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CHUCK CLOSE. FACE BOOK

This fascinating, interactive autobiography presents Chuck Closes story, his art, and a discussion of the many processes he uses in the studio. The question-and-answer ...

ABSTRACT CITY

In July 2008, illustrator and designer Christoph Niemann began Abstract City, a visual blog for the New York Times. His posts were inspired by ...

ON THE ANIMATION OF THE INORGANIC. ART, ARCHITECTURE AND THE EXTENSION OFLIFE

Throughout human history, people have imagined inanimate objects to have intelligence, language, and even souls. In our secular societies today, we still willingly believe ...

CHICAGO MAKES MODERN. HOW CREATIVE MINDS CHANGED SOCIETY

Chicago is a city dedicated to the modern'from the skyscrapers that punctuate its skyline to the spirited style that inflects many of its dwellings ...

AMERICAN PALACE, AN. CHICAGO'S SAMUEL M. NICKERSON HOUSE

An American Palace: Chicagos Samuel M. Nickerson House, explores the rich and varied history of one of Chicagos grandest Gilded Age residences. Commissioned by ...

AN AUDIENCE OF ARTISTS. DADA, NEO- DADA, AND THE EMERGENCE OF ABSTRACT EXPRESIONISM

The term Neo-Dada surfaced in New York in the late 1950s and was used to characterize young artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns ...

URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS. AN INTRODUCTION

The importance of the built environment to environmental protection is well established, with strict environmental regulations now a feature of the working lives of ...

CONCRETE DURABILITY

As more importance is being placed on the whole-life performance of structures, demand is growing for long service lives with minimal maintenance requirements. Indeed ...

DUTCH ARCHITECTS AND THEIR HOUSES

Almost all architecture is designed on commission for a client. And the architect's design must always bend to the wishes or demands of that ...

MARTIN: AGNES MARTIN

Gorgeously quiet in color and composition, Agnes Martins paintings have a distinctive grace that sets them apart from those of the Abstract Expressionists of ...

DESIGN LIKE YOU GIVE A DAMN (2). BUILDING CHANGE FROM THE GROUND UP

Design Like You Give a Damn [2] is the indispensable handbook for anyone committed to building a more sustainable future. Following the success of ...

OMA . RECENT PROJECT

Includes De Rotterdam, Rothschild Bank, Coolsingel, Fondazione Prada, 24-Hour Museum, Bibliotheque Multimedia a Vocation Regionale, Strelka, Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris, Garage Gorky ...

RENAISSANCE GOTHIC. ARCHITECTURE AND ARTS IN NORTHERN EUROPE, 1470- 1540

This compelling book offers a new paradigm for the periodization of the arts, one that counters a prevailing Italianate bias among historians of northern ...

LONGHENA: BALDASSARE LONGHENA AND VENETIAN BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE

This fascinating book offers the first comprehensive study in English of Baldassare Longhena (1598-1682), the indispensable architect of the Venetian Baroque. While Longhena's legacy ...

WHOSE CULTURE? THE PROMISE OF MUSEUMS AND THE DEBATE OVER ANTIQUITIES

The international controversy over who "owns" antiquities has pitted museums against archaeologists and source countries where ancient artifacts are found. In his book Who ...

DUNDEE AND ANGUS. THE BUILDINGS OF SCOTLAND

This volume in the Buildings of Scotland series explores the rich architectural diversity of Dundee and Angus. Dundee, the fourth-largest city in Scotland, boasts ...

HEREFORDSHIRE. THE BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND

Rich in new discoveries and fresh interpretation, this fully revised survey is the perfect companion and guide to one of England's most beguiling counties. ...

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