Название: Zen Landscapes: Perspectives on Japanese Gardens and Ceramics
Автор: Allen S. Weiss
Издательство: ‎Reaktion Books
Год: 2013
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 15 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The essential elements of a dry Japanese garden are few: rocks, gravel, moss. Simultaneously a sensual matrix, a symbolic form, and a memory theater, these gardens exhibit beautiful miniaturization and precise craftsmanship. But their apparent minimalism belies a true complexity. In Zen Landscapes, Allen S. Weiss takes readers on an exciting journey through these exquisite sites, explaining how Japanese gardens must be approached according to the play of scale, surroundings, and seasons, as well as in relation to other arts—revealing them as living landscapes rather than abstract designs.

Название: A Place Called Home: Print, Colour, Pattern
Автор: Cath Kidston
Издательство: Pavilion
Год: 2020
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 57 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Cath Kidston--queen of vintage-inspired homeware and joyously decorated spaces--grants unprecedented insight into her creative process and personal style in this lifestyle-meets-memoir-meets-interior-design book. Designer Cath Kidston is famous for her high-street brand and nostalgic floral patterns. In this book, she invites readers into her own home to talk about patterns, color, décor, and more. Room by room, she gives an illuminating tour of her Gloucestershire house, pointing out interesting style choices and snazzy materials. From charming picture frames and fireplaces, to vintage patterns and rugs that tie the room together, Cath Kidston's personal style and interiors vision shines through. Along the way she shares decorating ideas, tips, and tricks for turning a house into a home. Perfect for fans of her designs, this part-interiors book, part-memoir is beautifully photographed throughout by Christopher Sykes.

Название: Architecture and urbanism in the British Empire
Автор: ed. G. A. Bremner
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Год: 2016
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 492
Размер: 48 MB
Язык: English

Throughout today's postcolonial world, buildings, monuments, parks, streets, avenues, entire cities even, remain as witness to Britain's once impressive if troubled imperial past. These structures are a conspicuous and near inescapable reminder of that past, and therefore, the built heritage of Britain's former colonial empire is a fundamental part of how we negotiate our postcolonial identities, often lying at the heart of social tension and debate over how that identity is best represented.

Название: The Building of Manhattan (Dover Architecture)
Автор: Donald A. Mackay
Издательство: Dover Publications
Год: 2010
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 37 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Meticulously accurate line drawings and fascinating text trace Manhattan's growth from a tiny Dutch outpost to the commercial, financial, and cultural heart of the world. This book explains construction above and below ground, including the excavation of subway lines and the building of bridges and skyscrapers. Hundreds of illustrations reveal intricate details of construction techniques. Author and illustrator Donald A. Mackay traces Manhattan's history from its first wood, stone, and brick houses to its famous modern structures, including the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, and the World Trade Center. Along with historical background, he presents clear explanations and illustrations of the skilled labor and methods behind the island's tunnels, bridges, and train lines. Mackay describes who does what at a construction site, the assembly of a tower crane, and the construction of skyscrapers, from the foundations to the floor-by-floor elevations, along with other amazing procedures that are all part of a day's work in building the big city.

Название: Summers In France
Автор: Kathryn Ireland
Издательство: Gibbs Smith
Год: 2011
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 11 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Home decorating has never been more simple and easy than Summers in France! Come along to Europe with designer Kathryn M. Ireland who celebrates summer living and entertaining in the French countryside. Ireland introduces readers to the town of Montauban, which is near the farmhouse she renovated and remodeled in her classic shabby chic style. Kathryn shares inside details of her remodel along with tips and ideas about entertaining and how to make guests comforable.

