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…

History of timber-framed walls in the Southern Balkans and Anatolia

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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…

Protecting the Authenticity of a Buildings Fabric. To what extent does herita…

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9783668561632

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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…

Economic rationale for visual configuration of space for rent and tenanting d…

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2016 in the subject Art - Architecture / History of Construction, grade: 2.5, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology), language: English, abstract: Organized retail formats are growing twice as fast as their traditional counterparts. But, in spite of that, the mall manage…

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…

Historic Texas GymsA Tribute to Vanishing Traditions

For generations of small-town Texans, the school gymnasium was the hub of the community. If it was a Tuesday night in Texline, most folks could be found in the old tin barn of a gym, rooting for their Tornadoes against the arch-rival Adrian Matadors. Transcending the role of a sports arena, the gym also provided a place to gather in celebration or shelter in crisis. Sadly, with the dramatic red…

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 …

Die Cuort Ligia Grischa und der Graue Bund

Die Cuort Ligia Grischa in Trun ist eines der schönsten und auffälligsten historischen Gebäude der Surselva. Das markante Patrizierhaus prägt das Dorfbild seit Jahrhunderten. Errichtet wurde es in den Jahren 1674–1679 im Auftrag des Klosters Disentis auf den Fundamenten älterer Vorgängerbauten und es diente als Verwaltungszentrum der Klosterwirtschaft und Sommerresidenz der Äbte. Gleic…