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From the Tidewater region of its Atlantic Shore to the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia has some of the most architecturally rich, and perhaps the most historically important, homes in America.

The treasures of American heritage showcased in this volume range in time from the seventeenth century to the twentieth, and include such peerless masterpieces as Colonial Williamsburg's Governor's Palace, George Washington's Mt. Vernon, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Robert E. Lee's Arlington House, and Stratford Hall Plantation — all presented in new photography commissioned for this book, the first to feature in one place the beautiful houses of some of this country's most influential and renowned citizens.

Each home shown is either linked to a famous American region or event, or is a National Historic Landmark, a Virginia State Historic Landmark, or listed on the National Register of Historic Places or on other landmark registers.

Now in its third edition and fully updated with the most recent examples, A History of Interior Design tells the story of 6,000 years of domestic and public space. John Pile acknowledges that interior design is a field with unclear boundaries, in which construction, architecture, furniture, decoration, technology and product design all overlap. These topics are woven together in a fascinating narrative that runs from cave dwellings and temple architecture, through Gothic cathedrals and Renaissance palaces, to the grand civic spaces of the nineteenth century and the sleek interiors of modern skyscrapers. Embedded in a social and political context, detailed discussions of famous buildings, from the Parthenon to the Pompidou Centre, are interspersed with investigations of the domestic vernacular – the cottages, farmhouses, apartments and city terraces inhabited by ordinary people. In this new edition, the evolution of interior design has been made even more accessible through the inclusion of a CD-ROM with an interactive timeline. Incorporating over 100 illustrations, this sets the great interior spaces of the world in the context of the social, political and technological developments of the time.

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In his highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the dramatic impact of CAD (computer-aided design) on architectural practice at the beginning of the 21st century. Adopting an approach that sees architectural history as a living continuity rather than a museum of neatly labelled styles, the author emphasizes the ongoing vitality of the Classical language of architecture, underlining the continuity between, say, the work of Ictinus in 5th-century BC Athens and that of McKim, Mead and White in 20th-century New York. Authoritative, comprehensive and highly illustrated, this fourth edition has been expanded to bring the story of western architecture right up to date.

Contents
Preface
1. Mesopotamia and Egypt
2. The Classical Foundation: Greek, Hellenistic, Roman
3. Early Christian and Byzantine
4. Carolingian and Romanesque
5. The Gothic Experiment
6. Renaissance Hamrony
7. Baroque Expansion
8. Eighteenth-Century Classicism
9. The Nineteenth Century
10. Art Nouveau
11. The Twentieth Century and Beyond
Glossary
Further Reading
Index

HKS, headquartered in Dallas with offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Orlando, Richmond, Salt Lake City, and Tampa provides professional services in architecture, planning, structural engineering, interior architecture and graphic design. Founded in 1939, the firm has grown to be one of the largest architectural and engineering firms in the USA, with more than 500 employees and projects located in over 200 cities, in 42 states. HKS's business philosophy emphasises the performance and achievement of client goals. The deliberate and effective application of this service philosophy has resulted in the consistent delivery of projects that are well designed, technically well executed, and completed within budget and on schedule. This book documents a selection of the firm's best work.

The influence of the Austrian architect and designer Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) is extraordinary: for a period of over 60 years he kept up an aesthetic dialog with Modernism, the International Style, and Art Deco. Before being rediscovered in the 1980s by the Post-Modernists, his work was nearly forgotten; now his importance is unquestioned. As a designer he was one of the leading proponents of the Wiener Werkstätte, with its close connection to the Arts and Crafts movement. As an architect, he built the first modern buildings in Europe, such as the Purkersdorf Sanatorium (1904) and the Palais Stoclet (1905-1911). Traversing several styles and schools during his lifetime, his work shows a consistent Formalism. He abandoned Functionalism long before it became obsolete. In a historic sense, Hoffmann was doubly avant-garde: in both the rise and fall of Modernism.

