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Art & Architecture
Hardcover. Presents the personal favourite projects selected by architects. These projects include museums, buildings related to science and education and to music and theatre, offices and homes, government and religious buildings, right down to the architects' own houses. Editor(s): Schwitalla, Ursula. Num Pages: 235 pages, 300 b/w & colour illus. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 251 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565083
- ISBN
- 9783932565083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.23
€ 52.99
€ 37.23
Hardcover. Paul Wegener was one of the most striking actors in the German theatre. Seeing Wegener's pictorial world in the context of the art of his period and in a retrospective view of the motif's history, this book presents pictorial comparisons and analyses from the view of interdisciplinary iconography, revealing his position in artistic development. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXD2; AGB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 289 x 242 x 16. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565144
- ISBN
- 9783932565144
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.62
€ 49.99
€ 35.62
Hardcover. Specialist literature on Schinkel has grown enormously since the 200th anniversary of his birth in 1981. This title includes Schinkel teachers' lesson notes, the educational periodicals of his period, private letters, exhibition catalogues and also treatises by avant-garde architectural theorists. Num Pages: 216 pages, 125 illustrations. BIC Classification: AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 291 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565236
- ISBN
- 9783932565236
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Hardcover. Even though his viaducts for the TGV Atlantic line and several innovative projects rapidly brought him national recognition, Jean-Yves Barrier managed to avoid involvement in fashions and trends. Barrier approaches each project with a fresh eye, and tries to come up with a powerful idea that is then expressed spontaneously in his sketches. Num Pages: 200 pages, 218 colour photos & illus. BIC Classification: AMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 306 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565243
- ISBN
- 9783932565243
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.91€ 45.01
€ 57.91
€ 45.01
Hardcover. Places Karl Friedrich Schinkel's life and work in the artistic context of his day. This book is devoted to his family and circle of friends, and to his universal artistic, technical and administrative activities. It brings together a variety of material from contemporary sources, letters, newspapers, diaries and other writing. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: AC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 260 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1222.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565298
- ISBN
- 9783932565298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.37€ 42.44
€ 54.37
€ 42.44
Hardcover. The architect and photographer Rolf Reiner Maria Borchard has chosen seven of the most beautiful gardens and photographed them in spring, at a time when the garden architecture has not yet been overwhelmed by the vegetation, and so can make the best possible impact in the image. This title features text in English and German. Num Pages: 152 pages, 137 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AMV; WMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 310 x 290 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Axel Menges
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565366
- ISBN
- 9783932565366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.37€ 42.44
€ 54.37
€ 42.44
Hardcover. Deals with Hollywood's treatment of the most important political event of the 21st century, the terrorist attack of 11 September 2001 on the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center in war, action, science fiction and disaster movies. This work focuses on the interdisciplinary co-operation between film research, art history and architecture. Editor(s): Thomsen, Christian W.; Krewani, Angela. Num Pages: 208 pages, 181 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1226.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565441
- ISBN
- 9783932565441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.73€ 44.15
€ 56.73
€ 44.15
Hardcover. At the dawn of the 20th century, Bruno Paul (1874-1968) stood like a colossus astride the landscape of an emerging Modernism. As an illustrator, architect and educator his influence was unequalled. This is a comprehensive study of his life and work. Num Pages: 128 pages, 205 illus. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 292 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 900.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565472
- ISBN
- 9783932565472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 36.47
€ 51.99
€ 36.47
Hardcover. Albrecht Ade's 'photages', created with special light techniques, have nothing in common with the 'photocollages' or 'photomontages' of the 20th century. When artists as different as El Lissitzky, John Heartfield, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Raoul Hausmann or Hannah Hoch constructed futuristically bold, surreal or satirical images. Num Pages: 96 pages, 60 colour illus. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 290 x 254 x 15. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565502
- ISBN
- 9783932565502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.91
€ 47.99
€ 33.91
Hardcover. With text in both English and German, this text focusses on housing and church architecture, characterised by three-dimensional buildings, spatial effects, handling of light, and material effects. Num Pages: 224 pages, 300 colour & b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 307 x 252 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565557
- ISBN
- 9783932565557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.91€ 44.79
€ 57.91
€ 44.79
Hardcover. At the time San Francisco International Airport opened as Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco in 1927, most of the San Francisco Peninsula was pastureland. Over the years, new terminals and hangars were built to satisfy the demand of increased air traffic. The airport advanced to the larger San Francisco Airport Administration Building. Num Pages: 60 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 287 x 11. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565649
- ISBN
- 9783932565649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Hardcover. Ernst Leitz was taking the prototype for the legendary Leica camera to be tested in North America when 'Haus Friedwart' in his hometown of Wetzlar was begun. The architect, Bruno Paul (1874-1968) was a sought-after designer of challenging interior designs and architect of grand upper-middle class houses and public buildings. Num Pages: 56 pages, 50 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 306 x 289 x 12. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 56
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565670
- ISBN
- 9783932565670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 42.78
€ 48.99
€ 42.78
