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Now revised, this book takes a unique look ‘inside’ 29 of Cape
Town’s most notable buildings. If you have ever wondered what lies
behind an interesting facade, or wished you could peek behind a
closed door, Hidden Cape Town is the book for you. The author and
photographer have collaborated to reveal the artworks and
architectural secrets that lie behind the doors of some wellknown,
and lesser known, landmark buildings in and around the ‘Mother
City’. These buildings are part of our collective heritage,
reflecting the myriad cultural influences that have shaped our
country. These ‘hidden’ interiors include the Sendinggestig Museum,
South African National Library, City Hall, Palm Tree Mosque,
Welgelegen, the Royal Observatory, Bertram House, the Greek
Orthodox Cathedral of St George, Groote Schuur, the Old Synagogue
and the officer’s mess of the Cape Town Rifles (‘The Dukes’).
A glorious illustrated history of sixteen of the world's greatest
cathedrals, interwoven with the extraordinary stories of the people
who built them. 'An impeccable guide to the golden age of
ecclesiastical architecture' The Times 'Vivid, colourful and
absorbing' Dan Jones 'An epic ode to some of our most beautiful and
beloved buildings' Helen Carr The emergence of the Gothic in
twelfth-century France, an architectural style characterized by
pointed arches, rib vaults, flying buttresses, large windows and
elaborate tracery, triggered an explosion of cathedral-building
across western Europe. It is this remarkable flowering of
ecclesiastical architecture that forms the central core of Emma
Wells's authoritative but accessible study of the golden age of the
cathedral. Prefacing her account with the construction in the sixth
century of the Hagia Sophia, the remarkable Christian cathedral of
the eastern Roman empire, she goes on to chart the construction of
a glittering sequence of iconic structures, including Saint-Denis,
Notre-Dame, Canterbury, Chartres, Salisbury, York Minster and
Florence's Duomo. More than architectural biographies, these are
human stories of triumph and tragedy that take the reader from the
chaotic atmosphere of the mason's yard to the cloisters of power.
Together, they reveal how 1000 years of cathedral-building shaped
modern Europe, and influenced art, culture and society around the
world.
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Dr Bill Thompson
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The author started writing as a child. By seven wanted to be an
architect. By twenty-four had become a builder. By thirty-four had
become an architect registered and working in the UK. At the age of
fifty he decided that architecture as a discipline was a social
science of some sort. On this basis he earned a masters at UCL,
then a PHD at Heriot Watt for discovering and defending
philosophical position based on interpretation that he now calls
thermenutics. When teaching about cultural contexts at the
university of Ulster architectural school (2001 a " 2010) the link
between perception and emotion became central to his interest. At
which point he retired to write about understanding, in a series of
books, this one being the fourth. The first three were about
sharing the management of understanding. This fourth is about the
way we share the management of understanding by way of
conversations between us that allow us to understand each other.
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Art Deco Tulsa
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Suzanne Fitzgerald Wallis; Photographs by Sam Joyner; Foreword by Michael Wallis
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This latest publication from Buckley Gray Yeoman looks at the
variety of the practice's work from a range of perspectives,
drawing on its varied interests in contemporary design.
London-based practice Buckley Gray Yeoman was formed in 1997. The
practice's diverse range of work includes housing, industrial
buildings, office new build and refurbishments, master planning and
work in the education sector, all with a focus on sustainability,
quality and innovation. Buckley Gray Yeoman offers more than a
conventional architectural service. Aiming first to understand the
core values of its clients, through aspects including business
model and branding, the practice offers a problem-solving approach
to architecture that results in creative solutions beyond the
obvious.
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Hudson River State Hospital
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Joseph Galante, Lynn Rightmyer, Hudson River State Hospital Nurses Alumni Association
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In Architecture of Place, John Melvin, one of our most experienced
architects and town planners, considers aspects of place-making and
many of those ideas that have formed our approach to housing and
the city. The architect and historian, Timothy Brittain-Catlin,
claims that Melvin's own work draws inspiration from the buildings
he admires, but also from the intellectual world around him. The
essays on Ludwig Wittgenstein look at this great 20th century
thinker, and find in his philosophy an important guide for our
times. The penultimate chapter is on the emerging New Town of
Tornagrain. Melvin praises the vision, faith and enterprise that is
making possible this investment in the future of Building Beautiful
and the creation of social well-being.
