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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
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 43.78

Paperback. After the WWII, the need for reconstruction influenced the architectural style in Europe. This volume illustrates that the debate on the humanization of the built environment was carried out with great intensity in the East as well as in the West, irrespective of their political system, that led to similar concepts. Editor(s): Moravanszky, Akos; Lange, Torsten; Hopfengartner, Judith; Kegler, Karl. Num Pages: 376 pages, 170 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, 170 farb. Abb., 3 schw.-w. Tab. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 248 x 26. Weight in Grams: 918.
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035610154
ISBN
9783035610154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 43.78

Paperback. Between 1960 and 1980, both eastern and western Europe experienced a construction boom of hitherto unknown dimensions. The new possibilities offered by science and industry paved the way to large-scale projects in architecture and urban design. This book deals with this topic. Editor(s): Moravanszky, Akos; Lange, Torsten; Hopfengartner, Judith; Kegler, Karl R. Num Pages: 320 pages, 165 colour illustrations, 165 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 246 x 21. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035610161
ISBN
9783035610161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 42.96

Paperback. Explores the rich and fascinating history of Reading through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures. Series: In 50 Buildings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKESB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 235 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445659343
ISBN
9781445659343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Hardcover. A revisionist history of the modernist architectural movement, which encapsulated internationalist politics and ideals in the inter-war years and beyond. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 black and white integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AMX; HBTB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537128
ISBN
9781784537128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 49.51

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415741552
ISBN
9780415741552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Hardback. The 18th-century rediscovery of the three archaic Greek-Doric temples in Paestum in southern Italy turned existing ideas on classical architecture upside down. In this book, the author analyzes extensive original source material, including letters, diaries, drawings, paintings, engravings and published texts, which are reproduced here. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 352 pages, 100 color + 185 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMA; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 234 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300195750
ISBN
9780300195750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.16
€ 46.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 872 pages, 224 black & white illustrations, 1724 colour illustrations, 1724 colour illustrations, 22. BIC Classification: AMA; AMX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138038912
ISBN
9781138038912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.09

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
€ 19.04

Paperback. A completely new approach to the history of Renaissance architecture, encompassing the entire continent and dealing with the work of well-known architects such as Michelangelo and Andrea Palladio alongside lesser known though no less innovative designers such as Juan Guas in Portugal and Benedikt Ried in Prague and Eastern Europe. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, 140 colour halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; ACND; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 240 x 15. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192842275
ISBN
9780192842275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.14

Hardback. Retrieving the term 'baroque' from the margins of art history, where it has been sidelined as 'anachronistic', scholars from a range of disciplines reconsider the usefulness of the term 'baroque'. This book attempts re-engagement with the term 'baroque' - its promise, its limits, and its overlooked potential - in relation to the visual arts. Num Pages: 350 pages, Includes 25 colour and 34 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 756.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754666851
ISBN
9780754666851
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.56
€ 151.64

Hardcover. Editor(s): Ragette, Friedrich. Num Pages: 168 pages, 350 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 290 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges Germany
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9783936681536
ISBN
9783936681536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.05
€ 65.37

Paperback. Writing from the view of a building technologist as well as and archaeologist, Tony Rook takes a practical approach in this introductory guide to the building types, techniques and methodology of the Romans. Num Pages: 176 pages, 121. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMX; HDDK; TNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 237 x 11. Weight in Grams: 458. 176 pages, 121 Illustrations. Writing from the view of a building technologist as well as and archaeologist, Tony Rook takes a practical approach in this introductory guide to the building types, techniques and methodology of the Romans. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMX; HDDK; TNK. Dimension: 172 x 237 x 11. Weight: 458.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445601496
ISBN
9781445601496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.17

Hardback. Ruins and Fragments is a wide-ranging, elliptical, engaging view of the history of modernity through the lens of the ruined and fragmentary. It explores literary fragments such as the plays of Aeschylus, as well as how writers - Joyce, Coleridge, Pound, T. S. Elliot - exploit fragmentary techniques and forms. Num Pages: 208 pages, 60. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 147 x 251 x 29. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780234472
ISBN
9781780234472
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.82

Paperback. There is a great parallel between the great ocean liners and the great skyscrapers-a fascinating comparison between these two categories of design, engineering and creative genius. Bill Miller here in 'Sailing and Soaring' tells the wonderful story in words and photographs of the liners and skyscrapers from 1906 to 2010. Num Pages: 128 pages, 94 black and white and 52 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JMC; AMX; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 248 x 11. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553688
ISBN
9781781553688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.46

Hardcover. This comprehensive, interdisciplinary collection illuminates many previously unexplored aspects of the Basilica of San Lorenzo's history, extending from its Early Christian foundation to the modern era. San Lorenzo depicts this church as a living Florentine institution, continually reshaped by complex historical forces. Editor(s): Gaston, Robert W.; Waldman, Louis A. Series: Villa I Tatti Series. Num Pages: 752 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACND; AMN; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 27 x 21. .
Publisher
Villa I Tatti
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674975675
ISBN
9780674975675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.33
€ 88.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, 310 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMB; AMC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 293 x 295 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2242.
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869050065
ISBN
9783869050065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.34

hardcover. Num Pages: 392 pages, 60 color + 90 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; AMGD; AMX; WTH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 120. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300175066
ISBN
9780300175066
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 24.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 214 x 11. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9783936681710
ISBN
9783936681710
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 120 illus. BIC Classification: AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 286 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Edition Axel Menges
Edition
Bilingual
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9783936681727
ISBN
9783936681727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.46

Hardcover. A universal scholar and versatile artist, Karl Friedrich Schinkel led an intensive, if not boundless exchange with the society and the developments of the 19th century. In richly illustrated thematic chapters, this book presents a dialogue between Schinkel as a person, his oeuvre and his cultural world. Num Pages: 400 pages, 150 black & white illustrations, 100 colour illustrations, 150 schw.-w. u. 100 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: 3JH; AMB; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9783035607789
ISBN
9783035607789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.47
€ 50.86

Paperback. A fascinating pictorial history of Scottish lighthouses. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; AMG; AMX; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445658391
ISBN
9781445658391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.77

Hardcover. Editor(s): Dutta, Arindam. Num Pages: 928 pages, 81 color illus., 286 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 180 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1958.
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
928
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262019859
ISBN
9780262019859
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.91

Paperback. "Second Suburb" uncovers the unique story of Levittown, Pennsylvania, and its significance to American social, architectural, environmental, and political history. Editor(s): Harris, Dianne. Series: Culture, Politics and the Built Environment. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AMX; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822962816
ISBN
9780822962816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 47.59

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