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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...
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Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner
by Nicholas (edt) Olsberg Publisher Comments One of the visionary architects of the twentieth century, John Lautner designed dramatically innovative buildings with a rare sensitivity to site, vista, and structure. Accompanying a full-scale exhibition on Lautner at Los Angeles's Hammer Museum, this...
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The English Manor House: From the Archives of Country Life
by Jeremy Musson Publisher Comments An English manor house represents an architectural ideal. For generations it has embodied civilized taste. These houses have formed a core part of Country Life features over the decades and this book contains fantastic photography of them. Here are...
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New Urbanism and Beyond: Designing Cities for the Future
by Tigran (edt) Haas Publisher Comments Best defined as the art of shaping the built environment, urban design seeks to understand and analyze the variety of forces--social, economic, cultural, legal, ecological, and aesthetic--that affect how we live. The complex challenges facing cities...
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Far from Equilibrium: Essays on Technology and Design Culture
by Sanford Kwinter Synopsis In this work, Kwinter ponders the complex encounters between technology, culture, and architecture, offering an extended meditation on infrastructure, war, computation, the mechanical and material intelligence, and other multivariate facets of modernity....
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Managing Project Risk: Best Practices for Architects and Related Professionals
by James B. Atkins Publisher Comments Discover the benefits of effective risk management practices Risk management may not be a standard course in architecture school, but it is an essential concern for architects and related professionals working today. Managing Project Risk is a key...
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Beyond Bawa: Modern Masterworks of Monsoon Asia
by David Robson Publisher Comments A fitting tribute to the creativity of Geoffrey Bawa and the talented architects he has inspired. Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa was among the most influential figures in South Asia in the latter half of the twentieth century. In houses, hotels...
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Green Building Products the Greenspe 3RD Edition
by Alex Wilson Publisher Comments Interest in sustainable, green building practices is greater than ever. Whether concerned about allergies, energy costs, old-growth forests, or durability and long-term value, homeowners and builders are looking for ways to ensure that their homes are...
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Layered Urbanisms
by Carole Burns Publisher Comments Critical discussions and illustrations of urban research and design analysis as carried out in advanced studios. Layered Urbanisms presents three innovative young architectsGregg Pasquarelli of SHoP, Galia Solomonoff, and Mario Gooden of Gooden...
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False Flat: Why Dutch Design Is So Good
by Aaron Betsky Synopsis Presents the best Dutch architecture and design through over 1000 images....
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At Home by the Sea: Houses Designed to Sit at the Water's Edge
by Bruce Snider Synopsis Acclaimed architectural photographer Vanden Brink joins forces with "Custom Home" magazine editor Snider to take readers into 21 stunning seaside homes from Canada's Bay of Fundy to St. Barthelemy....
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Master Builders: Bridges
by Gretchen G. Bank Publisher Comments Bridges have been fascinating casual viewers and experts alike for thousands of years. In rich narrative and with stunning historical and contemporary photographs, Master Builder: Bridges brings these remarkable landmarks to life, and then lets you re...
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Space Between People: How the Virtual Changes Physical Architecture
by Stephan (edt) Doesinger Synopsis If architecture is the construction of space between people, what happens when that space exists in a virtual world? That question is the starting point for this collection of revolutionary projects by a new generation of designers. The book begins by...
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Emerald Architecture
by Magazine Greensource Publisher Comments Improve Your Green Design Skills with 24 Full-ColorCase Studies of Sustainable Structures and Facilities! Turn to Emerald Architecture for a full-color collection of 24 in-depth case studies of sustainable structures and facilities. Packed with more than...
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Skyscrapers
by Andres Lepik Synopsis Few buildings rivet our attention like skyscrapers. As the race to build higher and higher continues, these symbols of success and economic power dominate and reshape urban skylines across the globe. Opening with Chicago's Reliance Building, built in...
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The Baroque Architecture of Sicily
by Maria Giuffre Publisher Comments The marvels of Sicilian Baroquethe dramatic power of its architecture and the emotional power of its decorative art - are well known. Numerous studies have been made, ranging from a focus on the major Sicilian towns or on architectural themes like...
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Green Bim: Successful Sustainable Design with Building Information Modeling
by Eddy Krygiel Publisher Comments Practice Integrated Sustainable Design with BIM Meet the challenge of integrating Building Information Modeling and sustainability with this in-depth guide, which pairs these two revolutionary movements to create environmentally friendly design through a...
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The National Park Architecture Sourcebook
by Harvey H. Kaiser Publisher Comments For over a century, The National Park Service, private individuals, and small businesses have constructed a variety of structures on America's national parklands. Some were guided by the architectural style of the day while others looked to the...
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Verb Crisis
by Mario Ballesteros Synopsis Current architectural intervention demonstrates a tendency towards the production of the superficial. "Verb Crisis" tackles the conflict that marks the collision between the physical nature of the architectural commission. It presents projects and...
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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...
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