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26 produkter
Story of Architecture
Inbunden, 2022
340 kr
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An inviting exploration of architecture across cultures and centuries by one of the field’s eminent authors “Rybczynski’s expansive account traces the influence of social, technological, and economic shifts on architecture across centuries.”—New York Times Book Review “The finest architectural …
The Perfect House
A Journey with the Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio
Häftad, 2003
291 kr
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"Palladio is the Bible," Thomas Jefferson once said. "You should get it and stick to it." With his simple, gracious, perfectly proportioned villas, Andrea Palladio elevated the architecture of the private house into an art form during the late sixteenth century -- and his influence is still evident …
Home
A Short History of an Idea
Ljudbok, 2012
294 kr
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In this illuminating book, Witold Rybczynski walks us through five centuries of homes both great and small, from the smoke-filled manor halls of the Middle Ages to the Ralph Lauren–designed environments of today. On a house tour like no other—one that delightfully explicates the very idea of …
Driving Machine
A Design History of the Car
Häftad, 2026
200 kr
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In this lively and entertaining work, Witold Rybczynski tells the story of the most distinctive cars in history and the artists, engineers, dreamers and gearheads who created them. Delving into more than 170 years of ingenuity in design, technology and engineering, he takes us from Carl Benz’s …
The Look of Architecture
Häftad, 2003
248 kr
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What is style in architecture? "Style is like a feather in a woman's hat, nothing more," said Le Corbusier, expressing most modern architects' low regard for the subject. But Witold Rybczynski disagrees, and in this book, makes a compelling case for the importance of style to the mother of the …
What Architecture Is
Inbunden, 2026
214 kr
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Witty, personal, and engaging, this cri de coeur from an esteemed critic takes on the age-old question of what elevates a mere building into an art formWhat is it about architecture that distinguishes it from ordinary building? Frustrated with the many cookie-cutter buildings going up around his …
Clearing in the Distance
Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the Nineteenth Century
Inbunden, 1999
803 kr
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A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century
Häftad, 2000
274 kr
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One Good Turn
Häftad, 2001
224 kr
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The Best Tool of the Millennium The seeds of Rybczynski's elegant and illuminating new book were sown by The New York Times, whose editors asked him to write an essay identifying "the best tool of the millennium." The award-winning author of Home , A Clearing in the Distance , and Now I Sit Me Down …
One Good Turn
A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw
E-bok, 2013
146 kr
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The Best Tool of the Millennium The seeds of Rybczynski''s elegant and illuminating new book were sown by The New York Times, whose editors asked him to write an essay identifying "the best tool of the millennium." The award-winning author of Home , A Clearing in the Distance , and Now I Sit Me …
Vizcaya
An American Villa and Its Makers
Av Witold Rybczynski, Laurie Olin
Inbunden, 2007
610 kr
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The Miami estate of Vizcaya, like its palatial contemporaries Biltmore and San Simeon, represents an achievement of the Gilded Age, when country houses and their gardens were a conspicuous measure of personal wealth and power.In Vizcaya: An American Villa and Its Makers, a celebrated architecture …
Driving Machine
A Design History of the Car
Inbunden, 2024
307 kr
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In this lively and entertaining work, Witold Rybczynski—hailed as “one of the best writers on design working today” by Publishers Weekly—tells the story of the most distinctive cars in history and the artists, engineers, dreamers and gearheads who created them. Delving into more than 170 years of …
Last Harvest
From Cornfield to New Town
E-bok, 2007
182 kr
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In Last Harvest , the award-winning author of Home and A Clearing in the Distance tells the compelling story of New Daleville, a brand-new residential subdivision in rural Pennsylvania. When Witold Rybczynski first heard about New Daleville, it was only a developer''s idea, attached to ninety acres …
Makeshift Metropolis
Ideas about Cities
Häftad, 2011
255 kr
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In this new work, prizewinning author, professor, and Slate architecture critic Witold Rybczynski returns to the territory he knows best: writing about the way people live, just as he did in the acclaimed bestsellers Home, A Clearing in the Distance , and Now I Sit Me Down . In Makeshift Metropolis …
Makeshift Metropolis
Ideas About Cities
E-bok, 2010
173 kr
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In this new work, prizewinning author, professor, and Slate architecture critic Witold Rybczynski returns to the territory he knows best: writing about the way people live, just as he did in the acclaimed bestsellers Home and A Clearing in the Distance . In Makeshift Metropolis , Rybczynski has …
Clearing In The Distance
Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century
E-bok, 2013
209 kr
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In a brilliant collaboration between writer and subject, Witold Rybczynski, the bestselling author of Home and City Life, illuminates Frederick Law Olmsted''s role as a major cultural figure at the epicenter of nineteenth-century American history. We know Olmsted through the physical legacy of his …
Perfect House
A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio
E-bok, 2013
199 kr
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"Palladio is the Bible," Thomas Jefferson once said. "You should get it and stick to it." With his simple, gracious, perfectly proportioned villas, Andrea Palladio elevated the architecture of the private house into an art form during the late sixteenth century -- and his influence is still evident …
City Life
E-bok, 2014
186 kr
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In City Life , Witold Rybczynski, bestselling author of Now I Sit Me Down , looks at what we want from cities, how they have evolved, and what accounts for their unique identities. In this vivid description of everything from the early colonial settlements to the advent of the skyscraper to the …
Waiting for the Weekend
Ljudbok, 2011
199 kr
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“We work,” Aristotle wrote, “in order to have leisure.” Today, this is still true. But is the leisure that Aristotle spoke of—the freedom to do nothing—the same as the leisure we look forward to each weekend? There have always been breaks from the routine of work—taboo days, market days, public …
Most Beautiful House in the World
Ljudbok, 2012
257 kr
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Witold Rybczynski takes us on an extraordinary odyssey as he tells the story of designing and building his own house. His project began as a workshed, but through a series of “happy accidents,” the structure gradually evolved into a full-fledged house. In tracing this evolution, he touches on …
Charleston Fancy
Little Houses and Big Dreams in the Holy City
Inbunden, 2019
275 kr
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A captivating chronicle of building in modern-day Charleston, making a case for architecture based on historical precedent, local context, and the ability to delightCharleston, South Carolina, which boasts America’s first historic district, is known for its palmetto-lined streets and picturesque …
