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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
by William McDonough and Michael Braungart  
Powells.com Staff Pick "An eco-sustainable manifesto. The next Industrial Revolution will be Green!" Scott Smith, Powells.com...
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
by Jane Jacobs
Powells.com Staff Pick Ever wonder why we have suburbs? Or why we wanted them in the first place? What about the lovely ideal of the Parisian street lined with cafes and shops? Why don't we have more of those? Or would we want them at all? Then read this! If you live in, near,...
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Outside the Not So Big House
by Julie Moir Messervy and Sarah Susanka
Powells.com Staff Pick For years I've drawn inspiration from the architectural principles in Sarah Susanka's Not So Big House series. Now, at last, Susanka (with landscape designer Julie Moir Messervy) opens the doors to extend her principles into the yard. Yes, many of the...
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Mini House
by Alejandro Bahamon
Powells.com Staff Pick Tired of McMansions? Take a gander at Mini House, which features more than twenty-five tiny houses, lofts, and studios designed by top architects. The emphasis is on light, storage, and usability with high-quality materials. Integration of architecture...
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Brunelleschi's Dome (00 Edition)
by Ross King
Powells.com Staff Pick Of the many transformations that architecture has undergone throughout history, none is more important to the Renaissance than Filippo Brunelleschi's dome design for the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence. Few books have introduced...
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S, M, L, XL: Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large
by Rem Koolhaas
Powells.com Staff Pick There are some books that will make you into a genius as soon as you turn back the title page, and S, M, L, XL by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas is certainly one of them. Once you get the hang of things, the book is a remarkable and inspiring read,...
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Green Architecture
by James Wines
Powells.com Staff Pick This sturdy little book from Taschen provides an exciting visual portrait of some of the great examples of contemporary ecological architecture, as well as the history behind the trend towards "green" design. Wines compares and contrasts these modern...
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The American Brewery: From Colonial Evolutions to Microbrew Revolution
by Bill Yenne
Powells.com Staff Pick Benjamin Franklin once said, ?Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy,? and undoubtedly, author Bill Yenne would agree with him. Yenne?s new book, The American Brewery, is beautifully designed and jam-packed with all you wanted to...
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How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual's Guide to Stopping Climate Change
by Chris Goodall
Powells.com Staff Pick Ordinary people taking action in their daily lives might just save the planet. Goodall explains how easy it is to aid our threatened world-climate by reducing our personal carbon dioxide emissions. Recommended by Tracey, Powells.com...
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The Architecture of Happiness
by Alain de Botton
Powells.com Staff Pick Alain de Botton writes with a fluid, lyrical style about the aesthetics of environment — architecture, furniture and landscape design, city planning — and its direct relationship to our quality of life. As in his other works, de Botton proves...
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Brunelleschi's Dome
by Ross King
Powells.com Staff Pick It took decades of dedication from Brunelleschi and the entire Florentine community to create one of the most studied and beautiful structures in the world. In a steadily engaging and accessible manner, Ross King brings to life the challenges and...
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Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home
by Julie Moir Messervy
Powells.com Staff Pick For years I've drawn inspiration from the architectural principles in Sarah Susanka's Not So Big House series. Now, at last, Susanka (with landscape designer Julie Moir Messervy) opens the doors to extend her principles into the yard. Yes, many of the...
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Tokyo: A Certain Style
by Kyoichi Tsuzuki
Powells.com Staff Pick "Imagine tiptoeing down the hall in your apartment building to peek into a half-opened door. No one appears to be home. Who might live here? So maybe not everyone has these kinds of snooping fantasies. But if you're even mildly interested in how other...
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The Smaller Home: Creating the Perfect Fit
by Dan F., Ii Sater
Powells.com Staff Pick Before you buy or remodel, here's your assignment: read this. The Smaller Home takes you step by step through each point to consider before diving in. Simple worksheets and examples help illustrate what kind of spaces are best suited to your...
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Edge City : Life on the New Frontier (91 Edition)
by Joel Garreau
Powells.com Staff Pick First, a definition: An "edge city" is a newish community where people work, shop, and recreate in suburbs close to freeway arterials. Local examples are Beaverton and Tigard. Author Joel Garreau spent four years exploring the edge cities of Houston, Los...
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Googie Redux
by Alan Hess
Powells.com Staff Pick Ignored, ridiculed, and disrespected, "Googie"-style architecture has become a neglected and mistreated relic. As an icon of mid-century progress and a representation of modernity and whimsy, it deserves to be appreciated. A gem published in 1985, now...
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Prefab
by Allison Arieff
Powells.com Staff Pick Not yet available from the IKEA, prefabricated homes are the hottest item for consumers of neat, clean and cheap. With only $50,000 and belief in the powers of Scandinavian architecture, you too can walk away with a very smart and very hip dwelling...
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
by Christopher Alexander and Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein
Powells.com Staff Pick Although I am not an architect, I keep this book on my bedside table at all times, so that I can pick it up and read about how the world should be, according to Christopher Alexander. The world is made of "patterns" that work organically. These patterns...
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Airstream: The History of the Land Yacht
by Bryan Burkhart
Powells.com Staff Pick Mid-century houses were better. So were mid-century cars. It would follow, then, that mid-century homes on wheels were better too. Well, they were. Not that RVs are really a category worth arguing about. But there is one fifth wheel that holds its place...
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Along Bungalow Lines: Creating an Arts and Crafts Style Home
by Paul Duchscherer and Linda Svendsen
Powells.com Staff Pick What makes a bungalow a bungalow? With historical overviews illuminated by specific architectural examples, Along Bungalow Lines explores the Arts and Crafts style, past and present. Whether you're remodeling, building from the ground up, or simply a fan...
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