History of architecture Books
Taylor & Francis Ltd Doors
Book SynopsisIn Doors: History, Repair and Conservation, readers are guided through the function, history, development, care, repair and conservation of doors by chapter authors who are experts in their field. This book offers depth and range of detail from dating and archaeology right through to the surveying, recording, engineering and curation of the door, its furniture and the part of the building into which it is set.Doors vary from basic designs to exceptional and intricate masterpieces of craftmanship. Whether wood, stone, metal or glass, throughout history doors have been vital barriers against weather and intruders, providing those inside with protection, privacy and comfort. Split into three sections, this book covers history, development, identification and dating of doors, maintenance and engineering of doors and door openings, and materials of doors, their furniture openings and surrounds. Throughout the book the authors provide detailed photographs, drawings, techniquTrade Review"Campbell, Tutton and colleagues have produced a text on doors unlike any that now exists. It gives a comprehensive history of the door, deals with the fundamentals of construction, design and detailing, and deals with every aspect of conservation." - Professor Miles Lewis, Architectural Historian, Melbourne"Doors is the first comprehensive study of a subject that will interest all those, from conservation architects to historians, who work professionally with these indispensable everyday objects. An impressive array of leading experts, including conservators, craftsmen, scholars and archaeologists, and several who are all of these, present here in lucid and readable chapters an account of the history of known doors, their details and ironmongery, construction, engineering and restoration, with many fascinating case studies drawn from the authors’ own experience." - Timothy Brittain-Catlin, Reader in Architecture, University of KentTable of ContentsContributors Acknowledgements Preface IntroductionJames W. P. Campbell and Michael TuttonPART ONE: HISTORY, DEVELOPMENT, IDENTIFICATION AND DATING1 A Introduction to the Development of the Door and its Decoratin from its Beginning to the End of the Middles AgesMichael Tutton2 The Historical Development of the Door from the Middle Ages to the Present Day James W. P Campbell3 Dating Doors by their Details (1550-1850) Linda Hall4 Hinges as an aid to authentication and datingAdam Menuge5 The Survey and Scientific Dating of Doors Caroline HardiePART TWO: DESIGN AND ENGINEERING6 The Design, Geometry, Accessibility and Safety of Door James W P Campbell7 Engineering and the Design of Doors David YeomansPART THREE: CONSERVTAION AND REPAIR8 Conservation and Repair of Historic Timber doorsIan McCraig9 The Conservation and Reapir of Bronze Doors Lucy Branch10 Repair and Conservation of Stone Door Surrounds Tom Flemons11 The Conservation and Reapir of Locks Richard Taylor12 Maintenance and Cleaning of Historic DoorsAdam Menuge GlossaryBibliographyIndex
£75.99
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd The Architectural Association in the Postwar
Book SynopsisIn the period following the Second World War, the Architectural Association (AA) became the only British school of architecture of truly global renown. It was one of only two schools in the world which fully embraced and promoted the pedagogical ideals put forward by CIAM (Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne) — the other being Walter Gropius’s Harvard Graduate School of Design — and emerged as an admired example for architectural education in other countries. Many of the most famous British architects and critics of the past 60 years attended the AA, including Ahrends, Burton + Koralek, Alan Colquhoun and John Miller, Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones, Frank Duffy, Eldred Evans, Kenneth Frampton, Bill Howell, John Killick, Robert Maguire, Cedric Price, Graeme Shankland and Oliver Cox, Quinlan Terry, John Voelcker, and almost a dozen recipients of the RIBA Gold Medal, viz. Neave Brown, Peter Cook, Edward Cullinan, Philip Dowson, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael and Patricia Hopkins, Powell + Moya, Richard Rogers, and Joseph Rykvert.The book traces the history of the school from the end of the war until the mid-1960s, when it surrendered its position as the pacemaker in British architectural education in order to safeguard its institutional independence. Alvin Boyarsky, who became chairman in 1971, remodelled the AA as a postmodern, ‘internationalist’ school and detached it from its modernist, British origins. In keeping with this (and partly as a result of it), there has been no research into the AA’s postwar history, which remains dominated by myths and half-truths. The book replaces these myths with an in-depth account of what really happened.Trade Review'The book constitutes a sound and always readable institutional history of the post-war AA and will serve as a reference point for some considerable time to come' – Architectural History Table of ContentsPrologue: A Brief history of the Architectural Association; Chapter 1. After the War (1945-1949); Chapter 2. Architecture as Collaborative Practice (1949-1951); Chapter 3. Chuzzlewit's Heirs: The Postwar Student Body (1945-1951); Chapter 4. Michael Pattrick's Troubles with the Students (1951-1956); Chapter 5. The AA School under Michael Pattrick (1951-1961); Chapter 6. In Search of a New Policy (1951-1961); Chapter 7. William Allen and the 'Art/Science Tension' (1961-1965); Epilogue: Beyond the Sixties
£37.49
FUEL Publishing Soviet Asia
Book SynopsisBrutalism East: majestic concrete meets ornament and color in the revelatory world of Soviet Asian architectureSoviet Asia explores the Soviet modernist architecture of Central Asia. Italian photographers Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego crossed the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, documenting buildings constructed from the 1950s until the fall of the USSR.The resulting images showcase the majestic, largely unknown, modernist buildings of the region. Museums, housing complexes, universities, circuses, ritual palaces?all were constructed using a composite aesthetic. Influenced by Persian and Islamic architecture, pattern and mosaic motifs articulated a connection with Central Asia. Gray concrete slabs were juxtaposed with colourful tiling and rectilinear shapes broken by ornate curved forms: the brutal designs normally associated with Soviet-era architecture were reconstructed with Eastern characteristics.Many of the buildings shown in Soviet Asia are recorded here for the first time, making this book an important document, as, despite the recent revival of interest in Brutalist and modernist architecture, a number of them remain under threat of demolition. The publication includes two contextual essays by Alessandro De Magistris and Marco Buttino.
£21.21
The Crowood Press Ltd Art Nouveau Architecture
Book SynopsisDistinguished by their lavish sculpture, metalwork or tile facades, Art Nouveau buildings certainly stand out. Art Nouveau buildings are unique, audacious and inspirational. Rejecting historic styles, considered inappropriate for an era driven by progress, architects and designers sought a new vocabulary of architectural forms. Their vision was shaped by modern materials and innovative technologies, including iron, glass and ceramics. A truly democratic style, Art Nouveau transformed life on the eve of the twentieth century and still captivates our imaginations today. Beautifully illustrated, this book explains how the new style came into being, its rationale and why it is known by so many different names: French Art Nouveau, German Jugendstil, Viennese Secession, Catalan Modernisme, Italian Liberty and Portuguese Arte Nova. It covers the key architects and designers associated with the style; Victor Horta in Brussels, Hector Guimard in Paris, Antoni Gaudi on Barcelona, Otto Wagner in Vienna, Odon Lechner in Budapest and Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Glasgow. There are detailed descriptions and stunning photographs of buildings to be found in Brussels, Paris, Nancy, Darmstadt, Vienna, Budapest, Barcelona, Milan, Turin and Aveiro. Finally, it covers the decorative arts, stained glass, tiles and metalwork that make Art Nouveau buildings so distinctive.
