Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Cybersecurity for BeginnersThis book provides an easy insight into the essentials of cybersecurity, even if you have a non-technical background. You may be a business person keen to understand this important subject area or an information security specialist looking to update your knowledge. 'The world has...
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Bespoke Home: Bates Masi ArchitectsTo respond to the unique opportunities of each client and site, Bates Masi + Architects has developed an approach, rather than a devotion to a particular style. Careful study of the needs of the site and owners uncovers a guiding concept particular to each...
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Winter Homes: Stylish Living for Cool ClimatesCurl up and indulge in a magical wonderland of beautiful winter homes. These stunning residences designed by award-winning architects will have you dreaming of warm, cozy fireplaces on cool, snowy days. The simple pleasure of seeing a cozy house illuminated amid a snowy landscape...
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Timeless: Classic American Architecture for Contemporary LivingAward-winning architect Patrick Ahearn treats readers to an exclusive tour of the timeless classical homes he's created in some of New England's most affluent communities, along the way revealing the unique, site-sensitive philosophy, point of view and principles that allow him to seamlessly balance...
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The Queen's Atlas: Saxton's Elizabethan MasterpieceA cartographic snapshot of late Tudor England, gorgeously reproduced with the first county maps of England and Wales. Nowadays, we take for granted the ready availability of maps of all kinds, but in Tudor England, maps were rare. All this changed in 1579 when...
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Skyscrapers: A History of the World's Most Extraordinary Buildings -- Revised and UpdatedA landmark bestseller that "captivates the eye, mind, and imagination," (The New York Times), Skyscrapers is a unique and colossal celebration of the world's most significant and striking super-structures. Uniquely designed to showcase the full color images of the world's tallest buildings, Skyscrapers explores...
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Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing ArchitectThis new biography--featuring over 150 archival images and full-color photographs printed throughout--introduces Julia Morgan as both a pioneering architect and a captivating individual. Julia Morgan was a lifelong trailblazer. She was the first woman admitted to study architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts in...
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Unretired: How Highly Effective People Live Happily Ever AfterThe Map of Life is Changing The nation's first generation of knowledge professionals, some thirty million Americans who've earned a living through their education, intelligence and expertise, has reached or is nearing retirement age. For more than half, this feels like a life sentence...
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The Story of the Interior: How We Have Shaped Rooms and How They Shape UsThe majority of our lives are spent indoors, yet we rarely, if ever, stop to ask ourselves the origins or reasons behind the ideas and forms of our interior spaces. From traditional nomadic dwellings to state-of-the-art airports, The Story of the Interior explores an...
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Live Your Dreams Coloring Book: 20 Live Your Dreams Mandala Coloring PagesDo you love coloring or know someone that does? Then this coloring book is for you, or it will make a great gift idea for your family and friends. Coloring is an excellent way to relax and unwind. Recent studies have shown that adult...
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Hilfiger Homes: Style Visionaries Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger Invite Readers Inside Their Seven HomesIn this stunning new book, style visionaries Tommy Hilfiger and Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger invite readers inside their seven uniquely designed homes - each a bold expression of their iconic approach to living. "I've so enjoyed vicariously visiting Tommy just about everywhere in the world...
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Hand Hewn: The Traditions, Tools, and Enduring Beauty of Timber FramingCelebrate the artistry of timber-frame building with this fascinating look at how the natural, organic forms of trees become the framework for a home. Hand Hewn is a gorgeous exploration of the traditions of timber-frame building, a 7,000-year-old craft that holds an enduring attraction...
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All the Buildings in New York: Updated EditionA charmingly illustrated journey through New York City, neighborhood by neighborhood. All the Buildings in New York is a love letter to New York City, told through James Gulliver Hancock's unique and charming drawings of the city's diverse architectural styles and cityscape. His buildings...
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Zaha HadidZaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect, who for many years built almost nothing, despite winning critical acclaim. Some even said her audacious, futuristic designs were unbuildable. During the latter years of her life, Hadid's daring visions became a reality, bringing a unique new architectural...
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The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous HotelJournalist Julie Satow's thrilling, unforgettable history of how one illustrious hotel has defined our understanding of money and glamour, from the Gilded Age to the Go-Go Eighties to today's Billionaire Row.From the moment in 1907 when New York millionaire Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt strode through...
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The Invention of the Future: A History of Cities in the Modern WorldA kaleidoscopic and original new history of urbanization--from Lisbon to New York, Paris to Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires to Lagos For the past three centuries, urban dwellers and planners have imagined future cities that would be radically different from those of the...
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The Parks of Nashville: A History of the Board of Parks and Recreation (1984-2024)On July 4, 1984, Nashville celebrated Independence Day at Riverfront Park for the first time. The park itself was just a year old. Richard Fulton was mayor. The only Athena statue in the Parthenon was four feet tall. Fort Negley was a neglected ruin....
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The Golden Age of Normandale: An Illustrated Remembrance of Montgomery's Legendary Shopping CenterRising from a hay field in the southern section of Montgomery, Alabama, in the mid-1950s, the majestic Normandale Shopping City epitomized the excitement and growth of post-World War II America. Normandale became nationally renowned as an innovative, all-in-one retail mecca for shoppers seeking quality...
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The Art of the StonemasonDrawing on five generations of family tradition as stonemasons in his Native Scotland, Ian Cramb created this masterful work to pass on his knowledge and experience to craftsmen who wish to learn the ancient, but still necessary, principles of the stonemason's art.Author: Ian CrambPublisher:...
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Spomenik Monument DatabaseA guidebook to the wild world of communist minimalism in Tito's YugoslaviaSpomenik--the Serbo-Croat/Slovenian word for monument--refers to the memorials built in Tito's Republic of Yugoslavia from the 1960s to the 1980s, marking the horror of the occupation and the defeat of Axis forces during...
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