Arkitekturhistoria

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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”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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Art museums have emerged in recent decades as the most vibrant and popular of all cultural institutions. Though art museums have never been more popular, their direction and values are now being contested as never before - both in the media and in...

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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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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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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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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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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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Swedish Grace är en term som av samtiden myntades för att beteckna nyklassisk svensk design från 1910- och 1920-talen. De mest representativa byggnaderna från denna epok, som Stockholms stadsbibliotek av Gunnar Asplund, Uppståndelsekapellet av Sig...

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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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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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The Short Story of Architecture is a new and innovative guide to the subject of architecture that explores 50 key buildings, from the Great Pyramids to high-tech, sustainable skyscrapers. Accessible and concise, the book links the 50 key works to ...

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The Case Study House program (1945-1966) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype ho...

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In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany's Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology, ...

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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 1980-talet genom några av dess hus. 1980-talet var extravagans och grandiosa idéer om den klassiska arkitek...

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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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Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is a study of crowd psychology by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay. The subjects of Mackay's debunking include witchcraft, alchemy, crusades, duels, economic bubbles, fortune-telling, hau...

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"This gorgeous doorstop of a book ... Seductive and serious - for the most discerning coffee tables." - Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times. Sigurd Lewerentz (1885-1975) is one of the most highly revered - and also one of the most heavily m...

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Loadbearing systems are the basis of any structure. In order to provide architecture students with an easily understandable introduction to the field of supporting structures, this volume begins with the fundamentals of loads and forces and then m...

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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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A celebration of some of Britain's most important and beloved buildings - its sheds. From the humble to the not so humble. 'An eloquent exploration of the creative, reflective and innovative space of the shed via some of the UK's most stunning lan...

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