Titres dans Architecture

Parmi les meilleurs souvenirs des premières leçons d'initiation à l'histoire, ceux qui se rapportent au château féodal tiennent une place privilégiée.

Как в идеале должна выглядеть квартира боксера? Квартира йога, преподавателя, программиста или массажиста? Городские квартиры перестают быть только местом для сна и хранения вещей. Они уже давно превратились в площадки для развития, обучения и работы, но при строительстве это по-прежнему не учитывается.

Explorez cette fresque historique fascinante où une modeste cité agraire devient l'épicentre technologique mondial. Idéal pour enrichir votre trajet quotidien, ce récit immersif vous transporte au cœur des montagnes coréennes dès la fondation de Hanyang. Laissez-vous captiver par la vie...

Découvrez comment une modeste église est devenue le défi architectural le plus fascinant de l'histoire de Barcelone. Parfait pour sublimer un trajet quotidien ou préparer une escapade en Espagne, ce récit immersif retrace l'érection d'un rêve de pierre étalé sur plus d'un siècle...

Packed with fun facts and presidential trivia, The President Is Dead! tells you everything you could possibly want to know about how our presidents, from George Washington to George H. W. Bush (who was the most recent president to die), met their ends, the circumstances of their deaths, the pomp of their funerals, and their public afterlives, including stories of attempted grave robbings, reinterments, vandalism, conspiracy theories surrounding their deaths, and much more.

From one of Fine Homebuilding's best-loved authors, Larry Haun, comes a unique story that looks at American home building from the perspective of twelve houses he has known intimately. Part memoir, part cultural history, A Carpenter's Life as Told by Houses takes the reader house by house over an arc of 100 years.

J.E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose. For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back—or give way under—thousands of gallons of...

Découvrez mille ans d'histoire britannique où le pouvoir absolu et de sanglantes trahisons forgent le destin d'une nation. Écoutez le récit captivant d'une forteresse de pierre devenue le théâtre des plus sombres complots politiques et conflits religieux. Parfaite pour votre trajet...

Cette épopée d'ingénierie historique révèle comment l'audace humaine a dompté la nature pour unifier une métropole. Idéal pour captiver votre esprit lors de vos trajets quotidiens, ce récit immersif vous plonge au cœur du New York bouillonnant du XIXe siècle. Ressentez l'urgence et la...

Explorez huit siècles d'histoire et d'architecture fascinante, où la foi défie les flammes et le temps. De sa genèse gothique à sa survie miraculeuse face aux bouleversements de la nation, ce récit immersif transforme votre trajet quotidien en une épopée monumentale. Laissez-vous...

Imagine this: stepping into a room where you instantly felt more at ease, where you felt comfortable and connected to tradition and nature. A room that embraced you with its serene energy, a sanctuary from the noise and chaos of the modern world.

Eine fantastische Reise zu den Herrlichkeiten der Ewigen Stadt: Forum Romanum, Pantheon, Caracalla-Thermen, Pompeius-Theater, Augustusforum, Colosseum, Palatin.

In Wisdom of the Ancients, Neil Oliver takes us back in time to grab hold of the ideas buried in forgotten cultures and early civilisations. From Laetoli footprints in Tanzania to Keralan rituals, stone circles and cave paintings, Oliver takes us on a global journey through antiquity. A master storyteller, drawing on immense knowledge of our ancient past, he distils this wisdom into 12 messages that have endured the test of time and invites us to consider how these might apply to our lives today. The result is powerful and inspirational, moving and profound.

In Confessions of a Recovering Engineer, renowned speaker and author of Strong Towns Charles L. Marohn, Jr., delivers an accessible and engaging exploration of America's transportation system, laying bare the reasons why it no longer works as it once did, and how to modernize transportation to better serve local communities.

In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science. Landscape architect Marc Keane shows how Japanese gardens are both a microcosm of the natural universe and a clear expression of our humanity, mirroring how we think, worship, and organize our lives and communities.

Olivier Mignon is a graduate of the "École du Louvre" and the "Institut d'Art". He is currently a guide and lecturer at the "Caisse des Monuments Historiques". Translation: Patrick Lesieur, assisted by Ursula Smith. Chapters: 1) History of the bay, 2) History of the village, 3) History of the sanctuary, 4) History of the sanctuary (suite), 5) Monks and pilgrims, 6) Architectural evolution of the sanctuary, 7) Local legend of "Saint Michael and the devil", as written by Guy de Maupassant.

This program is read by the author. “This is a great audiobook for nature lovers, carpenters, and people who dream of their hobby becoming their day job.”—AudioFile A memoir of the author's journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly...

The audiobook: Venice: The Anthology Guide is the perennially fresh classic travel guide to the city. It is unlike any other guide, since it conducts visitors around Venice using the observations and opinions of famous writers and art historians to enlighten them.

Militant Modernism is a defense against modernism's many detractors. It looks at design, film, and architecture - especially, architecture - and pursues the notion of an evolved modernism that simply refuses to stop being necessary. Owen Hatherley gives us new ways to look at what we thought was familiar - Bertolt Brecht, Le Corbusier, even Vladimir Mayakovsky.

Bloomsbury presents Paris, City of Dreams by Mary McAuliffe, read by Tim H. Dixon. "Armchair historians in particular will appreciate McAuliffe’s readable yet detailed history" Booklist, Starred Review Acclaimed historian Mary McAuliffe vividly recaptures the Paris of Napoleon III, Claude...