Author: Avery LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Buildings by Leopold Eidlitz, 1823-1908
Author: Avery LibraryLeopold Eidlitz
Author: Kathryn E HollidayPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393732399
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Though Eidlitz's career faltered in New York in the 1880s, his blend of idealism and pragmatism, of science and art, became crucial to the further development of organic architecture in Chicago."--BOOK JACKET.
The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art
Author: Joan M. MarterPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195335791
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 3140
Book Description
Arranged in alphabetical order, these 5 volumes encompass the history of the cultural development of America with over 2300 entries.
A History of Western Architecture
Author: David WatkinPublisher: Laurence King Publishing
ISBN: 9781856694599
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
The history of Western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the dramatic impact of CAD on architectural practice at the beginning of the 21st century.
Structures and Architecture
Author: Paulo J. CruzPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1482224615
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 2314
Book Description
Although the disciplines of architecture and structural engineering have both experienced their own historical development, their interaction has resulted in many fascinating and delightful structures. To take this interaction to a higher level, there is a need to stimulate the inventive and creative design of architectural structures and to persua
Catalog of the Avery Memorial Architectural Library of Columbia University
Author: Avery LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Jews and the Renaissance of Synagogue Architecture, 1450–1730
Author: Barry L. StiefelPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131732031X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Before the mid-fifteenth century, the Christian and Islamic governments of Europe had restricted the architecture and design of synagogues and often prevented Jews from becoming architects. Stiefel presents a study of the material culture and religious architecture that this era produced.
The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture
Author: James Stevens CurlPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199674981
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
Book Description
With over 6,000 entries, this is the most authoritative dictionary of architectural history available.
Architecture : nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Author: Henry-Russell HitchcockPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 781
Book Description
"Architecture : nineteenth and twentieth centuries" by Henry-Russell Hitchcock. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Cast Iron Architecture In America
Author: Margot GaylePublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393730159
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
The first book on the life and work of 19th-century American inventor and entrepreneur James Bogardus, known for his unique grinding mill and other patented devices. However, his enduring claim to fame is his cast-iron structures, forerunners of the modern skyscraper. Modern interest in Bogardus stems from the historic preservation movement. His four surviving buildings in New York are recognized landmarks. Illustrated.