History of architecture Books
De Gruyter DIE NEUE HEIMAT (1950–1982): Eine
Book SynopsisDie „Neue Heimat” war der größte und bedeutendste nicht-staatliche Wohnungsbaukonzern im Europa der Nachkriegszeit. In einem Zeitraum von über dreißig Jahren hat das Gewerkschaftsunternehmen mehr als 400.000 Wohnungen und seit den sechziger Jahren auch zahlreiche Kommunal- und Gewerbebauten in Deutschland geplant und ausgeführt. Die „Neue Heimat“ war ein Hoffnungsträger für die Teilhabe am Wirtschaftswunder – und der skandalträchtige Zusammenbruch des Unternehmens Anfang der achtziger Jahre wirkte wie ein Schock auf die westdeutsche Bevölkerung. Der zeitliche Abstand von über einer Generation bietet die Chance für eine kritische Untersuchung: Was waren die Ansätze der sozialdemokratischen Visionen und was ist aus dem bis heute angestrebten „Wohnen für Alle“ geworden? Anhand zahlreicher historischer Foto- und Planmaterialien und Kurzbeiträgen werden u.a. Großsiedlungen wie die Neue Vahr Bremen oder die Entlastungsstadt Neuperlach sowie gigantische Großprojekte der „Neuen Heimat Städtebau“ wie das ICC Berlin dokumentiert.
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Die Gestalten Verlag Temples of Books: Magnificent Libraries Around
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Steidl Publishers Heiner Thofern: Beautiful Games: Roman Entrances
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JOVIS Verlag „Berlin kommt wieder“: Die Architekten Paul
Book SynopsisZwei Architekten sind in den Publikationen zum Wiederaufbau (West-)Berlins nach 1945 bisher wenig gewürdigt worden, dabei haben sie dessen stadträumlichen Charakter nachhaltig geprägt: Paul Schwebes und Hans Schoszberger, die ab 1956 in einer Bürogemeinschaft zusammengearbeitet haben. Einige ihrer Bauten repräsentieren bis heute die City West und prägen zwischen Kurfürstendamm und Tauentzienstraße, Ernst-Reuter-Platz und Breitscheidplatz, Budapester Straße und in anderen Bezirken das urbane Flair der Stadt. Der vorliegende Band rekonstruiert über 160 Projekte aus den Vor- und Nachkriegsjahren, die wesentlich dem tertiären Sektor und seltener dem Wohnbau angehörten. Dabei werden auch die politisch-ökonomischen Voraussetzungen deutlich, die diese Architektur nach 1945 zu Symbolen einer neuen Zeit und eines offenen Gesellschaftsbildes werden ließen. Zentrales Kapitel der (West-)Berliner Architekturgeschichte nach 1945 Umfangreicher Werkkatalog der Bürogemeinschaft Paul Schwebes und Hans Schoszberger Ausführliche Bilddokumentation mit bislang unveröffentlichtem Bildmaterial
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Jovis Verlag Frauen leben im Neubühl
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Jovis Verlag GmbH Carceral Architecture
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Birkhauser Rotes Wien: Architektur 1919–1934: Stadt – Raum –
Book Synopsis1919 initiierte die sozialdemokratische Wiener Stadtregierung ein Reformprogramm um die Infrastruktur nach sozialistischen Vorstellungen zu formen. Das Herzstück des „Roten Wien“ waren die Wiener Gemeindebauten, 400 städtische Häuserblöcke, die, verteilt über die ganze Stadt, Wohnraum für ein Zehntel der Stadtbevölkerung bot. Während der Baukampagne wurde Österreich jedoch von einer konservativ-klerikalen, antisozialistischen Mehrheit regiert.In ihrem Buch zeigt Eve Blau wie dieser ideologische Konflikt die Bauten des Roten Wien formte, wie sich die Architektur ihrer eigenen Codes, Praktiken und Geschichte bediente um ihre Position gegenüber den politischen Rahmenbedingungen abzugrenzen.Das Buch, längst Standardwerk in der Architektur- und Kunsthistorikerausbildung, liegt nun erstmals in deutscher Übersetzung vor.Table of ContentsVorwort zur deutschen Ausgabe, 2014.- Vorwort zu englischen Ausgabe, 1999. - Einführung. - Gegen die Idee der Gewalt die Gewalt der Ideen: Kommunalsozialismus und die Politik des Austromarxismus. – Die historische Stadt: Muster von Wachstum und urbanem Leben. - Wohnen lernen: 1919-1923. - Wien baut auf sich (auf). – Grossstadt und Proletariat: Entwurf der sozialistischen Stadt. – Das neue Wohnen: Der Gemeinde-Wien-Typ. – Der Rote Hof: Sozialdemokratisches Programm und die Praxis der Wagner-Schule. – Bauen und Stadt: Die Politik des Plans. – Architektur und Proletariat: Die Semantik der Form. - Anmerkungen. - Index.
