Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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How to See: Visual Adventures in a World God Never MadeA new edition of George Nelson's classic guide to visual appreciation, released on the fortieth anniversary of its original publicationOriginally published in 1977 by iconic American furniture manufacturer Herman Miller, George Nelson's critically acclaimed manifesto on how to recognize, evaluate, and understand the objects...
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Innovation in Practice (in Theory)In what is arguably a most crucial time for discourse around issues that are concerned with the political, institutional, and social shape of worlds to come, this book explores the agency of the project of architecture and its processes of innovation by constructing an...
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Spatial Diversity and Dynamics in Resources and Urban Development: Volume II: Urban DevelopmentThis double-volume work focuses on socio-demographics and the use of such data to support strategic resource management and planning initiatives. Papers go beyond explanations of methods, technique and traditional applications to explore new intersections in the dynamic relationship between the utilization and management of...
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Residential Kitchen and Bath DesignResidential Kitchen and Bath Designprovides students with a core knowledge of this interior design sub-specialty and equips them with skills they can use to create residential kitchens and baths that are both functional and beautiful. The text begins with an overview of the kitchen...
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Kentucky: Historic Houses and Horse Farms of Bluegrass CountryAuthor: Pieter EstersohnPublisher: Monacelli PressPublished: 05/27/2014Pages: 256Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 3.64lbsSize: 11.30h x 9.33w x 1.13dISBN: 9781580933568About the AuthorPieter Estersohn is a photographer of architecture and interiors. His work regularly appears in major shelter magazines, including Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Elle Décor, and he has...
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New York 1880: Architecture and Urbanism in the Gilded AgeThis is the fourth volume in architect and historian Robert A. M. Stern's monumental series of documentary studies of New York City architecture and urbanism. The three previous books in the series, New York 1900, New York 1930, and New York 1960, have comprehensively...
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Living Politics in the City: Architecture as Catalyst for Public SpacePublic space and performativity from the perspective of architectureIn recent decades, architecture has been seen as a field of practice that contributes greatly to the performativity of public space. In spite of the explosion of virtual communities through social media and the limitations imposed...
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Living Colours: Discovering Their Language to Understand and Use Them in Decorating Your HomeThegreat mystery of color explaine using the kowledge we have from history to science, from art to psychology. Why does the color catch our attention and fascinate us until seducing us? The answer is easy: because it is mysterious. Speaking of color means taking...
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Sky-High: A Critique of Nyc's Supertall Towers from Top to BottomPart architectural guidebook and part critique, Sky-High documents the pencil-thin, supertall towers that are transforming New York City's skyline as well as its streets. New York City's penchant for building skyward has reached new heights with its crop of supertall towers--those that rise at...
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A Life in Design: Celebrating 30 Years of InteriorsAcclaimed interior designer to the Hollywood A-list, Kathryn M Ireland celebrates 30 years of decorating in A Life in Design. Organized by location, the book takes an overview of the interiors Kathryn has designed over the past 30 years, including her own homes in...
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Jake Arnold: Redefining ComfortThe first book from a rising star of the interior design world, whose signature style has earned him celebrity clientele, coveted design collaborations, and a place on the AD100 list. In just a few years, the pioneering young British designer Jake Arnold has become...
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Aldo Van Eyck: Pastoor Van Ars Church, the Hague: A Timeless Sacral SpaceThis volume chronicles the 1969 design and construction of Aldo van Eyck's Pastoor van Ars Church in the Hague. It incorporates early Christian basilica forms with avant-garde elements referencing Mondrian and Brancusi.Author: Aldo Van EyckPublisher: Walther Konig VerlagPublished: 10/03/2023Pages: 224Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9783753303055
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On Becoming an ArchitectA vivid memory and sharp focus on sensory detail--particularly sights, sounds, emotions--enable Frank Welch to narrate the extraordinary story of his life with great richness and insight. From his boyhood in Sherman, Texas, through his education at Texas A&M in the 1950s and his...
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Sprawl and Suburbia: A Harvard Design Magazine ReaderSprawl is the single most significant and urgent issue in American land use at the turn of the twenty-first century. Efforts to limit and reform sprawl through legislative "Smart Growth" initiatives have been enacted around the country while the neotraditionalist New Urbanism has been...
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Athens on the Frontier: Grecian-Style Architecture in the Splendid Valley of the West, 1820-1860Author: Patrick Lee LucasPublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublished: 03/28/2023Pages: 250Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.91w x 0.94dISBN: 9780813196886This title is only available via back order
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Ancient Rome: An Illustrated HistoryAn authoritative account of political and military history, art, architecture and culture, sumptously illustrated throughout.Author: Nigel RodgersPublisher: Lorenz BooksPublished: 12/04/2018Pages: 512Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 4.10lbsSize: 10.40h x 8.10w x 1.30dISBN: 9780754834205About the AuthorNigel Rodgers, who has a degree in history and the history of art...
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The Most Famous Landmarks in the World: History and curiosities explained for children and adultsDo you wish to expand your children's knowledge of famous global landmarks, inspire awe in them, give them some sense of place, destination, and wish them to learn these engineering marvels in a fun and exciting way that will leave them etched in their...
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Alchemy: The Material World of David AdjayeA fascinating new take on the architecture of Sir David Adjaye OM OBE, exploring how he chooses, uses, and combines materials, and the extraordinary buildings and structures that result David Adjaye is one of the most in-demand architects today, known for his thoughtful interpretation...
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Rene Gonzalez Architects: Not the Little House on the Prairie"Gonzalez has lately emerged as one of Miami's most influential young architects." -Raul A. Barreneche, the New York TimesSpecializing in the design of museum and gallery spaces, hospitality, commercial retail and residential projects, Miami-based Rene Gonzalez Architects also endeavors to develop solutions to rising...
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Jamestown, New York: A Guide to the City and Its Urban LandscapeNew York's small cities are little-known treasure troves of American history. Among them, Jamestown stands out with a memorable and engaging cityscape highlighted by steep hills, brick streets, a remarkably intact city center, and numerous buildings of historical and architectural interest.Peter A. Lombardi's Jamestown,...
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