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Explains how modern architecture is emblematic of our estrangement from the spiritual principles that shaped humanity's greatest civilisations. This book shows how, through the ancient laws of proportion and number, architecture once expressed the sacred relationship between man and the cosmos.

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The first digital turn in architecture changed our ways of making; the second changes our ways of thinking.

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Who is depicted in that stained glass window What is the significance of those geometric figures Why are there fierce-looking beasts carved amidst all that beauty Is there a deeper purpose behind the play of light and space in the nave Why is there a pelican on the lectern and ornate foliage on the pillars

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This is the story of architecture as never seen before. A brilliantly original book that takes us from the colossal achievements of antiquity to their ersatz rebuilding in Las Vegas, telling stories about buildings and the ways they change.

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Simon Sadler searches for the Situationist City among the detritus of tracts, manifestos, and works of art that the Situationist International left behind.

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Presents more than 60 noteworthy case studies in a portable format, showcasing a range of structures worldwide. Incorporating every type of architectural project possible - private, commercial and public - this book features the work of world-renowned architects such as Gehry Partners, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Santiago Calatrava, and othres.

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A lively account of the architecture and construction of Oxford's grandest college over the last 500 years

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The first book ever to tell the whole story of design; from prehistoric times to the present day, this is an essential book for vocational and university students, as well as for adults seeking a comprehensive, yet accessible guide.

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The transformations of the Strip--from the fake Wild West to neon signs twenty stories high to "starchitecture"--and how they mirror America itself.

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This book contains the first published results of Schwaller's 12 years of research at the temple of Luxor and its implications for interpreting the symbolic and mathematical processes of the Egyptians through their sacred architecture.

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A gorgeous, illustrated book designed to inspire readers to create a home that is full of things that are meaningful and reflect personalities--by the design expert who rose to fame on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" and through his own daytime talk show.

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This beautifully illustrated and practical guide provides the history of the Crane Estate in Ipswich, Massachusetts, which draws many thousands of visitors each year.

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Using hundreds of clear line drawings, "The Vaastu Workbook" takes you through every conceivable vaastu situation, exploring the dos and don'ts of window and door placement, interior design, street focus, directional facing, landscaping, and much more.

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Architects imagine the planet: fifty speculative world-scale projects from Patrick Geddes, Alison and Peter Smithson, Kiyonori Kikutake, Juan Navarro Baldeweg, Luc Deleu, and others.

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"Things that Move presents eight interconnected essays that collectively explode the myth of architecture as the realm only of the static, and instead advocates movement as the single dynamic for understanding architecture's recent and distant past"--

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Part practical how-to, part lushly illustrated design inspiration, Tin Can Homestead follows the story of one couple as they build themselves a new life in an old Airstream trailer.

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"Part photographic survey, part theoretical inquiry, Tokyoids focuses on the field of robotic aesthetics from a conceptual point of view, and identifies the robotic face as a critical apparatus of modern culture"--

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Documenting the extraordinary breadth of architectural production by American artist Tony Smith (1912 1980), this comprehensive book reveals the depth and complexity of Smith s work in architecture.

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