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Understanding Architecture

Its Elements, History, and Meaning

By: Leland M. Roth,Amanda C. Roth Clark

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Understanding Architecture

Its Elements, History, and Meaning

By: Leland M. Roth,Amanda C. Roth Clark

The widely acclaimed and beautifully illustrated Understanding Architecture is now revised and expanded in its fourth edition, vividly examining the structure, function, history, and meaning of architecture, from prehistory to the present, in ways that are both accessible and engaging. Significant features of the fourth edition include: Expanded global essays outlining the encounters and interchanges, conflicts and accommodations, between disparate global communities A brand-new final chapter addressing the twenty-first century during which Western and global architectural developments have increasingly become one broad, interwoven expression. This chapter includes sections on CAD, Contemporary Architecture of the Twenty-First Century, Starchitects, Contemporary Architectural Prizes, Architecture and Energy Consumption, and Architecture Integrated with Nature New sections on Frank Lloyd Wright and Late Twentieth-Century Expressionism Thoroughly revised and expanded illustration, including over 700 images, over half of which are in full color, and 120 original line art drawings Understanding Architecture continues to be the only text in the field to examine architecture as a cultural phenomenon as well as an artistic and technological achievement with its straightforward, two-part structure: The Elements of Architecture and the History and Meaning of Architecture. Comprehensive and clearly written, Understanding Architecture is both a primer for visual environmental literacy and a classic survey of architecture. This is an essential book for anyone interested in our built environment and the layered historical meaning embodied within it.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040021611

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9781040021613

The Scribner House of New Albany: A Bicentennial Commemoration

By: Anne Caudill,Amanda Dick,Pamela Peters,Carlene Price

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The Scribner House of New Albany: A Bicentennial Commemoration

By: Anne Caudill,Amanda Dick,Pamela Peters,Carlene Price

The Scribner House stands proudly on the banks of the Ohio River, a testament to the community it has seen through two centuries. Joel, Nathaniel and Abner Scribner founded New Albany when they arrived by flatboat from Pennsylvania in the early nineteenth century. Those pioneers built a thriving town--the largest in Indiana until after the Civil War. Join Piankeshaw Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution on a fascinating trip through the halls of the house they preserve. These expert stewards tell the stories of the Scribner House's tenants and the history of New Albany that happened both in its halls and outside its front door.

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156

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625840985

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9781625840981

Sworn Secret

A Novel

By: Amanda Jennings

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Sworn Secret

A Novel

By: Amanda Jennings

A stunning domestic thriller in the vein of Kimberly McCreight’s Reconstructing Amelia When Lizzie Thorne’s charismatic older sister Anna is killed in a tragic fall from the roof of her school, everyone is devastated. A year later, grief still has its icy grip on the Thorne family. Mrs. Thorne has retreated from her life and is desperate to find someone to blame for her daughter’s death. Mr. Thorne is doing his best to care for his family but the pressure of holding his marriage together is pushing him to breaking point. Lizzie just wants to leave her sister’s ghost in the past and find happiness again. But then a shattering revelation begins to raise questions about what really happened the night Anna died. Lizzie finds herself speeding headfirst into a passionate but forbidden love affair, while at the same time trying to grapple with her dead sister’s emerging secrets.

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Harper Collins

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0062336630

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9780062336637

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