Architecture Inside-Out: Understanding How Buildings Work (Zukowsky John)(Pevná vazba)

Architecture Inside-Out: Understanding How Buildings Work (Zukowsky John)(Pevná vazba)

Fifty of the world's most important buildings seen through specially commissioned isometric illustrations and detailed photographs and plans, providing the perfect introduction to architecture for students and anyone interested in buildings.Taking readers behind architecture's facades and finishes,

Architecture Inside + Out - 50 Iconic Buildings in Detail (Zukowsky John)(Pevná vazba)

Go behind the facades and finishes to understand how fifty of the world's most iconic and important buildings were

A Chronology of Architecture: A Cultural Timeline from Stone Circles to Skyscrapers (Zukowsky John)(Pevná vazba)

Roman architect and engineer Vitruvius defined architecture's characteristics to include firmitas, utilitas, and venustas--essentially, structural integrity, usefulness, and beauty. Amazingly, all three Vitruvian characteristics can be found one way or another in most buildings and constructions

Phantom Architecture (Wilkinson Philip)(Pevná vazba)

Phantom Architecture tells the stories of some fifty unbuilt buildings, describing how they were conceived, exploring their amazing variety, and showing how they have inspired other architects and artists who have looked at their plans in amazement and

Curved: Bending Architecture (Toromanoff Agata)(Pevná vazba)

In Curved: Bending Architecture, the author seeks out the most sensational contemporary buildings from around the world that incorporate wave-like, rounded forms into their design. Curved forms in architecture are found throughout history (like the Colosseum in Rome) but today's constructions

Buildings in Print: 100 Influential & Inspiring Illustrated Architecture Books (Hill John)(Pevná vazba)

This unique volume showcases the best illustrated architecture books ever published. The author, John Hill, is the founder of the hugely influential architecture blog A Daily Dose of Architecture, which recently shifted course to focus entirely on architecture books of all kinds. His selection for

Open Gaza: Architectures of Hope (Sorkin Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Cutting-edge analysis on how to improve life inside the Gaza Strip through architecture and design, illustrated in full-color The Gaza Strip is one of the most beleaguered environments on earth. Crammed into a space of 139 square miles (360 square kilometers), 1.8 million people live under an

Botanical Buildings: When Plants Meet Architecture (Baehner Judith)(Pevná vazba)

Botanical Buildings brings together the greenest, most inspiring architecture projects from all over the world, offering inspiration, surprising images, and practical

The British Empire through buildings: Structure, function and meaning (MacKenzie John M.)(Pevná vazba)

Imperialism is strikingly represented in its buildings. This work illuminates the dispersal of colonial culture and religious forms, social classes, and racial divisions over two centuries, from the establishment of colonial rule to a post-colonial world. It will be a vital reading for all students

Energy, People, Buildings: Making Sustainable Architecture Work (Kimpian Judit)(Pevná vazba)

Energy performance feedback is an essential tool in addressing the current climate crisis. However, this is not simply another theoretical text about energy performance in buildings. This book is for anyone who wants to better understand how energy is used in buildings, and how to drive down

The Work of Politics (Klein Steven)(Pevná vazba)

The Work of Politics advances a new understanding of how democratic social movements work with welfare institutions to challenge structures of domination. Klein develops a novel theory that depicts welfare institutions as 'worldly mediators,' or sites of democratic world-making fostering political

Elizabethan Architecture (Girouard Mark)(Pevná vazba)

Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture-- the uniquely strange and exciting buildings built by the great and powerful, ranging from huge houses to gem-like pavilions and lodges designed for feasting and hunting--is a phenomenon as remarkable as the literature that accompanied it, the literature of

The Elements of Modern Architecture: Understanding Contemporary Buildings - Antony Radford, Selen B. Morkoc, Amit Srivastava

This ambitious publication, now revised and expanded, analyzes what makes buildings meaningful and enduring. Organized chronologically, influential buildings from the past seven decades are presented along with detailed consideration of their key characteristics: site and surrounding, space and

Inside Out of Flies (McAlister Erica)(Pevná vazba)

Architecture: A Visual History (Glancey Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

Explore the world's most incredible buildings, from the magnificent architecture of the ancient world to green buildings of the present day. Discover the beautiful details, principal elements, and decorative features of every architectural style, from the Great Pyramid of Giza, Machu Picchu, and

Ball Park (Farrow John)(Pevná vazba)

Getting inside is easy; the stress comes in getting out clean. A case of breaking and entering escalates after mile Cinq-Mars transfers from the Night Patrol. Montreal, 1975. Detective mile Cinq-Mars is transferring from the Night Patrol - the notoriously tough department of officers in charge

Ball Park (Farrow John)(Pevná vazba)

Getting inside is easy; the stress comes in getting out clean. A case of breaking and entering escalates after mile Cinq-Mars transfers from the Night Patrol. Montreal, 1975. Detective mile Cinq-Mars is transferring from the Night Patrol - the notoriously tough department of officers in charge

Ecological Buildings: New Strategies for Sustainable Architecture (Lucas Dorian)(Pevná vazba)

In contrast to a decade ago, when ecological architecture was considered a luxury, it has now become essentially impossible to build without considering sustainability issues. Aspects of ecological balance have become an important part in the planning and construction process. In recent years, a

Evergreen Architecture: Overgrown Buildings and Greener Living (Gestalten)(Pevná vazba)

Nature and architecture have never been more intertwined. As more of the earth's surface is swallowed up by the built environment, architects are increasingly up to the task of integrating flora and greenery into their creations. There are many ways to express this: green roofs, living walls,

Not Bosses But Leaders: How to Lead the Way to Success (Adair John)(Paperback)

This pioneering work from leadership expert John Adair has transformed our understanding of how leadership works and how executives can become business leaders. Accessible guidance on exactly what one needs to become a leader is presented in the form of a dialogue with a young business executive,

Dealmaking: The New Strategy of Negotiauctions (Subramanian Guhan)(Pevná vazba)

Leading dealmaking scholar Guhan Subramanian specializes in understanding how deals work. As a Harvard Business School professor, he has spent years examining and teaching corporate dealmaking through two classic lenses: negotiation theory and auction theory. As he looked at real-world situations,

Art Nouveau Architecture (Anderson Anne)(Pevná vazba)

Distinguished by their lavish sculpture, metalwork or tile facades, Art Nouveau buildings certainly stand out. Art Nouveau buildings are unique, audacious and inspirational. Rejecting historic styles, considered inappropriate for an era driven by progress, architects and designers sought a new

Beyond the West: New Global Architecture (Gestalten)(Pevná vazba)

Beyond The West inspires a fresh understanding of global contemporary architecture beyond the Western Countries. Architects throughout the world work against a backdrop of rapidly growing cities, changing societies and climate, and emerging economies. But while Western architecture has largely

Typographic Firsts (Boardley John)(Pevná vazba)

How were the first fonts made? Who invented italics? When did we figure out how to print in color? Many of the standard features of printed books were designed by pioneering typographers and printers in the latter half of the fifteenth century. Johannes Gutenberg is credited with printing the