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History of architecture
Paperback. Updated with expanded coverage of twenty-first century architecture, this new edition uniquely comprises a detailed survey of Western architecture as well as architecture from the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America, India, Russia, China and Japan. Num Pages: 624 pages, 596 illustrations, 369 in colour. BIC Classification: AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 292 x 39. Weight in Grams: 2610.
- Publisher
- Laurence King Publishing
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 3rd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780671116
- ISBN
- 9781780671116
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.42€ 47.59
€ 59.42
€ 47.59
Paperback. * gives key information in each area with where to go for more detailed guidance * strong focus on engineering and craft solutions * offers a comprehensive overview of a multi-disciplinary area to encourage disparate groups of professionals to work more closely * full colour throughout . Editor(s): Forsyth, Michael. Series: Historic Building Conservation. Num Pages: 232 pages, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AMX; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118781593
- ISBN
- 9781118781593
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 75 color illus. 75 halftones. BIC Classification: AMVD; AMX; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 351 x 23. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691171814
- ISBN
- 9780691171814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.83
€ 54.99
€ 39.83
Hardback. Capital cities have been the seat of political power and central stage for their state's political conflicts and rituals throughout the ages. In the modern era, they provide symbols for and confer meaning to the state, thereby contributing to the "invention" of the nation. Editor(s): Minkenberg, Michael. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 308 pages, 73 ills, 24 maps. BIC Classification: AMG; AMVD; AMX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 182 x 22. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782380092
- ISBN
- 9781782380092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.88
€ 156.88
Paperback. Using specialist lenses and techniques to capture distant and inaccessible detail, Michael Rimmer's photographs reveal the unseen beauty of East Anglia's angel roofs and the vision of the medieval craftsmen who made them. Num Pages: 142 pages, 4 maps, 78 colour images, 4 black & white images, 6 diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 3H; AMN; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 255 x 9. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718893699
- ISBN
- 9780718893699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.46
€ 45.46
Paperback. Explores the rich and fascinating history of Penzance through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures. Series: In 50 Buildings. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445665863
- ISBN
- 9781445665863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.32
€ 28.32
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
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Hardcover. Josef Frank is seen as an important visionary at the early stages of the Modern movement, as well as a critic of its dogmatism. He not only left his mark on Viennese culture and also on Swedish Modernism. This book has emphasis on Frank's later work. It introduces his late, unbuilt building projects, as well as his furniture and fabric designs. Num Pages: 96 pages, 34 colour illustrations, 34 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AKP; AMB; AMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Birkhauser
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783035611199
- ISBN
- 9783035611199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 28.70
€ 29.99
€ 28.70
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€ 41.46
€ 52.99
€ 41.46
Hardback. The 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. Num Pages: 480 pages, 250 colour images + 55 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; AMVD; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 252 x 41. Weight in Grams: 3122.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300167269
- ISBN
- 9780300167269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 54.42
€ 65.36
€ 54.42
Hardcover. Focuses on architectural inscriptions throughout the Muslim world, some going back to the Middle Ages, others dating from our own lifetime. This book features 28 case studies that explain different aspects and contexts of calligraphy in Islamic architecture. It covers North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, China and Spain. Num Pages: 592 pages, 401 colour illustrations, 12 b&w tables. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AMX; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 259 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2630.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748669226
- ISBN
- 9780748669226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.37€ 163.42
€ 166.37
€ 163.42
Hardback. A riveting and superbly illustrated account of the enigmatic House Beautiful editor's profound influence on mid-century American taste Num Pages: 260 pages, 96 color + 90 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ; AKB; AMR; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 206. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300221763
- ISBN
- 9780300221763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.63
€ 65.36
€ 50.63
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
€ 44.25
€ 44.25
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
€ 43.78
€ 43.78
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.11
€ 47.11
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.81
€ 33.99
€ 30.81
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.21
€ 71.21
Hardback. This book examines Nerva's imperial coin iconography in concert with contemporary laudatory texts that praise the emperor. As such, this study has important implications for the agents behind the selection and formulation of such images in the late first and early second century. Num Pages: 232 pages, 91 illus. BIC Classification: 3D; ACG; AMX; HBLA1; HDDK. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190648039
- ISBN
- 9780190648039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.16
€ 157.16
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
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.56
€ 30.99
€ 25.56
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
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.30€ 54.95
€ 71.30
€ 54.95