Download or read book Sourcebook of Contemporary North American Architecture from Postwar to Postmodern written by S. Wright and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1992 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on Wright's earlier Highlights of Recent American Architecture, this book has been expanded from 397 to 512 entries and has 200 additional illustrations. In the traditions of the earlier book, it offers detailed information and descriptions of prominent structures built between 1945 and 1986 by noted contemporary architects from the United States and Canada.
Download or read book Sourcebook of Contemporary North American Architecture from Postwar to Postmodern written by Sylvia Hart Wright and published by New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold. This book was released on 1989 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes some 500 of the most widely discussed buildings and complexes completed between 1947 and 1987 in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. Major building types represented are: aquariums and office buildings, churches and jails, rapid transit stations, concert halls, and factories. Controversial as well as "superstar" projects have been included. 247 bandw photos. No bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book American Architects and Texts written by Juan Pablo Bonta and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume the author analyzes 400 architectural books and articles published over the past 150 years to reveal changing societal preferences in architecture and to measure the reputations of individual architects - the text includes a ranked list of the 100 most famous architects.
Download or read book Icons of American Architecture 2 volumes written by Donald Langmead and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-03-05 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What turns a building into an icon? What is it about some structures that makes their history and legend even more important than their original intended use, making them a part of American, and world, popular culture? Twenty four buildings and structures, including the Brooklyn Bridge, the White House, the Hotel del Coronado, and the Washington Monument are presented here, along with their roles in fiction, film, music, and the imagination of people worldwide. Approximately twenty five images are included in the set, along with sidebars featuring additional structures.
Download or read book Postmodernism written by Deborah L. Madsen and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 1995 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first bibliography of Postmodernism to take account of work published in all subject areas and in all languages. Deborah Madsen has identified a new first occurrence of the term in 1926, preceding by more than twenty years the first occurence documented by the Oxford English Dictionary. In a chronological listing, books, articles, notes, letters and working papers on Postmodernism are described with full bibliographical details. Reviews of major books are documented and full contents listings are given for special issues of journals devoted to Postmodernism. An appendix includes books on Postmodernism announced for publication in 1995. This bibliography brings together in one place all secondary material published on Postmodernism. All disciplines are included, from anthropology to zoology: architecture, cultural studies, dance, drama, feminism, fiction, geography, history, legal studies, literary theory, mathematics, medicine, music, pedagogical theory, philosophy, photography and film, poetry, politics, religion, sociology, the visual and plastic arts, and others. The bibliography also documents items in a range of languages other than English: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Slovanian, Spanish, and the Scandinavian languages. Access to the information contained in the bibliography is made easy with a comprehensive index providing guidance according to author, subject, language, and key words. Postmodernism: A Bibliography, 1926-1994 is an essential reference text for anyone working in the area of contemporary culture studies.
Download or read book Nexus Network Journal 12 2 written by Kim Williams and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nexus Network Journal 12,2: Architecture and Mathematics (Volume 12).
Download or read book New Views on R Buckminster Fuller written by Hsiao-yun Chu and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, leading scholars in architecture, design, history, and communications discuss the work of R. Buckminster Fuller in the context of the larger social and cultural patterns of the twentieth century.
Download or read book Assessing and Managing the Ecological Impacts of Paved Roads written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-12-22 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All phases of road developmentâ€"from construction and use by vehicles to maintenanceâ€"affect physical and chemical soil conditions, water flow, and air and water quality, as well as plants and animals. Roads and traffic can alter wildlife habitat, cause vehicle-related mortality, impede animal migration, and disperse nonnative pest species of plants and animals. Integrating environmental considerations into all phases of transportation is an important, evolving process. The increasing awareness of environmental issues has made road development more complex and controversial. Over the past two decades, the Federal Highway Administration and state transportation agencies have increasingly recognized the importance of the effects of transportation on the natural environment. This report provides guidance on ways to reconcile the different goals of road development and environmental conservation. It identifies the ecological effects of roads that can be evaluated in the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of roads and offers several recommendations to help better understand and manage ecological impacts of paved roads.
