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Architecture
19th- & 20th-Century Architecture . . . . . . . .4
Architectural Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Building Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Contemporary Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
History of Western Architecture . . . . . . . . . .2
Residential Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
World Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Design
Architectural Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Basic Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Interior Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Landscape Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sustainable Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Professional Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Urban Studies
Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Urban Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Urban History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Urban Sociology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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History of Western
Architecture Ancient Architecture
Architecture, Interiors, and
Furniture (Ancient Egypt to 1975)
(DVD-ROM)
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Featuring a collection of approximately 2,000
images, this DVD-ROM surveys architecture, interi-
ors, and furniture from ancient to modern times and
provides commentary from scholars. The DVD-ROM includes
a searchable index of artists and architecture and
allows users to zoom in to view details. It presents images
from ancient Egypt, Crete, Mycenae, Greece, Rome, and
Pompeii. It also looks at the early Christian, Byzantine,
Romanesque, Gothic, English Medieval, Early Italian Renaissance,
High Italian Renaissance, European Renaissance,
Italian Baroque, and Central European Baroque
periods. Additionally, the DVD-ROM explores architects
and styles from 1600–1800 in France and England and
from 1800–1975 in Europe and the United States.
Mac|Win DVD-ROM / 2005 / #5BA8157 - $499
Architecture, Interiors, and
Furniture (1976 to 2008) (DVD-ROM)
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Featuring 80 images and commentary from
scholars, this DVD-ROM surveys architecture,
interiors, and furniture from 1976 to 2008. It allows users
to zoom in to view details.
Mac|Win DVD-ROM / 2006 / #5BA8171 - $139
Edward Cullinan:
New Buildings in Old Settings
In this program, architect Edward Cullinan and architect
and author Victoria Perry discuss the development
of architecture throughout history. The DVD also
explains how new architecture can be used to respond
to an existing situation.
DVD / 51 min / 1990 / #5BA5717 - $149
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The Miracle of Palladio
This DVD examines the architecture of Andrea di Pietro,
known as Palladio. It visits San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice;
twelve buildings in Vicenza, including the famous basilica
and town hall; and several villas near the same city, explaining
how the master architect renewed architecture with the
spirit of classical antiquity. From the Roland Collection.
DVD / 43 min / 1987 / #5BA8364 - $199
Borromini:
His Extraordinary Architecture
This program tours such Borromini masterpieces as
San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Sant’Ivo alla Sapieniza,
Santa Maria dei Sette Dolori, San Giovanni in Laterano,
and Sant’Andrea delle Fratte.
DVD / 35 min / 1996 / #5BA3841 - $199
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Classical Architecture
Emphasizing that the harmony, proportion, balance,
and simplicity in the buildings of the Greek and Roman
empires have strongly influenced generations of architects,
this program illustrates the Doric, Ionic, and
Corinthian architectural styles of ancient Greece and
the Tuscan and Composite styles of ancient Rome. It
shows how ancient Greek architecture utilized columns
and entablatures and discusses the Roman use of vaults,
arches, and domes. The DVD offers examples from the
ancient world and includes images of buildings from
the Renaissance and the neoclassical period.
DVD / 29 min / 2000 / #5BA4835 - $129
Ancient Greek Art and Architecture
This program traces the development of classical Greek
art and architecture and shows how Greek art incorporated
features from both local traditions and external
influences. It also considers the impact of Greek art and
architecture on later artistic traditions; examines the
orders of the Greek temple; and covers such topics as
Mycenaean culture, Minoan legends and art, Ionic and
Doric columns, and Cycladic icons.
DVD / 21 min / 1994 / #5BA5365 - $99
The Acropolis Museum
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This program offers a guided tour of the Acropolis
Museum. Featuring maps, drawings, and
re- creations, it describes the ancient structures,
metopes, and friezes of the Acropolis.
DVD / 56 min / #5BA8047 - $179
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Roman Feats of Engineering
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This program examines such practical Roman engineering
innovations as arches, roads, and aque-
ducts. It considers the role that the invention of concrete
played in the improvement of these technologies
and tours such important locations as the Circus Maximus,
the Baths of Caracalla, and the Colosseum.
DVD / 25 min / 2007 / #5BA5352 - $139
Medieval Architecture
Medieval Art and Architecture
Tracing the history of the medieval era, this still-image
set discusses the art and architecture of the medieval
era. It covers such topics as the barbarian invasions and
the development of feudalism during medieval times.
The set also examines medieval architecture, including
the great cathedrals, and considers the continuing
influence of medieval architectural styles on building
design.
5 DVD / 113 min total / 1985 / #5BA7047 - $209
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French Romanesque Architecture
and Sculpture
Defining important architectural and sculptural terms,
this set travels to four regions of France to explore Romanesque
structures and sculptures. Each individual
title — The North, Burgundy, Pilgrimage Routes, and
Southwest and West — focuses on a single region and
explores key sites.
4 DVD / 190 min total / 1994 / #5BA3846 - $199
The Construction and Design of
Gothic Medieval Cathedrals
This program traces the stylistic development of medieval
cathedrals and abbeys from Norman to Early English,
Decorated, and Perpendicular Gothic styles. It also
discusses construction techniques used during the
medieval period.
DVD / 30 min / 1998 / #5BA3556 - $179
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The Medieval House
Featuring photographs, manuscripts, and original
sketches, this DVD traces the development of medieval
houses in Europe. It looks at different house types, including
rural dwellings to townhouses, and shows how
climate and social conditions influenced housing styles.
DVD / 25 min / 1975 / #5BA4599 - $169
Vincent Scully:
An Art Historian Among Architects
Featuring such figures as David Childs, Peter Eisenman,
Paul Goldberger, John Hale, and Robert Venturi,
this program profiles Vincent Scully. It discusses
his home and educational background and his wide
range of interests in art and architecture, including
classical styles, American architecture, historic
preser vation, and urban design.
DVD / 56 min / 2010 / #5BA7093 - $179
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