About the Series:
Every book in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture Series features:

* approximately 120 images, including photographs, sketches, drawings, and floor plans
* introductory essays exploring the architect's life and work, touching on family and background as well as collaborations with other architects
* the most important works presented in chronological order, with descriptions of client and/or architect wishes as well as construction problems and resolutions
* an appendix including a list of complete or selected works, biography, bibliography and a map indicating the locations of the architect's most famous buildings

HOK is one of the largest and most diversified architectural practices in the world. Its first overseas office was established in Hong Kong in 1984. Originally commissioned to build the Hong Kong Stadium, it currently has projects in more than 50 cities in the Asia-Pacific region and offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, in addition to the Hong Kong headquarters. This first monograph of the work of the Asia-Pacific practice demonstrates HOK's commitment to creating the finest sustainable environments in the region. This book features projects that are located in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The project types include major retail centres, educational and commercial projects, airports, hotels and resorts.

This is the first edition in IMAGES' Master Architect Series Revisited. As HOK constantly evolves both as a firm and through its work, this monograph provides an updated version of its selected and current works. Since the first edition published as part of IMAGES' The Master Architect Series IV, 171 pages have been revised. This new book depicts high-profile buildings and complexes, important international airport and transport facilities, major league sports venues, retail and entertainment complexes, health care facilities, science and technology centres, places for worship and museums. Featured projects include London's Wembley Stadium (due for completion in 2005), the St George Intermodal Terminal, Staten Island, New York (due for completion 2004), and the Amsterdam Passenger Terminal.

A magical insider’s tour of some of the most alluring private houses, classic residences and historic hotels in Los Angeles by bestselling design and style author Diane Dorrans Saeks.

Here are the homes of stars such as Diane Keaton and Dolores del Rio – even Charlie Chaplin – as well as houses by star architects Frank Lloyd Wright, Paul Williams, R. M. Schindler and Richard Neutra.

Movie stars, musicians, interior designers, producers, writers and the creative talents that drive Hollywood live out their fantasies and dreams surrounded by lavish gardens, shimmering pools and inspiring decor. There’s opulence, but also witty design creativity, inventive architecture and chic interiors that offer a welcome respite from the razzle-dazzle outside.

These are interiors that integrate indoors and outdoors, that are lived in and loved. They are created with elegance and a sense of fun – for stars, for designers and for behind-the-scenes starmakers who passionately love style, and live life to the fullest.

The homes of the discerning Hollywood stars, from Grouch Marx to Leonardo DiCaprio

This book looks at the intersection of celebrity and design, through the case of twenty-five houses designed by great architects for their informed, trend-setting, and extremely famous clients, in Southern California. Included are gorgeous photos of the houses as well as little seen informal portraits of the stars and wonderfully detailed texts that tell the story of these members of the glitterati, touching on film, fashion, architecture, and the everyday lives of legends. Hollywood Modern spans the modern era, from modern homes of the 1930s, through mid-century modern designs, to the present day.

Hollywood Modern touches on the many moods of modernism. From Ed Niles "Johnny Carson House" in Malibu, which creates a ficus tree forest that extends from the garden directly into the house, to the machine-age austerity of Richard Neutra's "Von Sternberg House," (later owned by The Fountainhead author Ayn Rand), to A. Quincy Jones' crisply, elegantly ultramodern Gary Cooper House in Holmby Hills, these houses edit, rearrange and direct our point of view much like the carefully composed version of reality we see in motion pictures. These different styles co-exist as modernism and stand in distinct contrast to the Mediterranean villas and Spanish Colonial manses of early Hollywood.

About the Authors:

Michael Stern is an Author, Artist and Curator. He curated the exhibition "Julius Shulman: Palm Springs," the largest exhibition focusing on Palm Springs' superb collection of Mid-Century Modern architecture and the largest exhibition of Julius Shulman's photography. Michael is the co-author of the Rizzoli publication, Julius Shulman: Palm Springs and Director of the film "Julius Shulman: Desert Modern" which aired on PBS. He has lectured extensively and made numerous television and film appearances discussing the joys of modern architecture. Alan Hess is the author of eighteen books, including Palm Springs Weekend, Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses (Rizzoli), Organic Architecture, The Architecture of John Lautner (Rizzoli), Googie: Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture, Oscar Niemeyer, Houses (Rizzoli), and numerous others. He is the architecture critic for the San Jose Mercury News.

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In this groundbreaking book, America's leading architect and best-selling author Sarah Susanka looks at the key design concepts behind all well-designed homes. With these essential ideas, she gives you what you need to transform a house from mere shelter into a comfortable home filled with character and beauty.

