Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Memphis Movie TheatresMemphis has always been a theatrical town--a crossroads in the center of America for entertainment as well as commerce. Movies are among the many things that travel through the city, both for distribution and exhibition. Thousands of people who have lived here or just...
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Catholic Churches of DetroitDetroit was once known as the City of Churches. From a primitive log chapel on the banks of the Detroit River three centuries ago to the contemporary structures in the far-flung suburbs, the Catholic churches that grace southeastern Michigan pique the interest and admiration...
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Toledo: A History in Architecture 1914 to Century's EndBy World War I, Toledo's prosperity paralleled the growing popularity of the automobile, which transported citizens to impressive homes along the Maumee River, Ottawa Hills, Westmoreland, and Old Orchard. After World War II, stores, theaters, and businesses migrated out of 19th-century city boundaries as...
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San Luis Obispo: A History in ArchitectureSan Luis Obispo was founded in 1772 as a mission in the foothills of the Santa Lucia Mountains on California's Central Coast. The city that grew from a rustic pueblo, with its scattering of adobe buildings, today has a wealth of architectural styles. From...
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Libro de colorear para adultos - Casas de ensueñoPáginas para colorear para adultos - casas de sus sueños!Author: Alex DeePublisher: Independently PublishedPublished: 04/22/2017Pages: 36Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.07dISBN: 9781521129371Language: SpanishThis title is not returnable
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Advancing Equity Planning NowWhat can planners do to restore equity to their craft? Drawing upon the perspectives of a diverse group of planning experts, Advancing Equity Planning Now places the concepts of fairness and equal access squarely in the center of planning research and practice. Editors Norman...
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2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design(a) Design and construction. (1) Each facility or part of a facility constructed by, on behalf of, or for the use of a public entity shall be designed and constructed in such manner that the facility or part of the facility is readily accessible...
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Architectural Drafting Simplified"Architectural Drafting Simplified" is a practical and instructive drafting text that introduces and progressively guides the reader through basic architectural processes, concepts, and drafting techniques for wood framed construction. Through presented examples, drawing projects, and step-by-step illustrations, the reader is acquainted with the basics...
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Creating My Green Roof: A guide to planning, installing, and maintaining a beautiful, energy-saving green roofThinking about installing a green roof on your home but don't know where to start? Creating My Green Roof is for homeowners who are considering a green roof but need more information about the costs, process, and next steps before moving forward. The book...
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Dynamic Urban Design: A Handbook for Creating Sustainable Communities WorldwideAdvance Praise for Dynamic Urban Design "Finally, in one book a complete guide to the theory, practice, and potential of urban design by one of Canada's preeminent urban designers." -David R. Witty, former dean, School of Architecture, University of Manitoba, Canada "Michael von Hausen...
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21st Century Lighting DesignLights fascinate. From functionality to style, the design of lighting is an area of design that is in a constant state of flux, with technologies allowing designers to now create lighting that can now manipulate and play with form, establishing the discipline to hold...
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Homes of Hollywood StarsHomes of Hollywood Stars highlights the souvenir postcards and folders that were sold to millions of tourists who visited Hollywood between 1920 and 1970--an era known as the Golden Age of Hollywood. Some of the actors of those years permitted their elegant residences to...
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San Diego's KensingtonThe mid-city San Diego neighborhood of Kensington was conceived as a streetcar suburb. Composed of several subdivisions, the first was Kensington Park, mapped on April 8, 1910. The principals involved in developing Kensington were also involved in creating the 1915 Panama-California Exposition in Balboa...
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Historic Magnolia CemeteryNew settlements require proper resting places for their dead. Around 1763, British troops officially gained control of Baton Rouge and established a small fort on the Mississippi River there. However, since 1719, soldiers and white explorers had been buried near Native American mounds. Baton...
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O Glorious City: A Love Letter to San FranciscoO Glorious City is an exuberant love letter to San Francisco from Jeremy Fish, a beloved artist who enjoys a massive fan base for his edgy artwork. When Fish was invited to create 100 new works of art in honor of City Hall's 100th...
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Better Living Through Origami: 20 Creative Paper Projects for a Beautiful HomeTake papercraft to a new creative level and turn your home into a designer haven with this mindful DIY interiors book by Dutch design duo Studio Snowpuppe. Learn how to create 20 items of functional home decor using simple, origami inspired paper folding and...
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American Chartres: Buffalo's Waterfront Grain ElevatorsOn a visit to Buffalo, New York, the French poet Dominique Fourcade was awed by the huge concrete grain elevators that line the city's river and lakefront. Turning to his guide, the poet Susan Howe, he exclaimed, The American Chartres! Taking Fourcade's exclamation as...
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National Geographic Kids Everything Castles: Capture These Facts, Photos, and Fun to Be King of the Castle!Young readers will be spellbound by this story of fierce battles, dark dungeons, secret passageways, and medieval characters, made all the more vivid by true tales from experts in the field. Fun facts and photos, including reenactment shots, illuminate the lives of the inhabitants...
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French RefreshedSimplicity is the new era of chic.Despite the grandeur in which Louis XIV and his descendants Louis XV and Louis XVI lived in the magnificent Château de Versailles, extravagance rarely suggests elegance these days. Befitting spaces less assumedly scaled than the vast palace, alluring,...
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Ten Books on ArchitectureMarcus Vitruvius Pollio's "Ten Books on Architecture" is the most complete treatise on the subject of architecture from antiquity and for hundreds of years influenced major buildings around the world. Dating to the first century B.C., the "Ten Books on Architecture" are not only...
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