Decoration Ornament category: 89 books

Cover of The Well-Traveled Home
by Sandra Espinet
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013

Luxury homes with international panache. “The essence of my interior design work seeks to reflect the evolving interplay of the domestic and the international, while remaining true to my intent to create alluring family living spaces and home environments.” Sandra Espinet (pron....
Cover of Houses of Mexico

Houses of Mexico

Origins and Traditions

by Verna Cook Shipway, Warren Shipway
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012

Houses of Mexico delves into the roots of the bold yet elegant Mexican style, illustrated with many photographs from Spain and Portugal reflecting the Moorish influence. In addition to extensive coverage of the architecture of the houses, the book shows other spatial and decorative elements, including...
Cover of Indian Architecture (The Islamic Period)
by Percy Brown
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

Few countries possess a richer architectural heritage than India, a country whose buildings are rooted in history, culture, and religion. As a results of India's global discourse with other regions around the world, there have been many influences that have been assimilated into its architecture,...
Cover of The Roman Garden

The Roman Garden

Space, Sense, and Society

by Katharine T. von Stackelberg
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2009

This innovative book is the first comprehensive study of ancient Roman gardens to combine literary and archaeological evidence with contemporary space theory. It applies a variety of interdisciplinary methods including access analysis, literary and gender theory to offer a critical framework for interpreting...
Cover of Bamboo Style
by Gale Beth Goldberg
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2002

Bamboo isn't just for Asia anymore! Author Gale Goldberg shows us how to creatively bring bamboo home, teaching us how to live with it indoors and outdoors--even how to grow your own bamboo. Every room in your home can be decorated or accented with beautful, sensual bamboo furniture, flooring, wall...
Cover of SOUTHERN LIVING Vintage Style

SOUTHERN LIVING Vintage Style

96 Ways to Decorate with Heirlooms, Collections, & More

by The Editors of Southern Living
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017

From old paintings and antique pottery, to chippy furniture and new-again chintz, Southern Living and three Southern makeover experts show you that, with a little paint, fabric, and inspiration, there's no such thing as a lost cause.
Cover of Inner Spaces

Inner Spaces

Paul Vincent Wiseman & The Wiseman Group

by Brian Coleman
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2014

This first book on the interior designs of San Francisco–based Paul Vincent Wiseman and The Wiseman Group showcases distinctive homes where clients find themselves at peace in a profound way. The hallmarks of Wiseman interiors are superb details executed in custom furniture and furnishings. The...
Cover of The Return of Nature

The Return of Nature

Sustaining Architecture in the Face of Sustainability

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Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014

The Return of Nature asks you to critique your conception of nature and your approach to architectural sustainability and green design. What do the terms mean? Are they de facto design requirements? Or are they unintended design replacements? The book is divided into five parts giving you multiple...
Cover of Musings on the Stones at Notre Dame, Illustrated.
by Theodore Andrea Cook
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2012

The gargoyles and carvings of Notre Dame watch over Paris. Theodore Andrea Cook, art critic and historian muses about them in this short essay.
Cover of Les Artistes de Pharaon. Deir el-Médineh et la Vallée des Rois (Paris - 2002)
by Encyclopaedia Universalis
Language: French
Release Date: September 1, 2016

En dépit de l'importance de ses vestiges architecturaux et bien que civilisation de l'écrit, l'Égypte pharaonique a paradoxalement laissé peu d'informations sur la vie quotidienne et le mode de pensée des habitants de la vallée du Nil... À PROPOS DE L’ENCYCLOPAEDIA UNIVERSALIS Reconnue...
Cover of Getting There by Design
by Kenneth Allinson
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012

There was military project management. There was construction project management. Then there was business project management, a tool described as 'the wave of the future'. Where are architects in all this, professionals whose work has always been project-driven? There is design management in...
Cover of The Detroit Public Library

The Detroit Public Library

An American Classic

by Barbara Madgy Cohn, Patrice Rafail Merritt
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017

For the last century, the Detroit Public Library has ranked as one of the most beautiful buildings in Detroit — an important landmark as well as a significant monument serving generations of Detroiters. The Detroit Public Library: An American Classic was born out of “Discover the Wonders,” an art...
Cover of Tony Hunt's Second Sketchbook
by Tony Hunt, Sir Norman Foster
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012

Tony Hunt's Sketchbook illustrates the connection between brain and hand in conceiving structural concepts and details as possible solutions to structures in architecture. This new edition features 100 previously unpublished sketches. These sketches illustrate alternative structural concepts,...
Cover of Cincinnati Art Deco
by Steven J. Rolfes, Douglas R. Weise
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014

Art Deco, daring and almost defiant in its optimism, reflected the spirit of a restless time. Bursting forth in the midst of the Roaring Twenties, an age when there seemed to be no limits, this new art form was both elegant and modern. Cincinnati is fortunate to have three stunning examples of this unique...
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