£21.60
Princeton University Press Michelangelo Gods Architect
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Finalist for the Marfield Prize (The National Award for Arts Writing), Arts Club of Washington""[Michelangelo, God’s Architect] paints a complex portrait of this tortured and talented Renaissance man and excavates a lesser-known but crucial final chapter of the artist’s approximately 75-year career….[An] extremely readable, engaging book. –Lauren Moya Ford, Hyperallergic""Michelangelo, God’s Architect represents the culmination of a career dedicated almost entirely to this single, engrossing figure. . . . Wallace’s book is a model of deep scholarship brought to life with lively prose through the integration of sixteenth century documents on almost every page. . . . A rollicking good story."---Cammy Brothers, Journal for the Society of Architectural Historians
£15.29
McFarland & Co Inc Sir Herbert Baker
Book Synopsis This is the first full biography from childhood of the eminent British Architect Sir Herbert Baker. Written with the full cooperation of his family and with access to his archive and private papers, it gives an account of his remarkable life as the leading architect to the British Empire. From London, through the commemoration of the empire''s war dead in France, via South Africa and Australia to India, he celebrated the might of an empire that once ruled a quarter of the world. He was an intimate friend of many of most fascinating men of his age, including Cecil Rhodes, Lawrence of Arabia, John Buchan, Jan Smuts and, of course, his fellow architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. After a Victorian architectural apprenticeship in London and on to becoming the most prolific architect of his age in South Africa, he built the new imperial capital of New Delhi in India with Lutyens, before returning to London. These built or rebuilt such landmark buildings as the Bank of England, South Africa HouTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. 1862–1892: "The Spirit of England" 2. 1892–1896: "Land of Hope and Glory" 3. 1897–1901: "Imperial March" 4. 1901–1904: "The Light of Life" 5. 1904–1909: "The Pipes of Pan" 6. 1909–1912: "Civic Fanfare" 7. 1912–1913: "The Crown of India" 8. 1913–1915: "A Song of Union" 9. 1915–1917: "A War Song" 10. 1917–1921: "For the Fallen" 11. 1921–1925: "Merchant Adventurers" 12. 1925–1931: "Pageant of Empire" 13. 1931–1946: "Through the Long Days" Epilogue: "Fate's Discourtesy" Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
£48.74
Pindar Press Studies in Medieval Islamic Architecture, Volume
Book SynopsisProfessor Hillenbrand has written extensively over the last twenty-five years on Islamic architecture from Spain to India and from the seventh to the twentieth century. He has paid consistent attention to the architecture of Iran, focusing particularly on the Saljuq period (11th-12th centuries), but has also worked on Umayyad monuments in the Levant between 660 and 750 A.D., a period when Islamic architecture came of age. Apart from recording unfamiliar buildings, he has increasingly concerned himself with the iconographic significance of Muslim buildings The papers in these two volumes closely reflect these interests. Some present primary material, others attempt to explore the achievements of a specific period or dynasty while yet others analyse the religious, royal, or political context of an important monument or school of architecture. The opportunity has been taken to add illustrations to articles, and to provide additional notes and a comprehensive index.Table of ContentsSafavid Architecture The Islamic Architecture of Persia Islamic Monuments in Northern Iran Mosques and Mausolea in Khurasan and Central Iran Saljuq Monuments in Iran I Saljuq Monuments in Iran II. The 'Pir' Mausoleum at Takistan The Development of Saljuq Mausolea in Iran Kazwin. II. Monuments Saljuq Monuments in Iran III. The Domed Masjid-i Gami' at Sugas Saljuq Dome Chambers in North-West Iran Saljuq Monuments in Iran IV. The Mosques of Nushabad The Use of Glazed Tilework in Iranian Islamic Architecture Abarquh. II. Monuments The Flanged Tomb Tower at Bastam The Role of Tradition in Qajar Religious Architecture Archaeology. VI. Islamic Iran Architecture. VI. Islamic, Safavid to Qajar Ardestan. II. Monuments Ashtarjan Saljuq Monuments in Iran V. The Imamzada Nur, Gurgan Aspects of Timurid Architecture in Central Asia Abbasid Mosques in Iran Mazandaran Domestic Architecture in Nineteenth-century Iran: the Manzil-i Sartip Sidihi near Isfahan A Safavid Tile Panel Nishapur. Some Early Islamic Buildings and their Decoration The Mausoleum of 'A'isha Bibi and the Central Asian Tradition of Funerary Architecture Reviews of L. Bier, Sarvistan Y. Kiani, The Islamic City of Gurgan Additional Notes Index
£28.50
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig,Germany 2G 84: MOS: No. 84. International Architecture
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£28.50
Cornell University Press Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBeautifully and profusely illustrated with full color images throughout, Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages is a fascinating and informative tour through the creative arts of Europe's 'Middle Ages"[.] * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: From Santiago to Samarkand, Lincoln to Lalibela 1. The Roots of Medieval Art 2. Fourth and Fifth Centuries 3. Sixth to Mid-Seventh Century 4. Mid-Seventh to Late Eighth Century 5. Late Eighth Century to ca. 960 6. ca. 960 to ca. 1070 7. ca. 1070 to ca. 1170 8. ca. 1170 to ca. 1250 9. ca. 1250 to ca. 1340 10. ca. 1340 to ca. 1450 11. Afterlives of the Middle Ages
£51.00
Quarto Publishing PLC Great Houses of London
Book SynopsisGreat Houses of London tells the stories of some of the grandest and most fascinating houses in this historic city, from their famous owners and occupants to their renovations and the many riches held within each. Trade Review"This is a truly magnificent book. The wonderful text tells the story of the architects, owners and occupants, restoration, adaptation and change. And the photographs are exceptional." - Good Book Guide "A treasure ... Best of all are the authors personal asides on builders and those who inspired them" - Economist "Stourton writes elegantly and absorbingly about both architects and owners" - Marcus Binney, The Times "The deft weaving of architectural, social and contemporary history will reveal unexpected pleasures" - Art Quarterly "Writing in a deceptively simple style, Stourton concentrates on architects and artists, on awners and occupants. Idiosyncratic and amusing, he makes you see everything in a new light." - The Tablet "This magnificent book, with illustrations of breathtaking beauty specially taken by Fritz von der Schulenburg, is the fullest account ever written of its absorbing subject. It will come as a revelation, even to those who think they are familiar with London . . . The book is . . . not only about architecture, but about people, whose social, artistic and political ambitions, and manner of living, are vividly brought to life . . . We are familiar with the depressing list of great houses demolished in the 20th century, from Devonshire House to Londonderry House, but this book can surely cheer us up during the recession with its visions of surviving splendour." - David Watkin, Country Life “This sumptuously illustrated volume...extends its reach both sociologically and chronologically... James Stourton's text is very readable, deftly mingling the architectural history and the social, and on the whole reliable, and it is completemented by Fritz von der Schulenburg's specially taken photographs.” - Historic House “This lavishly illustrated compendium suggest that the age of elegance endures.” - Mail on Sunday “The true fascination resides in the less well-known interiors” - RA Magazine "...thanks to sumptuous images captured by award-winning photographer Fritz von der Schulenburg along with Stourton’s vivid storytelling, readers of Great Houses of London get to be lookie-loos inside 41 of the city’s most dazzling dwellings, from elaborate baroque properties to futuristic visions in glass and steel.” * Frommers.com *Table of ContentsLambeth Palace; Ashburnham House; Marlborough House; 4 Cheyne Walk; 44 Berkeley Square; 1 Greek Street (House of St Barnabas); Wimborne House; 10 Downing Street ; 3 Grafton Street; Spencer House; 106 Piccadilly; 20 St James's Square; Home House; Mansion House; Dover House; Apsley House, No. 1 London; Stratford House; Soane Museum; Regent's Park houses; Seaford House; 4 Grosvenor Square (Italian Embassy); Lancaster House; Bridgewater House; Kensington Palace Gardens; Speaker's House; Leighton House; 18 Stafford Terrace; Astor House; 4 St James's Square; Tower House; Debenham House; Emery Walker's House; 46 Grosvenor Street; 54 Mount Street (Brazilian Embassy); 64 Old Church Street (Hamlyns); 2 Willow Road (Erno Goldfinger); St Leonard's Terrace (Richard Rogers); 6-9 Carlton House Terrace (Royal Society); Spitalfields; Malplaquet House
£25.50
Laurence King Publishing A History of Western Architecture Seventh Edition
Book SynopsisFar and away the best narrative of western architecture in existence...it stands out as an intellectual triumph. - Sir John SummersonIn this highly acclaimed, classic reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the late twentieth century. For this seventh edition, revising author Owen Hopkins provides a new introduction contextualizing Watkin''s approach. The final chapter on the twenty-first century has been completely rewritten by Hopkins, who brings the story right up to date with the inclusion of such topics as re-use, digital cities and virtual architecture.
