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Buying Time for HeritageHow to Save an Endangered Historic Property
What does it take to save endangered historic properties? This practical guide builds on decades of historic preservation experience to provide readers with legal, financial, political, and technical tools and strategies to be more effective preservationists. Myrick Howard makes clear that large sums of money are not necessarily needed to save endangered historic properties, but knowledge and p…
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La Carrera de la modernidad. Construcción de la carrera décima en Bogotá (…
La irrupción en Bogotá de la carrera Décima, a mediados del siglo XX, fue, además de un paliativo para la movilidad del centro de la ciudad, un hecho simbólico de la historia de la Capital: representó el ingreso de Bogotá a la modernidad, con la adopción de patrones arquitectónicos de vanguardia –que rompían con la hegemónica mezcla de los estilos colonial y republicano– y la exi…
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Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941–45
An illustrated guide to the defences beset by prolonged and bloody fighting for control of the Japanese occupied Pacific islands in World War II. No two islands were alike in the systems and nature of their defensive emplacements, and local improvization and command preferences affected both materials used and defensive models. This title details the establishment, construction and effectivene…
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- 9781782004639
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A History of Building Types
An essential guide to vital and often overlooked features of the architectural and social inheritance of the West This book provides vital insights into the ways in which architecture reflects the character of society. Drawing on his immense erudition and keenly discerning eye, Nikolaus Pevsner describes twenty types of buildings ranging from the most monumental to the least, and from the idea…
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Bogotá León de oro (1990-2006)
En el marco de la 10ª exposición Internacional de Arquitectura de la bienal de Venecia 2006, uno de los eventos más importantes del mundo en su género, Bogotá recibió el premio León de Oro en la categoría de mejor ciudad por su transformación de los últimos años.Este catálogo, es la síntesis de los temas abordados en la exhibición y se convierte en un pretexto para dar lugar a una…
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English Castles 1200–1300
A detailed study of the English castles of the medieval period. The simple castles raised after the Norman conquest had been developed throughout 11th and 12th centuries, whilst the introduction of Islamic and Byzantine fortification techniques from the late 12th century led to further developments in castle architecture. These fortifications were to be well tested throughout the course of th…
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The VillaForm and Ideology of Country Houses
A classic account of the villa—from ancient Rome to the twentieth century—by "the preeminent American scholar of Italian Renaissance architecture" (Architect's Newspaper) In The Villa, James Ackerman explores villa building in the West from ancient Rome to twentieth-century France and America. In this wide-ranging book, he illuminates such topics as the early villas of the Medici, the rise…
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Las Nieves. La ciudad al otro lado
Esta publicación aborda un sector de Bogotá que a finales del siglo XVI era una de las parroquias –como se nombraban las divisiones geográficas de Santafé– de aquella incipiente ciudad.Las Nieves, limitaba al sur con el río San Francisco, al norte con la Recoleta de San Diego, al oriente con los pies de los cerros y al occidente con la Alameda Vieja (actual carrera 13). Se identificó …
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Saracen Strongholds AD 630–1050The Middle East and Central Asia
The Islamic world drew upon a myriad of pre-existing styles of fortification, taking Romano-Byzantine, Indian and Chinese ideas to create a highly effective and sophisticated hybrid fortification that was both new and distinctive. This book examines early Saracen fortifications, covering their historical background, socio-political circumstances, and their role in protecting industry, trade and…
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The Eternal Present, Volume IIThe Beginnings of Architecture
An original account of ancient Egyptian and Sumerian architecture from the acclaimed architectural historian In The Beginnings of Architecture, Sigfried Giedion examines the architecture of ancient Egypt and Sumer. These early builders expressed an attitude of immense force when they confronted their structures with open sky. Giedion argues that it was during these periods that the problem of …
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