The Anatomy Of Architecture

Author : André Tavares
Publisher : Lars Müller Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9783037784730
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Anatomy of the Architectural Book written by André Tavares and published by Lars Müller Publishers. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes visible the axes along which architectural knowledge circulates through books into buildings and back.

Author : Suzanne Preston Blier
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226058611
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Anatomy of Architecture written by Suzanne Preston Blier and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blier illuminates the extraordinary architecture of the Batammaliba people of Western Africa, revealing these buildings as texts through which we can read the beliefs, psychology, traditions, and social concerns of their inhabitants. In doing so, she explores the role of vernacular architecture as an expression of culture. "A splendid analysis of the centrality of architecture in the daily lives of the Batammaliba and its integral role in articulating social values....The story is beautifully told in the best of anthropological traditions."—Judith R. Blau, Contemporary Society "A remarkable study....Blier's volume carries the study of African architecture to a qualitatively new level of scholarship. It introduces a new dimension whereby the architectural medium can be used to illuminate much of the entire belief system of any culture."—Labelle Prussin, African Arts "In this excellent book Blier provides a richly detailed and searching account of what architecture means to the Batammaliba of northern Togo and Benin....The finest account I have yet read of the relations between systems of beliefs, ritual practices, and African aesthetics and plastic arts....The ethnography and basic insight should be the envy of any social anthropologist."—T.O. Beidelman, Man

Author : George Mansell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anatomy of Architecture written by George Mansell and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the great architectural styles, the background to their evolutions, and the means by which the buildings within them were achieved. The many superb pieces of specially commissioned cut-away artwork, researched with the aid of computer techniques, provide an intriguing and informative study of the world's greatest structures from the Great Pyramid of Cheops to examples of modern architectural styles, and, together with the clear and informative text, make this a fascinating book for both expert and layman.--From publisher description.

Author : Steven Heller
Publisher : Rockport Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1610601580
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anatomy of Design written by Steven Heller and published by Rockport Publishers. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVAnatomy of Design dissects fifty examples of graphic design piece by piece, revealing an array of influences and inspirations. These pieces represent contemporary artifacts that are well conceived, finely crafted, and filled with hidden treasures. Some are overtly complex. Others are so simple that it is hard to believe there’s a storehouse of inspiration hidden underneath. The selections include all kinds of design work including posters, packages, and more. Each exhibit is selected for its ubiquity, thematic import, and aesthetic significance, and every page shows howgreat work is derived from various inspirational and physical sources, some well-known, some unknown./div

Author : Thomas Daniell
Publisher : AA Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781907896965
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Anatomy of Influence written by Thomas Daniell and published by AA Publications. This book was released on 2018 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking inspiration from Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists and Harold Bloom's The Anxiety of Influence, this book elucidates the theory and practice of a selected group of key Japanese architects by situating them within a wider cultural context of art, technology, literature, and politics. Illustrated with rarely seen images and interspersed with previously untranslated texts, the book uses biographical profiles and comparative analyses to trace the evolution of spatial, aesthetic, and behavioral concepts in Japanese architecture over the postwar decades. In particular, the political activism of architects in the 1960s and the social criticism of architects in the 1970s provide a vital source of inspiration for the protean creativity of the Japanese architectural world today.

Author : Kate Ascher
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0143124080
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Heights written by Kate Ascher and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeous graphic tour of the inner workings of skyscrapers—from the author of The Works Indispensable and unforgettable, The Heights is the ultimate guide to the way skyscrapers work—from the bases of their foundations to the peaks of their spires. With skyscrapers becoming essential elements of urban life, there has never been a greater need for understanding and embracing these complex structures. Using innovative illustrations to tackle the vast complexity of these buildings, The Heights explores with remarkable insight every aspect of designing, building, and maintaining a modern skyscraper, as well as the individuals who build and maintain these architectural cathedrals. In the process, The Heights provides a remarkable snapshot of urban life at the dawn of the twenty-first century.

Author : Fayal Greene
Publisher : Main Street Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Anatomy of a House written by Fayal Greene and published by Main Street Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ultimate renovation guide identifies hundreds of parts of a house to help home owners understand the elements of construction, decorative detail and convey ideas to suppliers, contractors, or designers. B & W illustrations throughout.

Author : Tom Doak
Publisher : Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside
ISBN 13 : 9781550413731
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Anatomy of a Golf Course written by Tom Doak and published by Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside. This book was released on 1998-06-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A key book for the golfer's library, exploring the intricacies of golf architecture--and how this knowledge can improve your golf game.

Author : Suzanne Preston Blier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780521321730
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Anatomy of Architecture written by Suzanne Preston Blier and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rashid Bin Shabib
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 8891830364
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Anatomy of Sabkhas written by Rashid Bin Shabib and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sabkhas (salt flats) are natural phenomena—a unique result of converging climates, winds, and river flow—with the potential to rehabilitate the natural global order. The ancient term sabkha originates in the Arab world. Today, it has become well-established in the global lexicon of geological and ecological discussions around sustainability: These overlooked ecological networks of wetland plants can sequester more carbon per square meter than rainforests. The Anatomy of Sabkhas investigates how these precious resources form, how they have aided the development of human civilization throughout history, and how they have subsequently infiltrated our traditions, rituals, festivals, smartphones, and cities today. Written and edited by urbanists and architects, the book examines the ways that sabkhas might actively contribute to more sustainable built environments and how, in tandem, sabkhas can not only support our natural environment but also heal it.