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  • Historic Tampa Churches by Cinchett, John V.
    John V. Cinchett

    Historic Tampa Churches

    Like treasured family heirlooms, the historic churches and temples of Tampa are lovingly cared for by their devoted congregations. With more than 200 vintage images, Historic Tampa Churches shares stories of tragedy and triumph, from St. Peter Claver Church, whose congregation watched the first...
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  • Spirals In Nature And Art: A Study Of Spiral Formations Based On The Manuscripts Of Leonardo Da Vinci (1903) by Cook, Theodore Andrea
    Theodore Andrea Cook

    Spirals In Nature And Art: A Study Of Spiral Formations Based On The Manuscripts Of Leonardo Da Vinci (1903)

    Spirals In Nature And Art: A Study Of Spiral Formations Based On The Manuscripts Of Leonardo Da Vinci (1903) is a book written by Theodore Andrea Cook. The book explores the concept of spiral formations in nature and art, drawing inspiration from the manuscripts...
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  • The Gothic Screen: Space, Sculpture, and Community in the Cathedrals of France and Germany, Ca.1200-1400 by Jung, Jacqueline E.
    Jacqueline E. Jung

    The Gothic Screen: Space, Sculpture, and Community in the Cathedrals of France and Germany, Ca.1200-1400

    At the heart of Gothic cathedrals, the threshold between nave and sanctuary was marked by the choir screen, a partitioning structure of special complexity, grandeur, and beauty. At once a canopy for altars, a stage for performance, a pedestal for crucifixes and reliquaries, and...
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  • Studies in Arab Architecture by O'Kane, Bernard
    Bernard O'Kane

    Studies in Arab Architecture

    This lavishly illustrated volume - with many images previously unpublished in colour - collects 18 articles by Bernard O'Kane on a wide variety of topics in Arab architecture. The essays range from from Morocco to India, and from the earliest periods of Islam to...
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  • Korean Architecture: Breathing with Nature by Jackson, Ben
    Ben Jackson

    Korean Architecture: Breathing with Nature

    This book offers an introduction to Korea's abundant and unique architectural past and present. It explains some of the ideologies and perspectives that form the foundation of Korean architectural tradition and outlines the history of Korean architecture. It offers a brief introduction to the...
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  • Reframing the Alhambra: Architecture, Poetry, Textiles and Court Ceremonial by Bush, Olga
    Olga Bush

    Reframing the Alhambra: Architecture, Poetry, Textiles and Court Ceremonial

    The Nasrid builders of the Alhambra - the best-preserved medieval Muslim palatial city - were so exacting that some of their work could not be fully explained until the invention of fractal geometry. Their design principles have been obscured, however, by the loss of...
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  • Sri Harmandar Sahib: Architecture - Engineering - Aesthetics (Golden Temple, Amritsar) by Bhatti, Ss
    Ss Bhatti

    Sri Harmandar Sahib: Architecture - Engineering - Aesthetics (Golden Temple, Amritsar)

    Sri Harmandar Sahib: Architecture - Engineering - Aesthetics (Golden Temple, Amritsar) is based on the author's doctoral research for which he was conferred his third PhD by the Panjab University in 2008. This holy shrine is the only example of Religious Architecture in the...
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  • A Time to Build Anew: How to Find the True, Good, and Beautiful in America by Hartch, Todd
    Todd Hartch

    A Time to Build Anew: How to Find the True, Good, and Beautiful in America

    America is in crisis. This book is a response to that crisis. But it is not about politics as usually understood. It is not a diagnosis of cultural malaise. It is not a theoretical proposal or plan. This is a book of examples, of...
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  • Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Adams, Henry
    Henry Adams

    Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres

    Using architecture, sculpture, culture and history, Adams humanizes the medieval period and provides valuable insight on religious philosophy. Mont-Saint Michel and Chartes provides a background and description of the construction of two French landmarks built in the 11th century. The Mont-Saint Michel cathedral was...
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  • Roman Pilgrimage: The Station Churches by Weigel, George
    George Weigel

