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1) The glass room

Author

Mawer, Simon

Pub. Date

2009.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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Honeymooners Viktor and Liesel Landauer are filled with the optimism and cultural vibrancy of central Europe of the 1920s when they meet modernist architect Rainer von Abt. He builds for them a home to embody their exuberant faith in the future, and the Landauer House becomes an instant masterpiece. Viktor and Liesel, a rich Jewish mogul married to a thoughtful, modern gentile, pour all of their hopes for their marriage and budding family into...

2) The architecture of Europe

Author

Yarwood, Doreen

Language

English

3) The world is not a rectangle: a portrait of architect Zaha Hadid

Author

Winter, Jeanette

Publisher

Beach Lane Books

Pub. Date

[2017]

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IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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A biography of architect Zaha Hadid, who grew up in Baghdad and went on to design buildings all over the world.

4) Modern architecture since 1900

Author

Curtis, William J. R

Publisher

Phaidon Press

Pub. Date

1996.

Language

English

5) Art deco architecture: design, decoration, and detail from the twenties and thirties

Author

Bayer, Patricia

Publisher

H.N. Abrams

Pub. Date

1992.

Language

English

6) Greene & Greene: masterworks

Author

Smith, Bruce

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Pub. Date

[1998]

Language

English

7) E²: Design.Season 2

Publisher

PBS Home Video

Pub. Date

[2007]

Language

English

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A six-part film featuring the designers and drivers of change in the world of sustainable architecture. Each episode explores the potential of the built environment to help reverse our global climate crisis.

8) Built in Boston: city and suburb, 1800-1950

Author

Shand-Tucci, Douglass

Language

English

9) Icons of architecture: the 20th century

Publisher

Prestel

Pub. Date

[1998]

Language

English

10) The last country houses

Author

Aslet, Clive

Publisher

Yale University Press

Pub. Date

1982.

Language

English

11) Style 1930: elegance and sophistication in architecture, design, fashion, graphics, and photography

Author

Sembach, Klaus-Jürgen

Publisher

Universe Books

Pub. Date

1986.

Language

English

12) A visual history of twentieth-century architecture

Author

Sharp, Dennis

Publisher

New York Graphic Society

Pub. Date

[1972]

Language

English

13) On architecture: collected reflections on a century of change

Author

Huxtable, Ada Louise

Publisher

Walker & Co

Pub. Date

2008.

Language

English

14) The Phaidon atlas of contemporary world architecture

Publisher

Phaidon Press

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

15) Contemporary architects

Series

Contemporary arts

Language

English

Formats

Book, Large Print

16) Greene & Greene

Author

Makinson, Randell L

Publisher

Gibbs M. Smith

Pub. Date

1979.

Language

English

17) Simply Wright: a journey into the ideas of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture

Author

Fleming, Diane Bresnan

Publisher

Castleconal Press

Language

English

Description

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Photographs, drawings, and text introduce the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and examine the architectural principles evident in his work.

18) Architecture in the 20th century

Author

Gössel, Peter

Publisher

Taschen

Language

English

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"The architecture of the 20th century is distinguished by an astonishing diversity. Just as the clash of aesthetic and commercial ambitions nevertheless produced many a happy symbiosis, so the purist and the expressive, the monumental and the picturesque came face to face. From lofty "starchitects" to lesser-known names around the world, this chronological overview takes you to the heart of the ideas, trends, and transitions that defined the 1900s....

19) Twentieth century architecture: a visual history

Author

Sharp, Dennis

Publisher

Facts on File

Pub. Date

[1991]

Language

English

20) Guide to modern architecture

Author

Banham, Reyner

Publisher

Van Nostrand

Pub. Date

[1962]

Language

English

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1) The glass room

2) The architecture of Europe

3) The world is not a rectangle: a portrait of architect Zaha Hadid

4) Modern architecture since 1900

5) Art deco architecture: design, decoration, and detail from the twenties and thirties

6) Greene & Greene: masterworks

7) E²: Design.Season 2

8) Built in Boston: city and suburb, 1800-1950

9) Icons of architecture: the 20th century

10) The last country houses

11) Style 1930: elegance and sophistication in architecture, design, fashion, graphics, and photography

12) A visual history of twentieth-century architecture

13) On architecture: collected reflections on a century of change

14) The Phaidon atlas of contemporary world architecture

15) Contemporary architects

16) Greene & Greene

17) Simply Wright: a journey into the ideas of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture

18) Architecture in the 20th century

19) Twentieth century architecture: a visual history

20) Guide to modern architecture