Gustav IIIs Collection including his own and other famous architects drawings, accompanied Gustav IV Adolf during his exile in 1809. The collection was returned to Sweden via a purchase in ...

It is well known that architecture has the potential to support and promote ideological propaganda. In the totalitarian regimes of twentieth-century Europe, political leaders clearly understood that potential and knew ...

A selection of twelve previously published papers by Ernst Grube which examine specific materials used in Islamic decorative arts. Six papers examine pottery and tiles, one considers Ilkhanis stucco work ...

A testament to the Detroit Institute of Arts rich and diverse collection, this impressive catalogue brings together a selection of the museums masterworks in American, European, African, Asian, Native American, ...

An in-depth look at the influence of Zaha Hadid's pedagogy on her practice and the architecture field The first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and the designer of ...

This book arose from two observations: that building design in the first decades of the 21st century accepts and pursues some increasingly odd and disturbing trends; and that there seems ...

Provides a comprehensive insight into the complete works of global design and innovation by the prolific industry giant, Ralph Johnson from Perkins+Will Presents a vivid and yielding portrayal of Ralph ...

Edito per Electaarchitettura, il volume, bilingue italiano e inglese, documenta l'ideazione e la costruzione del moderno Headquarters che il gruppo industriale Chiesi Farmaceutici ha inaugurato nel giugno 2020 alle porte ...

The Kyrenia ship, a Greek merchantman built around 315 BC and sunk off the north coast of Cyprus 294-291 BC, was excavated between 1967 and 1972 under the direction of ...

This book - lavishly illustrated with plans, sketches, and photographs - emerged from an international educational cooperation of the University of Liechtenstein in Vaduz, the Norwegian University of Science and ...

Whether we like a room or not largely depends on the design of the color landscape that we perceive when we enter the room. What is the key? In what ...

Following World War II, Western painting went in completely new directions. A young generation of artists turned their backs on the dominant styles of the interwar period: Instead of figurative ...

This publication on the work of John Ronan Architects explores the firms spatial-material approach to architecture and the underlying themes of its typologically diverse output.

Año 2033. Tras una guerra nuclear devastadora, amplias zonas del mundo han quedado sepultadas bajo escombros y cenizas debido a la radiación. También Moscú se ha transformado en una ciudad ...

Año 2033. Tras una guerra nuclear devastadora, amplias zonas del mundo han quedado sepultadas bajo escombros y cenizas debido a la radiación. También Moscú se ha transformado en una ciudad ...

PostDomestiCity is an inquiry and speculative exercise into the conditions of obsolescence in the post-industrial city, from a contemporary perspective. Working with three paradigmatic cases that were conceived from industrial ...

A manual and guide for preserving unique materials in fashion such as rayon, paper, and plasticsContinuous innovation and experimentation with the materials used in constructing textiles, apparel, and accessories creates ...

Yo Shimada is an architect based in Kobe, Kansai region of Japan. This monograph features his resourceful 22 houses-from House in Rokko to House in Shoji-in about last ten years ...

This beautifully illustrated new volume on the Surrealist movement uncovers the influence magic, myth and the occult had on its development. Like no other 20th-century movement, Surrealism was keenly inspired ...