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Editon Synapse English Homes and Gardens, part 3 (3-vol. ES set)
Book SynopsisThis is the third and final part of a 10-volume reprint series of ‘English Homes and Gardens’, edited by H. Avray Tipping and originally published in London in the 1920s. Included in these final volumes are 45 homes in Georgian style architecture, covered in in two volumes, and one additional volume which is thoroughly dedicated to the 52 leading gardens in England.The 10 volume series gathers records of British residential architecture, with many photographs and plans. All-together, the series covered around 250 castles, manor houses and country houses, and introduced them with plans and more than 7,000 photographs, illustrating not only exteriors, but also interiors and gardens. Many of the buildings covered are now completely or partially lost, thus the collection will provide researchers, particularly those concerned with the history of architecture, with a vital resource.Table of ContentsVolume 8: Lockleys, HertfordshireChevening, KentMereworth Castle, KentHoughton Hall, NorfolkWolterton Hall, NorfolkCompton Place, East SussexChiswick House, Greater LondonRokeby Hall, DurhamMoor Park, HertfordshireStoneleigh Abbey, WarwickshireBuntingsdale, ShropshireSutton Scarsdale , DerbyshireWingerworth Hall, DerbyshireMawley Hall, ShropshireBarnsley Park, GloucestershireRainham Hall, EssexGodmersham Parkm, KentHonington Hall, WarwickshireKirtlington Park, OxfordshireEdgcote, NorthamptonshireHolkham, NorfolkHagley Park, WorcestershireThe Royal Fort, BristolLlanwern Park, NewportVolume 9: Brocket Hall, HertfordshireTabley House, CheshireCrichel, DorsetKyre Park, WorcestershireForemark, DerbyshireStrawberry Hill, Greater LondonMersham-Le-Hatch, KentSyon House, Greater LondonSaltram, DevonPadworth House, BerkshireHeaton Park, Greater ManchesterWoodhall Park, HertfordshireBroadlands, HampshireHitchin Priory, HertfordshirePeper Harow, SurreyAttingham, ShropshireAlthorp, NorthamptonshireIckworth, SuffolkAshridge Park, HertfordshireHeveningham Hall, SuffolkBayfordbury, HertfordshireVolume 10: Abbotswood (Garden), GloucestershireAyscoughfee Hall (Garden), LincolnshireBodnant (Garden), DenbighshireBramham Park (Garden), West YorkshireBridge House (Garden), SurreyBrockhurst (Garden) West SussexBroughton Castle (Garden), OxfordshireBrownsea Castle (Garden), DorsetBuckhurst Park (Garden) , East SussexCanons Ashby (Garden), NorthamptonshireCanons Park (Garden), Greater LondonChatsworth (Garden), DerbyshireChequers (Garden), BuckinghamshireChilham Castle (Garden), KentCompton Beauchamp (Garden), BerkshireCompton End (Garden), HampshireCranborne Manor (Garden), DorsetCrowherst Place (Garden), SurreyDanby Hall (Garden), North YorkshireDerwent Hall (Garden), DerbyshireEwhurst (Garden), HampshireFolly Farm (Garden), BerkshireGravetye Manor (Garden), West SussexGreat Fosters (Garden), SurreyHallingbury (Garden), EssexHam House (Garden), SurreyHarleyford (Garden), BuckinghamshireHerstmonceux Castle (Garden), East SussexHestercombe (Garden), SomersetHighhead (Garden), CumbriaIford (Garden), WiltshireMathern Palace (Garden), MonmouthshireMounton House (Garden), MonmouthshireMunstead Wood (Garden) , SurreyNewstead (Garden), NottinghamshireNorthbourne Court (Garden), KentOxford Physic Garden (Garden), OxfordshirePackwood (Garden), WarwickshirePetwood (Garden), LincolnshirePinbury (Garden), GloucestershirePort Lympne (Garden), KentPowis Castle (Garden), PowysReigate Priory (Garden), SurreyRockingham Castle (Garden), NorthamptonshireRotherfield Hall (Garden) , East SussexScotney Castle (Garden), KentSpetchley Park (Garden), WorcestershireSudeley Castle (Garden), GloucestershireThornbury Castle (Garden), GloucestershireWarley Place (Garden), EssexWestbury Court (Garden), GloucestershireWooton Lodge (Garden), Staffordshire
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Strandberg Publishing Untold Stories: Women, Gender, and Architecture
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Strandberg Publishing Lauritz de Thurah: Architecture and Worldviews in
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Strandberg Publishing Architecture of the Glyptotek
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Skira Heliopolis 21
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Skira Conceiving the Plan: In Honor of Diane Lewis
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Maggioli Spa Open Being: Mino Caggiula Architects
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Valiz Luc Deleu - T.O.P. Office: Orban Space
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Leuven University Press Architecture in Oceania 18401970
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McGill-Queen's University Press Casa Loma
Book SynopsisThe first scholarly book dedicated to this Canadian landmark, Casa Loma brings to light a wealth of hitherto unpublished archival images and documentation of the house’s visual and material culture, weaving together a textured account of the design, use, and life of this unique building over the course of the twentieth century.Trade Review“Collaborative and archive-based, this thought-provoking kaleidoscope of ideas, images, and documentary materials will provide the foundation for all future investigations of this unique Canadian site. The story of the multifaceted lives of Casa Loma enriches our understanding of the wide-ranging ways in which historical monuments of art and architecture have been shaped, perceived, and subsequently reappropriated by later generations to serve contemporary needs.” Kathryn Brush, University of Western Ontario“Sir Henry Pellatt’s Casa Loma has been loved and loathed since before shovels even went into the ground in the early twentieth century. Designed with the most modern of touches, the imitation castle was never completed, and its builder died with little to his name other than a tarnished reputation. While largely misunderstood, their combined story is a fascinating one, now told with new rigour and archival insight in a wonderful collection of essays … .” Literary Review of Canada
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MO - University of Illinois Press The First American Women Architects
Book SynopsisAn invaluable reference covering the history of women architectsTrade Review“This reference packs exceptional informational breadth and scholarly passion.”--Library Journal"This work is very valuable for its coverage and documentation and as a sourcebook for further research. . . . Highly recommended."--Choice"The biographical entries are all fascinating and include numerous photos and lists of buildings to commemorate these remarkable women. . . . An inspiring book."--Feminist Review online“Enlightening and pleasurable to read.”--Feminist Collections"This well-researched book is unlike anything else that is currently available on the subject of early women architects. An invaluable starting place for researchers and a highly recommended introduction to the underexplored field of women in architecture and design."--Amelia Peck, coauthor of Candace Wheeler: The Art and Enterprise of American Design, 1875-1900"Sarah Allaback's definitive work completes the history of twentieth-century American architecture by documenting the buildings and careers of more than seventy-five women designers. I wish I had had this excellent resource to inform my earlier work. The First American Women Architects should be on the shelf of every architecture school library."--Daphne Spain, author of How Women Saved the City"The First American Women Architects is an amazing discovery. Sarah Allaback has unearthed a treasure chest of information, mostly undocumented until now. Some of these architects worked under pseudonyms to disguise their gender. Most faced harsh barriers in design education and practice. All leave a legacy that deserves recognition. Allaback's prodigious research provides scholars and architects with detailed building lists, publications, photographs, sources, and locations of papers, opening the door to further study of these ground-breaking women."--Kathryn H. Anthony, author of Designing for Diversity: Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Architectural Profession
