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Building Big by David Macaulay Publisher Comments In this companion book to the PBS series, the design and construction process of structures such as bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams are explored. Macaulay shows that common sense and logic play just as important roles as imagination. Full... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Architecture Now! Bars & Restaurants (Architecture Now) by Philip Jodidio Synopsis At the dawn of the 21st century, architecture is entering a paradigm shift; no longer can it be completely distinguished from art. This follow-up to the popular and groundbreaking book "Architecture Now!," follows the latest and most important... (read more) Your price: $39.99 Sale - Flexible
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Stone by Design by Lew French Publisher Comments More than 125 gorgeous photographs showcase the beauty of award-winning stonemason Lew French's work in eight different homes, illustrating how rounded fieldstone, gray slate, rough granite, and even curvy driftwood can be incorporated into stunning... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $13.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Peace of Mind in Earthquake Country: How to Save Your Home, Business, and Life by Peter I Yanev Synopsis In this updated and expanded third edition, seismic engineer Peter Yanev and risk management consultant Andrew Thompson explain how to prepare one's property to withstand a powerful quake, and how to protect one's family during and after the chaos... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Stories in Stone: Travels Through Urban Geology by David B Williams Publisher Comments Within the fabric of every stone building is a wondrous story of geological origins, architectural aesthetics, and cultural history. You probably don't expect to make geological finds along the sidewalks of a major city, but when natural history writer... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures; A Handbook by Andrea (edt) Deplazes Synopsis This internationally prizewinning volume now appears in its second, revised and expanded edition. Since the first edition was published in 2005, it has been adopted as a textbook at many universities. Organized into chapters on "Raw Materials/Building... (read more) Your price: $69.50 New - Trade Paper
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Access for All: Approaches to the Built Environment by Wolfgang (edt) Christ Publisher Comments ErschlieAung und auch Barrierefreiheit sind zentrale Themen in der Architektur und im Urbanismus. Es gilt, GebAude zu erschlieAen, sowohl horizontal, als auch vertikal, ihre technische ErschlieAung zu gewAhrleisten, es gilt aber auch, ganze StraAen, Wege,... (read more) Your price: $59.50 New - Hardcover
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Invention by Design: How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing by Henry Petroski Publisher Comments thoughts into the many things that define our made world.... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Materials, Structures, and Standards: All the Details Architects Need to Know But Can Never Find 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. Now there is a place where architects can find vital information essential to planning and executing... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Vinyl-Bound
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Graphic Guide To Frame Construction Rev Edition by Rob Thallon Publisher Comments Here for the first time is a complete visual handbook designed for architects, builders, students, and anyone else interested in wood-frame construction. Inside you'll find hundreds of meticulous drawings illustrating every detail you might ever want to... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Spiral
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Architecture in Detail: Elemen by Oscar Riera Ojeda Publisher Comments Elements is the second volume in the Architecture in Detail series, which presents a collection of new projects in which the designerÆs ideas are evident in the minor moments of space, such as the curve of a handrail, the profile of a cabinet, the... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Concrete Architecture by Catherine Croft Publisher Comments No longer the material of choice for just factories and industrial buildings, concrete is now fashionable and chic, adorning shops, restaurants, homes, and landscapes with its desirable, tactile surfaces. This reversal of fortune can be attributed to its... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $16.00 Used - Hardcover
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Facades: Principles of Construction by Ulrich Knaack Publisher Comments Facades determine the appearance of a building. Thus they have a very important role to play in architecture. At the same time, the building envelope has important functions to fulfill, including lighting, weatherproofing, thermal isolation, load... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $39.95 New - Trade Paper
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Mechanics of Materials by Anthony Bedford Publisher Comments A landmark of modern architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater is also a consummate application of mechanics of materials, combining imaginative structural design with innovative choices of materials. His use of reinforced concrete to extend the... (read more) Your price: $55.00 Used - Hardcvr W/Comp Media
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Structures: The Way Things Are Built by Nigel Hawkes Book News Annotation The origin, design, and construction of the most massive and most ambitious human-created structures around the world, recounted in an informative text and illustrated with first-rate photographs, working diagrams, cutaway drawings, and etchings. A... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Materials (Architecture in Detail) by Oscar Riera Ojeda Synopsis This series examines the role of details in contemporary architecture. "Materials" explores a wide spectrum of architectural palettes, from traditional materials used in innovative ways to the testing of new substances that alter the meaning of historic... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Inside: Interiors of Concrete Stone Wood (Architecture in Focus) by Sybille Kramer Publisher Comments Die originelle Verwendung von Materialien hat das Interior Design der vergangenen Jahre nachhaltig geprägt. Klassische Baumaterialien wie Beton, Stein und Holz werden auf immer neue und vielfältige Weise eingesetzt. Ungewöhnliche... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $19.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Building Structures Illustrated: Patterns, Systems, and Design by Francis Ching Publisher Comments A major new reference on structural design coauthored by bestselling author Francis D.K. Ching Structures are an essential element of the building process, yet one of the most difficult concepts for architects to grasp. While structural engineers do the... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $30.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Building Construction Before Mechanization by John Fitchen Publisher Comments How were huge stones moved from quarries to the sites of Egyptian pyramids? How did the cathedral builders of the Middle Ages lift blocks to great heights by muscle power alone? In this intriguing book John Fitchen explains and illustrates the solutions... (read more) List Price $37.25 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Structures: Or, Why Things Don't Fall Down by J. E. Gordon Publisher Comments For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back — or give way under — thousands of gallons of water, or what principles guide the design of a skyscraper or a kangaroo, this... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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