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This book inquiries about the origin of dougong and zaojing in Chinese Bronze Age, and their heavenly interpretations in the Han dynasty (206 BCE220), with an aim to remind people the rich cultural meanings embodied in these two important architectural elements in early China.

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Travel the world to investigate one of the greatest renaissances in architecture: wood. How has this elemental material come to steal the show at luxury hot spring structures and cutting-edge urban renewal schemes With 100 projects from China, Chile, and everywhere in between, this global survey explores the technical, environmental, and sensory elements that have inspired a return to timber.

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This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture

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(Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)

Updated with expanded coverage of twenty-first century architecture, this new edition uniquely comprises a detailed survey of Western architecture as well as architecture from the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America, India, Russia, China and Japan.

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Architectura: Elements of Architectural Style presents a unique overview of the history of architecture and building.

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Published in Paris in 1902, these rare color plates of exterior and interior features - windows, decorative ironwork and woodwork, doorways, much more - document the impact of Art Nouveau. Brief captions.

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Dig it! showcases buildings from the past millennia that integrate the ground and the structure. From African churches chiseled from rock and Chinese villages dug into the terrain to a villa built into the cliffs of Capri, this global survey by Bjarne Mastenbroek features analytical drawings by SeARCH and the photography of Iwan Baan.

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In this vivid new examination of a rogue architectural style, discover the roadside structures of California. Fresh discoveries and several pictorial essays explore how these buildings became synonymous with the West Coast and how the power of personal expression championed any architectural establishment with structures eccentric, innovative, and bizarre.

(Hardback, Main)

An insightful and charming history of Britain's churches - by an author who spends his life working in them

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Old Cuba presents an insider s view of the splendid colonial-era sites of the storied island nation, from the grand apartments and magnificent cathedral of Old Havana to the plantation homes of Pinar del Rio.

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Complete reference covers Greek, Roman, and Renaissance periods. Eighty black-and-white plates by Pugin and others depict details from the Colosseum, Parthenon, Pantheon, and other buildings, as well as works by Vitruvius, Palladio, Lescot, and others.

(Hardback)

From awe-inspiring Norman castles, to the homes we live in, Simon Thurley explores how the architecture of this small island influenced the world.

(Hardback)

A guide which invites you to explore the famous Square Mile of the City of London and to discover its incomparable architectural heritage, from the remains of the Roman wall to the 21st-century. Each chapter features a specially commissioned map of the district followed by approximately 22 entries on individual buildings and urban spaces.

(Hardback)

A fresh take on the history of architecture, using cultural timelines to reveal little-known connections between society, engineering, and design.

(Hardback)

As soon as it leaves the protective environment of drafting boards, specialized computer programs, and sophisticated 3-D models, every architectural project is inevitably forced to face the circumstances of real life. This book presents a selection of the most spectacular architectural flops from the 20th century to the present.

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The second volume on architecture in the latest of Fontanka/Ginzburg Design re-publications of seminal works on Soviet architecture in English. Barkhins Architecture of the Theatre is a fascinating survey of the theatre from a Soviet perspective

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