Arkitekturhistoria

”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...

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Updated with expanded coverage of twenty-first century architecture, this new edition uniquely comprises a detailed survey of Western architecture as well as architecture from the Middle East, Africa, Central and South America, India, Russia, Chin...

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Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) made a unique modernist mark. Influenced by both the landscape and the political independence of his native Finland, he designed warm, curving, compassionate buildings, wholly set apart from the slick, mechanistic, geometri...

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Leading architect Reinier de Graaf punctures the myths behind the debates on what contemporary architecture is, with wit and devastating honesty. Architecture, it seems, has become too important to leave to architects. No longer does it suffice to...

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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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Unga och hippa Södermalm är i själva verket en av Stockholms äldsta stadsdelar med mängder av intressanta byggnader som vittnar om den långa historien. I detta praktverk av arkitekturhistoriker Ann Katrin Pihl Atmer och med bilder av Nino Monastra...

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Varje decennium lämnar efter sig byggda spår som kan fortsätta berätta. Det här är tio berättelser skrivna av författare, skribenter och arkitekturhistoriker från ett decennium genom några av dess hus. Här finns vardagsarkitekturens småhus, balkon...

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In 1956, TIME magazine called him one of the defining "form-givers of the 20th century." Today, Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) remains a locus classicus of modernism for architects and designers alike. As a Bauhaus pioneer, even his earliest ...

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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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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 b...

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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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Tio byggnader som definierade är en ¿serie böcker som närmar sig ett decennium genom dess byggnader och platser. Det ger en ny bild av decenniet men också av arkitekturen. De flesta tidsepoker är mer olika i form, färg, skala och uttryck än vad hi...

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Art and architecture are mirrors of a society. They reflect the state of its values, especially in times of crisis or transition. Upon this premise Paul Zanker builds an interpretation of Augustan art as a visual language that both expressed and f...

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Tio byggnader som definierade är en serie böcker som närmar sig ett decennium genom dess byggnader och platser. Här är tio berättelser från 1940-talet genom några av dess hus.

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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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"Allan Klynnes "Antikens sju underverk" är en rik och underhållande historia." Dagens Nyheter "Jag kan varmt rekommendera Antikens sju underverk." Dominic Ingemark, Clio - historiska boknyheter Kan du räkna upp antike...

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Assuming no prior knowledge, this book introduces the reader to a selection of sites and temples, exploring them in detail and explaining all technical terms along the way. Intended for college-level students and the interested general reader, thi...

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Gustav III:s samling med hans egna och andra berömda arkitekters ritningar, följde med Gustav IV Adolf i landsflykten 1809. Samlingen återköptes till Sverige 1925 av bröderna Helge och Axel Ax:son Johnson och ärvdes av Axels dotter Marie-Claire. D...

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The most famous 18th-century copper engraver, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) made his name with etchings of ancient Rome. His startling, chiaroscuro images imbued the city's archaeological ruins with drama and romance and became favorite s...

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Architecture that is meant to have a sensuous connection to life calls forthinking that goes far beyond form and construction. In his texts, Peter Zumthor articulates what motivates him to design his buildings, which appeal to the visitor's heart ...

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In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the eclectic styles of the twenty-first century. The author emphasizes the ongoing vitality of the ...

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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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A celebration of Ukraine's rich cultural heritage, drawing on over 100 of the country's most important works of art and architectural monuments from prehistory to the present. Showcasing more than one hundred objects and buildings - from Byzantine...

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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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Born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) is widely acclaimed as the most influential architect of the 20th century. From private villas to mass social housing projects, his radical ideas, designs, and writings presented a whole-sca...

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This is a superbly illustrated exploration of the finest ancient frescos found in Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, and Rome. Visitors to the residences of ancient Rome cannot help but be astonished by their grand architecture and enchanting wall pa...

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Against a backdrop of Islamophobia, Europeans are increasingly airbrushing from history their cultural debt to the Muslim world. But this legacy lives on in some of Europe's most recognisable buildings, from Notre-Dame Cathedral to the Houses of P...

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Belönad med Stora Fackbokspriset 2018 När Per I. Gedin planerade "När Sverige blev modernt" var hans avsikt att skriva en biografi över den framstående konsthistorikern Gregor Paulsson (1889-1977). Denne var dock inte bara verksam som ko...

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