Individual architects and architectural firms

Sir Nigel Thompson walked to school around the bomb craters of the London Blitz--it made him want to build things, rather than knock them down.

This is the first full biography from childhood of the eminent British Architect Sir Herbert Baker.

As a young journalist during the Red Scare of the early 1950s, Ted Polumbaum defied Congressional inquisitors and suffered the usual consequences--he was fired, blacklisted, and trailed by the FBI.

In 1963, British inventor Alex Moulton (1920-2012) introduced an innovative compact bicycle.

Identified as "e;the first designer of what would become known as Swedish Modern"e; by the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.

Author Lynn Barnes admits shes known all along that shed been a little different in ways she cant explain.

Key Modern Architects provides an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the work of the most significant architects of the modern era.

Key Modern Architects provides an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the work of the most significant architects of the modern era.

Decoding Luigi Moretti's Architettura Parametrica presents an unprecedented critical discussion of one of the earliest theoretical and practical explorations into the integration of scientific thought, mathematical models, and digital tools in architectural design.

This book presents the first systematic overview and analysis of the deep connection between Scharoun and China, offering insights into East-West cultural exchange and enriching existing understandings of modernism.

'Bold Ventures resembles a pop version of Iain Sinclair's psychogeography or Out of Sheer Rage, Geoff Dyer's anti-biography of DH Lawrence' Olivia Laing, GUARDIAN'A marvel: a monument to human beings continuing to reach for the skies, even after their plans dissolve in dust' NEW YORK TIMESIn thirteen chapters, Belgian poet Charlotte Van den Broeck goes in search of buildings that were fatal for their architects - architects who either killed themselves or are rumoured to have done so.

From the award-winning and best-selling author of Hemingway's Boat a ground-breaking biography that illuminates the life, mind and work of one of the icons of twentieth-century America.

Vast interior spaces have become ubiquitous in the contemporary city.

Vast interior spaces have become ubiquitous in the contemporary city.

A skyscraper one mile high, a dome covering most of downtown Manhattan, a triumphal arch in the form of an elephant: some of the most exciting buildings in the history of architecture are the ones that never got built.

Thinking About Remodeling?

They Called Me the Brush Slinger: Creating a Career in Art offers valuable information and insight into the life of an artist.

Only now can we see Paul Cezanne as the invisible genius at the very inception of modern art.

Alvar Aalto was remarkably inventive in architecture and industrial design.

Blake, an author living in London, explains that the impetus for this biography of the great Dutch painter came from his own connection in childhood to a painting purchased by his grandmother

Regarded as one of the greatest film composers of all time, Bernard Herrmann was responsible for some of the most memorable music in film.

The script is entitled Building Estimates and Rates Build Up .

Pablo de la Cruz fue un arquitecto cuyas obras han aparecido constantemente en catálogos o manuales de historia de la arquitectura colombiana.

This antiquarian book contains a collection of musings, or 'chats', pertaining to architecture, art, education, and society in general, written by one of America's most original and seminal architects, Louis H.

Christopher Wren (1632-1723) was the greatest architect Britain has ever known.

Peter C.

Did he ever play Hamlet?

Did he ever play Hamlet?

Louise Larocque Serpa often said she was born ';in the wrong place, to the wrong woman, at the wrong time.

This memoir chronicles the life of an artist who began his professional career as a Harvard trained lawyer before discovering the artist within.

Unique perspectives from an acclaimed art historian on the relationship between drawing and paintingFrom Drawing to Painting interweaves biographical information about five renowned French artists-Nicolas Poussin, Antoine Watteau, Jean-Honore Fragonard, Jacques-Louis David, and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres-with a fascinating look at dozens of their drawings and the links that they have to their paintings.

Manufactured in Venice, Italy, textiles by Fortuny have borne the standard of quality and excellence for a hundred years.

In Home, best-selling author and designer Charles Faudree invites a few of his friendsdesigners, artists, family and clientsto introduce the different rooms of the house and add their unique insights on how to make the most of the space we live in.

The work of Bernard Maybeck has influenced generations of architects.

THE ACCESSORIES WE DISPLAY, THEIR COLOR AND TEXTURE, abundance or restraint, similarity or variety, combine to establish a unique personality for each room.

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.

It is a story I have been wanting to write for a long time, telling it as it really was before that whole world that I shared with Francis vanishes.

Claude Monet's water lily paintings are among the most iconic and beloved works of art of the past century.

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How a famous painting opens a window into the life, times, and philosophy of Rene DescartesIn the Louvre museum hangs a portrait that is considered the iconic image of Rene Descartes, the great seventeenth-century French philosopher.

A groundbreaking account of the role of writing in Michelangelo's artMichelangelo is best known for great artistic achievements such as the Sistine ceiling, the David, the Pieta, and the dome of St.

The young Thomas Eakins's most revealing letters-published here for the first timeThe most revealing and interesting writings of American artist Thomas Eakins are the letters he sent to family and friends while he was a student in Paris between 1866 and 1870.

Award-winning architecture writer Ike Ijeh introduces 50 of the world's most influential architects and a selection of their most celebrated buildings, showcased with full-color photography.

Set on a hillside near Cluny, in a region associated with religious institutions and sacred architecture (including Le Corbusier's La Tourette), Le Carmel de la Paix, designed by Jose Luis Sert, remains tranquilly unvisited and quietly erased from architectural history.

Set on a hillside near Cluny, in a region associated with religious institutions and sacred architecture (including Le Corbusier's La Tourette), Le Carmel de la Paix, designed by Jose Luis Sert, remains tranquilly unvisited and quietly erased from architectural history.

Focusing on six leading contemporary architects: Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, Bernard Tschumi, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas and Steven Holl, this book puts forward a unique and insightful analysis of "e;neo-avant-garde"e; architecture.

Focusing on six leading contemporary architects: Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, Bernard Tschumi, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas and Steven Holl, this book puts forward a unique and insightful analysis of "e;neo-avant-garde"e; architecture.

Observation and analysis are types of invention.