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University of Illinois Press Aesthetics and Technology in Building
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPier Luigi Nervi (1891-1979) was one of Europe's leading architects and most innovative structural engineers from the 1930s to his death. Cristiana Chiorino is an architect based in Turin and coeditor of Pier Luigi Nervi: Architecture as Challenge . Elisabetta Margiotta Nervi is Secretary General of the Pier Luigi Nervi Project in Brussels. Thomas Leslie is the Pickard Chilton Professor in Architecture at Iowa State University. He is the author of Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871-1934 and Beauty's Rigor: Patterns of Production in the Work of Pier Luigi Nervi .Table of ContentsLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Preface ELISABETTA MARGIOTTA NERVI Introduction CRISTIANA CHIORINO AND THOMAS LESLIE 1. Pier Luigi Nervi (1891-1979) GABRIELE NERI 2. Toward Aesthetics and Technology in Building: Pier Luigi Nervi and the Clever Construction of an Ephemeral Success in the United States, 1951-1965 ALBERTO BOLOGNA 3. The Genesis of Aesthetics and Technology in Building ROBERTO EINAUDI 4. The Shape of Beauty HANS-CHRISTIAN SCHINK 5. Aesthetics and Technology in Building PIER LUIGI NERVI I. From the Past to the Present II. The Plastic Richness of Concrete Cast in Place III. The Plastic Richness of Precast Concrete IV. The Foreseeable Future and the Training of Architects Afterword. Pier Luigi Nervi: An Aesthetic of Thinking JOSEPH ABRAM INDEX
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University of Illinois Press Chicagoland Dream Houses
Book SynopsisChicagoland Dream Houses is an engaging addition to the growing body of scholarship concerning Chicago's twentieth-century residential landscape characterized by a diverse group of architects and builders.--Michelangelo Sabatino, coauthor of Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 19291975Trade Review"Moroney's book digs deep into the mid-century housing market and the mindset that produced so many homes after the Second World War and through to the present. . . . Readers may never see the vast stock of postwar homes the same way again. Not only did their designs refashion the family home, they created an ideal made possible by a combination of media attention, marketing and government intervention." --NewCity“An impressively documented work on an important, generally overlooked postwar homes competition. What makes the book exceptional is that it covers ‘architecture and design for everyday life,’ created by trained architects along with others, including those who were talented amateurs. That populist aspect makes Moroney’s work compelling and very different from many other books.”--John Zukowsky, author of Building Chicago: The Architectural MasterworksTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Shortages: The Postwar Housing Crisis and Architectural Competitions To the Rescue: The Chicago Tribune’s Chicagoland Prize Homes Competition Spreading the News: Putting the Competition before the Public A More Permanent Legacy: Publishing the Prize Homes Book House Design and Domestic Life: Analyzing the Houses Modernism Skepticism: Contemporaneous Views of the Modern Aesthetic Competing Visions: Other Architectural Competitions Breaking Ground: The Building Project Houses in Flux: Prize Homes Houses Evolve Conclusion: A Competition Like No Other Appendix I Known Entries to the Prize Homes Competition Appendix II Prize Homes Competition Winners and the Designs Known to Be Built Notes Index
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University of Illinois Press Sullivanesque
Book SynopsisA visual and historical tour of a unique facet of modern American architectureTrade ReviewHonorable Mention, PSP Awards for Excellence in Professional/Scholarly Publishing, 2002. "Louis Sullivan, strangely enough, is still being discovered. As important as he was, most of the earlier books concentrated on the high points, the popular dramatic photos, and were less rigorously scholarly. Ronald E. Schmitt's documentation in breadth and depth is highly effective. The diaspora of Sullivan's work is finally being addressed." — Ben Weese, Weese Langley Weese Architects, Chicago"This book is the first of its kind and fills a wide gap in our understanding of the architecture of the early twentieth century. It is time to recognize that Louis Sullivan had an even greater influence over a wider area than anyone previously realized. Not only has Ronald E. Schmitt written an interesting book, he has written an important one."— Wilbert R. Hasbrouck, architect and restoration consultant, Chicago "Sullivanesque: Urban Architecture and Ornamentation is a beautifully written and illustrated book, offering a wide variety of new insights. It reveals the extent of Sullivan's influence on American architecture, one that reached far beyond his superb buildings. . . . Effusive praise is due to the author for his wonderful addition to the steadily growing body of terra-cotta literature."— Susan Tunick, author of Terra- Cotta Skyline
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University of Illinois Press The Familiar and the Unfamiliar in
Book SynopsisRe-examining some of the most important western architecture of the twentieth centuryTrade Review"La Marche's assertions are challenging, his bibliography impressive, and his citations thoughtful."--Azure“The topic of The Familiar and the Unfamilar in Twentieth-Century Architecture is an important and provocative one that has not been fully explored in architecture. The book is well written, clear, articulate, and logically organized. . . . Jean La Marche’s use of language is fresh and without jargon.”--Dana Cuff, author of Architecture: The Story of Practice
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University of Illinois Press Chicagoland Dream Houses
