Ornament and Symbol in French Romantic ArchitectureSimon-Claude Constant-Dufeux

For Simon-Claude Constant-Dufeux (1801–1871), a radical French architect and chair of perspective at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the study and composition of ornament were essential pursuits. Architectural emblems and ornaments were symbols that conveyed concise and immediate meaning; they were also a crucial element in realizing the Romantic ideal of the synthesis of the arts. Throu…

Urban AlchemyA Governance and Planning Framework for Sustainable Urban Transf…

Urban Alchemy delves into the pressing challenges and unique opportunities facing developing countries in their quest for sustainable urban transformation. Readers are introduced to a comprehensive framework designed to guide policymakers, urban planners, and scholars in reimagining the future of cities. The chapters the book further strengthens the importance of academic and policy debate on …

The Central Synagogue of SofiaWesternization, Urban Change, and Religious Reform

The Central Synagogue of Sofia was built between 1905 and 1909 as a highly visible and monumental structure in the social, commercial, and religious center of the Bulgarian capital. Having survived the Second World War, it remains a testament to early 20th century Sofia and its majority Sephardic Jewish community. In its architecture, it reflects the city's search for its own modern, European, …

Schwarz – Braun – RotArchitektur in Wien 1938-1945

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In PrivateInterior Design as Lifestyle in the 1970s Home

The 1970s is often considered the period that design forgot. In Private sets out to challenge this view, offering a cultural history of domestic interior design in Britain and America over the course of a decade that shaped the contemporary relationship between fashion and interiors. With each chapter dedicated to a different room in the house, this book explores style, design and socio-cultur…

Um Percurso da Construção Civil Pela História

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9786525061177

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Building for PeopleDesigning Livable, Affordable, Low-Carbon Communities

Picture a beautiful, green neighborhood where most of your needs could be met by walking, rolling, or accessing transit. There is a diversity of housing types with abundant affordable and middle-income options. Schools, services, and pedestrianized streets make the neighborhood family friendly. As cities turn brownfields into green fields and look to maximize public investment in transit and in…

Architecture Reference & Specification BookEverything Architects Need to Know…

Most architectural standards references contain thousands of pages of details—overwhelmingly more than architects need to know to know on any given day. The Architecture Reference & Specification Book contains vital information that's essential to planning and executing architectural projects of all shapes and sizes, in a format that is small enough to carry anywhere. It distills the …

La contrarrevolución de 1811

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Las siete maravillas del mundo modernoUna guía fascinante sobre la Gran Mura…

 ¿Sabía que Sha Jahan planeó una vez construir otro Taj Mahal en su imperio?  El Taj Mahal es famoso por su excepcional arquitectura, en la que se mezclan elementos de diversas influencias de todo el mundo, como la magnificencia de los estilos arquitectónicos mogol, persa e islámico. Sha Jahan, emperador reinante del Imperio mogol, estaba sumido en la tristeza tras la muerte de su am…