground-breaking musicals. The present theatre was built in 1811, after a devastating fire destroyed the previous incarnation, and the Lane has now been restored to its original Georgian glory by Andrew and Madeleine Lloyd Webber. The world-class theatrical and performance space is today an entertainment and cultural destination alive throughout the day. This souvenir guide tells the story of the Lane from its bawdy beginnings in Restoration London to its newly restored elegance, unearthing the secrets of a theatre that has survived tragedy and fire, royal scandals, ghosts and even murder, while keeping audiences enthralled for centuries.Table of ContentsA Star Reborn: Foreword by Andrew Lloyd Webber Timeline Killigrew’s Theatre: Charles II and the first Theatre Royal Shakespeare at Drury Lane Garrick’s Theatre: An acting revolution A Royal Theatre Sheridan’s Theatre: ‘A wilderness of a place’ Backstage Theatrics A Working Theatre Superstitions and Traditions Whitbread’s Theatre: Georgian elegance, Victorian spectacle The Home of Pantomime Show-Stopping Musicals My Fair Lady Lloyd Webber’s Theatre: A theatre transformed Craft at the Lane A Theatre for the 21st Century
£11.66
Historic England The Buildings of the Malting Industry: The
Book SynopsisThe Buildings of the Malting Industry is a fascinating book on the buildings that have helped make our much loved beer over the centuries. Malt is one of the main ingredients of beer, yet the buildings in which it was and is now produced have received very little attention, although most towns and many villages had their own malthouse and kiln. This is the first book to address the paucity of detail on maltings which historically were to be found in all English counties. Today evidence for a malthouse may just be a name on a building or street. However, where they survive the pyramidal roofs clearly demonstrate the presence of a malthouse as do other less recognisable features. This book gives details of early malt kilns and shows how they changed over the centuries. Early buildings were essentially vernacular ones but by the mid-19th century some firms were using specialist architects. Then in the 20th century there was more engineering input to new maltings, in particular with the development of the pneumatic process. This once widespread industry is now mainly confined to the eastern side of the country. Elsewhere surviving maltings have been converted to other uses and examples of these are given. There are illustrations of the exteriors and interiors of malthouses and kilns which show some of the developments and how some buildings have been reused.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Introduction Chapter 1 The early evidence for maltings Chapter 2 The development of malthouses and malt kilns to the end of the 17th century Chapter 3 The 18th century and the survival of recognisable kilns Chapter 4 The 19th Century to 1870 Chapter 5 The 19th Century from 1870 Chapter 6 The Twentieth Century up to 1960 Chapter 7 The Twentieth Century from the 1960s and Modern Malting Chapter 8 The Reusing of Maltings – throughout their History Postscript Glossary Weights and Measures Appendix 1 The Malting Process Appendix 1A Malthouse Layouts Appendix 2 Patents, Architects and Engineers Bibliography Notes
£55.00
The History Press Ltd The Local
Book SynopsisThe pub has been the heart and soul of British life for centuries. But how has this unique institution developed over the years?
£999.99
Amberley Publishing Greyfriars Graveyard
Book SynopsisExplore the story of Greyfriars Graveyard, Edinburghâs most important burial ground since the 16th century.
