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04 the Rebirth of New York City's Bryan Park
The history and successful restoration of one of America's finest urban parks is celebrated in this stunning account. Located behind the grand New York Public Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, … mehr »
geschrieben von J. William Thompson (Autor)
05 Kathryn Gustafson: Sculpting the Land
Focusing on two of her most important French porjects, author Leah Levy discovers in Gustafson a rich and thoughtful artsist who mines the psychology, socilogy, and history sites to produce … mehr »
geschrieben von Leah Levy (Autor) und Press Spacemaker (Autor) und Heidi Landecker (Herausgeber)
07 the FDR Memorial: Designed by Lawrence Halprin
Thre creation of teh FDR Memorial in Wash. DC is a political story as well as the personal saga of Lawrence Halprin, who designed and redesigned it in response to changing political and social … mehr »
geschrieben von David Dillon (Autor)
08 Suzhou: Shaping an Ancient City for the New China
Explore site-restoration plans, guided by the urban-planner son of I. M. Pei, whose … mehr »
geschrieben von Helaine Kaplan Prentice (Autor) und Helaine Kaplan Prentice (Autor)
100 Small Houses of the Thirties
Complete republication of a detailed plan book, designed for prospective homeowners of the 1930s by a home construction service, includes exterior photographs and floor plans for 100 charming … mehr »
geschrieben von Brown-Blodgett Company (Autor)
1000 Turn-Of-The-Century Houses: With Illustrations and Floor Plans
This early-20th-century showcase of homes features a wide range of designs from a Midwest master. Reproduced from a rare edition, the work features a splendid array of dwellings, from cottages and … mehr »
geschrieben von Herbert C. Chivers (Autor)
1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die
Comprehensive and concise entries contain essential information on what is special about the buildings, their structural processes, and the social, political, and geographical considerations of the … mehr »
geschrieben von Mary Cooch (Herausgeber) und Lucinda Hawksley (Herausgeber) und Carol King (Herausgeber) und Jane Simmonds (Herausgeber) und Fiona Plowman (Herausgeber) und Frank Ritter (Herausgeber)
10x10_2: 100 Architects, 10 Critics
A survey of the most innovative contemporary … mehr »
geschrieben von Phaidon Press (Herausgeber)
20 Houses by Twenty Architects
Beautiful houses: A Perfect World (introduction). Twenty houses presented in the following order:Casa Fuentes, Mexico, 2001, fABRica de arquitectura; House in Chicago, 1997, Tadao Ando; House in Blas, … mehr »
geschrieben von Mercedes Daguerre (Autor)
2003 ICC/ANSI Guidelines: For Accessible & Useable Buildings & Facilities
The specifications in this standard make sites, facilities, buildings and elements accessible to and usable by people with such physical disabilities as the inability to walk, difficulty walking, … mehr »
geschrieben von International Code Council (Autor) und Delmar Thomson Learning (Herausgeber)
32 Beijing/New York Issue 5/6: Russia-China 1920-2004
In a new double issue, "32 Beijing/New York 5/6 RussiaChina 19202004 traces the modern urban trajectories of Russia and China, mapping their connections, divergences, and potential futures. Tentative … mehr »
geschrieben von Michael Bell (Herausgeber) und Setven Holl (Herausgeber) und Li Hu (Herausgeber)
500 Small Houses of the Twenties
Perspective drawings, floor plans and descriptions of principal features of outstanding 20s designs, many by leading architects of the period. 1,135 black-and-white line illustrations, 262 … mehr »
geschrieben von Henry Atterbury Smith (Autor)
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high … mehr »
geschrieben von Charles Hood (Autor)
Ask any child to draw a house, and what you will probably get is a symmetrical structure of one and a half stories with a door in the middle and a window on either side - in other words, a "Cape." … mehr »
geschrieben von Doris Doane (Autor) und Howard L. Rich (Illustrator)
A Building History of Northern New England
The first and only full-scale technical and stylistic analysis of 200 … mehr »
geschrieben von James L. Garvin (Autor)
A City Transformed: Redevelopment, Race, and Suburbanization in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1940-1980
As was true of many American cities, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, adopted urban renewal programs in the postwar years to revitalize a downtown that was experiencing economic decline. As the commercial and … mehr »
geschrieben von David Schuyler (Autor)
A Concise Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian and Gothic Architecture (1866)
Reprinted from the 9th edition of 1896, the reference is extensively illustrated with examples, packed with names, definitions and descriptions. Parker's most popular, if not his most profound, work. … mehr »
geschrieben von John Henry Parker (Autor)
A Concise History of American Architecture
* The Land and First Homes * Transplantations in the New World: 16001785 * Building a New Nation: 17851820 * The Lure of the Past, the Promise of the Future: 18201865 * Age of Enterprise: 18651885 * … mehr »
geschrieben von Leland M. Roth (Autor)
A Field Book for Civil Engineers
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high … mehr »
geschrieben von Daniel Carhart (Autor)
A Field Guide to American Houses
