Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Not Interesting: On the Limits of Criticism in ArchitectureNot Interesting proposes another set of terms and structures to talk about architecture, without requiring that it be interesting. This book explores a set of alternatives to the interesting and imagines how architecture might be positioned more broadly in the world using other terms:...
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Behavioral Formation: Volatile Design Processes and the Emergence of a Strange SpecificityEmergent processes of formation create intensive, volatile, intricate, complex phenomena. These processes have come to define our contemporary understanding of the nature of becoming, which stands in contrast to established notions of architectural design and authorship. The design research of Roland Snooks is a...
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Gensler Research Catalogue Volume 2This is the second in Gensler's Research Catalogue series, and the first to be made available for public sale. Volume 1 received significant praise from academic, business, and design audiences - both for the insights it contained and for its design. Volume 2 builds...
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Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo HuntersAward-winning author Paul Goble examines the construction, art, and significance of the tipi to the Plains Indians in his newest book, entitled Tipi: Home of the Nomadic Buffalo Hunters. Through a re-telling of the old-timer's stories, Goble shows how the tipi was more than...
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New Hampshire Covered BridgesNew Hampshire's Covered Bridges**Color Edition** A Source book for Travelers, Photographers, Explorers** Descriptions to all of New Hampshire's 54 Remaining Historic Covered Bridges, as well as color photos of each one. **GPS Positions**Written Driving Directions**Instructions for Self-Guided Tours which include tours of Carroll County,...
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Junkspace with Running RoomJunkspace first appeared in the Harvard Design School Guide to Shopping (2001), a vast compendium of text, images, and data concerning the consumerist transformation of city and suburb from the first department store to the latest mega mall. The architect Rem Koolhaas itemized in...
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Designed to Perform: An Illustrated Guide to Providing Energy Efficient HomesThis book is an illustrated practical design guide to delivering better energy performance in all types of new build homes. It takes the form of an annotated details book, with photos taken from live construction sites, with the content based around diagrams, drawings and...
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F.L. Griggs (1876-1938): The Architecture of DreamsF.L. Griggs was acclaimed as one of the finest etchers of his time. Griggs' work links that of Turner, Blake and Palmer with the Neo-Romantics Graham Sutherland and John Piper. This is a scholarly account of Griggs' life and work.Author: Jerrold Northrop MoorePublisher: Clarendon...
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Simply Scandinavian: 20 Stylish and Inspirational Scandi Homes'Simply Scandinavian' is an inspirational survey of 20 outstanding homes, ranging from tiny cabins to elegant apartments in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark. 'Simply Scandinavian' is an inspirational survey of 20 outstanding homes, ranging from tiny cabins to elegant apartments in Sweden, Finland, Norway,...
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Built to Survive: How We Designed & Built a Sustainable, Secure & Survivable Custom HomeImagine that a natural disaster results in a blackout lasting not days, but weeks. Imagine a cyber attack by a terrorist group or rouge nation results in one lasting not weeks, but months. Imagine that an electromagnetic pulse EMP] caused by a high-altitude nuclear...
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Small Space Style: Clever Ideas for Compact InteriorsThese days, space is a precious commodity. Small Space Style is an inspiring guide to making the most of even the tiniest home. Sara Emslie embraces the positive aspects of living in a compact home and explores design and style solutions to the practical...
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Thrifty Chic: Interior Style on a ShoestringLearn how to reuse, recycle, restyle, restore, and revamp your old furnishings to create a stylish and unique home, without spending a fortune! Whether you are on a tight budget, or simply want to give your existing home a new look, Thrifty Chic provides...
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Spatial Strategies for Interior DesignThis book explores the ways in which the organization of interior space can be developed from the initial concept through to the planning of a project. The straightforward text explains strategies, processes, and methods that can be employed to transform an initial brief into...
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U.S. Bank Stadium: The New Home of the Minnesota VikingsIn the summer of 2016, the State of Minnesota and the Minnesota Vikings football team will unveil a new, state-of-the-art stadium in Minneapolis. More than a monument to football, U.S. Bank Stadium stands as a community space that hosts a range of events and...
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Moma HighlightsThis new edition of MoMA Highlights presents 375 works from the Museum of Modern Art's unparalleled collection of modern and contemporary art. Featuring 170 new selections--a greater representation of women, artists of color and artists from around the world--this updated volume reflects the inclusionary...
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Eaton Hall: Pride of King TownshipIn 1901, Florence McCrea married into one of the most prosperous families in the Dominion of Canada, becoming Lady Eaton fourteen years later when her husband, John Craig Eaton, was knighted. Not long after the death of her husband, Lady Eaton retired from her...
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The Covered Bridges of Ashtabula County, OhioWhen its first covered bridge was constructed on the Ashtabula-Trumbull Turnpike in 1832, Ashtabula County was closer to frontier than a new Connecticut. Its rutted roads promised adventure and suggested prosperity but also great hardship. Covered bridges, made mostly of local timber, would eventually...
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Chaumet: Photography, Arts, FetesThe fine jeweler Chaumet, established in 1780, is one of the crown jewels of Place Vend me. Following the release of a first slipcase set of M moire volumes, Assouline introduces a second set on the themes of F tes, the Arts, and Photography,...
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Let It Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar EnergyThe definitive history of solar power and technology Even as concern over climate change and energy security fuels a boom in solar technology, many still think of solar as a twentieth-century wonder. Few realize that the first photovoltaic array appeared on a New York...
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Great BuildingsOutstanding book in all respects...... Sensational pictures absolutely open eyes globally for all students. This book would certainly inspire students to learn more about the history and the wealth of information about people and places around the world. Now I must return to Brazil,...
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