    Roman Pilgrimage: The Station Churches

    A preeminent scholar of Catholicism transports readers to Rome for the traditional station churches pilgrimage, offering a vivid and informative guide to the Eternal City and the Lenten season. The annual Lenten pilgrimage to dozens of Rome's most striking churches is a sacred tradition...
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  • Divine Custody: A History of Singapore's Oldest Teochew Temple by Shua, Yeo Kang
    Yeo Kang Shua

    Divine Custody: A History of Singapore's Oldest Teochew Temple

    An architectural and historical study of Singapore's oldest Teochew Temple. At the turn of the nineteenth century, Teochew-speaking gambier and pepper farmers settled in Singapore. Surrounded by the skyscrapers of Singapore's central business district, Wak Hai Cheng Bio temple traces its history back to...
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  • Abandoned Iowa: Schools and Churches by Renaud, Nicole
    Nicole Renaud

    Abandoned Iowa: Schools and Churches

    Have you ever wondered why there are so many abandoned schools and churches? The consolidation of districts, a lack of members, a declining community, a desire for new structures--the list of reasons is endless. The intrigue of finding abandoned places is strong, but schools...
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  • Tradition and Transformation: A Comprehensive Exploration of Three Millenia of Jewish Art and Architecture by Soltes, Ori Z.
    Ori Z. Soltes

    Tradition and Transformation: A Comprehensive Exploration of Three Millenia of Jewish Art and Architecture

    This highly ambitious volume addresses the idea of "Jewish art and architecture" by posing and responding to a series of questions. First is the unresolved conceptual definition of "Jewish," not just as applied to art, but to literature, music, dance, or thought as well....
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  • The Interior of the Medieval Village Church by Kroesen, Jea
    Jea Kroesen

    The Interior of the Medieval Village Church

    The thousands of medieval village churches that lie scattered across Europe provide us with unique insights into society and religion during the Middle Ages. Although many original furnishings fell victim to iconoclasm, war, neglect or refurbishment, some church interiors have remained surprisingly intact. Since...
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  • White Church of Blandford by Aieta, Nicholas J.
    Nicholas J. Aieta

    White Church of Blandford

    Blandford, Massachusetts, was initially referred to as Glasgow Lands due to the European colonists of Scots descent who arrived in 1735. These Scots founded a Presbyterian church; indeed, the reason for their remove from Hopkinton, Massachusetts, was that Hopkinton sought to adopt a Congregational...
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  • The Gothic Enterprise: A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral by Scott, Robert A.
    Robert A. Scott

    The Gothic Enterprise: A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

    The great Gothic cathedrals of Europe are among the most astonishing achievements of Western culture. Evoking feelings of awe and humility, they make us want to understand what inspired the people who had the audacity to build them. This engrossing book surveys an era...
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  • Lone Star Steeples: Historic Places of Worship in Texas by Christensen, Pixie
    Pixie Christensen

    Lone Star Steeples: Historic Places of Worship in Texas

    In Lone Star Steeples: Historic Places of Worship in Texas, Carl J. Christensen Jr. and Pixie Christensen present sixty-five captivating and historically significant structures in exquisite watercolor illustrations accompanied by brief summaries and convenient, handcrafted maps. Ranging from stately edifices of brick and stone...
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  • Sigurd Lewerentz--Pure Aesthetics: St Mark's Church, 1956-1963 by Björkquist, Karin
    Karin Bjkquist

    Sigurd Lewerentz--Pure Aesthetics: St Mark's Church, 1956-1963

    An atmospheric masterpiece of modern religious architecture: Sigurd Lewerentz's Markuskyrkan (St Mark's Church) in Stockholm's Bj rkhagen district. St Mark's Church in Bj rkhagen, one of Stockholm's southern districts, is one of Sigurd Lewerentz's (1885-1975) key designs. But unlike Lewerentz's other famous church, St...
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  • Architecture of Coexistence: Building Pluralism by Aksamija, Azra
    Azra Aksamija

    Architecture of Coexistence: Building Pluralism

    Architecture of Coexistence: Building Pluralism This book investigates how architecture can shape an open-minded and inclusive society, highlighting three internationally renowned projects: the White Mosque in Visoko, Bosnia-Herzegovina (1980); the Islamic Cemetery Altach in Altach, Austria (2012); and the Superkilen public park in Copenhagen,...
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  • The Mosques of Egypt by O'Kane, Bernard
    Bernard O'Kane