Название: Classic Country
Автор: Kathryn Ireland
Издательство: Gibbs Smith
Год: 2012
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 13 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Kathryn M. Ireland is among the world's most influential interior and fabric designers. Her relaxed, casual European-influenced elegance is sought after by everyone from Hollywood A-listers to English aristocracy. In Classic Country Kathryn has gathered together her favorite interiors and fabric designs in one inspirational volume, sharing her inspirations and complete design, color, and fabric schemes for kitchens, living rooms, bedrooms, guest rooms, children's rooms, outdoor living spaces, and more. Sumptuously photographed and illustrated, this book showcases Ireland's boldly hued, brilliantly patterned designs along with detailed explanations of inspiration and construction.

Название: Inspired By...
Автор: Kathryn M. Ireland
Издательство: ‎Gibbs Smith
Год: 2014
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 61 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Kathryn M. Ireland shows journeys she has taken and the places and people that inspire her creativity, from rural England to Southwest France, from the East Coast U.S. to the West Coast. Mixing textiles and fabrics with furnishings gathered on trips to Morocco, France, London and other international destinations, Kathryn creates sophisticated but welcoming room designs in the States and abroad, from city apartments to ranch homes and French farm houses. Kathryn M. Ireland is a celebrity designer and cast member of Bravo TV’s Million Dollar Decorator. Named by Elle Décor in 2012 as one of the top 25 design stars in the U.S., Kathryn enjoys an international reputation for her expertise in the “sympathetic restoration” of older properties with important architectural origins. A well-established fabric designer, Kathryn has designed a collection for the venerable fabric house Scalamandré. She is the author of four previous books, including Timeless Interiors and Summers in France. She lives in Santa Monica, California, and has a farmhouse in Southwest France.

Название: Design Sponge at Home
Автор: Grace Bonney
Издательство: ‎Artisan
Год: 2011
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 56 Мб
Язык: английский / English

The long-awaited home décor bible by the beloved design blogger. “Thank you,” wrote a reader to Design*Sponge creator Grace Bonney, “for teaching me that houses don’t have to be frumpy and formal. They don’t have to be matchy-matchy or rigidly modern.” They can just be comfy and unique and reflect who you are, no matter how small your budget or space. That reader is one of the 75,000 unique daily visitors to Design*Sponge, who make it the most popular design site on the web. The site receives 250,000 pageviews every day and has 150,000 RSS subscribers and 280,000 followers on Twitter. Design*Sponge fans have been yearning for the ultimate design manual from their guru, Grace, and she has finally delivered with this definitive guide.

Название: Remix: Decorating with Culture, Objects, and Soul
Автор: Jeanine Hays, Bryan Mason
Издательство: Potter Style
Год: 2013
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 46 Мб
Язык: английский / English

AphroChic bloggers and designers Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason along with Lonny co-founder and photographer Patrick Cline take you into homes where cultural, global décor breathes beauty and soul into contemporary interiors. Whether you love to source pieces from your travels or simply wish to evoke the destination of your dreams, Remix shows how bold color, unique patterns like ikats and suzanis, original art, and handcrafted furnishings and accessories can help you express your cultural experiences in stylish, unforgettable rooms. With a foreword by HGTV Design Star Danielle Colding, Remix is both a striking object for your shelf and a book that restores meaning to the idea of “eclectic” decorating with genuine, personal style.

Название: Beginnings of Interior Environments Eleventh Edition
Автор: Lynn M. Jones
Издательство: Wiley
Год: 2022
Формат: epub
Страниц: 528
Размер: 215.6 Mb
Язык: English

The gold standard for entry-level interior design education, now published by Wiley
In this Eleventh Edition of Beginnings of Interior Environments, accomplished interior designer and professor Lynn M. Jones delivers a balanced and comprehensive overview of commercial and residential interior design. Written to offer coverage of the creative and technical characteristics of the profession, the text also addresses Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) content.
The book presents topics on the scope of the profession, spatial development, and visual literacy while also reviewing the factors of quality aesthetics. Hundreds of images from actual design projects, supplied by national and international design firms, illustrate the design process. “Design Scenarios,” or case studies, demonstrate examples of professional practice and in-house production work students are likely to encounter during their career.