£999.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London's Statues and Monuments: Revised Edition
Book SynopsisThe streets and public spaces of London are rich with statues and monuments commemorating the city’s great figures and events – from Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square and Sir Christopher Wren’s Great Fire Monument to the charming Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens. Executed in stone, bronze and a range of other materials, London’s statues and monuments include work by some of the world’s greatest sculptors. This newly revised book takes account of the many statues erected between 2012 and 2017, including those of Mary Seacole at St Thomas’ Hospital and Amy Winehouse in Camden. London’s Statues and Monuments is a fully illustrated guide to these artworks and their stories: sometimes surprising and occasionally controversial, but always fascinatingTable of ContentsIntroduction Trafalgar Square Whitehall and Horse Guards Parliament Square and Victoria Tower Gardens Victoria Embankment Strand, Aldwych and Holborn The City: West The City: Central The City: East Soho Mayfair and Park Lane St James’s The Mall to Victoria Street Hyde Park Corner Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park Belgravia and Pimlico Kensington Chelsea Paddington and Bayswater Marylebone Bloomsbury, Euston and St Pancras South Bank Southwark Greenwich and Woolwich North London West London South London East London Further Reading Index
£16.65
Die Gestalten Verlag Building for Change: The Architecture of Creative
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£36.00
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd Memory Bank: A Biography of Blythe House
Book SynopsisBlythe House in London, originally built in 1903 for the Post Office Savings Bank, has for more than 40 years been the store for three national museums, the Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum, holding millions of historical objects. The collections have now been moved to purpose-built sites, and Blythe House’s closure has been marked by specially commissioned photographs of its architecture, collections and occupants, along with personal testimonies. Memory Bank takes you behind the scenes to reveal one building’s hidden history and its unique place in British cultural and social life.Table of ContentsA Brief History of Blythe House First Encounters The Building Collecting and Sorting People Danger Atmosphere Leaving Blythe People of Blythe Contributors' Biographies Notes on Sources Captions Acknowledgments
£21.25
Phaidon Press Ltd In Memory Of: Designing Contemporary Memorials
Book Synopsis"A fascinating and insightful meditation on the act of memory as a built reality. " – Daniel Libeskind, architectAn extraordinary book that explores the art, architecture, and design of memorials around the world from the late twentieth century to today – an important book for our timeMemorials hold a special position in the cultural memory of communities, and collective consciousness of communities, cities, and countries. In Memory Of presents an extraordinary and moving collection of more than 60 exceptional structures commemorating some of the most destructive events of the 20th and 21st centuries, including war, genocide, terrorism, famine, and slavery from around the world.This important book highlights memorials built since 1982, featuring works from Berlin to Washington, D.C., from Montgomery, Alabama to Santiago, Chile, each urging us never to forget.In Memory Of features memorials designed by some of today's leading architects, including David Adjaye, Tadao Ando, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Peter Eisenman, Daniel Libeskind, Maya Lin, Snøhetta, and Peter Zumthor. It also features memorials designed by artists like Elmgreen & Dragset, Isamu Noguchi, Taryn Simon, and Rachel Whiteread. The book includes well-known structures like Maya Lin's iconic Vietnam War Memorial, completed in 1982 in Washington, D.C. and more recent ones like the poignant National Memorial for Peace and Justice, completed by MASS Design Group in Montgomery, Alabama in 2018.With thoughtful essays on the subjects of hope, strength, grief, loss, and fear, and a moving foreword by Sir David Adjaye, In Memory Of helps to contextualize the projects and addresses the emotional aspects of memorialization. Beautifully designed with a minimal, reflective cover, and illustrated with 200 photographs, this book calls out to be experienced, felt, looked at, interpreted, and read in a variety of ways. Trade Review"In a year filled with so much grief and mourning, it might seem odd to read a book about the architecture of memorials—but how and where we grieve together is an important part of our civic identity and helps define our public spaces... [a] poignant collection." – Town & Country "In this beautifully written and stunningly illustrated book, Spencer Bailey explores the forms and meanings of the most architecturally and artistically significant memorials since the early 1980s, and shows how, through a combination of abstraction, tangible materials, light, and shadow, memorials can give form to unspeakable sorrow and loss." – Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D., author of The Body Keeps the Score "A fascinating and insightful meditation on the act of memory as a built reality. Especially today when memory is under attack and has become a political issue, this book demonstrates how memorials can bring people together in a meaningful and inspired way." – Daniel Libeskind, architect "In a moving and highly personal quest Spencer Bailey collects memories arrested in time and space that act like beacons of hope and places of redemption. An essential book reflecting on the architecture of appeasement." – Lidewij Edelkoort, trend forecaster and design curator "Memorials and sites of memory are finally, necessarily at the forefront of our contemporary discussions around a purposeful and honest design of our public realm. They exist at the intersection of the hope for a shared common civic identity, and a deep individual loss amongst intractable personal grief. No other built space bridges these gaps so profoundly so empathically, so urgently than the memorial. Or at least this is what I learned from Spencer Bailey's profund and prescient new compendium, which we should all have a copy of."