Publication date: 1984
Review Lanfranco e Wiligelmo: Il Duomo di Modena (Italian Edition) / Panini:
Authors
- Florian Böhm
- Scheppe Böhm Associates
- Florian Bohm
- Luca Pizzaroni
- Wolfgang Scheppe
Publication date: 2002-12-15
Dewey code: 725
List Price: $39.95
Price: $1,100.00
Review Endcommercial / Reading the City / Hatje Cantz Publishers:Between urban structures and individual existence, organic and improvised systems emerge. Situated beyond the sophisticated economy and below a level of recognition, they are familiar yet paradoxically invisible. The ordinariness of certain objects is so ubiquitous that they fail to evoke reflection: construction barriers, ads on buses, traffic signs, LCD displays, chained-up bicycles, the fa ades of stores, subway maps. Endcommerical / Reading the City conducts a visual research project of urban street territory, compiling signs, objects, and codes within grammatical relationships that unveil embedded social conditions and contradictions. Taking New York as a paradigmatic urban alphabet, Endcommercial / Reading the City orders a seemingly endless array of informal and empirical photographs, demonstrating the distinction between an unconscious visualization of singularities and an intelligent perception of generality. Initiated by the commercial, subject to fictionalization, it is a reference tool engaged in the thoughtful renewal of our visual vocabulary, opposed to the omnipresent iconography we process everyday.
Publication date: 2004-04-30
Dewey code: 930
List Price: $416.00
Price: $416.00
Review Ancient Roman Topography And Architecture (Paper Museum of Cassiano Dal Pozzo)(Three Volumes) / David Brown:This three-volume catalogue is the first of two Parts of the Catalogue Raisonné to cover the large corpus of architectural and topographical drawings from the Paper Museum. With a second Part dedicated to drawings of Renaissance and later architecture (A. X, forthcoming), the present title covers the drawings documenting the remains of antique buildings. These architectural remains were to be found for the most part in Rome and the surrounding countryside, stretching south east to the Alban Hills and east to Palestrina and Tivoli. Commissioned and collected by Cassiano dal Pozzo and his younger brother Carlo Antonio, the drawings formed a fundamental part of their ambitious enterprise to record all surviving traces of Roman civilization in the Museo Cartaceo. The drawings included in this catalogue are divided between the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities of the British Museum and the Sir John Soane's Museum, with an additional group from the Stirling-Maxwell albums now dispersed among other institutions and private collections. The material ranges from fragments depicting a single architectural detail to folios with views of whole towns and fortification schemes. The number of older drawings acquired by the dal Pozzo brothers in the present group far exceeds those that were newly commissioned by them, and includes groups of drawings connected with architectural treatises by Antonio Labacco (for his Libro appartenente all'architettura, 1552) and by Giovanni Antonio Dosio (for his Trattato) as well as by Pirro Ligorio for his encyclopaedic collection. One of the earliest sheets bears drawings of the Arch of Trajan in Benevento, newly attributed to Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439-1501). Among the commissioned works by Cassiano are copies after earlier architectural drawings by, for example, Giuliano da Sangallo from his famous sketchbook in the Vatican, the Barberini Codex. [+]The arrangement of the drawings in volumes 1 and 2 of the catalogue is chronological by artist. Volume 3 consists of individual drawings and smaller groups arranged by location (starting with Rome and moving through Albano and its vicinity, the Campagna and the rest of Italy) and then by subject (capricci, columns, entablatures, cornices, friezes, architraves and other architectural fragments). Comparative photographs of the extant buildings and other sources for the drawings are included. Introductory essays introduce the different categories and groups of drawings, discuss the ways in which the dal Pozzo brothers ordered the architectural drawings within their Paper Museum and place the material in the context of previous and contemporary collections of architectural drawings.
Creator: A. Corz
Publication date: 2001-08
Dewey code: 620
List Price: $399.00
Price: $399.00
Review Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures III (Advances in Earthquake Engineering) / Computational Mechanics, Inc.:Featuring state-of-the-art research together with specific case histories, this volume contains a selection of contributions presented at the Third International Conference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures. The contributors discuss both basic and applied research in various relevant fields and topics covered include: Reinforced Concrete Structures; Bridges; Building Structures; Ground Motion and Site Effects; Seismic Design Criteria; Earthquake Resistant Design; Historical Buildings and Monuments; Soil Structure Interaction; Seismic Isolation and Control; Soil Dynamics; Retrofit; Case Studies; Steel Structures; and Underground and Lifeline Structures.
