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The Urban Design Handbook: Techniques and Working Methods
The Urban Design Handbook: Techniques and Working Methods
by Ray And Rob Robinson Gindroz, Paul Ostergaard, Barry J. Long, Jr., Maggie Connor, Eric Osth. .
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This invaluable guide, brought up to date in its revised edition, offers an introductory course in urbanism and provides an operations manual for architects, planners, developers, and public officials. Based on Urban Design Associates’ in-house... (read more)

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Craftsman Bungalows: Designs from the Pacific Northwest
Craftsman Bungalows: Designs from the Pacific Northwest
by Yoho & Merritt
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Characterized by their charming simplicity and cozy style, Craftsman bungalows enjoyed an immense popularity in the 1930s — and there have been several revivals of the style since. This reprint of a rare catalog, filled with photos of... (read more)

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Architecture on the Carpet: The Curious Tale of Construction Toys and the Genesis of Modern Buildings
Architecture on the Carpet: The Curious Tale of Construction Toys and the Genesis of Modern Buildings
by Brenda Vale
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This entertaining book offers a novel view of architecture through the prism of construction toys. Ranging over the last century to the present, Brenda and Robert Vale draw parallels between the model-building sets of the modern period and architectural... (read more)

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Palm Springs: Mid-Century Modern Postcard Book
Palm Springs: Mid-Century Modern Postcard Book
by Dolly Faibyshev
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Dolly Faibyshev began her photography career with Palm Springs - Mid Century Modern, a book of photographs taken among the nestled and manicured neighborhoods of southern California's desert landscape. Since its publication, Ms. Faibyshev has explored... (read more)

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Environmental History and Global Change #05: Cities: An Environmental History
Environmental History and Global Change #05: Cities: An Environmental History
by Ian Douglas
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From the ancient glories of Bam and Varanasi to the teeming conurbations of Tokyo and Sao Paulo, cities are amongst our greatest creations. Yet at the start of the twenty-first century, with cities now home to more than half the world's population, there... (read more)

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Extreme Simplicity: A Guide to Urban Homesteading
Extreme Simplicity: A Guide to Urban Homesteading
by Christopher Nyerges
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Prepare for everything from power failures and terrorist attacks to droughts and earthquakes with this perfect guide to self-sufficient city dwelling. Learn how to use natural resources with intelligent, efficient methods that ... (read more)

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California Splendor
California Splendor
by Kathryn Masson
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Workscape: New Spaces for New Work
Workscape: New Spaces for New Work
by S. (edt) Borges
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Clever and sometimes even breathtaking, these new spaces promote new forms of work, creativity, and collaboration. The way we work is currently undergoing fundamental changes. Thanks to globalization and digitalization on the one hand and evolving... (read more)

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Engineering Design: Made in Wuhan, China
Engineering Design: Made in Wuhan, China
by Thomas (edt) Herzog
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A city of ten million, Wuhan is the engineering center of China, a site of remarkable functional architecture on a breathtaking scale. This book features photographs, plans and accounts of major projects found in or originating in Wuhan, along with... (read more)

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Classical Invention: The Architecture of John B. Murray
Classical Invention: The Architecture of John B. Murray
by Durston (pht) Saylor
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Architect John B. Murray creates residences that harmonize the past with the present through stunning, meticulous design, from Fifth Avenue apartments to restored farmhouses in New England and Upstate New York to weekend getaways on Long Island Sound. He... (read more)

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Great Houses of New England
Great Houses of New England
by Roderic H. Blackburn
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In the tradition of Rizzolis Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley and The Houses of McKim, Mead and White, Great Houses of New England features a stunning array of newly photographed houses that range over four centuries and are distinctive examples of... (read more)

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Makers of Modern Architecture, Volume II: From Le Corbusier to Rem Koolhaas (New York Review Collections)
Makers of Modern Architecture, Volume II: From Le Corbusier to Rem Koolhaas (New York Review Collections)
by Martin Filler
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In this much-anticipated  sequel to his critically acclaimed Makers of Modern Architecture (2007) longtime New York Review of Books contributor Martin Filler—“probably the best all-round architecture critic currently working in the... (read more)

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Great Houses of Florida
Great Houses of Florida
by Beth Dunlop
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In the manner of Rizzolis acclaimed Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley, Great Houses of Florida presents the greatest and most intriguing houses of the state. Including John and Mabel Ringlings fabulous Venetian Palazzo Ca dZan, James Deerings... (read more)

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Central Park NYC: An Architectural View
Central Park NYC: An Architectural View
by Andrew Zega
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A lavish and unprecedented exploration of Central Parks extraordinary and beautifully designed spaces, buildings, sculpture, and follies, in historic photographs and exquisitely detailed watercolors by the authors. Frederick Law Olmsteds Central Park is... (read more)

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American Barns
American Barns
by Jan Corey Arnett
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A treasure of early American architecture, this book celebrates and chronicles how barns became mighty symbols of the heartland and explains how the fusion of immigrant ideas, construction methods and regional and practical necessities influenced the... (read more)

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Richard Meier
Richard Meier
by Philip Jodidio
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Lightness in glass and white.  On the 50th anniversary of Richard Meiers firm, a complete retrospective   From his early days as one of the "New York Five," Richard Meier has been a central figure in contemporary architecture; this ... (read more)

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The Hidden Potential of Sustainable Neighborhoods: Lessons from Low-Carbon Communities
The Hidden Potential of Sustainable Neighborhoods: Lessons from Low-Carbon Communities
by Harrison Fraker
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How do you achieve effective low-carbon design beyond the building level? How do you create a community that is both livable and sustainable? More importantly, how do you know if you have succeeded? Harrison Fraker goes beyond abstract principles to... (read more)

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Mark #44: Another Architecture
Mark #44: Another Architecture
by David (edt) Keuning
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Mark: Another Architecture is a bi-monthly international trade journal featuring exceptional architecture projects. Launched seven years ago by the makers of Frame, Mark takes a radical and international approach to architecture, showcasing the best new... (read more)

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Perspecta 46: Error (Perspecta)
Perspecta 46: Error (Perspecta)
by Joseph Clarke
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Architecture never goes entirely according to plan. Every project deviates from its designers' expectations, and wise architects learn to anticipate, mitigate, and sometimes celebrate the errors along the way. Perspecta 46 argues that error is part of... (read more)

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Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
by Ross King
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On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore--already under construction for more than a century--was announced: "Whoever desires to make any model or design for the vaulting of the main Dome....... (read more)

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