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Ove Arup A Philosophy of Design
Nigel Tonks
Prestel
ISBN: 3791347314
RRP Price: £24.99 Hardback
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Featuring a number of essays published for the first time, this collection of writings by the inspirational structural engineer Ove Arup provides valuable insight into one of the greatest minds the field has witnessed.
The founder of the eponymous engineering firm, which continues to realize semi....MORE
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Foster + Partners: Catalogue 2012
David Jenkins
Prestel
ISBN: 3791346857
RRP Price: £40.00 Paperback
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Now in an updated and expanded edition, this book is an invaluable guide to the work of one of the world’s leading architectural practices.
Highlighting their most significant work, including recent and classic projects, Foster + Partners: Catalogue traces the development of the Foster studio fro....MORE
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Willis Faber & Dumas
Norman Foster, Kenneth Powell
Prestel
ISBN: 3791346865
RRP Price: £19.99 Hardback
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The headquarters for Willis Faber & Dumas challenged accepted thinking about the office building and established Foster + Partners’ reputation for democratic, flexibly planned workplaces.
Primarily conceived with a spirit of equality, the architectural innovations of Willis Faber & Dumas included....MORE
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Millau Viaduct
Norman Foster, Thomas Leslie
Prestel
ISBN: 3791346873
RRP Price: £19.99 Hardback
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This book follows the evolution of Millau Viaduct in southern France from first sketches through to completion, as designed and executed by Foster + Partners, with engineer Michel Virlogeux.
Spanning the spectacular gorge of the River Tarn in southern France, the Millau Viaduct provides a critica....MORE
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First: Groundbreaking Moments in Architecture
Isabel Kuhl
Prestel
ISBN: 3791346547
RRP Price: £14.99 Paperback
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From the pyramids to the Guggenheim Museum, discover how these groundbreaking structures changed the course of architecture through the ages.....MORE
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The Story of Modern Architecture
Paolo Favole
Prestel
ISBN: 3791346415
RRP Price: £14.99 Paperback
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Focusing on modern architecture, this book gives readers the tools they need to grasp the architectural language and building forms of this diverse period.
Part of an accessibly written and generously illustrated series on architecture through the ages, this book features modern architecture’s mo....MORE
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Talking Architecture
Hanno Rauterberg
Prestel
ISBN: 3791346849
RRP Price: £14.99 Paperback
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Now available in a revised and updated paperback edition, this revealing volume features interviews with twenty of the world’s most influential living architects in which they discuss their accomplishments, challenges, inspirations, and dreams.
What makes an architect tick? What is the state of a....MORE
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WOHA
Michaela Busenkell (Editor), Peter Cachola Schmal (Editor)
Prestel
ISBN: 3791351869
RRP Price: £35.00 Paperback
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A monograph on the architectural practice WOHA, known for its environmentally-friendly buildings.
This monograph on the Singapore-based architectural practice WOHA uses examples such as open-aired tropical family homes, green permeable high-rises, and a cutting-edge resort on the island of Bali t....MORE
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schneider+schumacher
Peter Cachola Schmal (Editor), Till Schneider (Editor), Michael Schumacher (Editor)
Prestel
ISBN: 3791351478
RRP Price: £40.00 Hardback
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One of Germany’s leading architectural firms, schneider+schumacher has created an impressive portfolio of buildings, as can be seen in this book, which gives an in-depth overview of their projects, including ones that have not been completed yet.
Exhibition Itinerary:
Deutsches Architekturmuseum....MORE
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Building with Timber
Hermann Kaufmann, Winfried Nerdinger
Prestel
ISBN: 3791351818
RRP Price: £35.00 Hardback
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A building material of the future, timber bridges the gap between nature and technology.
