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On the Art of Building in Ten Books
De Re Aedificatoria, by Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472), was the first modern treatise on the theory and practice of architecture. Its importance for the subsequent history of …
Projecting Urbanity: Architecture for and against the City
Existing histories of modern architecture typically give their highest praise to private houses and their most severe condemnation to architect-authored urban plans, often …
The Palladian Ideal
Depicts the villas designed by Andrea Palladio, along with later buildings inspired by his influence.
The Grotta House by Richard Meier
The best architects are often defined by a singular residential commission-for example, Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright or the Farnsworth House by Mies van der Rohe. In Richard …
Richard Meier, Architect
The third volume in Rizzoli's bestselling monograph series on the eminent modernist presents 24 of his post -1985 masterworks, including the internationally acclaimed Getty Center …
The Seduction of Place
Joseph Rykwert explores the great cities of the modern world, examining their fabric and assessing how successfully they have met the needs of their inhabitants. He charts the …
Fragments of Wilderness City
Avery Associates Architects have worked in close collaboration with a diverse range of clients, including universities, commercial developers, government organisations, and …
The Judicious Eye: Architecture Against the Other Arts
Herzog & De Meuron / Ai Weiwei
In 2008, Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei joined forces to design the celebrated Beijing National Stadium for the Olympic Games. In 2012, the team …
The Idea of a Town
Roman towns and their history are generally regarded as being the preserve of the archaeologist or the economic historian. In this famous, unusual and radical book which touches on …
Seduction of Place
No other place on earth is as full both of promise and of dread as the city; it is at once alienating and exciting. These concentrations of people have not, however, come about as …
The Seduction of Place: The History and Future of Cities
No other place on earth is as full both of promise and of dread as the city; it is at once alienating and exciting. These concentrations of people have not, however, come about as …