The guide that enables you to identify, and place in their historic and architectural contexts, the houses … mehr »
geschrieben von Virginia McAlester (Autor) und Lee McAlester (Autor) und Lauren Jarrett (Illustrator)
A Glossary of Terms Used in English Architecture
Originally published in 1906. This is the fifth edition, revised in 1937. The book deals with the historical aspects of architecture. many technical terms are to be found, and constructional terms in … mehr »
geschrieben von T. D. Atkinson (Autor)
A Guide to Oak Park's Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School Historic District
The Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School Historic District in suburban Oak Park, Illinois is home to a truly remarkable collection of late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century residential … mehr »
geschrieben von Dennis Langley (Ausgewählt von) und Alice Sinkevitch (Solist) und Molly Wickes (Herausgeber)
A Guide to Tucson Architecture
Tucson is a city rich in architectural heritage spanning three cultures, with a history of human settlement that makes it one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the United States. Hispanic … mehr »
geschrieben von Anne M. Nequette (Autor) und R. Brooks Jeffery (Autor) und R. Brooks Jeffery (Autor)
A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture of Montreal
Showcase 65 important, in some cases award-winning, buildings, this beautifully designed guide to Montral's … mehr »
geschrieben von Nancy Dunton (Autor) und Helen Malkin (Autor)
A History of American Architecture: Buildings in Their Cultural and Technological Context
A richly illustrated history of American architecture that explains why … mehr »
geschrieben von Mark Gelernter (Autor)
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high … mehr »
geschrieben von Russell Sturgis (Autor)
The book is a monument of lively scholarship, and also a most revealing … mehr »
geschrieben von Nikolaus Pevsner (Autor)
A History of European Housing in Australia
The first systematic attempt to explain the cultural … mehr »
geschrieben von Patrick Nicol Troy (Herausgeber)
A History of Ottoman Architecture
Godfrey Goodwin study immediately established itself as the definitive work on the subject when it was first published, and it remains the only comprehensive survey in English and virtually the only … mehr »
geschrieben von Godfrey Goodwin (Autor)
A History of Rome to the Death of Caesar
1898. The author's objective in writing this short history of Rome is to develop a text that will meet the requirements of the upper forms in schools and to help pass examinations at the Universities. … mehr »
geschrieben von W. W. How (Autor) und H. D. Leigh (Autor)
A History of Russian Architecture
The most comprehensive study of Russian … mehr »
geschrieben von William Craft Brumfield (Autor)
A History of the Gothic Revival
An Attempt To Show How The Taste For Medieval Architecture Which Lingered In England … mehr »
geschrieben von Charles L. Eastlake (Autor)
A Hut of One's Own: Life Outside the Circle of Architecture
In the resulting narrative, she blends autobiography, historical research, and cultural criticism to consider the place that such structures as shacks, teahouses, follies, casitas and diners - simple, … mehr »
geschrieben von Ann Cline (Autor)
A Manual of Plane Surveying: Confined to Work with the Compass
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high … mehr »
geschrieben von Thomas Bagot (Autor)
Text by Manuel de Sola-Morales, Kenneth … mehr »
geschrieben von Manuel De Sola-Morales (Autor) und Kenneth Frampton (Solist) und Hans Ibelings (Solist)
A Modern Arcadia: Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. & the Plan for Forest Hills Gardens
Located in Queens, fifteen minutes from Manhattan's Pennsylvania Station, Forest Hills Gardens is a leading example of England's garden city transplanted onto American soil. The commuter suburb drew … mehr »
geschrieben von Susan L. Klaus (Autor)
A Modern Garden: The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden at the Museum of Modern Art
Foreword by Glenn Lowry. Text by … mehr »
geschrieben von Museum of Modern Art New York (Herausgeber)
A Neat Plain Modern Stile: Philip Hooker and His Contemporaries, 1796-1836
Much about Phillip Hooker remains unknown, especially about his personal life and early architectural training. Nevertheless, the discovery and publication here of increased visual and written … mehr »
geschrieben von William Salzillo (Autor) und Mary R. Tomlan (Herausgeber) und Osgood Trovato (Herausgeber)
A Practical Treatise on Suspension Bridges, Their Design, Construction and Erection
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high … mehr »
geschrieben von D. B. Steinman (Autor)
A Primer on Health Impacts of Development Policies, Programs, and Projects
Acknowledging that pollution tends to be concentrated in poor residential areas, this overview of environmental impact proposes that all sectors of development utilize environmentally friendly … mehr »
geschrieben von Genandrialine L. Peralta (Autor) und Joseph Michael Hunt (Autor)
A Richer Heritage: Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century
In this "best practices" volume for students, professionals, and policy makers, 15 essays by leading scholars and professionals explore the history of the preservation movement in the US, the current … mehr »
geschrieben von Robert E. Stipe (Herausgeber)