£36.00
Phaidon Press Ltd Atlas of Never Built Architecture
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£95.00
Taschen GmbH Zaha Hadid. Complete Works 1979–Today. 2020
Book SynopsisZaha Hadid (1950 - 2016) was a revolutionary architect. For years, she was widely acclaimed and won numerous prizes despite building practically nothing. Some even said her work was simply impossible to build. Yet, during the latter years of her life, Hadid’s daring visions became a reality, bringing a new and unique architectural language to cities and structures such as the Port House in Antwerp, the Al Janoub Stadium near Doha, Qatar, and the spectacular new airport terminal in Beijing. By her untimely death in 2016, Hadid was firmly established among architecture’s finest elite, working on projects in Europe, China, the Middle East, and the United States. She was the first female architect to win both the Pritzker Prize for architecture and the prestigious RIBA Royal Gold Medal, with her long-time Partner Patrik Schumacher now the leader of Zaha Hadid Architects and in charge of many new projects. Based on the massive TASCHEN monograph, this book is now available in an extensively updated and accessible edition covering Hadid’s complete works, including ongoing projects. With abundant photographs, in-depth sketches, and Hadid’s own drawings, the volume traces the evolution of her career, spanning not only her most pioneering buildings but also the furniture and interior designs that were integrated into her unique, and distinctly 21st-century, universe.Trade Review“Visually phenomenal and fantastically realized.” * Der Standard *“Zaha Hadid’s work is a revolution. The future has landed, with an entire fleet of beautiful, futuristic spaceships.” * Monopol *“A celebration of all that is brave and audacious in her work.” * Australian Financial Review *“See inside Zaha Hadid’s revolutionary oeuvre.” * architecturaldigest.com *
£54.00
Anness Publishing Castles Palaces Stately Homes The illustrated
Book SynopsisThis sumptuously illustrated history presents, in an updated new edition, an in-depth account of Britain's most important buildings.
£13.50
KIT Publishers Plantation Houses of Curacao: Jewels from the
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£41.25
University of Illinois Press Beautys Rigor Patterns of Production in the Work
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Thomas Leslie fills out [Nervi's] picture in a consistently engaging manner."--Architectural Record "A superbly conceived and argued presentation of the work of a designer who commands a surprisingly meager bibliography despite his historical importance, contemporary relevance, and stunning corpus of masterful designs that are still prominent in the cityscapes of two continents. In addition to reproducing rarely seen documents Leslie has used them to create not only verbal but visual analysis. His passion and commitment shine through the text."--Barry Bergdoll, author of European Architecture: 1750–1890
£35.10
Princeton University Press Modern Architecture
Book SynopsisA polemic against America's architectural eclecticism, commercial skyscrapers, and misguided urban planning. It moves from a general statement of the conditions of modern culture to applications in the fields of architecture and urbanism at broadening scales.Trade Review"The endpapers of Modern Architecture--which Princeton University Press has reissued in a facsimile of its original 1931 edition--are embellished with Wright aphorisms that recall the improving mottoes typically displayed in Arts and Crafts interiors... The Princeton reprint has an authoritative introduction by the architectural historian Neil Levine."--Martin Filler, New York Review of Books "Perhaps some people think you can have too many books on Frank Lloyd Wright, but I believe there's always room for more. This year, it's a scholarly duo from Princeton University Press: The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright: Critical Writings on Architecture, edited by Wright scholar Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer (453 pages, $49.95) and the essential Modern Architecture: Being the Kahn Lectures for 1930, with a new introduction by Neil Levine (115 pages, $29.95)."--Mary Chandler, Rocky Mountain News Praise for the original edition: "Exuberant, confessedly romantic, insistently individualistic, at times even florid and rhetorical, [Modern Architecture] is still (and I say it, who fought my rising enthusiasm at every turn of a page) the very best book on modern architecture that exists."--Catherine Bauer, New RepublicTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION PREFACE CHAPTER 1: MACHINERY, MATERIALS AND MEN CHAPTER 2: STYLE IN INDUSTRY CHAPTER 3: THE PASSING OF THE CORNICE CHAPTER 4: THE CARDBOARD HOUSE CHAPTER 5: THE TYRANNY OF THE SKYSCRAPER CHAPTER 6: THE CITY
£21.25
Birkhauser Josef Plečnik Zacherlhaus / The Zacherl House by
Book SynopsisThe Zacherlhaus is located in the heart of Vienna, just 180 meters from St. Stephen's Cathedral, and is one of the most important buildings created by the Otto Wagner School. It was built in the years from 1900 to 1913 and designed for its owner Johann Zacherl by Joesef Plecnik, who later taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and from 1925 worked on the urban renewal of Ljubljana. It was the first combined residential and commercial building of modern style in the historic inner city and is one of the best known buildings in Vienna. This generously illustrated, authentic publication documents the building and its thorough renovation, which will be completed in 2015; it includes contributions by experts on European architecture of the 20th century. Trade Review"Dieses Buch zum Zacherlhaus, mit historischen und aktuellen Fotos und umfangreichem Planmaterial angereichert, bietet nicht nur einen vertieften Einblick in das Wiener Stadthaus, sondern wird durch diverse pointierte Analysen und Kommentare mit architekturtheoretischen Positionierungen zum Werk des slowenischen Architekten ergänzt." Jonas Brun in: www.rezensionen.ch
£31.05
Princeton University Press Objects of Translation
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2011 Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy Book Prize, Association for Asian Studies, South Asia Council""One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009""This brilliant book does many things well, but two stand out. It is an overview of the art, especially architecture and architectural decoration, of what is now northern India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan from the eighth to the thirteenth centuries--from the arrival of Islam to the eve of the Mongol conquests. It is also a trenchant essay of interpretation, substituting a richly textured consideration of cultural dynamics and cultural change on a theoretical level for the traditional dichotomy of Hindu versus Muslim. . . . Nothing is comparable to this deeply learned, engrossing, and well-written albeit often challenging work, which is full of compelling discussions of important monuments. It deserves a wide readership."---L. Nees, Choice"[A] brilliant, far-ranging study. . . . This book is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand the medieval 'Hindu-Muslim' encounter."---John E. Cort, Religious Studies Review"Flood's is an outstanding book and its level of scholarship is far in excess of any other work on medieval Indian history that I am aware of. It is a book that gladdens one's heart as much as it enriches one's mind."---Harbans Mukhia, Medieval History Journal"This book will not only be of interest to scholars of material culture, art and architectural history, religion, and medieval history, but is also entirely relevant to scholars of modern South Asia. In its insistence on mobility--of objects, people, and ideas--and resistance to boundaries, Flood's book is a timely reminder that global mobility is hardly a new phenomenon."---Preeti Chopra, Contemporary South Asia"This book is a most welcomed addition to the still meager though growing number of studies in Islamic art and material culture, which are based on theoretical premises and on a close, comparative scrutiny of multiple visual objects and texts. . . . [D]ue to its rich material and novel ideas, this book is a necessary asset in the library of historians and art historians of the Muslim world and India, and a useful text-book in academic teaching, hard to read but fully rewarding."---Rachel Milstein, Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam
£31.50
Yale University Press Painting in Stone
Book SynopsisA sweeping history of premodern architecture told through the material of stoneTrade Review“One might think that, after the many studies published over the past 50 years about coloured marbles in architecture, there would be no need for a new work on the subject. Painting in Stone by Fabio Barry has made me completely change my mind.”—Dario del Bufalo, Art Newspaper“A short review can not do justice to the wealth of material in this beautifully illustrated book.”—Julian Treuherz, Context“A tour de force of erudition and interpretation in the field of cultural history that will have a long-lasting legacy. . . . Barry’s book is a welcome arrival, clearly the synthesis of research conducted over the course of an entire career.”—Adriano Aymonino, Apollo“Painting in Stone is peppered with arresting insights, quotes and information. It is also a wonder to behold, full of fantastic colour photographs, many of which Barry took himself.”—James Hall, Literary Review“[U]ncovers some delicious treasures.”—The Oldie“Given its rich discussion, artful prose and abundant illustrations, Painting in Stone makes a distinctive contribution to art and architectural history. This is a book in which readers will find food for thought as they consider coloured stones as an artistic medium in their own right, one with the potential to express myriad cultural, social and religious meanings.”—Maryl B. Gensheimer, Burlington MagazineWinner of the 2021 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion, sponsored by The Society of Architectural Historians of Great BritainWinner of the 2021 PROSE award in Architecture and Urban Planning, sponsored by the Association of American PublishersApollo Magazine’s Book of the Year“The most original and comprehensive book in architectural history since I don’t know when. A major achievement.”—Robert S. Nelson, Yale University“Painting in Stone is one of the most ambitious, learned, and original books on art and architecture written in recent decades. Barry writes vividly and powerfully, expounding the meaning of marble in architecture in a most engaging way.”—Nicholas Penny, director of the National Gallery, London (2008–15)
