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A noted American architect of the early twentieth century discusses universal principles behind the harmonious forms and proportions of ancient and modern buildings. Seven essays by Claude Bragdon offer a master class in the architectural union of art, beauty, and science. His observations and analyses encompass a tremendous variety of buildings, from Gothic cathedrals to Giotto's Campanile to the Taj Mahal, and his examples extend far beyond architecture...
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This early work on Italian Villas and their Gardens is a beautifully illustrated look at the subject. Chapters include; Florentine Villas, Sienese Villas, Roman Villas, Villas near Rome, Genoese Villas, Lombard Villas and Villas of Venetia. This fascinating work is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all historians Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and...
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“Origins of Form” is about the shape of things. What limits the height of a tree? Why is a large ship or office building more efficient than a small one? What is the similarity between a human rib cage and an airplane or a bison and a cantilevered bridge? How might we plan for things to improve as they are used instead of wearing out? The author has chosen eight criteria that constitute the major influences on three-dimensional form. These criteria...
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"For forty years (1880-1920), the now-legendary architectural firm led by Charles Follen McKim, William Rutherford Mead and Stanford White was responsible for many of the finest buildings in America. The Boston Public Library, Pennsylvania Station in New York, and the campus of Columbia University are among the national landmarks designed by these men and their partners, Bert Fenner and William Mitchell Kendall. This anthology of plans, elevations,...
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2012
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From 1925 to 1929, two young architectural draftsmen set out to record a select number of examples of the "minor domestic architecture" of Mexico due to a lack of measured drawings of rural ranch houses and Monterey-inspired dwellings. The result is a wonderful collection of houses from the days of Mexico's viceroys, elaborately presented in this handsomely illustrated book. Every aficionado of architecture or home design will find the patios, window...
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"In California, authentic Spanish colonial houses were built with local materials for comfort and convenience, with both construction and ornamentation traditional of Spanish and New England settlers. This book gives architects, home builders and historians a chance to view photos, sketches, and twenty-six full pages of measured drawings of interior and exterior doorways, paneling, balconies, wrought-iron, and mantels-most from houses that are no...
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Whilst there are, some studies of architecture in Scotland post-devolution, writings on design are largely non-existent. Designs on Democracy seeks to fill that gap and ranges over the debates concerning architecture, urbanism, design and the Creative and Cultural Industries and the policies, people and places that stimulate and animate them. The book also tells a story about Scotland's creatives, where they work and how their ideas and what they,...
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A remarkable classic work on traditional Japanese architecture and its general integrative quality, the order of space and form, the flexibility of partitions and room functions and other important or unique qualities. The author describes in detail, and with numerous architectural plans and drawings, the influence of the anatomy of the Japanese human body on traditional units of measurement and on house construction. This work is not simply a description...
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The story of the estate at Boconnoc, situated near Lostwithiel in south-east Cornwall, is an extraordinary one. As this history demonstrates, members of the Cornish families who have owned the estate over many centuries have played important roles within the immediate locality and in national events.Catherine Lorigan explores their eventful lives - or in many cases deaths: dragged over a cliff by greyhounds, slain in battle, executed for treason or...
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Conde Nast US
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Apr 01 2024
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Architectural Digest is the world's foremost design authority, showcasing the work of top architects and interior decorators. It continues to set new benchmarks for how to live well—what to buy, what to see and do, where to travel, and who to watch on the fast-paced, multifaceted global design scene.
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Dwell
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March/April 2024
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Dwell is the unique modern architecture and design magazine for people who believe that good design is an integral part of real life. Get Dwell digital magazine subscription today.
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 Sidewalks and streets in cities serve many purposes besides carrying vehicles, and city sidewalks serve many purposes besides carrying pedestrians. These uses are bound up with circulation, but are not identical with it.
#2 The public peace of cities is not kept primarily by the police. It is kept primarily by an intricate network of voluntary controls and...
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Chelsea Magazine
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Jun 01 2024
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Artists & Illustrators is the UK’s best-selling magazine for artists and art lovers, providing advice and inspiration every month. Published for almost 25 years, each issue of Artists & Illustrators contains a colourful palette of profiles and features, together with valuable practical ideas, expert technical advice and useful product tests. Whether you favour oils or watercolours, portraits or landscapes, abstract art or botanical illustration,
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Mexican Colonial architecture is beautifully presented in Tradition of Craftsmanship in Mexican Homes, featuring photographs of homes, architectural details, and furniture. Relive the ambience of the old Spanish aristocracy, where every form of construction and all the furnishings of a home were made by artists and artisans with a knowledge of their handicrafts and a love of beautiful objects. From adobe designs, to terracotta and tiles, to ironwork,...
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- Identificar las condiciones básicas de manipulación de materiales y productos para su carga o descarga en relación con su naturaleza, estado, cantidades, protección y medios de transporte utilizado.
- Clasificar y describir los distintos tipos de paletización, relacionándolos con la forma de constitución de la carga a transportar.
- Interpretar y aplicar la normativa referente a la prevención de riesgos laborales y de la salud de los trabajadores.
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48 Techniques to Boost Your Creativity at Home, According to Science A great deal of psychological and productivity research has gone into discovering how the design of the physical environment can improve creative performance, yet nearly all of it has focused on the workplace, commercial spaces, and schools. What has been largely overlooked is the one place we spend more time in than anywhere else and where more people than ever are now working:...
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The Bauhaus Ideal is both a picture book and a guidebook to the fascinating and enduring legacy of modernist design, and to the continuing influence of Bauhaus on interior design--not just on architecture, but also on furniture, glassware, tableware, and kitchen utensils: the whole range of domestic arts.This unique volume introduces modern design principles and examines them from an historically critical perspective. It concludes with some ideas...
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De nuevo una caja llena de ideas. de ideas de arquitectura. Porque no me cansare de repetir que lo que los arquitectos hacemos es construir ideas y que estas ideas deben ser capaces de ser explicadas con claridad, que es lo que en estos textos se hace. De nuevo una colección de escritos de un gruopo arquitectos, todos ellos profesores que me han ayudado en la enseñanza en estos últimos años. No puedo dejar de repetir que en todos ellos se cumple,...
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