This book explores aspects of the historical and theoretical basis for temporary and transportable environments and provides an insight into the wide range of functions that they are used for today; the varied forms they take and the concerns and ideas for their future development. Themes in the book range from wide-ranging topical issues like the ecological implications of building to more focused investigations such as shelter after disaster. The book will be of interest to both students and practising architects; engineers and those involved in the creation of the built environment. It will also be of value to those involved in areas of product design; design history; building component manufacture and urban design.
#4122119 in eBooks 2003-09-02 2003-09-02File Name: B000SILS82
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful. Some of H. J. Fords Best WorkBy Heidi Anne HeinerOver the last few years; Jeff A. Menges and Dover Publications have been providing wonderful collections of illustrations by Golden Age illustrators at economical prices. If youve ever priced an art book--or better yet a first edition of one of the original books--you know what I mean. The most recent release is Maidens; Monsters and Heroes: The Fantasy Illustrations of H. J. Ford.Henry Justice Ford is best known as the primary illustrator of the Colored Fairy Books edited by Andrew Lang. Most of the illustrations in this series were black and white; but later entries included color illustrations by H. J. Ford as well. Dover also reprints the Andrew Lang series; but the reprints only include the black and white illustrations. Finding copies of the color illustrations is becoming easier on the internet; but still rare in the real world where illustrations are all too often cut out or even fall out of early editions.While this new collection by Menges is not comprehensive; it includes many of the best of the color illustrations from the fairy books as well as other works by Ford. I didnt find an image count; but many of the pages include more than one illustration; so there are roughly 150 illustrations in this slim volume; sized like a sturdy; thick magazine. Overall; its a beautiful overview of Fords work and a happy addition to my personal library.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful fantasy artBy ChrijeffMany of the artists covered by Dover reprints--Doreacute;; Howard Pyle; Arthur Rackham; Edmund Dulac; and Rockwelll Kent; among others--remain well-known to this day; but H. J. Fords name may not be so familiar; despite his lengthy association with Andrew Lang; whose full series of Color Fairy Books; including his complete illustrations; is also available from the publisher. A full quarter-centurys work is sampled here; covering Fords best and most prolific period; beginning with The The Blue Fairy Book and ending with Harry Plunkett Greens Pilot; and Other Stories; including the transition in 1901 from all-BW line work to a mixture of line and gorgeous color. Fantastic beasts and creatures; fair ladies and brave knights; mostly in Medieval guise; appear in excellent reproductions from stories familiar and obscure. No collection of art from the Golden Age of Illustration should be without it.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. More specific infoBy DachsieloverI relish the work of H. J. Ford; like the other 2 reviewers. However; I thought it might be helpful to note that a full 62 of the illustrations are in brilliant color (in a book of 115 pages). As always; trust Dover to get the black and white pictures right; but the colors here may be a bit greenish; brownish or bluish. Still; its a great collection of preRaphaelite pix. Please be sure to buy the colored fairy books; each one; from Dover (the covers are colored but the internal illustrations are all black and one. Dont let your child miss the stories of Andrew Lang and the pix of H.J. Ford!