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This third edition of Curtis's classic guide to 20th-century architecture has been revised and expanded, with seven entirely new chapters and extended coverage of recent world architecture Contains 42 » ...mai mult

An award-winning monograph on the internationally renowned architect Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), whose work is deeply rooted in the culture and landscape of his native Finland Places Aalto in the context » ...mai mult

Widely praised as the most definitive monograph on Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), one of the great masters of modern architecture Comprehensive text analyses Wright's work chronologically, with in-depth » ...mai mult

An A-Z guide to 500 iconic houses and traditional dwellings around the world, from the ancient to the new Features a wide range of houses from igloos to Baroque palaces, mud huts to Modernist hideaways, » ...mai mult

When John Ruskin disparaged the Crystal Palace as 'a great cucumber frame', he hit upon a truism. Representing the zenith of Victorian glasshouses, the Crystal Palace epitomized a building type that had » ...mai mult

The only residence ever to be built by the pioneering architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in America, Farnsworth House (1948-51) exemplifies the central tenet both of the 'international style', by inverting » ...mai mult

The Garden Book presents a diverse range of designers responsible for some of the most interesting and iconic gardens and landscapes of all time from around the world. Gardens of Ancient Persia, the Moguls » ...mai mult

A visual feast of 500 iconic houses and traditional dwellings from all over the world, The House Book presents a vibrant and fresh view of architects and designers responsible for some of the most diverse » ...mai mult

Future Systems is an architectural and design practice, who have rocked the architectural world with their daring forms and inventive design philosophy that merges modern ideas with natural shapes and » ...mai mult

John Pawson is one of the foremost proponents of Minimalism in architecture and design. Already known to designers for his austere yet luxurious interiors, he has attained immense public acclaim for his » ...mai mult

The lead article in the October 2004 issue of Architectural Record, devoted to contemporary museums, noted that 'museums continue to proliferate across the international landscape, leading to the conclusion » ...mai mult

Eero Saarinen was one of the world's most celebrated architects at the time of his tragic death at the age of 51. He designed and built more than thirty-five buildings in his lifetime and collaborated » ...mai mult