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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) Your price: $22.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Field Guide To American Houses (84 Edition) by Lee Mcalester Publisher Comments For the house lover and the curious tourist, for the house buyer and the weekend stroller, for neighborhood preservation groups and for all who want to know more about their community -- here, at last, is a book that makes it both easy and pleasurable to... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Trade Paper
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A Concise History of American Architecture (Icon Editions) by Leland M Roth About the Author Leland M. Roth is Marion Dean Ross Professor of Architectural History at the University of Oregon at Eugene. He is the author of American Architecture: A History; A Concise History of American Architecture; McKim, Mead & White, Architects; and other... (read more) List Price $73.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial by Lawerence Halprin Publisher Comments Halfway between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, on axis with the Washington Monument, the stone walls of the stunning new FDR Memorial rise behind the cherry trees. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, written by the world-renowned architect who... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Abrams Guide to American House Styles by William Morgan Publisher Comments Now in paperback, this authoritative book on house styles explains the unique characteristics that make a house colonial or craftsman, Modern or Deco, and any of the other approximately twenty styles of domestic architecture common in the United States... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Masterpieces of Chicago Architecture by John Zukowsky Publisher Comments Expert solutions for designing the house of your dreams.... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Hardcover
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American Country Houses of the Gilded Age (Sheldon S "Artistic Country-Seats) by Arnold Lewis Publisher Comments Reproduces all of Sheldon’s fascinating and historically important photographs and plans for a total of 97 buildings (93 houses, 4 casinos) built during the 1880s. Adds a new, thoroughly accurate text by Arnold Lewis. Approx. 200 illustrations.... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Manhattan Skyscrapers Rev & Expanded Edition by Eric P Nash Publisher Comments New York City is a lot of things, but most of all it's a city of skyscrapers. From the cake-icing Gothic detailing of the Woolworth Building to the shimmering Art Deco of the Chrysler Building, tall buildings make Manhattan the ideal image of a city.... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $22.00 Used - Hardcover 
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Bungalow by Jane Powell Publisher Comments In this definitive compilation of Arts & Crafts architecture, philosophy, and architectural details, a bungalow expert examines a variety of bungalows and Arts & Crafts homes across North America, exploring and dissecting the best to come up with... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Atlas of American Architecture: 2000 Years of Architecture, City Planning, Landscape Architecture and Civil Engineering by Tom Martinson Synopsis This comparative history of American architecture, social spaces, and engineered environments--organized by style, and then by chronology--is for the general reader. Within its heavily illustrated pages, Tom Martinson traces two millennia of the built... (read more) Your price: $85.00 New - Hardcover
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Chicago Then and Now (Then & Now) by Elizabeth Mcnulty Publisher Comments Every important building, avenue, neighborhood, and point of interest is documented in this edition, including Chicago's landmarks from Navy Pier to the Stockyards and from the Southside all the way up the Magnificent Mile.... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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What Style Is It?: A Guide to American Architecture by John C Poppeliers Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-145) and index.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Historic Maine Homes: 200 Years of Great Houses by Christopher Glass Synopsis Architectural historian Christopher Glass and renowned architectural photographer Brian Vanden Brink bring their well-honed skills to bear on celebrating historic Maine homes, both public and private. While Glass focuses on the stories and history of the... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Hardcover
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Cottages in the Sun: Bungalows of Venice, California by Margaret Bach Publisher Comments A charming introduction to the inspired and inspiring cottages and bungalows of Venice, California. More than a century ago, when Abbot Kinney built his Venice-of-America with its network of canals and fanciful buildings, cultural aspirations were high... (read more) Available March 2, 2010 Your price: $45.00 New - Hardcover 
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Everyday America: Cultural Landscape Studies After J.B. Jackson by Chris Wilson and Paul Groth Publisher Comments A collection of seventeen essays examining the field of American cultural landscapes past and present. The role of J. B. Jackson and his influence on the field is a explored in many of them.... (read more) Your price: $30.95 New - Trade Paper
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Cities and Buildings: Skyscrapers, Skid Rows, and Suburbs (Creating the North American Landscape) by Larry Ford Synopsis In offering an account of the relationship between urban architecture - especially vernacular architecture - and the spatial arrangement and development of cities in North America, this book shows how changes in the built environment parallel changes in... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $16.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Harvard University (Campus Guides) by Douglass Shand-tucci Publisher Comments The newest titles in the "Princeton Architectural Press Campus Guide" series take readers on an insider's tour of Harvard University and the University of Cincinnati. Beautifully photographed in full color, the guides present architectural walks of two... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Architecture in the United States (Oxford History of Art) (98 Edition) by Dell Upton Publisher Comments American architecture is astonishingly varied. From Native American sites in New Mexico and Arizona, and the ancient earthworks of the Mississippi Valley, to the most fashionable contemporary buildings of Chicago and New York, the United States boasts... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Plantation Homes of Louisiana and the Natchez Area by David K Gleason Publisher Comments In these 120 resonant full-color photographs, David King Gleason fully captures the aura of Louisiana's plantation homes--some beautiful in the morning light, some shaded by trees and hanging moss, some crumbling in decay and neglect. Taking each house... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $35.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture by Rachel Carley Publisher Comments This guidebook uses call-outs to define the characteristic elements of American design from the tipi to the tract house. Structural hallmarks, interior elements, ou tbuildings, floor plans and special details are included. '... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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