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“katy chey”

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  • Multi-Unit Housing in Urban Cities

    From 1800 to Present Day

    by Katy Chey ...
    This book investigates the development of multi-unit housing typologies that were predominant in a particular city from the 1800s to present day. It emphasises the importance of understanding the direct connection between housing and dwelling in the context of a city, and the manner in which the city is an instructional indication of how a housing typology is embodied.The case studies presented ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • The Victorian House Explained

    by Trevor Yorke ...
    The Victorian house comes in all shapes, sizes and materials. The legacy of this hugely influential era can be found in every region of England, from the majestic rows of gleaming white terraces in West London to the grid of red-brick houses in northern mill towns. Using his own drawings, diagrams and photographs, the author, Trevor Yorke, explains, in an easy to understand manner, all aspects of ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Architect

    The Pritzker Prize Laureates in Their Own Words

    Edited by Ruth Peltason, Grace Ong-Yan ...
    In this completely revised and up-to-date edition, the world's most accomplished architects -- Gehry, Pei, Meier, Nouvel, Piano, and 37 more-express their views on creativity, inspiration, and legacy in this visually stunning, one-of-a-kind collection.The Pritzker Prize is the most prestigious international prize for architecture. Architect includes all 42 recipients of the Pritzker Prize, and ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • The Films of Charles and Ray Eames

    A Universal Sense of Expectation

    by Eric Schuldenfrei ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    The Films of Charles and Ray Eames traces the history of the Eameses’ work, examining their evolution away from the design of mass-produced goods and toward projects created as educational experiences. Closely examining how the Eameses described their work reveals how the films and exhibitions they generated were completely at odds with the earlier objectives exemplified in their furniture designs ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Trousdale Estates

    Midcentury to Modern in Beverly Hills

    by Steven M. Price ...
    Filled with beautiful, vivid photographs, Trousdale is the definitive history of the architecture and design that defined both Beverly Hills and the ultimate American Dream.Trousdale Estates is a 410-acre enclave of large, luxurious homes in Beverly Hills, California. Primarily developed in the 1950s and ’60s, it quickly became famous for its concentration of celebrity residents and the ... Read more

    $35.00 USD

  • American Architects and the Mechanics of Fame

    by Roxanne Kuter Williamson ...
    Why does one talented individual win lasting recognition in a particular field, while another equally talented person does not? While there are many possible reasons, one obvious answer is that something more than talent is requisite to produce fame. The "something more" in the field of architecture, asserts Roxanne Williamson, is the association with a "famous" architect at the moment he or she ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Greece

    Modern Architectures in History

    by Alcestis P. Rodi, Prof Alexander Tzonis ...
    Series series Modern Architectures in History
    This book is an unprecedented account of modern architecture in Greece, providing a unique understanding of the development of architectural practice and theory in the context of the country’s political and social history. Alexander Tzonis and Alcestis Rodi present the ambitious Neoclassicist projects thought appropriate for a new nation that followed from the establishment of the Greek state in ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Bungalows

    by Kathryn Ferry ...
    Series Book 758 - Shire Library
    Now synonymous with the single storey home, when the bungalow was introduced to Britain in the late 1860s it had more elaborate connotations.Appropriated by colonial officials in Bengal, this humble dwelling was transformed upon its arrival on the Kent coastline into a new type of holiday home, complete with veranda and servant quarters. These first Western examples became very popular amongst the ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Capsules: Typology of Other Architecture

    by Peter Šenk ...
    This book investigates the architectural, product design, and urban typology of the capsule which, beginning in the 1960s, broadened the concept of the basic building blocks of architecture to include a minimal living unit, called the "capsule." Here it is presented with regard to the continuity of the development of the Modern Movement, its revisionist criticism, pioneering examples, as well as ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Skins, Envelopes, and Enclosures

    Concepts for Designing Building Exteriors

    by Mayine Yu ...
    Integrate the best building envelope construction methods, materials science, and structural principles in your work using this book as a resource to help you…With more than seventy significant case studies located in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia from prehistory to the present, this book illuminates the theory and techniques of assembling exteriors. Six chapters organized by wall ... Read more

    $87.99 USD

  • The Age of Glass

    A Cultural History of Glass in Modern and Contemporary Architecture

    by Mr Stephen Eskilson ...
    Glass has long transformed the architectural landscape. From the Crystal Palace through to the towering glass spires of today's cities, few architectural materials have held such immense symbolic resonance in the modern era.The Age of Glass explores the cultural and technological ascension of glass in modern and contemporary architecture. Showing how the use of glass is driven as much by changing ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Architecture and Capitalism

    1845 to the Present

    Edited by Peggy Deamer ...
    Architecture and Capitalism tells a story of the relationship between the economy and architectural design. Eleven historians each discuss in brand new essays the time period they know best, looking at cultural and economic issues, which in light of current economic crises you will find have dealt with diverse but surprisingly familiar economic issues. Told through case studies, the narrative ... Read more

    $77.99 USD