Landmarks & Monuments

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800085367Author Sophia PsarraFormat HardbackImprint UCL PressPublisher UCL PressWeight(grams) 1180gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 40mm

This unique reference guide covers all 822 lighthouses in the United States in a detailed, 28 page chart including where each lighthouse is located, when it was first lit, height and type, focal plane, the body of water served, current lens status,...

Monumental cares rethinks monument debates, site specificity and art activism in light of problems that strike us as monumental or overwhelming, such as war, migration and the climate crisis. The book shows how artists address these issues, from Chicago...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800085350Author Sophia PsarraFormat PaperbackImprint UCL PressPublisher UCL PressWeight(grams) 1000gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 37mm

This publication documents Trajan's Hollow, a transformative reproduction of Trajan's Column in Rome, to address issues of critical importance in contemporary architectural practice: a reconsideration of architectural poch (both programmatic and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857249209Author Clayton PressFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 1860g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781897476505Author Henriquez Partners ArchitectsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Simply Read BooksPublisher Simply Read BooksWeight(grams) 285g

The Tekkieh Moaven is a significant religious monument in Kermanshah and one of the most important national memorials in Iran. Following the building's destruction in the early 20th century, it was rebuilt and furnished with exclusive tiles, the focal...

The first in-depth exploration of the award-winning King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Saudi Arabia, designed by Norwegian architects Snohetta Ithra, also known as the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, is an...

Government House Halifax is the home of the Sovereign's representative in the Province of Nova Scotia and the ceremonial home of all Nova Scotians. It has also served as a home away from home for members of the Royal Family over its two-century history...

Since the era of pre-industrial religious pilgrimages, architecture has beckoned travellers. This book charts the relationship, and even the entanglement, between architecture and tourism. It reveals how architecture is always tied to its physical site,...

Planning a new or refurbished public library means considering not only facilities for collections, services, staff and users, but examining also the local context, reviewing the library image, and developing relationships with other community facilities...

"Beautifully alive."-Wall Street JournalWinner of the 2022 Distinguished Book Award from The Society of Colonial WarsA tour through the original thirteen colonies in search of historical sites and their stories in America's founding. Obscure, well-known,...

"The model of what a concise, attractive guidebook should be."-Mid-Atlantic CountryThis lively and informative guide offers tourists, residents, and architecture aficionados insights into nearly 450 of Washington, DC's, most noteworthy buildings and...

Cultural Heritage is a systematic, interdisciplinary examination of cultural heritage, which provides an up-to-date view of the field by drawing on various disciplines. The book offers a thorough, structured review of extant literature on heritage in...

Joanna Grabski and Carol Magee bring together a compelling collection that shows how interviews can be used to generate new meaning and how connecting with artists and their work can transform artistic production into innovative critical insights and...

This new book is an edited volume of essays that examine the legacy of architecture in a number of African countries soon after independence. It has its origins in an exhibition and symposium that focused on architecture as an element in Nordic...

Since the end of World War II, security and defence have played a major role in European politics. With the European Union's increasing role on the global stage and with today's war on terrorism, security and defence issues have dramatically gained...

This fascinating lexicon examines the quixotic architectural expressions found on select mid-20th-century modern commercial buildings in South Florida. Showcasing the work of 13 noted architects from Miami Beach to Fort Lauderdale, it highlights the...

A beautiful, illustrated exploration of European burial sites and memorials from the First and Second World Wars The wealth of splendid photography in this singular publication features military cemeteries and memorials, conveying their grace, solemn...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Printed Book of the Year (English), Publishing Next 2019.Book InformationISBN 9789382381860Author Sangin BegFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint Tulika...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857226927Author Preston Scott CohenFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 1410g

Reports of the surveyors of Westminster Abbey in the twentieth century provide a wealth of information on this most important building. The annual reports of the Surveyors of the Fabric in the twentieth century give much detailed information about the...

Monumental cares rethinks monument debates, site specificity and art activism in light of problems that strike us as monumental or overwhelming, such as war, migration and the climate crisis. The book shows how artists address these issues, from Chicago...

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“I am in need of a word,” writes Lauren Markham in an email to the Bureau of Linguistical Reality, an organization that coins neologisms. She describes her desire to memorialize something that is in the process of being lost—a landscape, a species,...

Palaces, villas and churches. These were the highlights of my first visit to Italy. I took a lot of photos and looked forward to sharing them with friends and family. Back home, though, I found that I didn’t recall much about the places that impressed me...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912018109Author Bushra MohamedPage Count 2Imprint Blue Crow MediaPublisher Blue Crow MediaWeight(grams) 40g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909741744Author Deborah ClarkeFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Royal Collection TrustPublisher Royal Collection Trust

'It's as if Versailles was designed to be seen from the sky.' For the first time, a photographer has been allowed to fly over the Château, revealing perhaps its best-kept secret: its extraordinary beauty from the air. Thomas Garnier, a photographer at...

Palaces, villas and churches. These were the highlights of my first visit to Italy. I took a lot of photos and looked forward to sharing them with friends and family. Back home, though, I found that I didn’t recall much about the places that impressed me...

The magnitude of error in building a skyscraper is staggeringly large. Flaws in engineering take on exponential importance with every level you go up. The cost of mistakes can easily multiply into tens of millions of dollars. If a piece of plywood isn’t...

As a planned community, Indianapolis boasted finished frame and brick buildings from its beginning. Architects and builders drew on Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, French Second Empire, Gothic, Romanesque, and Italian Renaissance styles for...