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Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports stadiums, the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, with its immense, terracotta-tiled cupola, retains a rare power to astonish. This book tells the story of how the cupola was raised, from its conception to its consecration.

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(Paperback)

Berlin's architecture is one of the most exciting aspects of its cultural heritage. Many of its buildings are internationally renowned, and year ater year local architects design countless new projects in the capital and throughout Germany.

(Hardback)

An extensively illustrated, comprehensive exploration of the architecture and development of Old Cambridge from colonial settlement to bustling intersection of town and gown.

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Part memento mori for architecture, and part invocation to reimagine the design values that lay at the heart of its creative purpose.

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Focuses on Voysey as a designer of furniture, metalwork, and textiles, providing a new analysis of his characteristic motifs and designs. It draws on the greatest public and private collections of his work to give a complete and fully illustrated account of Voysey's output and his vision for domestic life at the turn of the twentieth century.

(Paperback)

An exploration of the urge in human beings to feel at home in the world, and the role that architecture plays in this process.

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The meaning and function of camps, from Scout Jamborees and RV Clubs to FEMA trailers and GTMO.

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Drawing from ecology, sociology, community economics, social justice, and indigenous practices the world over, Adam Brock presents proven solutions for building resilient and empowered communities. This book provides strategies for organizers, activists, nonprofit directors, social entrepreneurs, or anyone looking for meaning in a chaotic world.

(Paperback)

An informed and succinct guide to Chester Cathedral, featuring specially commissioned photography.

(Hardback)

It traces the course of modern architecture from the structural simplicity of Chicago School commercial building, to the low-slung Prairie School house, the streamlined Art Deco skyscraper, and the minimalist Miesian tower of glass and steel, all the way through to the strikingly original, diverse designs of the present day's so-.

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Lavishly illustrated overview of some of the most significant Chinese wallpapers surviving in the British Isles

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A collection completing the record of one of the foremost environmental design theorists of our time.

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This book is a critical reappraisal of contemporary theories of urban planning and design and of the role of the architect-planner in an urban context.

(Hardback)

University buildings pose an interesting challenge for contemporary architecture. The seven liberal arts have long ago been joined by countless other faculties and departments. This volume presents about 70 projects from around the world by means of texts, photos and drawings.

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Fine art photographs from the western United States of America; subjects include architecture, advertising, landscape, Native American rock art, neon signs, wildlife, and more. With over 50 full-page color photos on high-quality gloss paper by Eric Thome, from little known locations to famous sites.

(, 3rd edition)

A foundational text on using color in interior design.

(Hardback)

Architectural competitions play an important role in architectural practice as they offer architects vital opportunities to pitch their work across the globe. This title features 100 illustrated projects which cover various contemporary building types and concepts including commercial, residential and educational.

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Constructing Community is a provocative and original analysis of the question of urban politics in contemporary liberal democracies.This book examines community from the particular perspective of the shaping and control of urban space in contemporary liberal democracies.

Step-by-step lessons on how to draft interior construction details.

(Hardback)

An examintion of specific technologies that have either experienced major transformations in the last century, or have been newly invented.

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The city of Damascus can boast magnificent architecture, such as the Umayyad Mosque, as well as a heritage of palaces and private houses, all now threatened by neglect. This book records these architectural gems and aims to raise awareness to the plight of the Old City of Damascus.

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In New York, Berlin and Tokyo, night is the new day, and life is celebrated in some of the most unusual clubs around. With unique style and creative design, a culture of its own is staged. The wide field of international design is presented using projects by up-and-coming artists and established interior decorators.