History of architecture
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History of architecture
Paperback. As a reaction to rationalism and functionalist Moderne, the post-modern style developed in the 1970s; the idea was that architecture was to acquire a new identity by employing traditional means. This book analyzes discrepancies in architectural theory and the processes that led to a revaluation in the history of architectural production. Editor(s): Moravanszky, Akos; Lange, Torsten; Hopfengartner, Judith; Kegler, Karl. Num Pages: 336 pages, 145 colour illustrations, 145 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 248 x 23. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Publisher
- Birkhauser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783035610178
- ISBN
- 9783035610178
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 42.91
€ 44.99
€ 42.91
Hardcover. Frank Lloyd Wright, a fervent believer in individualism and an advocate of democracy, worked in communities throughout his career of more than six decades. These communities, which he led with authority, made possible his extraordinary productivity. This book presents a study of Wright's life in relation to Taliesin and his other communities. Num Pages: 338 pages, 75 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMB; AMX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803968
- ISBN
- 9780875803968
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Condition: New
€ 52.32
€ 52.32
Paperback. Gaining prominence as a seaport under the Ottomans in the mid-1500s, the city of Mocha on the Red Sea coast of Yemen pulsed with maritime commerce. This book tells how and why Mocha's urban shape and architecture took the forms they did. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 272 pages, 46 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JB; 3JD; AMX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989112
- ISBN
- 9780295989112
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.28
€ 36.99
€ 33.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Rabbat, Nasser O. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD; AMX; HBG; JFSL4; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 172. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138246850
- ISBN
- 9781138246850
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Condition: New
€ 69.30
€ 69.30
Paperback. Nezar AlSayyad narrates the many Cairos that have existed through time, offering a panorama unmatched in temporal and geographic scope, through an in-depth examination of the city's architecture and urban form. His narration illuminates how there can be "no one history of the city, but rather multiple, contested, and often invented histories." Num Pages: 352 pages, 73 color illustrations, 9 halftones, 13 color maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072459
- ISBN
- 9780674072459
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.08
€ 29.99
€ 25.08
Hardback. A volume of "The Buildings of England" that covers an area ranging from the High Weald in the north of Sussex county to the massive ridge of the South Downs and the resort towns and ancient ports of the coast. It also features castles at Camber, Bodiam and fortified town walls at Rye and Winchelsea that attest to its military past. Series: Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England. Num Pages: 800 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 124 x 51. Weight in Grams: 868.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300184730
- ISBN
- 9780300184730
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Condition: New
€ 68.89€ 53.84
€ 68.89
€ 53.84
Paperback. Editor(s): Groves, Nicholas. Num Pages: Colour and b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; AMN; AMX; HBJD1; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 14. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- Lasse Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780993306921
- ISBN
- 9780993306921
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.16
€ 14.99
€ 14.16
Paperback. This richly illustrated book focuses on the built culture of the labour movement, largely constructed or funded by workers themselves, whose history and background has until now been largely ignored or forgotten. Num Pages: 164 pages, 220. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 188 x 13. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- English Heritage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 164
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848021297
- ISBN
- 9781848021297
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.57
€ 41.99
€ 37.57
Hardback. After World War II, France embarked on a project of modernization, which included the development of the modern mass home. At Home in Postwar France examines key groups of actors - state officials, architects, sociologists and tastemakers - arguing that modernizers looked to the home as a site for social engineering and nation-building. Series: Berghahn Monographs in French Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPG; AMX; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385875
- ISBN
- 9781782385875
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Condition: New
€ 156.28
€ 156.28
Hardcover. Explore how architects have helped breathe new life into old buildings using modern materials and aesthetics Num Pages: 144 pages, Full-colour throughout. BIC Classification: AMX; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 190 x 17. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Instituto Monsa de Ediciones
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788416500055
- ISBN
- 9788416500055
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.52
€ 26.99
€ 18.52
Hardcover. From Norman Foster's remarkable station at Canary Wharf to the Yellow-brick vaults of Baker street to the Art Deco exuberance of Arnos Grove, London's tube stations are among its most distinctive and iconic buildings. Num Pages: 120 pages, 80 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMX; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747812272
- ISBN
- 9780747812272
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.67
€ 13.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: ACXD2; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595341297
- ISBN
- 9781595341297
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.25
€ 20.99
€ 20.25
Hardcover. Illustrated throughout with the author's own black and white line drawings and diagrams Num Pages: 304 pages, Black and white line drawings throughout. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 246 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1332.
- Publisher
- Pimpernel Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910258378
- ISBN
- 9781910258378
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.26
€ 51.99
€ 36.26
Paperback. Reveals the history of twentieth-century communist Europe told through its buildings. This is a book about power, and what power does in cities. It is a journey of discovery, plunging us into the maelstrom of socialist architecture. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 248 x 30. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141975894
- ISBN
- 9780141975894
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.36
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Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Royal Academy of Arts United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910350393
- ISBN
- 9781910350393
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.24
€ 20.99
€ 20.24
Hardback. Charting Hawksmoor's career and the decline of his reputation, Owen Hopkins offers fresh interpretations of many of his famous works - notably his three East End churches - and shows how over their history Hawksmoor's buildings have been ignored, abused, altered, recovered and celebrated. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780235158
- ISBN
- 9781780235158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.58
€ 45.99
€ 37.58
Paperback. Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical? This guide makes extensive use of photographs to identify and explain the characteristic features of nearly 300 buildings. Num Pages: 240 pages, 350 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 784.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Laurence King Publishing
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780671635
- ISBN
- 9781780671635
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.72
€ 26.99
€ 19.72
Modernism and Landscape Architecture, 18901940 (Studies in the Histo...
O`malley, Therese, Wolschke-Bulmah, Joachim
Hardcover. Editor(s): O'Malley, Therese; Wolschke-Bulmahn, Joachim. Series: Studies in the History of Art Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 75 color + 173 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AMV; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 289 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- NGW-Stud Hist Art
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300196399
- ISBN
- 9780300196399
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Condition: New
€ 57.41€ 49.05
€ 57.41
€ 49.05
Paperback. Explores the rich and fascinating history of the city through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures. Series: In 50 Buildings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWS; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445659633
- ISBN
- 9781445659633
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Condition: New
€ 27.69
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Paperback. A guide to the West End's Georgian architectural history Num Pages: 96 pages, 114, 84 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304. The West End. 96 pages, 114 Illustrations incl 84 colour. A guide to the West End's Georgian architectural history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; AMX. Dimension: 234 x 167 x 9. Weight: 304.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445613130
- ISBN
- 9781445613130
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Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
Hardback. This book looks beyond political structures and towards a reconsideration of the interactions between the rural and the urban; an analysis of the relationships between architecture, culture and power; and an examination of the region's multiple geographies. Editor(s): Blessing, Patricia; Goshgarian, Rachel. Num Pages: 312 pages, 64 black and white, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMV; AMX; HBJF1; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474411295
- ISBN
- 9781474411295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.56€ 116.52
€ 120.56
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Hardback. Focusing 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. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 448 pages, 175 colour images + 100 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; ACK; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 227 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2166.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300204001
- ISBN
- 9780300204001
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 40.49
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Paperback. Explores the rich and fascinating history of the city through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures. Series: In 50 Buildings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445664804
- ISBN
- 9781445664804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.69
€ 27.69
Paperback. Explores the rich and fascinating history of the city through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures. Series: In 50 Buildings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; AMX; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445654546
- ISBN
- 9781445654546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.69
€ 27.69