Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Classic Florida Style: The Houses of Taylor & TaylorThe Miami Beach-based architecture and interior design firm presents luxurious private residences from Orlando to Key West, reinterpreting Florida styles from Mediterranean to Art Deco.Though the husband-and-wife team of Taylor & Taylor travel widely to find design inspiration in the U.S., Europe, South and...
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Jeremiah: Inspired InteriorsA second volume to celebrate the master of interior design illustration. Inducted to the prestigious Interior Design Hall of Fame in 1987 Jeremiah Goodman has long been revered within the interior design community for his ability to infuse static rooms with warmth and personality....
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Home Field: An Illustrated History of 120 College Football StadiumsFor a fan, few things match the pleasure of entering a college football stadium on a Saturday afternoon. The significance of these buildings to their respective institutions can hardly be overestimated, especially their intangible way of drawing together students, alumni, and entire communities. In...
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Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens: Design Principles, Aesthetic ValuesThe art of the Japanese garden is a 1,500-year-old landscape design tradition that is still evolving, still instructive. Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens explains the fundamental principles of this tradition and describes how those principles may be applied to a much...
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The Majesty of St. Charles AvenueThe story of St. Charles Avenue as a pictorial biography of the grandest thoroughfare of America's most romantic city. Many of these interiors have never been published.Author: Kerri McCaffetyPublisher: Pelican Publishing CompanyPublished: 10/31/2001Pages: 224Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 3.03lbsSize: 12.52h x 9.20w x 0.91dISBN: 9781565547889About the...
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Demolition: Practices, Technology, and ManagementAs the built environment ages, demolition has become a rapidly growing industry offering major employment opportunities. During the 1990s the number of contractors grew by nearly 60 percent and there are now over 800 US companies focused on demolition, as well as many more...
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Alhambra: The History and Legacy of the Moors' Most Famous Palace in Spain*Includes pictures *Includes various contemporary accounts of Alhambra *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Give him alms, lady, for there is nothing in life as wretched as being blind in Granada." - Francisco Alarcon de Icaza, Mexican poet Tucked away on...
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Awesome Engineering SkyscrapersFollow the development of skyscrapers, as they have grown taller and taller, and more fantastical through engineering skill, design and ambition.Author: Sally SprayPublisher: Capstone PressPublished: 01/01/2018Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 10.50h x 8.50w x 0.30dISBN: 9781543513332Audience: 08 - 10Review Citation(s): Booklist 05/15/2018 pg. 42
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Balboa Park and the 1915 ExpositionThe Panama-California Exposition of 1915 established San Diego as a focal point of cultural activity in California. The Spanish Colonial Revival exposition buildings, along with those from a second exposition in Balboa, house several of the great museums of San Diego. This 1,200-acre park...
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Girl at the EdgeKaren Dietrich can stop your heart with a sentence.--Paula McLain, author of The Paris WifeNot a single resident of St. Augustine, Florida, can forget the day that Michael Joshua Hayes walked into a shopping mall and walked out the mass murderer of eleven people....
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Run AwayA perfect family is shattered when their daughter goes missing in this "brilliantly executed" New York Times bestselling thriller from a "master storyteller" (Providence Sunday Journal).You've lost your daughter. She's addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. And she's made it clear that...
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Berkshires: Coach Inns to CottagesThose hustling to find lodging in the Berkshires today may not know they are repeating a two-hundred fifty-year-old ritual. In the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, the Berkshires played host to some of the most fascinating characters in American literature, politics, business, and...
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Whitemarsh Hall: The Estate of Edward T. StotesburyWhitemarsh Hall, known as "the Versailles of America," was one of the largest and most exquisite estates in North America. Edward Townsend Stotesbury, one of the wealthiest Philadelphians in the early twentieth century, commissioned renowned architect Horace Trumbauer to build the one-hundred-forty-sevenroom mansion in...
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Colour in the Flower Garden"Colour in the flower garden" is a vintage book on gardening that focuses on the use and variety of colourful flowers. It offers guidance for which flowers are best for each season, providing detailed descriptions, simple instructions, and expert tips to help the reader...
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The Poetic Edda: A Collection of Old Norse PoemsThe Poetic EddaA Collection of Norse PoemsTranslated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and NotesBy Henry Adams BellowsTwo Volumes in OneAmerican Scandinavian FoundationThe Poetic Edda is the modern attribution for an unnamed collection of Old Norse poems. Several versions exist, all consisting primarily of...
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The Nicomachean EthicsNicomachean Ethics focuses on the importance of habitually behaving virtuously and developing a virtuous character. Aristotle emphasized the importance of context to ethical behavior, and the ability of the virtuous person to recognize the best course of action. Aristotle argued that happiness and well...
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Instant Wall Art - Butterfly Botanical Prints: 45 Ready-To-Frame Vintage Illustrations for Your Home DécorAdd style to any wall with forty-five vintage, colorful butterfly and botanical prints--a top design trend for 2017 according to Elle Décor and Better Homes and Gardens. Wall art adds instant style to any space, but paintings, prints, and posters can quickly eat up...
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The Kalevala: The Epic Poem of FinlandSuomen kansalliseepos Kalevala perustuu Elias Lonnrotin kokoamiin kansanrunoihin. Ne ovat kalevalaista runoutta, eli ne on tehty kalevalaiseen runomittaan. Kalevalan luomismyytin mukaan maailma syntyi sotkan munasta. Kalevala kuvaa muun muassa Kalevalan ja Pohjolan kansojen seka eri paahenkiloiden valisia kiistoja, kostoreissuja ja kosiomatkoja seka Sammon rakentamista...
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Poseidon: God of the Sea and EarthquakesIntroduces the Greek god Poseidon and explains his importance; features well-known Greek myths about this god; and includes a map of ancient Greece and a family tree of the principal Greek gods. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative sidebars,...
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Hades: God of the UnderworldIntroduces the Greek god Hades and explains his importance; features well-known Greek myths about this god; and includes a map of ancient Greece and a family tree of the principal Greek gods. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, informative sidebars,...
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