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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 $24.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Arts and Crafts Movement in the Pacific Northwest by Lawrence Kreisman and Glenn Mason Publisher Comments This magnificent compendium is the first comprehensive exploration of the Arts and Crafts legacy in the Pacific Northwest. It traces the movement from its nineteenth century English beginnings to its flowering in Washington and Oregon through the 1920s... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Antonio Gaudi by Juan Bassegoda Nonell Publisher Comments This enlightening volume combines a knowledgeable text by the director of the Catedra Gaudi at the University of Barcelona with striking images by a noted architectural photographer to provide a new perspective on Gaudi's remarkable architectural career,... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Modern Architecture Since 1900 (3RD 96 Edition) by William J. R. Curtis Publisher Comments Since its first publication in 1982, Modern Architecture Since 1900 has become established as a contemporary classic. Worldwide in scope, it combines a clear historical outline with masterly analysis and interpretation. Technical, economic, social and... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Modern Architecture (World of Art) by Kenneth Frampton Publisher Comments This acclaimed survey of modern architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980. For the fourth edition Kenneth Frampton has added a major new section that explores the effects of globalization on architecture in recent... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Minka: My Farmhouse in Japan by John Roderick Publisher Comments In 1959 journalist John Roderick joined the Tokyo bureau of the Associated Press. There, he befriended a Japanese family, the Takishitas. After musing offhandedly that he would like to one day have his own house in Japan, the familyunbeknownst to Johnset... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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How to Read Bridges: A Crash Course in Engineering and Architecture by Edward Denison Publisher Comments This accessible book is a visual guide to understanding and identifying architectural styles and engineering techniques of all types of bridges, from ancient Roman arch bridges and nineteenth-century truss bridges prevalent in the United States, to the... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built by Stewart Brand Publisher Comments Buildings have often been studies whole in space, but never before have they been studied whole in time. How Buildings Learn is a masterful new synthesis that proposes that buildings adapt best when constantly refined and reshaped by their occupants, and... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $18.00 Used - Trade Paper
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From Bauhaus to Our House by Tom Wolfe Publisher Comments Tom Wolfe, "America's most skillful satirist" (The Atlantic Monthly), examines the strange saga of American architecture in this sequel to The Painted Word.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Katsura: Imperial Villa by Arata Isozaki Book News Annotation This is a paperbound reprint of the English edition of the work published in 2005 (Electa Architecture). Special permission is required to enter the Katsura Villa at Kyoto, a 17th-century palace that is rigorously protected as a national treasure of... (read more) Your price: $49.95 New - Trade Paper
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Shakespeare's Globe Rebuilt by Ronnie Mulryne Publisher Comments The rebuilding of the Globe theater (1599-1613) on London's Bankside, a few yards from the site of the playhouse in which many of Shakespeare's plays were first performed, must rank as one of the most imaginative enterprises of recent decades. The... (read more) Your price: $41.25 New - Trade Paper
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World Trade Center Tribute and Remembrance by Carol Highsmith Publisher Comments This is an extradordinary tribute to the world's most recognized and mourned icon of commerce, the World Trade Center. These remarkable aerial photographs reflect both the beauty and the stature of the twin towers that were the crown jewels of lower... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The House Book by Phaidon Publisher Comments Now available in a convenient pocket-sized mini format, this is the essential illustrated reference book for everyone interested in houses.... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King Staff Pick Of the many transformations that architecture has undergone throughout history, none is more important to the Renaissance than Filippo Brunelleschi's dome design for the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence. Few books have introduced Renaissance... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Architecture and Interior Design Through the 18th Century: An Integrated History by Buie Harwood and Bridget May and Curt Sherman Publisher Comments Exceptionally comprehensive, this single- source reference allows readers to compare and contrast architecture, interior design, interior architectural features, design details, motifs, furniture, space planning, color, lighting, textiles, interior... (read more) List Price $145.60 Your price: $65.00 Used - Hardcover
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Architecture: A World History by Daniel Borden Publisher Comments Lavishly illustrated and super-condensed, Architecture: A World History is the perfect gift for any architecture buff. In this pocket-sized book bursting with 600 illustrations, page after page is dedicated to significant architectural movements, time... (read more) Your price: $22.50 New - Trade Paper
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Caribbean Style by Suzanne Slesin Publisher Comments With more than 600 spectacular full-color photos and an illuminating text, "Caribbean Style" brings home the houses, gardens, and buoyant lifestyle of this enchanting region.... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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20th-Century Architecture by Jonathan Glancey Publisher Comments 20th Century Architecture features every distinguished and groundbreaking structure of this century, from Sir Edwin Lutyens' Deanery Garden to Frank Gehry's astonishing Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain -- with each entry containing a color photograph... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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Medieval Architecture, Medieval Learning : Builders and Masters in the Age of Romanesque and Gothic (92 Edition) by Charles M. Radding Publisher Comments The authors trace the professional contexts and creative activities of builders and masters from the creation of the Romanesque to the achievements of the Gothic and, in the process, establish new criteria for defining each. During the 11th and 12th... (read more) List Price $38.50 Your price: $23.00 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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