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The British film industry was already well established when Hollywood sprang to life in 1911, and has remained at the forefront of film-making ever since. This title tells the century-long story of British film, illustrating it with colourful photographs of actors, directors and production staff at work.

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Taking us on a journey through workplaces large and small, traditional and contemporary, this book explores the relationships between people and the buildings in which they work. Showcasing dozens of examples, it highlights practices that utilise space to promote creativity and collaboration, improve morale, and ensure employee health and safety.

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The Chicago River divides America's Second City into the North and South Sides, and the bridges that span it are famous for their number and beauty. This book traces the evolution of them all, from the original rising bascules to the designed twentieth-century structures that lend Chicago much of the grandeur for which it is known world-wide.

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A classic compendium of Palm Beach's landmark buildings by an experienced preservationist, including 262 vintage photos and brief descriptions of the architecture.

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Monumental cares links the monument debate of the last decade to the history of realism, showing how art can address problems like the climate crisis, migration and authoritarian politics. Case studies range from Chicago and Berlin to Oslo, Bucharest and Hong Kong, in media ranging from marble and glass to cardboard, graffiti and re-enactment.

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Monumental cares links the monument debate of the last decade to the history of realism, showing how art can address problems like the climate crisis, migration and authoritarian politics. Case studies range from Chicago and Berlin to Oslo, Bucharest and Hong Kong, in media ranging from marble and glass to cardboard, graffiti and re-enactment.

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An entertaining, abundantly illustrated history of a Chicago landmark, inspired by Daniel Burnham and a feat of engineering, now a grand locale for public recreation.

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Philosophers and geographers have converged on the topic of public space, fascinated and in many ways alarmed by fundamental changes in the way post-industrial societies produce space for public use, and in the way citizens of these same societies perceive and constitute thems...

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Outlines the history of pier and pavilion construction, using colour illustrations and photographs to show the development of these attractions from simple wooden structures to complex entertainment venues.

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A work which traces the process through which monuments give rise to collective memories. It addresses topics ranging from material objects to physical space; from the contemporary to the historical; and from "high art" to memorials outside the category of art altogether.

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A work which traces the process through which monuments give rise to collective memories. It addresses topics ranging from material objects to physical space; from the contemporary to the historical; and from "high art" to memorials outside the category of art altogether.

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Giving an interpretation of the relationship between museums and cities, this book presents a view of the idea of the museum, proposing that it is, or should be, a repository of the artefacts of the past and a continuation of the city street in the present. The author's premise is that the museum and the city street are continuous with each other.

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Rich and his contributing authors provide a political and economic analysis of sports stadium construction in the United Statesthe impact it has on the sports industry itself and on the host communities in which stadiums and arenas are built.

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A historical and theoretical analysis of corporate architecture in the United States after the Second World War.

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The mpiavihras of Sri Lanka focuses on one distinctive Buddhist architectural practice from pre-modern Sri Lanka the construction of Buddha image-houses on elevated wooden platforms supported by stone pillars.

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Whether celebrated landmarks or forgotten outliers, Concrete, mon amour unpacks their paradoxical nature: raw yet deliberate, unadorned yet evocative.

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