While often some of the most beautiful, opulent buildings in a town
or city, a theatre is so much more than a space for the performance
of a play. It is a cultural hub, a meeting place for people from
all walks of life and, through the stories told there, brings
people together in numerous ways. Indeed, theatres have been doing
so for over two millennia. The theatre comes in many forms. From
the more rigid and repeated (but no less attractive) designs of
Greek and Roman theatres, the buildings that now house our shared
cultural output boast some of the finest, most creative structures
in the world. Huge and cathedral-like or modest, concrete and
futuristic or neo-Renaissance, we are lucky that the physical
constructions themselves recapture the ambition of the arts
performed within. With chapters organised by continent and
featuring theatres and opera houses - and any space for the
performing arts - from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and
Australasia, Amazing Theatres of the World includes modern
masterpieces and ancient remains, art deco delights and Baroque
classics, taking in centuries of theatre building. Both the
exterior and the interior of buildings are examined, as well as
behind-the-scenes shots of dressing rooms and the mechanics of
putting on a show. In so doing, we catch a glimpse of how the
performing arts and their home has evolved over time. Illustrated
with more than 190 photographs, Amazing Theatres of the World
includes more than 150 of the most stunning theatres and opera
houses.
The United States is considered the world's foremost refuge for
foreigners, and no place in the nation symbolizes this better than
Ellis Island. Through Ellis Island's halls and corridors more than
twelve million immigrants-of nearly every nationality and
race-entered the country on their way to new experiences in North
America. With an astonishing array of nineteenth- and
twentieth-century photographs, Ellis Island leads the reader
through the fascinating history of this small island in New York
harbor from its pre-immigration days as one of the harbor's oyster
islands to its spectacular years as the flagship station of the
U.S. Bureau of Immigration to its current incarnation as the
National Park Service's largest museum.
This visually stunning guide takes you on a journey to some of
London's most interesting, surprising and unique places. London is
packed with little-known treasures: remarkably preserved historical
houses, fascinating museums and galleries, unusual commercial and
industrial buildings and sumptuous interiors that are glimpsed only
on special occasions. A follow-up to the hugely successful Unseen
London and London Uncovered,London Explored is a unique London
guidebook that opens the doors to more than sixty of the capital's
most surprising and intriguing places. The locations include an
upmarket gun shop, a working bronze foundry, a secret underground
bunker, a lavish casino and a jewel-like chapel. Mark Daly's lively
commentary accompanies the stunning photography of Peter Dazeley.
From the lavish eighteenth-century private members' clubs of
Westminster and the grand magnificence of the Admiralty Arch,
through the city's wide array of cultural and historical museums,
to a look inside the lesser known sights like Tower Bridge
lifeboate station or Clapham's enormous abandonded underground bomb
shelter, this beautiful compendium delves into the history and
heritage of these places, offering a fascinating picture of one of
the world's great cities as it was and as it is today. Explore
London with this special guide to the city's secret and surprising
buildings. Describing the history and the character of each place,
the book uncovers a wealth of stories about an endlessly remarkable
world city with its own unique character. Praise for Peter Dazeley
and Mark Daly's previous book Unseen London: 'A thrilling tour
behind the closed doors of the capital city's buildings.' Daily
Telegraph 'Dazeley captures the atmosphere of each building to
perfection.' Daily Express 'Fascinating' Fabric magazine 'A joy'
Evening Standard
This guidance is intended for anyone interested in or responsible
for the care of war memorials. This might include parish, local and
district councils, conservation professionals, contractors,
statutory bodies, volunteer groups or private owners. Although the
guidance covers the setting of war memorials, more detailed
information on landscape issues can be found in the publication The
Conservation and Management of War Memorial Landscapes. When it
refers to `custodians', the document is addressing anyone who has
taken on formal responsibility for a war memorial, whether or not
they are its legal owner. The guidance describes current best
practice on the understanding, assessment, planning and
implementation of conservation work to memorials as well as their
ongoing maintenance and protection. It also outlines the legal
frameworks and statutory duties that relate to their ownership and
care. War memorials have always had a deep emotional resonance with
the people of this country. Whether on a national, civic or local
level, they act as constant reminders of the ultimate price of war
- collective monuments to the many lives lost as well as a means of
remembering the names of the individual servicemen and women who
paid that price. The majority of war memorials date from the 20th
century, and most of those from the years after the First World
War. National and city memorials were generally monumental in
concept and size but in towns and villages they tended to be more
modest in style. Whatever their appearance, they continue to act as
focal points for the commemoration of those killed and affected by
war and as places for reflection on the effects of their loss on a
community and society as a whole. In addition to their continuing
commemorative role, many war memorials are of significant
architectural, historic or artistic quality and have become key
parts of the historic environment; it is therefore important that
their physical condition should be safeguarded for the benefit of
future generations as well as our own.
