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The 50 Most Signicant Principles and Styles in Architecture, Each Explained in Half a Minute
The 50 most significant principles and styles in architecture, each explained in half a minute. The bestselling 30-Second series offers a new approach...
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The Heart of Asia: Edward Denison Ross and Francis Henry Skrine Explore Central Asia
Embark on a fascinating journey through the heart of Asia with "The Heart of Asia" by Edward Denison Ross and Francis Henry Skrine. Join Ross and Skri...
A Crash Course in High-Rise Architecture
Throughout history, the story of the skyscraper has been defined by our desire for ascendance--politically, militarily, economically, religiously, cul...
This book explores China’s encounter with architecture and modernity in the tumultuous epoch before Communism – an encounter that was mediated not...
And An Ode to War
A History of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates from the Earliest Times
Originally published in 1899, The Heart of Asia is a definitive history of Central Asia from pre-history to the contemporary machinations of the Russi...
A Crash Course Spanning the Centuries
How to Read Bridges is a practical introduction to looking at the structure and purpose of bridges. It is a guide to reading the structural clues embe...
The Story of China's Gateway
Shanghai's illustrious history and phenomenal future is celebrated in this book, which examines the evolution of the city's architecture and urban for...
Architecture and Modernity in Manchuria
The first half of the twentieth century was fraught with global tensions and political machinations. However, for all the destruction in that period, ...
Africa's Secret Modernist City
Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea, is one of the most exciting architectural `discoveries' of recent years: built almost entirely in the 1930s by th...
A History of the Moghuls of Central Asia
The Tarikh-i-rashidi - A History of the Moghuls of Central Asia is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is e...
China's Missing Modern
Luke Him Sau/Lu Qianshou (1904–1991) is best known internationally and in China as the architect of the iconic Bank of China Headquarters in Shangha...
A History of the Moghuls of Central Asia ; an English Version
An Account of the Jesuit Missions to the Court of Akbar
The narrative of the Jesuit missions to Akbar, ruler of the Mughal Empire in India, is a noted period piece in travel writing. Although the author nev...
Being the Tarikh-I-Rashidi of Mirza Muhammad Haidar, Dughlát
Being the Tarikh-Irashidi of Mirza Muhammad Haidar, Dughlat
Architectural Visions and Revolutions
With nearly five millennia of architectural heritage, China boasts the longest continuous architectural lineage in history. A hundred years after the ...
Impressions as to the Life, Character, & Thought of the People of Persia, Received During Twelve Months' Residence in that Country in the Years 1887-1888
RIBA Collections
A visually stunning guide to architectural drawing from the RIBA Collections for students and those wanting to understand how to develop their graphic...
A reprinting with accompanying essays and commentary of FitzGerald's fifth ver...
The Designer's Illustrated Guide to Brochures, Catalogs, Bags, Labels, Packaging, and Promotion
Print Formats and Finishes is a comprehensive resource on formats, materials and finishes. This book explores the production and manufacturing aspects...
"A Review of the State of the Question respecting the Admission of Dissenters to the Universities" by Edward Denison. Published by Good Press. Good Pr...
Thinking Green
"Packaging today is a potent visual symbol of our 'throw-away' culture; a culture which likes its fresh fruit shrink-wrapped and every product present...
Zafar Ul-wálih Bi Muzaffar Wa Ālih
Print and Production Finishes for Sustainable Design is an indispensable ideas sourcebook and practical guide to what has become an important consider...
Twentieth Century Architects
McMorran & Whitby are arguably one of the most unsung practices of post-war British architecture. Led from the late 1950s by Donald McMorran and Georg...