The Phaidon atlas of contemporary world architecture

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Number Of Pages: 824
• Publication Date: 2004-05-11
• ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0714843121
• ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780714843124
• Binding: Hardcover

The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture--so massive that it comes in its own plastic carrying case--is one of the rare publishing events that lives up to its hype. The book showcases 1,052 buildings completed since January 1998 with thousands of well-chosen color photographs plans, elevations, and cross-sections. Major elements of each project are described in elegantly succinct texts. Rather than simply pay lip service to the concept of "world" architecture, this book ranges throughout 75 countries on six continents. And although the big names in the field are here--Rafael Moneo and Herzog & De Meuron are each represented by nine projects; Tadeo Ando with eight, Frank Gehry with six--the focus is on the ingenuity and diversity of contemporary architecture, regardless of the fame of its creator.
The book's global view embraces many approaches, including experimental construction, neo-modernism, postmodernism, reinterpreted vernacular architecture and lingering traces of the International Style. While virtually every building type is included, from factories to museums, from lookout towers to train stations, the largest and most creative category is single family housing. Selected (as were all the projects) by a panel of leading architects, critics, scholars and others, these homes offer a tantalizing sense of what is possible, even on a modest budget. Grouped by country, the residences establish a sense of local context--from the elegant use of Scandinavian wood to the imaginative use of narrow plots of land in Tokyo. Fully indexed, with an array of maps and world data charts, The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture is destined to serve as a unique reference tool. But the geographic organization encourages you to just open the book anywhere and make a discovery--perhaps the surreal vision of Ake Larsson's Icehotel (carved from ice and snow), or the forest of Cor-ten steel pipes Jose ABP Forjaz used in the Mbuzini Memorial, or the startling shed forms of Rick Joy's Tubac House. --Cathy Curtis

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Michael Jackson: Ultimate Music Legend

• Publisher:   Lerner Publications
• Number Of Pages:   48
• Publication Date:   2010-04
• ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0761357629
• ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780761357629

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Grade 4–6—Krohn traces the performer's life from his Indiana childhood, his rise to fame with The Jackson 5, and his solo career to his death in 2009. Factual yet descriptively written, the book sets the scene with eight-year-old Jackson about to perform in his first talent show with his older brothers. Accompanied by large, colorful, and clear photographs throughout, the narrative takes readers on the journey of Jackson's incredible success and fame while handling the more difficult aspects of Jackson's life, such as molestation charges and drug abuse, in an age-appropriate, straightforward manner. A wide-ranging look at the celebrity's life and legacy.—_Sarah O'Holla, Village Community School, New York City.

About the Author

Katherine Krohn is the author of several biographies for young readers, including Vera Wang, Princess Diana (Biography®), and Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song (Lerner Biographies). Ms. Krohn is also a journalist and a fiction writer.

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The Michael Jackson story

• Publisher: Dell; First Thus edition (December 1, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440155924
• ISBN-13: 978-0440155928

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Michael Jackson: a view from Down Under

“With many beautiful images about Michael, this book’s really wonderful. Upon viewing them, i’ve been sensational. ”

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Santiago Calatrava

• Publisher: Taschen
• Number Of Pages: 176
• Publication Date: 1998
• ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3822878839
• ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783822878835
• Binding: Paperback 

Forms of stunning expressive power

It is as if some antediluvian dinosaur had spread its wings over the tracks: Satolas railway station in Lyon is one of the uncontested masterpieces of star architect Santiago Calatrava, and surely one of the master achievements of contemporary architecture anywhere.

For twenty years the Zurich-born Spaniard has been dazzling with virtuoso major buildings, from bridges and towers to airports and railway stations, exciting international attention with every new project. He exhibits a sculptor's instinct for the relations of statics and dynamics, of mass and style, as time and again he produces forms of stunning expressive power.

For his inspiration, Calatrava draws on organic, human and zoomorphic shapes such as ribs, bones, or insect eyes. Throughout, the lightness of his touch in transferring from small-format models in wood and metal to the immense scale of his constructions has fascinated - from the telecommunications tower in Barcelona and the EXPO bridge in Seville to Bilbao airport.

This book, created in close consultation with Calatrava himself, was designed by celebrated Spanish graphic designer and Calatrava authority Quim Nolla. Working the line where architecture and design meet, it affords a unique view of a creative endeavour that has set standards for the architects and designers of the future.

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Time-saver standards for building types

• Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Companies
• Number Of Pages:   1277
• Publication Date:   1986-01
• ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0070162654
• ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780070162655

This  edition has been expanded and improved to give you the latest graphic information for planning and designing all major types of buildings and structures--residential, educational, industrial, cultural and entertainment, health, religious, governmental and public, commercial, sports and recreation, and transportation. You'll also have fast access to standards for housing for the elderly and handicapped and for handicapped access to public buildings and restrooms. With this huge resource you'll be able to produce top quality work faster and more accurately than ever before.

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How to build your own underground home

• Publisher:   Tab Books
• Number Of Pages:   220
• Publication Date:   1985-02
• ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0830617922
• ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780830617920
• Binding:   Paperback

A guide to the design and construction of an earth sheltered house includes discussions of waterproofing, ventilation, energy sources, and insulation

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