Автор: Hugh Pearman Название: Contemporary World Architecture Издательство: Phaidon Press Год: 1998 Формат: PDF Страниц: 524 Язык: English Размер: 86 MB CONTEMPORARY WORLD ARCHITECTURE is a comprehensive survey of international architecture at the turning point of a new century. Focusing on modern building types and the forces that shape them, it offers a critical study of more than six hundred buildings by key architects worldwide. Analyzing thirteen separate building categories, it traces

Автор: David Parker(Editor), Antony Wood(Editor) Название: The Tall Buildings Reference Book Издательство: Routledge Год: 2013 Формат: PDF Размер: 33 Mb Язык: Английский As the ever-changing skylines of cities all over the world show, tall buildings are an increasingly important solution to accommodating growth more sustainably in today’s urban areas. Whether it is residential, a workplace or mixed use, the tower is both a statement of intent and the defining image for the new global city.

Автор: Betty Lou Phillips Название: Inspirations from France & Italy Издательство: Gibbs Smith Год: 2007 Формат: epub Размер: 11.4 Mb Язык: Английский In this luxurious new book, best-selling author and acclaimed interior designer Betty Lou Phillips presents fresh and inspiring design ideas from France, Italy, England, Portugal, and beyond, bringing old-world artistry to uptown European glamour. With a chic blend that is traditional yet edgy-and perfect for today's choice-driven design

Автор: Karen Witynski, Joe P. Carr Название: Hacienda Style Издательство: Gibbs Smith Год: 2008 Формат: epub Размер: 16.1 Mb Язык: Английский With a vast architectural legacy spanning four centuries, Mexican haciendas express a rugged romantic beauty and compelling sense of history. Today, the hacienda's graceful arcaded silhouette, grand-scale proportions, carved-stone ornament, rich colors and natural textures have become an ever-increasing influence for architects and designers worldwide.

Автор: Stuart Lawson Название: Furniture Design: An Introduction to Development, Materials and Manufacturing Издательство: Laurence King Publishing Год: 2013 Формат: PDF Размер: 7 Mb Язык: Английский Furniture Design is a comprehensive guide and resource for students and furniture designers. As well as discussing pioneering contemporary and historical designs, it also provides substantive answers to designers' questions about function, materials, manufacture and sustainability, integrating

Автор: Tim Tanner Название: Early American Country Homes: A Return to Simpler Living Издательство: Gibbs Smith Год: 2011 Формат: epub Размер: 9.4 Mb Язык: Английский Twenty Restored or renovated Early American country homes feature the myriad of different styles from around the country. The homes exude a simplicity that is somewhat rustic and somewhat country in an understated way. Tim Tanner also features some small cabins that have been made livable for today as well as decorating ideas and

Автор: Ralph Kylloe Название: Ralph Kylloe's Rustic Living Издательство: Gibbs Smith Год: 2012 Формат: epub Размер: 30.6 Mb Язык: Английский A privileged look at never-before-photographed rustic homes, Ralph Kylloe’s Rustic Living presents a myriad of stunning rustic treasures scattered across North America, from Vermont to Arizona, Montana to North Carolina. Each extraordinary property tells its own individual story through detailed interior and exterior photos that remind us of the emotional

Автор: R. Furneaux Jordan Название: A Concise History of Western Architecture Издательство: Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich Год: 1984 Формат: PDF Страниц: 364 Язык: English Размер: 66.7 MB Beginning with ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, the author shows how buildings, both in form and structure, have always expressed the qualities and aspirations of the cultures from which they sprang. The masterpieces of the Middle Ages—Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic—were ecclesiastical, embodying a deeply

Автор: Walter McQuade Название: Architecture in the Real World - The Work of Hok Издательство: Harry N. Abrams Год: 1985 Формат: PDF Страниц: 240 Язык: English Размер: 34.2 MB A close look behind the facade of the profession of architecture: the day to day life of a practice, the design process, production techniques, marketing of architectural services, and, uniquely, the complexities of one architectural firm's own finances. сто full color illustrations, 120 duotone illustrations, 50 line

Автор: R. Furneaux Jordan Название: The World of Great Architecture, From the Greeks to the Nineteenth Century Издательство: Viking Press Год: 1961 Формат: PDF Страниц: 468 Язык: English Размер: 48.2 MB This book has two aims. The first is to give a full picture of the development of European architecture during the last 2,500 years, using as illustrations over a hundred of the most beautiful and most important buildings of every European country. The second is to stress an inherent element of