£31.50
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Rood Screens
Book SynopsisThe rood screen was the visual focus of the medieval parish church, dividing the nave from the chancel. Most were built of wood and were adorned with intricate carved decoration painted in bright colours, often with images of saints. Defaced and often dismantled during the Reformation in the mid-sixteenth century, most surviving screens have been restored to their former glory since the nineteenth century and are now among the most prized treasures of our parish churches. This fully illustrated book explains the symbolic and practical significance of rood screens and describes the ways in which they were constructed and decorated. There is also an extensive list of churches in England and Wales where screens can be found.Table of ContentsThe Pride of the Parish Origins and Development Building a Rood Screen The Structure of Rood Screens Screen Decoration Use of Screens, Lofts and Roods Reformation The Church of England Further Reading Places to Visit Index
£7.59
ACC Art Books Temples of Deccan India: Hindu and Jain, 7th to
Book SynopsisThis beautifully illustrated book showcases the Hindu and Jain temples of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka built prior to the invasion of peninsular India by the Delhi sultans at the end of the 13th century. Unlike temples in many other parts of India, those of the Deccan are well preserved, with their wealth of figural and decorative carvings miraculously intact. They demonstrate the development of Indian sacred architecture and art over a span of more than 600 years. Focusing on some 50 historical sites, the Temples of Deccan India begins with artificially excavated “cave” shrines dedicated to various Hindu deities, before proceeding on to examine free-standing Hindu and Jain monuments sponsored by successive rulers of the Deccan. Attention is paid to the beautiful sculptures found on temple basements, walls, brackets and ceilings. Carved in crisp relief, and sometimes even in three dimensions, these carvings are among the greatest glories of Indian stone art. Among the featured highlights are the cave temple on the island of Elephanta, with its stupendous representation of three-headed Sadashiva; the colossal, monolithic Kailasa temple at Ellora, a technical feat unsurpassed in the entire history of Indian architecture; the magnificent columned pavilion at Hanamkonda, now currently being reconstructed; and the temple at Belur, with its exquisitely carved female figural brackets. Specially commissioned plans of temple layouts accompany 300+ photographs. and clarify the succession of dynasties that governed the Deccan during the centuries covered here. Maps locate the temple sites, while passages of text illuminate the succession of dynasties that governed the Deccan from the 7th to 13th centuries. Educational, accessible and beautifully illustrated, this book will be of interest to anyone fascinated by Indian architecture.
£44.00
Taschen GmbH Gaudí. The Complete Works
Book SynopsisThe life of Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) was full of complexity and contradictions. As a young man he joined the Catalonian nationalist movement and was critical of the church; toward the end of his life he devoted himself completely to the construction of one single spectacular church, La Sagrada Familia. In his youth, he courted a glamorous social life and the demeanor of a dandy. By the time of his death in a tram accident on the streets of Barcelona his clothes were so shabby passersby assumed he was a beggar. Gaudí’s incomparable architecture channels much of this multifaceted intricacy. From the shimmering textures and skeletal forms of Casa Batlló to the Hispano-Arabic matrix of Casa Vicens, his work merged the influences of Orientalism, natural forms, new materials, and religious faith into a unique Modernista aesthetic. Today, his unique aesthetic enjoys global popularity and acclaim. His magnum opus, the Sagrada Familia, is the most-visited monument in Spain, and seven of his works are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Through brand-new photography, plans and drawings by Gaudí himself, historical photos, as well as an appendix detailing all his works—from buildings to furniture, decor to unfinished projects—this book presents Gaudí’s universe like never before. Like a personal tour through Barcelona, we discover how the “Dante of architecture” was a builder in the truest sense of the word, crafting extraordinary constructions out of minute and mesmerizing details, and transforming fantastical visions into realities on the city streets.Trade Review“A personal tour through the shimmering streets of Barcelona.” * independent.co.uk *“This book shows us the Catalan architect’s universe as never before.” * El País *“There is probably no better way to enter the mind of Gaudí than through this book.” * eldiario.es *“From Barcelona to beyond, TASCHEN’s Gaudí. The Complete Works is a must-have for anyone who has ever admired the fanciful work of this Catalan great.” * we-heart.com *“A beautifully assembled book, allowing the reader to access the dramatic spaces, textures, colours and moods of Gaudí’s work.” * Designing Ways *
£45.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Washington Sculpture A Cultural History of
Book SynopsisBoth a guide for visitors and a reference for serious historians, Washington Sculpture offers the most comprehensive examination of urban sculpture in the nation's capital.Trade ReviewQuirky details... are what make the new edition... so captivating. -- John Kelly Washington Post 2009 Handsome new volume... An important addition is an exploration of the city's fourteen neighborhoods as well as the Maryland and Virginia suburbs. -- Steve Goddard History Wire - Where the Past Comes Alive 2009 The historic and cultural significance of each sculpture is written with heart, but it's the stories of the subject portrayed in bronze that are the most intriguing reads. -- Andrea Cohen Roll Call 2009 A significant reference work. Choice 2009 A heroic effort and it is hard to stop leafing through it. RALPH: Review of Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and the Humanities 2010Table of ContentsPrefaceAckowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. Capitol HillChapter 2. Connecticut AvenueChapter 3. The EllipseChapter 4. The Federal TriangleChapter 5. Foggy BottomChapter 6. Judiciary Square and East DowntownChapter 7. The MallChapter 8. Massachusetts AvenueChapter 9. North Capitol StreetChapter 10. Pennsylvania AvenueChapter 11. Potomac ParkChapter 12. Sixteenth StreetChapter 13. SouthwestChapter 14. Wisconsin AvenueChapter 15. Maryland SuburbsChapter 16. Virginia SuburbsAppendix A. Sculpture RemovedAppendix B. Selected Biographies of SculptorsAppendix C. Techniques in Executing Marble and Bronze SculptureGlossaryBibliographyIndex
£82.02
Taschen GmbH Neutra. Complete Works
Book SynopsisOriginally from Vienna, Richard Neutra came to America early in his career, settling in California. His influence on postwar architecture is undisputed, the sunny climate and rich landscape being particularly suited to his cool, sleek modern style. Neutra had a keen appreciation for the relationship between people and nature; his trademark plate glass walls and ceilings which turn into deep overhangs have the effect of connecting the indoors with the outdoors. His ability to incorporate technology, aesthetics, science, and nature into his designs brought him to the forefront of Modernist architecture. In this volume, all of Neutra’s works (nearly 300 private homes, schools, and public buildings) are gathered together, illustrated by over 1,000 photographs, including those of Julius Shulman and other prominent photographers.Trade Review“…the definitive volume on the Viennese-born architect.” * Los Angeles Times *
£60.00
Talisman Publishing Black and White - Updated: The Singapore House
Book SynopsisNew UPDATED EDITION 2014 The unique Black and White house in Singapore is the most distinctive and imposing of the island's colonial architectural legacy. Surviving examples are testament to their physical and aesthetic durability - a unique tropical style with a colourful pedigree of architectural influences. In this updated edition, an additional chapter on residential life in these extraordinary homes adds depth and added information to an already comprehensive book. The colonials of yesteryear enjoyed a life of undisputed privilege - and even today, many of these beautiful houses continue to serve their original purpose as gracious family homes. Others have been adapted successfully as restaurants, offices and artisan's studios. Researched, written and photographed with flair, Black and White traces their evolution through the architects and practices that designed them - houses as relevant today as when they first appeared over 100 years ago.
