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Californian Architecture in Santa Barbara
Following a devastating earthquake in 1925 that destroyed most of Santa Barbara's significant buildings, the city became the first in the country to have a controlled building plan that encouraged a unified style using elements of Spanish colonial architecture. With airy broad patios, thick adobe walls, and warm-colored tile roofs, Californian architecture is beautifully distinctive. The produ…
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Portland's Good LifeSustainability and Hope in an American City
Iconic urbanist Lewis Mumford stressed the role of a well-constructed city in the development of the good life, championing pedestrian-scaled, sustainable cities. In Portland's Good Life, R. Bruce Stephenson examines how Portland, the one city in America that adopted Mumford's vision, became a model city for living the good life. Stephenson traces Portland's success to its grass roots governing…
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- 9781978777835
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Landmark Architecture of Palm Beach
Palm Beach is a remarkably small town to be so famous; its population is only a little over 10,000. Nor is it an old town: the oldest extant building dates from about 1885, and the town itself was not incorporated until after 1900. What has granted Palm Beach its fame is the same combination of elements that made Bath famous in the 18th century: a very few clear-sighted men—they can be counte…
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At Home in New EnglandRoyal Barry Wills Architects 1925 to Present
The now venerable firm of Royal Barry Wills was founded in a one-room office on Boston's Beacon Street in 1925. Initially fueled by word of mouth and occasional newspaper exposure, the firm gained admiration for Wills's fresh take on various New England styles, including Georgian, Tudor, French Provincial, and Colonial American. Driven by the country's desire for both aesthetic appeal and pract…
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Old Philadelphia Houses on Society Hill, 1750–1840
Officially known as Washington Square Park, Philadelphia's Society Hill district contains an impressive number of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century houses—perhaps as many as any other comparable area in the United States. This book presents, in text and pictures, the stories of its outstanding Colonial and Early American mansions and dwellings and simple row houses; its churches and ot…
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La memoria de los sentidosEl nuevo mundo y los sentidos menores
¿A qué les supo la piña la primera vez que la probaron los europeos? ¿Era el olor del cempasúchil fuerte o agradable? ¿Cómo sonaban los volcanes y los pájaros americanos? ¿Son los sabores universales o locales? ¿Sentimos lo mismo todos los seres humanos o la percepción está mediada también por la cultura?Este libro se acerca a los encuentros que se produjeron en el Nuevo Mundo desd…
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Arquitectura y poder
«Un libro fundamental para entender las relaciones entre poder y arquitectura». Joan Roig, arquitecto Europa acumula a pasos agigantados templos católicos casi vacíos, mientras los cultos emergentes construyen iglesias camufladas que parecen edificios de oficinas. El poder económico convierte nuestras ciudades en escaparates de marcas omnipresentes, mientras las élites esconden sus resi…
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How Your House Works
FIX IT. MAINTAIN IT. UNDERSTAND IT. THE LATEST EDITION OF THE BESTSELLING VISUAL GUIDE FOR ALL HOMEOWNERS. Most people will never make a more important purchase than a house; properly understanding and maintaining your home can be a fundamental component of a financially sound life. Most homeowners, however, rely on contractors and building engineers to understand the systems that comprise a …
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Architetture del noi
A partire dalla storia di un progetto collettivo, lo studio di architettura TAMassociati, e dalle esperienze sul campo con Emergency, Pantaleo delinea un'intuizione centrale per l'architettura nell'epoca dell'Antropocene: la contemporaneità richiede un modello corale, che esplori un approccio progettuale cooperativo incentrato sul noi, abbandonando l' io individualista e autoriale. Di fronte…
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Geometric Patterns from Churches and CathedralsAnd how to draw them
Patterns from churches and cathedrals that are explored and demonstrated so that they can be used in your own designs. Perfect follow up activities for school and other youth trips to these magnificent places. Robert Field has travelled extensively and has taken his camera and a keen eye with him wherever he has gone. Many people will be both suprised and delighted by the sheer number and varie…
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- 9781858118079
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