The Architecture Reference & Specification Book
The Architecture Reference & Specification Book

Author: Julia McMorrough

Publisher: Rockport Publishers

Published: 2013-08-01

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1610587812

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DIV Most architectural standards references contain thousands of pages of details—overwhelmingly more than architects need to know to know on any given day. The Architecture Reference & Specification Book contains vital information that's essential to planning and executing architectural projects of all shapes and sizes, in a format that is small enough to carry anywhere. It distills the data provided in standard architectural volumes and is an easy-to-use reference for the most indispensable—and most requested—types of architectural information. /div

AIA Guide to Chicago
AIA Guide to Chicago

Author: American Institute of Architects Chicago

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2014-05-15

Total Pages: 569

ISBN-13: 0252096134

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An unparalleled architectural powerhouse, Chicago offers visitors and natives alike a panorama of styles and forms. The third edition of the AIA Guide to Chicago brings readers up to date on ten years of dynamic changes with new entries on smaller projects as well as showcases like the Aqua building, Trump Tower, and Millennium Park. Four hundred photos and thirty-four specially commissioned maps make it easy to find each of the one thousand-plus featured buildings, while a comprehensive index organizes buildings by name and architect. This edition also features an introduction providing an indispensable overview of Chicago's architectural history.

In What Style Should We Build?
In What Style Should We Build?

Author: Heinrich Hubsch

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 1996-07-11

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0892361999

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Hubsch's argument that the technical progress and changed living habits of the nineteenth century rendered neoclassical principles antiquated is presented here along with responses to his essay by architects, historians, and critics over two decades.