Architect of Fate

Architect of Fate
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Publisher : Games Workshop
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1849701539
ISBN-13 : 9781849701532
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Architect of Fate by : Christian Dunn

An anthology of Space Marine Battle stories by some of the best and some of the up and coming 40K authors The best and brightest 40k authors provide new material for upcoming Space Marine Battles books.

Architect of Fate

Architect of Fate
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1849701520
ISBN-13 : 9781849701525
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Architect of Fate by : Christian Dunn

The Galaxy is burning, you dance to my tune, as puppets obey the will of their master.

Architecture

Architecture
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Publisher : Papadakis Publisher
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9781901092035
ISBN-13 : 1901092038
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Architecture by : Léon Krier

This polemic is essential reading for anyone converned with the state and direction of architecture and urban planning today and will provake wide-ranging discussion.

Architects of Fate

Architects of Fate
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Publisher : The Floating Press
Total Pages : 473
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ISBN-10 : 9781775413868
ISBN-13 : 1775413861
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis Architects of Fate by : Orison Swett Marden

Architects of Fate, or, Steps to Success and Power, by Orison Swett Marden, is a book of inspiration to character-building, self-culture, to a full and rich manhood and womanhood, by most invigorating examples of noble achievement. It is characterized by the same remarkable qualities as its companion volume "Pushing to the Front."

The Architecture of Community

The Architecture of Community
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Publisher : Island Press
Total Pages : 486
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ISBN-10 : 9781610911245
ISBN-13 : 1610911245
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis The Architecture of Community by : Leon Krier

Leon Krier is one of the best-known—and most provocative—architects and urban theoreticians in the world. Until now, however, his ideas have circulated mostly among a professional audience of architects, city planners, and academics. In The Architecture of Community, Krier has reconsidered and expanded writing from his 1998 book Architecture: Choice or Fate. Here he refines and updates his thinking on the making of sustainable, humane, and attractive villages, towns, and cities. The book includes drawings, diagrams, and photographs of his built works, which have not been widely seen until now. With three new chapters, The Architecture of Community provides a contemporary road map for designing or completing today’s fragmented communities. Illustrated throughout with Krier’s original drawings, The Architecture of Community explains his theories on classical and vernacular urbanism and architecture, while providing practical design guidelines for creating livable towns. The book contains descriptions and images of the author’s built and unbuilt projects, including the Krier House and Tower in Seaside, Florida, as well as the town of Poundbury in England. Commissioned by the Prince of Wales in 1988, Krier’s design for Poundbury in Dorset has become a reference model for ecological planning and building that can meet contemporary needs.

Four Walls and a Roof

Four Walls and a Roof
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 529
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ISBN-10 : 9780674982765
ISBN-13 : 0674982762
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Four Walls and a Roof by : Reinier de Graaf

A Financial Times Best Book of the Year A Guardian Best Architecture Book of the Year “Sharp, revealing, funny.” —The Guardian “An original and even occasionally hilarious book about losing ideals and finding them again... [De Graaf] deftly shows that architecture cannot be better or more pure than the flawed humans who make it.” —The Economist Architecture, we like to believe, is an elevated art form that shapes the world as it pleases. Four Walls and a Roof turns this fiction on its head, offering a candid account of what it’s really like to work as an architect. Drawing on his own tragicomic experiences in the field, Reinier de Graaf reveals the world of contemporary architecture in vivid snapshots: from the corridors of wealth in London, Moscow, and Dubai to the demolished hopes of postwar social housing in New York and St. Louis. We meet ambitious oligarchs, developers for whom architecture is nothing more than an investment, and layers of bureaucrats, consultants, and mysterious hangers-on who lie between any architect’s idea and the chance of its execution. “This is a book about power, money and influence, and architecture’s complete lack of any of them... Witty, insightful and funny, it is a (sometimes painful) dissection of a profession that thinks it is still in control.” —Financial Times “This is the most stimulating book on architecture and its practice that I have read for years.” —Architects’ Journal

The Architect's Apprentice

The Architect's Apprentice
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 434
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ISBN-10 : 9780143108306
ISBN-13 : 0143108301
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis The Architect's Apprentice by : Elif Shafak