—Michael Murphy, founding principal and CEO, MASS Design Group "Throughout history, memory has been the powerful impetus for the most breathtaking architectures--monuments whose role is to bring the world to a stop, even if just for a few minutes. Likewise, from its cover to the choice of images, this moving book pays respect to rites of life by asking the reader to put it on pause, to absorb and reflect."—Paola Antonelli, senior curator, architecture and design, The Museum of Modern Art "Memorials have never been more controversial. Here's a way forward.”—Bloomberg
£42.46
Rowman & Littlefield Lincoln's White House: The People's House in
Book SynopsisCo-winner of the 2017 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Lincoln’s White House is the first book devoted to capturing the look, feel, and smell of the executive mansion from Lincoln’s inauguration in 1861 to his assassination in 1865. James Conroy brings to life the people who knew it, from servants to cabinet secretaries. We see the constant stream of visitors, from ordinary citizens to visiting dignitaries and diplomats. Conroy enables the reader to see how the Lincolns lived and how the administration conducted day-to-day business during four of the most tumultuous years in American history. Relying on fresh research and a character-driven narrative and drawing on untapped primary sources, he takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes tour that provides new insight into how Lincoln lived, led the government, conducted war, and ultimately, unified the country to build a better government of, by, and for the people.Trade ReviewConroy (Our One Common Country) finds an original angle on the 16th president, depicting how the Civil War White House looked, felt, and smelled through the recollections of staff and visitors. He opens with Lincoln’s arrival in March 1861, in the company of James Buchanan, to a home that possessed 'too much decay under too many coats of paint.' Upgrading the appearance became a priority for Mary Lincoln, which led her to become enmeshed in a fraudulent scheme to conceal expenditures on furnishings by creative accounting, a potentially explosive scandal that was fortunately contained. Conroy describes the immense amount of time the president spent listening to job-seekers and others who wanted his advice or help. This was a period when the public had almost unfettered access to the White House—a palpably different atmosphere from that of the security-conscious 21st century. Through telling anecdotes, the hands-on nature of Lincoln’s presidency comes through vividly; for example, in 1865, the president himself wrote to the head of the B&O Railroad to make sure the White House was supplied with enough coal. These details about the running of a household while running a divided country meet Conroy’s stated goal of shedding a different light on his subject. * Publishers Weekly *“Conroy finds old and new sources for the fascinating backstairs events and people in Lincoln’s White House. He writes concisely yet imaginatively to bring those many famous or forgotten people back to life: black and white, military and civilian, male and female, malicious and beneficent, young and old. This book will be a standard source for the Lincoln Presidency.” -- James M. Cornelius, Ph.D., Curator, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, Springfield, Illinois"Gripping, atmospheric, and at times spellbinding, James Conroy's masterful work does much more than recollect the fraught public and private lives that Abraham Lincoln and his family endured in the Civil War White House. Not only are his research and analysis impressive, but with the flair of a novelist or playwright, Conroy succeeds in truly bringing the story alive by skillfully evoking its anxiety-riven characters and its grand but dilapidated locale. I know of no other book since the original recollections of Lincoln's White House secretaries that does a better job of re-imagining America's most famous landmark during the war for its--and the nation's--soul." -- Harold Holzer, Jonathan F. Fanton Director, Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, Author of Lincoln and the Power of the Press (Winner, 2015 Lincoln Prize)"James Conroy takes us into the life and thought of the gangling and brilliant master of “The People’s House,” as well as the rollicking lives and conversations of the White House’s residents and swarms of visitors. The White House that has heretofore been the background of numerous Lincoln books now becomes the foreground of Lincoln’s Civil War thanks to Conroy’s splendid prose and sparkling humor. A must and enjoyable book!" -- Ronald C. White Jr., author of A. Lincoln: A Biography"James B. Conroy has brought Lincoln’s White House to life, letting readers step through the gates, past the guards, and into the presence of the Great Emancipator. Sit in Lincoln’s office and observe a cabinet meeting, or watch the president and first lady shake hands with guests at a