ArchitectureWeek— A study of interior design throughout history as a way to explore the past and to make sense of the spaces in which modern life is lived.
ArchitectureWeek— The inside story on 6,000 years of personal and public space, weaving together construction, architecture, arts and crafts, technology, and product design, from cave dwellings and temple architecture, through Gothic cathedrals to 21st century high-tech. Second edition.
ArchitectureWeek— The author, a practicing architect, applies principles of classical architecture to the design of interiors, both residential and public. He shows how elements of the classical interior — wall and ceiling treatments, doors and windows, fireplaces, and stairs — can be composed into rooms satisfying both aesthetic and practical criteria. Historic and contemporary examples.
ArchitectureWeek— A catalog of wallpaper designs and fabric types and patterns from 1700 to 1900, the book includes more than 1,000 authentically reproduced wallpaper designs, with expert advice for choosing, buying, and installing the appropriate fabrics for historic interiors, plus new information on 20th-century fabrics.
ArchitectureWeek— Photographs of architectural details of Southern houses from simple shacks to classic antebellum mansions. Narrated by the writing of William Baldwin, these images artfully convey the culture of the South.
ArchitectureWeek— A comprehensive, full-color survey of the major historical periods of interior architecture and decorative styles, a journey through five millennia of interior space, architectural details, and furniture. An explanation of the differences between such styles as Queen Anne, Rococo, and Elizabethan and the societies that produced them. Also covers ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and nineteenth-century design.
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