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Author : Hermione Hobhouse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Thomas Cubitt; Master Builder written by Hermione Hobhouse and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Wilson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0826439101
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)
Download or read book Creating Paradise written by Richard Wilson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2000-12-01 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building or rebuilding their houses was one of the main concerns of the English nobility and gentry, some might say their greatest achievement. This is the first book to look at the building of country houses as a whole. Creating Paradise shows why owners embarked on building programmes, often following the Grand Tour or excursions around other houses in England; where they looked for architectural inspiration and assistance; and how the building was actually done. It deals not only with great houses, including Holkham and Castle Howard, but also the diversity of smaller ones such as Felbrigg and Dyrham, and shows the cost not only of building but of decorating and furnishing houses and of making their gardens. Creating Paradise is an important and original contribution to its subject and a highly readable account of the attitude of the English ruling class to its most important
Author : Richard A. Goldthwaite
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801829772
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (297 download)
Download or read book The Building of Renaissance Florence written by Richard A. Goldthwaite and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1982-10 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patrons - The Guilds - Strozzi family - Succhielli family.
Author : Richard Rodger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521602822
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (28 download)
Download or read book The Transformation of Edinburgh written by Richard Rodger and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-03-25 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of the physical transformation of Edinburgh in the nineteenth century.
Author : Terry Gourvish
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472911091
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)
Download or read book Dolphin Square written by Terry Gourvish and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dolphin Square - the large, imposing red brick building on the North bank of the Thames - was and is no ordinary block of flats. Created for MPs, peers and entertainers required to work in London, the Square was built on a massive scale to a high density in the mid-1930s. It was a pioneering example of concrete design, and when built was the largest single residential building in Europe. This book tells the story of the project and captures what it has been like to live in the square for figures including Sir Menzies Campbell, Alistair Darling, William Hague, Mo Mowlam, Sir David Steel, Christine Keeler, Sid James, Barbara Windsor and Princess Anne. Beginning with the antecedents of the seven-acre site, the book charts the square's changing ownership and eventual creation of the Dolphin Square Trust, which managed the flats on a non profit-making basis for 40 years. Its unique blend of quasi-charitable purpose and commercial management enabled long-standing tenants to enjoy below-market rentals before the Trust came under immense pressure to realise the value of the existing leases and sell them off in 2006 ... provide[s] a detailed examination of a major example of urban property speculation and management"--Publisher's description.
Author : Christopher Wilson
Publisher : Graymalkin Media
ISBN 13 : 1631682148
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (316 download)
Download or read book The Windsor Knot written by Christopher Wilson and published by Graymalkin Media. This book was released on 2018-10-03 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theirs was a relationship that rocked the British monarchy. Even after the death of Princess Diana, the steadfast love between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles continues to fascinate us. In The Windsor Knot, one of Fleet Street's most experienced journalists gives you an inside look at one of the most infamous love triangles in history. Branded as "the other woman" Camilla still shoulders the blame for the failure of Charles and Diana's "fairytale" marriage -- despite the fact that an apparent truce was made between mistress and princess in the last year of Diana's life. Now, locked in a perpetual struggle to gain acceptance from the British public -- and, more importantly, from the Royal Family -- Charles and Camilla persevere. Tracing more than three decades of love, passion, and deception, The Windsor Knot ties up all the loose ends of a liaison hidden in plain sight. The Palace won't speak of it, but Christopher Wilson tells all.
Author : Enid Gauldie
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000968332
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Cruel Habitations written by Enid Gauldie and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-09-29 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cruel Habitations (1974) looks at the pre-industrial background in which housing problems are rooted, with the decay of towns and the unsuccessful attempts to better their condition by public health reforms, by charitable agencies and by building societies – and with legislative action in Parliament towards housing reform.
Author : Christopher G. Powell
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0419207309
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (192 download)
Download or read book The British Building Industry Since 1800 written by Christopher G. Powell and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1996 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powell introduces and describes two centuries of building activity and the building industry, addressing such questions as why and what was built, who decided to build, and how they did so.
Author : Christopher Powell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113674276X
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)
Download or read book The British Building Industry since 1800 written by Christopher Powell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scholarly and well-researched study of the building industry documents the interplay of new materials and technologies, costs and the changing social and economic forces that affected the decision-making about our built environment over the last two centuries. The author provides a succinct and readable survey of the growth and development of British building which will be of interest to all building specialists and those training for a career in the construction industry.
