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Crafty Reads: Architecture September
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Landscape sketching in pen & ink : with notes on architectural subjects
by Donald Maxwell
Following introductions to perspective, light and shade, and composition, Maxwell proceeds to demonstrate how to direct a picture's focus, and he discusses the challenges of ink as a medium. His observations are complemented and enhanced with illustrative examples of boatyards, bridges, churches, and country farms from throughout Great Britain that date from the early twentieth century. A concluding gallery features a bonus collection of twenty-five images by Frank Brangwyn, Joseph Pennell, Otto Fischer, and other contemporary masters of pen-and-ink landscapes.
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The visual dictionary of buildings
by Inc. Dorling Kindersley
A full-color photographic dictionary provides a close-up look at the world of architecture and building construction, with examples ranging from Egyptian temples to modern skyscrapers, presented in dazzling photographs accompanied by charts, diagrams, and plans.
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A history of architecture in 100 buildings
by Dan Cruickshank
Traces the evolution of architecture and building design through the study of one hundred structures, including the Towers of San Gimignano in Italy, Japan's Ise Inner Shrine, and New York City's Flatiron Building
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Arts & crafts architecture : history and heritage in New England
by Maureen Meister
This architectural tour of the Arts and Crafts movement features buildings built in that style from New England in the 1870s and 1880s and describes how cultural personalities of the time, including Ralph Waldo Emerson and Charles Eliot Norton, influenced the design.
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The building of Manhattan
by Donald A. Mackay
Hundreds of carefully researched line drawings illustrate the development of Manhattan's architecture and infrastructure--its early houses and super skyscrapers, its subways and waterlines, telephone and electrical cables, and bridges
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Tropical Home : Inspirational Design Ideas
by Kim Inglis
Full-color photography of interiors and exteriors, garden features, pools and pavilions, as well as decorative details and fashion forward furniture, is accompanied by insightful text that traces past history and present trends, and predicts what is to come, design wise, in the future.
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New eco homes : New Ideas for Sustainable Living
by Manel Couto Gutiérrez
Exploring various aspects of modern eco design, a full-color showcase of the latest innovations in sustainable architecture is an essential resource for architects, designers and homeowners interested in creating warm and inviting homes that protect and conserve our natural environment. 20,000 first printing.
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