Book SynopsisChicagoland Dream Houses is an engaging addition to the growing body of scholarship concerning Chicago's twentieth-century residential landscape characterized by a diverse group of architects and builders.--Michelangelo Sabatino, coauthor of Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 19291975Trade Review"Moroney's book digs deep into the mid-century housing market and the mindset that produced so many homes after the Second World War and through to the present. . . . Readers may never see the vast stock of postwar homes the same way again. Not only did their designs refashion the family home, they created an ideal made possible by a combination of media attention, marketing and government intervention." --NewCity“An impressively documented work on an important, generally overlooked postwar homes competition. What makes the book exceptional is that it covers ‘architecture and design for everyday life,’ created by trained architects along with others, including those who were talented amateurs. That populist aspect makes Moroney’s work compelling and very different from many other books.”--John Zukowsky, author of Building Chicago: The Architectural MasterworksTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Shortages: The Postwar Housing Crisis and Architectural Competitions To the Rescue: The Chicago Tribune’s Chicagoland Prize Homes Competition Spreading the News: Putting the Competition before the Public A More Permanent Legacy: Publishing the Prize Homes Book House Design and Domestic Life: Analyzing the Houses Modernism Skepticism: Contemporaneous Views of the Modern Aesthetic Competing Visions: Other Architectural Competitions Breaking Ground: The Building Project Houses in Flux: Prize Homes Houses Evolve Conclusion: A Competition Like No Other Appendix I Known Entries to the Prize Homes Competition Appendix II Prize Homes Competition Winners and the Designs Known to Be Built Notes Index
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University of Notre Dame Press Washington Hall at Notre Dame
Book SynopsisTraces the performing arts center from its early days to the modern era, reflecting the happenings of the campus and the world upon it.Trade Review"Pilkinton has written a meticulously researched, detailed history of not just a building, but also of the artistic, educational, and social events that took place within its walls. In the process he traces a compelling narrative of institutional and cultural change both on and off the Notre Dame campus from 1864 to the present day." —Wendy Arons, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama"This is much more than a history of a building. Mark Pilkinton's superbly scholarly study shows how, at Notre Dame but with resonances for every campus across America, the place of the performing arts in the culture of the university has changed across more than 150 years. What happens when the community of the university assembles for something other than mass or football is a crucial definer of how the community thinks of itself and, whether for its first film-screenings or its umpteenth Shakespeare production, the transforming nature of Notre Dame is revealed by its encounters with the events that have taken place in Washington Hall. Pilkinton is a wonderfully sensitive and thoughtful guide to the significance of the vast array of offerings in the building that stands, with the Dome and the Basilica, at the heart of the University." —Peter Holland, University of Notre Dame"Mark Pilkinton has mined the Notre Dame Archives, and many other sources, to produce a history both scholarly and entertaining. He skillfully conjures up the past of a much loved building that has been at the heart of Notre Dame’s cultural and academic life for over 140 years. Readers will enjoy the accounts of musical and theatrical events in Washington Hall, while gaining fascinating insight into changing theatre technologies and performance practices. By exploring the Hall’s various architectural incarnations and its evolving role within the University, Pilkinton has made an exceptional contribution to the history of the performing arts at Notre Dame and in American Catholic higher education." —Jane A. Devine, editor of 100 Years of Architecture at Notre Dame: A History of the School of Architecture, 1898-1998"For roughly the first half of Notre Dame's history, work, study, prayer, meals and leisure were all undertaken, endured or enjoyed in a unanimity that is difficult even to imagine today. Pilkinton's new book, Washington Hall at Notre Dame: Crossroads of the University, 1864–2004, brings that time a bit more sharply into focus with two intertwined histories—one of an iconic campus building and the other of theater at Notre Dame." —ND Works“The book is both a history and a labor of love for Pilkinton, who joined the faculty in 1984 and spent his first 20 years at Notre Dame working out of Washington Hall. . . . Pilkinton says the book provides a cultural history of the university.” —South Bend Tribune“A centerpiece of a historic university, Washington Hall at Notre Dame: Crossroads of the University, 1864–2004 casts the history of Notre Dame through one of its most important buildings, tracing the performance arts center from its early days to the modern era, reflecting the happenings of the campus and the world upon it.” —The Midwest Book Review“The Notre Dame professor of film, television and theatre chases ‘the true ghosts of Washington Hall, the fleeting shadows of myriad ephemeral events that have occurred over time.’ His history of the building that’s been home to plays, lectures, concerts, commencements and various assemblies also shines a light on the cultural history of the University.” —Notre Dame Magazine“His examination of the evolving character of collegiate performing arts over a century and a half and its influence on campus architecture will be useful for anyone contemplating similar changes at other American universities.” —Catholic Library World
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University of Notre Dame Press Washington Hall at Notre Dame
Book SynopsisTraces the performing arts center from its early days to the modern era, reflecting the happenings of the campus and the world upon it.Trade Review"Pilkinton has written a meticulously researched, detailed history of not just a building, but also of the artistic, educational, and social events that took place within its walls. In the process he traces a compelling narrative of institutional and cultural change both on and off the Notre Dame campus from 1864 to the present day." —Wendy Arons, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama"This is much more than a history of a building. Mark Pilkinton's superbly scholarly study shows how, at Notre Dame but with resonances for every campus across America, the place of the performing arts in the culture of the university has changed across more than 150 years. What happens when the community of the university assembles for something other than mass or football is a crucial definer of how the community thinks of itself and, whether for its first film-screenings or its umpteenth Shakespeare production, the transforming nature of Notre Dame is revealed by its encounters with the events that have taken place in Washington Hall. Pilkinton is a wonderfully sensitive and thoughtful guide to the significance of the vast array of offerings in the building that stands, with the Dome and the Basilica, at the heart of the University." —Peter Holland, University of Notre Dame"Mark Pilkinton has mined the Notre Dame Archives, and many other sources, to produce a history both scholarly and entertaining. He skillfully conjures up the past of a much loved building that has been at the heart of Notre Dame’s cultural and academic life for over 