California Crazy. American Pop Architecture (Heimann Jim)(Pevná vazba)

California Crazy. American Pop Architecture (Heimann Jim)(Pevná vazba)

At the dawn of the automobile age, Americans' predilection for wanderlust prompted a new wave of inventive entrepreneurs to cater to this new mode of transportation. Starting in the 1920s, attention-grabbing buildings began to appear that would draw in passing drivers for snacks, provisions,

Surfing. 1778-Today (Heimann Jim)(Pevná vazba)

This tome is the most comprehensive visual history of surfing to date, marking a major cultural event as much as a publication. Following three and a half years of meticulous research, it brings together hundreds of images to chart the evolution of surfing as a sport, a lifestyle, and a philosophy

Surfing. 1778-Today (Heimann Jim)(Pevná vazba)

This platinum tome is the most comprehensive visual history of surfing to date, marking a major cultural event as much as a publication. Following three and a half years of meticulous research, it brings together more than 900 images to chart the evolution of surfing as a sport, a lifestyle, and a

Ezra Stoller: A Photographic History of Modern American Architecture (Serraino Pierluigi)(Pevná vazba)

A captivating history of 20th-century Modern American architecture, as seen through the eyes of a legendary photographerIt is impossible to overstate the importance of photography's role in shaping the world's perception of architecture. And towering above the ever-growing crowd of image-makers is

The New Architecture of Wine: 25 Spectacular California Wineries (Hebert Heather)(Pevná vazba)

Celebrate the sophisticated blend of agriculture and style that defines California wine country.With well-told stories and stunning photography, author Heather Hebert features the architecture of 25 California wineries in her alluring new book, The New Architecture of Wine.As wine tourism has

Driftwood Shacks: Anonymous Architecture Along the California Coast (Kahn Lloyd)(Pevná vazba)

Lloyd Kahn has been hiking and camping on Northern California beaches for the last dozen or so years and, given his background in publishing books on building, it's only natural that he would notice the unique and whimsical beach shacks constructed by anonymous builders. Here are some 60

We Are the Land: A History of Native California (Akins Damon B.)(Pevná vazba)

'A Native American rejoinder to Richard White and Jesse Amble White's California Exposures.'--Kirkus Reviews Rewriting the history of California as Indigenous. Before there was such a thing as 'California,' there were the People and the Land. Manifest Destiny, the Gold Rush, and settler colonial

Siah Armajani: Follow This Line (Armajani Siah)(Pevná vazba)

Armajani unites art and architecture, Persian calligraphy and abstract expressionism, American vernacular architecture and Russian constructivismIn Tehran, children walking home from school would scrape their pencils against the walls, tracing their paths through the city and chanting 'follow this

The Wonders of Florence (Cestaro Dario)(Pevná vazba)

The first pop-up book on Florence. Dario Cestaro's spectacular drawings and paper architecture reveal Florence and its treasures in a pop-up book telling the city's history with straightforward texts and interesting facts. This fascinating journey in colored pages shaped into Florence's most

Case Study Houses (Smith Elizabeth A. T.)(Pevná vazba)

The Case Study House program (1945–1966) was a unique event in the history of American architecture. Sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, the program sought to respond to the postwar building boom with prototype modern homes that could be both easily replicated and readily affordable to the

Neutra. Complete Works (Lamprecht Barbara)(Pevná vazba)

Originally from Vienna, Richard Neutra came to America early in his career, settling in California. His influence on postwar architecture is undisputed, the sunny climate and rich landscape being particularly suited to his cool, sleek modern style. Neutra had a keen appreciation for the

Timeless: Classic American Architecture for Contemporary Living (Ahearn Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

Award-winning architect Patrick Ahearn treats readers to an exclusive tour of the timeless classical homes he's created in some of New England's most affluent communities, along the way revealing the unique, site-sensitive philosophy, point of view and principles that allow him to seamlessly

Discovering Architecture (Altarriba Eduard)(Pevná vazba)

Adjaye * Africa * Architecture - A Photographic Survey of Metropolitan Architecture (Adjaye David)(Pevná vazba)

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

British Rail Architecture (Lawrence David)(Pevná vazba)

Camp Time in California (Osborne Mary Pope)(Pevná vazba)

The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series is ready to whisk you away through time with Jack and Annie--this time to the Yosemite National Park The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to the Yosemite National Park in 1903. They are surprised to join John Muir and President Theodore Roosevelt on

A Global History of Architecture (Ching Francis D. K.)(Pevná vazba)

The gold-standard exploration of architecture's global evolution A Global History of Architecture provides a comprehensive tour through the ages, spinning the globe to present the landmark architectural movements that characterized each time period. Spanning from 3,500 b.c.e. to the present, this

MPavilion - Encounters With Design and Architecture (MPavilion)(Pevná vazba)

Building Time: Architecture, Event, and Experience (Leatherbarrow David)(Pevná vazba)

While most books on architecture concentrate on spatial themes, this book explores architecture's temporal dimensions. Through a series of close readings of buildings, both contemporary and classic, it demonstrates the centrality of time in modern architecture, and shows why an understanding of

Great Western Railway Architecture - In Colour (Crump Amyas)(Pevná vazba)

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

Architecture Through Drawing (Hobhouse Niall)(Pevná vazba)

Architecture Through Drawing examines architectural drawings as objects which encapsulate complex spatial and cultural

Elizabeth Seton: American Saint (O'Donnell Catherine)(Pevná vazba)

In 1975, two centuries after her birth, Pope Paul VI canonized Elizabeth Ann Seton, making her the first saint to be a native-born citizen of the United States in the Roman Catholic Church. Seton came of age in Manhattan as the city and her family struggled to rebuild themselves after the