History of architecture books

11866 books were found.

West, The: From the Advent of Christendom to the Eve of Reformation

West, The: From the Advent of Christendom to the Eve...

Author: Christopher Tadgell
ISBN: 9781299287761
Format: Electronic book text
$330.00

Christopher Tadgell covers the major architectural traditions of the Middle Ages, from the Romanesque architecture...  Read More >>

Renaissance Architecture

Renaissance Architecture

Author: Associate Professor of Art History Christy Anderson (University of Toronto)
ISBN: 9781299394582
Format: Electronic book text
$161.46

The Renaissance was a diverse phenomenon, marked by innovation and economic expansion, the rise of powerful rulers,...  Read More >>

Chicago's Bridges

Chicago's Bridges

Author: Nathan Holth
ISBN: 9781299594524
Format: Electronic book text
$62.96

The Chicago River divides America's Second City into the North and South Sides, and the bridges that span it are...  Read More >>

Architecture of Andrew Thomas Taylor, The: Montreal's Square Mile and Beyond

Architecture of Andrew Thomas Taylor, The: Montreal's...

Author: Susan Wagg
ISBN: 9781299485419
Format: Electronic book text
$105.47

By the year 1900, architect Andrew Taylor had designed Bank of Montreal branches across the continent and much of...  Read More >>

Chicago's Historic Hyde Park

Chicago's Historic Hyde Park

Author: Susan O Davis
ISBN: 9781299691179
Format: Undefined
$158.40

Stretching south from 47th Street to the Midway Plaisance and east from Washington Park to the lake s shore, the...  Read More >>

Muslim Architecture of South India: The Sultanate of Ma'bar and the Traditions of Maritime Settlers on the Malabar and Coromandel Coasts (Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Goa)

Muslim Architecture of South India: The Sultanate of...

Author: Mehrdad Shokoohy
ISBN: 9781299697362
Format: Electronic book text
$528.00

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Buildings and Power: Freedom and Control in the Origin of Modern Building Types

Buildings and Power: Freedom and Control in the Origin...

Author: Thomas A Markus
ISBN: 9781299699014
Format: Electronic book text
$646.80

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Architecture in Motion: The History and Development of Portable Building

Architecture in Motion: The History and Development...

Author: Robert Kronenburg (University of Liverpool, UK)
ISBN: 9781299792401
Format: Electronic book text
$448.80

The idea that architecture can be portable is one that grabs the imagination of both designers and the people who...  Read More >>

Robert Willis (1800-1875) and the Foundation of Architectural History

Robert Willis (1800-1875) and the Foundation of Architectural...

Author: Alexandrina Buchanan
ISBN: 9781299808362
Format: Electronic book text
$261.36

The first full-scale biography of Robert Willis, the founding father of architectural history.  Read More >>

On the Formation of the Upper Monastic Area of Seon Buddhist Temples from Koreas Late Silla to the Goryeo Era

On the Formation of the Upper Monastic Area of Seon...

Author: Lee Seung-Yeon
ISBN: 9781299858435
Format: Electronic book text
$340.56

When Seon (Zen) Buddhism was first introduced to Korea around Korea s late Silla and early Goryeo eras, the function...  Read More >>

Der Urbane Code Chinas

Der Urbane Code Chinas

Author: Dieter Hassenpflug
ISBN: 9781299720558
Format: Electronic book text
$137.15

Was ist das Chinesische an der chinesischen Stadt? Ihre Syntax? Ihr Code? Durch seine Entschlusselung vermag der...  Read More >>

Perspektiven Der Spolienforschung 1

Perspektiven Der Spolienforschung 1

Author: Stefan Altekamp ,  Carmen Marcks-Jacobs
ISBN: 9781299724785
Format: Electronic book text
$295.68

From ancient times until the present, spoliation and reutilization have played a waxing and waning role among the...  Read More >>

Roman Remains of Northern and Eastern France, The: A Guidebook

Roman Remains of Northern and Eastern France, The: A...

Author: James Bromwich
ISBN: 9781299479555
Format: Electronic book text
$448.80

This book provides a thorough, area by area companion to the region's wealth of monuments, excavations and artefacts,...  Read More >>

Architecture Re-Assembled: The Use (and Abuse) of History: The Use (and Abuse) of History

Architecture Re-Assembled: The Use (and Abuse) of History:...

Author: Trevor Garnham (Kingston University, Kingston Upon Thames, UK)
ISBN: 9781299539754
Format: Electronic book text
$448.80

Beginning from the rise of modern history in the eighteenth century, this book examines how changing ideas in the...  Read More >>

Adolf Loos: The Art of Architecture

Adolf Loos: The Art of Architecture

Author: Joseph Masheck (Hofstra University, New York)
ISBN: 9781299639997
Format: Electronic book text
$261.36

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Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871-1934

Chicago Skyscrapers, 1871-1934

Author: Thomas Leslie (Iowa State University, Ames, USA)
ISBN: 9781299647978
Format: Electronic book text
$131.87

For more than a century, Chicago's skyline has included some of the world's most distinctive and inspiring buildings....  Read More >>

Cistercian Architecture and Medieval Society

Cistercian Architecture and Medieval Society

Author: Maximilian Sternberg (University of Cambridge, UK)
ISBN: 9781299829589
Format: Electronic book text
$406.56

In Cistercian Architecture and Medieval Society Max Sternberg offers an account of the social functions of the built...  Read More >>

Cultural Difference and Material Culture in Middle English Romance: Normans and Saxons

Cultural Difference and Material Culture in Middle English...

Author: Dominique Battles (Hanover College, USA)
ISBN: 9781299865785
Format: Electronic book text
$369.60

This book explores how the cultural distinctions and conflicts between Anglo-Saxons and Normans originating with...  Read More >>

Complete Works of Robert and James Adam and Unbuilt Adam

Complete Works of Robert and James Adam and Unbuilt...

Author: MR David King (Private Practice, Derbyshire)
ISBN: 9781299865617
Format: Electronic book text
$570.24

This volume is a unique compendium of the works of Robert and James Adam, both built and unbuilt. It includes 900...  Read More >>

Understanding Islamic Architecture

Understanding Islamic Architecture

Author: Attilo Petruccioli ,  Khalil K Pirani
ISBN: 9781299866966
Format: Electronic book text
$514.80

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Concrete and Culture

Concrete and Culture

Author: Adrian Forty
ISBN: 9781299190948
Format: Electronic book text
$105.60

Concrete has been used in arches, vaults, and domes dating as far back as the Roman Empire. Today, it is everywhere...  Read More >>

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