    The Mosques of Egypt

    Less than ten years after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, the new religion of Islam arrived in Egypt with the army of Amr ibn al-As in AD 639. Amr immediately established his capital at al-Fustat, just south of modern Cairo, and there he...
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  • Wiltshire Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses: a Guide and Gazetteer by Holden, James
    James Holden

    Wiltshire Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting Houses: a Guide and Gazetteer

    Wiltshire is particularly lucky in the variety and quality of its chapels, which range from tiny country meeting houses of traditional gable-ended design to large town churches with Classical facades and space for 1000 or more worshippers in their galleried interiors. This book documents...
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  • The Symbolism of the Christian Temple by Hani, Jean
    Jean Hani

    The Symbolism of the Christian Temple

    That sacred art scarcely exists today is all too clear. We can perhaps speak of a "religious," but certainly not a sacred art. True sacred art is not sentimental or psychological, but ontological and cosmological in nature. Sacred art cannot be the result of...
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  • Saving the Light at Chartres: How the Great Cathedral and Its Stained-Glass Treasures Were Rescued During World War II by Pollak, Victor A.
    Victor A. Pollak

    Saving the Light at Chartres: How the Great Cathedral and Its Stained-Glass Treasures Were Rescued During World War II

    How Chartres Cathedral and its priceless stained glass survived World War II's widespread destruction of cultural monuments is one of the great stories of recent history. Victor Pollak tells the story of how the cathedral's treasures were spared and how an American soldier, Col....
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  • A History of the Church Through Its Buildings by Doig, Allan
    Allan Doig

    A History of the Church Through Its Buildings

    A History of the Church through its Buildings takes the reader to meet people who lived through momentous religious changes in the very spaces where the story of the Church took shape. Buildings are about people, the people who conceived, designed, financed, and used...
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  • Notre-Dame of Amiens: Life of the Gothic Cathedral by Murray, Stephen
    Stephen Murray

    Notre-Dame of Amiens: Life of the Gothic Cathedral

    Notre-Dame of Amiens is one of the great Gothic cathedrals. Its construction began in 1220, and artistic production in the Gothic mode lasted well into the sixteenth century. In this magisterial chronicle, Stephen Murray invites readers to see the cathedral as more than just...
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  • Majesty and Glory: Synagogues in the Land of Israel by Gellis, Abraham Israel
    Abraham Israel Gellis

    Majesty and Glory: Synagogues in the Land of Israel

    "These synagogues have a special majesty of their own--and now Rabbi Yisrael Gellis, a tenth generation Jerusalemite, scion of a distinguished family, has captured for us the holiness embedded in these houses of worship. In his inspiring book, he not only shares with us...
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  • Greyfriars Graveyard by Golledge, Charlotte
    Charlotte Golledge

    Greyfriars Graveyard

    When Greyfriars Graveyard opened in Edinburgh in the sixteenth century, built on the site of a Franciscan monastery on the edge of the Old Town below the castle, it became Edinburgh's most important burial site. Over the centuries many of Edinburgh's leading figures have...
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  • The Man Who Tapped The Secrets Of The Universe by Clark, Glenn
    Glenn Clark

    The Man Who Tapped The Secrets Of The Universe

    ""The Man Who Tapped The Secrets Of The Universe"" is a biography of Walter Russell, a polymath who made significant contributions to fields such as art, science, and philosophy. The book delves into Russell's life, from his humble beginnings in rural Massachusetts to his...
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  • Synagogues of Long Island by Poliakoff, Ira
    Ira Poliakoff

    Synagogues of Long Island

    Long Island has one of the most vibrant and largest Jewish communities in the nation.After World War II, hundreds of thousands of Jewish soldiers returned from war looking for a life in the suburbs and synagogues to join, but the demand exceeded the supply....
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  • First United Methodist Church of San Diego by Ames-Cook, Krista
    Krista Ames-Cook