reception. Eavesdrop on conversations with office seekers, or enjoy a serenade. By recreating moments—great and small—of joy, grief, exhaustion, commotion, and solitude, Lincoln’s White House gives us a new appreciation for the burdens Lincoln and his family endured during the Civil War." -- Jonathan W. White, author of Midnight in America: Darkness, Sleep and Dreams during the Civil War"Conroy delivers a rich and lively portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s White House as the center of the storm that was the American Civil War. Here is story-telling at its best. Conroy cracks open the doors of the Executive Mansion, inviting readers to peak at the bustle within: the shady suppliers, the fawning courtiers, the gossipy secretaries. Mary Todd Lincoln, flawed and fascinating, gives the house its heart. Its soul belongs to Abraham Lincoln—husband, father, mentor, yarn-spinner, war leader. Today the White House is a near-fortress, its occupants shielded from prying eyes and threats unknown. Conroy takes us to a time when it was the nation’s house, open to all, with a President eager to listen and to shoulder his people’s burdens." -- Michael Vornberg, Associate Professor of History, Brown UniversityTable of ContentsAuthor’s Note and Acknowledgments Introduction 1 The Painful Sense of Becoming Educated 2 A Strange Mixture of Enthusiasm and Greed 3 Plain and Simple in Its Appointments 4 A Miscellaneous Assortment of Life and Character 5 The White House Is Turned into Barracks 6 It Is Good to Look at Beauty Once in a While 7 Ink Stained and Work Worn 8 The Republican Queen in Her White Palace 9 This Is a God-Forsaken Hole 10 This Damned Old House 11 My Public Opinion Baths 12 Bright Jewels and Bright Eyes 13 Not an American Crime 14 Bundles and Bales 15 Like So Many Greenhead Flies 16 Crazy and Poetry 17 I Happen Temporarily to Occupy This Big White House 18 And Everything Seemed to Weep Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
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New Amsterdam Books Roman Mornings
Book SynopsisThe author writes in his introduction that evening is the magical moment to wander about Rome: "That is the moment to see the city of conflicting moods as it always has been and still is, hateful and holy, wicked and wise, pagan and papal, sometimes so beautiful that it is scarcely to be endured, and always quite inscrutable. That is the supreme moment to rhapsodize and pay homage, to make the final assault upon the hidden secret of Rome's eternal decay, and to be deliciously deceived… The early morning on the other hand is more to our purpose, for it is not at all romantic." The early morning serves to light for Lees-Milne the eight Roman buildings–from the somber Pantheon first built by Marcus Agrippa in 27 B.C. to the Trevi fountain, whose waters were brought to Rome via aqueduct by the same Agrippa, but whose completion had to await the eighteenth century–that are in the author's opinion the chef architectural monuments of the city. All of them, he says, are powerful archetypes, and two among them, the Pantheon and the Tempietto, have individual features that are reflected in practically every town in Europe, the British Commonwealth, and America.Trade ReviewA brief, lyrical introduction. -- Michael Webb * L.A. Architect *Less-Milne offers not scholarship but, rather, entertainment of the most elegant and eye-opening kind. -- Deborah Howard * Architecture *
£15.60
The University of Alabama Press Triumph of the Dead
Book SynopsisExplores the relationship between art, architecture, war memory, and Franco-American relations. Kate Clarke Lemay addresses the many functions, both original and more recent, that the American war cemeteries have performed, such as war memorials, diplomatic gestures, Cold War political statements, prompts for debate about Franco-American relations, and the nature of French identity itself.Trade ReviewTriumph of the Dead provides much needed information on post-WWII American military cemeteries in Europe, as well as the US agenda in postwar Europe in general." — Erika Doss, author of Memorial Mania: Public Feeling in America
£39.91
History Press Lost Columbia County New York
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£21.20
Edinburgh University Press Emotion Mission Architecture
Book SynopsisAn innovative history of medical mission from the perspective of the history of emotionsTrade Review"A subtly argued and innovative book. Honarmand Ebrahimi brings scholarly attention for the first time to a significant medical building programme in Iran and India. Working across missionary studies, history of emotions, medical humanities and architectural history, she interprets what might seem to be merely practical buildings as richly complex artefacts." -Leslie Topp, Birkbeck, University of London
£80.75
Braun Publishing AG Yoga and Spiritual Retreats: Relaxing Spaces to
Book SynopsisModern life is marred by hectic pace, stress and negative environmental influences. Places to get away from the routine, where body and soul can find harmony again, to breathe deeply and feel good with oneself are sought out more and more. Beautifully designed retreats are turning up across the globe – usually in special locations in the midst of breathtaking, pristine nature. This volume presents buildings and spaces devoted specifically to contemplation, meditation, regeneration and the enjoyment of quietude. The designs are guided by lighting and color schemes, natural materials and views into nature, providing energy on the way to complete relaxation, self-awareness and inner illumination. Archi - tecture creates the connection between the human being, space and nature.