£18.75
Prestel Le Corbusier: The Complete Buildings
Book SynopsisIn 2010, photographer Cemal Emden set out to document every building designed by the master architect Le Corbusier. Traveling through three continents, Emden photographed all the 52 buildings that remain standing. Each of these buildings is featured in the book and captured from multiple angles, with images revealing their exterior and interior details. Interspersed throughout the book are texts by leading architects and scholars, whose commentaries are as fascinating and varied as the buildings themselves. The book closes with an illustrated, annotated index. From the early Villa Vallet, built in Switzerland in 1905, to his groundbreaking Unite d'Habitation in Marseille, completed in 1947, this ambitious project presents the entirety and diversity of Le Corbusier's architectural output. Visually arresting and endlessly engaging, it will appeal to the architect's many fans, as well as anyone interested in the foundation of modern architecture.Trade Review"It’s an engaging journey through Le Corbusier’s masterworks, with stops at many of his lesser-known (and, often, less characteristic) buildings." -The Tangential
£33.99
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd Cook's Camden: The Making of Modern Housing
Book SynopsisThe housing projects built in Camden in the 1960s and 1970s when Sydney Cook was borough architect are widely regarded as the most important urban housing built in the UK in the past 100 years. Cook recruited some of the brightest talent available in London at the time and the schemes - which included Alexandra Road, Branch Hill, Fleet Road, Highgate New Town and Maiden Lane - set out a model of housing that continues to command interest and admiration from architects to this day. The Camden projects represented a new type of urban housing based on a return to streets with front doors. In place of tower blocks, the Camden architects showed how the required densities could be achieved without building high, creating a new kind of urbanism that integrated with, rather than broke from, its cultural and physical context. This book examines how Cook and his team created this new kind of housing, what it comprised, and what lessons it offers for today. New colour photographs combine with original black and white photography to give a fascinating 'then and now' portrayal not just of the buildings but also of the homes within and the people who live there.Trade Review'Superb' -- Edwin Heathcote * Financial Times * 'Definitive' -- Douglas Murphy * Architecture Today * 'Groundbreaking...a landmark work' -- Dr Alistair Fair * Planning Perspectives *Table of ContentsForeword; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Sydney Cook at Camden: geared to producing ideas, with the emphasis on youth; Chapter 3: Developing a new format for urban housing: Neave Brown and Fleet Road; Chapter 4: Creating a piece of city: Neave Brown at Alexandra Road; Chapter 5: A city on a hill: Peter Tabori at Highgate New Town; Chapter 6: Class war in Hampstead: the battle of Branch Hill; Chapter 7: The poetics of housing: Benson and Forsyth at Branch Hill; Chapter 8: Gospel Oak: from Powell & Moya to Benson and Forsyth; Chapter 9: Only connect: Benson and Forsyth at Maiden Lane; Chapter 10: Urban dentistry: Edward Cullinan and Colquhoun & Miller; Chapter 11: Politics versus architecture: the Alexandra Road public enquiry of 1978-81; Chapter 12: Conclusion: Cook's Camden today; Appendix 1: `Sydney Cook as I knew him': recollections by Neave Brown, Frank Dobson, John Green, Martin Morton and Peter Tabori; Appendix 2: Neave Brown, 'The form of housing' (1967); Appendix 3: Cook's Camden A-Z; Cook's Camden Map; Abbreviations; Notes; Index
£47.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Architecture of Neoliberalism
Book SynopsisDouglas Spencer teaches and writes on critical theories of architecture, landscape and urbanism. A regular contributor to Radical Philosophy, he has also written chapters for collections such as Architecture Against the Post-Political (2014), Landscape and Agency (2016) and This Thing Called Theory (2016). He has published numerous essays in journals such The Journal of Architecture, AD, AA Files, New Geographies, Volume and Praznine. He teaches at the AA's Graduate School of Design at the Architectural Association and at the University of Westminster, London.Trade ReviewSpencer draws a direct intellectual lineage from neoliberalism’s original thinkers through the unlikely corridors of late-20th-century countercultural and avant-garde thought, all the way into the glistening hallways of today’s most acclaimed contemporary architectural firms. * Los Angeles Review of Books *This book marks a milestone in architectural criticism, and the questions it addresses could not be more important or urgent ... Its bold, unflinching description of architecture’s complicity with the powers that be makes it an indispensable reference for all those concerned with the social and political meaning of their work, * Journal of Architectural Education *The Architecture of Neoliberalism is a devastating portrait of contemporary architecture as the phantasmagoria of neoliberal capitalism. Spencer deftly deconstructs the current architectural ideology as a melange of counter-cultural tropes and vitalist celebrations of flexibility, empowerment, spontaneity, and the market as the final arbiter of freedom. The result is a powerful plea for critique in the face of the architectural prophets who proclaim ‘there is no alternative’. * Benjamin Noys, Professor of Critical Theory, University of Chichester, UK *“Neoliberalism” is commonly used as an epithet today to denounce a late-capitalist architecture in cahoots with the forces of real estate development and the marketplace. Douglas Spencer is the first to provide a detailed history of this term and to analyze its modes of operation, its architectural expressions, and its ideological subterfuges. An absolutely timely, lucid, important critique. * Joan Ockman, Distinguished Senior Fellow, University of Pennsylvania School of Design, USA *This book marks a milestone in architectural criticism, and the questions it addresses could not be more important or urgent. * JAE (Journal of Architectural Education) *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Architecture, Neoliberalism and the Game of Truth 1. The Art of Neoliberal Governmentality 2. The Spatial Constitution of the Neoliberal Subject 3. Architecture Theory: From May '68 to the 'Real' of the Market 4. Labour Theory: Architecture, Work and Neoliberalism 5. Festivals of Circulation: Neoliberal Architectures of Culture, Commerce and Eduction 6. Neoliberalism and Effect: Architecture and the Patterning of Experience Conclusion: The Necessity of Critique Bibliography
£23.74
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Fallingwater Rising
Book SynopsisFallingwater Rising is a biography not of a person but of the most famous house of the twentieth century. Scholars and the public have long extolled the house that Frank Lloyd Wright perched over a Pennsylvania waterfall in 1937, but the full story has never been told. When he got the commission to design the house, Wright was nearing seventy, his youth and his early fame long gone. It was the Depression, and Wright had no work in sight. Into his orbit stepped Edgar J. Kaufmann, a Pittsburgh department-store mogul-“the smartest retailer in America”-and a philanthropist with the burning ambition to build a world-famous work of architecture. It was an unlikely collaboration: the Jewish merchant who had little concern for modern architecture and the brilliant modernist who was leery of Jews. But the two men collaborated to produce an extraordinary building of lasting architectural significance that brought international fame to them both and confirmed WrightR
£25.50
St Martin's Press From Bauhaus to Our House
Book SynopsisAfter critiquingand infuriatingthe art world with The Painted Word, award-winning author Tom Wolfe shared his less than favorable thoughts about modern architecture in From Bauhaus to Our House. In this examination of the strange saga of twentieth century architecture, Wolfe takes such European architects as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, and Bauhaus art school founder Walter Gropius to task for their glass and steel box designed buildings that have influencedand infectedAmerica's cities.
