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Many films have included central characters who are architects, including Henry Fonda's character "Juror 8" (Davis) in 12 Angry Men (1957), Charles Bronson's character in Death Wish (1974), John Cassavetes' character in Tempest (1982), Wesley Snipes' character in "Jungle Fever" (1991), Christopher Lloyd's character in Suburban Commando (1991 ...
Undeterred by the hostile critical response to The Painted Word, and perhaps even encouraged by the stir the book made, Wolfe set about writing a critique of modern architecture. From Bauhaus to Our House was published in full in two issues of Harper's Magazine, then issued in book form by Wolfe's long-time publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux in ...
Bokklubben World Library (Norwegian: Verdensbiblioteket) is a series of classical books, mostly novels, published by the Norwegian Book Clubs [] since 2002. It is based on a list of the hundred best books, as proposed by one hundred writers from fifty-four countries, compiled and organized in 2002 by the Book Club. [1]
Each year, Goodreads, members cast votes for their favorite books, which are then curated into a list of around 15 of the year's best page-turners.This year, nearly 6 million (!) votes were cast ...
Ad Quadratum: The Practical Application of Geometry in Medieval Architecture; AIA Guide to New York City; American Architects Directory; Ant Architecture: The Wonder, Beauty, and Science of Underground Nests; The Architect and His Office; Architects' Data; Architectural pattern book; Architecture and Modernity: A Critique; Architecture in Texas ...
The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time: 1995 New York Times Book Review: New York Times 100 Notable Books: annually: The New York Times: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century: 2024 [4] Norwegian Book Club: Bokklubben World Library: since 2002 Nimbus Publishing: Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books: 2008 Tidningen Boken: Världsbiblioteket: 1991 ...
Hart, Vaughan (2003). ‘“Of little or even no importance to the architect.” On Absent Ideals in Serlio’s Drawings in the Sixth Book on Domestic Architecture’, in The Rise of the Image: Essays on the History of the Illustrated Art Book, Series Title: Histories of Vision, volume one, edited by Rodney Palmer and Thomas Frangenberg, pp.87-104.
The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success.The novel's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an intransigent young architect who battles against conventional standards and refuses to compromise with an architectural establishment unwilling to accept innovation.