Western Landscaping
by Sunset


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This companion book to the much-beloved "Western Garden Book" is packed with expert advice from landscape designers, gardeners, and others, and addresses climatic, soil, and topographical challenges and solutions for the West.... (read more)

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25 Apartments and Lofts Under 2500 Square Feet
by James Grays Trulove


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The apartments and lofts featured here highlight the latest architecture and design innovations, with an emphasis on open space and materials such as glass, plastic, steel, and stone. The book explores the joy of living in carefully designed spaces... (read more)

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Inside the Not So Big House: Discovering the Details That Bring a Home to Life
by Sarah Susanka


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In her latest book, best-selling author of The Not So Big House Sarah Susanka teams up with architectural design writer Marc Vassallo to expand upon the message that has resonated with over a million homeowners and builders across the country: opting for... (read more)

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Concrete Architecture
by Catherine Croft


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Concrete is now chic, becoming ubiquitous in shops, restaurants, and even homes. The reasons are many, as concrete is a remarkable material that can be used in a huge range of techniques and situations. Its color and texture vary, it can be very... (read more)

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A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
by James Stevens Curl


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Containing over 6,000 entries from Aalto to ziggurat, this authoritative dictionary of architecture covers all periods of Western architectural history, from ancient times to the present day. Beautifully illustrated and written in a clear and concise... (read more)

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Exploring Oregon's Historic Courthouses
by Kathleen Wiederhold


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This popular guide profiles twenty-one historic courthouses, combining local history with valuable information on the state's architectural heritage.... (read more)

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Architecture Styles Spotter's Guide: Classical Temples to Soaring Skyscrapers
by Sarah Cunliffe


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To the average Joe, a building is a building; but to an architecture spotter, a building is much more. It's a post-modern masterpiece, an Edwardian edifice, an art deco domain, a prairie-style palace. In the Architecture Styles Spotter's Guide... (read more)

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30 Bridges
by Matthew Wells


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This captivating reference analyzes 30 bridges around the world that show cutting-edge architectural and engineering trends. Each bridge is displayed in color while accompanying text and drawings demonstrate construction techniques.... (read more)

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25 Houses Under 3000 Square Feet
by James Grays Trulove


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Following the successful 25 Houses Under 2500 Square Feetand 25 Houses Under 1500 Square Feet, this book continues to explore the joys of living in compact, well-designed spaces. The twenty-five homes presented here, all recently constructed, offer an... (read more)

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The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home
by George Howe Colt


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In this intimate and poignant history of a sprawling century-old summer house on Cape Cod, George Howe Colt reveals not just one family's fascinating story but a vanishing way of life. Faced with the sale of the treasured house where he had spent forty... (read more)

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Frank O. Gehry: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
by Coosje Van Bruggen


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No building has been more anticipated than Frank Gehry's stunning new Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, an industrial city in the Basque country of northern Spain. In a cover story for the New York Times Magazine, Herbert Muschamp wrote of it, "The word is... (read more)

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Googie Redux
by Alan Hess




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Ignored, ridiculed, and disrespected, "Googie"-style architecture has become a neglected and mistreated relic. As an icon of mid-century progress and a representation of modernity and whimsy, it deserves to be appreciated. A gem published in 1985, now... (read more)

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Taunton's Front Yard Idea Book
by Jani Webber


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A hands-on guide that puts curb appeal within reach of every home. Front yards make strong first impressions. Taunton's Front Yard Idea Book gives you the tools you need to make your yard's first impression spectacular. The first outdoor book in... (read more)

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Pierre Koenig: 1925-2005: Living with Steel
by Neil Jackson


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A leading proponent of the Case Study House program There are few images of 20th century architecture more iconic than the nighttime view of Case Study House #22 set on its eagle?s-nest site high above the lights of Los Angeles. With his two innovative... (read more)

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Building with Nature: Inspiration for the Arts & Crafts Home
by Leslie M. Freudenheim


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This new edition of the classic, Building with Nature: Roots of the San Francisco Bay Region Tradition, focuses on the beginnings (1865 and on) of the Bay Area shingle style and Arts & Crafts collaboration in California, and the origins of the trend... (read more)

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Airstream: The History of the Land Yacht
by Bryan Burkhart




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Mid-century houses were better. So were mid-century cars. It would follow, then, that mid-century homes on wheels were better too. Well, they were. Not that RVs are really a category worth arguing about. But there is one fifth wheel that holds its place... (read more)

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Creating the Not So Big House
by Sarah Susanka


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A sequel to The Not So Big House focuses on comfort, lifestyle, and durability by exploring twenty new homes and five remodels that encompass a vast array of styles, climates, and landscapes. Original. 50,000 first printing.... (read more)

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Geography of Home: Writings on Where We Live
by Akiko Busch


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Writings on where we live, a meditative tour of the home.... (read more)

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