Outhouses By Famous Architects

Author : Steve Schaecher
Publisher : Pomegranate
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0764912607

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Outhouses by Famous Architects by Steve Schaecher Pdf

Outhouses have been much ridiculed and maligned structures, thought worthy of only the lowliest of humor and virtually ignored by architectural critics as inconsequential blips in the development of building design. And yet--as architect Steve Schaecher so poignantly reveals in this collection of renderings--architects of genius from time immemorial have used their considerable talents to enhance the beauty and function of the outhouse. His extensive research has uncovered a wealth of stunning outdoor bathroom designs that say much about the history of architecture. Although Schaecher's friends and family have worried about his obsession with bathroom drawings, it is clear that with the publication of this tome, his seat in the annals of architectural history will never be put down.Here are reproductions of stylish (dare we say perfectionist?) renderings of Thronehenge, Wright's Flushing Water, the Odor Dame Cathedral, the Taj Ma-stall, Jefferson's Johnicello, Sullivan's Merchants First National Outhouse, Le Corbusier's Bidet Savoye, Fuller's Geodesic Throne, the Hancock's John Building, the Centre Pompidoodoo-the unmistakable outhouse for that weird-looking French museum-and many others. Each is accompanied by insightful historical and analytical text, depending on your definitions of insightful and analytical. The preface, by architectural critic I.P. Daley, will leave you in no doubt of the importance of this completely nonsensical book.

Author : Steve Schaecher
Publisher : Pomegranate
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0764928872

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Phone Booths by Famous Architects by Steve Schaecher Pdf

Following architect Steve Schaecher's groundbreaking Outhouses by Famous Architects and Mobile Homes by Famous Architects (Pomegranate, 2000 and 2002), we present his new array of historical inquiries. In deft ink-and-watercolor illustrations and knowledgeable prose, Schaecher informs each of his twenty-nine booths with the sensibility of the architect who supposedly designed it.Schaecher's books are not mere parodies. While he envisions humorous applications for the talents of Palladio, Le Corbusier, Wright, and other giants, his watercolors are true reflections of the architects' styles; e.g., Erik Gunnar Asplund's phone booth, the Stockholm Dialibrary, clearly exemplifies Asplund's design precepts, and the concise text explores the Swede's architectural principles—as well as the assertion that music by the Swedish 1970s supergroup Abba is piped into the Dialibrary to ease the pain of being on hold.Schaecher brings a generous sense of humor to analyses of building styles from classical Egypt through Renaissance mastery, Enlightenment engineering, and Modern uplift before arriving among the competing theories of today. His past performance has won accolades from the likes of Robert Venturi, and Phone Booths keeps up the good work.

Author : Steve Schaecher
Publisher : Pomegranate
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0764920243

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Mobile Homes by Famous Architects by Steve Schaecher Pdf

Practicing architect Schaefer whimsically combines the mobile home with the history of architecture, presenting 29 drawings from Egyptian obilisks being toted by bearers (the mobilisk) to a version of Frank Gehry's most famous building on wheels (Guggenheim Cruise-Seum). Accompanying text combin

Author : BrownTrout Publishers, Incorporated
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0763136360

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Outhouses by BrownTrout Publishers, Incorporated Pdf

Author : Inc Archway Press
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1014379067

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Best House Plans by 14 Famous Architects by Inc Archway Press Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Thomas Harding
Publisher : august house
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 087483578X

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An Outhouse by Any Other Name by Thomas Harding Pdf

Photographer Thomas Harding, armed only with his pinhole camera and a keen eye for the unusual, traveled thousands of miles of backroads and lanes to record the remnants of a vanishing genre of folk architecture--the outhouse. Harding boldly stepped where others might fear to tread. He followed the elusive drain from the Bible (Deuteronomy 23:12-13), to the Romans (indoor facilities over streams of water), to the lowly rural American outhouse. The intrepid Harding traced a little-known pipe-dream ....

