History of architecture
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History of architecture
Paperback. At the end of the 20th century, Dubai attracted international media attention as the world sought to make sense of the city's extraordinary growth. Exuberant projects such as the Burj Arab, the Burj Khalifa and the Palm Islands attracted investment in dreams to transform the region. Editor(s): Mitchell, Kevin; Katodrytis, George. Series: Architectural Design. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBX; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118759066
- ISBN
- 9781118759066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.27
€ 36.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119000587
- ISBN
- 9781119000587
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Condition: New
€ 63.31
€ 63.31
Hardback. Discusses what differentiates architecture from building, focusing not only on the 'great' buildings of the world but also on the whole range of architectural works from indigenous structures to contemporary buildings. This book explores the role of the Roman concepts of durability, utility, and beauty, the heart of what architecture strives for. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w throughout, includes drawings. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taunton Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621138372
- ISBN
- 9781621138372
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 21.59
€ 31.99
€ 21.59
Paperback. Whilst there are some studies of architecture in Scotland post-devolution, writings on design are largely non-existent. This book tells a story about Scotland's creatives - where they work and how their ideas and what they create and design contribute to Scotland's democratic culture and identity. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; AC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 174.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780996387
- ISBN
- 9781780996387
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.12
€ 15.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. The first biography of the 18th-century landscape gardener, Uvedale Price, showing the key interconnections between his roles as landowner, art collector, forester, landscaper, connoisseur and scholar. Series: Garden and Landscape History. Num Pages: 276 pages, 31 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AMV; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270231
- ISBN
- 9781783270231
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.11
€ 32.99
€ 28.11
Hardback. A collection of the most significant articles in castle studies, with contributions from scholars in history, archaeology, historic buildings and landscape archaeology. Num Pages: 448 pages, 112 black & white illustrations, 38 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; AMKL; AMX; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783270330
- ISBN
- 9781783270330
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Condition: New
€ 106.84
€ 106.84
Hardback. Essays looking at heritage practices and the construction of the past, along with how they can be used to build a national identity. Editor(s): Rampley, Matthew. Series: Heritage Matters. Num Pages: 216 pages, 46, 46 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 726. Contested Pasts, Contested Presents. Series: Heritage Matters. 216 pages, 46, 46 black and white. Editor(s): Rampley, Matthew. Essays looking at heritage practices and the construction of the past, along with how they can be used to build a national identity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; AMX. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 20. Weight: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837060
- ISBN
- 9781843837060
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Condition: New
€ 82.60
€ 82.60
Hardcover. Offers a fresh perspective on the architectural history of the Second World War, which in previous accounts has most often been viewed as a hiatus between peaceful periods of production. This title focuses on plans, buildings, and technological inventions but also examines the many types of visual representation used for war purposes. Series: Editions Hazan. Num Pages: 448 pages, 300 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 177 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Hazan France
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782754105309
- ISBN
- 9782754105309
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.95
€ 51.99
€ 36.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 260 pages, 317 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMB; AMC; AMX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- EPFL Press
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782940222766
- ISBN
- 9782940222766
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.92€ 90.31
€ 110.92
€ 90.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 254 black & white halftones, 47 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; AMC; AMX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 183 x 251 x 19. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- EPFL Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782940222964
- ISBN
- 9782940222964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.54€ 93.54
€ 115.54
€ 93.54
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783035606263
- ISBN
- 9783035606263
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Condition: New
€ 83.23
€ 83.23
Hardback. Architects often employ design methods to help them find more creative forms. These methods make it possible to break free of the traditional canon of forms and established paradigms. This book focuses on the design methods that have decisively shaped current architectural practice. Series: Basics. Num Pages: 84 pages, 102 black & white illustrations, 102 schw.-w. Abb. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 218 x 4. Weight in Grams: 191.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Birkhauser
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783038215202
- ISBN
- 9783038215202
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.34
€ 25.99
€ 25.34
Paperback. Since the collapse of the iron curtain, Prague has become one of Europe's - and the world's - most popular tourist destinations. This title presents the monuments and buildings of Prague that are representative of the art nouveau movement and offers insightful commentary on each. Num Pages: 135 pages, 100 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; ACVY; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 206 x 10. Weight in Grams: 534.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024613468
- ISBN
- 9788024613468
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.59
€ 26.99
€ 21.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 203. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Karolinum Press, Charles University
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788024631295
- ISBN
- 9788024631295
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Condition: New
€ 65.28€ 54.23
€ 65.28
€ 54.23
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.52
€ 26.99
€ 18.52
Paperback. Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 248 pages, 16 color illus., 80 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFG; AMX; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780253019158
- ISBN
- 9780253019158
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Hardback. Traces the many interconnections between architects from Japan, Europe, and America and their designs during the inter war years. Num Pages: 320 pages, 220 illus., 20 in color. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 208 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295989440
- ISBN
- 9780295989440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.51
€ 69.51
Hardback. Historical profiles of the major planned communities of early twentieth-century Long Island. Num Pages: 304 pages, 300 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AMVD; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 315 x 239 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780393733211
- ISBN
- 9780393733211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.77€ 55.05
€ 59.77
€ 55.05
Paperback. Architecture and the Canadian Fabric traces how culture and politics have influenced, and been influenced by, Canadian architecture from first contact to the postmodern era. Editor(s): Windsor-Liscombe, Rhodri. Num Pages: 536 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; AMX; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 536
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774819404
- ISBN
- 9780774819404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 45.09
€ 49.99
€ 45.09
Hardcover. Kuwait Transformed analyzes the intricate relationship between the urban landscape, the patterns and practices of everyday life, and social behaviors and relations in Kuwait over the transition from the pre-oil to oil eras. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804796392
- ISBN
- 9780804796392
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.52
€ 124.52
Paperback. Examines the complex intertwining of race and architecture in nineteenth and early-twentieth century American culture Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; AMX; DSBF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780814732472
- ISBN
- 9780814732472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.13
€ 33.99
€ 31.13
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 96 black & white illustrations, 12 colour plates. BIC Classification: AK; AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- SKU
- V9780816673186
- ISBN
- 9780816673186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.61
€ 127.61
Paperback. Series: Quadrant Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AK; AMX; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816674527
- ISBN
- 9780816674527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.18
€ 33.99
€ 31.18
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 80 black & white illustrations, 17 colour plates. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 964.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816676163
- ISBN
- 9780816676163
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.05
€ 36.99
€ 34.05