Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta Witold Rybczynski
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A Clearing in the Distance
In a brilliant collaboration between writer and subject, Witold Rybczynski, the bestselling author of "Home" and "City Life, " illuminates Frederick Law Olmsted's role as a major …
Home: A Short History of an Idea
Walk through five centuries of homes both great and small--from the smoke-filled manor halls of the Middle Ages to today's Ralph Lauren-designed environments--on a house tour like …
Now I Sit Me Down: From Klismos to Plastic Chair: A Natural History
A grand tour of the chair through the ages by our foremost writer on design Have you ever wondered where rocking chairs came from, or why cheap plastic chairs are suddenly …
The Biography of a Building
The Biography of a Building tells the remarkable story of the Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia, built to contain Sir Robert and Lady …
The Story of Architecture
An inviting exploration of architecture across cultures and centuries by one of the field’s eminent authors “Rybczynski’s expansive account traces the influence of social, …
Views of Seaside
Seaside, Florida, is a town designed as an "ideal" community, where houses have front porches and verandas, picket fences, sleeping porches, where streets are carved and paved with …
Makeshift Metropolis
In this new work, prizewinning author, professor, and "Slate "architecture critic Witold Rybczynski returns to the territory he knows best: writing about the way people live, just …
Story of Architecture
An inviting exploration of architecture across cultures and centuries by one of the field's eminent authors "e;Rybczynski's expansive account traces the influence of social, …
Charleston Fancy
A captivating chronicle of building in modern-day Charleston, making a case for architecture based on historical precedent, local context, and the ability to delight Charleston, …
Mysteries of the Mall and Other Essays
A deep exploration of modern life that examines our cities, public places, and homesIn Mysteries of the Mall, Witold Rybczynski, the author of How Architecture Works, casts a …
Charleston Renaissance Man
In the years between World Wars I and II, Charleston, South Carolina, experienced a cultural renaissance led largely by artists, writers, architects, and preservationists that has …