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Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten HouseHow an Omission Transformed the Architect…
While the grandiosity of Fallingwater and elegance of Taliesin are recognized universally, Frank Lloyd Wright's first foray into affordable housing is frequently overlooked. Although Wright began work on his American System-Built Homes (ASBH, 1911–17) with great energy, the project fell apart following wartime shortages and disputes between the architect and his developer. While continuing to…
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Architecture and Affect in the Middle Ages
How did people living in the Middle Ages respond to spectacular buildings, such as the Gothic cathedrals? While contemporary scholarship places a large emphasis on the emotional content of Western medieval figurative art, the emotion of architecture has largely gone undiscussed. In a radical new approach, Architecture and Affect in the Middle Ages explores the relationship between medieval buil…
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Composición no composiciónArquitectura y teorías, siglos XIX y XX
Este libro analiza las diversas concepciones de la 'composición arquitectónica' que se formularon en los libros de teoría y se aplicaron en los proyectos y los edificios construidos durante los siglos XIX y XX. En arquitectura, 'componer' es proyectar un edificio según principios y reglas que algunos arquitectos han intentado enunciar principalmente a través de sus enseñanzas o de sus lib…
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The Musée International d’Horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds
In 1974, while the watchmaking world was trying to read its future in a quartz crystal, the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds was unveiling a cite dedicated to watchmaking history: the Musée International d'Horlogerie (MIH). The building, designed by architects Pierre Zoelly and Georges-Jacques Haefeli, was immediately hailed as an event. A superb example of brutalist architecture and almost entirely …
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Le Musée international d’horlogerie de La Chaux-de-Fonds
C'était en 1974. Le monde horloger scrutait son avenir dans un cristal de quartz, La Chaux-de-Fonds inaugurait le lieu qui allait exposer son histoire : le Musée international d'horlogerie (MIH). L'ouverture de ce bâtiment, signé des architectes Pierre Zoelly et Georges-Jacques Haefeli, fut immédiatement saluée comme un événement. Indéniablement, ce bel exemple d'architecture brutalist…
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Das Musée international d’horlogerie in La Chaux-de-Fonds
Es geschah 1974: Die Uhrenindustrie erforschte ihre Zukunft in einem Quarzkristall, die Stadt La Chaux-de-Fonds eröffnete den Ort, der ihre Geschichte ausstellen sollte, das Musée international d'horlogerie (MIH). Die Einweihung des von den Architekten Pierre Zoelly und Georges-Jacques Haefeli entworfenen Bauwerks wurde als grosses Ereignis begrüsst. So unauffällig dieses schöne Beispiel b…
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StationA journey through 20th and 21st century railway architecture and design
A glorious global celebration of modern railway architecture in the mid-20th century and beyond. Many railway books are about nostalgia for the steam age, but this one is different: a global study of railway architecture from the 1950s onwards and into the future. In 50 fascinating entries, renowned travel and architecture writer Christopher Beanland looks primarily at stations but also covers…
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Cidades Dinâmicas: um guia para intervenções urbanas economicamente susten…
O livro "Cidades Dinâmicas: um guia para intervenções urbanas economicamente sustentáveis" tem como tema central a identificação de critérios fundados na economia urbana para apoiar a definição de novas funções para uma área deteriorada, de modo a impulsionar sua reinserção à dinâmica urbana.De forma complementar aos estudos da arquitetura e do urbanismo, explora, em outras áre…
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¡No me digás! Cali, su centro y sus vericuetos
Esta reunión de ensayos literarios muestra algunos aspectos relacionados con la historia de Cali, desde su fundación hasta nuestros días, a partir de hitos arquitectónicos convertidos en sitios turísticos. Cada capítulo se desarrolla a partir del respectivo epígrafe, que señala el eje temático. Al final, a manera de anexo, hay una crónica sobre otro hito histórico, La Calle del Muert…
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Shaping CeremonyMonumental Steps and Greek Architecture
Offering a fresh approach to ancient Greek architecture, Shaping Ceremony focuses on the overlooked subject of monumental steps. Written in a clear and readable style, the book presents three complementary ways of studying steps: examining how the human body works on steps; theoretical perspectives on the relationship between architecture and human behavior; and the socio-political effects of s…
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