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Entre LíneasRelecturas de la historia a través de las arquitectas en Chile
Entre líneas invita a la relectura de la historia, la arquitectura y la modernidad a través del aporte de las arquitectas en Chile desde su entrada a la universidad en los años veinte (los hombres lo hicieron en 1849). Inspira la capacidad de las jóvenes editoras para construir 'mancomunidad' con un extenso colectivo de personas e instituciones. Desde la epistemología feminista que marca l…
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- 9789561431416
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UNSOLAR: Prototipo de vivienda social sostenible
Este libro es producto de uno de los ejercicios más bellos y rigurosos de los que se han llevado a cabo en la Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Medellín, como quiera que integró las capacidades académicas, técnicas y humanas de estudiantes, profesores y directivas de las cinco facultades: Arquitectura; Ciencias; Ciencias Agrarias; Ciencias Humanas y Económicas; Minas. Todas ellas se v…
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- 9789585052093
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Interior Design is Not Decoration And Other IdeasExplore the world of interio…
An inspiring book exploring all aspects of interior design in 100 engaging and beautifully illustrated entries. Interior design is not about paint colors and accent cushions. It is an important practice that affects all our lives. This entertaining book explores the world of interior design with a snappy set of 100 entries, all explaining what interior design is in an attractive format. The wi…
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The Suicide MagnetInside the Battle to Erect a Safety Barrier on Toronto's Bl…
FINALIST FOR TORONTO BOOK AWARDS The inside story of the grassroots fight to have a suicide barrier erected on Toronto's "bridge of death." Most Torontonians have no idea their city once hosted the second most popular suicide magnet in North America, behind the Golden Gate Bridge. Since its completion in 1918, more than four hundred people jumped to their death from the Bloor Viaduct, which spa…
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- 9781459751422
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Poplar ForestThomas Jefferson's Villa Retreat
Poplar Forest is one of two personal residences that Thomas Jefferson designed for himself, the other being Monticello. Jefferson's wife, Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson, inherited the land—originally a 6,861-acre parcel—at her father's death in 1773, but Jefferson did not begin construction on the house until 1806, and at his death in 1826, he was still working on his little "getaway." Des…
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- 9780813949642
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The Architecture of InfluenceThe Myth of Originality in the Twentieth Century
How do we create the new from the old? The Architecture of Influence explores this fundamental question by analyzing a broad swath of twentieth-century architectural works—including some of the best-known examples of the architectural canon, modern and postmodern—through the lens of influence. The book serves as both a critique of the discipline's long-standing focus on "genius" and a celeb…
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Art and ArchitectureA Sublime Synthesis
The link between architecture and art and the sublimity it can create has a history that stretches back millennia. From cave paintings to the stained glass and saintly icons in churches and cathedrals, to the geometric and calligraphic treatments of mosques and contemporary artists channelling architecture and vice versa, and so much else. This AD is about the contemporary interactions between …
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Architectures of the Roman WorldModels, Agency, Reception
This book collects essays by international scholars who engage with Roman-period architecture outside Rome and the Italian Peninsula, looking at the regions that formed part of the Roman Empire over a broad time frame: from the second century BCE to the third century CE. Moving beyond traditional views of 'Roman provincial architecture', the aim is to highlight the multi-faceted features of the…
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- 9781789259957
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El otro movimiento modernoArquitectura 1920-1970
Esta obra ofrece un nuevo enfoque de un periodo crucial de la arquitectura del siglo XX. Para ello, el autor se centra en una serie de arquitectos que no han tenido una presencia tan relevante en las historias canónicas del Movimiento Moderno. Cada capítulo ofrece una breve introducción a la vida y obra de cada uno de los diecinueve arquitectos seleccionados y se centra en el análisis porme…
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La forma construidaDiez ensayos sobre edificios canónicos en Lima
Este libro explora diez edificios de la ciudad de Lima que son representativos para la arquitectura de la segunda mitad del siglo xx en el Perú. A través del análisis crítico y de la lectura en detalle, se puede entender el desarrollo de la forma y de la composición arquitectónica. Para ello, La forma construida cuenta con 200 dibujos entre planimetría, isometrías, esquemas y diagramas …
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- 9786123184827
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