Fishers Books - Catalogues

Architectural Theory

22282. Banham, Reyner: A CRITIC WRITES. Foreword by Peter Hall. 8vo, rep.; pp.xv, 351. some ills.; paperback, v.good, University of California Press, California, 1999 (1996).
Reyner Banham (1922-1988) was Sheldon H. Solow Professor of the History of Architecture at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University and Professor of Art History at the University of California, Santa Cruz..
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11340. Belcher, John, A.R.A.: ESSENTIALS IN ARCHITECTURE. An Analysis of the Principles & Qualities to be looked for in Buildings. 8vo., xvii, pp.171. 74 photo ills.; sl.insect damage upper cover & spine, internally good, Batsford, London, 1907.
Intended primarily for the general public, but a valuable refresher for all professionals. .
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11855.: A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE. edited by Robert de Zouche Hall. pp.191. Sl.torn paste-down, else good in repaired d/w, David & Charles, U.K., 1972.
The first in its field. England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Islands are included in this survey of literature on vernacular architecture. The study of buildings which represent the unselfconscious tradition of a region is one of increasing significance in our own country..
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21492. Buckminster Fuller R.: EDUCATION AUTOMATION. Freeing the scholar to return to his studies. 8vo., pp.85. v.good in d/w, Jonathan Cape, London, 1973.
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21835.: CIRCLE. International Survey of Constructive Art. Editors Prof.Sir Leslie Martin, Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo. 4to., reprint Ed.; pp.291. well illustrated; paperback, Praeger Publishers, New York, 1971.
This famous manifesto was first published in 1937. A significant document in the history of art and architecture, and constructivist ideas. The list of contributors is a roll-call of the avant-garde of 1937, many being the European refugees who have made such a significant contribution. Very scarce..
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$135

11399. Critchlow, Keith: ORDER IN SPACE. A Design Source Book. oblong 210 x 300, 1st.Ed., 4th repnt.; pp.95. many diags., incl 2 fold.; spiral-bound,, card covers, sl.browning of page edges, else good, Thames and Hudson, 1979 (1969).
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15867. Hamlin, Talbot: ARCHITECTURE. an art for all men. pp.279. 32 photo plates, 29 text figs.; Columbia University Press, New York, 1947.
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10886. Laugier, Marc-Antoine: AN ESSAY ON ARCHITECTURE. Transl. and intro. by Wolfgang and Anni Herrmann. xxii,pp.163. Paperback, New, Hennessey & Ingalls Inc., Los Angeles, 1977.
Laugier, born 1713, was a Jesuit priest aged 40 when "Essai sur l'architecture" was first published in 1753. The Essay made a considerable impact and played a notable role in the history of art, having been published at just the right time. The Introduction is excellent..
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21443.: THE LITERATURE OF ARCHITECTURE. The evolution of architectural theory and practice in nineteenth-century America. Edited by Don Gifford. thick sm.8vo., pp.640. paperback, good, Dutton, New York, 1966.
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22450. Office for Metropolitan Architecture OMA Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau: S,M,L,XL. Edited by Jennifer Sigler, Photography by Hans Werlemann. thick large 8vo, pp. 1344. richly illustrated with a diverse range of graphics; hardcover, v.good, 010 Publishers, Rotterdam, 1995.
The book's backcover describes S,M,L,XL as an accumulation of words and images illuminating the condition of architecture today - its splendors and miseries - exploring and revealing the corrosive impact of politics, context, the economy, globalization - the world..
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22279. Owen, Robert Dale: HINTS ON PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE. Containing, among other Illustrations, Views and Plans of the Smithsonian Institution: together with an Appendix relative to Building Materials, prepared for and on behalf of the Building Committee of the Smithsonian Institutution. 4to., The De Capo edition is a replica, slightly reduced in page size, of the original 1849 edition. This second edition is limited to 1,000 copies; pp. xvii, 119. 15 full page sepia toned plates, 99 illus. in text; hardcover in green cloth, gilt dec., fine, De Capo, New York, 1978.
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22513.: PERSPECTIVES. Art Literature Music Number Five. 8vo., pp.186. 8 b&w plates, 5 plans; card covers, fair, Hamish Hamilton Ltd., London, Autumn 1953.
A small quaterly, this edition includes an article on American Houses: Modern Style, written by Hugh Morrison. .
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16054. Pickering, Ernest: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN. 4to., 2nd.ed.; xvii, pp.329. Fully ill., photos & line drgs.; Grey titles on red cloth, covers sl.marked & rubbed, some foxing to prelims, else good, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1941.
First published in 1933, this was essential reading for all students of architecture for many years. After a decade or so in the wilderness, students - and architects - are realising just how much it has to offer..
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22432. Scott, Geoffrey: THE ARCHITECTURE OF HUMANISM. A Study in the History of Taste. 8vo, 2nd.Ed.; pp.265. paperback, reading copy, University Paperbacks, London, 1961.
First published in 1914. .
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16000. Towndrow, Frederic: ARCHITECTURE IN THE BALANCE. An Approach to the Art of Scientific Humanism. pp.182. Frontis.and 32 plates; Good in sl.soiled d/w, Chatto and Windus, London, 1933.
The author was at the time a teacher, writer, and architectural critic of the Observer. He eventually became Professor of Architecture and Head of School at the University of NSW in Sydney..
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20697. (UNESCO),: PROTECTING THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE. Proceedings of the Unesco Regional Conference on Historic Places, Sydney, 1983. Edited by Max Bourke, Miles Lewis, and Bal Saini. large 8vo., pp.250. some ills.; paperback, v.good, Australian Government Printing Service, Canberra, 1983.
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