Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Stone: Ancient Craft to Modern MasteryIn this perceptive and illustrative look at the expressive and practical use of stone throughout history, Richard Rhodes unlocks the underlying principles of this ancient material--and explains the closely guarded "Sacred Rules" of the Freemasons guild for the first time ever. The relationship between...
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House Cat: Inspirational Interiors and the Elegant Felines Who Call Them HomeThis is not a book about cats. Nor is it a book on interiors. It is somewhere in-between: a look at how cats and interiors interact, and how cats become a fundamental part of one's home. Really, it is about how a cat completely...
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Cathedrals: Masterpieces of Architecture, Feats of Engineering, Icons of FaithThe acclaimed best-selling author and popular historian explores the history of Europe via its cathedrals. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs throughout, this joyous exploration of the history of Western civilization showcases the cathedral's central role in the European imagination. A masterful writer, Jenkins tells...
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Architectural Styles: A Visual GuideA hand-drawn guide to architectural styles throughout history Architectural Styles is an incomparable guide to architectural styles across the centuries and around the world. Modeled after an architect's plein air sketchbook, the volume features hundreds of detailed drawings by esteemed architectural illustrator Robbie Polley...
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Atlas of Mid-Century Modern HousesThe most complete in-depth survey of global Mid-Century Modern homes ever published - more than 400 stunning homes from 40 countries, designed by more than 290 of the world's greatest architectsThe love of Mid-Century style is at an all-time high, with a steady flow...
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The Japanese GardenAn in-depth exploration spanning 800 years of the art, essence, and enduring impact of the Japanese garden.The most comprehensive exploration of the art of the Japanese garden published to date, this book covers more than eight centuries of the history of this important genre....
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The Gourmand's Egg. a Collection of Stories and RecipesPoached, scrambled, boiled, whipped into a cocktail, transformed into a painting medium, tossed at an enemy's house. As the most striking of paradoxes, the egg exists in happy suspension between humble household ingredient and ever-powerful source of life. One of the most enduring symbols...
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Resident Dog (Volume Two): Incredible Homes and the Dogs Who Live ThereAs an architecture photographer, Nicole England found that the shoots she enjoyed the most were the ones where dogs were present - nothing lightens the mood like a nonchalant pup. However imposing the architecture, some doggy hijinks can immediately bring an element of sociability...
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English Country House Style: Traditions, Secrets, and Unwritten RulesA handsome and inspiring interior design guide to creating English country house style wherever you may dwell, from property expert Katy Campbell and acclaimed photographer Mark Nicholson The authors of At Home in the Cotswolds return with a new book full of English charm...
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Frank Gehry & Robert Tannen: Art, Architecture & Ideas: The 50 Year Friendship Between Architects Frank Gehry & Robert TannenFrank Gehry & Robert Tannen: Art, Architecture & Ideas, is a book documenting the lifelong friendship and collaborative efforts of noted architects and friends Frank Gehry and Robert Tannen. The book features essays, personal notes, and collaborative and individual work in a range of...
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The Modern Japanese GardenThe definitive survey of Japanese gardens and a beautiful investigation of the relationship between nature and modernity through the lens of 50 public gardens in Japan--an invaluable design resource on the subject. The Modern Japanese Garden is a celebration of the immense diversity of...
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Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2021 International Building CodeSTAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST UPDATES TO THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE WITH THE LEADING VISUAL REFERENCE In the newly revised Seventh Edition of Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2021 International Building Code(R), architectural drawing expert Francis D.K. Ching and well known...
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Fantastic Cities: A Coloring Book of Amazing Places Real and ImaginedThis unique coloring book features immersive aerial views of real cities from around the world alongside gorgeously illustrated, Inception-like architectural mandalas. Artist Steve McDonald's beautifully rendered and detailed line work offers bird's-eye perspectives of visually arresting global locales from New York, London, and Paris...
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Noguchi's Gardens: Landscape as SculptureWhile sculpture remained central to his artistic practice, Isamu Noguchi's (1904-1988) interests and production spanned an exceptionally broad terrain that included furniture and lamps, stage sets for dance, plazas, courtyards--and gardens. Noguchi made no distinction between design, craft, and the so-called fine arts: in...
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Mid-Century Modern FurnitureFrom armchairs and chaises lounges to cabinets and nightstands, the period between the late 1930s and early 1970s was one of the most productive, inventive, and exciting eras for objects and furniture in the home. Following 1945, when postwar optimism combined with new manufacturing...
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The Well Adorned Home: Making Luxury LivableRenowned interior designer Cathy Kincaid's first book provides a fresh approach to combining classic and contemporary design with a refined sensibility. Known for her carefully nuanced color palettes and attention to detail, Cathy Kincaid creates warm and gracious interiors. Her worldly taste in collecting...
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Home by the Sea: The Surf Shacks and Hinterland Hideaways of Byron BayHome by the Sea: The Surf Shacks and Hinterland Hideaways of Byron Bay is a beautiful interiors book that opens the doors to a range of diverse and inspiring homes in the burgeoning creative community of Australia's Byron Bay. Take an insider's tour of...
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Farrow & Ball How to Redecorate: Transform Your Home with Paint & PaperAn extensively revised edition of one of the bestselling interiors books of the last decade - from the internationally renowned paint company that keeps on growing. The second edition of Farrow & Ball: How to Decorate, now titled How to Redecorate, brings the invaluable...
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Industrialize: The Insider's Guide to Industrial Real EstateThe Ultimate Guide to Industrial Real EstateWhether you're a seasoned investor, a curious newcomer, or a real estate pro looking to sharpen your edge, this book is your definitive roadmap to the industrial property world. From factories and warehouses to cranes, racking, and everything...
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Sears House Designs of the ThirtiesProudly promoting itself as "the largest home building organization in the world," Sears, Roebuck and Company advertised in 1932 products in a handsome catalog that also displayed a full-size replica of Mount Vernon, created from Sears materials for a Paris exposition in 1932.At the...
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