140 years. Readers will enjoy the accounts of musical and theatrical events in Washington Hall, while gaining fascinating insight into changing theatre technologies and performance practices. By exploring the Hall’s various architectural incarnations and its evolving role within the University, Pilkinton has made an exceptional contribution to the history of the performing arts at Notre Dame and in American Catholic higher education." —Jane A. Devine, editor of 100 Years of Architecture at Notre Dame: A History of the School of Architecture, 1898-1998"For roughly the first half of Notre Dame's history, work, study, prayer, meals and leisure were all undertaken, endured or enjoyed in a unanimity that is difficult even to imagine today. Pilkinton's new book, Washington Hall at Notre Dame: Crossroads of the University, 1864–2004, brings that time a bit more sharply into focus with two intertwined histories—one of an iconic campus building and the other of theater at Notre Dame." —ND Works“The book is both a history and a labor of love for Pilkinton, who joined the faculty in 1984 and spent his first 20 years at Notre Dame working out of Washington Hall. . . . Pilkinton says the book provides a cultural history of the university.” —South Bend Tribune“A centerpiece of a historic university, Washington Hall at Notre Dame: Crossroads of the University, 1864–2004 casts the history of Notre Dame through one of its most important buildings, tracing the performance arts center from its early days to the modern era, reflecting the happenings of the campus and the world upon it.” —The Midwest Book Review“The Notre Dame professor of film, television and theatre chases ‘the true ghosts of Washington Hall, the fleeting shadows of myriad ephemeral events that have occurred over time.’ His history of the building that’s been home to plays, lectures, concerts, commencements and various assemblies also shines a light on the cultural history of the University.” —Notre Dame Magazine“His examination of the evolving character of collegiate performing arts over a century and a half and its influence on campus architecture will be useful for anyone contemplating similar changes at other American universities.” —Catholic Library World
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Pennsylvania State University Press The Renaissance Perfected Architecture Spectacle
Book SynopsisMussolini's bold claims upon the monuments and rhetoric of ancient Rome have been the subject of a number of recent books. D. Medina Lasansky shows us a much less familiar side of the cultural politics of Italian Fascism, tracing its wide-ranging efforts to adapt the nation's medieval and Renaissance heritage to satisfy the regime's programs of national regeneration. Anyone acquainted with the beauties of Tuscany will be surprised to learn that architects, planners, and administrators working within Fascist programs fabricated much of what today's tourists admire as authentic. Public squares, town halls, palaces, gardens, and civic rituals (including the famed Palio of Siena) were all restored to suit a vision of the past shaped by Fascist notions of virile power, social order, and national achievement in the arts. Ultimately, Lasansky forces readers to question long-standing assumptions about the Renaissance even as she expands the parameters of what constitutes Fascist culture. The aTrade Review“More than simply entertaining the people, these festivals recall . . . the memory of a long lost time that was for us as glorious and memorable as that of Rome.”—Barna Occhini sidebar“The Renaissance Perfected is a well-argued and original look at the Italian Fascist appropriation and utilization of the Italian medieval and Renaissance heritage. Lasansky illuminates the functioning and politics of Fascist mass and high culture, architecture, urban design, and tourism. Her treatment of the politics and practices of restoration is superb.”—Ruth Ben-Ghiat,New York University“Lasansky stands to substantially enrich the field, opening it up to new questions and changing scholars’ perceptions of the place of antiquity vs. the medieval and Renaissance periods in Fascists’ ‘consciousness’ with respect to architectural design, conservation, archaeology, city planning, and the elaboration of civic rituals such as pseudo-medieval festivals.”—Mia Fuller,University of California, Berkeley“Medina Lasansky’s book, The Renaissance Perfected, should be required reading for anyone in Renaissance Studies. Her study of Fascist Italy shows how the regime promoted civic architecture, how it canonized medieval and Renaissance monuments in Tuscany in particular, and how it manipulated popular festivals all in the service of political ideology. Scholars as well as students are still in the grip of this Fascist vision of pre-modern Italy since our textbooks, monographs and lectures fail to take into account the urban redesign, the ‘edited’ monuments, or the ‘invented traditions’ in cities like Siena, Arezzo or San Gimignano. While Renaissance art history has begun to engage with its origins in nineteenth-century historicism it has yet to grapple with the legacy of Mussolini and Italy’s Fascist period. Lasansky’s book unsettles our basic, cherished assumptions about Renaissance architecture and urbanism. It challenges us to confront the use of the Renaissance in the present as well as in the recent past.”—Cristelle Baskins,Tufts University“This is an engaging study whose prime merit lies in pointing the way to future engagements with this topic; it is a beautifully crafted and well-illustrated study whose images are often surprising and sometimes disconcerting. Lasansky’s reinterpretation of the architectural legacy of Italy’s Fascists certainly appeals to Renaissance and contemporary art historians alike.”—Gabriele Neher The Art Book“This is an outstanding example of a deconstructivist approach to history. It is sumptuously produced. The text is generously illustrated in color and black-and-white and is followed by acknowledgments, footnotes, bibliography, and index. This book is for anyone with a special interest in Italian culture.”—J. Quinan Choice“This is an outstanding example of a deconstructivist approach to history. . . . . . The text is generously illustrated in color and black-and-white. . . . . This book is for anyone with a special interest in Italian culture. .”—J. Quinan Choice“While Renaissance art history has begun to engage with its origins in nineteenth-century historicism, it has yet to grapple with the legacy of Mussolini and Italy’s Fascist period. Lasansky’s book unsettles our basic, cherished assumptions about Renaissance architecture and urbanism. It challenges us to confront the use of the Renaissance in the present as well as in the recent past.”—Cristelle Baskins,Tufts University“The Renaissance Perfected is a well-argued and original look at the Italian Fascist appropriation and utilization of the Italian medieval and Renaissance heritage. Lasansky illuminates the functioning and politics of Fascist mass and high culture, architecture, urban design, and tourism. Her treatment of the politics and practices of restoration is superb.”—Ruth Ben-Gghiat,New York University“Lasansky’s reinterpretation of the architectural legacy of Italy’s Fascists certainly appeals to Renaissance and contemporary art historians alike.”