Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Americana: Farmhouses and Manors of Long IslandSet between the sound and the sea, Long Island is home to some of America's most intriguing country houses. This book highlights the best examples, telling the story of each through outstanding contemporary color photography. The dwellings, which began as 17th-century homesteads and 18th-century,...
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Downtown Honolulu's Lost Buildings and Forgotten ArchitectsA comprehensive development history of nearly 200 buildings of downtown Honolulu, most of which are long gone yet worthy of remembrance and documentation. Buildings are listed by street address, and the book includes many "now and then" photograph comparisons plus thumbnail bios of over...
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Mass Timber: Design and ResearchMass Timber / Design and Research presents new research and design work with Mass Timber, a new construction technology, well-known in Europe, but relatively unfamiliar in the United States. Leading the Mass Timber design dialogue in the US, the author, Susan Jones, an architect...
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An Architect's Cookbook: A Culinary Journey Through DesignThis book represents the first 16 years of Glen Coben's design agency. Coben has had the distinct pleasure of working with some of the greatest chefs of this present time--having had a front-row seat to witness the growth of "farm-to-table" cuisine, "molecular gastronomy," the...
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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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Italian Villas and PalacesThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Bingo the FlamingoOn the outside, Bingo appears like every other flamingo at Zoo-Town Zoo: Tall. Feathery. Pink. But on the inside, Bingo yearns to be an architect. Bingo's untapped talents are put to the test when an unusual circumstance occurs at the zoo. Will she have...
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My First Construction Site: Grab Your Toolbox and Get Building!Introduce your little one to the joys of construction in this interactive activity book full of building fun! Use the cardboard cut outs to make a blueprint or fill your toolbox with a hammer, shovel, hard hat, and more!My First Construction Site is the...
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The North Atlantic CitiesThe North Atlantic Cities by Charles B. Duff, which is available for the first time in the United States, is a book on urban development and urban life masquerading as a book on architecture. It is the story of four hundred years of architecture...
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Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the MallLonglisted for the Porchlight Business Book Awards "A smart and accessible cultural history."-Los Angeles Times A portrait--by turns celebratory, skeptical, and surprisingly moving--of one of America's most iconic institutions, from an author who "might be the most influential design critic writing now" (LARB). Few...
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The Living City: Why Cities Don't Need to Be Green to Be GreatA sociologist explores why "green cities" won't fix everything--and urges us to celebrate urban life as it is Everywhere you look, cities are getting greener. The general assumption is clear: if something is unhealthy or bad about urban life today, then nature holds the...
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At Home: A Client's Appreciation for Authentic ArchitectureWith more than 100 color photos, author Deborah Lencioni Lapp tells the story of her life in the houses she's called home, and in so doing, demonstrates the importance of architecture in our everyday lives. Having worked closely with renowned architect Arthur Dyson on...
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Owl's Head: A Hidden GemOwl's Head - A Hidden Gem tells the stories of a unique Des Moines neighborhood that has maintained the charms of childhood dreams while also housing many who have blazed new trails.Nestled behind major roadway Grand Avenue on Des Moines' west side is a...
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Columbus, Indiana's Historic Crump TheatreNot since the construction of the Columbus courthouse had one man and his vision received as much publicity from local newspapers as John Crump and his theater, designed and built by architect Charles Sparrell in 1889. This is the story of the passion, struggles...
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Arden-ArcadeArden-Arcade is a vibrant community. The first inhabitants were members of the Valley Nisenan tribe; however, world events, including the arrival of Europeans and the Gold Rush of 1849, changed the area's dynamics in drastic ways. Arden-Arcade was part of the Mexican land grant...
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Cool Dogs, Cool Homes: Living in Style with Your Pet PoochStep inside 20 inspiring interiors where beloved dogs feel perfectly at home. You may have the coolest home on the street, but a house is not a home without a dog. So how do you keep your interiors Instagrammable when you have a canine...
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The Purpose of the Gospel of Mark in Its Historical and Social ContextThis study investigates the issues of the origin and purpose of the Gospel of Mark. The author argues that Mark's Gospel was written in Galilee some time after the Jewish Revolt in 70 AD for a Christian audience that was living under the threat...
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Idea City: How to Make Boston More Livable, Equitable, and ResilientRacial strife, increased social and economic discrimination, amplified political friction, and growing uncertainty around the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change have laid bare many inequalities within the city of Boston. How will these disruptions and inequities influence the city's future, especially...
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Design for Resilience: Making the Future We Leave BehindA beautifully written and illustrated framework for resilient design that is as pragmatic as it is inspiring, showing us not only how but why we should design differently. Design for Resilience is a timely, visionary map for creating restorative design that addresses humanity's most...
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On Display: Styling Your Collections and Mastering the Art of the Perfect #ShelfieUse your shelves to display your favourite finds and create evolving works of art with inspirational ideas from expert stylist and keen collector Geraldine James. Find out how you can use what you already have in a stylish and unexpected way to revitalize a...
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