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To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design by Henry Petroski Synopsis How did a simple design error cause one of the great disasters of the 1980s — the collapse of the walkways at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel? What made the graceful and innovative Tacoma Narrows Bridge twist apart in a mild wind in 1940? How... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Touchstone Books) by David McCullough Publisher Comments This monumental book tells the enthralling story of one of the greatest accomplishments in our nations history, the building of what was then the longest suspension bridge in the world. The Brooklyn Bridge rose out of the expansive era following the... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Native American Architecture by Peter Nabokov Publisher Comments Native American Architecture, is the first book-length, fully illustrated study of North American Indian architecture to appear in a century. The product of 15 years of research by an architect and an anthropologist, the book presents the building... (read more) List Price $70.75 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas about Cities by Witold Rybczynski Publisher Comments In this new work, prizewinning author, professor, and Slate architecture critic Witold Rybczynski returns to the territory he knows best: writing about the way people live, just as he did in the acclaimed bestsellers Home and A Clearing in the Distance... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Sticks and Stones (Dover Books on Architecture) by Lewis Mumford Publisher Comments Great classic of American cultural history and important study of American architecture and civilization, still stimulating in its sweep and insights. Discusses the early New England towns, vernacular building, Colonial and Federal periods, Henry Hobson... (read more) Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier (11 Edition) by Edward L. Glaeser Publisher Comments A pioneering urban economist presents a myth-shattering look at the majesty and greatness of cities. America is an urban nation, yet cities get a bad rap: they're dirty, poor, unhealthy, environmentally unfriendly . . . or are they? In this revelatory... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Hardcover
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England's Thousand Best Houses by Simon Jenkins Publisher Comments No visitor to Britain—past or present—should be without this glorious guidebook. England’s Thousand Best Houses is a panorama of an ancient heritage, a compendium of a thousand delightful country houses from all periods—all of which are open to the... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price: $26.00 Used - Hardcover
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A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals by Spiro Kostof Publisher Comments When the late Spiro Kostof's A History of Architecture appeared in 1985, it was universally hailed as a masterpiece--one of the finest books on architecture ever written. The New York Times Book Review, in a front cover review, called it "a magnificent... (read more) List Price $80.00 Your price: $31.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Antonio Gaudi by Ju Bassegoda Nonell Publisher Comments This enlightening volume combines a knowledgeable text by the director of the Catedra Gaudi at the University of Barcelona with striking images by a noted architectural photographer to provide a new perspective on Gaudi's remarkable architectural career,... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Materials for Design by Victoria Balla Bell Publisher Comments As architecture programs throughout the country break out of the classroom and adopt the holistic methods of design/build programs, the need for a textbook that bridges the gap between construction materials and design sensibility is sorely needed... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $35.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Daylighting Performance and Design by Gregg D Ander Publisher Comments Daylighting Performance and Design Gregg D. Ander, AIA Gregg D. Ander, AIA, nationally recognized authority on daylighting design, shows you step-by-step how to incorporate natural light with architectural design in Daylighting Performance and Design... (read more) List Price $80.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Architectural Digest Private Views: Inside the World's Greatest Homes by Paige Rense Publisher Comments This dazzling sequel to Hollywood at Home takes readers on an international tour of the most spectacular homes that have graced the pages of Architectural Digest, the world's leading design publication since Paige Rense became editor in chief in 1970... (read more) List Price $49.50 Your price: $16.50 Used - Hardcover
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Urban Planning Theory Since 1945 by Nigel Taylor Publisher Comments Following the Second World War, modern systems of urban and regional planning were established in Britain and most other developed countries. In this book, Nigel Taylor describes the changes in planning thought which have taken place since then.</p>... (read more) List Price $79.75 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The History of Castles: Fortifications Around the World by Christopher Gravett Publisher Comments Christopher Gravett has given us a fascinating look into how castles were built around the world, and why, in this major book. Floor plans and construction details of many castles are included, along with the stories of military campaigns waged to lay... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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Old Brooklyn in Early Photographs, 1865" 1929 by William L Younger Publisher Comments 157 photographs, many never before reprinted, show the vitality and variety of old Brooklyn, Manhattan's first suburb: waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge, Fulton Street, Brooklyn Heights, Ebbets Field, Luna Park, Gravesend Race Track, Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Northwest Style Hc by Ann Wall Frank Publisher Comments With its lush forests, rugged coast, and long rainy season, the Pacific Coast has spawned a style that is informal, organic, and above all eclectic. Northwest Style captures the spirit and diversity of this region's architecture, landscape, and lifestyle... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Cottages by the Sea: The Handmade Homes of Carmel, America's First Artist Community by Linda Leigh Paul Publisher Comments Carmel, California, has always been a community of artists, writers, and freethinkers. During the early part of its rich history, the area was home to Robinson Jeffers, Mary Austin, Ansel Adams, Charles Greene, Jack London, George Sterling, Upton... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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The New American House 2: Innovations in Residential Design and Construction: 30 Case Studies by Oscar Riera Ojeda Publisher Comments This excellent reference profiles a choice selection of recently built, single-family houses.... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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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... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $26.00 Used - Hardcover
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A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals by Spiro Kostof Publisher Comments When the late Spiro Kostof's A History of Architecture appeared in 1985, it was universally hailed as a masterpiece--one of the finest books on architecture ever written. Now, updated and expanded, this classic reference continues to bring to readers the... (read more) List Price $166.95 Your price: $38.00 Used - Trade Paper
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