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Antoni Gaudi, 1852-1926 : from nature to architecture / by Crippa, Maria Antonietta.;
Includes bibliographical references.El Capricho -- Finca Guell -- Casa Vicens -- Palau Guell -- Col legi de les Teresianes -- Palacio Episcopal -- Casa Fernandez y Andres -- Casa Calvet -- Cripta de la Colonia Guell -- Villa Bellesguard -- Park Guell -- Catedral de Mallorca -- Casa Batllo -- Casa Mila -- Classrooms of the Sagrada familia -- Sagrada familia -- Life and work -- Maps.Gaudi's bizarre and romantic buildings, interiors and exteriors, mosaics and public spaces, have imbued Barcelona with unique character and ensured his place in the pantheon of great architects.
Subjects: Gaudí, Antoni, 1852-1926.; Architects; Gaudí, Antoni, 1852-1926; Architects;
© 2015., Taschen,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Exploring Ireland's castles / by Blake, Tarquin,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (217-219)."Whether ruined or opulent, castles have the power to fire the imagination. For almost a millennium, they have studded the Irish countryside. The concept of using building methods to protect territory was introduced from overseas in the twelfth century, when the Irish term caislean began to appear in manuscripts. By the sixteenth century, Ireland had become the most castellated country in Europe.In this latest book, Tarquin Blake takes us on a breathtaking tour of Anglo-Norman fortresses, medieval towers, fortified houses and the neo-Gothic piles of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The castles - including lesser-known gems like Fiddaun Castle in County Galway as well as luxury hotels such as Ashford Castle in County Mayo - are captured in atmospheric photos and brought to life through the true stories of the families whose adventures, struggles and ambitions are reflected in the fortified residences they constructed. By pairing the castles' romantic appearances with in-depth tales of siege, intrigue, conflict and capture, Blake reveals our rich past and startling architectural legacy. Exploring Ireland's Castles is sure to delight any history buff or armchair traveller."--
Subjects: Castles;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A field guide to American houses : the definitive guide to identifying and understanding America's domestic architecture / by McAlester, Virginia,1943-2020,author.; Matty, Suzanne Patton,illustrator.(CARDINAL)613602; Clicque, Steve,photographer.(CARDINAL)490064; McAlester, A. Lee(Arcie Lee),1933-2016,author.(CARDINAL)145919; Jarrett, Lauren,illustrator.(CARDINAL)513796; Rodriguez-Arnaiz, Juan,illustrator.(CARDINAL)602718;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 773-814) and index.A comprehensive guide to domestic architecture. Focusing on dwellings in urban and suburban neighborhoods and rural locations all across the continental United States, this guide provides in-depth information on the essentials, with facts and frames of reference that will enable you to look in a fresh way at the houses around you.Looking at American houses -- Folk houses -- Colonial houses (1600-1820) -- Romantic houses (1820-1880) -- Victorian houses (1860-1900) -- Eclectic houses (1880-1940) -- English and Anglo-American period houses -- French period houses -- Mediterranean and Spanish period houses -- Modern houses (1900-present) -- Early modern -- Bankers modern -- Mainstream modern -- Styled houses since 1935.
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Architecture, Domestic;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 16
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Houses of the National Trust : outstanding buildings of Britain / by Greeves, Lydia,author.(CARDINAL)764603;
"The National Trust is one of the world's leading conservation organisations and now cares for over 350 historic properties, including over 200 houses. This book covers both great mansions, such as Petworth House and Kedleston Hall, and less grand, but equally interesting buildings, from romantic Godolphin House, rooted in the granite landscape of Cornwall, to the angular concrete and glass of 2 Willow Road, a piece of modernist architecture on the edge of London's Hampstead Heath." -- From the publisher.
Subjects: Guidebooks.; National Trust (Great Britain); Historic buildings; Historic buildings;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A field guide to American houses : the definitive guide to identifying and understanding America's domestic architecture / by McAlester, Virginia,1943-2020.; Clicque, Steve,photographer.(CARDINAL)490064; Jarrett, Lauren,illustrator.(CARDINAL)513796; Matty, Suzanne Patton,illustrator.(CARDINAL)613602; McAlester, A. Lee(Arcie Lee),1933-2016.(CARDINAL)145919; Rodriguez-Arnaiz, Juan,illustrator.(CARDINAL)602718;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Looking at American houses -- Folk houses -- Colonial houses (1600-1820) -- Romantic houses (1820-1880) -- Victorian houses (1860-1900) -- Eclectic houses (1880-1940) -- English and Anglo-American period houses -- French period houses -- Mediterranean and Spanish period houses -- Modern houses (1900-present) -- Early modern -- Bankers modern -- Mainstream modern -- Styled houses since 1935.A comprehensive guide to domestic architecture. Focusing on dwellings in urban and suburban neighborhoods and rural locations all across the continental United States, this guide provides in-depth information on the essentials, with facts and frames of reference that will enable you to look in a fresh way at the houses around you.
