The Secret Life Of The Modern House


The Secret Life Of The Modern House
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The Secret Life Of The Modern House


The Secret Life Of The Modern House
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Author : Dominic Bradbury
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2021-04-01

The Secret Life Of The Modern House written by Dominic Bradbury and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-01 with Architecture categories.


* * * 'Informative and entertaining, this publication is a feast for the eyes, while also thought provoking, and offers excellent inspiration for daydreaming about what makes the perfect, modern house.' Wallpaper 'A fascinating selection of innovative homes....this is a thoughtful journey through the evolution of domestic architecture.' Sunday Express Over the last century the way that we live at home has changed dramatically. Nothing short of a design revolution has transformed our houses and the spaces within them - moving from traditional patterns of living all the way through to an era of more fluid, open-plan and modern styles. Whether we live in a new home or a period house, our spaces will have been shaped one way or another by the pioneering Modernists and Mid-century architects and designers who argued for a fresh way of life. Architectural and design writer Dominic Bradbury charts the course of this voyage all the way from the late 19th century through to the houses of today in this ground-breaking book. Over nineteen thematic chapters, he explains the way our houses have been reinvented, while taking in - along the way - the giants of Art Deco, influential Modernists including Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as post-war innovators such as Eero Saarinen and Philip Johnson. Taking us from the 20th to the 21st century, Bradbury explores the progress of 'modernity' itself and reveals the secret history of our very own homes.



A Modern Way To Live


A Modern Way To Live
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Author : Matt Gibberd
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2021-10-28

A Modern Way To Live written by Matt Gibberd and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-28 with Architecture categories.


Find happiness at home with five guiding principles from cultural phenomenon THE MODERN HOUSE. 'A source of fascination, inspiration and fantasy' Guardian In 2005, childhood friends Matt Gibberd and Albert Hill set out to convince people of the power of good design and its ability to influence our wellbeing. They founded The Modern House - in equal parts an estate agency, a publisher and a lifestyle brand - and went on to inspire a generation to live more thoughtfully and beautifully at home. As The Modern House grew, Matt and Albert came to realise that the most successful homes they encountered - from cleverly conceived studio flats to listed architectural masterpieces - had been designed with attention to the same timeless principles: Space, Light, Materials, Nature and Decoration. In this lavishly illustrated book, Matt tells the stories of these remarkable living spaces and their equally remarkable owners, and demonstrates how the five principles can be applied to your own space in ways both large and small. Revolutionary in its simplicity, and full of elegance, humour and joy, this book will inspire you to find happiness in the place you call home. PRAISE FOR THE MODERN HOUSE: 'One of the best things in the world' GQ 'The Modern House transformed our search for the perfect home' Financial Times 'Nowhere has mastered the art of showing off the most desirable homes for both buyers and casual browsers alike than The Modern House' Vogue



The Secret Life Of Bletchley Park


The Secret Life Of Bletchley Park
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Author : Sinclair McKay
language : en
Publisher: Aurum
Release Date : 2011-08-26

The Secret Life Of Bletchley Park written by Sinclair McKay and has been published by Aurum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-26 with History categories.


Bletchley Park was where one of the war’s most famous – and crucial – achievements was made: the cracking of Germany’s “Enigma” code in which its most important military communications were couched. This country house in the Buckinghamshire countryside was home to Britain’s most brilliant mathematical brains, like Alan Turing, and the scene of immense advances in technology – indeed, the birth of modern computing. The military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the Battle of the Atlantic and the war in North Africa. But, though plenty has been written about the boffins, and the codebreaking, fictional and non-fiction – from Robert Harris and Ian McEwan to Andrew Hodges’ biography of Turing – what of the thousands of men and women who lived and worked there during the war? What was life like for them – an odd, secret territory between the civilian and the military? Sinclair McKay’s book is the first history for the general reader of life at Bletchley Park, and an amazing compendium of memories from people now in their eighties – of skating on the frozen lake in the grounds (a depressed Angus Wilson, the novelist, once threw himself in) – of a youthful Roy Jenkins, useless at codebreaking, of the high jinks at nearby accommodation hostels – and of the implacable secrecy that meant girlfriend and boyfriend working in adjacent huts knew nothing about each other’s work.



The Modern House Today


The Modern House Today
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Author : Ken Powell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001

The Modern House Today written by Ken Powell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Architectura moderna categories.


