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Chinese architecture : a history

Tác giả: Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt

It covers forty centuries of architecture, from the genesis of Chinese building through to the twenty-first century and the challenges of urban expansion and globalism. Steinhardt follows the extraordinary breadth of China's architectural legacy--including excavation sites, gardens, guild halls,...

Hudson modern : residential landscapes

Tác giả: David Sokol

Hudson Modern showcases stunning new houses in the Hudson River Valley that embrace the dramatic settings and cultural bounty of this popular region.

A view from the river : the Chicago Architecture Foundation river cruise

Tác giả: Jennifer Marjorie Bosch, Angie McMonigal

The story of Chicago is the story of its river. A View from the River is an essential guide to more than 60 significant buildings and structures along the Chicago River. This visual tour, filled with stunning contemporary photography and a variety of historical images, serves as a companion to the...

Southern exposure : the overlooked architecture of Chicago's South Side

Tác giả: Lee Bey, Amanda Williams

Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side is the first book devoted to the South Side’s rich and unfairly ignored architectural heritage. The book features an array of landmarks—from a Space Age dry cleaner to a nineteenth-century lagoon that meanders down the middle of...

A field guide to American houses

Tác giả: Virginia Savage McAlester

This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; expanded and completely new categories of house styles with photos and descriptions of each; an appendix on "Approaches to Construction in the 20th and 21st Centuries"; an expanded bibliography; and 600 new photographs and line drawings.