During the Great Depression a band of visionaries created a monument to the American dream: Rockefeller Center. In this book, Alan Balfour takes you behind the scenes of the planning and construction of the great metropolitan complex whose influence is still felt by architects, designers, engineers, and urban planners throughout the world. He explores the complex personalities of those who made Rockefeller Center the 20th century's proudest achievement in American architecture.

Rockefeller Center: Architecture as theater

Arts & Photography

Balfour, Alan

Architecture

McGraw=Hill

Solomon's Temple: Myth, Conflict, and Faith

A highly original architectural history of Solomon’s Temple and Islam’s Dome of the Rock that doubles as a social and cultural history of the region 
<ul>
<li>The most extensive study of the interrelated history of two monuments, Solomon’s Temple and The Dome of the Rock, drawing on an exhaustive review of all the visual and textual evidence</li> <li>Relayed as a gripping narrative, allowing readers to re-enter and experience the emotions and the visceral reality of the major events in its history</li> <li>Integrates illustration with the text to offer a highly detailed and accurate portrait of the major structures and figures involved in the history of the temple</li> <li>Opens up a fascinating line of questioning into the conventional interpretation of events, particularly Christ’s actions in the Temple</li> <li>Reproduces rarely seen detailed drawings of the subterranean passages beneath Temple Mount as part of the British survey in the 19th century</li> </ul>

History

Middle East

Wiley/Blackwell

New York is an exciting book dedicated to one of the world's most fascinating and vibrant cities. Lavishly illustrated this architectural overview documents both the historical development and the future prospects of New York. Throughout New York you will find a wide range of projects which demonstrate every aspect of the city's construction, including commercial, residential, industrial and public buildings, as well as transportation and landscape works. The projects, both built and yet to be built, include works by Richard Gluckman, FOA, FTL, Hanrahan and Meyers, Bernard Tschumi, Peter Eisenman, Richard Meier, Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid, Herzog and De Meuron and other architects of international renown. Each project is covered in detail with texts, plans, drawings and outstanding photography. This book gives a unique portrait of a 20th-century city packed with diverse forms of architecture. It provides an historical overview of the factors that made the city what it is today including: - Geography - Geology - Demographics EACH PROJECT IS COVERED IN DETAIL WITH TEXTS, PLANS, DRAWINGS AND OUTSTANDING PHOTOGRAPHY

New York (World Cities Series)

Academy Editions Ltd

The World Cities Series stems from the vital need to consider our urban environment in the early part of the twenty-first century. This series offers you a detailed and intelligent analysis of the state of the world's most prominent cities and their visions of the future. Each book is full of comprehensive essays, illustrations and architectural projects. Shanghai offers a captivating overview of one of the world's most fascinating cities. Documenting its historical development as well as its future promise, Alan Balfour and Zheng Shiling present insights from leading politicians, planners and architects. The book details the dynamics behind the city's phenomenal growth, the impact on its infrastructure and built environment, as well as the subtleties of dealing with existing cultural restrictions. - The latest volume in the Academy World Cities series. - An all encompassing view on this amazingly complex city. - The book's four sections cover Shanghai's past, present, future, and how it might have been. - Each section is lavishly illustrated and includes contributions from prominent players in the life of Shanghai.

Shanghai (World Cities Series)

Shiling, Zheng

Zheng, Shiling

Berlin the Politics of Order 1737 - 1989

Rizzoli

Solomon's Temple

A highly original architectural history of Solomon’s Temple and Islam’s Dome of the Rock that doubles as a social and cultural history of the region     The most extensive study of the interrelated history of two monuments, Solomon’s Temple and The Dome of the Rock, drawing on an exhaustive review of all the visual and textual evidence Relayed as a gripping narrative, allowing readers to re-enter and experience the emotions and the visceral reality of the major events in its history Integrates illustration with the text to offer a highly detailed and accurate portrait of the major structures and figures involved in the history of the temple Opens up a fascinating line of questioning into the conventional interpretation of events, particularly Christ’s actions in the Temple Reproduces rarely seen detailed drawings of the subterranean passages beneath Temple Mount as part of the British survey in the 19th century

