Architecture - History - General

Outstanding Academic Title for 2007, Choice MagazineMany American democratic ideals are embodied in the public spaces of its cities, especially in Washington, D.C. In L'Enfant's Legacy architect and scholar Michael Bednar explores the public spaces of the nation's capital, examining the context of the...

The history and development of Washington D.C. as seen through its buildings, monuments, and public and private spaces.Over the past ten years, the Library of Congress has cataloged more than forty thousand drawings, prints, and photographs that capture important developments in the growth of...

San Francisco is a city designed for artists and wanderers. From North Beach, to Chinatown, to the cold, rough surf of Ocean Beach, to Marin, both visitors and lifelong residents have endless opportunities to explore new neighborhoods, buildings, environments, and cultures just by getting...

Between the two World Wars, there was an unprecedented need for new houses in Britain which resulted in a building boom. While only a small percentage of this building took the form of Modernism, there was still a significant number of semis and terraces...

Winner of Best Guidebook Award 2018 from the Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians While Savannah's famous urban plan is rightly renowned in many studies of urban history, what brings streams of tourists and architects to the city, and daily engages residents...

Author: Gülru NecipogluISBN-10: 1861892535ISBN-13: 9781861892539Publisher: Reaktion BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/15/2010Pages: 592Format: PaperbackWeight: 5.51lbsSize: 10.90h x 9.00w x 1.50d

What is today the overcrowded, neglected city of Old Delhi was once the magnificent capital of the Mughal Empire. At its heart was the spectacular Qila-e-Mubarak, now known as the Red Fort.Commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1639, the beautiful city of Shahjahanabad was...

"English Windmills" provides a comprehensive and scholarly exploration of the architectural and industrial heritage of milling in England. This first volume focuses on the origins and historical development of these iconic structures, offering a detailed survey of windmills across the counties of Kent, Surrey,...

A critical reassessment of nineteenth-century American architecture that uncovers how race, settler colonialism, and contested national identities shaped the built environment and its historiography.Rewriting American Architecture offers a revisionist riposte to the canonical story of nineteenth-century American architecture. Drawing on new archival research and...

This book serves as STL 101--the unmissable first stop for anyone interested in knowing more about St. Louis.St. Louis is a city you need to know, and I Am St. Louis is where you meet the city like never before. If St. Louis could...

Relax! The Machines Will Do It traces humanity's evolving relationship with technology from the Machine Age to AI. Using the "boiling frog" analogy, it shows how our slow adaptation to automation impacts work, communication, and health. The primary setting is American society, examining its...

"Structural Drawing" by Clothier Franklin Edminster, originally published in 1907, is a comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of creating technical drawings for architectural and engineering projects. This meticulously detailed book covers a wide range of topics, including the preparation of structural plans,...

First published in 1978, Georgian Houses for All describes how little Gregorian houses came into being and how the original inhabitants used them. Gregorian houses at their smallest and simplest can be seen everywhere in the British Isles - detached, semi-detached and joined together...

"Mirage of the North Sea" is a story that unfolds in a fictional world surrounded by a strange and mysterious North Sea. The main character dreams of traveling to the North Sea and exploring its secrets. After a mysterious turn of events, they embark...

The primary era of this study - the twentieth century - symbolizes the peak of the colonial rule and its total decline, as well as the rise of the new nation state of India. The processes that have been labeled 'westernization' and 'modernization' radically...

This title was first published in 2002. This really is a text that will fill a long-felt want. A key figure in that history is Amédée Ozenfant, painter, critic and friend of Le Corbusier, who in the first half of this century founded a...

Unique in the literature of planners, architects, and urban officials, Rebuilding Cities is a compendium and analysis of the achievements of city planning from the ""Ideal City"" of Palmanova in 1593 to the innovative achievements of planners and designers of the twentieth century. As...

As part of Daylight Europe, the daylighting behaviour of 60 buildings was observed and measured during a three year period. Buildings of many different types, sizes and ages were included - from offices to museums, libraries, churches, houses, airports and factories; from Classical buildings...

Planning the rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has been among the greatest urban planning challenges of our time. Since 2005, Robert B. Olshansky and Laurie A. Johnson, urban planners who specialize in disaster planning and recovery, have been working to...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Built by industrialists whose early businesses contributed to the escalation of the Industrial Revolution, company towns flourished in countries that embraced capitalism and open-market trading. In many instances, the company town came to symbolize the wrecking of the environment, especially in places associated with...

Buildings surround and affect us all. In this clear and concise introduction to buildings Thom Gorst demystifies the culture of architecture and shows how an interest in our environment - whatever our cultural position - can be of great value to us.Author: Thom GorstISBN-10:...

"Studies Of Certain Fungi Of Economic Importance In The Decay Of Building Timbers" by Walter Henry Snell delves into the critical issue of fungal decay in structural timbers. This study offers detailed insights into the specific fungi responsible for timber degradation, with a focus...

The Design of Structures: A Practical Treatise On the Building of Bridges, Roofs, &c by Samuel Anglin offers a comprehensive guide to structural engineering as it was practiced in the late 19th century. This detailed work covers the principles and practical applications of designing...