Publication date: 1971
Review Windows and environment / Architectural Press [for] the Pilkington Environmental Advisory Service:
Publication date: 1993
Review Die Griechische Polis: Architektur und Politik (Schriften des Seminars fur Klassische Archaologie der Freien Universitat Berlin) (German Edition) / E. Wasmuth:
Authors
- Patrick Mauries
- Line Vautrin
Dewey code: 739.27092
Price: $35.00
Review Line Vautrin: Sculptor, Jeweller, Magician / Thames & Hudson:
Publication date: 1997-08-01
Dewey code: 590
List Price: $398.00
Price: $398.00
Review Cerambycidae of Northern Asia: Cerambycinae / Brill Academic Publishers:Volume II, part 1 contains keys to the tribes based on adult insects, larvae, and pupae of the subfamily Cerambycinae, and information of the ecology of 23 genera and 47 species of the tribes Hesperophanini, Cerambycini, Callidopini, Graciliini, Obriini, Nathriini, Molorchini, Dilusini, Callichromini, Rosaliini, and Callidiini. The material for part II was collected during many years of investigations. This book presents keys to the genera and species of the tribes Clytini and Stenaspini based on various developmental stages, and a detailed description of the morphology, geographic distribution and biology of cerambycids (14 genera, 61 species).
Authors
- H. Kliczkowski
- Hugo Kliczkowski
Price: $8.05
Review Casas Rehabilitadas (Spanish Edition) / H. Kliczkowski:
Authors
- Bernard Cache
- Detlef Mertins
- Sandra Knapp
- Mark Wigley
- Manuel De Landa
- Sanford Kwinter
Publication date: 2004-03-02
Dewey code: 720
List Price: $49.95
Price: $491.00
Review Phylogenesis foa's ark: foreign office architects / Actar:Phylogenesis-wait, we'll explain the title soon-is structured as a reflection on the work that Foreign Office Architects (FOA) has produced during its first 10 years of practice. With its genesis as a primarily speculative and academic endeavor, FOA has recently expended much energy in the development of a technical arsenal for implementing real projects. Such explorations have been undertaken through a series of competitions, speculative commissions, and lately some real projects, some of them already completed, others still under construction. The outcome of these years is seen not just as a series of experiments, defined by the specific conditions of a project, but as a consistent reservoir of architectural species to be proliferate, mutated, and evolved in the near future. With the spirit of a scientific classification, the genesis of the projects is here identified as the evolution of a series of "phylums," actualized-and simultaneously virtualized-in their application to the specific conditions where the projects take place. Phylogenesis also includes an FOA-curated compilation of previously published texts from several critics who analyze "external" topics that relate to different aspects of the firm's discourse. Excerpts by Bernard Cache, Manuel de Landa,Sanford Kwinter, Farshid Moussavi, Detlef Mertins, Alejandro Zaera-Polo, Sandra Knapp and Mark Wigley. Hardcover, 6 x 8 in. /600 pgs / Illustrated throughout.
Authors
- Oleg A. Mudrak
- Anna V. Dybo
- S. A. Starostin
Dewey code: 494
List Price: $399.00
Price: $399.00
Review Etymological Dictionary of the Altaic Languages, 3 Volumes (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik - Part 8: Uralic & Central Asian Studies, ... Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik) / Brill Academic Publishers:This comparative and etymological dictionary of the more than fifty languages traditionally classified as Altaic is arguably the most comprehensive, systematic work as yet on the subject. Subdivided into five branches: Turkic, Mongolian, Tungus-Manchu, Korean and Japanese, it deals with the entire Altaic family. The introduction contains a detailed account of the phonetic correspondences between Altaic languages, as well as their morphological and lexical characteristics. The body of the dictionary presents almost 3000 lexical matches between different subgroups of Altaic, with Proto-Altaic reconstructions and detailed reflexes in ancient and modern languages. Wherever possible comments are given to distinguish between inherited vocabulary and various later interlingual borrowings. With detailed indices for each language. A true reference work of great importance.