A sustainable resource and climate-friendly construction material, timber is also materialised solar energy and carbon dioxide accumulator. As a universally applicable heat-insulating material and highly resi....MORE
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German Architecture Annual 2011/12
Peter Cachola Schmal (Editor), Christina Gräwe (Editor)
Prestel
ISBN: 3791351354
RRP Price: £35.00 Paperback
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The latest edition of this annual volume features the best in German architecture.
This volume presents 23 projects that demonstrate extraordinary ingenuity in architecture, beginning with the DAM-Prize winning project—the reconstruction of the East Wing of the Museum of Natural History in Berlin....MORE
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The Reichstag
Norman Foster, Chris Abel
Prestel
ISBN: 3791345893
RRP Price: £19.99 Hardback
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In the 1990s Norman Foster transformed Berlin’s Reichstag from a historical symbol of Germany’s defeat and division to an architectural beacon for twenty-first century democracy, as can be seen in this generously illustrated book.
This book introduces readers to one of Europe’s iconic buildings a....MORE
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The Great Court at the British Museum
Norman Foster, Deyan Sudjic
Prestel
ISBN: 3791345907
RRP Price: £19.99 Hardback
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From initial sketches to final project, this book documents the “reinvention” of the British Museum’s Great Court.
One of the world’s greatest institutions of learning and art, the British Museum sees nearly six million visitors annually. Yet until Norman Foster’s remarkable transformation of its....MORE
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The Story of Baroque Architecture
Daniela Tarabra, Claudia Zanlungo
Prestel
ISBN: 3791345958
RRP Price: £14.99 Paperback
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Focusing on the Baroque period, this book gives readers the tools they need to grasp the architectural language and building forms of this style.
Part of a new, accessibly written, and generously illustrated series on architecture through the ages, this book features Baroque’s most important arch....MORE
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The Story of Gothic Architecture
Francesca Prina
Prestel
ISBN: 3791345966
RRP Price: £14.99 Paperback
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Focusing on the Gothic period, this book gives readers the tools they need to grasp the architectural language and building forms of this style.
Part of a new, accessibly written, and generously illustrated series on architecture through the ages, this book features the Gothic period’s most impor....MORE
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The Story of Renaissance Architecture
Sonia Servida
Prestel
ISBN: 3791345974
RRP Price: £14.99 Paperback
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Focusing on the Renaissance period, this book gives readers the tools they need to grasp the architectural language and building forms of this style.
Part of an accessibly written and generously illustrated series on architecture through the ages, this book features the Renaissance period’s most ....MORE
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The Story of Contemporary Architecture
Paolo Favole
Prestel
ISBN: 3791345982
RRP Price: £14.99 Paperback
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Focusing on contemporary architecture, this book gives readers the tools they need to grasp the architectural language and building forms of today’s architecture.
Part of a new, accessibly written, and generously illustrated series on architecture through the ages, this book features contemporary....MORE
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Ernst May 1886-1970
Claudia Quiring, Wolfgang Voigt, Peter Cachola Schmal, Eckhard Herrel
Prestel
ISBN: 379135132X
RRP Price: £40.00 Hardback
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This book provides an overview of the work of Ernst May, one of the outstanding figures of classic modernist architecture.
Exhibition Itinerary:
Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, July 27–November 13, 2011
This catalog accompanies the first exhibition dedicated to the entirety of....MORE
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Norman Foster: Works 6
David Jenkins (Editor)
Prestel
ISBN: 3791332597
RRP Price: £85.00 Hardback
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The sixth volume in a monumental survey of the works of Norman Foster focuses on the years 1996–2009—and projects towards an exciting future of continued architectural excellence.
Winner of the Pritzker Prize and the Praemium Imperiale, Norman Foster is one of the most innovative and forwardthink....MORE
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The Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme
Philip Jodidio
Prestel
ISBN: 3791344064
RRP Price: £50.00 Hardback
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The extraordinary accomplishments of the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme are celebrated in this generously illustrated volume that includes hundreds of photographs, maps, and drawings along with informative text, offering fascinating insight into the built environment of Muslim societies around t....MORE
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