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A Jew in Ramallah and Other Essays
Price:
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781771863568
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Baraka Books
In a rich, diversified and international career, Carla Blank has been dramaturge, choreographer, stage director, writer, art and architecture critic, defender of women's rights and of a multicultural...
Genius of the Place: Al Saggaf Palace
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CA$86.00
ISBN: 9788857250335
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
The history of a political and architectural icon of Saudi ArabiaSituated within the valleys of Mecca, Al Saggaf Palace has witnessed the unfolding of history. As an effort to preserve the cultural...
Genius of the Place: Al Muftaha
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CA$86.00
ISBN: 9788857250359
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
A long-dormant artists’ community revived as a historical and cultural village in the heart of ArabiaAl Muftaha brought together artisans passionate about photography, traditional crafts and fine...
Genius of the Place: Irqah
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CA$86.00
ISBN: 9788857250373
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Once an abandoned hospital believed to be haunted, now renovated into a multidisciplinary arts centerIrqah Hospital is an iconic building with a mysterious character. The Ministry of Culture of Saudi...
Genius of the Place: Khuzam Palace
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CA$86.00
ISBN: 9788857250397
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Fortified gates, mosaic-decorated windows and large halls characterize this palace critical to Saudi Arabia’s foundingLocated in the southeast of Jeddah, Khuzam palace is an important royal palace...
Genius of the Place: Al-Bunt
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CA$87.00
ISBN: 9788857250106
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Breathtaking photography of an iconic historical building in the heart of Saudi ArabiaThis volume invites the reader on a journey across time and space through stunning new imagery of the Al-Bunt building...
Beit Al-Manoufy
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CA$87.00
ISBN: 9788857250090
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Documentation of a historical house-turned-museum in Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaThis volume chronicles the recent historical renovation of the Beit Al-Manoufy guest house in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in which...
Franco Stella: The Berlin Castle - Humboldt Forum
Construction and Reconstruction of Architecture
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CA$55.95
ISBN: 9783803023834
Pub Date: July 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Tracing Franco Stella’s process in the hotly debated reconstruction of the Berlin PalaceIn 2008, renowned Italian architect Franco Stella (born 1943) was tasked with the reimagining of the Berlin...
Reflections: Renewing Paleis Het Loo
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CA$110.00
ISBN: 9789462088078
Pub Date: March 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Spectacular photography and captivating texts showcase an ingenious restoration of a historic Dutch palaceThis publication tells the story of the renovation of the largest 17th-century palace of the...
Huntland
The Historic Virginia Country House, the Property, and Its Owners, 1741-2022
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CA$81.95
ISBN: 9798218184926
Pub Date: December 2023
Imprint: University of Virginia Press
A generously illustrated history of the great Virginia home and estate This beautifully illustrated volume tells the story of Huntland, the historic estate in Middleburg, Virginia, beginning in the...
Buying Time for Heritage
How to Save an Endangered Historic Property
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CA$49.95
ISBN: 9781469677002
Pub Date: October 2023
Imprint: University of North Carolina Press
What does it take to save endangered historic properties? This practical guide builds on decades of historic preservation experience to provide readers with legal, financial, political, and technical...
Architecture of the Last Colony
Georgia's Historic Places, 1733-2000
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CA$67.95
ISBN: 9780820362960
Pub Date: October 2023
Imprint: University of Georgia Press
Architecture of the Last Colony surveys the most important extantbuildings in the state of Georgia, focusing on structures that showcase successful historic preservation practices and techniques. Richly...
Open for Maintenance
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CA$50.50
ISBN: 9783959057035
Pub Date: September 2023
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
An exhibitor at the Venice Architecture Biennale argues for a shift towards sustainability and restoration in the fieldExhibiting at the German Pavilion of the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, this...
The Cultural Heritage Conservation Experience in China
The Critical Decade
Price:
CA$149.45
ISBN: 9781433169076
Pub Date: August 2023
Imprint: Peter Lang, International Academic Publishers
This book summarizes the ten-year experience of China's cultural heritage protection using case analysis of both successful and unsatisfying practices. It provides insights on how to protect heritage sites and historic communities, as well as build heritage parks and museums for people's well-being.
Architect Hannes Meyer and Radical Modernism
A biography
Price:
CA$88.35
ISBN: 9783631889848
Pub Date: August 2023
Imprint: Peter Lang, International Academic Publishers
Radical modernist Hannes Meyer (1889–1954) worked as administrator and artist as well as architect and urbanist. Amidst personal setbacks and the tumult of war and totalitarianism, this individual fought for the wellbeing of the masses in a collective age. The Bauhaus director and CIAM member built the Freidorf Co-op and the UNESCO Bernau School
Kazuo Shinohara: The Umbrella House Project
Price:
CA$69.95
ISBN: 9783945852552
Pub Date: February 2023
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
The story of Shinohara’s exquisite modernist gem, a residential home drawing on Japanese vernacular and religious architectureBuilt in Tokyo in 1961, the Umbrella House is the smallest residential...
A Jew in Ramallah and Other Essays
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781771863568
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: Baraka Books
Genius of the Place: Al Saggaf Palace
CA$86.00
ISBN: 9788857250335
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Genius of the Place: Al Muftaha
CA$86.00
ISBN: 9788857250359
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Genius of the Place: Irqah
CA$86.00
ISBN: 9788857250373
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Genius of the Place: Khuzam Palace
CA$86.00
ISBN: 9788857250397
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Genius of the Place: Al-Bunt
CA$87.00
ISBN: 9788857250106
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Beit Al-Manoufy
CA$87.00
ISBN: 9788857250090
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Franco Stella: The Berlin Castle - Humboldt Forum
Construction and Reconstruction of Architecture
CA$55.95
ISBN: 9783803023834
Pub Date: July 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Reflections: Renewing Paleis Het Loo
CA$110.00
ISBN: 9789462088078
Pub Date: March 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Huntland
The Historic Virginia Country House, the Property, and Its Owners, 1741-2022
CA$81.95
ISBN: 9798218184926
Pub Date: December 2023
Imprint: University of Virginia Press
Buying Time for Heritage
How to Save an Endangered Historic Property
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9781469677002
Pub Date: October 2023
Imprint: University of North Carolina Press
Architecture of the Last Colony
Georgia's Historic Places, 1733-2000
CA$67.95
ISBN: 9780820362960
Pub Date: October 2023
Imprint: University of Georgia Press
Open for Maintenance
CA$50.50
ISBN: 9783959057035
Pub Date: September 2023
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
The Cultural Heritage Conservation Experience in China
The Critical Decade
CA$149.45
ISBN: 9781433169076
Pub Date: August 2023
Imprint: Peter Lang, International Academic Publishers
This book summarizes the ten-year experience of China's cultural heritage protection using case analysis of both successful and unsatisfying practices. It provides insights on how to protect heritage sites and historic communities, as well as build heritage parks and museums for people's well-being.
Architect Hannes Meyer and Radical Modernism
A biography
CA$88.35
ISBN: 9783631889848
Pub Date: August 2023
Imprint: Peter Lang, International Academic Publishers
Radical modernist Hannes Meyer (1889–1954) worked as administrator and artist as well as architect and urbanist. Amidst personal setbacks and the tumult of war and totalitarianism, this individual fought for the wellbeing of the masses in a collective age. The Bauhaus director and CIAM member built the Freidorf Co-op and the UNESCO Bernau School
Kazuo Shinohara: The Umbrella House Project
CA$69.95
ISBN: 9783945852552
Pub Date: February 2023
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.