Surprisingly, the common notion of taking a seaside vacation has only existed since the eighteenth century, with a growing acceptance of the idea that fresh air and sea water are good for one's health. Since then, seaside resorts for all budgets have sprung up...

A fascinating insight into Britain's industrial past as evidenced by its buildings, richly illustrated with intricate line drawings. Industrial Britain goes far beyond the mills and machine houses of the Industrial Revolution to give an engaging insight into Britain's industrial heritage. It looks at...

Spanning the years from 1714 to the start of the twenty-first century, this book includes the period's finest examples of British architecture. An in-depth guide to the history of every house features information on its design, construction and the stories of its best-known inhabitants,...

Chicago's marvelous architecture and the great paintings and sculpture of its famous museums are the stars and focus of this unique new tour guide. In a compact, easy-to-carry, and easy-to-follow format, the book contains twenty-five self-guided tours to the city's world-renowned masterpieces. Each brief...

Why do we live in homes and communities built around the century-old industrial model of large service networks that use polluting resources? For more than a century, creative architects and planners have dreamed of decentralisation and self-sufficient living, not to cut themselves off from...

If there is anything to be learned from the history of American architecture it is that it reflects the American adventure in creativity and inventiveness, and the desire to be unique and expressive. In The Groundbreakers, Charles E. Dagit, Jr. examines pioneering American architects...

Reconsidering Tropical Architecture and Urbanism explores the complex factors - from climate to colonialism - that have shaped ideas of tropical architecture from the eighteenth century to the present. While many studies view tropical architecture simply as the development of climatic design strategies and...

"Designs For Farm Cottage And Steadings" offers a detailed look at rural architecture during the 19th century. Authored by James Cunningham, a surveyor, this book showcases designs intended for farm cottages and steadings. It provides insights into the functional and aesthetic considerations of agricultural...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

"A Description of the Exchange of Bristol" by John Wood, architect, provides a detailed account of the construction and opening of the Bristol Exchange. This historical document meticulously recounts the ceremonies involved in laying the first stone and officially opening the building for public...

This collection comprises Volumes 91 through 105 of the "Redbooks of the British Fire Prevention Committee," offering a detailed historical record of fire prevention and safety measures. Compiled by the British Fire Prevention Committee, these volumes provide invaluable insights into the evolution of fire...

This collection comprises Volumes 20-29 of the "Red Books" published by the British Fire Prevention Committee. These volumes offer a detailed historical perspective on fire prevention and safety measures in Great Britain during the early 20th century. Featuring reports, research, and guidelines, the "Red...

The Living Tradition of Architecture explores the depth of architecture as it takes flesh in the living tradition of building, dwelling and thinking. This is a timely appraisal of the field by some of its foremost contributors. Beyond modern misconceptions about tradition only relating...

Studies on architecture in South Asia continue to ignore women in canonical histories of the discipline. This book attempts to recover the stories of the women architects whose careers nearly parallel the development of modernism in colonial and postcolonial India. Writing their experiences into...

Bio-Architecture studies the natural principles of animal and human constructions from several different perspectives, and presents a great part of the knowledge that gives origin and shape to built form. Organic architecture offers a design approach arising from natural principles, bringing us back to...

Explore the rich tapestry of artistic expression with "A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture" by Clara Erskine Clement. This comprehensive volume offers a foundational understanding of the fine arts, tracing the evolution of painting, sculpture, and architecture through the...

"The Drama of Glass" by Kate Field offers a fascinating exploration into the world of glass manufacture. Delve into the industrial history of glassmaking, witnessing the transformation of raw materials into objects of beauty and utility. This meticulously prepared edition chronicles the artisan craft...

Experience the grandeur and spectacle of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915 through breathtaking images of their lighting installations. Assembled by General Electric Company, the photographs offer insights into the techniques used to illuminate this world-renowned exhibition This work has been selected by scholars...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This beautifully illustrated book by Orlando Ridout IV places the Brice House in Annapolis, Maryland in its historical and architectural context. It also features a color reproduction of James Brice's entire account book with a detailed index. The James Brice house is one of...

This book explores the international trade of Bristol and its documentary and archaeological evidence, and offers a radical new interpretation for its early development. It is based on the conference held, from 20 to 24 July 1996, at Badcock Hall, University of Bristol.Author: Lawrence...

An ideal volume for lovers of Venice and architecture aficionados, combining in-depth history of this singular city with more than 100 color photographs and maps. Of Venice's many majestic spaces, none is as evocative and significant as the Piazza San Marco. An authoritative account...

Architecture plays a powerful role in nation building. Buildings and monuments not only constitute the built fabric of society, they reflect the intersection of culture, politics, economics, and aesthetics in distinct social settings and distinct times. From first contact to the postmodern city, this...

Focusing on the house and museum and its considerable collections of architectural fragments, models, drawings folios and publications, this book is about thirteen Lincoln's Inn Fields in London, England, built in the early 1800s by the renowned eighteenth-century architect Sir John Soane. The book...