Martha S Thorne

Masterpieces of Chicago Architecture

Chicago is universally recognized as the cradle of modern architecture. It is known worldwide for the development, beginning in the late 1800s, of the renowned "Chicago School" of commercial building. In the early 1900s, Chicago saw the birth of Wright's "Prairie School" of residential design, which...

Skyscrapers: Uncovering Technology (Uncovering series)

Who designs skyscrapers? How are they built? Why don't they fall down? From the Tower of Babel to the Great Pyramids to New York's Freedom Tower (to be completed in 2010), skyscrapers in one form or another have captured humankind's imagination. This book covers the world's most important skyscrap...

Building in a New Spain: Contemporary Spanish Architecture

Skyscrapers: The New Millennium (Architecture)

A global survey demonstrating the continued importance of the skyscraper, reaching well beyond the bounds of Asia, North America and Europe, to incorporate less familiar sites as far afield as Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, as well as Uruguay and Mexico. The introduction offers ...

David Adler, Architect: The Elements of Style

David Adler (1882-1949) was one of the most important architects designing homes and estates in the United States during a period known as that of the "great American house". Adler's works, which range in date from 1911 to 1949, were truly American, offering an enormous range of stylistic expression...

Modern Trains and Splendid Stations: Architecture, Design, and Rail Travel for the Twenty-First Century

Inter-city rail travel is one of the dominant facts of modern life. In the wake of the railway renaissance of the 1980s and 1990s, new train stations from the US to Japan must respond to increasingly complex challenges, as high-speed trains become more and more common and the next generation of magn...

Ross Barney Architects: Process + Projects

Architect Carol Ross Barney founded her own firm in 1981. Throughout the past 25 years of Ross Barney Jankowski and now Ross Barney Architects, the office has grown to a 35-person firm that places special emphasis on the process of design. The team involved in that process includes not only the arch...

Rafael Moneo: Audrey Jones Beck Building, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Opus 36 series

The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston is a unique collection of buildings by famous architects. The most recent one is the Audrey Jones Beck Building by Rafael Moneo.

Handling Your Own Dog for Show, Obedience, and Field Trials

David Adler, Architect: The Elements of Style

The Pritzker Architecture Prize: The First Twenty Years

Pritzker Architecture Prize : The First Twenty Years

Masterpieces of Chicago Architecture

Building in a New Spain: Contemporary Spanish Architecture

Skyscrapers: The New Millennium

Rafael Moneo: Audrey Jones Beck Building The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston