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Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Touchstone Books)
by David McCullough  
Publisher Comments This monumental book is the enthralling story of one of the greatest events in our nation's history, during the Age of Optimism -- a period when Americans were convinced in their hearts that all things were possible. In the years around 1870, when the...
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Modernizing Main Street: Architecture and Consumer Culture in the New Deal (Center for American Places - Center Books on American Places)
by Gabrielle Esperdy Publisher Comments An important part of the New Deal, the Modernization Credit Plan helped transform urban business districts and small-town commercial strips across 1930s America, but it has since been almost completely forgotten. In Modernizing Main Street, Gabrielle...
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Suzhou Museum
by Antony (edt) White Synopsis Spectacular new museum designed by the master of high, modernist architecture: I.M. Pei, one of the most successful architects of the 20th century....
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Design on the Edge: The Making of a High-Performance Building
by David W. Orr Publisher Comments The story of the Adam Joseph Lewis Center at Oberlin College--the first substantially green building to be built on a college campus--encompasses more than the particulars of one building. In Design on the Edge, David Orr writes about the planning and...
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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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Treehouses: View from the Top
by John Harris Publisher Comments Where there are trees and humans, here have always been treehouses ¿ places to sleep, to eat, to dream, and to play. This wonderful book presents an inspirational selection of some of the finest ever made by The TreeHouse Company, the world's...
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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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Contemporary School Architecture in Slovenia 1991a "2007
by Maja Ivanic Synopsis Ever since Slovenia joined the European Union in 2004, Slovenian architecture has attracted considerable interest worldwide. The internationally recognized projects of recent years are distinguished in particular by their innovativeness and self-assured...
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How to Read Buildings: A Crash Course in Architectural Styles
by Carol Davidson Cragoe Publisher Comments This practical primer is a handbook for decoding a building's style, history, and evolution. Every building contains clues embedded in its design that identify not only its architectural style but also the story of who designed it, who it was built for...
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Castle
by David Macaulay Publisher Comments The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest...
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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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American Builders Companion 6TH Edition a System
by Asher Benjamin Publisher Comments The most widely used early 19th century architectural style and source book for colonial up into Greek Revival periods. Extensive development of geometry of carpentry, construction of sashes, frames, doors, stairs; plans and elevations of domestic and...
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University of Chicago: An Architectural Tour (Campus Guides)
by Jay Pridmore Publisher Comments The newest title in the Princeton Architectural Press Campus Guide series takes readers on a tour of the University of Chicago, an institution that since its founding in 1890 has exerted a profound impact on American higher education. This elegantly...
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Churches
by Judith Dupre Publisher Comments < p> Humble or grand, wood or marble, churches have given physical shape to humanity's highest spiritual and artistic aspirations over the past twenty centuries. These structures not only stand as monuments to God, they also offer revealing...
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Through the Windows of Paris: Fifty Unique Shops
by Michael Webb Publisher Comments Shop windows and interiors are among the glories of Paris-as enticing as its museums and grand vistas but far less tiring to explore. They distill the qualities we most admire in the City of Light: a love of fantasy and tradition of craft and style, and...
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Airports: A Century of Architecture
by Hugh Pearman Publisher Comments The airport terminal, the most important building type in the world of transportation, is also the site of the most ambitious and innovative achievements in 20th-century architecture. From the timber runway used during the Wright Brothers' first powered...
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Modern Airport Terminal 2ND Edition
by Brian Edwards Synopsis This comprehensive guide to the planning and design of airport terminals and their facilities covers all types of airport terminal found around the world and highlights the environmental and technical issues that the designer has to address. Contemporary...
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Future City: Experiment and Utopia in Architecture
by Jane Alison Publisher Comments An indispensable and innovative resource for anyone involved in contemporary architecture and urban development. Cities are the ultimate and most complex manifestations of human civilization. For millennia, architects and builders have attempted to...
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Building Type Basics for Research Laboratories (Building Type Basics)
by Daniel Watch Synopsis Planning to initiate designs for government, academic, and private research laboratories? Here's the nuts-and-bolts design guidelines that will start any project off on the right track and keep it there through completion. Filled with project photographs,...
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Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
by Andres Duany
Publisher Comments A manifesto by America's most controversial and celebrated town planners, proposing an alternative model for community design. There is a growing movement in North America to put an end to suburban sprawl and to replace the automobile-based settlement...
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