McMahon, Peter
Summary: In the summer of 1937, Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus, rented a house on Planting Island, near the base of Cape Cod. Thus began a chapter in the history of modern architecture that has never been told _until now.The area was a hotbed of intellectual currents from New York, Boston, Cambridge and the country's top schools of architecture and design. Avant-garde homes began to appear in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolis Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720 MCMSummary: This beautifully filmed program looks at the wall paintings of some of the most famous Mexican muralists-Diego Rivera, Juan O'Gorman, Jose Clemente Orozco-and at the work of Luis Barragan, the greatest Mexican architect of the 20th century. Their common medium is the wall. The muralists sought to return art to the people, by putting it on the walls of public buildings, just as it had been in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Contents: The Art and Science of Architecture (2:47) -- Urban Architecture (1:43) -- Rural Architecture (1:11) -- A Village in New Jersey (2:08) -- Corporate Architecture (1:22) -- Unconventional Projects (1:55) -- Private Home Design (1:18) -- Urban Development (1:30) -- A Career in Architecture (1:50) -- Personalities and Working Styles (2:13) -- Studying Architecture (2:02) -- Professional Licensing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Radical changes in building design are needed to protect our fragile planet. This program studies the work of leading architects around the globe, all of whom employ green concepts and eco-friendly materials. Through extensive interviews and detailed visuals, the film provides insight into a wide range of residential and office design innovations-such as green roof technology, geothermal and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Borrelli, Federica.
Contents: Etruscan origins and the Villanovan civilization -- Economic activity in the Etruscan world -- Etruria and the East -- The Etruscan aristocracy -- The silver-gilt Lebes from Palestrina -- Women's grave goods -- Etruria and Greece -- The ivory pyxis from the Pania Necropolis -- Architecture and urban planning -- Gold from the Regolini-Galassi tomb -- Images of ancestors -- Pottery in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: J. Paul Getty Museum 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937.0049 BORSummary: Where do abstract painters and fashion designers find their muses? To what extent does the creative process differ between video artists, sculptors, and fine art embroiderers? How do illustrators and mixed media artists handle the business side of their work? Using capsule interviews with contemporary figures on the U.K. visual arts scene, this program draws viewers into the studio space and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Arnaud, Michel
Summary: [This book] is a visual essay on the rebuilding and resurgence of the city of Detroit by photographer Michel Arnaud, co-author of Design Brooklyn. In recent years, much of the focus on Detroit has been on the negative stories and images of shuttered, empty buildings-- the emblems of Detroit's financial and physical decline. In contrast, Arnaud aims his lens at the emergent creative enterprises...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Can sustainability be applied to any design work, whether it's jewelry or architecture? What exactly does it mean to take a sustainable approach to design? This program examines the art of conceiving and creating physical products according to ecologically sound principles. Viewers learn the importance of, and the basic working framework for, design work that utilizes renewable resources, makes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: In an ER constantly overwhelmed with critical cases, the trauma team battles the odds every day, and the new doctors-in-training must learn how to cope amid the chaos.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CODNational Gallery of Art (U.S.)
Summary: "Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of full color images, this family-oriented art resource introduces children to more than 50 great artists and their work, with corresponding activities and explorations that inspire artistic development, focused looking, and creative writing. This treasure trove of artwork from the National Gallery of Art includes, among others, works by Raphael, Rembrandt,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Though architecture is surely an art, it is also a science and this program focuses on the scientific component. Skyscrapers have to stand up, not only to gravity but also to wind, precipitation, and sometimes earthquakes. The program also looks at another fascinating achievement of modern architectural science, the "intelligent home," many of whose features, including lighting or heating the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Under Muslim rule, Spain became the most advanced, wealthy, and populous country in Europe, with great leaps forward in art, architecture, and many other fields. In this program, art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon travels from Cordoba to Seville and on to Granada as he tells the story of art in Islamic and medieval Spain. Richly designed and decorated buildings such as the Great Mosque in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Roman, Gothic, Baroque, and Rococo religious art, along with Christian iconography, are examined as reflections of the religious and political attitudes of the periods in which they were created. This program also examines the role of the Christian Orthodox Church and the schism of 1054 that permanently divided its members. The degrees of reverence accorded to Mary as Christ's mother by...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The sound system that goes into a hand-assembled Aston-Martin sports car must be special indeed. In this program, designers at Linn, a precision-engineering company specializing in state-of-the-art sound reproduction, draft and build a compact stereo for this elite automobile. Project leaders demonstrate the use of 3-D CAD in the drafting process. The outsourcing of a component provides a good...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program beautifully captures the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance through the Late Gothic art of England and its Perpendicular architecture. Spanning the reigns of Henry IV to Henry VIII-the era of the Hundred Years' War, the Wars of the Roses, and the early Tudors-artists and artisans in England produced exquisite jewelry, glorious devotional sculptures and images,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: "The first volume in more than 20 years tells a new and modern story of the U.S. State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms, one of the top collections of American fine and decorative arts in existence. The art of United States diplomacy has been conducted over more than two centuries with figures from all over the world, in peacetime and in conflict. For the last six decades, these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rizzoli Electa 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Wells, Jean.
Summary: "Process book on working improvisationally and intuitively, using landscapes as inspiration. Includes color, design, construction techniques, unconventional finishing methods, and journaling to capture ideas for planning and making quilts"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: C & T Pub. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 746.46 WELMadigan, Mary Jean Smith.
Contents: Living with Steuben -- An American legacy -- An ageless alchemy -- Preserving the craft tradition -- In good company -- Masterworks -- The art of giving -- Collectible art.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 748.2 MADBridge, Nicole
Summary: A crash course in designing and constructing buildingsToo often, textbooks turn the noteworthy details of architecture into tedious discourse that would put even Frank Gehry to sleep. "Architecture 101" cuts out the boring explanations, and instead provides a hands-on lesson that keeps you engaged as you explore the world's greatest structures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Adams Media 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720 BRIBerne, Debbie
Summary: "Of all the aspects of making a book, design is perhaps the most mysterious. Authors and readers surely realize that covers are designed objects that, like it or not, books are commonly judged by. But a book's interior is also the product of a designer's careful attention to such matters as where the page numbers go or how wide the margins are. Even publishing professionals-editors, agents,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Hellebuyck, Adam
Summary: Using the fun, interactive world of Minecraft and key concepts in STEAM, two teachers developed the Minecraft and STEAM series to be used in and out of the classroom. In Minecraft and STEAM, students discover that Minecraft isn't just a game, it's a tool that can be used to learn about real-world science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Moving Water in Minecraft: Engineering focuses on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Falk, Ben
Summary: A manual for developing durable, beautiful, and highly functional human habitat systems fit to handle an age of rapid transition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Emphasizing harmony, proportion, balance, and simplicity, the buildings of the Greek and Roman empires have had a strong and abiding influence on generations of architects. This program classifies the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian styles of Greece, with their columns and entablatures, and the Tuscan and Composite styles of Rome, which augmented the Greek trabeated forms with vaults, arches, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Information and communication technology is changing the fashion industry by helping make design, development, and sampling of textiles more efficient. This program takes viewers inside Coppernob, a London-based fashion house, where designers use ICT tools-sketching and visualization software and digital pattern-makers, plotters, and printers-to easily explore different color and style...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009