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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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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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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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World Architecture - International Style by Hasan Uddin Khan Synopsis Modern architecture is not a new branch of an old tree: it is an altogether new shoot rising beside the old roots. Thus Walter Gropius, one of the pioneers of modern architecture, on the radical departures of the 20th century. In the 1930s, the term... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.98 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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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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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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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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Architecture Now! 4 (25) by Philip Jodidio Publisher Comments Architects at the cutting edge "Some really inspirational buildings from some of the most cutting-edge architects around. Beautifully presented. A joy to read." - IDFX, London Architecture Now! Volume 4 proves that the best keep getting better,... (read more) Your price: $14.99 Sale - Hardcover
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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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Architecture Today by James Steele Synopsis This work is a survey of trends in architecture worldwide since the 1960s. It takes as its starting point the international modernism that was once the norm, and charts its disintegration and the counter-movements and styles that have replaced it over... (read more) List Price $59.95 Your price: $16.75 Sale - Trade Paper
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Five Hundred Buildings of London by Gill Davies Publisher Comments Five hundred stunning duotone photographs showcase the finest, most majestic, and interesting examples of architecture in one of the world's most beloved cities The greatest buildings, monuments, and structures of London come to life in these inspiring... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 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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Building New York: The Rise and Rise of the Greatest City on Earth by Bruce Marshall Publisher Comments The evolution of New York's built environment is chronicled in this breathtaking history organized chronologically by site-from architectural masterpieces to engineering marvels. Witness New York as it was being built in the years following the Civil War.... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $29.98 Sale - Hardcover
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New York 1930: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Two World Wars by Robert A M Stern Publisher Comments The definitive work on this period of social upheaval, now back in print.... (read more) List Price $95.00 Your price: $54.98 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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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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Perfect House by Witold Rybczynski Publisher Comments A study of the Renaissance architect, Andrea Palladio. 16pp b/w prints.... (read more) Your price: $4.25 Sale - Trade Paper
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