Built between 1855 and 1860, Oxford University Museum of Natural
History is the extraordinary result of close collaboration between
artists and scientists. Inspired by John Ruskin, the architect
Benjamin Woodward and the Oxford scientists worked with leading
Pre-Raphaelite artists on the design and decoration of the
building. The decorative art was modelled on the Pre-Raphaelite
principle of meticulous observation of nature, itself indebted to
science, while individual artists designed architectural details
and carved portrait statues of influential scientists. The entire
structure was an experiment in using architecture and art to
communicate natural history, modern science and natural theology.
'Temple of Science' sets out the history of the campaign to build
the museum before taking the reader on a tour of art in the museum
itself. It looks at the facade and the central court, with their
beautiful natural history carvings and marble columns illustrating
different geological strata, and at the pantheon of scientists.
Together they form the world's finest collection of Pre-Raphaelite
sculpture. The story of one of the most remarkable collaborations
between scientists and artists in European art is told here with
lavish illustrations.
This lavish photographic history of the most beautiful and historic
railway stations in London tells a story of power, progress and
innovation, from the beginning of steam age to the teeming commuter
hubs of today. London has more mainline railway stations than any
other city in the world and many of them are amongst its grandest
architectural monuments. Its earliest terminals opened in the late
1830s when lines between the capital and the regions were built in
the first railway boom. The original station at London Bridge, the
capital's first passenger terminus, was opened in December 1836,
six months before Queen Victoria came to the throne. The last main
line to London, the Great Central Railway to Marylebone, was opened
in March 1899, two years before Victoria died. Ever since they
originally opened, these stations have been at heart of London life
and activity and have dominated the architectural landscape. Many
are now in the midst of major reconstructions and are the
centrepieces for the transformation of whole swathes of London,
from Paddington to King's Cross. This comprehensive story combines
a historical overview, archive illustrations and specially
commissioned photography, covering the origins of the earliest
stations up to the latest reconstructions and renovations. Written
by the expert author Oliver Green, this is an essential gift for
anyone interested in the history of London and its transport.
In 1934 Sir Giles Gilbert Scott began work on designs for a
substantial new library building opposite the Old Bodleian Library
site in Broad Street, Oxford in order to provide much-needed space
for the growing numbers of books housed in the library and the
number of readers using them. Opened in 1946 (having been delayed
by the Second World War), for seventy years the New Bodleian served
the academic community and readers visiting Oxford, housing 3.5
million items. Scott's innovative designs meant that the New
Bodleian became a Grade II-listed building in 2003. In 2009, thanks
to a generous bequest from the Garfield Weston Foundation, plans
got underway for a complete refurbishment of the building to meet
the needs of twenty-first-century research and the Bodleian's
expanding collections. The architects Wilkinson Eyre were appointed
to develop the project adapting the Grade II listed building for
its new use as a special collections library while keeping the
facade intact. Their brief was to redesign reading rooms for the
consultation of rare books, manuscripts, archives, music and maps,
provide new research facilities (including support for digital
scholarship), new teaching facilities, improved conservation
laboratories, state-of-the-art storage for Bodleian Libraries'
valuable special collections and enhanced public access through a
new entrance hall and exhibition space. This book tells the story
of how the vision for the Weston Library was realized. Like the
project itself, it represents a collaboration between clients and
consultants as they place the project in context, describing in
detail the many architectural, academic, curatorial and heritage
issues addressed throughout the process, and the challenges of
meeting the needs of an internationally renowned,
four-hundred-year-old institution in the twenty-first century.
