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INDEX Architecture documents the extensive cross-fertilization of ideas that can occur between architectural practice and education. Through work developed by students and faculty at Columbia University's School of Architecture, it offers not only an archive of avant-garde work but a record of architectural discourse at a time when the design studio has been radically altered by digital technology.Writings, interviews, and images are organized according to an alphabetical "index" of key terms. Cross-referencing allows for a rich reading of concepts currently discussed in the field. The contributing critics and theorists include Stan Allen, Karen Bausman, Lise Anne Couture, Kathryn Dean, Evan Douglis, Kenneth Frampton, Leslie Gill, Thomas Hanrahan, Laurie Hawkinson, Steven Holl, Jeffrey Kipnis, Sulan Kolatan, Greg Lynn, William MacDonald, Reinhold Martin, Mary Mcleod, Victoria Meyers, Hani Rashid, Jesse Reiser, Bernard Tschumi, Nanako Umemoto, and Mark Wigley. ... Read more

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This book basically dares you to read it.

As an aficionado of contemporary architectural thought, I expected that this book would be enlightening coming from the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, a program frequently renowned for leading contemporary architecture into the avant-garde. I was tremendously disappointed in the book in general. While there are worthwhile observations from many notable architects (and students), the book devolves into a self-congratulatory, politically correct collection of "insights" in language so obfuscating that the gist of the statement is normally impossible to determine.

The book takes it as a guiding principle that Occam's Razor (which requires the simplest of equal competing alternatives be selected as best) is never to be regarded, and that when one small word will suffice, ten large words will instead be used. Is it so hard for these obviously very bright people to speak English? Here is a prime example from page 10, which I obtained by opening the book at random: "In blob modeling, objects are defined by monad-like primitives with internal forces of attraction and mass. Unlike a conventional geometric primitive such as a sphere, which has its own autonomous organization, a meta-ball is defined in relation to other objects. Its center, surface area, mass and organization are determined by other fields of influence. The surfaces are surrounded by two halos of relational influence, one defining a zone of fusion, the other defining a zone of inflection." I will spare you the rest, but suffice it to say that that paragraph drones on and on, and gets even more ridiculous before it is concluded.

The organization of the book is so confusing that there is actually a key to decoding the format at the beginning. The format is extremely unpleasant. Avant-garde? Yes! Readable? No! Largely the book is an index (hence the title) taken alphabetically, but there is an abundance of information in tiny font adjacent to the text in the gutters, which are, inexplicably, the hideous color of green found in the interior of a school bus.

Among the horrid design of the pages and the tiny graphics that rarely are directly associated with anything else on the page or under discussion, there is some genuinely brilliant commentary on contemporary architecture, which is, after all, why someone would buy this book. Due to these occasional pithy insights, combined with a few brilliant illustrations, I give the book two stars.

I would not recommend this book to many people, probably only practicing architects, and only with the strong caveat that it is very unpleasant and annoying reading trying to sort the wheat from the chaff, hidden as the wheat is among the pomposity and pretentiousness of the text. This book could have been utterly wonderful; instead it was one of the most trying reading experiences in recent memory. ... Read more

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This convenient and well-organized index to reproductions of the many architectural landmarks in Italy is a guide for illustrations of approximately 1,800 monuments and buildings in 80 books. Organized by location in the Site Index, the volume provides alternative access in the Architect, Chronological, Type, and Work indexes. Information on all these aspects makes this volume a valuable reference source, regardless of the illustrations documented. ... Read more

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"A much-needed index to the illustrations in standard books on world architecture. More than 7,200 architectural works in some 100 books are indexed here by site, architect, architectural type, and by names and alternative names of works. The citations indicate the type of illustration to be found: interior or exterior views, plans, sections, or elevations. Because the majority of the books indexed are from well-known publishers' monographic series . . . sources sould be widely available, and this index will be a real time saver for both librarians and scholars. Teague's index has been carefully arranged and thoughtfully produced." Choice ... Read more

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This bibliography should prove invaluable to scholars and researchers concerned with military history, and the place of fortifications in warfare. This is the first English-language general bibliography on military fortifications. It deals with the history of fortifications from the earliest times to the present throughout the world. Materials included range from books and pamphlets to essays, periodicals, book chapters, dissertations, and videos. Although it mainly cites English-language sources, numerous useful foreign-language publications are noted as well. Access is augmented through an author index and a subject index. ... Read more

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Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Chapters: List of Architects, Index of Architecture Articles, List of Woods, List of Landscape Architects, List of Historic Houses, Nadir Afonso Artworks, List of International Architecture Schools, Timeline of Architecture, Glossary of Architecture, List of Russian Architects, List of Professional Architecture Organizations, Timeline of Architectural Styles, List of Gothic Revival Architecture, List of Art Deco Architecture, Oldest Buildings in the United States, List of the Oldest Buildings in New York, Architecture of Present-Day Nations and States, List of I.m. Pei Projects, List of Architects of Supertall Buildings, List of Architectural Vaults, List of Decorative Stones, Outline of Architecture, List of the Oldest Buildings in Connecticut, List of the Oldest Buildings in Rhode Island, List of Building Materials, List of the Oldest Buildings in Massachusetts, Architectural Projects Under Construction in Belgrade, List of Stoae, List of Renaissance Structures, List of Architecture Schools in Germany, List of Architecture Firms, List of Human Habitation Forms, List of Architecture Prizes, Timeline of Architectural Styles 6000bc-present, List of Baroque Architecture, List of Furniture Designers, List of Building Types, Index of Construction Articles, List of the Oldest Buildings in New Jersey, List of the Oldest Buildings in Virginia, List of Classical Architecture Terms, List of Types of Limestone, List of Gothic Revival Architects, List of Burial Mounds in the United States, List of Fictional Theatres, List of Architecture Schools in Switzerland, Bath City Architect. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 372. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This is a list of Nadir Afonso artworks: paintings, engravings, and architecture. Nadir Afonso in his studio, standing next to Seville (first decad...http://booksllc.net/?id=11215528 ... Read more

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While landscape architecture in America has a rich history dating back to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, most guides to architectural literature do not include separate sections for landscape architecture. Landscape Architecture Sourcebook remedies this oversight by providing annotated listings of a wide range of recently published English-language publications, institutional resources, and other sources containing information on landscape architectural history and practice in the United States.In addition, a small number of important works that survey international activities are also described, and electronic formats such as online databases, network information resources and discussion lists, and computer and media resources are covered.

Entries typically include full bibliographic data for books and periodicals, with paragraph-length annotations providing a description of the work's contents.For institutional resources, current addresses and telephone numbers are given along with fax numbers and World Wide Web sites when available.Core titles deemed essential for a well-rounded but basic collection are identified with an asterisk.

Other titles in the Design Reference Series include "Architecture Sourcebook" and "Interior Design Sourcebook." ... Read more

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Reprint of the 1946 edition. Oversized Octavo. Cloth. 1946 3d rev. ed. Book viii, 130 p. Minneapolis, London, University of Minnesota Press; G. Cumberlege, Oxford University Press. "This bibliography is intended to serve students of American architecture of the periodsbetween the Revolution and the end of the nineteenth century, as well as institutions and individuals who collect American architectural Books."-From the introduction. Included as descriptions of the first architectural book published in America,The British Architect, published in 1775. Hitchcock also provides collations according to the amount of detail required to distinguish editions and issues, and also according to the type of information he was able to obtain. Wherever possible thefull number of plates is given, followed by the indication "pl." regardless of whether the plates are numbered or in what way, and regardless of the particular character of the material on the plates. In all 1461 titles are described. Besterman 495. ... Read more