Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Plug-Ins: Design for City Making in BarcelonaThis book's central argument is that plug-ins, situated design outcomes that aim to enrich the complex system of the city and expand its potentialities, are a solid yet supple conceptual framework for rethinking how design can be a key agent in city making. This...
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Concrete and Steel: Architecture from Europe and the Middle EastIn the history of industrialization and modern times, there is no building material that has been as defining as concrete and steel. The material is so ubiquitous that it is often taken for granted. And yet, it is a material with a fascinating history,...
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House by the LakeLonglisted for the Orwell Prize Named a Best Book of the Year by The Times (London), New Statesman (London), Daily Express (London), and Commonweal MagazineIn the summer of 1993, Thomas Harding traveled to Germany with his grandmother to visit a small house by a...
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Vom Blütengarten Der Zukunft: Das Neue Gartenjahr in Bildern Und Erfahrungen Aus Dem Reiche Der Winterharten DauerpflanzenThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Readings in Planning Theory 4eFeaturing updates and revisions to reflect rapid changes in an increasingly globalized world, Readings in Planning Theory remains the definitive resource for the latest theoretical and practical debates within the field of planning theory. Represents the newest edition of the leading text in planning...
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Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration"If you are determined to encourage creativity and provide a collaborative environment that will bring out the best in people, you will want this book by your side at all times." --Bill Moggridge, Director of the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum "Make Space is...
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Picture Book of Rivers and Lakes: For Seniors with Dementia, Memory Loss, or Confusion (No Text)Picture Book of Rivers and Lakes: For Seniors with Dementia, Memory Loss, or Confusion (No Text) This calming picture book is designed to offer self-empowerment, hope, and dignity to people with dementia, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, or those rehabilitating after a stroke. It has 40 high...
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Brice MardenThroughout his career, American artist Brice Marden (born 1938) has explored various modes of painterly abstraction, producing monochrome canvases in nuanced, muted hues as well as calligraphic compositions on a grand scale. This book marks the long-term exhibition of Moss Sutra with the Seasons...
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Outrigger Design for High-Rise BuildingsOutrigger systems are rigid horizontal structures designed to improve a building's stability and strength by connecting the building core or spine to distant columns, much in the way an outrigger can prevent a canoe from overturning. Outriggers have been used in tall, narrow buildings...
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Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social EngagementThe role of the global architect in society is changing. Instead of waiting for commissions to come their way, architects are initiating and developing practical solutions in response to dramatically changing living conditions in many parts of the world today. Small Scale, Big Change...
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Msu Campus--Buildings, Places, Spaces: Architecture and the Campus Park of Michigan State UniversitySince its founding in 1855, Michigan State University has emerged from its modest "oak opening" in the wilderness to become a large campus park. This story reflects the commitment of campus leaders since the nineteenth century to develop MSU as a beautiful and educational...
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The Senior Cohousing Handbook - 2nd Edition: A Community Approach to Independent LivingHow to make your senior years healthy, safe, social, and stimulating. "Architect and author Chuck Durrett's recently released book Senior Cohousing Handbook comes at a time of high interest in greening, sustainable housing and affordable living concerns. Durrett's new book is a comprehensive guide...
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Made to Measure: Meyer Davis, Architecture and InteriorsSince forming their practice in 1999, Will Meyer and Gray Davis have designed some 200 private and public spaces that epitomize hip luxury style. Their interiors are as dazzling and dramatic as they are comfortable and welcoming--a carefully calibrated balancing act that has become...
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The Missions of New Mexico Since 1776The Bicentennial of the United States in 1976 gave rise to myriad projects. In New Mexico-still a borderlands possession of Spain in 1776-an unusually keen Franciscan observer, Fray Francisco Atanasio Dom nguez, painted an extraordinarily detailed and often unflattering word picture of the colony....
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Southwestern Ornamentation & Design: The Architecture of John Gaw MeemJohn Gaw Meem was one of New Mexico's most renowned architects and his legacy is in part his contribution to the preservation and renewal of historic American Southwestern architecture. Because of his interest in the preservation, restoration and revival of this architecture, one of...
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The Fourth Dimension in Architecture: The Impact of Building on BehaviorThis study of how the architecture of a building influences the people who work in it is of interest to architects, behavioralists, and management personnel as well as fans of architecture in general. Mildred Reed Hall and Edward T. Hall founded Edward T. Hall...
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Vintage Living: Creating a Beautiful Home with Treasured Objects from the PastVintage lifestyle expert and interior designer Bob Richter shows us how to find the best vintage treasures and how living with them brings beauty, comfort and personal meaning into our homes. Bob Richter has been thrifting and collecting vintage treasures for more than forty...
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Home: The Best of the New York Times Home Section: The Way We Live NowAppealing and innovative houses that show creativity, ingenuity, and design savvy for all homeowners today. With striking photographs and compelling stories from its vast home-design archive, the editors of the New York Times's beloved Home section offer a look at how contemporary homeowners make...
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Thomas Pheasant: Simply SereneThe work of influential, award-winning interior designer Thomas Pheasant is best described as contemporary classical and simply serene. Celebrated interior designer Thomas Pheasant is best known for his seamless melding of tradition and the contemporary. His spaces are fresh and of the age yet...
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Yamasaki in Detroit: A Search for SerenityAlthough his best-known project was the World Trade Center in New York City, Japanese American architect Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1986) worked to create moments of surprise, serenity, and delight in distinctive buildings around the world. In his adopted home of Detroit, where he lived and...
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