Los Angeles Residential Architecture: Modernism Meets Eclecticism (Wallach Ruth)(Pevná vazba)

Los Angeles Residential Architecture: Modernism Meets Eclecticism (Wallach Ruth)(Pevná vazba)

During the first half of the twentieth century, Los Angeles grew into a sprawling metropolis. As suburbs developed, demonstration homes and housing exhibitions brought innovative architectural and interior design styles. Displays like the California Home and Garden Exhibition showcased the latest

Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture 2 [With CDROM] (Phillips David)(Pevná vazba)

Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture 2 follows on from the success of the first book in the series, and contains all new projects. Featuring the work of renowned architects from around the world, this book presents 50 of the most recently completed and influential designs, along with

Julius Shulman Los Angeles: The Birth of a Modern Metropolis (Lubell Sam)(Pevná vazba)

A compilation of Julius Shulman's extraordinary images of his adopted city, ranging from residential, commercial, shops, factories, and street life of Los Angeles, a true portrait of a modern metropolis. The book will show the photographs chronologically from 1934, when Shulman shot Richard

LOGO Modernism (Mller Jens)(Pevná vazba)

Modernist aesthetics in architecture, art, and product design are familiar to many. In soaring glass structures or minimalist canvases, we recognize a time of vast technological advance which affirmed the power of human beings to reshape their environment and to break, radically, from the

Nordic Modernism: Scandinavian Architecture 1890-2015 (Miller William C.)(Pevná vazba)

Recognized internationally for its sensitivity and responsiveness to place and locale, and its thoughtful use of materials and refined detailing, Nordic architecture continues to evolve and explore its modernist roots. This new book covers the romantic and classical architectural foundations of

Lina Bo Bardi: 100: Brazil's Alternative Path to Modernism (Bo Bardi Lina)(Pevná vazba)

A stunning 368-page architecture monograph on the daring Italian-Brazilian modernistThe Italian-Brazilian architect and designer Lina Bo Bardi (1914-92) forged a unique path with her bold, modern designs. Spanning architecture, stage design, fashion and furniture, her work drew inspiration from the

LA NY: Aerial Photographs of Los Angeles and New York (Milstein Jeffrey)(Pevná vazba)

Gabriel Guevrekian: The Elusive Modernist (Guevrekian Gabriel)(Pevná vazba)

This book revisits the history of modernism in architecture through the legacy of one of its protagonists, Armenian architect Gabriel Guevrekian (c. 1900-70). Born in Istanbul, Guevrekian grew up in Tehran and then moved to Vienna to study architecture at the Kunstgewerbeschule; he later worked

Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between (Nusbaum Eric)(Pevná vazba)

Gordon Bunshaft and SOM: Building Corporate Modernism (Adams Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

This nuanced portrait of Gordon Bunshaft and his work for the architecture firm SOM explores his role in defining the built aesthetic of corporate

The Monocle Travel Guide to Barcelona: The Monocle Travel Guide Series (Brule Tyler)(Pevná vazba)

Its unique personality finds expression in everything from the fairytale architecture of modernisme patriarch Antoni Gaud to the neighbourhoodwide street parties celebrating the likes of local saints and a love of reading. Here's to a city of effortless charm, a coastal gem blessed with an

Young Poland: The Arts and Crafts Movement, 1890-1918 (Griffin Julia)(Pevná vazba)

Explores the decorative arts and architecture of Polish Modernism and its relationship to the Arts & Crafts movement in

South Central Is Home: Race and the Power of Community Investment in Los Angeles (Rosas Abigail)(Pevná vazba)

Oculta (Motayne Maya)(Pevná vazba)

The exhilarating sequel to the #1 Sunday Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller Nocturna, about a face-changing thief and a risk-taking prince who must reunite when a deadly enemy threatens their kingdom's chance at establishing a global peace. Perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi, Sabaa Tahir, and

Once There Were Wolves (McConaghy Charlotte)(Pevná vazba)

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Blazing...Visceral' (Los Angeles Times) - 'Exceptional' (Newsweek) - 'Bold...Heartfelt' (New York Times Book Review) - 'Thought-provoking and thrilling' (GMA) - 'Suspenseful and poignant' (Scientific American) - 'Gripping' (The Sydney Morning Herald) From the

From the Land: Backen, Gillam, & Kroeger Architects (Gregory Daniel P.)(Pevná vazba)

Elegant rusticity meets unpretentious luxury in the work of this award-winning architecture firm. Howard Backen, principal of the architecture firm Backen, Gillam & Kroeger, is at the center of a popular movement in home design that emphasizes elegant simplicity and embraces the rustic charm of

The Southland (Shaw Johnny)(Pevná vazba)

THE SOUTHLAND tells the story of three unauthorized Mexican immigrants living in Los Angeles: Luz works multiple jobs to provide for herself and her teenage son Eliseo. Nadia, a former journalist with PTSD, fled Mexico and tries to stay hidden from the dangerous men that she exposed in Sinaloa

Post-Industrial Robotics: Exploring Informed Architecture (Figliola Angelo)(Pevná vazba)

1. Computational design and innovative production methods.1.1 Post-industrial robotics: analysis of case studies to explore informed architecture.1.2 Performative architecture and clay materials. Overview of the main research paths in the European context.1.2.1 Harvard Gsd, Ceramic Shading

Long Way Down (Reynolds Jason)(Pevná vazba)

A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award An Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction

Last Launch: Discovery, Endeavour, Atlantis (Winters Dan)(Pevná vazba)

Honorable Mention, Los Angeles Book Festival Book Award, Photography, 2013Americans have been driven to explore beyond the horizon ever since the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. In the twentieth century, that drive took us to the moon and inspired dreams of setting foot on other planets and

L.A. Graffiti Black Book (Brafman David)(Pevná vazba)

This collection of unique works by 151 Los Angeles graffiti and tattoo artists represents an unprecedented collaboration across the city's diverse artistic landscape. Many graffiti artists carry sketchbooks, called black books, and they ask crew members and others whose work they admire to

Reckless (Brubaker Ed)(Pevná vazba)

Sex, drugs, and murder in 1980s Los Angeles... And the best new twist on paperback pulp heroes since The Punisher or Jack Reacher. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, the modern masters of crime noir, bring us the last thing anyone expected from them - a good guy - in a bold new series of original

The Fat Duck Cookbook (Blumenthal Heston)(Pevná vazba)

The cookbook hailed by the Los Angeles Times as a showstopper and by Jeffrey Steingarten of Vogue as the most glorious spectacle of the season...like no other book I have seen in the past twenty years is now available in a reduced-price edition. With a reduced trim size but an identical interior,

Good-Bye (Tatsumi Yoshihiro)(Pevná vazba)

Prepare to be disturbed and blown away. The stuff is remarkable, amazing.-Los Angeles Times Good-Bye is the third in a series of collected short stories from Drawn & Quarterly by the legendary Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi, whose previous work has been selected for several annual top 10