Download or read book Architecture INTL written by Nancy Solomon and published by Visual Reference Publications. This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On the occasion of its 150th anniversary, the American Institute of Architects asked more than 70 contributors to examine the complex and evolving of the America's architects in shaping our cities and communities. Through essays, vignettes, and profiles, illustrated with more than 560 photographs, Architecture provides a look at the breath and depth of the architecture profession and points to the significant contributions architects have made in all aspects of society. Most important, the book demonstrates the value of applying "architectural thinking" to the many serious issues - from global warming and homeland security to accessibility and diversity - facing our world today."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Architectural and Engineering Feats written by Christine Garnaut and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-12-06 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encyclopedia of Architectural and Engineering Feats presents more than 200 achievements in architecture and structural engineering in all the inhabited continents, from prehistory to the present. An architect once described the built environment as "the manifestation of the human spirit in stone, wood, and steel." In this new volume, readers can explore the most innovative and magnificent architectural expressions of the human spirit, from pre-history to the present, from all parts of the world. Readers can visit the Acropolis and Chartres cathedral, along with less familiar places like the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, once the greatest city in sub-Saharan Africa, and China's 71 meter high, 1,200 year old Grand Buddha, carved from stone. They'll learn the secrets behind audacious engineering feats like the Panama Canal, the U.S. interstate highway system, and the Deltaworks in the Netherlands. They will discover that many of these awe-inspiring projects were not the work of trained architects and engineers, but of "underdeveloped" communities, where unified will, tight social organization, and shared commitment to a spiritual ideal were more important than the inventions of the Industrial Age.
Download or read book The Arkansas Designs of E Fay Jones 1956 1997 written by Cheryl Griffith Nichols and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Architecture Sourcebook written by James M. Ethridge and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiling 5,261 active dealers, the new edition of this unique reference tool gives key facts about dealers in used and antiquarian books, as well as specialty dealers who cover subjects in depth. Each entry not only provides name, address, phone, fax, e-mail, and other basic information, but also gives up to 16 additional details if reported by dealers -- including size and composition of stock, discounts to the trade, electronic search networks used, catalogs issued, services provided, professional memberships, etc. Three detailed indexes -- Subject Index, Store Name Index, and Owner and Manager Index -- provide easy access to all information in the main entries.
Download or read book Guide to Reference Books written by Robert Balay and published by Chicago : American Library Association. This book was released on 1992 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 10th edition of the Guide (1986) is one of a small core of references essential to the day-to-day operations of Reference and Research Book News (it was enthusiastically reviewed in our May 1987 issue) and, we trust, to librarians and researchers everywhere. This Supplement, the only one to the 10th edition, lists 4,668 titles that cover reference publishing from the end of December 1984 through the end of 1990. As in prior editions, the focus continues to be on reference works for scholarly research, but representative works intended for general reference are included as well. Member price, $76.50. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Religious Sites in America written by Mary Ellen Snodgrass and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2000-10-26 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the Emmanuel A.M.E. Church, the French Huguenot Church, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Mepkin Abbey, and the Meher Spiritual Center in Myrtle Beach.
Download or read book Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates written by and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 1992 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now recognized as one of America's preeminent architectural firms, Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates first appeared on the scene in the late 1960s with a series of highly innovative designs that took the profession by storm. During the twenty-five years of HHPA's practice, the firm has maintained their spirit of collaboration and experimentation while expanding into larger-scale and more ambitious projects. This monograph spans Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer's entire history, including their restorations of distinguished older buildings and their designs for distinctive new structures. This monograph spans Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer's entire history, including their restorations of distinguished older buildings and their designs for distinctive new structures. --
Download or read book Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 2280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world list of books in the English language.
Download or read book EDRA written by Environmental Design Research Association and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
