Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Piet Oudolf at WorkA major monograph on the Dutch garden designer, featuring his gardens and the largest collection of his drawings ever publishedStep into a Piet Oudolf garden and you are transported into a dreamlike meadowscape, filled with perennials, seasonal color, and texture. Made in close collaboration...
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Modern Farmhouse: Over 200 of Today's Top Home PlansAuthor: Design America IncPublisher: Modern Farmhouse: Over 200 of TodayPublished: 05/22/2023Pages: 304Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.48lbsSize: 10.75h x 8.25w x 0.64dISBN: 9781586780289This title is not returnable
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Where Is the Eiffel Tower?Learn about the Eiffel Tower, beloved and iconic symbol of Paris, France, and one of the most recognizable structures in the world When the plans for the Eiffel Tower were first announced, many people hated the design of the future landmark, calling it ungainly...
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Women Architects at Work: Making American ModernismA comprehensive history of the women architects who left their enduring mark on American Modernism In the decades preceding World War II, professional architecture schools enrolled increasing numbers of women, but career success did not come easily. Women Architects at Work tells the stories...
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Window Shopping with Helen Keller: Architecture and Disability in Modern CultureA particular history of how encounters between architects and people with disabilities transformed modern culture. Window Shopping with Helen Keller recovers a series of influential moments when architects and designers engaged the embodied experiences of people with disabilities. David Serlin reveals how people with...
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Window Shopping with Helen Keller: Architecture and Disability in Modern CultureA particular history of how encounters between architects and people with disabilities transformed modern culture. Window Shopping with Helen Keller recovers a series of influential moments when architects and designers engaged the embodied experiences of people with disabilities. David Serlin reveals how people with...
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Walking Rome's WatersAn engaging guide to the waterways of Rome and their role in shaping the city's culture, history, and landscape Written by a leading expert on the water infrastructure of Rome, this grand tour offers a new way to appreciate the history, geology, and character...
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This Is HomeDesigner Marks's second book celebrates his relaxed and refined interiors inspired by the stylish ease and laid-back coastal feel of Southern California. Since the launch of his first book and hit TV Show Million Dollar Decorators, Jeffrey Alan Marks has married and become a...
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The Soul of Korean ArchitectureIn this book, the reader is taken on a journey through centuries of tradition, innovation, and cultural significance. From the ancient hanok houses to the modern skyscrapers that now dot the skyline, the impact of Korean architecture on society and culture is undeniable. Drawing...
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The Romance of Home: Houses by Mohon InteriorsThe chic, soulful, livable spaces of Texas-based interior designer Marcus Mohon exert a universal appeal with their air of timeless serenity. This debut volume presents several extraordinary homes, ranging from a stone-clad villa in Austin to a casual seaside retreat to an art-filled family...
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The Making of Paris: The Story of How Paris Evolved from a Fishing Village Into the World's Most Beautiful CityParis has long been the world's most popular destination and, in the view of many, the world's most beautiful city-- the product of two thousand years of continuous improvement and refinement.The Making of Paris is the story of how Paris evolved from a small...
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The House, the Ghost, and Me / La Casa, La Fantasma Y YoThis is a beautifully illustrated picture book journey through a hundred-year-old New Orleans home in both English and Spanish.Claudie lives in a house in the oldest part of New Orleans, a city where Mardi Gras beads dance in the breeze and every corner is...
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The Bookshop, the Draper, the Candlestick Maker: A History of the High StreeThe modern-day cry is that the British high street is dying. But are our present concerns so different from those of the past? Historian Annie Gray takes us down the street and through the ages, from medieval marketplaces to the purpose-built concrete precincts still...
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Survival Boogie Woogie. Neo-Japonisme, Architectural Photography & AbstractionWhat links are there between Piet Mondrian's unfinished work Victory Boogie Woogie (1942-4) and post-war Japanese and Japanese-style architectural photography? As far back as the mid-1950s, critics and photographers were inclined to link Mondrian's painting with modern Japanese architecture and some historians were to...
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Streetscapes: Navigating Historic English TownsAt a time of increased pressure for new urban development, where there is a focus on either object-based architecture or the rolling out of developer-designed suburban sprawl, there is a concern that the lessons learned about the creation of a general attractive 'townscape' or...
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Spain: Modern Architectures in HistoryAn investigation of the influences and evolution of modern Spain's underappreciated, but foundational, architecture. Spain's remarkable twentieth-century architecture evolved against a turbulent background of revolution, civil war, dictatorship, and transition to democracy. Architecture played a key role in Spain's struggle out of poverty and...
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Religious Buildings Made in Byzantium: Old Monuments, New Interpretations?Each chapter of this volume provides a window into the vibrant world of Middle and Late Byzantium, offering new insights into the complexities of Byzantine ecclesiastical spaces. This illuminating exploration reaches beyond the traditional focus on churches solely as buildings, unveiling the complex tapestry...
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Rebuilding Pittsburgh: Ridc and the Transformation of the Steel CityThe Regional Industrial Development Corporation is a non-profit organization that has played an integral part in reshaping the southwestern Pennsylvania economy over the course of eight decades.This book showcases the efforts of the RIDC to renew and improve Pittsburgh. From restoring old mills into...
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Planning and Community Development: A Guide for the 21st CenturyTwo experienced educators offer a general introduction to planning, including the elements of the comprehensive plan, and the tools of plan implementation. Each chapter includes a continuing case study of Rivertown, a fictitious community used for planning exercises. Practical examples and case studies from...
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New Hampshire Covered BridgesUPDATED IN 2014!!A Source book for Photographers and ExplorersDescriptions to all of New Hampdhires's 61 Remaining Historic Covered Bridges, including PhotographsGPS PositionsPhoto tips for each bridgeA short history of Covered Bridges in North America and a review of the various Truss TypesA valuable feature...
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