More than 125 gorgeous photographs showcase the beauty of award-winning stonemason Lew French's work in eight different homes, illustrating how rounded fieldstone, gray slate, rough granite, and even curvy driftwood can be incorporated into stunning pieces of functional art. French provides charming narration for each project: how an idea came ...
Popularity meets affordability as America's favorite house style (according to a 2005 survey on About/Architecture.com) comes at a price point that every bungalow fan can afford. There is perennial interest in all things bungalow related. Every year there are numerous books, magazines and floor plans published that are all geared to the bungalow ...
The diversity and richness of New York's architecture come alive in this one-of-a-kind, information-packed photographic tour of New York City. 1,000+ duotone photos. 18 maps.
With two hundred full-colour photographs, Be hind Adobe Walls offers a rare insider''s view of the highly personal and innovative aesthetic for which the Southwest is famed. '
Largely neglected and unknown, the palaces, villas, and castles of Central Europe are revealed in the revised edition of this dazzling history. In the heart of Central Europe stand some of the most elegant and grandly conceived country houses ever constructed, from medieval fortresses and Renaissance-era estates to baroque villas and neoclassical ...
Philip Johnson's imprint is indelibly stamped on cities across America and his influence can be felt worldwide. His distinctive designs and widespread influence have made him one of the foremost names of 20th-century architecture. His life's work encompasses ideas that have shaped the way we live, work and play, from the sculpture garden at the ...
This is TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - special edition! It is a new abridged version. The buildings burned in our memories, which to us represent the spirit of fifties and sixties architectural design, were those whose pictures were widely published in magazines and books; but what about those that got lost in the process, hardly or never appearing ...
This is an insight into the idiosyncratic flourishes which make a house into a home. Photographer Bruce Weber takes the reader around the world, looking at how creative individuals' homes reflect their own particular personalities. Here are interiors and exteriors, panoramas and details: Siegfried and Roy's tiger-striped (and tiger-filled) Las ...
A study in visual abstraction, as well as a showcase of modern architecture. It takes us on a nation-wide tour of magnificent buildings, from Chicago to Dallas to Sarasota, Florida. It captures the striking beauty of American skyscrapers.
For five years (1998-2003) New York photographer Stephen Wilkes explored the hospital complex that made up the south side of Ellis Island. Neglected for almost fifty years, the buildings were in a state of extreme disrepair: lead paint peeled from the ceilings and walls, vines and trees grew through the floorboards, detritus and debris littered ...
For nearly 2,000 years, from the year A.D. 70 until the founding of Israel in 1948, the Jewish people were without a homeland. But wherever they wandered during the great diaspora, the tradition of building synagogues continued. This magnificent book preserves the irreplaceable spiritual, architectural, and cultural significance of these ...
In a follow up to "The Big Dig"--three little words for the largest, most complex highway construction project ever undertaken in U.S. history--this is a photographic view of the project at night. It's of Boston's $15 billion Central Artery/Tunnel projects, whose mission is to reconstruct two sections of interstate highway running straight through ...
The art of the Greenes is here interpreted by Rand in 150 choice photographs recording the culmination of the Craftsman period and highlighting the art and workmanship of the architects.
Beacons of brightness shining across foreboding expanses of water, lighthouses have offered mariners help, hope, and solace for centuries. This is a visual celebration of these magnificent structures captured in all their majesty, from San Diego to New London; Vancouver Island to South Africa; the Grand Turks and Caicos to Mathieu, France. Each ...
There's an ethereal magic to standing beneath a dome, neck craned, looking up at a vision of the heavens created by some long-ago figure of genius. From the Pantheon to the Hagia Sophia, the power of the dome seems transcendent. Photographer David Stephenson's magnificently kaleidoscopic images of dome interiors capture this evanescent drama, and ...
Perhaps the most picturesque of all international cities, Paris is the quintessential walker's paradise, with architectural delights down every winding street. It is the city of the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, of the Louvre and Monmartre. But, within its 20 concentric arrondissements are many surprises too, from glass office towers to ...
Lennart Nilsson is the world's leading scientific photographer. His background was that of a photojournalist. His great emphasis is on the sense of a story. His work is also that of an artist, which makes him unique. This story, illustrated in "Life", is the ultimate story - a visual account of human development, from DNA to stem cells. The ...
175 vintage photos recall aspects of life on Long Island from post-Civil War to modern era. Village life, agriculture, local industries, celebrities, early aviation and movie industries, fabulous estates, beaches, much more.
A lavishly illustrated tour of 25 boathouses in an exclusive cottage area, and a great source of inspiration for home and cottage owners, architects, designers, and builders. The book includes interviews with the owners and the story of the boathouse.
Lynn Davis records the natural and architectural monuments of the world. In this collection of 100 duotone photographs she presents a series of architectural images throughout the United States, ranging from icons of modern and contemporary architecture to the Hoover Dam, a series of lighthouses, the Very Large Array in New Mexico, and the Epcot ...
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) was one of the century's greatest photographers. Her New York City images, especially the "Changing New York" project of 1935-39, have come to define Depression-era New York. This definitive study of Abbott's "Changing New York" features all 307 duotones and 113 halftones presented together for the first time, plus ...
The sun-splashed countries of the Mediterranean are shown here as never before. Photographer Jeffrey Becom focuses on how people live and celebrate living in the exquisite details of their humble dwellings in six Mediterranean countries. Becom's dazzling images complement his graceful narrative guide.
Dotting the landscape from east to west, north to south, the barn is a true American icon. Barns assume a dizzying array of forms, shapes, colors, and sizes, covering a wide range of functions and styles. This paperback reissue of Randy Leffingwell's classic hardcover, The American Barn, chronicles the evolution of this ubiquitous structure as it ...
Lighthouses not only guide ships to safety, they conjure up romantic images of solitude and solace. Through breathtaking color photographs of the lighthouses and their surroundings, explore the history and development of these captivating structures throughout the world. Look back to the light towers of antiquity, and then discover beautiful ...
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