Hardcover. The town hall in Bremen with its associated Roland statue in the market square in front of the building make up a UNESCO World Heritage site and thus count as outstanding examples of architectural and cultural history. The Bremen town hall is an ideal image of this building type that is so important for European and Western history. Num Pages: 72 pages, 70 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 306 x 287 x 12. Weight in Grams: 874.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565694
- ISBN
- 9783932565694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardcover. When the stadium for a 'Workers Olympiad' - one of the most beautiful complexes in Europe - was opened in 1931 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Republic of Austria on the Prater site in Vienna, Otto Ernst Schweizer, the architect, was catapulted into the ranks of internationally acclaimed architects. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 60 pages, 50 b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 308 x 289 x 11. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 60
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565755
- ISBN
- 9783932565755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Hardcover. Heroic 20th-century Modernism saw the private home as a place to first test out utopian theories - a place for free play and experimentation where new approaches could be put into action, on a small scale but no less radical. Here, the authors found the suitable space to give their visionary concepts a plastic reality. Num Pages: 72 pages, colour & b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 289 x 13. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783932565762
- ISBN
- 9783932565762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.42
€ 59.42
Hardcover. The purpose of architecture is first and foremost to create a human environment for human beings. This book presents the author's particular interpretation of the holistic-phenomenological worldview in theory and in practice, a worldview which stands at the forefront of the scientific discourse, and is tightly related to Buddhist philosophy. Num Pages: 248 pages, 596 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 227 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681055
- ISBN
- 9783936681055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.23
€ 52.99
€ 37.23
Hardcover. The fact that there is Gypsy architecture may surprise quite a few people. Nevertheless in southeastern Europe, there exists a remarkable architecture created by Gypsies. It seems unreal, abstruse, and colourful, it is a composition of the various architectural styles of this world. This work deals with this area of gypsy architecture. Num Pages: 160 pages, 180 colour photos. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 306 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1276.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681123
- ISBN
- 9783936681123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.53€ 61.13
€ 64.53
€ 61.13
Hardcover. Talks about a museum, a place that serves as an assembly point and information centre and is all things in one: laboratory, workshop, building site, university, theatre, opera house and museum. Broad walkways lead to the entrance. Extensive gardens in gentle geometric patterns invite visitors to rest, play, chat and look. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 304 x 249 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681147
- ISBN
- 9783936681147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardcover. Spanish museum architecture has experienced a marked upturn since the 1990s, helping even small towns off the tourist beaten track to acquire extraordinary museum buildings. This book confirms the nature of Spanish architecture, recorded from Rafael Moneo's early Museo de Arte Romano in Merida to Herzog and de Meuron's Calixa Forum art gallery. Num Pages: 200 pages, 277 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; AMG; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 254 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681178
- ISBN
- 9783936681178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.01
€ 21.01
Hardcover. Latvian-born architect Gunnar Birkerts belongs to the second wave of modernists who arrived in the United States from abroad, a group that includes Kevin Roche and Cesar Pelli among others. This work presents his cultural perspectives as well as his family insights to bear, offering a unique portrait of a life and career. Num Pages: 320 pages, 413 colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 304 x 249 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- 1 Ill
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681260
- ISBN
- 9783936681260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.37€ 74.92
€ 93.37
€ 74.92
Hardcover. Fritz Leonhardt would have been 100 years old in 2009. He studied at the Technische Hochschule in Stuttgart and then travelled in the USA. He made his professional debut with the German autobahn, for which he designed the Rodenkirchen suspension bridge in 1938-41. This title presents a retrospective of this famous structural engineer's work. Editor(s): Kleinmanns, Joachim; Weber, Christiane. Num Pages: 216 pages, 250 b/w illus. BIC Classification: AMB; AMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 305 x 250 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681284
- ISBN
- 9783936681284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.55€ 62.10
€ 81.55
€ 62.10
Hardcover. Architect Hans Dieter Schaal, who has designed scenery for almost every major theatre and opera house in the world, often spent many days in the same city. He began to research the cities, to get the feel of them and to travel them on foot like a wanderer. This work presents a picture of an age dominated by cities. Num Pages: 648 pages, 340 b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 220 x 27. Weight in Grams: 2528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- 12th Edition
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681314
- ISBN
- 9783936681314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.26
€ 16.99
€ 16.26
Hardcover. Hollywood is not only the secret world capital of dreams and the fictions of the subconscious, but also the capital of architecture. Hollywood is the Rome and the Versailles of the 20th and 21st centuries. These backgrounds, stage sets and filmic spaces are indelibly fixed in every spectator's mind. Num Pages: 128 pages, 120 b/w photos. BIC Classification: AM; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 295 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681345
- ISBN
- 9783936681345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.59
€ 21.99
€ 17.59
Hardcover. The way we sit simultaneously defines privileges, social status, power, and taboos. Parallel to the presentation of China as the guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2009, the Museum fur Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt presents a panorama of Chinese sitting culture through a period of five centuries. Num Pages: 96 pages, 185 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AKR; JFCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 309 x 253 x 12. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681369
- ISBN
- 9783936681369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.91
€ 47.99
€ 33.91