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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: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Oma Rem Koolhaas Postcards by Rem Koolhaas Synopsis Netherlands Dance Theatre, Patio-villa Rotterdam, Nexus Housing Fukuoka, Villa Dall'Ava Paris, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Dutch House, Lille Grand Palais, Educatorium Utrecht, Maison A Bordeaux - 9 of Rem Koolhaas' most important works are captured in postcard... (read more) List Price $17.75 Your price: $5.95 Sale - Portfolio
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200 Outstanding House Ideas by Bridget Vranckx Publisher Comments A handsome and practical source of inspiration for designing, building or remodeling. There are thousands of new styles and components in house construction. Homeowners enjoy an unprecedented number of options thanks to the availability of products... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $14.98 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 $65.25 Your price: $25.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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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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Sourcebook of Contemporary Urban Design by Francesc Zamora Mola Publisher Comments Sourcebook of Contemporary Urban Design presents more than 300 noteworthy case studies in its 600 pages, the first large-scale book of its kind to showcase a complete and diverse range of structures worldwide. The case studies incorporate many types of... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $26.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Corrugated Iron Building on the Frontier by Adam Mornement Publisher Comments Within a few years engineers were putting up warehouses and elegant railway stations of corrugated iron. By the late 1840s entrepreneurial manufacturers were sending out build-it-yourself cottages for gold prospectors in California and Australia. Whole... (read more) Your price: $24.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Alvar Aalto: Architecture, Modernity, and Geopolitics by Eeva Liisa Pelkonen Publisher Comments Perhaps no other great modern architect has been linked to a native country as closely as Alvar Aalto (18981976). Critics have argued that the essence of Finland flows, as if naturally, into his quasi-organic forms, ranging from such buildings as... (read more) List Price $40.50 Your price: $19.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Nature of Place by Avi Friedman Publisher Comments The book is about a search for good places authentic ones and wondering about the disappearance of others. While visiting sixteen unique spots around the world, Friedman wondered what made strolling through, sitting in, dining at, or simply being there... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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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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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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Micro Green: Tiny Houses in Nature by Mimi Zeiger Publisher Comments From treehouses to pre-fabs, this book presents sustainable, micro-green living at its best. Micro Green delves into the concept of compact living and demonstrates the possibilities of living with less while maintaining a rich life. As sustainable... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $13.98 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: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Strange Death of Architectural Criticism: Martin Pawley Collected Writings by Martin Pawley Publisher Comments The Strange Death of Architectural Criticism is a collection of 100 essays and articles by Martin Pawley, one of the most important and entertaining voices in post-war architectural criticism. Pawley studied architecture at the Oxford School of... (read more) List Price $59.95 Your price: $26.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Curiosity (Frame Monographs of Contemporary Interior Architects) by Carolie Van Tilburg Publisher Comments French designer Gwenael Nicolas and Japanese marketer Reiko Miyamoto are the faces behind Curiosity, a Tokyo-based design agency. In a very short time this outfit has made an international name for itself, thanks to a compatible mix of graphics, products... (read more) List Price $73.50 Your price: $10.25 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Evolution of American Urban Design by David Gosling Publisher Comments "The Evolution of American Urban Design" ist das erste Buch auf dem Markt, das einen Überblick über Theorie und Praxis des amerikanischen Städtebaus gibt. Das Buch beginnt mit einer Untersuchung aller Werke von Kevin Lynch, Donald... (read more) List Price $104.25 Your price: $17.25 Sale - Trade Paper
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New Architecture #003: Japan at the Cutting Edge by New Architecture Publisher Comments Japan is one of the few countries today where diversity and innovation in design continue to shape the built environment. Benefiting from the legacies of both Eastern and Western traditions. the widespread application of the latest technologies and... (read more) List Price $25.25 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Adventurous Wine Architecture by Michael Webb Publisher Comments Some of the world's best architects are reshaping the winery as a bold expression of innovation and tradition, agriculture and technology, production and hospitality. This survey of significant recent work shows how winery buildings serve prodcuers and... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $26.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Frank Lloyd Wright Field Guide: His 100 Greatest Works (Cyclopedia) by Marie Clayton Publisher Comments Frank Lloyd Wright revolutionized American architecture with his unique modernist vision and focus on light, space, terrain, and building materials. Examples of his work may be viewed in all parts of the country. Now, with this meticulously researched... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Richard Meier Houses and Apartments by Richard Meier Publisher Comments One of todays most influential and widely emulated architects, Richard Meier began his career by designing private homes in a modernist style. A decade ago, Rizzoli published Meiers first fourteen masterful houses; this companion volume, with an in-depth... (read more) List Price $85.00 Your price: $39.98 Sale - Hardcover
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