—Gabriele Neher The Art Book“A beautiful book by an architectural historian which will make you think differently about Italian history after reading it. It is an exploration of the ways in which the medieval and early Renaissance Italy beloved by so many of as are, to some extent, a self-conscious creation of the Fascist era. This original book throws a genuinely new light on both the age of Mussolini, and on our understanding of our assumptions about the Renaissance.”—Longmont History Today Award Citation“Lasansky’s is the most recent in a line of fairly smart books on the reception of the Renaissance in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.”—David E. Baum Renaissance Quarterly“One hopes that Lasansky’s book stimulates further interest in this fascinating and quite important subset of the reception of the Renaissance in recent times.”—David E. Baum Renaissance Quarterly“D. Medina Lasansky’s The Renaissance Perfected: Architecture, Spectacle and Tourism in Fascist Italy displays the rich possibilities of cultural history.”—Miri Rubin History Today“This beautifully produced and readable book is full of insight and interest. But the reader of The Renaissance Perfected should be warned: Tuscany will never seem the same.”—Miri Rubin History Today“The Renaissance Perfected . . . is a refreshing and original analysis of the Italian Fascist Regime’s appropriation and political exploitation of the medieval and Renaissance past. . . . The Renaissance Perfected is beautifully written and illustrated. Lasansky makes a major contribution to the study of the relationship between the Fascist regime and Italy’s urban landscape. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the history, art history, or politics of the period.”—Marlena Hobson Sixteenth Century Journal“Lasansky’s study enriches our knowledge of how popular images and beliefs became powerful tools in the construction of reality during the Facist ventennio and afterward.”—Simonetta Falasca-Zamponi Journal of Modern History“While scholars recognize the ways our perception of the Renaissance was conditioned by nineteenth-century historicism, the same is not true for how this understanding was mediated in the built environment under Fascism. This is where Lasansky makes her greatest contribution. She helps shift attention from modern architecture to a broader perspective encompassing buildings and culture in general.”—Diane Ghirardo JSAHTable of ContentsContents List of Illustrations A Personal Meditation Preface Introduction: Aesthetic Dissonance1. The Love Affair with Tuscany2. Mechanisms of Display3. Urban Politics: The Fascist Rediscovery of Medieval Arezzo4. Urban Theater: Performance, Virility, and Race5. Accelerating Accessibility: Architecture for Mass Consumption6. History as Spectacle: The Partita a Scacchi in Marostica Conclusion: Fascist Strategies Acknowledgments Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
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Penn State University Marrakesh and the Mountains
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University of Texas Press Architectural Vessels of the Moche
Book SynopsisElaborately decorated monumental architecture, royal tombs, and ritual human sacrifice have established the Moche of ancient Peru (AD 200–800) as a culturally rich and ideologically complex civilization. Because the Moche did not have a text-based writing system, their sophisticated works of art, which communicated complex concepts, specific ideas, and detailed narratives, have become a prime source for understanding the Moche worldview. This pioneering volume presents the first book-length study of one of the most compelling forms of Moche art—fine ware ceramics that depict architectural structures in miniature.Assembling a data set of some two hundred objects, Architectural Vessels of the Moche interprets the form and symbolism of these artworks and their relationship to full-scale excavated Moche architectural remains. Juliet B. Wiersema reveals that Moche architectural vessels preserve aspects of Moche monumental architecture that have been irreparably Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1. Moche Architectural Vessels: An Overview2. Visualizing and Visually Communicating Architectural Space3. The Moche Architectural Vessel Corpus and Its Correspondence with the Archaeological Record4. Ceramic Diagrams of Sacred Space: Vessels of the Enclosed Gabled Type5. Moche Architectural Whistling Vessels: Their Technical Construction and Acoustic Properties6. Architectural Representations in Other CulturesConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of Washington Press Shaping Seattle Architecture
Book SynopsisThe first edition of Shaping Seattle Architecture, published in 1994, introduced readers to Seattle's architects by showcasing the work of those who were instrumental in creating the region's built environment. Twenty years later, the second edition updates and expands the original with new information and illustrations that provide an even richer exploration of Seattle architecture. The book begins with a revised introduction that brings the story of Seattle architecture into the twenty-first century and situates developments in Seattle building design within local and global contexts. The book's fifty-four essays present richly illustrated profiles that describe the architects' careers, provide an overview of their major works, and explore their significance. Shaping Seattle Architecture celebrates a wide range of people who helped form the region's built environment. It provides updated information about many of the architects and firms profiled in the first edition. Four indivi
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University of Washington Press Opening Kailasanatha
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[W]orks to reimagine how the temple may have been experienced—“how the monument lived” (p. 15)—in the eighth century... Kaimal aspires to address the temple in its entirety—from its architectural plan, to the inscriptions and sculptures, to the superstructure—seeing it as an evolving monument that is contin-ually being transformed. Kaimal’s unique contribution is that she reveals patterns that are more or less consistent across every carved surface and throughout the temple compound." * Journal of Asian Studies *"Padma Kaimal leads the reader through this temple complex and uncovers the many patterns and pathways available for experiencing Shiva and Pallava worldviews...One major contribution of this study, and there are many, lies in the new conceptual frameworks it offers for understanding the dynamics between art and its patrons, makers, and users." * Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (JSAH) *"The book's text and design converge to make the complex subject much easier to understand. The text is unusually clearly written and in a style that is lively and fresh...[A]n engaging and scholarly study of the temple that will serve college students as well as interested travelers." * Archives of Asian Art *
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University of Washington Press Shaping Seattle Architecture
