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Cet ouvrage propose deux éclairages de la région grenobloise : celui des engagements et des coups de coeur de ses habitants et celui des images et des symboles qui cristallisent ces élans sur des valeurs partagées. Ces regards croisés sont alimentés par des experts qui donnent la parole à des sportifs, à des montagnards, à des acteurs de la vie économique, sociale et culturelle.
Réinventer la ville : regards croisés sur Grenoble
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Cet ouvrage propose deux éclairages de la région grenobloise : celui des engagements et des coups de coeur de ses habitants et celui des images et des symboles qui cristallisent ces élans sur des valeurs partagées. Ces regards croisés sont alimentés par des experts qui donnent la parole à des sportifs, à des montagnards, à des acteurs de la vie économique, sociale et culturelle.
History since 1900, Reference Books
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Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical? This guide makes extensive use of photographs to identify and explain the characteristic features of nearly 300 buildings. The result is a clear and easy-to-navigate guide to identifying the key styles of western architecture from the(...)
Architectural styles: a visual guide
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Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical? This guide makes extensive use of photographs to identify and explain the characteristic features of nearly 300 buildings. The result is a clear and easy-to-navigate guide to identifying the key styles of western architecture from the classical age to the present day.
History since 1900, Reference Books
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From Rome’s Parthenon to Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia; from the ancient village of Petra to Beijing’s Forbidden City; from New York’s Empire State Building to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, this collection of 100 milestones of architectural history explores how they changed the course of architecture. Why do some buildings stand the test of time? What makes a building(...)
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The buildings that revolutionized architecture
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From Rome’s Parthenon to Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia; from the ancient village of Petra to Beijing’s Forbidden City; from New York’s Empire State Building to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, this collection of 100 milestones of architectural history explores how they changed the course of architecture. Why do some buildings stand the test of time? What makes a building unique, or groundbreaking? How do function, environment, and technology impact an architect’s vision? These questions and more are succinctly addressed in this wide-ranging tour of 100 of the world’s most important manmade structures. This compilation spans the ancient to the modern eras and represents nearly every continent.
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The history of modern architecture is diverse, varying wildly from region to region and era to era. Here Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum, explores 50 of the most significant and striking buildings in the world, from the modernist aesthetic of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye to the eye-catching flair of Beijing's CCTV Headquarters. Fifty Modern Buildings That(...)
Fifty modern buildings that changed the world
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The history of modern architecture is diverse, varying wildly from region to region and era to era. Here Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum, explores 50 of the most significant and striking buildings in the world, from the modernist aesthetic of Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye to the eye-catching flair of Beijing's CCTV Headquarters. Fifty Modern Buildings That Changed the World is one of two new titles in the Design Museum Fifty series published in conjunction with London's Design Museum.
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Histoire de l'architecture
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Cette encyclopédie couvre l'histoire de l'architecture, des abris préhistoriques aux bâtiments les plus novateurs du XXe siècle, et s'adresse aussi bien aux amateurs d'art et de tourisme urbain qu'au grand public.
Histoire de l'architecture
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Cette encyclopédie couvre l'histoire de l'architecture, des abris préhistoriques aux bâtiments les plus novateurs du XXe siècle, et s'adresse aussi bien aux amateurs d'art et de tourisme urbain qu'au grand public.
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This global examination of boundary-pushing architecture challenges our perceptions of how buildings ought to look--and reveals how even the most unusual constructions can achieve iconic status. In this exploration of 100 controversial buildings, readers will discover not only how each building was constructed, but also the motivation behind its design, and the ensuing debates.
Why on earth did we built that: modern architecture explained
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This global examination of boundary-pushing architecture challenges our perceptions of how buildings ought to look--and reveals how even the most unusual constructions can achieve iconic status. In this exploration of 100 controversial buildings, readers will discover not only how each building was constructed, but also the motivation behind its design, and the ensuing debates.
History since 1900, Reference Books
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Cet ouvrage retrace 150 ans d'une fresque historique aux mouvement contrariés, animée d'une réflexion théorique sans cesse renouvelée : du mouvement anglais du XIXe siècle Arts and Crafts et du Bauhaus allemand, en passant par l'esthétique industrielle en France, au "tout-plasique des années pop et le design virtuel des années 2000...
Le design
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Cet ouvrage retrace 150 ans d'une fresque historique aux mouvement contrariés, animée d'une réflexion théorique sans cesse renouvelée : du mouvement anglais du XIXe siècle Arts and Crafts et du Bauhaus allemand, en passant par l'esthétique industrielle en France, au "tout-plasique des années pop et le design virtuel des années 2000...
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Antoni Gaudí, Le Corbusier, Jean Prouvé, Oscar Niemeyer, Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando, Herzog & de Meuron... 75 grands noms pour incarner toute la diversité de l’architecture moderne, de 1880 à nos jours.
Visionnaires: les plus grands architectes
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Antoni Gaudí, Le Corbusier, Jean Prouvé, Oscar Niemeyer, Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando, Herzog & de Meuron... 75 grands noms pour incarner toute la diversité de l’architecture moderne, de 1880 à nos jours.
History since 1900, Reference Books