    First United Methodist Church of San Diego

    First United Methodist Church (UMC) of San Diego has worshipped in several locations throughout San Diego, California, since February 1869. As the city of San Diego grew, so did the church. The first locations were near the waterfront and in the neighborhood that is...
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  • Cleveland's Vanishing Sacred Architecture by Herman, Barry K.
    Barry K. Herman

    Cleveland's Vanishing Sacred Architecture

    As in other cities, Cleveland has developed through the evolution of its European ethnic neighborhoods and their various religions. Many of these neighborhoods built their own churches, which became the focus of community development and unity. For decades, these churches thrived, but the new...
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  • Catholic Churches of Detroit by Godzak, Roman
    Roman Godzak

    Catholic Churches of Detroit

    Detroit was once known as the City of Churches. From a primitive log chapel on the banks of the Detroit River three centuries ago to the contemporary structures in the far-flung suburbs, the Catholic churches that grace southeastern Michigan pique the interest and admiration...
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  • Architecture, Mysticism and Myth by Lethaby, W. R.
    W. R. Lethaby

    Architecture, Mysticism and Myth

    The perfect temple should stand at the centre of the world, a microcosm of the universe fabric, its walls built four square with the walls of heaven. And thus they stand the world over, be they Egyptian, Buddhist, Mexican, Greek, or Christian, with the...
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  • Historic Meetinghouses and Churches of New Hampshire by Knoblock, Glenn a.
    Glenn a. Knoblock

    Historic Meetinghouses and Churches of New Hampshire

    Historic Meetinghouses and Churches of New Hampshire thoroughly documents the history of these unique civic and religious related structures in all areas of the state from Colonial times into the twentieth century. Discussed are details about key building features and how the design of...
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  • Masonic Temples: Freemasonry, Ritual Architecture, and Masculine Archetypes by Moore, William D.
    William D. Moore

    Masonic Temples: Freemasonry, Ritual Architecture, and Masculine Archetypes

    In Masonic Temples, William D. Moore introduces readers to the structures American Freemasons erected over the sixty-year period from 1870 to 1930, when these temples became a ubiquitous feature of the American landscape. As representations of King Solomon's temple in ancient Jerusalem erected in...
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  • Hallowed Halls of Greater New Orleans: Historic Churches, Cathedrals and Sanctuaries by Burst, Deborah
    Deborah Burst

    Hallowed Halls of Greater New Orleans: Historic Churches, Cathedrals and Sanctuaries

    Since Louisiana is the only state in the union to organize itself through parishes and not counties, it should come as no surprise that its places of worship are pillars of its communities. The Big Easy is no exception. From New Orleans to the...
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  • 'Ilm: Science, Religion and Art in Islam by Akkach, Samer
    Samer Akkach

    'Ilm: Science, Religion and Art in Islam

    This edited volume of chapters resulted from an international conference held at the University of Adelaide in July 2016 under the same title to explore the multifaceted concept of ʿilm in Islam -- its agency and manifestations in the connected realms of science, religion,...
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  • The LightFoot Companion to the via Francigena Canterbury to the Great Saint Bernard Pass, by Gallard, Babette
    Babette Gallard

    The LightFoot Companion to the via Francigena Canterbury to the Great Saint Bernard Pass,

    LightFoot Guides are written for Walkers and Cyclists, helping them to find the route, places to stay and meet their personal goals.The LightFoot Companion is an optional partner to the Lightfoot Guide.A step-by-step guide to the history and culture of the via Francigena in...
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  • Exeter Cathedral: The Garden of Paradise by Foyle, Jonathan
    Jonathan Foyle

    Exeter Cathedral: The Garden of Paradise

    Illuminates the fascinating history of Exeter Cathedral, a building that still marks the heart of Exeter city Touches on the perspective of its builders, and how their creation reflected a particular understanding of the world, and the realm they envisioned beyond us Illustrated with...
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  • Architecture of the Islamic West: North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700-1800 by Bloom, Jonathan M.
    Jonathan M. Bloom

    Architecture of the Islamic West: North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700-1800