In Home By Design, Susanka presents the 30 key concepts that can be applied to any home -- no matter what the style or size. Using 28 of the best designed homes from around the country, Susanka brings these concepts to life with 150 powerful and inspirational examples -- from something as simple as placing a rug under a table to defining one room from another with a framed opening or archway. Home by Design gives you a new way to "see" your home and create the home that you've always wanted. Your home can be imbued with a sense of warmth, beauty and enduring quality when these ideas are combined with care and a creative spirit.

Internationally celebrated designer India Mahdavi offers accessible tips for transforming your house into a home with personality.

What Parisian Chic did for your wardrobe, Home Chic will do for your abode. Interior design icon India Mahdavis signature style incorporates bold accents of color, texture, and pattern. Yet as bold as her interiors are, the impact often lies in the detailscolor, lighting, placement, arrangement and her solutions and inspiration translate into highlylivable interiors. India believes that your home reflects your personality, so its important to accent the best features, to highlight the highlights!

Just like fashion, its all about style. She takes you through each step from moving-in day to easy refreshes that, over time, spruce-up your home without breaking the bank. No home is without shortcomings, but Indias solutions will make them disappear. Her tips make it all seem easy: open up the space by removing unnecessary doors, create perspectives by placing something beautiful at eye level, balance horizontal and vertical proportions, and avoid cookie-cutter style throughout the home. Her signature interiors incorporate bold accents of color, texture, and pattern. With pointers that include faux pas to avoid, dos and donts, classic versus luxury detail, ingenious storage ideas, time-saving tips, and an annotated address book for sourcing the best design items, this household bible will equip you with all you need to transform your home room by room.

Whether youre moving into a new space or rejuvenating an old one, Home Chic overflows with advice and inspiration shared in a light tone with ideapacked illustrations. The handsome volume features a ribbon page marker and leatherette binding.

Dress your nest! One of the easiest and most affordable ways to update a room is to add slipcovers to the furniture.

In The Home Décor Idea Book Slipcovers, interior designer Jackie Von Tobel shares more than 300 slipcover designs to help transform seat covers, cushions, chairs, settees, sofas, benches and lampshades from drab to fab.

The book also provides the tips needed in planning the style, design and construction of slipcovers for a home.

Jackie Von Tobel is an award-winning interior designer with more than twenty years of experience and a passion for design. She is a leading authority on soft treatment design and construction and travels extensively teaching at various trade shows, schools and design centers across the country. Von Tobel is the author of the groundbreaking book The Design Directory of Window Treatments and The Design Directory of Bedding, and is a member of the IFDA and WCAA, and is certified by the WFCP. She lives in Las Vegas.

Features projects in fourteen private houses in Belgium and participating architects and designers include: Alessandra, Annick Grimmelprez, Arttec, B+Villas, Dauby, Bernard De Clerck, Julie2, Kultuz, Plan8, UN and Wood Fashion. Wim Pauwels, founder and managing director of Beta-Plus Publishing, began putting out a series of books in 1997 about architecture and interior design. So far the company has published more than 250 titles dedicated to certain themes (such as living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens, children's rooms, antique building materials, restoration, renovation, gardens and swimming pools), plus monographs of architects and interior designers, manuals and yearbooks about timeless and contemporary architecture and interiors. For each book he enlists the assistance of authoritative specialists for the introductory texts and photograph captions.

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This book presents a selection of the most interesting proposals in interior design, showing a return to more humanized concepts, based on the profound relationship between human beings and the space they inhabit. Readers will be delighted by the diverse range of solutions featured, which attempt to strike a balance between function and aesthetics, between the essential and the non-essential. Floor plans, technical specifications, materials used and commentaries on each project are included, all provided by the designing architects themselves.

Designing a home where everything has its place and every closet makes life easier for you. Take a room-by-room tour of the home and find great organizing and storagesolutions at every turn Discover practical, time-saving ideas that get you out the door without last-minute searching
for the things you need Learn basic organizing principles, such as regularly thinning out your possessions and grouping similar items Guidance from experts on how to create attractive displays of your collections Tips on saving time and money when working with decorators and professional organizers