A Right to Housing: Foundation for a New Social Agenda
Presents a powerful and compelling analysis of the persistent inability of … mehr »
geschrieben von Rachel Bratt (Herausgeber) und Michael Stone (Herausgeber) und Chester Hartman (Herausgeber)
A Setting for Justice: Building for the Supreme Court of New South Wales
In October 1819, Governor Macquarie laid the foundation stone for 'the new Courthouse in Hyde Park'. For 150 years, the Supreme Court of New South Wales worked on its King Street site. It vacated the … mehr »
geschrieben von Rosemary Annable (Autor)
A Short History of Renaissance Architecture in England 1500 - 1800
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high … mehr »
geschrieben von Reginald Bloomfield (Autor)
A Social History of Milton Keynes: Middle England/Edge City
Most people in Britain have heard of Milton Keynes. Established in 1967, it is England's largest new city and one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the UK. It is also suburban city, genuinely … mehr »
geschrieben von Mark Clapson (Autor) und Jeff Rooker (Solist)
A Victorian Housebuilder's Guide: Woodward's National Architect of 1869
Plans and specifications for 20 distinctive Victorian structures, from a simple … mehr »
geschrieben von George E. Woodward (Autor) und Edward G. Thompson (Autor) und Edward G. Thompson (Autor)
Old Salem is a restored 18th- and 19th-century village that is frequently compared to Colonial Williamsburg. Within two dozen blocks are over 90 restored and reconstructed buildings, including several … mehr »
geschrieben von Walter Stone (Illustrator) und Walter Stone (Autor)
A. James Speyer: Architect, Curator, Exhibition Designer
In 1938 James Speyer departed Harvard's School of Design in order to become Mies van der Rohe's first American graduate student at the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago. During the 40s and 50s … mehr »
geschrieben von John Vinci (Autor)
Abalos & Herreros: Recycling Madrid
Contributions by Inaki Abalos, Eduardo Arroyo, Ignasi de … mehr »
geschrieben von Inaki Abalos (Solist) und Juan Herreros (Solist) und Ignasi De Sola-Morales (Solist)
At the height of the middle ages, there were hundreds of abbeys and priories throughout England. The ruins of some of those that were destroyed at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries are … mehr »
geschrieben von Glyn Coppack (Autor)
Accessible Housing: Quality, Disability and Design
This book considers the interrelationships between disability and housing design with a focus on the role of policy in addressing the housing needs of disabled people. The book will set out some of … mehr »
geschrieben von Rob Imrie (Autor)
Achieving Sustainable Urban Form
"Achieving Sustainable Urban Form" represents a major advance in the sustainable development debate. It moves on from theoretical discourse about sustainable urban forms to proven knowledge and good … mehr »
geschrieben von M. Jenks (Herausgeber) und Katie Williams (Herausgeber) und Elizabeth Burton (Herausgeber)
Actions of Architecture: Architects and Creative Users
Compares the relations between architect and user to those between artist and viewerExamines where … mehr »
geschrieben von Jonathan Hill (Autor) und Jonathan Hill (Autor) und Hill Jonathan (Autor)
Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings: Design and Construction
Earth is the oldest and most widely used building material in the world today. It's abundant, inexpensive, and energy-efficient. But if you're building with earth, simplicity of material needn't be an … mehr »
geschrieben von Paul Graham McHenry (Autor)
This richly illustrated guide is acknowledged as the best source for expert, field-tested information on the care and maintenance of historic adobe buildings--from small vernacular structures to the … mehr »
geschrieben von Staff Cornerstones Staff (Autor) und Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Herausgeber)
Advances in computer technology over recent years now mean building simulation can be used in the design process and even in the construction and daily operation of most buildings. The techniques are … mehr »
geschrieben von Ali Malkawi (Autor)
Affordable Housing: Designing an American Asset
This lavishly illustrated book describes the development of 15 affordable housing projects, designed by some of the nation's most gifted architects. It shows how affordable housing can be durable, … mehr »
geschrieben von Adrienne Schmitz (Autor) und Suzanne Corcoran (Autor) und Isabelle Gournay (Autor)
African Dream Machines: Style, Identity and Meaning of African Headrests
African headrests have been moved out of the category of functional objects and into the more rarefied category of 'art' objects. Styles in African headrests are usually defined in terms of western … mehr »
geschrieben von Anitra Nettleton (Autor)
In an intellectually far-ranging yet intensely personal manner, Lerup moves from contemplation of the form and philosophical implications of the Pantheon to a discussion of how Levittown residents … mehr »
geschrieben von Lars Lerup (Autor)
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2001
Kenneth Frampton is Ware Professor of Architecture at Columbia University and the author of several bestselling books on architecture, among them Modern Architecture and Le Corbusier, both in Thames … mehr »
geschrieben von Kenneth Frampton (Autor)
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