WESTON RICHARD

(P/B) 100 IDEAS THAT CHANGED ARCHITECTURE
100 Ideas That Changed Architecture chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture. Entertainingly written by an expert on architecture, it provides a concise history of the subject, and offers a fascinating resource to dip into for the general reader. Starting with the basic building 'components' of door, window, column and beam and the Classical orders, it then goes on to explore historical movements such as the Picturesque and Beaux-Arts, innovative materials such as steel and reinforced concrete, technical innovati...
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(P/B) MATERIALS, FORM, AND ARCHITECTURE

(P/B) PLANS, SECTIONS AND ELEVATIONS

(P/B) MODERNISM
Modernist ideas have pervaded every form of design, from graphics to architecture, as well as being a key influence on art, literature and music. In this comprehensive survey, Richard Weston traces the course of Modernism from its nineteenth-century roots to its various contemporary manifestations. Weston examines rigorously the Modernist movements of the early twentieth century - Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Purism - to conclude with the 'Postmodernist' experiments of the 1980s and 90s. He shows how the 'tradition of the new' became t...
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(P/B) VILLA MAIREA (ARCHITECTURE IN DETAIL - 0714842168)

MATERIALS FORM AND ARCHITECTURE (1856692957)

(P/B) ALVAR AALTO (0714837105)