Reacting to the mechanization of the industrial revolution, late-19th-century designers in England and America urged a return to the fine craftsmanship exemplified by medieval ...
Another in the StyleBooks series from Abbeville Press, this pocket-sized reference serves as a clear, readable introduction to Art Nouveau. A highly decorative art ...
This book, as a more or less encyclopedic critique of aesthetic theories from a Wittgensteinian perspective, will be enlightening to aesthetic theorists who want ...
Internationally recognized as a pioneer of abstract art, the founder of Neo-Plasticism, and the ideological father of the De Stijl movement, Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) ...
Meikle, professor of American studies and art history at the University of Texas, presents a splendid history of plastic. The book is authoritative, thorough, ...
This text is an informative volume on the uses and applications of steel, primarily in architecture (high-rises and long-span building) but also in engineering ...
Over the past decade, a younger generation of Austrian architects has attracted increasing attention with dynamic new forms and high-profile commissions. Continuing the tradition ...
Founded in New York in 1987, Asymptote is a highly regarded, innovative young firm whose avant-garde work includes building designs, urban planning proposals, gallery ...