£13.60
University of California Press Los Angeles
Book SynopsisExamines the built environment of Los Angeles, looking at its manifestations of popular taste and industrial ingenuity, as well as its traditional modes of residential and commercial building. This title also examines 'four ecologies' in the ways Angelenos relate to the beach, the freeways, the flatlands, and the foothills.Trade Review"In one volume [Banham] does the near-impossible: He makes us see this fragmented city [of Los Angeles] as a breathing whole." -- Ariel Swartley Los Angeles Magazine "Still as penetrating now as when Banham completed his observations on the city in 1971." La Observed "Banham wrote like a blissed-out lover, surrendering to his feelings of derangement and wonder while keeping his eyes wide-open." Los Angeles Times "Banham's book has remained au courant." Palisadian PostTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword to the 2009 Edition Foreword to the 2000 Edition Views of Los Angeles 1. In the Rear-view Mirror 2. Ecology I: Surfurbia 3· Architecture I: Exotic Pioneers 4· The Transportation Palimpsest 5. Ecology II: Foothills 6. Architecture II: Fantastic 7· The Art of the Enclave 8. Ecology III: The Plains of Id 9· Architecture III: The Exiles 10. A Note on Downtown . .. 11. Ecology IV: Autopia 12. Architecture IV: The Style that Nearly. . . 13. An Ecology for Architecture Acknowledgments Towards a Drive-in Bibliography Index
£21.25
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC World History of Design Volume 1
Book SynopsisThis is the first volume of the World History of Design, the definitive historical account of global design by pre-eminent design scholar Victor Margolin. The first volume explores the earliest cave art and human tools, including the key examples of the visual and material culture that were produced in all parts of the world from the first stages of human civilization, the Industrial Revolution and its aftermath, and finally World War I.This richly illustrated volume contains over 380 images, with 72 in full colour.Trade Review… it is an extraordinarily useful compendium. I will turn to it again and again to find new points of connection and departure, and I am sure I won’t be alone. Within our discipline, I hope we can all lay aside the perspectives of our narrow expertise long enough to simply thank Professor Margolin – thank him for his effort, and thank him for his generosity. The most exciting thing about these books is the further scholarship that they will engender. In that sense, they are truly the works of a lifelong teacher. -- Glenn Adamson * West 86th *Table of ContentsVolume 1 Prehistoric Times to World War I 1. The Prehistoric Age 2. The Earliest Civilizations, 7000 BCE - 900 BCE 3. The Classical Age and Early Byzantium, 900 BCE - 800 CE 4. Medieval Europe and the Islamic World, 800-1200 5. Asia, Africa and the Americas, 800 BCE - 1200 CE 6. Renaissance Europe and the Ottoman Empire, 1200-1750 7. Cross-Cultural Encounters, 1200-1750 8. The Industrial Revolution: Europe and America, 1750-1830 9. The Age of Exhibitions: Great Britain 1830-1900 10. The Craft Ideal and the Art Movement: Britain and Elsewhere, 1861-1915 11. The Age of Exhibitions: Europe Outside Great Britain, 1830-1900 12. Art Nouveau and the Decorative Impulse, 1890-1914 13. The United States, 1840-1900 14. Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, 1300-1900 15. Protoindustrialization in Diverse Regions, 1750-1900 16. Colonies and Pre-industrial Nations in Asia and Africa, 1750-1900 17. Modern Design in Europe and America, 1900-1917 18. Art and Literature of the Avant-Gardes, 1897-1918 19. World War I, 1914-1918
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC World History of Design Volume 2
Book SynopsisVictor Margolin is Professor Emeritus of Design History at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is a founding editor and now co-editor of the academic design journal Design Issues. His many books include:The Designed World: images, objects, environments; The Politics of the Artificial: Essays on Design; Design Discourse: history, theory, criticism; Discovering Design: explorations in design studies.Table of ContentsVolume 2 World War I to World War II 20. Design in the Soviet Union 1905-1928 21. Weimar Germany 1918-1933 22. France 1918-1939 23. Great Britain 1918-1939 24. Western and Southern Europe 1900-1939 25. Central and Eastern Europe 1900-1939 26. Scandinavia 1917-1945 27. Italy, Germany, the Soviet Union, and Portugal 1922-1940 28: The United States 1917-1941 29. Latin America: Cuba, Mexico, and Brazil 1900-1939 30. Latin America: Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, and Uruguay 1900-1939 31. Commonwealth Countries: Canada, Australia, and New Zealand 1900-1939 32. The Near and Middle East 1900-1939 33. Colonies: Africa 1900-1945 34: Colonies: India, Hong Kong, and Burma 1900-1945 35. Asia: China and Siam 1900-1939 36: Asia: Japan, its Colonies, and its Territories 1900-1937 37. World War II 1939-1945
£37.99
Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd John Vanbrugh
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Yale University Press The Sheldonian Theatre
Book SynopsisA jewel of the University of Oxford, the Sheldonian Theatre stands out among the groundbreaking designs by the great British architect Sir Christopher Wren. Published to coincide with the 350th anniversary of the building's construction, this book takes a fresh look at the historical influences that shaped the Sheldonian's development.Trade Review“His book is a learned and fascinating account of the Sheldonian in its academic, intellectual and religious contexts.”—Peter Howell, The Art Newspaper -- Peter Howell * The Art Newspaper *Shortlisted for the Alice Davis Hitchcock 2014 Award sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. -- Alice Davis Hitchcock Award * Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain *
£31.50
Yale University Press South Ulster
Book SynopsisCovers the inland counties of Cavan, Monaghan, and Armagh, an area stretching from the thinly populated uplands around the Cuilcagh Mountains and the cradle of the Shannon to the fertile Blackwater valley and southern shores of Lough Neagh.Trade Review“Mulligan, denied the vast store of earlier research on which the authors of volumes in the English series could draw, proves a heroic pioneer. Major discoveries which will draw enthusiasts into this territory . . . may be few, but minor pleasures abound . . . And armed with South Ulster, the traveller is unlikely to be mistaken for a clandestine supporter of a proscribed organization, but a hunter after worthwhile buildings.”—Toby Barnard, Times Literary Supplement -- Toby Bernard * Times Literary Supplement *“Be warned: if you dip into this book you will go on dipping, or perhaps weeping, at the beauty of it all. It is the standard work for anyone even vaguely interested in the history of landmark buildings in these three counties.”—Paul Clements, Irish Times -- Paul Clements * Irish Times *‘This is not only a book of reference but one which brings buildings and architecture to life, a most worthwhile addition to the literature on the architectural heritage of Ireland.’—Peter Rankin, Burlington Magazine -- Peter Rankin * Burlington Magazine *
£54.00
Yale University Press Origins of Classical Architecture
Book SynopsisGreek temples captivate anyone with an interest in antiquity, and the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columnar orders that clad them launched the classical architectural tradition down to modern times. This title proposes new theories in both areas as it elucidates the nature and function of Greek architecture.
