This innovative and unique book is a visual guide to the buildings that surround us, naming all the visible architectural features. Unlike other architectural dictionaries, the reader doesn't have to know the name before looking it up. An original and accessible take on the architectural dictionary, this book takes you on a visual tour of the buildings and structures around us.
The Diwan Al Amiri in Doha, Qatar, is the governmental headquarters of the state of Qatar. Opened in 1989, this impressive complex is the symbolic, ceremonial, and administrative center of the State. The first book to documentthis impressive building, it is packed full of specially commissioned photographs by a leading architectural photographer. The book shows the entire building from its dramatic exterior, through the monumental interior spaces, down to the details of craftsmanship applied to every decorative element of the interior and its furnishings. Beautifully designed and produced and accompanied by an authoritative text, this book will fascinate those interested in the history of Qatar and its culture.
Beautifully designed and produced and accompanied by an authoritative text, this book will fascinate those interested in the history of Qatar and its culture.
Until the early 1990s the southern and eastern towns of Yemen were extremely difficult to access. The result of nearly two decades of research, this is the first book to offer an in-depth investigation into the characteristic architecture of the region. The author's first hand research provides detailed insights into building techniques and methods, though still practiced, are little known outside the area. Refreshingly, the book moves out of the more familiar major cities into the hinterlands and explores regions that could be said to be the last strongholds of traditional Arab architecture. The author was allowed to visit locations and sites that had previously been closed to architectural historians. As a result of this privileged access, the text and images combine to convey unique insights and viewpoints: those of the master builders and house owners who actually create and inhabit the buildings.
The result of nearly two decades of research, this is the first book to offer an in-depth investigation into the characteristic architecture of the region.
Four and three and two and color! Walk the streets of Broad City in this over-the-top coloring book illustrated by Mike Perry, the artist behind the show's kaleidoscopic title sequences. This playful, irreverent homage to the hit TV show takes you inside the minds of Abbi, Ilana, Lincoln, Jaime, and Bevers with activities, maps, mazes, quotes, and more.
Four and three and two and color! Walk the streets of Broad City in this over-the-top coloring book illustrated by Mike Perry, the artist behind the show's kaleidoscopic title sequences.