The Modern House Today follows on from F. R. S. Yorke's seminal book of 1934, The Modern House, and considers the impact of such influential modern practitioners as Lubetkin, Gropius, Fry, Mendelsohn, Chermayeff, Breur, Hill and Goldfinger on this important form of architecture. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the modern house through a combination of newly commissioned photography and documentary records. The architectural historian Kenneth Powell provides an authoritative and lively commentary to complement the numerous images.



Modern House


Modern House
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Author : John Welsh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995

Modern House written by John Welsh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Architect-designed houses categories.


This book examines in detail 30 contemporary houses from around the world, choosing those designed by an original and wide-ranging selection of architects which includes Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry, Glenn Murcutt, John Pawson and Claudio Silvestrin.



The Modern House U S A


The Modern House U S A
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Author : Kate Ellen Rogers
language : en
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Release Date : 2021-09-09

The Modern House U S A written by Kate Ellen Rogers and has been published by Hassell Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-09 with categories.


This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.



The Tropical Modern House


The Tropical Modern House
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Author : Raul A. Barreneche
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Release Date : 2011

The Tropical Modern House written by Raul A. Barreneche and has been published by Rizzoli International Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Architecture categories.


Raul A. Barreneche has searched the globe including such spectacular locales as Hawaii, St. Barts, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and India to bring together a collection of luxurious modern homes designed by such luminaries as Isay Weinfeld, Marcio Kogan, Kerry Hill, and Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku, among many others.



The Modern House Revisited


The Modern House Revisited
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Author : Christine Boydell
language : en
Publisher: Paul Holberton Publishing
Release Date : 1996

The Modern House Revisited written by Christine Boydell and has been published by Paul Holberton Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Architecture categories.


The second in the 20th Century Society Journal series has essays on modern houses open to the public, Harbour Meadow in Sussex, Dorich House in Kingston, Villa Savoy, and essays on patrons, textiles and plastics of the modern house and an interview with Elisabeth Benjamin and a discussion on F.R.S. Yorke.



Readings In Church History The Modern Era 1789 To The Present


Readings In Church History The Modern Era 1789 To The Present
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Author : Colman James Barry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960

Readings In Church History The Modern Era 1789 To The Present written by Colman James Barry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Church history categories.




The Secret Life Of Buildings


The Secret Life Of Buildings
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Author : Gavin Macrae-Gibson
language : en
Publisher: Mit Press
Release Date : 1988-01-01

The Secret Life Of Buildings written by Gavin Macrae-Gibson and has been published by Mit Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-01-01 with Architecture categories.


Not since the 1920s has American architecture undergone such fundamental changes asthose which are revitalizing the profession today. But in this period of great artistic fertilityand unrest, there has yet to emerge a critical theory capable of analyzing the conditions andexamining the attitudes by which our architecture is being redefined.Gavin Macrae-Gibson is thefirst of a generation of architects educated in the 1970s to construct a method of criticismpowerful enough to interpret this new architecture. The theory is built upon a close reading ofseven works, all completed in the 1980s: Frank Gehry's Gehry House in Santa Monica, Peter Eisenman'sHouse El Even Odd, Cesar Pelli's Four Leaf Towers in Houston, Michael Graves' Portland PublicService building, Robert Stern's Bozzi residence in East Hampton, Allan Greenberg's ManchesterSuperior Courthouse in Connecticut, and Venturi, Rauch and Scott Brown's Gordon Wu Hall atPrinceton.The author uses urban plans, and architectural drawings and photographs to reveal thelayers of meaning present in each building, including the deepest layer-its secret life. At thislevel the buildings have in common the fact that their meaning is derived from the realities of animperfect present and no longer from the anticipation of a utopian future.Gavin Macrae-Gibson is apracticing architect. He has been Visiting Lecturer in Architectural Theory at Yale University since1982, and has taught and lectured widely throughout the United States and Canada. A GrahamFoundation Book.The Graham Foundation Architecture Series Two decades ago, the Graham Foundation forAdvanced Study in the Fine Arts published Robert Venturi's epoch-making Complexity and Contradictionin Architecture in association with the Museum of Modern Art. Now the foundation is renewing itscommitment to architectural literature by announcing the first two titles of a new series it islaunching with The MIT Press.The aim is to publish books that are of crucial importance to thetheory and practice of architecture, and that will enhance the understanding of architecture as ahumanist discipline. The series will feature original texts by contemporary architects, historians,theorists, and critics.