Landmarks & Monuments

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683965008Author Emilie HarelFormat HardbackPage Count 36Imprint Fantagraphics-FuPublisher Fantagraphics-FuWeight(grams) 640g

The Struggle for Jerusalem's Holy Places investigates the role of architecture and urban identity in relation to the political economy of the city and its wider state context seen through the lens of the holy places. Reflecting the broad disciplinary...

An Architectural Travel Guide to Utah invites visitors and other explorers of Utah to see the state's history, material culture, settlement, and natural landscape through the lens of its buildings. With more than 600 buildings as examples, this guide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783803022141Author O' Neil FordFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint WasmuthPublisher WasmuthWeight(grams) 680g

Exploration of the unique architectural design of the Chongqing Grand Theater in China. The Grand Theater is not a building with a typical facade with wall and window surfaces, but is contained within a well-positioned curtain of frosted glass panels...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467146753Author Joseph GustaitisFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 152mm...

'With a genuine belly laugh to be found on almost every page, it only cements Partridge's status as the world's greatest comedy character' EMPIRE'Partridge... has become the man our time deserves. Aha!' THE TIMES'This is a deeply silly book. It's also...

From the desert vistas of Georgia O'Keeffe's New Mexico ranch to Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner's Hamptons cottage, step into the homes and studios of illustrious American artists and witness creativity in the making. Celebrating the twentieth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942130727Author Andrew M. ShankenFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone BooksWeight(grams) 860gDimensions(mm) 256mm * 146mm * 35mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789492722300Author William De LangeFormat HardbackPage Count 600Imprint Toyo PressPublisher Toyo PressWeight(grams) 2150gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 44mm

The official book of the 130th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower, one of the most famous monuments in the world At 1,063 feet (324 meters) high, the Tower is a symbol-of Paris and of France, and of modernity. Since its creation in 1889, the Eiffel...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578774275Author Hisham MortadaFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Benton Heights LLCPublisher Benton Heights LLCWeight(grams) 576gDimensions(mm) 254mm...

With its pale pink sandstone, picturesque domes and dramatic setting, Drumlanrig is one of Scotland's most romantic castles, its history entwined with that of the country itself. The twists and turns of its story are here captured atmospherically in...

From its earliest days as a royal settlement fronting the pyramids of Giza to its current manifestation as the largest metropolis in Africa, Cairo has forever captured the urban pulse of the Middle East. In Cairo: Histories of a City, Nezar AlSayyad...

Today, nearly a century after the National Fascist Party came to power in Italy, questions about the built legacy of the regime provoke polemics among architects and scholars. Mussolini's government constructed thousands of new buildings across the...

Twenty chapters, authored by leading scholars from around the world, explore the astonishing variety of building styles and traditions that have evolved over millennia in a region of diverse terrains, extreme climates and distinctive local histories...

In the winter of 1913, Grand Central Station was officially opened and immediately became one of the most beautiful and recognizable Manhattan landmarks. In this celebration of the one hundred year old terminal, Sam Roberts of The New York Times looks...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262543095Author Justin BealFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846813658Author Charles PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Hermes HousePublisher Anness Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846813658Author Charles PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Hermes HousePublisher Anness Publishing

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...

O Glorious City is an exuberant love letter to San Francisco from Jeremy Fish, a beloved artist who enjoys a massive fan base for his edgy artwork. When Fish was invited to create 100 new works of art in honour of City Hall's 100th birthday, he moved...

The New York Public Library, one of the nation's architectural wonders, is possibly our finest classical building. Designed by John Merven Carrere and Thomas Hastings, and inspired by the great classical buildings in Paris and Rome, it was completed in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692446065Author Scott CardinalFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Campfire NetworkPublisher Campfire NetworkWeight(grams) 100gDimensions(mm) 280mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760790035Author Barry StoneFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint New Holland PublishersPublisher New Holland Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781455566655Author Julie SatowFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint FaithWordsPublisher Time Warner Trade PublishingWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 206mm *...

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...

This book presents around 100 buildings that were erected between 1917 and 2017, and are already considered to be classics of architectural history. With informative texts accentuated by photos, plans, archive material and, most importantly, facts...

Drawing on detailed design, construction and financial histories of six prominent Performing Arts buildings with budgets ranging from AGBP3.4 million to over AGBP100 million, Geometry and Atmosphere presents unique and valuable insights into the complex...

The twenty-one missions of California, from San Diego to San Francisco Solano, are historic treasures and sites of pilgrimage for visitors from the world over. Intrinsically beautiful structures typically built of adobe brick and wood, adorned with...

In 2013, National Geographic Traveler chose St. Augustine as one of "20 must-see places and best trips in the world." But while tourists take in the fort and stroll the cobblestone streets, few visitors are aware of the remarkable history of this oldest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692420591Author Scott CardinalFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint Campfire NetworkPublisher Campfire NetworkWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

"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...

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 9781948924634Author James RestonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Arcade PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 383gDimensions(mm) 228mm *...

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...

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...

Published to coincide with the centennial of the end of the First World War, this informative book is an essential guide to the memorials of the war on the Western Front, describing their history and meaning. Graveyards, memorials and monuments have been...

Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco's portal to the world-the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. In silent films and World's Fair postcards, nothing said "San Francisco"...

The stunning interiors and glorious gardens of New Orleans's unrivaled jewel and architectural masterpiece. Longue Vue House and Gardens, accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and listed as a national historic landmark, was designed and built...