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Brunskill R. W.

ISBN: HB: 9780300116878, Yale University Press, June 2009
262 pp., 24.6x19.6 cm

"Brick and Clay Building in Britain" has been widely praised both for its clear and well-balanced text and for the quality of the illustrations. This new edition includes a fascinating account of how bricks, brick files and terracotta have been made...

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Alvar Aalto Architecture, Modernity, and Geopolitics

Pelkonen Eeva-Liisa

ISBN: HB: 9780300114287, Yale University Press, June 2009
248 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 124 black&white illus.

Perhaps no other great modern architect has been linked to a native country as closely as Alvar Aalto. Critics have argued that the essence of Finland flows, as if naturally, into his quasi-organic forms, ranging from such buildings as the Baker Hous...

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Pevsner Architectural Guides

Gwynedd Buildings of Wales

Haslam Richard, Orbach Julian, Voelcker Adam

ISBN: HB: 9780300141696, Yale University Press, May 2009
800 pp., 21.6x12.1 cm, 120 colour illus.

The spectacular landscapes of Gwynedd – the historic counties of Anglesey, Caernarfon and Merioneth – are the setting for many of Wales' greatest buildings. Beaumaris, Caernarfon, Conwy and Harlech castles are unsurpassed as works of medieval militar...

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Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Reconstructing Urban Landscapes

Berrizbeitia Anita, Goldberger Paul, Amidon Jane, Blum Andrew, Carr Ethan, Jong Erik, Fergusson Peter, Gleeson Rachel, Pollak Linda, Rosenberg Elissa

ISBN: HB: 9780300135855, Yale University Press, May 2009
320 pp., 25.4x27.9 cm, 185 colour illus.

Instilling a poetics of place is a goal of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA), the famous landscape design firm that has created successful public spaces in some of the country's most challenging urban sites. In these locations, nature offers...

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Ancient Churches of Ethiopia

Phillipson David W.

ISBN: HB: 9780300141566, Yale University Press, May 2009
288 pp., 25.4x19.1 cm, 224 black&white illus., 50 colour illus.

The kings of Aksum formally became Christian during the second quarter of the fourth century, making Ethiopia the second country in the world (after Armenia) officially to adopt the new faith. This landmark book is the first to integrate historical,...

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You are the City Observation, Organization and Transformation of Urban Settings

Kempf Petra

ISBN: PB: 9783037781593, Lars Muller Publishers, March 2009
16 pp., 29.7x21 cm, illus.

Cities are hybrid entities based on multilayered and sometimes contradictory organizing principles. As complex networks of geographic, economic, political and cultural segments, they are caught up in a constant process of differentiation. How are we...

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Defining Urban Design CIAM Architects and the Formation of a Discipline, 1937-69

Mumford Eric

ISBN: HB: 9780300138887, Yale University Press, March 2009
272 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 14 colour images, 86 black&white illus.

In this meticulously researched book, Eric Mumford traces how members of the International Congress of Modern Architecture (CIAM), such as Walter Gropius, Josep Lluis Sert, and their American associates, developed the discipline of urban design from...

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Modernist Museum in Perspective The East Building, National Gallery of Art

Alofsin Anthony

ISBN: HB: 9780300121599, Yale University Press, March 2009
248 pp., 27.9x22.9 cm, 58 colour images, 207 black&white illus.

This fascinating book is the first critical examination of the East Building, I. M. Pei's celebrated addition to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Distinguished contributors consider this iconic building from various historical vantage...

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Pevsner Architectural Guides

Lancashire: North Buildings of England

Hartwell Clare, Pevsner Nikolaus

ISBN: HB: 9780300126679, Yale University Press, February 2009
800 pp., 21.6x12.1 cm, 120 colour illus.

The landscapes of this beautiful and rewarding area range from the shores of Morecambe Bay and the wild Forest of Bowland in the north to the coastal flatlands and Pennine mill towns in the south. Lancaster, the historic county town, boasts some of t...

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Interior Design

Stone Hill Center Tadao Ando at the Clark

Pare Richard, Webb Michael

ISBN: PB: 9780300149173, Yale University Press, January 2009
64 pp., 20.3x20.3 cm, 47 colour images, 2 black&white illus.

Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando is a master of minimalism, known for his use of simple materials, his light-filled interiors, and his respect for the natural environment in which he works. This handsome book celebrates Ando's Stone Hill C...

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