Book SynopsisIntroduces readers to Seattle's architects by showcasing the work of those who were instrumental in creating the region's built environment. This book begins with an introduction that brings the story of Seattle architecture into the twenty-first century and situates developments in Seattle building design within local and global contexts.Trade Review"Shaping Seattle Architecture reminds us of the responsibility we bear for future generations. Well illustrated and accessibly written, the book is a fundamental work for anyone seeking to understand Seattle." - Seattle City Council President Sally J. Clark, Chair, Committee on Economic Resiliency and Regional Relations "Shaping Seattle Architecture is the single indispensable guide to understanding the built environment of the Pacific Northwest's largest city and the men and women who designed it. Based on meticulous research and enlivened by fresh insights and new discoveries, the book is both an essential resource for students of architecture and history and a fascinating guide for anyone who cares about the city we live in now." -Leonard Garfield, executive director, Museum of History & Industry "Every major city should be so fortunate as to have a historical compendium of the architects who have given form and character to the urban landscape. Jeffrey Ochsner and his colleagues have prepared a book with enduring value as a means of fostering public appreciation of the built environment and this updated and expanded edition should prove no less valuable than the original volume was when it was published twenty years ago." -Richard Longstreth, George Washington University "What defines a city? Through changing times memories of our past can be forgotten and history lost. This updated and expanded edition of Shaping Seattle Architecture provides the most authoritative compendium of architects and their buildings that have profoundly shaped the Seattle we know today - an invaluable resource!" -Peter Steinbrueck, fellow of the American Institute of Architects and former Seattle City Councilmember
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MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Frank Lloyd Wrights Forgotten House How an
Book SynopsisWhen Nicholas and Angela Hayes became stewards of the unassuming Elizabeth Murphy House near Milwaukee, they began to unearth evidence that ultimately revealed a one-hundred-year-old fiasco fueled by competing ambitions and conflicting visions of America.Trade ReviewHayes shines a welcome light on a shadowy period in the life of an American luminary. His story is filled with intrigue, conflict, and, always, the protean creativity of Frank Lloyd Wright at his most democratic."" - John Gurda, author of The Making of Milwaukee ""Beautifully written. A significant contribution to the field, this volume provides a useful unpacking of one of the largest and not yet thoroughly studied projects of the architect's career. Hayes's description of this early independent building program in line with Wright's overall aesthetic aims are on point."" - Michael Desmond, Louisiana State University School of Architecture
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Yale University Press Landscapes of London
Book SynopsisThe idea of a "Greater London" emerged in the 18th century with the expansion of the city's suburbs. In this book, the author traces this growth back to the 17th century, when domestic retreats were established in outlying areas. It shows London as the forerunner of the complex, multifaceted modern cities of today.Trade Review"Elizabeth McKellar is one of the most perceptive and sensible of architectural historians, and she understands London like few others. Her new book Landscapes of London will be important because we now know so much architectural innovation stemmed from cities and the mercantile classes that lived in them."—Simon Thurley, BBC History Magazine -- Simon Thurley * BBC History Magazine *Book of the Year, TLS * TLS *‘That rare thing, a scholarly volume of interest to the non-specialist. Tracing suburbia since the 17th century, McKellar shows historic London as the forerunner of today’s culturally and architecturally complex, multi-faceted cities; she made me look at the layers of the city I thought I knew with fresh eyes.’—Jackie Wullschlager, The Financial Times -- Jackie Wullschlager * Financial Times *"This book, a major contribution to cultural history, establishes that a suburban culture existed in London's rural-urban interface much earlier than the early-19th-century time period posited by conventional scholarship. McKellar employs a variety of sources, including guidebooks, art, music, and literature, to document the culture of the inhabitants of the suburban landscape that emerged in this zone in the 17th century."—E.H. Teague, CHOICE -- E.H. Teague * CHOICE *Winner of the 2017 Elisabeth MacDougall Book Award by the Society of Architecture Historians. -- Elisabeth Blair MacDougall Book Award * Society of Architectural Historians *
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Yale University Press Herefordshire Pevsner Architectural Guides
Book SynopsisA profusion of black-and-white timber-framed houses testifies to the prosperity of earlier centuries, as do the many and varied parish churches. In this title, the city of Hereford is freshly presented in detail, from its splendid medieval cathedral to the architectural adventures of the Georgians and Victorians.
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Yale University Press Ayrshire and Arran
Book SynopsisAyrshire and Arran is an area of striking contrasts. Its landscape ranges from dune-backed sands to rolling pastures to moors. From railway bridges to farmsteads, town halls to Edwardian villas, this guide presents a comprehensive look at life in the county through its buildings.
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Yale University Press Dundee and Angus
Book SynopsisDundee is the fourth largest of Scotland's cities and has some of the finest ecclesiastical, public, commercial and industrial buildings in the country. This guide covers buildings as diverse as the houses of the coastal ports, the high-rise flats of post-war Dundee, Stevenson's Bell Rock Lighthouse and Frank Gehry's unique Maggie's Centre.Trade Review“The scope of the book, its useful format, and the quality of its reproductions makes Dudee and Angus a learned and sturdy companion for all those interested in the region, which it is a pleasure to see brought to the public’s attention.”—Lizzie Swarbrick, Burlington Magazine, -- Lizzie Swarbrick * Burlington Magazine *
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Yale University Press Hull
Book SynopsisHull is one of the great historic trading centres of northeast England. Severely hit by industrial decline, it has recently begun to see substantial regeneration. Filled with numerous maps; plans; and colour photographs, this guide to Hull's buildings also includes walks that explore the waterfront area with its recent developments.
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Yale University Press Survey of London The Charterhouse
Book SynopsisFounded as a Carthusian priory in the fourteenth century, the Charterhouse is a magnificent complex of historic buildings in the City of London. This title pressents a comprehensive record of London's medieval Charterhouse, including original research, photography, and the various inventories.