Creator: John Kirkpatrick
Publication date: 1996-04
Review Mecanoo - Architecture (Monografieen van Nederlandse architecten) / 010 Uitgeverij:
Publication date: 2001-12
Dewey code: 624
Price: $104.00
Review Conservation of Stone in North American Buildings / Kluwer Academic Pub:
Creator: Fay Sudweeks
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1998-06-30
List Price: $399.00
Price: $399.00
Review Artificial Intelligence in Design '98 / Springer:The papers in this volume are from the 5th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Design held in July 1998 in Lisbon, Portugal. They represent the state of the art and the cutting edge of research and development in this field. This volume demonstrates both the breadth and depth of artificial intelligence in design and points the way forward for our understanding of design as a process and for the development of advanced computer-based tools to aid designers. The paper describes advances in both theory and applications. This volume will be of particular interest to researchers, developers and users of advanced computer systems in design.
Publication date: 1966
Review An approach to an objective analysis of behavior in architectural space, (University of Washington, Seattle. College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Architecture/development series):
Authors
- Bruce G. Batchelor
- Paul F. Whelan
Dewey code: 670.427
Price: $152.00
Review Intelligent Vision Systems for Industry / Springer-Verlag Telos:The application of intelligent imaging techniques to industrial vision problems is an evolving aspect of current machine vision research. Machine vision is a relatively new technology, more concerned with systems engineering than with computer science, and with much to offer the manufacturing industry in terms of improving efficiency, safety and product quality. Beginning with an introductory chapter on the basic concepts, the authors develop these ideas to describe intelligent imaging techniques for use in a new generation of industrial imaging systems. Sections cover the application of AI languages such as Prolog, the use of multi-media interfaces and multi-processor systems, external device control, and colour recognition. The text concludes with a discussion of several case studies that illustrate how intelligent machine vision techniques can be used in industrial applications.
Authors
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Mariko Mori
Edition: Limited
Publication date: 2001-07-15
Dewey code: 720
Price: $175.00
Review Visionaire 36: Power: Limited Edition / Visionaire Publishing, LLC:For their latest issue, Power,Visionaire has teamed up with the renowned cosmetic house Shiseido to create a hardcover book housed in an iridescent injection-molded case. Nature and beauty are the starting points for Power/, an issue combining saturated colors, "natural" elements and "supernatural" holographic papers. Contributions from Visionaire's usual all-star list of artists, photographers, and image-makers include Mariko Mori, Wolfgang Tillmans, Thomas Struth, Roni Horn, Mark Quinn, Richard Misrach, Nick Knight, Richard Burbridge, Warren du Preez, Nick Thornton-Jones, Fabien Baron, Peter Saville and Me Company. The cover features an image of the singer and actress Bjork, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.
Publication date: 2002-08-30
Review Core Curriculum / Prentice-Hall:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1998-04-21
Dewey code: 031
List Price: $2,750.00
Price: $2,750.00
Review Early Urban Planning (Early Urban Planning, Volume 8) / Routledge:All the material selected for this collection is from the period 1870-1945. Eight books are reproduced in their entirety, focusing on multiple aspects of city and regional planning. There is alsoan additional volume of shorter pieces, dealing with themes such as planning for parks, housing, transportation systems, municipal art and public health. Major figures highlighted in these volumes include Abercrombie, Adams, Bauer, Geddes, Howard, Mumford, Olmstead Jr. , Olmstead Sr. , Perry, Soria y Mata and Unwin. Other famous names of the period include Bassett, Marsh, Robinson, Wacker, Tugwell and Walker.
Creator: Ignacio Carol
Edition: 1st
Publication date: 1993-11
Dewey code: 620.13633
Price: $232.50
Review Creep and Shrinkage of Concrete: Proceedings of the Fifth International Rilem Symposium, Barcelona, Spain, September 6-9, 1993 (Rilem Proceedings, 2) / E & FN Spon:
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Architecture/development series), Intelligent Vision Systems for Industry, Visionaire 36: Power: Limited Edition, Core Curriculum, Early Urban Planning (Early Urban Planning, Volume 8), Creep and Shrinkage of Concrete: Proceedings of the Fifth International Rilem Symposium, Barcelona, Spain, September 6-9, 1993 (Rilem Proceedings, 2)Top headlines: Private funeral set for Jett Travolta in Florida: John Travolta and his family were expected to host a private memorial service Thursday for their son, 16-year-old Jett Travolta, at their home in a central Florida gated community. ›19:35 Destinations vie to be named a natural Wonder: The Grand Canyon, Mt. 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