Posted in Art and Photography (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)
Written by Keiichi Tahara. By Universe Publishing.
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2 comments about Art Nouveau.
- This is the most beautiful and comprehensive book of images of Art Nouveau architecture I have ever seen. Yes the quality of the binding is substandard...and the book is not large...but, hey...it's $......not $......so what...if you love this style of architecture..get it!
- If you believe that one picture is worth 1,000 words, then this book is worth 223,000 words. There are 223 beautiful pictures of art nouveau buildings from throughout the world.
The book is subdivided into sections by geography each with a brief text introduction covering key artists and trends. This book has the broadest geographic overview of art nouveau buildings I have ever seen including Russia, Italy, Turkey, Hungary as well as the more well known Western European locales. The bulk of the book is photos, beautiful color photos. Mostly detail photos. Some of the photos are too close, focusing too much on the detail, and ignoring the context and larger scale themes of many of the buildings. For instance, there were closeups of many details from Gaudi buildings, but few of the complete exteriors that other books include. I think that focusing on the subtle details is the author's intent, but I still want to see what the outside of the building looks like before I see the detail of the stair-rail and chimney. This was one of my key disappointments. The other disappointment was the quality of the perfect-bound binding. I first saw this book on the shelf of a local bookstore. That copy's cover was almost completely off the book. I bought my copy from Amazon for the generous discount and in the hope of getting a copy whose cover was not abused. Well, I got mine yesterday. I opened it, thumbed through it, and the cover started to separate from the binding. My binding separated from the spine completely before I had thumbed through the first 100 pages in the first hour I had the book. The paper is very high quality, so I don't think the separation is a production problem. I think the separation is a design problem. In order to keep the cost down, the publisher chose a binding technology more appropriate to a smaller book with lighter paper. The photographer's focus on beautiful details at the expense of context and the binding quality kept me from giving the book the five full stars this unique, insightful photo album otherwise deserve.
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Posted in Art and Photography (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)
By Skira.
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1 comments about Contemporary Public Space: Un-volumetric Architecture.
- I bought this book for my girlfriend and she loves it. The book has very creative projects and excellent images.
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Posted in Art and Photography (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)
Written by Harold M. Williams and Ada Louise Huxtable and Stephen D. Rountree and Richard Meier. By Getty Publications.
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No comments about Making Architecture: The Getty Center.
Posted in Art and Photography (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)
Written by Dana F. White and Victor A. Kramer. By Greenwood Press.
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No comments about Olmsted South: Old South Critic / New South Planner (Contributions in American Studies).
Posted in Art and Photography (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)
Written by Frederic Vitoux. By Stewart, Tabori, & Chang.
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No comments about Venice: The Art of Living.
Posted in Art and Photography (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)
By daab.
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No comments about Australia Architecture & Design.
Posted in Art and Photography (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)
Written by Topos (ed.). By Birkhauser.
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1 comments about Stucco, Stone and Steel: New Materials in Open Space Design.
- THE REASON FOR MY LOWER STAR RATING IS THE FACT THAT THERE IS LIMITED HOW-TO INFORMATION - THE BOOK HOW EVER DOES HAVE WONDERFUL IDEAS AND INSPIRATIONS. ILLUSTATIONS ARE GREAT IF NOT ARTISTIC
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Posted in Art and Photography (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)
Written by Nannette Jackowski and Ricardo O. C. de Ostos. By Springer.
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No comments about The Hanging Cemetery of Baghdad (RIEAeuropa Concepts Series).
Posted in Art and Photography (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)
Written by Hugh & SYKES,Christopher S. MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD. By See notes.
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No comments about Great Houses of Scotland.
Posted in Art and Photography (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)
Written by Gilberto Bedini. By Images Publishing Dist A/C.
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1 comments about Villas of Lucca.
- This is an attractive book, but the layout and style really do not do justice to the subject matter. The photographs are prolific, but there is a certain carelessness in composition. They don't always convey either the grandeur and character of many of the great houses, or the stunning beauty and subtlety of the landscapes of the Lucchesia. The type chosen for the text (is it arial?)is not in harmony with the historical material. There is overall an impression of haste in the editing. The historical details are also at times unsatisfactory. eg. on page 195 we see the Villa Regis. The picture is a bland and boring shot of a wonderfully romantic house. In the Lucchesia, as in many other places, the names of houses vary. This house belonged for centuries to the Orsucci family. Signor Regis owned it for some years until 1969, when he sold it to my husband David Caccia. We lived there for the next five years. The present owner is Paolo Pardini, who has lived there for over 30 years. But the true name, locally and in the old documents, is Villa Colfranco. Angela Caccia Lloyd
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