£29.75
V&R unipress Politischer Bildungsbau
Book SynopsisBildungsbauarchitektur als Spiegel zeitgenÃssischer Bildungsideale und -konzepte
£20.89
DOM Publishers Mastblich Op schaal True to Scale
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£42.75
CRC Press The Immersive Worlds Handbook
Book SynopsisScott Lukas, famed industry expert on designing themed spaces, brings you a book that focuses on the imaginative world of themed, immersive and consumer spaces. Whether or not you are involved in designing a theme park, cultural museum, shop, or other entertainment space, you will benefit from the insider tips, experiences, and techniques highlighted in this practical guide. Make your themed spaces come to life and become true, immersive worlds. The book features informative sidebars addressing possible design issues and current trends; case studies and interviews with real-world designers, and further reading suggestions. The book also includes a companion website, as well as exercises that accompany each chapter, lavish photos, illustrations, and tables.Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1: The Nature of Themed and Immersive Spaces Chapter 2: Designing Effective, Immersive, and Creative SpacesChapter 3: Atmosphere, Mood, and Effective SpacesChapter 4: Authenticity, Believability, RealismChapter 5: The Guest, Experience, and ImmersionResearch BreakChapter 6: The Brand and the SensesChapter 7: Material Culture, Technology, and InteractivityChapter 8: Loyalty, Tradition, Change, and the FutureFurther ReadingKey Terms
£42.74
Taylor & Francis Ltd Architecture and Leadership
Book SynopsisFrom cathedrals to cubicles, people go to great lengths and expense to design their living and working environments. They want their spaces to be places where they enjoy being, reflecting who they are and what they care about. The resultant environments in turn become loud, albeit unvocal, leaders for people occupying those corresponding spaces. The design and use of work and living spaces typifies and thematizes expectations for the group. Essentially, the architecture of rooms, buildings and cities creates cultures by conveying explicit and implicit messages. This is evident when people approach and walk into St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, the Jewish Museum in Berlin, or the Rothko Chapel in Houston, to name some examples. While leaders oftentimes lack the resources to have their spaces mirror the greatest architectural achievements of the world, they are in a position to use the art and science oTable of ContentsChapter 1 Architecture and Leadership Connections Chapter 2 Built Environment as a Place of Identity, Meaning, and Purpose Chapter 3 Defining Architecture as “Good” Chapter 4 Critical Components of Architecture: Building Elements and Design Principles Chapter 5 Three Categories of Specific Design Principles Chapter 6 Leadership and Use Strategies Chapter 7 Architecture and Leadership in Action
£62.58
Taylor & Francis Ltd Design for Education
Book SynopsisThis book charts the impact of design on education, specifically focusing on how design can shape the spaces and tools for learning.This edited collection brings together the work of designers, architects, engineers, professionals, educators, and researchers, and presents a series of case studies and research developed from across Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Australia, and Asia. The book provides the tools to develop innovative approaches to design for education, and illustrates the conversation and action required to foster socially responsible design for education. As the contributions show, we must look at education as an input and output of a complex system, and we need to adopt an interdisciplinary multiple stakeholder approach, bringing together experts from a range of different fields and backgrounds as a cohesive strategy to improve future learning and teaching environments.Providing guidance and a theoretical framework for designing spaces an
£35.99
Best Global Publishing Ltd How to Build an Astronomical Telescope
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£999.99
Artbypino.com Ahmedabad: Glimpses of India's First World
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£999.99
Actar Publishers Variable Geometry: Archea Associatti
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£70.20
The University of Chicago Press Building for the Arts The Strategic Design of
Book SynopsisOver the years, the arts in America have experienced an unprecedented building boom. Drawing on case studies and in-depth interviews, this book explores how artistic vision, funding partnerships, and institutional culture work together - or fail to - throughout the process of major cultural construction projects.Trade Review"Are large-scale building projects good for the arts? And why do so many go so horribly wrong? Frumkin and Kolendo bring to life the processes by which decisions get made with compelling interviews and a colorful cast of characters, revealing a tangled web of internal politics, personal ambitions, miscalculations, community conflict, and public relations flascos. Throughout, they provide thoughtful analysis to help planners and project directors think about how to approach decisions along the way. Their book should be essential for arts and public administration programs." (Steven J. Tepper, Vanderbilt University)"
