Architecture: Form, Space, & Order
 a bad book for architects One of the most damaging books that has ever flooded architectural education. The book is the dullest and uninspiring compilation of platitudes without any critical referent. To the problems of architecture and architectural ... [... more]
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The Architecture of Happiness
Charming, but not as funny as some of his previous writing. After tackling such diverse topics as Proust, status and love, Alain de Botton has turned his erudite eye to architecture in his new book The Architecture of Happiness. Using a bit of history, a ... [... more]
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Medieval Architecture in Western Europe: From A.D. 300 ...
The most complete book of its kind As a student in Professor Calkin's Medieval Architecture course at Cornell, I have found this book to be an invaluable resource. Professor Calkins has intimate knowledge of all of the buildings described, and the ... [... more]
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What Is Japanese Architecture?: A Survey of Traditional ...
a wonderful guide to japanese architectural styles! This is a good guide to Japanse architecture and it's styles. It contains many illustrations, and is a detailed description on types of Traditional Japanese architecture.
Excellent source material! I've ... [... more]
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Structure and Architecture
Enhanced with an expanded and re-written chapter Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Angus MacDonald's Structure & Architecture showcases the relationship between architecture and structural engineering using both historical and ... [... more]
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Prague 20th Century Architecture
Handy guide to accessible landmarks of 20th C architecture The concise Prague, 20th Century Architecture is easily the best current guide to an architecture that until 1989 was mostly inaccessible to the culture vultures of the heroic period of ... [... more]
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The Garden as Architecture: Form and Spirit in the ...
Contrasts in how 3 cultures relate buildings & gardens. The highest compliment which I can pay to a book is to say that it has a place in my "Desert Island" library - that is to say that if I were to find myself stranded on an island and ... [... more]
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Irving Gill And Architecture Of Reform
Irving Gill FINALLY a new book on the great works of Irving Gill!
Irving Gill FINALLY a new book on the great works of Irving Gill!
A visionary way ahead of his time. To look back at the work of Irving Gill is a revelation. His buildings could come out of ... [... more]
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Architecture as Metaphor: Language, Number, Money
A tremendous accomplishment! This book is a tremendous accomplishment. An intellectual pleasure. In the first half of the book, Karatani deals with what he calls "the will to architecture". According to him, the whole Western philosophy has ... [... more]
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Edward Paul Giddings Art and Architecture 0f Passion
ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF PASSION BY GIDDINGS The most wonderful book full of breath-taking pictures. Designs are Tropical and colorful. I recommend this book to anyone liking tropical themes and decorating. [... more]
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The Temple Architecture of India
A bit dry-but very informative Many of the major temples of India are covered in this book- but the emphasis is clearly on the older temples many of which are now in ruins. For some reason the southern Indian state of Karnataka receives a lot of coverage ... [... more]
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Le Corbusier And The Continual Revolution In Architecture
Expanded, refined Jencks third work on LC is an expanded and revised take since his first 'tragic view of architecture'. The author makes his point well and the change of focus over the two books - a tragic view/ a continual revolution is a shift in ... [... more]
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