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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Stated First Edition. First Printing, Original price of $14.95 printed on dust jacket front flap. Jacket has closed tear, chips to spine head now protected with paper backed polyester film. Book has no writing or marking. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd edition. How To Build A House With An Architect by John Milnes Baker AIA. Published by Harper & Row, New York, NY, 1988. 2nd Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. 224 Pgs. ISBN 0060962518. LCCN 79-203. Revised and expanded with many new designs. Includes a section on remodeling. The author provides invaluable guidance for anyone interested in building or remodeling a house. He explains procedures, customary building practices, and technical terms so that you won't be misled by architectural or building jargon. He describes what an architect does and explain how to communicate and work effectively with your architect throughout the design and construction process. Working with an architect is an intimidating prospect for many people, but it can be an enormously rewarding experience. This book shows you how to make that collaboration a success. Illustrated with drawings and black and white photographs. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 15205. book.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small 8vo, original gilt stamped cloth, dust jacket printed on all three panels, frontispiece, 117pp. Line drawn text illustrations, halftone plates, a single blueprint plate inserted and folding out. The frontis. shows a typical Flagg-designed home, seen from the roadside, with the Hudson River in the distance. Loosely inserted with this copy is a diminutive, promotional trade card, part of Collier's magazine promotion for mass marketed house plans (some 1,200 of them were said to have been sold to the public), reading "THE MODERN HOME IS BASED ON THAT ANCIENT VIRTUE - THRIFT - WEEKEND HOUSE, COURTESY OF COLLIER'S. EDWARD STONE - ARCHITECT." Stone had created designs for an eight room dwelling in the Modernist Style. First Edition. A Very Good copy.…

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Softcover. Condition: gut. Routledge; New edition edition. Having lived in Balfron Tower and Mots House and undertaken extensive research in regard to Erno Goldfinger interviewing the Goldfingers family, relatives, friends, and colleagues who they worked with, Nigel Warburton has produced comprehensive biography of the Surrealist architect. With Jewish background coupled with Marxist concepts, he was an extremely energetic, passionate, persistent individual and always presented strong determination to what he wanted to do. Having believed positive concepts of Marxist and Communism, he energetically organised the art exhibitions of the 20th century art collection which contain the individual artist's deepest feelings of everyday life. The chief purpose of holding this exhibition to raise funds Russia, but in the meanwhile, this promoted the individualism in the art world. The furniture and devices that he filled for houses have always been highly valued and their functional and flexible features have contributed for space savings and span-and-speck environment at the modernist houses. He was a forward thinking man, and designed children's toys that would help their creativity. His second child, Liz Goldfinger became a furniture designer and two pieces of furniture that she designed are on display at 2 Willow Road. Mr Warburton concludes that Erno Goldfinger achieved posthumous recognition and insult. It is impossible to disregard his character as an architect. He possessed meticulous eye for detail, and undoubtedly was an extremely skilled geometrician. He was a rational, obstinate, and single-minded architect at all times, and his outspoken and intimidating manner frequently scared his colleagues. He designed several high rise towers, e.g. Alexandra Fleming House, Balfron Tower, and Trelick Tower to solve the lack of social housing in post war period. In the event of Ronan Point disaster and the times when the journalist remarked a number of defective points, he showed an unapologetic and remorseless attitude to the public. By and by, he became an unpopular figure in the late 1970s. He died of pancreatic cancer in 1987. On the request of English Heritage, Trelick Tower was added for Grade II listed building in 1998. Most carefully designed property, 2 Willow Road in Hampstead, which is under the care for by the National Trust has saved his reputation as a modernist architect, in addition to maintaining and promoting the value of the modern architecture and furniture, and 20th century art collection today. Endorsed with plenty photos and anecodes, Nigel Warburton has produced a very informative and descriptive biography of the memorable architect in the 20th century.A century after his birth Erno Goldfinger's buildings are achieving heritage status. This biography of the British modernist architect of the 20th century details the story of a man and his struggle to build in a modern style in Britain in the face of contemporary opposition This is the first biography of Ern/ Goldfinger (1902-1987), the leading modernist architect in Britain in the twentieth century. It is the fascinating story of a man and his struggle to build in a modern style in Britain in the face of contemporary opposition. Today, opposition to his buildings, particularly Trellick Tower, is turning to admiration. 2 Willow Road, his own house, was recently acquired by the National Trust - its first modern property. A century after his birth his buildings are achieving heritage status. This book tells the story of Goldfinger's life in architecture which raises profound questions about the role of architecture in British society and the political and moral values that buildings can embody. In writing this important new book, Nigel Warburton researched the extensive archive of Goldfinger's writing, office papers, models and drawings held in the RIBA Collection and also interviewed people who knew and worked with him. Introduction 1. Foundations 2. Lessons in Concrete 3. In the Right Place 4. Connections 5. Making a Home 6. War Work 7. The Sensation of Space 8. Rebuilding 9. Rising High 10. Afterlife. Index. Nigel Warburton (1962 - ). Nigel Warburton is a freelance philosopher and podcaster and bestselling author of several popular introductory Philosophy books including A Little History of Philosophy, Philosophy: The Basics, Thinking from A to Z, Philosophy: The Classics, Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction, Philosophy: Basic Readings, Freedom: An Introduction with Readings, and The Art Question. He has also co-edited two books based on his popular Philosophy podcast which he makes with David Edmonds 'Philosophy Bites'. On Twitter he his @philosophybites, and he runs the weblogs Virtual Philosopher and Art and Allusion. His other podcasts include Social Science Bites, Free Speech Bites, Everyday Philosophy, and Philosophy: The Classics Literatur Biografien Erfahrungsberichte Technik Architektur ISBN-10 0-415-37945-8 0415379458 ISBN-13 978-0-415-37945-8 9780415379458 Erno Goldfinger The Life of an Architect [English] by Nigel Warburton (Author) Erno Goldfinger: The Life of an Architect [Englisch] Nigel Warburton (Author) ISBN 0415379458 978-0415379458 9780415379458 Architektur architecture modernist architect models drawings In englischer Sprache. 216 pages. 1.3 x 16.2 x 22.7 cm.…