£999.99
The University of Chicago Press Modernizing Main Street Architecture and
Book SynopsisAn important part of the New Deal, the Modernization Credit Plan helped transform urban business districts and small-town commercial strips across 1930s America. This work uncovers the cultural history of the modernized storefronts that resulted from the little-known federal provision that made billions of dollars available to shop owners.Trade Review"This fascinating and insightful book coaxes us to see the familiar storefront in entirely new ways. Esperdy fluidly explores broad cultural meanings at the same time as she helps us interpret the details of the buildings. The implications for our understanding of New Deal policies and the 1930s are particularly surprising and novel." - Alison Isenberg, author of Downtown America"
£999.99
The University of Chicago Press Improbable Libraries
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The University of Chicago Press The Architecture of Aftermath
Book SynopsisThe September 11 terrorist attacks targeted America's icons of military and economic power. This book argues that it was no accident that these targets were buildings. It focuses on the very culture of aftermath itself, exploring how global politics, clashing cultures, and warfare have changed the way we experience destination architecture.Trade Review"This provocative, lively, and well-written book challengingly addresses the place of architecture in the contested aftermath of September 11 and indeed of modernism as such. It has range, bite, and insight, reinforced by a dazzling range of reference and vision." - Nicholas Mirzoeff, New York University"
£999.99
The University of Chicago Press The Architecture of Aftermath
Book SynopsisThe September 11 terrorist attacks targeted America's icons of military and economic power. This book argues that it was no accident that these targets were buildings. It focuses on the very culture of aftermath itself, exploring how global politics, clashing cultures, and warfare have changed the way we experience destination architecture.Trade Review"This provocative, lively, and well-written book challengingly addresses the place of architecture in the contested aftermath of September 11 and indeed of modernism as such. It has range, bite, and insight, reinforced by a dazzling range of reference and vision." - Nicholas Mirzoeff, New York University"
£999.99
MO - University of Illinois Press Lincoln Hall at the University of Illinois
Book SynopsisLincoln Hall at the University of Illinois, named to commemorate the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, has long been a familiar landmark on the Urbana-Champaign campus and the home for undergraduate and graduate work in the liberal arts and communication. This title chronicles the history of Lincoln Hall from its conception to its expansion.Trade Review"A meticulously researched story of the planning, construction, dedication and evolution of the historic classroom building on the UI Quad. . . . Hoffmann's book makes clear that ... Lincoln Hall is a wondrous collection of art and architecture, as well as a unique tribute to Illinois' most favorite son."--The News-Gazette
£999.99
The University of Michigan Press A Setting For Excellence
Book SynopsisWhile there are times when the mix of old and new buildings and the chaotic activities of thousands of students can give a haphazard appearance to the university, campus planning has in fact become a highly refined form of architecture. This is demonstrated in a convincing fashion by this immensely informative and entertaining history of the evolution of the campuses of the University of Michigan.
£999.99
LUP - University of Michigan Press A Creation of His Own
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£19.90
The University of Michigan Press A Creation of His Own
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£55.28
MP-MEL Melbourne University Places of Reconciliation Commemorating
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£38.62
McFarland & Company College Football Stadiums An Illustrated Guide to
Book SynopsisThis text is a complete guide to the football stadiums of the 110 colleges and universities that are in the NCAA Division. Information for each stadium includes the year it opened, its current seating capacity, and its playing field surface.Trade ReviewA quick reference guide." —ARBA"Useful...a nice addition." —Colorado Libraries"A comprehensive assessment...an important source...provides a wealth of wide-ranging information." —Athletics Administration
£20.89
McFarland & Company American Capitols An Encyclopedia of the State
Book SynopsisThere are 56 capitol structures in the United States and its territories - and this book has 56 entries about all aspects of their genesis, construction and use including the political origins and history of each governmental unit and the story of each site.
