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  3. The Early Renaissance Part I: The rebirth of classical themes and humanistic ideas marked the Renaissance in Italy, as seen in Florentines Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Ghiberti, and Botticelli. Part II: Glowing color — made possible by the new medium of oil paint — and minute detail set the work of the Flemish masters Van Eyck and Grunewald apart from the Florentines. . ... Ebook description

Publisher: Architectural Press | ISBN: 0750682639 | edition 2008 | PDF | 208 pages | 15,8 mb In structural terms reciprocal frame structures are 'three dimensional assemblies of mutually supporting beams'. But behind this definition lie some breathtakingly beautiful and complex structures at the heart of buildings both ancient and modern. This new book explores the principles of these apparently simple structures and demonstrates how they can be used in the context of a modern building. ... Ebook description

Publisher: University of California Press | ISBN: 0520209168 | edition 1997 | CHM | 302 pages | 15,8 mb This book celebrates one of the richest and most enduring themes in American architectureCalifornia's Arts and Crafts Movement. Echoing the writings of Helen Hunt Jackson, Charles F. Lummis, and Charles Keeler, this movement represented a retreat into a quieter place from the materialism of American society. ... Ebook description

  By Wim Wiewel, David C. Perry Publisher:   M.E. Sharpe Number Of Pages:   338 Publication Date:   2008-03-15 ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0765620391 ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780765620392 Product Description: The editors of "The University as Urban Developer" (HC 978-0-7656-1541-1; PB 978-0-7656-1641-8) now extend that work's groundbreaking analysis of the university's important role in the growth and development of the American city to the global view. ... Ebook description

  News London Zooming Toward 2012 Games AlA Announces Honor Award Winners Obituaries Aid to Haiti Projects Bold New Acts: Three performing arts centers conceived in architecture's halcyon years. Dallas Arts District Winspear Opera House, Texas. Foster + Partners Building Types Study 893: Adaptive Reuse Three obsolete Structures are re-purposed for the 21st century. ... Ebook description

  By George Lam Publisher:   Links Number Of Pages:   368 Publication Date:   2007-06-25 ISBN-10 / ASIN:   8496424618 ISBN-13 / EAN:   9788496424616 Product Description: Landscape Design USA features 70 completed landscape projects in USA,projects are classified under the following sections:1)Plazas and Streetscapes,2)Institutional,3 Corporate and Commercial, 4)Parks, Gardens and Memorial and 5 Residential. ... Ebook description

Publisher: Routledge | ISBN: 0415299829 | edition 2004 | PDF | 240 pages | 10,7 mb Beyond Description explores the history and architecture of Singapore. It argues that neither history nor architecture can be fruitfully examined without reference to the other. For this reason, aspects of urban life will always be beyond description, yet these aspects are what most call for analysis. On this premise, the book examines Singapore’s built environment by assessing how its past as a colonial port relates to its present as a global hub and how these inform its possible futures. ... Ebook description