History of architecture books

Modernism is the most defining architectural expression of the 2 th century – a movement that transformed built...  Read More >>

Fundamentals of hotel construction Around 1890, the advance of alpinism and Alpine tourism necessitated the building...  Read More >>

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The Blinded City recounts the history of inner-city Johannesburg from 2010 to 2019, primarily from the perspectives...  Read More >>

In dem halben Jahrhundert von 1778 bis 1828 schuf Engelbert Kleinhanz im Raum zwischen Wupper und Lippe Klosterbauten,...  Read More >>

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Following the Tabby Trail provides a guided tour of some of the most significant tabby structures found along the...  Read More >>

Architectural Terra Cotta examines the evolution of terra cotta and prepares architects and builders to make new,...  Read More >>

Expanding on the well-established discussion of the translation from drawings to buildings, this book fills a lacuna...  Read More >>

Icons of Sound: Voice, Architecture and Imagination in Medieval Art brings together art history and sound studies...  Read More >>

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>

The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings...  Read More >>

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission...  Read More >>

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Conceptual architecture from the 1970s This book offers an in-depth look at the work of one of the most important...  Read More >>

The architecture of post-war Modernism poses particular challenges for building research and heritage preservation....  Read More >>

Primarily based on the genetic findings, backed by the archeological, historical, linguistic facts and testimonies...  Read More >>

English summary: The volume celebrates the first fifty years of the School of Specialization in Architectural Heritage...  Read More >>

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A groundbreaking work resulting from the collaboration between the three major Swiss architectural archives and...  Read More >>

"- ""Mama, Does the Railroad Track Go All the Way to Where the Sun Goes Down?"" Book #4 continues to look at how...  Read More >>

English summary: A fountain whose water shoots across several storeys into the air, gilded columns next to a marble...  Read More >>