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  • International Heritage and Historic Building Conservation

    Saving the World’s Past

    by Zeynep Aygen ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Heritage
    The majority of books in English on historic building conservation and heritage preservation training are often restricted to Western architecture and its origins. Consequently, the history of building conservation, the study of contemporary paradigms and case studies in most universities and within wider interest circles, predominantly in the UK, Europe, and USA focus mainly on Europe and ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

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  • How Buildings Learn

    What Happens After They're Built

    by Stewart Brand ...
    A captivating exploration of the ever-evolving world of architecture and the untold stories buildings tell.When a building is finished being built, that isn’t the end of its story. More than any other human artifacts, buildings improve with time—if they’re allowed to. Buildings adapt by being constantly refined and reshaped by their occupants, and in that way, architects can become artists of time ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Spencer Mansion

    A House, a Home, and an Art Gallery

    by Robert Ratcliffe Taylor ...
    Built in 1889 and now home to the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the Spencer Mansion is a magnificent building with a rich and layered history. With detailed research, historian and author Robert Ratcliffe Taylor describes the original appearance of the house, designed by William Ridgway Wilson for Alexander Green and his family, as well as its inhabitants over the decades. Also known as ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone

    by F G Dimes, J. Ashurst ...
    One of the problems which beset the practical conservation of stone buildings is the fragmentation of the disciplines involved. This book, with both volumes now available as one invaluable paperback, brings these disciplines together by the involvement of contributors with different experiences and approaches to the same material. Part one is an introduction to the complexities and background ... Read more

    $224.99 USD

  • The History of Gauged Brickwork

    by Gerard Lynch ...
    Series series Routledge Series in Conservation and Museology
    This book takes a look at the history and use of cut, rubbed and gauged brickwork; the use of tools and equipment and the differences between historic and contemporary bricks with a view to inform conservation and restoration decisions. The book uses case studies from England, Ireland and the US to illustrate the use of different materials and techniques on buildings ranging in age. Written by Dr. ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • The Conservation Movement: A History of Architectural Preservation

    Antiquity to Modernity

    by Miles Glendinning ...
    Winner of the 2016 Antoinette Forrester Downing Award presented by the Society of Architectural Historians.In many cities across the world, particularly in Europe, old buildings form a prominent part of the built environment, and we often take it for granted that their contribution is intrinsically positive. How has that widely-shared belief come about, and is its continued general acceptance ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Hut Pavilion Shrine: Architectural Archetypes in Mid-Century Modernism

    by Miles David Samson ...
    The phase of American architectural history we call 'mid-century modernism,' 1940-1980, saw the spread of Modern Movement tenets of functionalism, social service and anonymity into mainstream practice. It also saw the spread of their seeming opposites. Temples, arcades, domes, and other traditional types occur in both modernist and traditionalist forms from the 1950s to the 1970s. Hut Pavilion ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Lost Plantations of the South

    by Marc R. Matrana ...
    The great majority of the South's plantation homes have been destroyed over time, and many have long been forgotten. In Lost Plantations of the South, Marc R. Matrana weaves together photographs, diaries and letters, architectural renderings, and other rare documents to tell the story of sixty of these vanquished estates and the people who once called them home.From plantations that were destroyed ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Architectural Capriccio

    Memory, Fantasy and Invention

    Edited by Lucien Steil ...
    Series series Ashgate Studies in Architecture
    Bringing together leading writers and practicing architects including Jean Dethier, David Mayernik, Massimo Scolari, Robert Adam, David Watkin and Leon Krier, this volume provides a kaleidoscopic, multilayered exploration of the Architectural Capriccio. It not only explains the phenomena within a historical context, but moreover, demonstrates its contemporary validity and appropriateness as a ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Galveston Architecture: A Visual Journey

    World Heritage Series, #2

    by Pino Shah, Galveston Historical Foundation ...
    Series Book 2 - World Heritage Series
    Galveston Architecture: A Visual Journey is a photographic journey of the architecture and history of select 100 buildings in Galveston, Texas with photographs by World Heritage Photographer, Pino Shah, and narratives by Galveston Historical Foundation (GHF). ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Grandfather's Gift

    by Jean Porter ...
    If you love historical homes, powerful political figures, steamships, trains, brilliant business people, renovations, interior design, gardens in pink and secrets, then welcome to Glencairn Hall. Built in 1832, perched on the edge of the Niagara River. The road this mansion is situated on, according to Winston Churchill, “is the prettiest drive in the world.”   ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • John C. Parkin, Archives and Photography

    Reflections on the Practice and Presentation of Modern Architecture

    by Linda Fraser, Michael McMordie, Geoffrey Simmins ...
    Series Book 11 - Art in Profile: Canadian Art and Architecture
    Architectural practice in post-World War II Canada brought substantial change to the face of the Canadian built environment, led by the contribution of John C. Parkin. As senior partner at the Toronto-based architectural firm John B. Parkin Associates (no relation) from 1947 to the 1970s, Parkin oversaw the creation of a large number of modernist projects, including hospitals, airports, schools, ... Read more

    $43.99 USD