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Thompson Vaivoda & Associates by Robert L Thompson Publisher Comments Great complexity and richness in the design of the various buildings, in which constructive elements rely on each other to create depth through layering in section, compositional balance in elevation and formal order in plan, an assemblage of parts that... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $8.97 Sale - Hardcover 
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The Ranch House by Alan Hess Publisher Comments The trend is unmistakable. The Ranch-style house, a phenomenal success in the '40s, '50s, and '60s, is making a comeback. Like the enthusiastic embrace of Modern-style houses in the past decade, the Ranch house today is being snatched up and restored all... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $19.98 Sale - Hardcover
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World Architecture - Greece by Henri Stierlin Synopsis From the superb mausoleum of Mausolus in Halicarnassus, stop by the shrine to Apollo at Delphi with its famous oracle, or pass through the imposing Lion Gate in Mycenae. This "picture book journey" takes us through all the important architectural sites... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Jean Nouvel by Llorenc Bonet Synopsis Jean Nouvel (Fumel, 1945) studied and started his working life in May 1968 in France. Nouvel was one of the founders of the Mars 1967 movement, which adopted a very critical position on the prevailing bureaucracy and legal anachronisms in architecture... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $2.97 Sale - Hardcover
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The New Bungalow by Matthew Bialecki Publisher Comments A celebration of contemporary interpretations of this classic art form.... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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World Architecture - Egypt by Dietrich Wildung Synopsis The architecture of the pharaohs represents some of the most impressive creative work ever produced in Egyptian art and yet it has never been completely assessed. Dietrich Wildung, Curator of the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, gives a compelling account of... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Urban Details Los Angeles: Fountains (Urban Details Series) by Virginia Comer Publisher Comments Stairways, fountains, and streetlights are among the many over-looked small things that grace our cityscapes. Seeing and appreciating them is the idea behind the Urban Details series. Many have significant histories and are associated with important... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Buildings Without Architects: A Global Guide to Everyday Architecture by John May Publisher Comments A wonderfully informative reference on vernacular styles, from adobe pueblos and Pennsylvania barns to Mongolian yurts and Indonesian stilt houses. This small but comprehensive book documents the rich cultural past of vernacular building styles, from... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Jujol by Jose Llinas Publisher Comments Josep Maria Jujol developed his unsual architectural style through many years of close, creative collaboration with Antoni Gaudi. His work is characterized by a high degree of sensibility to the forms of nature.... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $7.75 Sale - Hardcover
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World Architecture - Islam: From Baghdad to Cordoba by Henri Stierlin Synopsis The products of a highly-developed architectural style even today bear witness to the greatness of Arabic culture. To the western eye, cities such as Jerusalem, Mecca, Baghdad or Cairo can seem utterly alien. It is not only the way of life that is... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Full-Color Treasury of Historic Ornament (Dover Pictorial Archive) by Alexander Speltz Publisher Comments Chosen from among thousands of images in a massive three-volume set, this treasury offers the best and most beautiful ornaments from prehistory to the early nineteenth century. Conveniently arranged by period--Egyptian, Islamic, Baroque, Victorian, and... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $3.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Meier by Philip Jodidio Publisher Comments The work of celebrated American architect Richard Meier As one of the most important contemporary architects, Richard Meier (b. 1934) is a key figure in TASCHEN's Basic Architecture Series. His brilliant career ranges from elegant family homes to... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Sale - Trade Paper
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Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors: Basic Skills by W Otie Kilmer Publisher Comments Get a realisitic guide to producing construction documents that clearly communicate the interior space of new construction, remodeling, or installation projects with Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors. This highly visual book: includes such... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $19.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Soft Surfaces: Visual Research for Artists, Architects, and Designers with CDROM by Judy A Juracek Publisher Comments The book is tailored to research needs in scope and focus, offering examples for architects, interior designers, textile professionals, theatrical and film designers, illustrators, and graphic designers. Interviews with professionals describe how they... (read more) List Price $89.95 Your price: $15.25 Sale - Hardcover
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Out of Town: The Country House by Peter Hyatt Publisher Comments This beautifully photographed book explores the lure of the countryside: the wide open spaces and starry skies, the lack of neighbours, noise and pollution, the ability to 'get away from it all'. Many people are choosing to persue their 'sea change... (read more) List Price $49.50 Your price: $26.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Architectural Paint Research in Building Conservation by Line Bregnhol Synopsis This volume of papers presented at the Architectural Paint Research in Building Conservation conference held at the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, provides a unique overview and discussion of the latest developments within the field.... (read more) List Price $90.00 Your price: $39.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Low Techlight Techhigh Tech Spe by Klaus Daniels Publisher Comments This book looks at the challenges facing architects and urban planners in contemporary society. It analyses current trends, future scenarios and solutions from the past, providing detailed information on what it means to build in a sustainable... (read more) List Price $53.00 Your price: $18.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Young Architects #04: Material Process by Architectural League Publisher Comments The fourth in the series of successful titles, featuring an image-heavy look at the work of promising young architects from the Architectural League of NY.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Tadao Ando Modern Art Museum of Ft. Worth by Philip Jodidio Publisher Comments A self-taught architect, Tadao Ando combines the influences of Japanese building traditions with the elegance of modernism. His projects encourage contemplation and demonstrate a reverence for essential forms. Respected for his powerful, meditative... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $19.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Superstructures: The World's Greatest Modern Structures by Neil Parkyn Publisher Comments The most ambitious, awe-inspiring and advanced engineered structures of the last one hundred years.... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $6.75 Sale - Hardcover
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