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 ...

It is a widely held view that Picassos creative work received a fresh impetus with each new muse in his life. Rather than Picassos biography or stylistic phases, this volume ...

Este libro es una recopilación de sesenta años en imágenes, en su mayoría inéditas, de los destinos más emblemáticos de veraneo de la costa cantábrica desde finales del siglo XIX ...

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 ...

In the 1910s, immediately after completing his studies, the Swedish architect Sigurd Lewerentz made a trip to Italy in order to discover classical architecture. Carrying a camera, the photos he ...

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 ...

Aires Mateus: House in Barreiro Aires Mateus + Miguel Passos de Almeida: House in Campo de Ourique Tom Wiscombe: Dark Chalet Tomohiro Hata: House in Shinohara Wespi de Meuron Romeo ...

Among the most celebrated figures of modern art, Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) has been the subject of many exhibitions and publications, but none until now has examined in depth how the ...

This volume explores the interconnected social, sustainable and spatial principles that underpin the design of more environmentally conscientious buildings and places, illustrated through models, drawings and images of selected key ...

Much has been said and written about Picassos life and art, but until now his self-portraits have never been studied and presented in a single book, perhaps because the artist ...

Throughout history, images have been used to reflect the meaning of words and to enhance our understanding of texts. With the invention of mechanized printing in Germany in the 15th ...