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At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson Staff Pick There is nothing on this planet that Bryson cannot make fascinating. In his hands, exploring the minutiae of his house becomes an adventure. (Granted, his house is a Victorian vicarage in Norfolk, England.) At Home is a joyful, chatty dip into the... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper 
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The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-made Landscape by James Howard Kunstler Publisher Comments In this "eminently relevant and important book" (Library Journal), the author traces the evolution of America's landscape, where every place looks like no place in particular, and where accommodating the automobile jeopardizes the individual and the... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Human Dimension and Interior Space: A Source Book of Design Reference Standards by Julius Panero Publisher Comments The study of human body measurements on a comparative basis is known as anthropometrics. Its applicability to the design process is seen in the physical fit, or interface, between the human body and the various components of interior space. Human... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $29.00 Used - Hardcover
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Programs and Manifestoes on 20th-Century Architecture by Ulrich Conrads Publisher Comments The present volume offers eloquent testimony that many of the master builders of this century have held passionate convictions regarding the philosophic and social basis of their art. Nearly every important development in the modern architectural... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Louvre: All the Paintings by Erich Lessing Publisher Comments An historic publishing event! Endorsed by the Louvre and for the first time ever, every painting from the world's most popular museum is available in one stunning book. All 3,022 paintings on display in the permanent painting collection of the Louvre are... (read more) Your price: $75.00 New - Hardcover
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs Staff Pick Ever wonder why we have suburbs? Or why we wanted them in the first place? What about the lovely ideal of the Parisian street lined with cafes and shops? Why don't we have more of those? Or would we want them at all? Then read this! If you live in, near,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Building Images by Tony Hiss Publisher Comments Nobody can make a building soar like the architectural photographers of Hedrich Blessing. Since 1930, they have been the world's messenger of modern architecture. Based in Chicago, the architectural photography firm has achieved an international... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Acoustics of Performance Halls: Spaces for Music from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl by J. Christopher Jaffe Publisher Comments J. Christopher Jaffe, known for his innovative design concepts starting with the Stagecraft Orchestral Shell (with Boris Goldovsky) and including concert halls and pavilions for dozens of America"s top orchestral ensembles (New York Philharmonic... (read more) Your price: $50.00 New - Hardcover
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Technical Graphics Communication (4TH 08 Edition) by Bertoline And Wiebe / Hartman / Ross Publisher Comments In its fourth edition, Technical Graphics Communication has become a standard in the field of engineering and technical graphics. This text presents both traditional and modern approaches to technical graphics, providing engineering and technology... (read more) List Price $205.65 Your price: $165.00 Used - Hardcover
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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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Great Leap Forward: Harvard Design School Project on the City by Rem Koolhaas Publisher Comments By Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist Having wandered the ruins of Hiroshima, Tokyo and other Japanese cities after WW II, The Metabolists – four architects, a critic, an industrial designer and a graphic designer – showed with the launch... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $36.00 Used - Flexible
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