Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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The Place of HousesWith a new epilogue Richly illustrated with houses large and small, old and new, with photographs, plans, and cutaway drawings, this is a book for people who want a house but who may not know what they really need, or what they have a...
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The Architect's Handbook of Professional PracticeThe definitive guide to architectural practiceBusiness, legal, and technical trends in architecture areconstantly changing. The Architect's Handbook of ProfessionalPractice has offered firms the latest guidance on those trendssince 1920.The Fifteenth Edition of this indispensable guidefeatures nearly two-thirds new content and covers all aspects ofcontemporary...
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Smoky Mountain Modern: The Architecture of Hubert Bebb in PostcardsSince its inception in 1934, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has consistently ranked as the most visited national park in the United States. Many visitors approach the park through its northern entrance at the resort town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee.In 1950, as the park...
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Sketchup for Site Design: A Guide to Modeling Site Plans, Terrain, and ArchitectureThe site designer's guide to SketchUp's powerful modeling capabilities SketchUp for Site Design is the definitive guide to SketchUp for landscape architects and other site design professionals. Step-by-step tutorials walk you through basic to advanced processes, with expert guidance toward best practices, customization, organization,...
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Romantic Modernist: The Life and Work of Norman Jaffe Architect 1932-1993Early one day in the late summer of 1993, the famously prolific architect Norman Jaffe went for a swim at the beach in Bridgehampton, New York, as he did almost every morning. But on this particular morning, he never returned. With his disappearance, Jaffe...
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Prefab and Modular: Prefabricated Houses and Modular ArchitectureEmbrace the world of innovative opportunities provided by prefabrication and modular construction, billed by many as the future of modern architecture.Step into the new era of architecture and design with Prefab and Modular, a well-curated collection of prefabricated and modular housing as well as...
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Ornament Is Not a Crime: Contemporary Interiors with a Postmodern TwistThe distinctive visual language, bright colors, and unexpected materials of the '80s postmodernists are making a comeback. After decades of minimalism, midcentury modern, and Scandinavian design, a new wave of architects and designers are experimenting with shape, scale, and symbolic references to add expression...
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New England TikiNew Englanders are as far away from the South Pacific as any American can be, yet when tiki fever gripped the country in the mid-twentieth century, even they were not immune. Tropical-themed restaurants and bars sprang up in the unlikeliest of places, from coastal...
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Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: A True StoryMake way for history as only Dave Eggers could stage it. It all started when John "Minnie" Moore built a mine in Idaho and sold it to Englishman Henry Miller. Then Henry married a local lass named Annie and built her a mansion, hence...
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Louis I. Kahn: The Last NotebookAn intimate record of Kahn's musings on design, coupled with preparatory drawings of his monumental last projectPublished in honor of the 50th anniversary of his death in March 1974, this volume is a facsimile of the notebook in which Louis Kahn drew and wrote...
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Life in a Cave in Petra with the Bdoul: 1981-1986From 1981 until 1986, the archaeologist Judith McKenzie, then a graduate student at the University of Sydney, traveled to the ancient site of Petra in Jordan, living in a cave there for extended periods, in order to survey and measure architectural moldings on the...
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Kate Chapman: Adobe Builder in 1930s Santa FeKate Muller Chapman arrived in New Mexico at the time Santa Fe Style architecture was just developing. In the 1920s and 1930s Kate designed adobe houses, and directed local workmen during construction. Well versed in the tenets of the evolving Santa Fe Style, Kate...
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Fourth Ward Charlotte: A Neighborhood HistoryTake a walk through this intimate and charming neighborhood. In 1970, Charlotte's Fourth Ward was a desolate zone of vacant lots dotted with boarded-up and burned-out buildings. Today, the neighborhood is a leafy mix of Victorian homes, modern in-fill houses and stately apartment buildings....
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Designing Complexity: The Methodology and Practice of Systems Oriented DesignThis book addresses one of the most pressing issues of our time: How can we design for, with, and in service of the complex world we live in? How can we be useful as designers in a rapidly changing world due to technological, political,...
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Crafting History: Archiving and the Quest for Architectural LegacyWhat constitutes an archive in architecture? What forms does it take? What epistemology does it perform? What kind of craft is archiving? Crafting History provides answers and offers insights on the ontological granularity of the archive and its relationship with architecture as a complex...
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Controversial Monuments and Memorials: A Guide for Community LeadersThe impetus for the first edition was violent actions---the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017, which was touched off by discussions about removing a statue to Robert E. Lee, and resulted in the death of Heather Heyer. Since the publication of the...
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Cómo Se Construye Una CasaBuilding the perfect house takes work, and it can't be done alone! This newly translated edition of a Gail Gibbons classic introduces Spanish language readers to the ins and outs of how homes are built. Step by step, learn how a house is built--from...
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Cities An Environmental HistoryCities are amongst our greatest creations. Yet, with cities now home to over half the world's population, there is increasing concern over their unchecked expansion and the detrimental effect this is having on the planet. This unfettered growth is affecting every ecosystem on Earth,...
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Authentic Interiors: Rooms That Tell StoriesPhilip Gorrivan does not merely decorate. Instead, he creates a unique and authentic narrative of his clients' next chapter through the singular surroundings he designs for them."Provides much to savor."--Publishers WeeklyIncorporating vivid hues, a palette of intriguing textures, and a scholarly understanding of exquisite...
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Around the World in 80 BuildingsWhere can you eat dinner under the sea? Which country has the most pyramids? Can a church become a swimming pool?Including a stunning central gatefold map that opens out to reveal where all 80 structures are located, this book is a visual celebration of...
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