Author : Janet Strombeck,Richard Strombeck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Architecture
ISBN : PSU:000026437552

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The Classic Outhouse Book by Janet Strombeck,Richard Strombeck Pdf

Author : Rebecca Snelling,Jan Suermondt
Publisher : Chartwell
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0785820795

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Frank Lloyd Wright Revealed by Rebecca Snelling,Jan Suermondt Pdf

The first in a series that uses computer technology to literally lift the lid from the work of famous architects and show their buildings in great detail. The greatest American architect is the subject of the first book, with five of his signature private houses covered: the Robie house--greatest of his Prairie houses; the Ennis House--one of West Coast textile-block houses; the Usonian Fallingwater, possibly his greatest creation; the second house he built for Herbert Jacobs, one of his earth-bermed solar hemicycles; and finally, part of Wright's dream for affordable, mass-produced housing--one of his Erdman Prefabricated dwellings.

Author : Bob Cary
Publisher : Adventure Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003-08-08
Category : Outhouses
ISBN : 1591930111

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The All-American Outhouse by Bob Cary Pdf

If you're thinking of building or remodeling an outhouse, this is the book to have! Full of sage counsel and witty observations based on decades of firsthand experience, this lighthearted handbook will help you in designing and building an outhouse that is comfortable and durable. Jackpine Bob (an outhouse expert himself) has gathered the wisdom and expertise of other builders and artisans to cover every aspect of these environmentally friendly facilities, from planning and site selection to finishing touches and details invisible to the unpracticed eye.

Author : David Otis Mears
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Abolitionists
ISBN : HARVARD:32044013685029

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Life of Edward Norris Kirk, D.D. by David Otis Mears Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 638 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015033430011

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Architectural Record by Anonim Pdf

Author : Charles Tempest Clarkson,J. Hall Richardson
Publisher : Dissertations-G
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Police
ISBN : HARVARD:32044088968441

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Police! by Charles Tempest Clarkson,J. Hall Richardson Pdf

Author : Christian Mikunda
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0749445734

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Brand Lands, Hot Spots and Cool Spaces by Christian Mikunda Pdf

Successfully establish an emotional bond with customers by linking the desire for entertainment with emotion and explore how this is achieved through the most spectacular 'experience worlds' across the globe.

Author : David Wang
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781317505662

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A Philosophy of Chinese Architecture by David Wang Pdf

A Philosophy of Chinese Architecture: Past, Present, Future examines the impact of Chinese philosophy on China’s historic structures, as well as on modern Chinese urban aesthetics and architectural forms. For architecture in China moving forward, author David Wang posits a theory, the New Virtualism, which links current trends in computational design with long-standing Chinese philosophical themes. The book also assesses twentieth-century Chinese architecture through the lenses of positivism, consciousness (phenomenology), and linguistics (structuralism and poststructuralism). Illustrated with over 70 black-and-white images, this book establishes philosophical baselines for assessing architectural developments in China, past, present and future.

Author : Alain De Botton
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781551993874

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The Architecture of Happiness by Alain De Botton Pdf

Bestselling author Alain de Botton considers how our private homes and public edifices influence how we feel, and how we could build dwellings in which we would stand a better chance of happiness. In this witty, erudite look at how we shape, and are shaped by, our surroundings, Alain de Botton applies Stendhal’s motto that “Beauty is the promise of happiness” to the spaces we inhabit daily. Why should we pay attention to what architecture has to say to us? de Botton asks provocatively. With his trademark lucidity and humour, de Botton traces how human needs and desires have been served by styles of architecture, from stately Classical to minimalist Modern, arguing that the stylistic choices of a society can represent both its cherished ideals and the qualities it desperately lacks. On an individual level, de Botton has deep sympathy for our need to see our selves reflected in our surroundings; he demonstrates with great wisdom how buildings — just like friends — can serve as guardians of our identity. Worrying about the shape of our sofa or the colour of our walls might seem self-indulgent, but de Botton considers the hopes and fears we have for our homes at a new level of depth and insight. When shopping for furniture or remodelling the kitchen, we don’t just consider functionality but also the major questions of aesthetics and the philosophy of art: What is beauty? Can beautiful surroundings make us good? Can beauty bring happiness? The buildings we find beautiful, de Botton concludes, are those that represent our ideas of a meaningful life. The Architecture of Happiness marks a return to what Alain does best — taking on a subject whose allure is at once tantalizing and a little forbidding and offering to readers a completely beguiling and original exploration of the subject. As he did with Proust, philosophy, and travel, now he does with architecture.