£49.50
Yale University Press The Architecture of Paul Rudolph
Book SynopsisThe first major study of one of the most important architects of the postwar eraTrade Review‘The architectural monograph can be pedestrian, albeit dusted with a light icing of glamour. Not this one. Timothy M Rohan gives a brilliant account of the apocalyptic arc of Paul Rudolph’s career. . . Rohan’s book, frank, fair and intuitive, sets the record straight.’—Gillian Darley, Icon Magazine -- Gillian Darley * Icon Magazine *“Excellent. . . The first substantial account of Rudolph’s entire career based on original research, offering a detailed account of his life and work.”—Eric Mumford, Washington University in St. Louis -- Eric Mumford“A well-researched, critical study of an architect who is in urgent need of re-evaluation.” —Michael Webb, Form -- Michael Webb * Form *“Paul Rudolph, a fascinating architect whose work has suffered from a broad spate of demolition, is receiving a handsome tribute in a forthcoming Yale University Press volume, Timothy Rohan’s The Architecture of Paul Rudolph…” —Anthony Paletta, The Awl -- Anthony Paletta * The Awl *“A comprehensive look at one of the leading figures of post-war American architecture, from his early work in Florida to late work in Asia. It contextualizes the work as well as the man, who played a key role as the dean of Yale at a pivotal time in architectural history. Reading this book is like re-remembering who Rudolph really was.” —Matt Shaw, Architizer -- Matt Shaw * Architizer *“Well-argued, well-illustrated, well-edited.”—Alexandra Lange, Architect Magazine -- Alexandra Lange * Architect Magazine *"A landmark study of one of the most powerful but also enigmatic architects that America has produced."—Robert Bruegmann, University of Illinois, Chicago -- Robert Bruegmann“In his excellent new monograph on this complex and sometimes confounding figure, Timothy M. Rohan . . . emerges as today’s foremost advocate of Rudolph’s works.”?Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books -- Martin Filler * The New York Review of Books *
£51.75
Yale University Press Gothic Wonder
Book SynopsisFocusing on one of the greatest periods of English art and architecture, this book includes arguments about the role of invention, making and the powers of Gothic art. It locates what became known as the Decorated Style within patterns of commissioning, designing and imagining whose origins lay in pre-Gothic art.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2015 Historians of British Art Book Prize for a single-author work relating to a period before 1800. -- Book Award * Historians of British Art *
£38.00
Yale University Press Men from the Ministry
Book SynopsisBetween 1900 and 1950 the British state amassed a huge collection of over 800 historic buildings, monuments and historic sites and opened them to the public. This book explains why the collecting frenzy took place. It locates it in the fragile and nostalgic atmosphere of the interwar years, dominated by neo-romanticism and cultural protectionism.Trade Review'State ownership makes conservation political and Thurley knows his cannot help but be a political book- Rosemary Hill, Sunday Telegraph. -- Rosemary Hill * Sunday Telegraph *'In this absorbing book, the chief executive of English Heritage explores how, between 1900 and 1950, the British state amassed more than 800 buildings, monuments and historic sites and gave the public access to them. Thurley is a well-placed guide to the characters who enabled this collecting spree and to the challenges that they faced; he tells a vivid story of how the country successfully established a vast open-air museum'– Apollo Magazine * Apollo Magazine *'. . .[This] is a timely book documenting the long and passionate struggle for preserving historic buildings and sites.'—R. C. Richardson, THES -- R. C. Richardson * THES *‘Thurley’s text [is] knowledgeable, subtle, supple, by turns celebratory and sardonic.’—David Lowenthal, TLS -- David Lowenthal * TLS *‘How and why we got into this strenuously nostalgic frame of mind is the subject of English Heritage boss Simon Thurley’s engrossing book.’—Richard Morrison, The Times -- Richard Morrison * The Times *
£12.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Small Dreams
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£12.59
Prestel 100 Years, 100 Buildings
Book SynopsisThe founder of the blog A Daily Dose of Architecture, John Hill, is obsessed with his subject and determined to expose his fellow citizens to the glorious structures that shape our environment. In this beautifully designed compendium Hill presents his selection of the most significant building to be built each year from 1916 to 2015. Each two-page spread includes one or two large color photos and text that explains the importance of each structure. Starting with H. P. Berlage's Holland House in London and closing with Diller Scofidio + Renfro's newly completed Broad museum in Los Angeles, Hill has combed the globe for iconic buildings. Notable inclusions are Helsinki Railroad Station; the Solimar Building in Cuba; Le Corbusier's Mill Owners' Association building in Ahmadabad, India; Habitat 67, a housing complex in Montreal; and Tadao Ando's Church of the Light in Osaka, Japan. What makes this collection so extraordinary is Hill's criteria for the buildings included: each must be able to be seen, approached, or explored by the average person.An introductory essay and a timeline that highlights important architectural events round out this engrossing survey that demonstrates the underlying themes and developments in the world of architecture today.Trade Review"Architecture expert John Hill s comprehensive new book 100 Years 100 Buildings highlights an important structure from each of the past hundred years. . . . High-profile highlights from around the globe include Le Corbusier s Villa Savoye (1931), Frank Lloyd Wright s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1959), and Jorn Utzon's Sydney Opera House (1973), while lesser-known works are sprinkled throughout." -Architectural Digest "Hill combed the world seeking out its iconic buildings. The result is a book that s a finely designed compendium where he presents his personal selection of the most significant building from 1916 to 2015. And it s not just about residences there are churches, office buildings and museums too. Hill required that it be a building that s still standing, and one that anyone could go and see in person . . . It s a journey worth taking in person or in print." -Architects and Artisans "In this anthology, John Hill presents a century of buildings. Adhering to a single yearly entry starting in 1916, Hill is able to intersperse big names with lesser-known players and abstain from focusing on architecture s most iconic and thus frequently referenced periods. While he admits the range betrays his own Western perspective, the unique format draws out lessons in style, shifting priorities, and the ways in which global events are reflected in man-made places." -Metropolis magazine By cutting himself free of the artificial constraint of highlighting the 20th century alone, architect John Hill brings his survey of remarkable buildings up to the present...Hill's approach forces a greater diversity than you'll find in most guides to architecture's greatest hits... It might even inspire building-gawkers to book a trip or two. -The Tangential
£22.49
Manchester University Press De Stijl and Dutch Modernism Critical
Book SynopsisThis study emphasizes the local context of De Stijl and explores its relationship to Dutch modernism. It examines how the debates concerning abstraction in painting and spatiality in architecture were connected to developments in urban planning, advertising, interior and exhibition design.Table of ContentsList of platesList of figuresList of abbreviationsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction: Who’s afraid of red, yellow and blue1. Abstraction and utopia2. The monumental image of the city3. Advertising as fine art4. Structures of interior design5. Exhibiting styleBibliography
£18.99
Princeton University Press Lateness
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Peter Eisenman, Winner of the Kanter Tritsch Medal for Excellence in Architecture and Environmental Design, University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design""The arguments . . . . written here with Iturbe in such an exceptionally didactic and succinct way, and illustrated so unmistakably, as to be rare amid the current proliferation of obscure and turgid architectural theories."---Preston Scott Cohen, The Week"Lateness is the latest in a series of analogies and concepts that Peter Eisenman has used to interpret architecture, and that have defined the analytic methods that have made him a great teacher throughout his career. . . . The arguments . . . are written . . . in such an exceptionally didactic and succinct way, and illustrated so unmistakably, as to be rare amid the current proliferation of obscure and turgid architectural theories. . . . What really stands out are the penetrating formal analyses of the selected exemplars."---Preston Scott Cohen, Architectural Record"In a time when our neo-modern zeitgeist has resulted in increased isolation through the guise of individualism, Eisenman and Iturbe here offer up an alternative perspective—something outside our fixation with conventions and universality, probing the possibility of a world view that is free of the shackles of form and time. Lateness will be of value to both students using parametric tools, alongside their professors who continue to teach Venturi and Giedion’s critical discourses, with the book’s authors providing food for thought in our digital age, as well as being an update to Benjamin’s famous angel of history."---Sean Ruthen, Spacing"Novel…Lateness has to be lauded for its attempt to sort out an architect’s relation to and engagement with history and time. – Michael Bell, CAA.Reviews"
