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The Portland Bridge Book by Sharon Wood Wortman and Ed Wortman Publisher Comments The Portland Bridge Book, now in its third edition, is a richly detailed history of the bridges spanning the Willamette and Columbia Rivers in Portland, Oregon. This edition is totally new, with over 175 photographs and illustrations. The book makes... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - 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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Portland Then and Now by Linda Dodds Publisher Comments Featuring black-and-white archival photos from the first half of the last century paired with modern shots of the same areas, "Portland Then and Now" documents the city's changing face. 140 photos, 70 in color.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area by Susan Dinkels Cerny Publisher Comments An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area is the definitive guide to the history and architecture of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. This compendium has been written and photographed by Susan Cerny and twelve Bay Area experts... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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An Architectural Guidebook to Portland by Bart King Publisher Comments Portland strikes a unique balance between the rich architectural traditions of the past and the cutting-edge creative developments of modern architecture. Within a small downtown area can be found 19th-century cast-iron-front buildings, skyscrapers, old... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Googie: Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture by Alan Hess Publisher Comments The euphoria about the future that followed World War II permeated the outlooks of architects, who, influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright and with ready access to remarkable new construction material and building techniques spawned by the war technologies... (read more) Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Frozen music :a history of Portland architecture by Gideon Bosker Publisher Comments The history of Portland's architectural design, from the mid-nineteenth century to the more recent tradition in postmodern commercial architecture.... (read more) Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Beauty of the City: A. E. Doyle, Portland's Architect by Philip Niles Publisher Comments The Central Library, Benson Hotel, Reed College, the Meier & Frank building, the U.S. National Bank — these are just a few of the grand Portland icons designed by Albert E. Doyle. During a period of rapid growth in Portland, Oregon, after the Lewis &... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Dream Palaces of Hollywood's Golden Age by David Wallace Publisher Comments Bestselling author and Hollywood historian Wallace unveils 25 enchanting buildings and homes from Hollywood's glorious Golden Age. Each restored to its original grandeur, the buildings are showcased in 200 sumptuous photographs, all specially... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $16.50 Used - Hardcover
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Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House by Victoria Kastner Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-234) and index.... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles by David Gebhard Publisher Comments Known as "the bible" to Los Angeles architecture scholars and enthusiasts, Robert Winter and David Gebhard's groundbreaking guide to architecture in the greater Los Angeles area is updated and revised once again. From Art Deco to Beaux-Arts, Spanish... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $17.95 Used - Trade Paper
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An Architectural Guidebook to Portland by Bart King Publisher Comments A graceful combination of eccentric and traditional architecture. Portland, Oregon, is a city widely known for its civic planning, preservation of historic buildings, attractiveness, and inviting atmosphere. Within the five-mile downtown district can be... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Plazas of New Mexico by Chris Wilson Synopsis The Plazas of New Mexico documents the rich heritage of New Mexicos plazas and the everyday life and community celebrations that help sustain them. It traces three distinct design traditions — the Native American center place with kiva and terraced... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Hardcover
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Frozen Music: A Literary Exp;oration of California Architecture by David Chu Book News Annotation Chu, whose background is in medieval studies and religion, has assembled 37 literary accounts of architecture in California, most of them excerpts from larger works of fiction or non-fiction. Among the selections are George Vancouver from A Voyage of... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Great Houses of Texas by Lisa Germany Publisher Comments In Great Houses of Texas, author Lisa Germany takes the reader on a tour of twenty-five Texas houses—some are lavish and monumental, others more diminutive and intimate, but taken together they relay the story of residential architecture in the Lone... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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New Orleans (Majesty Architecture) by Lee Malone Publisher Comments A look at the architecture, courtyards and patios, ironwork, and cemeteries of New Orleans.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Field Guide to America's Historic Neighborhoods and Museum Houses: The Western States by Virginia Mcalester Publisher Comments From the authors of the perennially popular A Field Guide to American Houses, the history and architectural history of the American West told in its surviving old houses and neighborhoods. This remarkable, information-packed architectural field guide... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Where the Revolution Began by Randy Gragg Publisher Comments Between 1963 and 1970, Lawrence Halprin and Associates designed realized the Portland Open Space Sequence — a quartet of public plazas in Portland, Oregon, that redefined the city and set a bold new precedent for urban landscape architecture... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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True North: New Alaskan Architecture by Julie Decker Synopsis True North takes a look at contemporary Alaskan architecture. The architectural uniqueness of this part of the world is exemplified by carefully selected projects from different areas. Extreme climatic and geographic conditions like the cold, the strong... (read more) List Price $29.90 Your price: $20.95 New - Hardcover
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Dream Homes Pacific Northwest: An Exclusive Showcase of the Finest Architects, Designers & Builders in Oregon & Washington (Dream Homes) by Panache Partners Llc Publisher Comments Loaded with hundreds of photographs of high-end custom homes, these gorgeous books are a treat for lovers of residential architecture and a resource for people planning to build their own one-of-a-kind houses. Profiles of top architects and... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $22.00 Used - Hardcover
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