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Richard Meier by Philip Jodidio Synopsis 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) Your price: $49.99 New - Hardcover
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The Hidden Potential of Sustainable Neighborhoods: Lessons from Low-Carbon Communities by Harrison Fraker Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $93.50 New - Hardcover
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Mark #44: Another Architecture by David (edt) Keuning Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Perspecta 46: Error (Perspecta) by Joseph Clarke Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $40.00 New - Trade Paper
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Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture by Ross King Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Architecture Reference + Specification Book: Everything Architects Need to Know Every Day by Julia Mcmorrough Publisher Comments Most architectural standards references contain thousands of pages of details—overwhelmingly more than architects need to know to know on any given day. The Architecture Reference & Specification Book contains vital information that's... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Trade Paper
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The City in the City: Berlin: A Green Archipelago by Florian Hertweck Publisher Comments In the manifesto The City in the City - Berlin: A Green Archipelago, Oswald Mathias Ungers and a number of his colleagues from Cornell University presented the first concepts and intellectual models for the shrinking city. In contrast to the... (read more) Your price: $50.00 New - Trade Paper
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A Question of Qualities: Essays in Architecture (Writing Architecture) by Jeffrey Kipnis Publisher Comments Jeffrey Kipnis's writing, thinking, and teaching casts architecture as both an intellectual discourse and a lived, affective experience. His essays on contemporary architects are less about making critical judgments than about explication, exegesis, and... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Chinese Bridges: Living Architecture from China's Past by Ronald G. Knapp Publisher Comments In Chinese Bridges, Ronald G. Knapp, one of the foremost experts on Chinese culture and historical geography, gives these under-regarded marvels of Chinese architecture their due. Guiding readers on an erudite and enlightening tour of both famous Chinese... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Trade Paper
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Green Design: Creative Sustainable Designs for the Twenty-First Century by Marcus Fairs Publisher Comments As concerns about climate change and environmental degradation mount, designers strive to be part of the solution, not the problem. From vast architectural projects to modest one-off pieces of salvaged furniture, Green Design shows how the design world... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Retro Style: Class, Gender and Design in the Home by Sarah Elsie Baker Publisher Comments Retro interiors have come to the fore in recent years as a highly desirable and valuable branch of interior design. The emergence of a need for decorative objects and vintage furniture has resurrected retro style and placed it firmly as a key trend of... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Trade Paper
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Project of Crisis: Manfredo Tafuri and Contemporary Architecture (Writing Architecture) by Marco Biraghi Publisher Comments The influential Italian architectural historian Manfredo Tafuri (1935--1994) invoked the productive possibilities of crisis, writing that history is a "project of crisis" ( progetto di crisi). In this entry in the Writing Architecture series, Marco... (read more) Your price: $21.95 New - Trade Paper
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Architect?: A Candid Guide to the Profession by Roger K. Lewis Publisher Comments Since 1985, Architect? has been an essential text for aspiring architects, offering the best basic guide to the profession available. This third edition has been substantially revised and rewritten, with new material covering the latest developments in... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Flatiron: The New York Landmark and the Incomparable City That Arose with It by Alice Sparberg Alexiou Publisher Comments The marvelous story of one of New York City's most unique buildings Critics hated it. The public feared it would fall over. Passersby were knocked down by the winds. But even before it was completed, the Flatiron Building had become an unforgettable... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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A Confederacy of Heretics by Todd Gannon Synopsis A Confederacy of Heretics examines the explosion of activity associated with the Architecture Gallery, the first gallery in Los Angeles dedicated exclusively to architecture. Instigated by Thom Mayne in the fall of 1979, the Architecture Gallery staged... (read more) Your price: $47.95 New - Trade Paper
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Men from the Ministry: How Britain Saved Its Heritage by Simon Thurley Publisher Comments Between 1900 and 1950 the British state amassed a huge collection of over 800 historic buildings, monuments, and sites and opened them to the public. This engaging book explains why the extraordinary collecting frenzy took place, locating it... (read more) Your price: $53.50 New - Hardcover
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Building for Tomorrow: Visionary Architecture Around the World by Paul Cattermole Publisher Comments Architects have always dreamed of shaping the future, of building utopian worlds filled with seemingly impossible structures that break with the past to propel mankind far into the twenty-first century and beyond. Over thirty international architects... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Trade Paper
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Yakov Chernikhov: Architectural Fantasies in Russian Constructivism (Basics) by Dmitry S. Khmelnitsky Publisher Comments The fantastical oeuvre of one of the most important artists of Russian constructivism. This volume presents previously unpublished graphic works and personal documents of the famous Russian constructivist Yakov Georgievich Chernikhov (1889 -1951) from... (read more) Your price: $35.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Hidden Potential of Sustainable Neighborhoods: Lessons from Low-Carbon Communities by Harrison Fraker Publisher Comments 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) Your price: $40.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Genius of Venice: Piazza San Marco and the Making of the Republic by Dial Parrott Publisher Comments CN... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Hardcover
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