£23.80
The Crowood Press English Village Architecture
Book SynopsisIllustrated throughout, with nearly 200 pen-and-ink drawings by the author, this book looks at the social, geological and architectural history behind the structure of English villages, and examines how industries, urbanization, transport and changing traditions have influenced how we have been using and designing our buildings over the centuries.Trade Review'This splendid book looks at the very structure of the English village and how changing social trends have impacted on buildings.' Eastern Daily Press 'Brown's book can help us navigate around the real village landscape and so provides a valuable and unusual guide.' Countryside Voice
£12.34
The University of Chicago Press Chicago Apartments
Book SynopsisThe Chicago lakefront is one of America's urban wonders. The ribbon of high rise luxury apartment buildings along the Lake Michigan shore has few, if any, rivals nationwide for sustained architectural significance. This historic confluence of site, money, style, and development lies at the heart of the updated edition of Neil Harris's Chicago Apartments: A Century and Beyond of Lakefront Luxury. The book features more than 100 buildings, stretching from south to north and across more than a century, each with its own special combination of design choice, floor plans, and background story. Harris, with the assistance of Teri J. Edelstein, proves to be an affable and knowledgeable tour guide, guiding us through dozens of buildings, detailing a host of inimitable development histories, design choices, floor plans, and more along the way. Of particular note are recent structures on the Chicago River and south of the Loop that are proposing new definitions of comfort and extravagance. FeatuTrade Review"Chicago Apartments is that sort of book—the sort that invites the reader (and the author) to gush over favorites. . . . This is a book rich in a part of Chicago history and living that rarely gets much attention." * Third Coast Review *"When I think of lakefront luxury living in Chicago, a roughly one-mile, zigzag stretch of Lake Shore Drive, from East Pearson Street on the south to North Avenue on the north, comes to mind. . . . When I lived in Chicago and often rode my bike along the lakefront, it was hard to not think what it was like to live inside one of those apartment buildings. The second edition of Chicago Apartments does just that." -- John Hill * A Daily Dose of Architecture Books *"This excellent book on Chicago apartment buildings has superb black-and-white photographs of almost 100 distinctive buildings, many with pictures of some of their spectacular interiors." * The City Review *Table of ContentsForeword, by Sara ParetskyChicago’s Luxury ApartmentsA Note to the ReaderSouth Shore 6700 South Crandon Avenue 6901 South Oglesby Avenue 2666 East 73rd Street | THE COASTLAND 7000 South Shore Drive 7321 South Shore Drive | WINDSOR BEACH APARTMENTS Hyde Park–Kenwood 5000 South Cornell Avenue 5421 South Cornell Avenue 5801–11 South Dorchester Avenue | THE CLOISTERS 5000 South East End Avenue 5555 South Everett Avenue | JACKSON TOWERS 1640 East 50th Street | NARRAGANSETT APARTMENTS 1648 East 50th Street / 4950 South Chicago Beach Drive | THE POWHATAN 1644 East 56th Street | THE WINDERMERE 5454 South Shore Drive | SHORELAND HOTEL 5490 South Shore Drive | JACKSON SHORE APARTMENTS 5530–32 South Shore Drive | PROMONTORY APARTMENTS 5830–44 South Stony Island Avenue | VISTA HOMESGreater Loop 225 North Columbus Drive | AQUA TOWER 451 East Grand Avenue | ONE BENNETT PARK 1200 South Indiana Avenue | NEMA CHICAGO 400 North Lake Shore Drive | THE SPIRE 505 North Lake Shore Drive | LAKE POINT TOWER 60 East Monroe Street | THE LEGACY 1211 South Prairie Avenue | ONE MUSEUM PARK EAST 400 East Randolph Street | OUTER DRIVE EAST 300 North State Street | MARINA CITY 401 North Wabash Avenue | TRUMP TOWER 403 North Wabash Avenue | RENELLE ON THE RIVER 363 East Wacker Drive | VISTA TOWER RESIDENCESNear North Side 1200 North Astor Street | MCONNELL APARTMENTS 1209 North Astor Street 1260 North Astor Street 1301 North Astor Street 1325 North Astor Street 20 East Cedar Street | BRADLEY APARTMENTS 70 East Cedar Street 40–50 East Chicago Avenue | HOTEL ST. BENEDICT FLATS 161 East Chicago Avenue | OLYMPIA CENTRE 1366 North Dearborn Parkway | DEARBORN SCHILLER 132 East Delaware Place–900 North Michigan 175 East Delaware Place | JOHN HANCOCK CENTER 55 East Erie Street 179 East Lake Shore Drive | DRAKE TOWER 199 East Lake Shore Drive | THE BREAKERS 209 East Lake Shore Drive 219 East Lake Shore Drive 229 East Lake Shore Drive | THE SHORELAND APARTMENTS 680 North Lake Shore Drive | AMERICAN FURNITURE MART 860/880 North Lake Shore Drive 936 North Lake Shore Drive 999 North Lake Shore Drive | LAKE SHORE APARTMENTS 1040 North Lake Shore Drive | THE CARLYLE 1100 North Lake Shore Drive | MARSHALL APARTMENTS 1120 North Lake Shore Drive 1130 North Lake Shore Drive 1200 North Lake Shore Drive | STEWART APARTMENTS 1242 North Lake Shore Drive 1418 North Lake Shore Drive 1420 North Lake Shore Drive 1430 North Lake Shore Drive 1448 North Lake Shore Drive 1500 North Lake Shore Drive 1540 North Lake Shore Drive 2130 North Lincoln Park West 2300 North Lincoln Park West | BELDEN-STRATFORD HOTEL 2342–44 North Lincoln Park West 800 North Michigan Avenue | PARK TOWER 900 North Michigan Avenue 919 North Michigan Avenue | PALMOLIVE BUILDING 940–980 North Michigan Avenue | ONE MAGNIFICANT MILE 30 West Oak Street 180 East Pearson Street | WATER TOWER PLACE 200 East Pearson Street | CAMPBELL APARTMENTS 60–70 East Scott Street 1320 North State Parkway 1530 North State Parkway 1550 North State Parkway 1244 North Stone Street 220 East Walton Place | CASTELLANE APARTMENTS 232 East Walton Place 233 East Walton Place 9 West Walton Place | Nº 9 WALTONNorth Side 2920 North Commonwealth Avenue | COMMONWEALTH TOWERS 325 West Fullerton Parkway 399 West Fullerton Parkway 660–700 West Irving Park Road | THE PATTINGTON 3240 North Lake Shore Drive | SHERIDAN-MELROSE APARTMENTS 3300 North Lake Shore Drive | SHERIDAN-ALDINE APARTMENTS 3314 North Lake Shore Drive | LE GRIFFON 3400 North Lake Shore Drive | HARBOR APARTMENTS 3500 North Lake Shore Drive | CORNELIA APARTMENTS 3750 North Lake Shore Drive 3800 North Lake Shore Drive | SHERIDAN-GRACE APARTMENTS 3920 North Lake Shore Drive | LAKE SHORE TOWERS 2430 North Lakeview Avenue 2440 North Lakeview Avenue 2450 North Lakeview Avenue 2550 North Lakeview Avenue | LINCOLN PARK 2550 2600 North Lakeview Avenue | MARLBOROUGH APARTMENTS 5000 North Marine Drive | THE AQUITANIA 421 West Melrose Street | EDDYSTONE APARTMENTS 320 West Oakdale Avenue 2800 North Pine Grove Avenue | BREWSTER APARTMENTS 3000 North Sheridan Road 3100 North Sheridan Road | BARRY APARTMENTS 5510 North Sheridan Road | THE RENAISSANCE 5555 North Sheridan Road | EDGEWATER BEACH APARTMENTSAcknowledgments Appendix Notes Select Bibliography Index
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University of Minnesota Press Minnesota Modern
Book SynopsisTrade Review"An entertaining and beautifully illustrated stroll through an era."—Rochester Post-Bulletin"It is possible that an old house or building still stands in your neighborhood because Larry Millett influenced someone to save it. The architectural historian’s work catalogs the many architectural treasures Minnesota has lost to the wrecking ball and inspires a preservation movement determined to hang on to the ones we have left. "—MinnPost"Millett has created the definitive book on the midcentury era in Minnesota, including residential, public and commercial designs."—MinnPost"I found Larry Millett's new book Minnesota Modern. . . an engrossing account of our social and cultural past. And a wonderful tour of the enviable midcentury residences around us."—Chris Lee, Midwest Home"Comprehensive and meticulously researched."—Minnesota History"Millett’s book is a combination architectural guidebook and coffee table tome."—Middle West ReviewTable of ContentsContentsPrologue: A New World1. The Modern AgeMidcentury Modern Houses, 1938–1950Benjamin and Gertrude Lippincott HouseGerald and Ruth Buetow HouseDr. Clarence E. and Ruth Arlander House2. Corporations and CommerceMidcentury Modern Houses, 1952–1954S. Pearl and Millicent Elam HouseDr. Harvey Nelson House3. Entertaining on the RoadMidcentury Modern Houses, 1955Donald and Hilda Haarstick HouseJune Halvorson Alworth (later June and Robert Starkey) House4. Architecture of the Public RealmMidcentury Modern Houses, 1956–1957George and Annirene Buck HouseWilliam and Frances Shepherd House5. Modern FaithMidcentury Modern Houses, 1958–1961Alcoa “Care-free” HouseBenjamin Gingold HouseRichard and Dorothy Babcock House6. The Midcentury HomeEpilogue: The Midcentury LegacyAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
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