Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Building Natural Ponds: Create a Clean, Algae-Free Pond Without Pumps, Filters, or ChemicalsBuild a natural pond for wildlife, beauty, and quiet contemplation Typical backyard ponds are a complicated mess of pipes, pumps, filters, and nasty chemicals designed to adjust pH and keep algae at bay. Hardly the bucolic, natural ecosystem beloved by dragonflies, frogs, and songbirds....
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How They Decorated: Inspiration from Great Women of the Twentieth CenturyHow They Decorated illustrates some of the great rooms of the twentieth century, whose stylish residents influence our tastes today. Gloria Vanderbilt cleverly noted, "Decorating is autobiography." Reflecting that truism, the interiors in this book capture the individual approaches of these icons of style:...
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Frank Lloyd Wright: American MasterFrank Lloyd Wright presents a stunning overview of the work of this towering American genius, encompassing the entirety of Wright's long and extraordinarily prolific career. From his earliest work, such as the Home and Studio in Oak Park, IL, of 1889, to the wonderfully...
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Introduction to HousingThis foundational text for understanding housing, housing design, homeownership, housing policy, special topics in housing, and housing in a global context has been comprehensively revised to reflect the changed housing situation in the United States during and after the Great Recession and its subsequent...
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Architectural BodyA verbal articulation of the authors' visionary theory of how the human body, architecture, and creativity define and sustain one another This revolutionary work by artist-architects Arakawa and Madeline Gins demonstrates the inter-connectedness of innovative architectural design, the poetic process, and philosophical inquiry. Together,...
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Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village: The Creation of an Architectural MasterpieceThomas Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia is widely hailed as a masterpiece. It is his greatest architectural accomplishment, the summation of his quest for intellectual freedom. The story of the University encompasses the political and architectural worlds, as Jeffeson struggled against great...
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A Well-Kept Home: Household Traditions and Simple Secrets from a French GrandmotherThis classic volume--now available in a new, smaller format and at a reduced price--provides time-tested advice and old-fashioned wisdom for maintaining a lovely and inviting home. The frantic quality of modern life and our increasing reliance on technology and on manufactured goods has submerged...
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Small Houses of the Forties: With Illustrations and Floor PlansDesigned for the 1940s family with a limited budget but unlimited good taste, this fascinating volume presents 56 floor plans and elevations of lovely small homes that originally cost less than $15,000 to build. Each home, bearing the honorable designation of House-of-the-Month by the...
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American Country Houses of the Thirties: With Photographs and Floor PlansAbout 1912, a renaissance of interest in early American architecture occurred that claimed the attention of a broad cross-section of the culture. It was demonstrated not only by being a popular topic in books and magazines, but also by the public's passion for collecting...
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The Illustrations from the Works of Andreas Vesalius of BrusselsThe works of Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564) have long been regarded among the great treasures of the Renaissance. Published as medical books while he was teaching anatomy and dissection at the University of Padua, they include the Tabulae Sex (1538), intended as an aid to...
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The Architecture of Grosvenor AtterburyIn the final decade of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century, the United States experienced exponential growth and a flourishing economy, and with it, a building boom. Grosvenor Atterbury (1869-1956) produced more than one hundred major projects, including an array of grand...
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Hotel Design, Planning, and DevelopmentHotel Design, Planning, and Development, Second Edition, is a thorough overview of the important and fast-growing hospitality industry. It is revised and expanded from the previous edition--the "bible" for designers, developers, planners, and students. This edition, updated to include significant hotels developed internationally in...
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Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of ArchitectureBetween a nomad's tent and the Sears Tower lies a revolution in technology, materials, and structures. Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to buildings methods from ancient times to the present day, including recent advances in science and technology that have had important...
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The Perfectly Imperfect Home: How to Decorate & Live WellStyle is a luxury, and luxury is simply what makes you happy. Over the years, founding editor in chief of domino magazine Deborah Needleman has seen all kinds of rooms, with all kinds of furnishings. Her conclusion: It's not hard to create a relaxed,...
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Garden Cities of To-MorrowThe classic work that introduced the concept of the Garden City.Originally published in 1898 as To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform and reissued in 1902 under its present title, Garden Cities of To-Morrow holds a unique place in town planning literature. The book...
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Indian ArtThis concise yet lively new survey guides the reader through 5,000 years of Indian art and architecture. A rich artistic tradition is fully explored through the Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Colonial, and contemporary periods, incorporating discussion of modern Bangladesh and Pakistan, tribal artists, and the...
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Interior Designer's Portable Handbook: First-Step Rules of Thumb for the Design of InteriorsPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Your up-to-date, on-the-job quick referenceFully revised throughout, Interior Designer's Portable Handbook, Third Edition, helps you create workable, on-the-spot...
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David Chipperfield Architects: Museo JumexThe definitive account of Chipperfield's much-lauded Mexico City art museumLocated on a triangular site within the Polanco area of Mexico City, the internationally acclaimed Museo Jumex exhibits a sizable collection of contemporary art--Colección Jumex--and is part of a wider urban redevelopment. The extremely individual...
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Walter Gropius: An Illustrated BiographyA stunning visual biography of the life of Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus, and one of the world's most influential architects This illustrated biography tells the story of Gropius's life, beginning with his shattering experiences in World War One, his turbulent marriage to...
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Millennium Modern: Living in DesignFrom artworks and chairs to architecture, landscaping, and interior design, Michael Boyd's devotion to the principles of modernism is comprehensive. An artist and musician, he acquired his expertise as a collector, surrounding himself with rare and beautiful finds. His immersion in the philosophy and...
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