Arkitekturhistoria

Far and away the best narrative of western architecture in existence...it stands out as an intellectual triumph. - Sir John Summerson In this highly acclaimed, classic reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the...

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A revised and updated edition of Sir John Summerson's classic book. Derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture in antiquity, the classical style has long dominated the history of western architecture from the Renaissance to the pr...

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I år är det 100 år sedan Swedish Grace gjorde succé ute i världen. Med debuten på den första världsutställningen för dekorativ och konstindustriell design i Paris 1925 lovordades svenskt konsthantverk och industriell formgivning. En ikonisk arkite...

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Perioden 1909-1931 blev avgörande för arkitekten Gunnar Asplund. Det var då han lade grunden till sitt livsverk. I den guldålder i svensk arkitektur och formgivning som brukar kallas¿ Swedish Grace ¿gick han i spetsen. Med Stockholms stadsbibliote...

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An all-new collection of London curiosities and secluded hidden gems that dig even deeper into the city's rich past. From the alleyways of Soho to the medieval remains of Moorgate, the second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Jack Chesher ...

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Här får vi en illustrerad introduktion till stadsbyggnad, arkitektur och husbyggnad. I boken beskrivs hur en stad kan ha vuxit fram och hur livet där har förändrats under de senaste 150 åren. I ett stilhistoriskt avsnitt presenteras byggnader, möb...

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"Det går en stark strömning bland moderna konstnärer att göra den förut försummade vardagsvaran vacker, vare sig det gäller bostadshus, möbler eller husgeråd." Så skrev konsthistorikern Gregor Paulsson 1919. Den strömning som åsyftades var den sti...

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A groundbreaking history of architecture told through the relationship between buildings and energy The story of architecture is the story of humanity. The buildings we live in, from the humblest pre-historic huts to today's skyscrapers, reveal ou...

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Elected the architectural book of the year by the International Artbook and Film Festival in Perpignan, France, Frédéric Chaubin's Cosmic Communist Constructions Photographed explores 90 buildings in 14 former Soviet Republics. Each of these struc...

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In a fleeting fourteen year period, sandwiched between two world wars, Germany's Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideals for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanshi...

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Vinnare av Stora fackbokspriset 2015! I detta verk är det arkitekturen som berättar historien om Sverige. Byggherrar och arkitekter, stilhistoria och byggnadsteknik sammanvävs med social utveckling och ekonomiska konjunkturer, alltifrån kristnande...

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A rich visual history of Architectural Digest, published for the magazine's 100th anniversary Architectural Digest at 100 celebrates the best from the pages of the international design authority. The editors have delved into the archives and culle...

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This highly acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980, and has helped to shape architectural practice and discourse worldwide. For this extensively revised and updated fifth editio...

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'[a] gem of a book' Spectator Churches and cathedrals were originally built to be read. They are alive with images and symbols. But today few people, including regular visitors, truly understand the wealth of meaning in what they find there. How t...

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In the architecture of Richard Neutra (1892-1970), inside and outside find their perfect modernist harmony. As the Californian sun glints off sleek building surfaces, vast glass panel walls allow panoramic views over mountains, gardens, palm trees...

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"... en verkligt gedigen och viktig studie i arkitekturhistoria för framtiden." BTJ Drömmen om en förlorad värld handlar om Göteborgs stadsarkitekt Carl Wilhelm Carlberg och hans verk Gunnebo slott, men också om den studieresa han gjorde 1777-1782...

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The Case Study House program (1945-1966) was a unique event in the history of American architecture. Sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, the program sought to respond to the postwar building boom with prototype modern homes that could be bo...

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Few people have difficulty conjuring images of modern Scandinavian design, whose influence over the past century has reached around the world. More difficult for many is imagining the quiet landscapes of the Nordic countries, which range from the ...

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Sex århundraden av byggnadsmåleri - från Albertus Pictor till vår egen tid. *Måleri och färgsättning i svensk arkitekturhistoria *Målningstekniker och material under olika perioder *Målarkårens roll vid utformning av miljön Så målade man publicera...

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For 40 years, the Cold War dominated the world stage. East and West Germany stood at the frontlines of the global confrontation, symbolized by the infamous Berlin Wall, which separated lovers, friends, families, coworkers, and compatriots. The Wen...

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Modernists believed that "form follows function." Form Follows Fuel shows that in fact energy has been the biggest influence on the world's architecture throughout the history of our species. The availability of energy under different fuel regimes...

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Did a highly advanced civilization exist in prehistory? Is the Giza Pyramid a remnant of their technology? Then, what was the power source that fueled such a civilization? The technology of harmonic resonance, claims renowned master craftsman and ...

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In this book, prominent architectural historians, who happen to be women, reflect on their practice and the intervention this has made in the discipline. Of particular concern are the ways in which feminine subjectivities have been embodied in the...

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Since its publication - Delirious New York (1978) has attained mythic status. Rem Koolhaas's celebration and analysis of New York depicts the city as a metaphor for the variety of human behavior At the end of the nineteenth century, population, in...

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Across small cottages and lavish villas, beach houses and forest refuges, discover the world's finest crop of new homes. This cutting-edge global digest features such talents as Shigeru Ban and Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-coming names like Aires...

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