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Understanding Architecture Through Drawing by Brian Edwards is an introduction to design and graphic techniques that will help the designer increase his or her understanding of buildings and places through drawing. For many people the camera has replaced the sketchbook but here the author argues that freehand drawing develops visual sensitivity and awareness of design. By combining design theory with practical lessons in drawing, the use of the s...

Edited by Catherine Slessor. Molgrave, Images Publishing, 2002. -346с., на английском яз. "100 лучших зданий мира" Архитектура и дизайн сегодня. Приведены фотографии и схемы планировки. 11th & Hill Residence. Trout Studios Alumbrera Ambrosini/New Residence Art-Nouveau Villa Baan Kamonorrathep Bartlit Residence Beckhard House и другие шедевры архитектуры.

Edited by Robyn Beaver. Mulgave, Images Publishing, 2005 - 348c., на английском яз. "100 лучших домов с той стороны" - альбом представляет лучшие проекты домов, выполненных дизайнерами и архитекторами Австралии и Новой Зеландии.

A beautifully illustrated guide to integrating functional structures as a design feature in buildings. Structure As Architecture provides readers with an accessible insight into the relationship between structure and architecture, focusing on the design principles that relate to both fields. Over one hundred case studies of contemporary buildings from countries across the globe including the UK, the US, France, Germany, Spain, Hong Kong and Austr...

Coordinating Editor: Robyn Beaver. Images Publishing, 2003. -356с., на английском яз. "Другие 100 лучших зданий мира" Архитектура и дизайн. Приведены фотографии и планировки.

Georges Binder - Sky High Living: Contemporary High-rise Apartment (Tall Buildings), -Images Publishing Dist Ac (August 3, 2006), 256 pages There are many books about tall buildings, but few focus exclusively on residential high-rises. Perhaps this is because they are traditionally not as tall as commercial high-rises. However, this is no longer the case; not only do many compare with other high-rise buildings when it comes to height, but a build...

Architectural Press, 2002, - 132c., на английском яз. История возникновения и развития этого стиля в английской архитектуре XIXв., его технологические и эстетические предпосылки, объемно-планировочные решения, приемы организации пространства, архитектурные детали фасадов и интерьеров. Альбом с гравюрами и фотографиями достаточно хорошего качества.

Pomegranate Communications, 2000. - 296 Pages. Three hundred full-color illustrations and elucidating text showcase the work of the Taliesin Architects, a firm started by the students and coworkers of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright after his death in 1959. Guided by a desire to create buildings in harmony with nature; to make a positive contribution to the way people live; and to keep Wright's vision alive, this book offers an overview...

W. W. Nоrtоn & Company, 1980, 311 pages The author discusses recent advances in science and technology that have had important effects on the planning and construction of buildings: improved materials (steel, concrete, plastics), progress in antiseismic designs, and changes in both architectural and structural design made possible by the computer. An introduction to building methods from ancient times to the present day. Contents Prefa...

Автор: Aaron Betsky Zaha Hadid is the most famous woman architect in the world, and the first to win the Pritzker Prize. Having achieved international recognition through her striking images and design, the Iraqi-born, London-based architect is now of the profession's most ought-after figures. Her buildings are now appearing across the globe, from Europe to the United States, in China and Japan. Zaha Hadid's moment has arrived. Zaha Hadid: Comple...