Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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The Lost City: Ian Maceachern's Photographs of Saint JohnAn Atlantic BestsellerFrom the 1950s through the 1970s, cities throughout North America engaged in disruptive periods of massive "urban renewal" of older, poorer areas. Neighbourhoods were razed to make way for freeways, housing projects, public amenities, sports arenas, and subdivisions. Planned communities replaced older...
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Kem Weber: Mid-Century Furniture Designs for the Disney StudiosKem Weber (1889--1960), a well-known mid-century architect, was part of the distinctive West Coast modernism movement that helped shaped the relaxed California lifestyle. He influenced California style during the mid-twentieth century with buildings architecture, interior designs and furniture, including his famed Air Line chair,...
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The Fire Horse: A Historic Look at Horses and FirefightingOf all the discussions about working horses, the fire department horse always brings up stories of heroic horses and the love the firemen had for them. The fire horse's history was not very long. However, the history of horse-drawn fire engines is rich with...
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Kitten Construction Company: A Bridge Too FurIn John Patrick Green's Kitten Construction Company: A Bridge Too Fur the feline builders return, this time, with dogs Construction has never been cuter than in this graphic novel for very young readers Marmalade and her crew of construction kittens are in high demand...
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The Owner Builder's Guide to Stone MasonryFrom simple stone walls to elaborate homes and studios, this is the ideal book for any DIY builder interested in working with stone. Thanks to its utility and cost-effectiveness, stone is an ideal construction resource for the astute owner-builder. Cheap and readily available, rock...
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Pulling Your Paintings TogetherPulling Your Paintings Together is a book about making connections: interweaving lines, shapes, and colors; moving backgrounds into foregrounds, positive shapes into negative ones, lost edges into found boundaries-all with the intention to create a painting or drawing that is a harmonious unit, with...
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Pulling Your Paintings TogetherPulling Your Paintings Together is a book about making connections: interweaving lines, shapes, and colors; moving backgrounds into foregrounds, positive shapes into negative ones, lost edges into found boundaries-all with the intention to create a painting or drawing that is a harmonious unit, with...
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Iconic Vision: John Parkinson, Architect of Los AngelesArchitect John Parkinson died in 1935, and the Los Angeles Times praised him: "Future generations have only to walk through the streets of Los Angeles to be reminded how much John Parkinson in his lifetime contributed to the city that grew up under his...
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Rebuilding Earth: Designing Ecoconscious Habitats for HumansA revolutionary guide to designing humane, eco-conscious homes, buildings, and cities of the future. It is estimated that the earth's population will expand to an unprecedented nine billion people over the next century. This explosion in population is predicted to place further stress on...
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Overton Park: A People's HistoryAt the heart of Memphis lies Overton Park, a 342-acre public space that contains the world-class Memphis Zoo, an old-growth forest, the Memphis College of Art, an amphitheater, and the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, among other beloved amenities. Founded in 1901, the park...
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Veranda Escapes: Alluring Outdoor StyleThis lavish book from Veranda--the magazine that knows the art of luxurious living--offers a wealth of ideas for creating exceptional outdoor rooms and spaces. You're invited to enjoy abundant gardens, elegant porches, stunning courtyards, and magnificent pools--all of which grace homes designed by the...
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Veranda EntertainingThe art and allure of elegant entertaining, from VERANDA. From a festive al fresco gathering to a fun pool party to an extravaganza in an exotic locale, Veranda's stunning new book shows you how to give your guests the time of their lives. It's...
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Architects' Houses (30 Inventive and Imaginative Homes Architects Designed and Live In)What does an architect's dream house look like? Explore the homes of thirty of the world's most talented architects. Inventive and imaginative homes in 17 different countries. Spacious or frugal, ambitious or modest, refined or rough-edged, daring or reductive, the inspiring buildings in Architects'...
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Design and Historic Preservation: The Challenge of CompatabilityDesign and Historic Preservation: The Challenge of Compatability addresses two questions central to design and historic preservation: what are the parameters of compatability in the design of additions to historic buildings and of new infill buildings in historic districts and landscapes. These papers, presented...
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The Heart of the City: Creating Vibrant Downtowns for a New CenturyDowntowns are more than economic engines: they are repositories of knowledge and culture and generators of new ideas, technology, and ventures. They are the heart of the city that drives its future. If we are to have healthy downtowns, we need to understand what...
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A Guide to Smithsonian Architecture 2nd Edition: An Architectural History of the SmithsonianThis second edition of A Guide to Smithsonian Architecture is now in color and fully updated. The buildings of the Smithsonian Institution not only contain impressive collections; they are themselves icons of great cultural significance, many of them part of the historic National Mall....
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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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