£34.19
McFarland & Company Historic Gravestone Art of Charleston South
Book SynopsisFocusing on pieces created between 1695 and 1802, this volume offers an examination of the tombstones and grave markers from 18th century Charleston. It looks at how Charleston gravestones differed from funerary art elsewhere in the American colonies, and also shows them to be some of the earliest examples of American sculpture.
£34.19
McFarland & Company Historic Movie Theatres in Illinois 18831960
Book SynopsisA history and catalog of the movie theaters of Illinois. It follows their evolution from the early opera houses, to the storefront nickelodeons, to the awe-inspiring movie palaces, to the post-World War II theaters and the advent of the multiplex. It contains nearly 3,000 descriptions of historic movie houses, from the early 1880s to 1960.
£42.29
McFarland and Company, Inc. Monuments to Money The Architecture of American
Book SynopsisTo understand the evolution of bank design, it is also necessary to grasp the fundamentals of America's banking and financial history. With more than 200 photographs and illustrations, this work studies the evolution of American bank architecture from 1781 to new banks of the present day..
£27.54
McFarland & Company Early Public Garages of San Fr An Architectural
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McFarland & Co Inc Opening Carnegie Hall
Book Synopsis Carnegie Hall is recognized worldwide, associated with the heights of artistic achievement and a multitude of famous performers. Yet its beginnings are not so well known. In 1887, a chance encounter on a steamship bound for Europe brought young conductor Walter Damrosch together with millionaire philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and his new wife, Louise. Their subsequent friendship led to the building of this groundbreaking concert space. This book provides the first comprehensive account of the conception and building of Carnegie Hall, which culminated in a five-day opening festival in May 1891, featuring spectacular music, a host of performers and Tchaikovsky as a special guest conductor.
£20.89
Louisiana State University Press The Cemeteries of New Orleans
Book SynopsisReveals the origins and evolution of the Crescent City’s world-famous necropolises, exploring both their distinctive architecture and their cultural impact. Peter Dedek takes readers from muddy fields of crude burial markers to extravagantly designed cities of the dead, illuminating a vital and vulnerable piece of New Orleans’s identity.Trade ReviewHistorians have given surprisingly scant attention to New Orleans's cemeteries, leaving the topic to popular accounts, tourism guidebooks, and coffee-table pictorials. Peter Dedek finally fills this void with an impressively researched and copiously illustrated study that sets the cemeteries into their historical and geographical contexts. . . . The wide-ranging discussion of architectural traits forms the strength of this study. Dedek skillfully critiques the architecture of the tombs [and his] close reading of tombs rediscovers overlooked communities from the city's past. . . . A must-read for scholars and general readers interested in New Orleans and the Gulf South." - Louisiana History"Anthropologists and historians have long recognized that the form and function of cemeteries reveal cultural values and practices. Historian and preservationist Peter Dedek's The Cemeteries of New Orleans: A Cultural History is an engaging contribution that sheds light on these topics. . . . Dedek's careful study of tomb designs and his tomb typology appendix provide an opportunity for future research into a comparison between mortuary architecture and the built environment of the surrounding cityscape." - Buildings & Landscapes: Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum
£24.65
Rlpg/Galleys Building Blocks for Planning Functional Library
Book SynopsisProvides detailed formulas to help calculate the square footage required for every conceivable element of a library building. New to this edition are up-to-date specifications for computer workstations, and visual representations of complex configurations. Designed to be consulted after the decision to build has been made, it answers the critical question, ''How much space do we need?''Trade Review[No] serious telecommunications historian or library [should] be without a copy of this book. * Elsevier Science *Public librarians responsible for planning new buildings or renovating or reprogramming space in an existing facility will find this slim paperback of some assistance...the book provides an array of formulas that will assist with the calculation of the amount of space—in terms of square feet—needed for several different elements found in most every public library facility. * Public Library Quarterly *
£38.70
