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Tropical Asian Style by Luca Invern Tettoni Publisher Comments Tropical Asian Style showcases contemporary residences throughout Southeast Asia, from Chiang Mai to Bali and Kuala Lumpur to Java. Featured are houses in more than 20 different locations across Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Each home is... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Buddhist Art and Architecture (World of Art) by Robert E Fisher Publisher Comments To guide and inspire believers, innumerable symbols and images were made, beginning in India in the 3rd century BC. This phenomenally diverse tradition includes not only frescoes, relief carvings, colossal statues, silk embroideries and bronze ritual... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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India Modern: Traditional Forms and Contemporary Design by Herbert Ypma Publisher Comments Now in a miniature pocket format, and at an unbeatable price, India Modern ia a visually stunning compilation of modern Indian design and architecture. This beautiful book examines contemporary subcontinental design and craft and places it within the... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The USA Pavilion Expo 2010 Shanghai: Rising to the Challenge by Frank Lavin Synopsis Capturing the thrilling experiences inside America's great hall at the USA Pavilion of the Shanghai World Expo, this souvenir guidebook is packed with eye-catching images, facts, and first-person accounts. From early Pavilion drawings to images of... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The new Asian architecture :vernacular traditions and contemporary style by William S W Lim Publisher Comments In Asia, contemporary buildings which draw on local cultural traditions are becoming a trend -- one in which the reconfiguration of indigenous design and the creation of hybrid forms reinvent tradition. The rich cultural heritage in Southeast Asia has... (read more) List Price $42.50 Your price: $18.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Past in the Present: Architecture in Indonesia by Peter Nas Publisher Comments The concepts of Indonesian architecture and architecture in Indonesia are both quite difficult to pin down. For the architecture of this small country incorporates influences from many important cultures--from India, China and the Middle East to... (read more) List Price $59.95 Your price: $13.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Megacity Network by Sung Hong Kim Publisher Comments A megacity is a metropolitan area with a population of 10 million or more people--some definitions also include density in the equation, requiring more than 2,000 people per square kilometer. Seoul, Korea, more than qualifies: with 10.3 million people... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $33.95 Sale - Flexible
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Along the Royal Roads to Angkor by Hitoshi Tamura Publisher Comments From the ninth to the fifteenth century, the Angkor Empire was the greatest civilization in Southeast Asia, reaching from the coast of Vietnam to Myanmar, from southern Laos down to the Malay Peninsula. At the heart of this great kingdom ruled by god... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Hindu Temple: Deification of Eroticism by Alain Danielou Publisher Comments Dani?lou's masterpiece on the Hindu temple, now translated for the first time into English, provides a stunningly illustrated tour of the major temple complexes of India.... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Living in Bali (25) by Anita Lococo Publisher Comments Balinese homes in harmony with nature Loved by travelers for its lush, tropical scenery, and charming people, Bali is considered to be one of the most magnificent places on earth. Spirituality and nature are integral parts of everyday life for the... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Hardcover
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The New Indonesian House by Robert Powell Publisher Comments The New Indonesian House presents twenty-eight homes in Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta and Bali that illustrate the remarkable advances that have taken place in residential design in Indonesia over the last two decades. Indonesia's new generation of... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $22.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Borobudur: Golden Tales of the Buddhas by John Miksic Publisher Comments While ancient Javanese bronze and ironwork have long elicited interest, there is a lesser-known yet equally fascinating aspect of the Indonesian island's history: gold artifacts, including jewelry, clothing accessories, statues, coins, and containers... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Hindu Temple: An Introduction to Its Meaning and Forms by George Michell Publisher Comments For more than 1500 years, from the Indian subcontinent to the islands of the Indonesian archipelago, the temple has embodied and symbolized the Hindu worldview at its deepest level and inspired the greatest architectural and artistic achievements in... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Asia Now Architektur in Asien by Prestel Publisher Comments Das enorme Wachstum vieler asiatischer Städte in den letzten 10 Jahren wurde begleitet von einem Boom modernster Architektur. Metropolen wie Shanghai, Peking, Tokio, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Taipeh und Singapur bündeln die Innovationskraft lokaler... (read more) Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Pacific Edge by Peter Zellner Publisher Comments Unquestionably the most dynamic region of the globe, the Pacific Rim is changing the cultural map of the world. Growing out of economic change and the rapid growth of cities is a new generation of architects who are merging local needs and vernacular... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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Architecture in India: Since 1900 by Rahul Mehrotra Publisher Comments Pluralism, fusion and hybridity are the dominant traits of cultural change in twenty-first-century India. The resultant architecture reflects this fabric of one of the world's largest and most populous nation states. Architect, educator and author Rahul... (read more) Your price: $75.00 New - Hardcover
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Living House: An Anthropology of Architecture in South-East Asia by Roxana Waterson Book News Annotation Reprint of a 1990 work. Waterson (anthropology, National University of Singapore) draws on information from architects, anthropologists, and her own research to present a picture of the house within the social and symbolic worlds of South-East Asian... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Instant Asia: Fast Forward Through the Architecture of a Changing Continent by Joseph Grima Publisher Comments The Asian continent today acts as a theatre to some of the most rapid changes in the urban environment ever to occur anywhere in the world. As cities—and economies—expand at an almost immeasurable pace, Asian architects face new challenges... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Fullerton Heritage: Where the Past Meets the Present by Ilsa Sharp Synopsis Singapore is among the worlds very few great cities blessed with an equally great, historic waterfront. The Fullerton Heritage Precinct, Singapores downtown collection of architectural masterpieces, stretches from Collyer Quay along Raffles Quay to... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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New Australian Style by George Mitchell Publisher Comments As the 2000 Olympics in Sydney draw near, the rest of the world has begun to take notice of the stylistic revolution going on down under. New Australian Style showcases more than 50 exemplary houses, apartments, and commercial buildings in a tour of the... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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