Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Harlem: Lost and FoundIn this beautifully illustrated study, historian Michael Henry Adams presents an evocative portrait of the various and divergent Harlems of yesteryear, from the Native American settlements discovered by the Dutch in the seventeenth century to the vibrant community of present-day preservationists.Long identified with African-American...
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Yves Saint Laurent: A Moroccan PassionIn this facsimile of a handwritten leather-bound journal, Pierre Berg , the longtime partner of Yves Saint Laurent, remembers their life together In this handwritten, personal memoir, Pierre Berg recalls his life with Yves Saint Laurent in Morocco. He remembers their arrival in Marrakech...
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Creative Interior SolutionsDesign luminary Vicente Wolf, master of a restrained, elegant, and global aesthetic, distills his decades of experience into an essential guide to interior design. In this book, celebrated AD100 designer Vicente Wolf shares the expertise he has honed over forty plus successful years in...
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Building with Wood: The New Timber ArchitectureLearn how cutting-edge innovations using one of civilization's oldest construction materials are reshaping the built environment in sustainable and beautiful ways. Natural, renewable, reusable, and aesthetically pleasing, wood is the consummate building material. Thanks to incredible advances in both application and sustainability, it is...
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Architecture and AbstractionA landmark study of abstraction in architectural history, theory, and practice that challenges our assumptions about the meaning of abstract forms. In this theoretical study of abstraction in architecture--the first of its kind--Pier Vittorio Aureli argues for a reconsideration of abstraction, its meanings, and...
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Boyle Abbey, Co Roscommon: Conservation, Architecture and Archaeological Excavations1982-2018Boyle Abbey is a National Monument in the town of Boyle, Roscommon. It was the principal Cistercian house in the kingdom of Connacht in the medieval period and its ruins today are among the best preserved of the order to be found in the...
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Newport Cottages 1835-1890: The Summer Villas Before the Vanderbilt EraA compelling account of the luxury and splendor of Newport's nineteenth-century summer "cottages." In his latest contribution to America's architectural record, Michael C. Kathrens gives house enthusiasts a superbly visual and informative book on Newport's early resort architecture. The nineteenth century was an incredibly...
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Portraits: Architectural ParablesMade In, one of Switzerland's most exciting architectural firms, present the quintessence of their thinking: a boundary- and thought-breaking book about art, perception and architectural design.Author: François CharbonnetPublisher: Park Publishing (WI)Published: 01/23/2023Pages: 656Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 4.49lbsSize: 11.80h x 7.30w x 1.70dISBN: 9783038603092About the AuthorFrançois...
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Smaller Cities in a Shrinking World: Learning to Thrive Without GrowthOver the past hundred years, the global motto has been "more, more, more" in terms of growth - of population, of the built environment, of human and financial capital, and of all manner of worldly goods. This was the reality as the world population...
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Twenty Five Thousand Days of MemoriesA Czech architect contemplates a return to nature in his approach to building designAt the age of 70, the Czech architect and author Martin Rajnis (born 1944) embarked on a four-year journey around the world, during which he studied the buildings of various nations...
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Small HousesA Small House is a tribute to the endless artistic inventiveness of architects and ingenuity of perception of the familiar and known concepts. It is also a conscious pivot towards sustainability and reduction of impact on the environment as well as a daring attitude...
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The Pediments of the ParthenonThis is the only comprehensive account of the Parthenon pediments in English and the first in any language since 1963. It serves as an up-to-date introduction to their study and includes new proposals for the restoration and interpretation of their composition. Debate on the...
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Supersizing Bliss: How We Have Betrayed Our Homes and the Happiness We SeekIn Supersizing Bliss, Toby Witte takes us along on a search for the creative spark that will lead to the creation of a home that will promise happiness. He shares his insights into the cultural trappings and market forces that have led to the...
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Montréal: Architectural GuideMontréal, Canada's second largest city and the centre of the franco-phone province of Québec, is a sprawling and green metropolis where French, British, and American architectural traditions meet. Many buildings and streets bear witness to the influence of the -Parisian École des Beaux-Arts; there...
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Old CubaOld Cuba presents an insider's view of the splendid colonial-era sites of the storied island nation, from the grand apartments and magnificent cathedral of Old Havana to the plantation homes of Pinar del R o. Cuba dominates the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico,...
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Savannah Architectural ToursTaking an architectural walking tour of Savannah is a great way to learn about the buildings and history of the city. This book, composed of three self-guided walking tours, takes you on a journey through Savannah's past and introduces you to the city's magnificent,...
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Julius Shulman. Modernism RediscoveredThe buildings burned in our memories, which to us represent the spirit of '50s and '60s architectural design, were those whose pictures were widely published in magazines and books; but what about those that got lost in the process, hardly or never appearing in...
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The Evolution of Urban Form: Typology for Planners and ArchitectsWhy are so many of our urban environments so resistant to change? The author tackles this question in her comprehensive guide for planners, designers, and students concerned with how cities take shape. This book provides a fundamental understanding of how physical environments are created,...
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Graphis Archigraphia ReduxArchigraphia ReduxA beautifully curated collectionof the best of environmental graphic design today, Archigraphia Redux is an essential reference for anyone interested in effective communications in the built environment.Graphis is proud to announce the introduction of a new book by Richard Poulin, a renowned multiple...
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Foundations of Interior Design: Bundle Book + Studio Access Card [With Access Code]Foundations of Interior Design, 3rd edition, offers a thorough update to this introduction to the creative, technical and business aspects of the interior design profession. By surveying design history, the elements and principles of design, professional practice, and more, Susan Slotkis provides a practical...
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