Hardcover. Condition: gut. Auflage: annotated edition. A century after his birth Erno Goldfinger's buildings are achieving heritage status. This biography of the British modernist architect of the 20th century details the story of a man and his struggle to build in a modern style in Britain in the face of contemporary opposition This is the first biography of Ern/ Goldfinger (1902-1987), the leading modernist architect in Britain in the twentieth century. It is the fascinating story of a man and his struggle to build in a modern style in Britain in the face of contemporary opposition. Today, opposition to his buildings, particularly Trellick Tower, is turning to admiration. 2 Willow Road, his own house, was recently acquired by the National Trust - its first modern property. A century after his birth his buildings are achieving heritage status. This book tells the story of Goldfinger's life in architecture which raises profound questions about the role of architecture in British society and the political and moral values that buildings can embody. In writing this important new book, Nigel Warburton researched the extensive archive of Goldfinger's writing, office papers, models and drawings held in the RIBA Collection and also interviewed people who knew and worked with him. Introduction 1. Foundations 2. Lessons in Concrete 3. In the Right Place 4. Connections 5. Making a Home 6. War Work 7. The Sensation of Space 8. Rebuilding 9. Rising High 10. Afterlife. Index. Literatur Biografien Erfahrungsberichte Technik Architektur ISBN-10 0-415-25853-7 0415258537 ISBN-13 978-0-415-25853-1 9780415258531 Erno Goldfinger The Life of an Architect [English] [Hardcover] Nigel Warburton (Author) Erno Goldfinger: The Life of an Architect [Englisch] [Gebundene Ausgabe] Nigel Warburton (Autor) Architektur architecture modernist architect models drawings In englischer Sprache. 197 pages. 1,7 x 15,9 x 23,6 cm.…

original half-cloth binding with original dust wrapper, 4vo, 224 pages with numerous images and drawings, fine copy WITH handwritten dedication and signature of the author ISBN: 0060962518 en 730 Buch.

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Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 106. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1900 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 106.…

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 198. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1859 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 198.…