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The contemporary beach houses featured in this book are as dazzling as the coastal paradises they inhabit. Each house represents a unique response to the challenges of the local terrain and culture, but all are unified by the spirit of luxury and leisure.
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The Hypnerotomachia Poliphili has long been considered the most legendary and enigmatic architectural book ever written. Since its publication in 1499, it has fascinated architects and historians with its vast display of architectural knowledge and its... [ More...]
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The advances made by modern Spanish architecture from the 1940s, when it lay in silence and obscurity, to the 1990s, when it received worldwide acclaim, is a dramatic story, probably the most remarkable case of postwar architectural progress in Europe. This... [ More...]
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In August 1779, Charles Cameron, a Scottish architect based in London, set sail for St. Petersburg. He had been summoned by Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, to create a magnificent architectural setting for the splendours and extravagances of her... [ More...]
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Examines key themes for the management of historic urban centers within a representative sample of centers in different European countries. The twelve historic centers that have been chosen are spread throughout Europe. They are diverse in character and the... [ More...]
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Japanese architecture's commanding presence on the world state can be traced to the struggles of earlier generations of Japan's modernist architects. This first book-length study of Maekawa Kunio (1905-1986) focuses on one of the most distinctive leaders in... [ More...]
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Comprised of nearly 750 volumes housed at the National Gallery of Art, the Millard Collection is one of the finest private collections of rare illustrated books and bound series of prints on European architecture, design, and topography. This series... [ More...]
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Discusses the architecture, restoration and history of the cathedrals of France with 183 pictures by Joseph Pennell. Floor plans and diagrams of the cathedrals are included.Joseph Pennell was born in 1857 and died in 1926. He began his work as an... [ More...]
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