A history of beloved cricket grounds from around the world. Using a
Then and Now format, historic pictures of cricket grounds are
paired with their modern-day equivalent to show the dramatic
changes that have taken place. Cricket Grounds Then and Now is a
history of some of the most famous cricketing venues from around
the world, told through the format of Then and Now photos. Author
of the bestselling Remarkable Cricket Grounds and Remarkable
Village Cricket Grounds, Brian Levison, has assembled a stunning
array of vintage photos of the major Test venues such as Lord's,
The Oval, Old Trafford, Trent Bridge, Adelaide and the Sydney
Cricket Ground, with which are paired a modern photo from the same
viewpoint. There are smaller venues too – Saltaire in Yorkshire
with its World Heritage mill as a backdrop; New Road, Worcester,
viewed across the River Severn from the Cathedral and Ickwell
Village Green with its large oak tree firmly inside the boundary
rope. The photos show how some features survived for decades –
such as the famous scoreboard on the SCG 'Hill' – or the standing
terraces at St.Helens. Some grounds, such as the Central Ground in
Hastings, have disappeared altogether. At the larger test venues in
Australia, drop-in pitches are now the norm, allowing multiple use
of the huge stadia, while in the UK, the county 'outgrounds' have
gradually been whittled away. Yorkshire have lost Brammall Lane in
Sheffield, Kent have abandoned their occupancy of Dover and
Maidstone, while Essex have left Leyton in East London. Cricket
Grounds Then and Now is a nostalgic trip around the world's
cricketing venues showing both massive changes across a century and
occasionally (Cheltenham College) no change at all. Grounds
include: Barbados, Berlin, Scarborough, Canterbury, Wellington,
Ahmedabad, Ageas Bowl, Old Trafford, Trent Bridge, The Gabba,
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Hollywood, Tilford, Dublin, Chelmsford,
Sydney Cricket Ground, Aigburth, Buxton, Edgbaston, Philadelphia,
Worcester, Headingley, Hove, Taunton, Lord's, The Oval,
Pietermaritzburg, Cape Town, Sidmouth and Singapore.
With the global popularity of Japanese cuisine, it's no surprise
that Japanese restaurants also embody this country's unique culture
and aesthetics, and many modern Japanese restaurants have sprung up
all over the world. Interior design in Japan both inherits its
architectural legacy and absorbs the ideas from modern design. This
book, Modern Japanese Restaurant comprises numerous types of
contemporary interior designs of Japanese restaurants in recent
years, exploring a wide variety of styles and types, including the
izayaka, sushi bar, and cafe. The design case studies that feature
in this beautiful book are hoped to inspire interior designers and
all those who are engaged in designing the Japanese style
restaurant.
London's West End has a rich and unique collection of theatres,
ranging in date from early the early 19th century to the end of the
20th;more than fifty are located within an area of two square
miles. This book celebrates the working buildings at the heart of
the British theatrical industry. Focusing on the theatres in the
West End, it looks at their architecture and history as well as
examining what it is that constitutes a West End Theatre. The
exquisite photographs in the book lead the reader on a tour -
taking in the front -of -house areas, the auditoria and the
backstage spaces - of some of London's most famous theatres. From
the Palladium to the Lyceum, it offers glimpses of those areas not
normally seen by the public, Such as rehearsal spaces, dressing
rooms, backstage areas and even a Royal reception room. In doing
so, it enters the private realms of the theatre technicians and
actors, and brings to light the theatre's hidden world.
Why is it easy to hate and difficult to love? When societies
fracture into warring tribes, we demonise those who oppose us. We
tear down our statues, forgetting that what begins with the
destruction of statues, often leads to the killing of people.
Blending history, philosophy and psychology, A History of Love and
Hate in 21 Statues is a compelling exploration of identity and
power. This remarkable book spans every continent, religion and
era, through the creation and destruction of 21 statues from
Hatshepsut and the Buddhas of Bamiyan to Mendelssohn, Edward
Colston and Frederick Douglass. The 21 statues are Hatshepsut
(Ancient Egypt), Nero (Suffolk, UK), Athena (Syria), Buddhas of
Bamiyan (Afghanistan), Hecate (Constantinople), Our Lady of
Caversham (near Reading, UK), Huitzilopochtli (Mexico), Confucius
(China), Louis XV (France), Mendelssohn (Germany), The Confederate
Monument (US), Sir John A. Macdonald (Canada), Christopher Columbus
(Venezuela), Edward Colston (Bristol, UK), Cecil Rhodes (South
Africa), George Washington (US), Stalin (Hungary), Yagan
(Australia), Saddam Hussein (Iraq), B. R. Ambedkar (India) and
Frederick Douglass (US).
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