    An authoritative survey situating some of the Western world's most renowned buildings within a millennium of Islamic history Some of the most outstanding examples of world architecture, such as the Mosque of C rdoba, the ceiling of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, the Giralda...
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  • The Transnational Mosque: Architecture and Historical Memory in the Contemporary Middle East by Rizvi, Kishwar
    Kishwar Rizvi

    The Transnational Mosque: Architecture and Historical Memory in the Contemporary Middle East

    Kishwar Rizvi, drawing on the multifaceted history of the Middle East, offers a richly illustrated analysis of the role of transnational mosques in the construction of contemporary Muslim identity. As Rizvi explains, transnational mosques are structures built through the support of both government sponsorship,...
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  • The Mystic Cave: A History of the Nativity Church at Bethlehem by Bacci, Michele
    Michele Bacci

    The Mystic Cave: A History of the Nativity Church at Bethlehem

    The present work is the first monographic book published in English, since 1910, on the history of the Nativity Church in Bethlehem. In comparison to other Holy Land monuments, the latter underwent relatively minor alterations in the course of time: spared from the destructions...
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  • In the Garden of Isfahan: Islamic Architecture from the 16th to the 18th Century by Blaser, Werner
    Werner Blaser

    In the Garden of Isfahan: Islamic Architecture from the 16th to the 18th Century

    Isfahan is a heavenly city of gardens, mosques and palaces for an open-minded architect. In addition to the artful dome constructions over the prayer halls of the larger mosques, the highpoint of Persian architecture is the multitude of garden complexes, staged as a mirror...
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  • Nicholas Hawksmoor: London Churches by Hawksmoor, Nicolas
    Nicolas Hawksmoor

    Nicholas Hawksmoor: London Churches

    British architect Nicholas Hawksmoor (approx. 1661-1736) is recognized as one of the major contributors to the traditions of British and European architectural culture. Nevertheless, there is insufficient visual documentation and analysis of his work. Nicholas Hawksmoor: London Churches reconsiders his architecture in relation to...
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  • The Chapel of Princeton University by Stillwell, Richard
    Richard Stillwell

    The Chapel of Princeton University

    The classic guide to one of America's architectural treasures--now with magnificent new color photos and a foreword by Princeton's dean of religious life Like the medieval English cathedrals that inspired it, the Princeton University Chapel is an architectural achievement designed to evoke wonder, awe,...
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  • Colorado's Historic Churches by Wommack, Linda
    Linda Wommack

    Colorado's Historic Churches

    Colorado's houses of worship reflect the same trademark resourcefulness and fortitude that the pioneers and history makers demonstrated throughout the state's history. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, established in 1854, remains the state's oldest church. Formed by a group of African American settlers,...
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  • The Sacred World of Temples by Das, Adyasha
    Adyasha Das

    The Sacred World of Temples

    The author's fascination with temples began when she was a child. This book is a collection of the author's reflections of her travels to different temples and temple towns over time in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Egypt etc. The author has attempted...
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  • A.W.N. Pugin by Frazer Lewis, David
    David Frazer Lewis

    A.W.N. Pugin

    A.W.N. Pugin transformed the Gothic Revival from an architectural style into an international movement. He decorated and furnished the Houses of Parliament, creating one of the icons of modern British identity in the process. His church designs were vastly influential, and although he was...
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  • Manchester Cathedral: A history of the Collegiate Church and Cathedral, 1421 to the present by Gregory, Jeremy
    Jeremy Gregory

    Manchester Cathedral: A History of the Collegiate Church and Cathedral, 1421 to the Present

    Founded in 1421, the Collegiate Church of Manchester, which became a cathedral in 1847, is of outstanding historical and architectural importance. But until now it has not been the subject of a comprehensive study. Appearing on the 600th anniversary of the Cathedral's inception by...
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  • Le Corbusier: Drawing as Process by Pauly, Danièle
    Danièle Pauly

    Le Corbusier: Drawing as Process

    "Each day of my life has been dedicated in part to drawing. I have never stopped drawing and painting, seeking, where I could find them, the secrets of form."--Le Corbusier Charles- douard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier (1887-1965), is famous for transforming 20th-century architecture...
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