Author : Linda Clarke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136599533
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)
Download or read book Building Capitalism (Routledge Revivals) written by Linda Clarke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1992, this Routledge Revival sees the reissue of a truly original exploration of the nature of urbanization and capitalism. Linda Clarke’s vital work argues that: Urbanization is a product of the social human labour engaged in building as well as a concentration of the labour force. The quality of the labour process determines the development of production. Changes to the built environment reflect changes in the production process and, in particular, the development of wage labour. To support these arguments, the author identifies a qualitatively new historical stage of capitalist building production involving a significant expansion of wage labour, and hence capital, and the transition from artisan to industrial production. Linda Clarke draws from a wide range of original material relating to the development of London from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century to provide a complete description of the development process: materials extraction, roadbuilding, housebuilding, paving, cleansing, etc; profiles of builders and contractors involved, and a picture of the new working class communities, as in Somers Town – their living conditions, population, working environment, and politics.
Author : Paul Knox
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300277458
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)
Download or read book London written by Paul Knox and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2024-05-28 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively new history of London told through twenty-five buildings, from iconic Georgian townhouses to the Shard A walk along any London street takes you past a wealth of seemingly ordinary buildings: an Edwardian church, modernist postwar council housing, stuccoed Italianate terraces, a Bauhaus-inspired library. But these buildings are not just functional. They are evidence of London’s rich and diverse history and have shaped people’s experiences, identities, and relationships. In this engaging study, Paul L. Knox traces the history of London from the Georgian era to the present day through twenty-five surviving buildings. Knox explores where people lived and worked, from grand Regency squares to Victorian workshops, and highlights the impact of migration, gentrification, and inequality. We see famous buildings, like Harrods and Abbey Road Studios, and everyday places like Rochelle Street School and Thamesmead. Each historical period has introduced new buildings, and old ones have been repurposed. As Knox shows, it is the living history of these buildings that makes up the vibrant, but exceptionally unequal, city of today.
Author : Kathryn Atherton
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473825520
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Dorking in the Great War written by Kathryn Atherton and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Zeppelin raids to housing refugees and evacuees or from men volunteering to fight or women working in the local Gunpowder factory, Dorking in the Great War looks at how the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Dorking were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. ??The Great War affected everyone. At home there were wounded soldiers in military hospitals, refugees from Belgium and later on German prisoners of war. There were food and fuel shortages and disruption to schooling. The role of women changed dramatically and they undertook a variety of work undreamed of in peacetime. Meanwhile, men serving in the armed forces were scattered far and wide. Extracts from contemporary letters reveal their heroism and give insights into what it was like under battle conditions.
Author : Peter Guillery
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000702340
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Mobilising Housing Histories written by Peter Guillery and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The problem of creating affordable, adequate housing for a growing population is not a new one. This book, for anyone with a professional or personal interest in improving housing provision everywhere, aims to inspire by offering in-depth studies of London's housing past and seeks to provide sustainable solutions for the future by linking to wider contemporary historical and social contexts. This book will influence today’s housing debates through showcasing lessons from the past and highlights examples that inform the present. The buildings assessed in these case studies will be measured in terms of their longevity, sustained popularity, livability, average densities and productivity. The research and case studies from the book provide an invaluable resource for academics of architecture, urban design, sociology, history and geography as well as professionals, policy makers and journalists.
Author : Oliver Green
Publisher : Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN 13 : 0711266611
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (112 download)
Download or read book London's Great Railway Stations written by Oliver Green and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavish photographic history of all the key railway stations of London for transport buffs and anyone interested in the rich history of London.
Author : Helen Long
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136349707
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (363 download)
Download or read book Victorian Houses and their Details written by Helen Long and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-01 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Victorian Houses' presents the architectural detailing of the time in the context of the era - providing a comprehensive understanding of its architecture and design. Pattern books played a vital role in the dissemination of taste between architect, builder and client in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. By focusing on the contribution of the pattern book to the architecture of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, the various trends of the time are documented. The types of publications and other sources of taste available at different points over this period reflected social and economic factors, such as the changing demand or changes in organisation of manufacturing and retail.
Author : Steven Groak
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1135827834
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)
Download or read book The Idea of Building written by Steven Groak and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is unique in its attempt to explore the many ways we have of thinking about buildings. In particular it raises questions about the kinds of knowledge we have and will need in designing, making and enjoying our buildings. At the very least this book provides an overview of the fragmented construction industry, making it a vital purchase for all construction related students. However, the author has written for a wider audience making the book an essential guide for those interested in the form of buildings or the deliberate ways in which people build them.
Author : David C. Goodman
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415200806
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (8 download)
Download or read book European Cities & Technology written by David C. Goodman and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text explores one of the most fundamental changes in the history of human society - the transition from rural to urban ways of living. It covers a range of urban technologies, including new building materials and designs.