Subjects: Guidebooks.; Architecture, Domestic;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Bristol House / by Swerling, Beverly.(CARDINAL)663664;
Includes bibliographical references (page 399).In modern-day London, architectural historian and recovering alcoholic Annie Kendall hopes to turn her life around and restart her career by locating several long-missing pieces of ancient Judaica. Geoff Harris, an investigative reporter, is soon drawn into her quest, both by romantic interest and suspicions about the head of the Shalom Foundation, the organization sponsoring her work. He's also a dead ringer for the ghost of a monk Annie believes she has seen at the flat she is subletting in Bristol House. In 1535, Tudor London is a very different city, one in which monks are being executed by Henry VIII and Jews are banished. In this treacherous environment of religious persecution, Dom Justin, a Carthusian monk, and a goldsmith known as the Jew of Holborn must navigate a shadowy world of intrigue involving Thomas Cromwell, Jewish treasure, and sexual secrets. Their struggles shed light on the mysteries Annie and Geoff aim to puzzle out-at their own peril.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Romance fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Americans; Architectural historians; Monks; Women historians;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The annotated Mona Lisa : a crash course in art history from prehistoric to post-modern / by Strickland, Carol.(CARDINAL)371838; Boswell, John,1945-author; Andrews and McMeel,publisher.;
Art nouveau -- Birth of photography -- Impressionism : let there be color and light -- Rodin : first modern sculptor -- Post-impressionism -- Early expressionism -- Symbolism -- The birth of modern architecture -- The twentieth century : modern art. Fauvism : exploding color -- Twentieth-century sculpture : a new look -- Twin titans of the twentieth century : Matisse and Picasso -- Cubism -- Modernism outside of France -- Futurism -- Constructivism -- Precisionism -- Expressionism -- Mondrian : harmony of opposites -- Modernist architecture : geometry to live in -- Dada and surrealism : art between the wars.Photography comes of age -- American art : 1908-40 -- Abstract expressionism -- Figural expressionism : not just a pretty face -- Post-war sculpture -- Color field -- The twentieth century and beyond : contemporary art. Hard edge -- Pre-pop art -- Pop art -- Minimalism : the cool school -- Conceptual art : invisible visual art -- Contemporary architecture -- Photography : what's new -- Photo-realism -- Neo-expressionism -- The new breed : post-modern art.The birth of art : prehistoric through medieval. Prehistoric art : the beginning -- Mesopotamia : the architects -- Egypt : the art of imortality -- Greece : they invented a lot more than the Olympics -- Rome : the organizers -- Pre-Columbian art of the Americas : new world art when it was still an old world -- African art : the first cubists -- The middle ages : the reign of religion -- Golden age of byzantine art -- Romanesque art : stories in stone -- Gothic art : height and light -- The rebirth of art : renaissance and baroque -- The renaissance : the beginning of modern painting -- The Italian renaissance -- The northern renaissance.The renaissance in the low countries -- The German renaissance -- Mannerism and the late renaissance -- The Spanish renaissance -- Baroque : the ornate age. -- Italian baroque -- Flemish baroque -- Dutch baroque -- English baroque -- Spanish baroque -- French baroque -- Rococo -- The nineteenth century : birth of the "isms." Neoclassicism : roman fever -- French neoclassicism -- American neoclassicism -- Goya : man with an "ism" -- Romanticism : the power of passion -- French romanticism -- English romanticism -- American romanticism and genre painting -- Realism. French realism -- American realism -- Architecture for the industrial age.The Annotated Mona Lisa takes art history out of the realm of dreary textbooks to a world of dynamic design, succinct page-length essays, and instructive sidebars. These graphic device heighten the reader's ability to retain an impressive amount of information, even through a cursory reading. A brief run-through of the book's captions and sidebars provides a mini crash course in art history. Incorportating more than 300 illustrations drawing on the very elements of art-composition, movment, balance, color, and design-to achieve a visual and textual approach to the subject that no ordinary book could aproximate.
Subjects: Outlines and syllabi.; Art; Art;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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History of art / by Janson, H. W.(Horst Woldemar),1913-1982.(CARDINAL)144552; Janson, Anthony F.(CARDINAL)144515;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Art;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Lighthouses / by Holland, F. Ross,Jr.(Francis Ross),1927-2005,author.(CARDINAL)128558;
Includes bibliographical references (page 118) and index.Lighthouses not only guide ships to safety, they conjure up romantic images of solitude and solace. Through breathtaking color photographs of the lighthouses and their surroundings, explore the history and development of these captivating structures throughout the world. Look back to the light towers of antiquity, and then discover beautiful examples that brightened the coastlines in the British Isles, United States, Canada, and Caribbean. Find out about the different lighting systems, and the various types of towers. Meet the people who played a major role in the architectural and technological progress of these aids to navigation, and take a nostalgic look at the keepers, those who devoted their lives to the daily maintenance and operation of the lighthouse--sometimes even in the face of great danger.
Subjects: Lighthouses; Lighthouses.;
Available copies: 18 / Total copies: 18
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The promise of elsewhere / by Leithauser, Brad,author.(CARDINAL)522786;
"In this comic novel, our hero, Midwesterner Louie Hake, tries to prop up the failing prospects of happiness in his career and marriage by setting out abroad on what he calls his Journey of a Lifetime. Louie is 43, teaches architecture at a third-rate college in Michigan, and faced with a collapsing second marriage and a potentially disastrous medical diagnosis, he decides to undertake a high-minded tour of the world's most spectacular architecture sites: Italy, Turkey, India, Japan. But Louie gets waylaid--ludicrously, spectacularly so. After a stab at a new romance with a jilted bride alone on her honeymoon in London, he somehow winds up in the high Arctic, where the architectural tradition seems sad and laughable.(Turf houses? Corrugated aluminum sheds?) But it turns out there's another sort of architecture at play here--ice bergs the size of cathedrals--bobbing beside a strange and wondrous landscape. As it slowly grows clear, Louie's Grand Journey is a trip through his much-bungled romantic past. Whether pursuing by email his estranged present wife (co-habiting with a sexy playwright in the Virgin Islands), or his first wife (newly engaged to someone else), or an older woman he kissed once a quarter-century ago, Louie is both ridiculous and touching. A novel that is both funny and moving, a serious look into the Midwestern soul in crisis"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Architecture; College teachers; Midlife crisis; Memory;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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