Old medieval cathedrals, parish churches, and abbeys have a fascinating architecture with galleries, spiral stairs, and upper chambers. It is a true fascination for scholars and architects since the eighteenth century. We don’t know the reason behind these secret stairs, hidden upper rooms, and the mysterious galleries. Stairway to Heaven: The Functions of Medieval Upper Spaces by Toby Huitson is pure architecture book for professional architects and the people who have interests in this field. This book provides the evidence of the practical functions of these secret stairs and the upper galleries from c. 1000 to 1550.
It is revealed through the medieval visuals, artistic media, and the documentary ever combined for it. These will be taking the treasuries to dovecotes, secret games of the skittles, and the libraries to the light of the twelfth century ‘Flying monk’ The author considers these topics with different other related ones to offer a new radical understanding of the medieval functions. This book is written for the professionals and the people who have a strong background of medieval cathedrals. You will come to know about the secret stairways and the galleries of the cathedrals and churches.
Drawings and Plans of Frank Lloyd Wright is the presentation, architecture and drawing book which takes the reader step by step to become incredible architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright is the author of this imposing book. Architects are the busiest people on the planet and their job demands the utmost value. Their job needs resilience, effectiveness, and efficiency with a focused mind. A successful architect is one who is brilliant in his performance and he knows how to handle the difficult designs. Organize yourself and make a to-do list that has to perform by you daily. Divide your big tasks into small tasks and achieve them one after one.
Do not work long hours and enjoy a few minutes relaxing then got to work again. Formulate a checklist and start working on your project. Multiple projects require different strategies so be prepared to change your strategy. Do your all research before you starting design. Avoid social media and mobile phones while working. These are the distractions that affect your performance. You need to invest your energy and time on your goal rather than wasting on bullshit. A comprehensive book for everyone who wanted to become an architect.
“The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design” is an interesting and impressive book which is about the small invisible things around us which are usually very small and seemingly unimportant but they remind us the happenings and remarkable events of past. This worthy and formidable book is written by Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt. Both had been the part TV and broadcasting industry for many years and served as writer, creator, editor, and as a host there. Here in this book author tells us that the things that seem invisible have fascinating and eye-opening stories behind them and they drove the cycle of life.
This book enlightens the fact that there is a time in the lives of all of us that is ideal and everyone wants to spend the whole life at that moment of time. All of us keep few things of that time preserved so that we can live in that time and dream about that anytime. The book is so fascinating that one who starts reading it cannot stop himself from completing it. Concluding, the book is revealing, fascinating, full of interest, and humor for the readers.