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Yale University Press Cottages and Villas The Birth of the Garden
Book SynopsisThe garden suburb has its origins in London, and, contrary to wide-spread belief, its earliest phase took place not at the beginning of the twentieth century, with the much discussed garden-city movement, but one century earlier. This book provides an account of the Eyre Estate.Trade Review"Cottages and Villas is a valuable contribution to the history of London, lavishly produced and illustrated."—Alan Powers, The Times Literary Supplement -- Alan Powers * The Times Literary Supplement * Winner of the 2013 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize, given by the Foundation for Landscape Studies. -- 2013 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize * Foundation for Landscape Studies *
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Yale University Press Art of Empire
Book SynopsisThe Luxor Temple of Amun-Re, built to commemorate the divine power of the pharaohs, is one of the iconic monuments of New Kingdom Egypt. In the 4th century C.E., the Roman Imperial government, capitalizing on the site's earlier significance, converted the temple into a military camp and constructed a lavishly painted cult chamber dedicated to the four emperors of the Tetrarchy. These frescoes provide fascinating insight into the political landscape of the late Roman Empire and, as the only surviving wall paintings from the tetrarchic period, into the history of Roman art.The culmination of a groundbreaking conservation project, this volume brings together scholars across disciplines for a comprehensive look at the frescoes and their architectural, archaeological, and historical contexts. More than 150 stunning illustrations present the paintings for the first time in their newly conserved state, along with a selection of 19th-century documentary watercolors. This remarkable publicationTrade Review“Art of Empire:The Roman Frescoes and Imperial Cult Chamber in Luxor Temple is at once a deep investigation into the archaeology of a particular site and a broad survey of late Roman cultural dynamics” —Adam M. Levine, Journal of Roman StudiesWinner of the 2016 James R. Wiseman Award sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America.“This book is unquestionably of great importance for the study of the Roman monarchy in the tetrarchic period, of the Roman imperial cult, and of late Roman painting. It stands alone.”—Roger Bagnall, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University"This is an important work, which will be the basic reference book on the imperial cult chamber for many years to come."—Judith McKenzie, University of Oxford “With its spectacular illustrations and international team of expert authors, Art of Empire: The Roman Frescoes and Imperial Cult Chamber in Luxor Temple shows how the imperial government transformed a chamber in the ancient sanctuary of Amun-Re, probably reserved for the pharaoh, into a shrine for Roman emperor worship.”—Ingrid Rowland, New York Review of Books -- Ingrid Rowland * The New York Review of Books *Winner of the 2016 James R. Wiseman Award sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America. -- James R. Wiseman Award * Archaeological Institute of America *“This book is unquestionably of great importance for the study of the Roman monarchy in the tetrarchic period, of the Roman imperial cult, and of late Roman painting. It stands alone.”—Roger Bagnall, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University -- Roger Bagnall, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University"This is an important work, which will be the basic reference book on the imperial cult chamber for many years to come."—Judith McKenzie, University of Oxford -- Judith McKenzie, University of Oxford
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Yale University Press The City and the King Architecture and Politics
Book SynopsisThe City of London is a jurisdiction whose relationship with the English monarchy has sometimes been turbulent. This book explores how architecture was used to renew and redefine a relationship essential to both parties in the wake of two momentous events: the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, and the Great Fire six years later.Trade Review"A fascinating new book highlights how the relationship between the City of London and the monarchy was reflected in the architecture of the 17th century, which was the result of the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and the Great Fire of London six years later."—David Meara, The Times -- David Meara * The Times *Shortlisted for the Longman/History Today Book Prize 2014. -- History Today Book Prize * Longman *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 *Shortlisted for the 2014 William MB Berger Prize for British Art History -- William MB Berger Prize for British Art History * William MB Berger *Shortlisted for the 2014 Authors' Club Art Book Prize -- Authors' Club Art Book Prize * Authors' Club *Won Honorable mention for the 2016 Spiro Kostof Book Award sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians. -- Spiro Kostoff Book Award * Society of Architectural Historians *
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Yale University Press Survey of London Battersea Public Commercial and
Book SynopsisThe south London parish of Battersea has roots as a working village, growing produce for London markets, and as a high-class suburb, with merchants' villas on the elevated ground around Clapham and Wandsworth Commons. Part of the Survey of London series, this title traces Battersea's development from medieval times onwards.Trade Review “St Mary’s rightly figures on the cover of a marvellous new book. Or rather, two books, for these are volumes 49 and 50 of the monumental Survey of London, which began 113 years ago with the Parish of Bromley by Bow. To have reached Volume 50 is astonishing. The editors, Andrew Saint and Colin Thom, should be made dukes, at the least.”—Christopher Howse, Daily Telegraph, -- Christopher Howse * The Daily Telegraph *“It is, perhaps, no coincidence that this magnificent achievement is not the work of an inchoate, overpaid bureaucracy (it would have expired years ago if it were), but of a clever, small, scholarly team of never more than six researcher-writers and a couple of draughtsmen, now under the inspired editorship of Andrew Saint. Long may they flourish!”—John Martin Robinson, Country Life -- John Martin Robinson * Country Life *‘The survey is an institution unique in the urban world. Nothing like it has ever been attempted elsewhere and perhaps could never be. It is both testimony to and commemoration of London’s patchwork complexity where the distinctive character of small neighbourhoods has defined in large part the living history of the city. . .These are beautiful books, a fit setting for the scholarship that has gone into them.’—Jerry White, Times Literary Supplement -- Jerry WHite * Times Literary Supplement *
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Yale University Press Survey of London Battersea Houses and Housing 50
Book SynopsisThe south London parish of Battersea has roots as a working village, growing produce for London markets, and as a high-class suburb, with merchants' villas on the elevated ground around Clapham and Wandsworth Commons. This title traces Battersea's development from medieval times onwards.
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Yale University Press Aberdeenshire North and Moray
Book SynopsisThe north-east of Scotland is one of the least known areas of the country but has an architectural heritage as rich as the Highlands and Angus with which it shares its borders. This volume intends to illuminate its buildings and covers not only the historic districts of Formartine, Buchan and Banff in Aberdeenshire but also the whole of Moray.Trade Review"The authors of Aberdeenshire North and South have succeeded in drawing due attention to the North-East’s distinctive built heritage with considerable aplomb."—Sarah Ann Milne, Transactions -- Sarah Ann Milne * Transactions *
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Yale University Press Ravaged Art and Culture in Times of Conflict
Book SynopsisThe year 2014 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and the beginning of World War I. Beginning with the Trojan War and weaving a cross-cultural narrative that ends in the 21st-century Middle East, this title explores how cultural treasures often became silent victims of armed conflict.
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Yale University Press David Adjaye
Book SynopsisThe first in-depth analysis of the stunning designs of one of the world's most captivating and prominent architects
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Yale University Press Durham Cathedral
Book SynopsisFor over a millennium Durham has occupied a central place in English religious history, with its Norman rebuilding (1093-1133) marking it as an internationally significant masterpiece in the history of architecture. This volume offers a comprehensive account, on the founding, development, building and decoration of this important edifice.Trade Review‘The life as well as the liturgy of the cathedral is celebrated in photographs… This is a story told by 30 contributors, all witness to the pride of the place cathedrals retain in the community.’—Marcus Binney, the Times. -- Marcus Binney * The Times *‘This volume draws together a very broad array of recent research. It’s range is progidious, stretching from the conception of the physical building… to it’s intellectual, liturgical and spiritual context’—Gabriel Byng, TLS. -- Gabriel Byng * TLS *
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Yale University Press Bedfordshire Huntingdonshire and Peterborough
Book SynopsisBedfordshire is one of the smallest English counties but encompasses a great variety in landscape and architecture. Its major monument is Woburn Abbey, one of the finest Georgian country houses in England. This edition contains separate introductions, gazetteers and photographs for Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire and Peterborough.
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