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The House Beautiful reader is someone whose home is her bedrock. She is always improving it because the process – and result – delights her. Happiness in her home comes from easy luxury and highly personal style. Her home is a gift to share with family and friends.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 54 min., 16 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
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Art of faith is a visually sumptuous series exploring the architecture and art of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Each program is presented and narrated by the broadcaster John McCarthy, who visits many of the greatest and most significant religious buildings of the world. Art of faith: Judaism Judaism visits one of the earliest synagogues on the mountain fort of Masada, the Gothic Old-New Synagogue in Prague and nineteenth-century houses of worship...
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English
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A highly original history of Western architecture and the cultural transformations that it represents. Little else made by human hands seems as stable as a building--yet the life of any structure is neither fixed nor timeless. Outliving their original contexts and purposes, buildings are forced to adapt to each succeeding age. To survive, they must become shape-shifters. In a refashioning of architectural history, Edward Hollis recounts more than...
8) Building big
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
[2000]
Lexile measure
1260L
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192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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English
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Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First edition.
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48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Examines the work of seven major builders of cathedrals, monuments, towers, and buildings spanning five centuries and six countries and includes the Eiffel Tower, Chrysler Building, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the Mosques of Sinan.
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Conde Nast US
Edition
Mar 01 2025
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English
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Architectural Digest is the world's foremost design authority, showcasing the work of top architects and interior decorators. It continues to set new benchmarks for how to live well—what to buy, what to see and do, where to travel, and who to watch on the fast-paced, multifaceted global design scene.
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English
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A guide to how prefabrication can assist those looking to build an energy-efficient home that won't break the bank.
Prefabulous and Sustainable dispels the negative myths associated with prefab homes and shows the reader how beautiful and remarkably green these homes can be. In this unique, hands-on guide for homebuilders, author Sheri Koones showcases twenty-five examples of how factory-built homes can be greener, more efficient, sturdier, and even...
Publisher
ABC
Pub. Date
1999.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (170 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
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In The Mind Of The Architect is a three-part television documentary series and multimedia presentation about the thing we call architecture..but more particularly about us.. This is the story of how buildings and public spaces get to be made, told principally through an exposure of the public and private realms of a number of very different Australian architects.. This series is about politics, art, history, poetry, philosophy...about dreams and despair....
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