A colorful, magical tale set during the height of the Ottoman Empire, from the acclaimed author of The Island of Missing Trees (a Reese's Book Club Pick) Chosen for Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall’s “Reading Room” Book Club In this novel, Turkey’s preeminent female writer spins an epic tale spanning nearly a century in the life of the Ottoman Empire. In 1540, twelve-year-old Jahan arrives in Istanbul. As an animal tamer in the sultan’s menagerie, he looks after the exceptionally smart elephant Chota and befriends (and falls for) the sultan’s beautiful daughter, Princess Mihrimah. A palace education leads Jahan to Mimar Sinan, the empire’s chief architect, who takes Jahan under his wing as they construct (with Chota’s help) some of the most magnificent buildings in history. Yet even as they build Sinan’s triumphant masterpieces—the incredible Suleymaniye and Selimiye mosques—dangerous undercurrents begin to emerge, with jealousy erupting among Sinan’s four apprentices. A memorable story of artistic freedom, creativity, and the clash between science and fundamentalism, Shafak’s intricate novel brims with vibrant characters, intriguing adventure, and the lavish backdrop of the Ottoman court, where love and loyalty are no match for raw power.

Daemon World

Daemon World
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Publisher : Games Workshop
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1784960128
ISBN-13 : 9781784960124
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Daemon World by : Ben Counter

On the daemon world of Torvendis, deep in the heart of the warp storm known as the Malestrom, ancient rivalries threaten to shatter the delicate balance of power On the daemon world of Torvendis, deep in the heart of the warp storm known as the Malestrom, ancient rivalries threaten to shatter the delicate balance of power, currently held by the Lady Charybdia, daemon princess of Slaanesh. When the warriors of the Word Bearers arrive on the planet, hunting one of their own, the traitor Karnulon, monstrous forces are unleashed that could tear Torvendis apart.

Tempting Fate

Tempting Fate
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Publisher : Harlequin
Total Pages : 363
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ISBN-10 : 9781460302354
ISBN-13 : 1460302354
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Tempting Fate by : Carla Neggers

In a town of flamboyance, wealth and family feuds, a mystery of the past is about to resurface. Despite her success as a young entrepreneur, Dani Pembroke is a haunted woman. Long ago her mother vanished without a trace, leaving Dani to live with her wealthy relatives, who have their own questionable pasts. Although the residents of Saratoga, New York, gossip that Lilli Pembroke's disappearance will never be solved, Dani is confident that she will find the truth one day. That day draws near when security expert Zeke Cutler arrives in Saratoga. The two join forces in an effort to find out what really happened to Lilli Pembroke. But Dani is unaware that her fearless partner has his own reasons for uncovering the truth…and that their search is putting them on track to collide with a killer who will do anything to keep that secret buried.

Immigrant Architect: Rafael Guastavino and the American Dream (The History Makers Series)

Immigrant Architect: Rafael Guastavino and the American Dream (The History Makers Series)
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Publisher : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing
Total Pages : 58
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ISBN-10 : 9780884488149
ISBN-13 : 0884488144
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Immigrant Architect: Rafael Guastavino and the American Dream (The History Makers Series) by : Berta de Miguel

Booklist Starred Review Named to the 2022 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List The Spanish architects Rafael Guastavino Sr. and hisson, Rafael Guastavino Jr., designed more than one thousand iconic spaces across New York City and the United States, such as the New York City Hall Subway Station (still a tourist destination though no longer active), the Manhattan Federal Reserve Bank, the Nebraska State Capitol, the Great Hall of Ellis Island, the Oyster bar at Grand Central Terminal in New York, the Elephant House at the Bronx Zoo, the soaring tiled vaults under the Queensboro Bridge, the central dome of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, and the Boston Public Library. Written in the voice of the son, who was eight years old in 1881 when he immigrated to America with his father, this is their story. Rafael Guastavino Sr. was 39 when he left a successful career as an architect in Barcelona. American cities—densely packed and built largely of wood—were experiencing horrific fires, and Guastavino had the solution: The soaring interior spaces created by his tiled vaults and domes made buildings sturdier, fireproof, and beautiful. What he didn’t have was fluent English. Unable to win design commissions, he transferred control of the company to his American-educated son, whose subsequent half-century of inspired design work resulted in major contributions to the built environment of America. Immigrant Architect is an introduction to architectural concepts and a timely reminder of immigrant contributions to America. The book includes four route maps for visiting Guastavino-designed spaces in New York City: uptown, midtown, downtown, and Prospect Park.