Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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The Encyclopedia of WoodWood: It's everywhere. The stuff literally grows on trees. We use it every day of our lives. Of course, this book is made from wood.Timber is one of our most valuable and vulnerable natural resources, and the best way to protect it is to...
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The Stages of Memory: Reflections on Memorial Art, Loss, and the Spaces BetweenFrom around the world, whether for New York City's 9/11 Memorial, at exhibits devoted to the arts of Holocaust memory, or throughout Norway's memorial process for the murders at Ut ya, James E. Young has been called on to help guide the grief stricken...
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A History of New York in 27 Buildings: The 400-Year Untold Story of an American MetropolisFrom the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times--the story of a city through twenty-seven structures that define it. As New York is poised to celebrate its four hundredth anniversary, New York Times correspondent Sam Roberts tells the story of the city through...
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Placemaking with Children and Youth: Participatory Practices for Planning Sustainable CommunitiesAn illustrated, essential guide to engaging children and youth in the process of urban designFrom a history of children's rights to case studies discussing international initiatives that aim to create child-friendly cities, Placemaking with Children and Youth offers comprehensive guidance in how to engage...
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In Julia's Kitchen: Practical and Convivial Kitchen Design Inspired by Julia Child"Most architects I know don't know anything about cooking, and their designs are not practical for cooks " Julia Child wrote to architect Pamela Heyne. Indeed, our contemporary kitchens are showplaces with islands, hidden appliances, and cold stone surfaces. They resemble laboratories more than...
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Gardens of the High Line: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes"If you can't get to the High Line. . . this is the next best thing." --The Washington Post Before it was restored, the High Line was an untouched, abandoned landscape overgrown with wildflowers. Today it's a central plaza, a cultural center, a walkway,...
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The Glass RoomA New York Times Best-Seller Honeymooners Viktor and Liesel Landauer are filled with the optimism and cultural vibrancy of central Europe of the 1920s when they meet modernist architect Rainer von Abt. He builds for them a home to embody their exuberant faith in...
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Landscapes in LandscapesBeautiful full-color illustrations of 25 gardens by one of today's most prolific landscape designers will inspire home gardeners and professionals alike to implement Oudolf's unique approach to planting - selecting perennials for form and texture as much as color, and appreciating them throughout the...
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Better Than New: Lessons I've Learned from Saving Old Homes (and How They Saved Me)A New York Times and USA Today Bestseller For the first time, Nicole Curtis, the star of the megahit HGTV and DIY Network show Rehab Addict, reveals her private struggles, her personal victories, and the inspiring lessons we can all learn from them. Nicole...
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Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's HomeHere is the best of both worlds: New houses with old world sensibilities. In Creating a New Old House, architect Russell Versaci shows you that it is possible to design and create a new house that looks and feels like it has always been...
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Architecture for KidsArchitecture for Kids is a book dedicated to children interested in architecture or design. It provides a visual learning style that helps to develop a design in thinking mentality and a photographic memory. In other words, kids will learn to see things in a...
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Interior Design: Make Your Home Look Amazing (Luxurious Home Decorating on a Budget)***SPECIAL OFFER *** LIMITED TIME OFFER 40% OFF (Regular Price $4.99) This #1 Best Selling Critically Acclaimed Book is now available Globally on Amazon - Download it Now This book is the definitive resource for Interior Design and Decorating. Interior design is crucial in...
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The Biltmore Estate: Gardens and GroundsHundreds of ornately decorated rooms, gardens and greenery and more--Walk through the history of the Biltmore Estate, one of America's many displays of personal wealth and decadence.In the spring of 1888, George Washington Vanderbilt returned to New York after spending weeks exploring the countryside...
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Lost InwoodInwood, the northernmost neighborhood of Manhattan, has a rich yet little-known history.For centuries, the region remained practically unchanged - a quaint, country village known to early Dutch settlers as Tubby Hook. The subway's arrival in the early 1900s transformed the area, once scorned as...
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Bayou Built: The Legacy of Louisiana's Historic ArchitectureLouisiana, the Bayou State, is famous for many things, including savory cuisine, great music, and a resident population whose mantra is "laissez les bons temps rouler"-let the good times roll The place is also noted for its historic architecture, which ranges from simple forms...
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American RusticAn intimate look at rustic homes, cabins, architecture, and decorating in true American rustic style. Included are fresh takes on traditional log cabins, sustainable projects, artistic abodes, and places for play--all artistically photographed and discussed in exquisite prose. From a New Mexico Pueblo to...
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Sticks and Stones: The Designs of Lew FrenchLew French is a master stonemason who finds and gathers hundreds of individual stones to create a single fireplace or an outdoor stone wall that looks like it had been there for hundreds of years. Rather than use a chisel, his stones have to...
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Behind the Fold: Dan Droz"Behind the Fold" documents the background, recent work and unique methods of sculptor, Dan Droz, who, at the age of 69, after a career as a designer and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, became a full-time sculptor. Despite his late start and exhibition constraints...
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Hans Dieter Schaal. Stage Architecture 2001-2021: With an Introduction by Wolfgang WillaschekPlay-acting but also the opera have only seemingly little to do with with our everyday life. Opera is a world of art in which reality is actually very much present, but condensed in such a way that it speaks to us in a particularly...
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HOW TO DESIGN YOUR DREAM HOME (In 25 Years or Less!)BUYING PROPERTY?BUILDING YOUR DREAM HOME?READ THIS FIRST!Learn how to save time and money, avoid common mistakes and make better decisions.REVIEWSOffer amateur designers cheerful, intimate opinions on creating an ideal living space...endearing enthusiasm... very useful... informal [and] occasionally amusing work." -Kirkus/Indie Reviews"For anyone who wants...
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