In this hyper-compact, fully illustrated guide to architecture, Susie Hodge outlines the history & theory of architecture from the earliest structures to the cutting-edge concepts of the present day. Along the way she profiles 200 key buildings, historic styles, architectural movements & celebrated architects from all around the world. Contents include the Greek orders, Roman engineering, Gothic architecture, the Renaissance, the Baroque, Revivalism, Art Nouveau, Modernism & Postmodernism, Futurism & Dynamic architecture along with architects like Inigo Jones, Christopher Wren, Gaudi, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier & Frank Gehry. ...

From ancient palaces & glorious cathedrals, to futuristic homes & striking skyscrapers, architecture continues to play an important role in the development of history & culture. Architecture Inside + Out examines fifty of the world’s most impressive buildings & uncovers their structural secrets through detailed illustrations, while clear & accessible text places each building in its context. By researching original plans, notes & drawings, this book reveals the expertise & original intentions behind these magnificent creations, simulating the experience of spending time with the architects themselves. However, a building truly comes alive once it is inhabited, & Architecture Inside + Out also looks beyond the bricks & mortar to explore the principal spaces within. Photographs of striking interiors enable readers to scrutinize the most awe-inspiring aspects of these structures. The reader will discover how ancient wonders, such as the Parthenon & Colosseum, were constructed; learn the colour-coding behind the exposed skeleton of the Centre Pompidou in Paris; understand the vision behind the Brutalist housing complex, Habitat 67, in Canada; & take a tour through the Capitol Building in Washington, the seat of the United States Congress. Table of Contents Introduction • 1. Public Life • 2. Monuments • 3. Arts & Education • 4. Living 5. Worship ...

Architecture matters. To our cities, to our planet, to our personal lives. How we design & what we build has an impact that usually lasts for generations. The more we understand the importance of architecture, & the thinking & decisions behind the buildings we create, the better world we will construct. Who better to guide readers into the rich & complex world of contemporary architecture than Aaron Betsky, former architect, author, curator & museum director, & today dean of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. Combining his early experiences working & meeting cutting-edge architects with his frequent role as jury member selecting the world`s most prominent global architects to build icon for cities, Betsky possesses rare insight into the mechanisms, politics & personalities that play a role in how buildings in our societies & urban centres come to be. In some fifty themes & drawing from his own experiences & encounters with people & buildings around the world, he explores a broad spectrum of topics, from the meaning of domestic space to the spectacle of the urban realm. Accessible, instructive & hugely enjoyable, this book will open the eyes of anyone dreaming of becoming an architect, & bring a wry smile to anyone that already is. ...

This is at once a compendium for designers & an essay on the architecture of Asia's most glamorous tropical isl&. Landscape & architectural designer Made Wijaya has drawn on his photographic archives, compiled over 30 years, to present this visual study of Balinese architecture, its origins, elements, variations & vagaries. Wijaya opens with an overview of Balinese architecture in its human context
- the village, composed of domestic house compounds, temples, public buildings & often palaces. He then looks at the basic elements of Balinese architecture
- the walled courtyard & the pavilion
- in both their variety & their structural details. He enhances his survey of traditional Balinese architecture with examples of its adaptation in modern private houses & boutique hotel architecture, including the celebrated Amandari, Four Seasons Bali at Jimbaran, & Wijaya's studio-compound Villa Bebek.


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This detailed, magnificently illustrated survey shows how Thai architecture has evolved over the years to become a significant cultural art form. Beginning with a history of the country & its wide cultural influences, it goes on to describe & illustrate a huge range of structures, from Thai houses to elaborate temples & even crematoriums. It concludes with a look at contemporary Thai architecture & how traditional architecture practices have been adapted to suit modern needs. ...

Let your imagination unfurl. These beautifully crafted concertina colouring books feature 15 unique colouring templates that allow you to bring the world`s great buildings to life. Printed on premium weight matte paper & featuring an elastic closure, each album seamlessly unfurls to form a 10-foot (3 metre) long panorama. ...

Architecture tells the story of the world`s most incredible buildings, from the ancient world to the present day. Take a closer look at the beautiful details, principal elements, & decorative features of every architectural style, from China`s Temple of Heaven & the Great Mosque of Damascus, to the Guggenheim museum & the London Olympic Velodrome. Architecture offers a truly worldwide look at historical & contemporary building, with breathtaking photography, intriguing cross-sections, & unique CGI artwork. Now fully updated, this stunning new edition covers contemporary architecture & green buildings, with incredible new photography to transport you to the most interesting & iconic buildings on earth. Previous edition ISBN 9781405310291 ...

The book explores issues of archival theory & practice that arise for any project aspiring to provide an open access platform for political dialogue & democratic debate. How far can the archive serve as a platform for dialogue & debate between different generations of activists in a culture that fetishises the evanescent present, practices a profound amnesia about its counterfactual past, & forecloses the sociological imagination of an alternative future? Can the Left establish its own autonomous model of commemoration? ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Topographic coverage of mainland Spain at 1:50, 000 in the MTN50 (Mapa Topográfico Nacional) series from the Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 20m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, plus colouring and/or graphics to show different types of terrain, vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information featured on topographic mapping at this scale, detailed presentation of the road & rail networks, rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites & mountain refuges. On more recent editions some GRs, the official long-distance hiking routes, are also marked (although not as clearly as on hiking maps from other publishers). Each map covers 29.5x 18.5 km (with adjustments in the border or coastal areas). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only.HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT 50K MAP: all the titles in CNIG’s 200K Provincial Road Maps series at 1:200, 000 are overprinted with the grid for the 1:50, 000 maps & can be used to see the area covered by each 50K title. TO SEE THE LIST OF TITLES IN THIS SERIES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.PLEASE NOTE
- MAP TITLES: the grids shown on our website serve both the civilian & the military 1:50, 000 topographic series. Although the areas covered by maps in both series are identical (apart from some border or coastal sheets), occasionally map titles differ – only one title is shown on the grid, usually the military one. In Galicia, the Basque country & in the Catalan speaking areas the tendency now is to use local place names rather than the often better known Castilian ones. Where possible, both versions are included in our titles. Map titles listed on our website are based on information received by us at the time of publication, but sometimes maps arrive showing a completely different title! As long as the map number is as ordered, the correct map has been supplied.
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