Religion & Spirituality

Judaism

The Walls of Jerusalem: Preserving the Past, Controlling the Future

A complete examination of the men and forces that created and shaped the modern state of Israel over the last hundred years Walls of Jerusalem is a study of the creation and evolution of the modern state of Israel. This unique work begins with the actions of four extraordinary men ― Theodor Herzl, Chaim Weizmann, Ze’ev Jabotinsky, and David Ben-Gurion ― and follows with their influence on subsequent leaders and on the political and military decisions that have shaped and changed Jerusalem and the nation. The resulting physical realty has made concrete the shift in vison from the broad utopian ideals of the beginning, to the separation barrier and settlement enclaves that increasingly divide both Jewish and Palestinian cultures. The author traveled across the West Bank, into the Israeli settlements and along the Israeli security barrier dividing Israel from Palestine. He entered the tombs, mosques and synagogues, experienced the distortion of Jerusalem since the building of the separation barrier - the watchtowers, the welded gates, the shuttered shops, divided highways and back-ways, tunnels, bridges, checkpoints, to better understand evolving reality that defines the stage for the future relationship between Israel and Palestine. Walls of Jerusalem is a timely book, its vivid narrative journeys through a century and a half of dreams and conflicts that lead to a divided Jerusalem: <ul>
<li>It presents each stage of Israel’s evolution, from the 1896 publication of Herzl’s Der Judenstaat and the Balfour Declaration, to the opening of the United States embassy in Jerusalem in 2018</li> <li>Relates the visions of Israel’s creators to the destructive and constructive forces utilized to create a new nation</li> <li>Reviews the century long attempts by international organizations to resolve the conflict between Jews and Palestinians</li> <li>Makes every effort to present a balanced exploration of challenges facing the state of Israel and its place on the world stage, but in conclusion gives emphasis to the plight of the Palestinians</li> <li>Integrates illustrations with text to provide a detailed portrait of central figures in modern Israel’s history</li> </ul>

Walls of Jerusalem

A complete examination of the men and forces that created and shaped the modern state of Israel over the last hundred years Walls of Jerusalem is a study of the creation and evolution of the modern state of Israel. This unique work begins with the actions of four extraordinary men -- Theodor Herzl, Chaim Weizmann, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, and David Ben-Gurion -- and follows with their influence on subsequent leaders and on the political and military decisions that have shaped and changed Jerusalem and the nation. The resulting physical realty has made concrete the shift in vison from the broad utopian ideals of the beginning, to the separation barrier and settlement enclaves that increasingly divide both Jewish and Palestinian cultures. The author traveled across the West Bank, into the Israeli settlements and along the Israeli security barrier dividing Israel from Palestine. He entered the tombs, mosques and synagogues, experienced the distortion of Jerusalem since the building of the separation barrier - the watchtowers, the welded gates, the shuttered shops, divided highways and back-ways, tunnels, bridges, checkpoints, to better understand evolving reality that defines the stage for the future relationship between Israel and Palestine. Walls of Jerusalem is a timely book, its vivid narrative journeys through a century and a half of dreams and conflicts that lead to a divided Jerusalem: <ul> <li>It presents each stage of Israel's evolution, from the 1896 publication of Herzl's Der Judenstaat and the Balfour Declaration, to the opening of the United States embassy in Jerusalem in 2018</li> <li>Relates the visions of Israel's creators to the destructive and constructive forces utilized to create a new nation</li> <li>Reviews the century long attempts by international organizations to resolve the conflict between Jews and Palestinians</li> <li>Makes every effort to present a balanced exploration of challenges facing the state of Israel and its place on the world stage, but in conclusion gives emphasis to the plight of the Palestinians</li> <li>Integrates illustrations with text to provide a detailed portrait of central figures in modern Israel's history</li> </ul>

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Rockefeller Center: Architecture as theater

Solomon's Temple: Myth, Conflict, and Faith

New York (World Cities Series)

Shanghai (World Cities Series)

Berlin the Politics of Order 1737 - 1989

Solomon's Temple

Solomon's Temple: Myth, Conflict, and Faith

The Walls of Jerusalem: Preserving the Past, Controlling the Future

Walls of Jerusalem

The Walls of Jerusalem: Preserving the Past, Controlling the Future