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A guide to the architecture of London

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The third edition of this comprehensive guide to London architecture is revised and updated, and presents 1000 entries, all illustrated and arranged chronologically withing geographical areas.

Titre:
A guide to the architecture of London

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Contains entries describing approximately 1000 buildings, streets, or areas in London, arranged by city section. Coverage concentrates on the center, with "only exceptional" buildings from outer London included. A brief but informative introduction outlines London's architectural history since Roman times, and entries for each area are listed in chronological order, accompanied by a small black-and-white photo. The brief descriptions point out significant features and provide a refreshing frankness that reflects the opinions of the authors (both architects) on various architectural styles. The detailed area maps and index also ensure the book's usefulness as a tour guide.

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Rome : the buildings of Europe

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Each building described includes a photograph, date, location, and architect. Plans, historical time charts, and 5 detailed street maps are also provided.

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In ruins : a journey through history, art, and literature

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In this meditation on ruins, Christopher Woodward takes us on a thousand-year journey from the plains of Troy to the monuments of ancient Rome, from the crumbling palaces of Sicily, Cuba, and Zanzibar to the rubble of the London Blitz. With an exquisite sense of romantic melancholy, we encounter the teenage Byron in the moldering Newstead Abbey, Flaubert watching the buzzards on the pyramids, Henry James in the Colosseum, and Freud at Pompeii. We travel the Appian Way with Dickens and behold the Baths of Caracalla with Shelley. An exhilarating tour, at once elegant and stimulating, "In Ruins" casts an exalting spell as it explores the bewitching power of architectural remains and their persistent hold on the imagination.

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Inspired by Soane : MacCormac, Meier, Moneo, Navarro

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In "Inspired by Soane", four contemporary architects wxplore the museum: Richard MacCormac, Richard Meier, Rafael Moneo, and Juan Navarro Baldeweg. Each provides an essay which is a personal reflection on Soane's use of light and space, and the subsequent influence on their own designs.