Plaster Monuments: Architecture and the Power of Reproduction (Lending Mari)(Pevná vazba)

Plaster Monuments: Architecture and the Power of Reproduction (Lending Mari)(Pevná vazba)

We are taught to believe in originals. In art and architecture in particular, original objects vouch for authenticity, value, and truth, and require our protection and preservation. The nineteenth century, however, saw this issue differently. In a culture of reproduction, plaster casts of building

The Illustrated Atlas of Architecture and Marvelous Monuments - Alexandre Verhille, Sarah Tavernier

Mali, in North Africa, is home to the largest building made out of clay; the structure only took one year to complete. For the construction of Neuschwanstein Castle, 465 tons of marble were hefted to the Alps to the building site. The Atomium in Brussels boasts the longest escalators in Europe. The

Monuments of the Incas (Hemming John)(Pevná vazba)

The stone monuments of the Incas, set against the dramatic backdrop of the Andes, are among the most magnificent structures in the world. Originally published in 1982, Monuments of the Incas is the most comprehensive photographic and narrative study of the major sites of the Inca empire, including

Mesopotamia - Ancient Art and Architecture (Bahrani Zainab)(Pevná vazba)

The only comprehensive survey in print of the art and architecture of ancient

Modern Architecture and the Sacred: Religious Legacies and Spiritual Renewal (Anderson Ross)(Pevná vazba)

Modern Architecture and the Sacred provides a timely reappraisal of architecture's manifold engagements with notions of the sacred in the twentieth century. A wide range of case material is presented over sixteen contributed essays - including the work of iconic modernist architects such as Le

Chinese Architecture: A History (Steinhardt Nancy)(Pevná vazba)

An unprecedented survey of the origins and evolution of Chinese architecture, from the last millennia BCE to today Throughout history, China has maintained one of the world's richest built civilizations. The nation's architectural achievements range from its earliest walled cities and the First

Mortal Cities and Forgotten Monuments (Mackic Arna)(Pevná vazba)

A study on the effects of war damage to cities' inhabitants and the restoration of culturak memory through architectural

Cityscapes and Monuments of Western Asia Minor: Memories and Identities (Mortensen Eva)(Pevná vazba)

Cityscapes consist of houses, streets, civic buildings, sanctuaries, tombs, monuments, and inscriptions created by multiple generations of citizens and foreigners with an interest in the city; they are interpreted and reinterpreted as expressions of past lives, changing relations of power,

Stones of the Ancestors - Unveiling the Mystery of Scotland's Ancient Monuments (Scott Douglas)(Pevná vazba)

Ornament and Decoration in Islamic Architecture (Clevenot Dominique)(Pevná vazba)

A dazzling study of the role and fundamental importance of decoration in Islamic architecture, now available in

Ancient Egypt: The Cradle of Civilization (Mavrikis Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Featuring monuments and obelisks, hieroglyphics and jewelry, funerary masks, tombs and mausoleums, mummies of cats and statues of falcon-headed gods, Ancient Egypt includes outstanding photographs and captions. From the Neolithic cave paintings in Wadi Sura--created long before it was a desert

The Language of Architecture (Bouras Charalambos)(Pevná vazba)

Architecture in theory and practice conventionally deals with issues of space. Yet nowadays it covers a vast field of multiple approaches, based on loans from many other disciplines. Simultaneously, the new conditions resulting from globalization have broken the 'national' cultural barrier in

Jacqueline Kennedy and the Architecture of First Lady Diplomacy (Moore Jr John Allphin)(Pevná vazba)

Jacqueline Kennedy and the Architecture of First Lady Diplomacy offers a unique rhetorical analysis of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's communication uncovers five forms of soft diplomacy that catapult her to the top of all American first ladies as a model of international

Detail in Contemporary Concrete Architecture (Phillips David)(Pevná vazba)

Detail in Contemporary Concrete Architecture provides analysis of both the technical and the aesthetic importance of details in modern concrete architecture. Featuring the work of renowned architects from around the world, this book presents 49 of the most recently completed and influential

On The Social Contract (Rousseau Jean-Jacques)(Pevná vazba)

Unabridged English value reproduction of On The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and translated by G. D. H. Cole. It's publication in 1762 lead to great discussion about 'what is government' on both sides of the Atlantic, and is still essential reading today. How much government is too

The Practice of Lending: A Guide to Credit Analysis and Credit Risk (Yhip Terence M.)(Pevná vazba)

Provides a comprehensive guide to assessing creditworthiness, quantifying and rating credit risk, and modelling default likelihood​Presents both principles and practical applications aimed at beginners in their credit careersCovers a cross-section of industries including service, commercial real

Sacred Spaces: Contemporary Religious Architecture (Pallister James)(Pevná vazba)

A ground‐breaking and enlightening exploration of the structures which elevate architecture to spirituality.Sacred Spaces showcases 30 of the most breath‐taking, innovative, iconic and undiscovered examples of contemporary religious architecture, including work by well‐known

Ant Architecture: The Wonder, Beauty, and Science of Underground Nests (Tschinkel Walter R.)(Pevná vazba)

An unprecedented look at the complex and beautiful world of underground ant architecture Walter Tschinkel has spent much of his career investigating the hidden subterranean realm of ant nests. This wonderfully illustrated book takes you inside an unseen world where thousands of ants build intricate

Prisoners of History - What Monuments to the Second World War Tell Us About Our History and Ourselves (Lowe Keith)(Pevná vazba)

Mammalian Sexuality: The Act of Mating and the Evolution of Reproduction (Dixson Alan F.)(Pevná vazba)

This interdisciplinary work will appeal to reproductive biologists, behavioural ecologists and mammalogists with special interests in evolutionary biology and sexual selection. It provides a valuable resource for graduate students and for lecturers who design university courses, as well as

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

X-Ray Architecture (Colomina Beatriz)(Pevná vazba)

'A new theory of architecture is on the horizon.' -Ashley Simone, BombHow our medical obsessions and the image of the body influence modern architecture. This book explores the impact of medical discourse and diagnostic technologies on the formation, representation and reception of modern

Modern Architecture and Climate: Design Before Air Conditioning (Barber Daniel A.)(Pevná vazba)

How climate influenced the design strategies of modernist architects Modern Architecture and Climate explores how leading architects of the twentieth century incorporated climate-mediating strategies into their designs, and shows how regional approaches to climate adaptability were essential to the

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