Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Siah Armajani: Follow This LineArmajani unites art and architecture, Persian calligraphy and abstract expressionism, American vernacular architecture and Russian constructivismIn Tehran, children walking home from school would scrape their pencils against the walls, tracing their paths through the city and chanting follow this line. Siah Armajani (born 1939)...
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Early Islamic Qiblas: A survey of mosques built between 1AH/622 C.E. and 263 AH/876 C.E.New archeological evidence clearly demonstrates that early Islamic mosques were not erroneously oriented as previously thought. Using modern technology and satellite imaging, Canadian historian Dan Gibson has discovered that early Islamic mosques were oriented to four different places. And they are not where Islam...
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Shipping Container Homes: The complete guide to shipping container homes, tiny houses, and container home plans!SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMESInside this book, you will discover exactly what shipping container homes are, what the benefits are, what permits you need to build one, and how to get started. Utilizing shipping containers in your building design doesn't only provide you will a unique...
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Prussian Socialism and Other EssaysOswald Spengler, in the aftermath of the Great War, gained international repute as a philosopher-historian whose apparently doom-laden forecast on the eclipse of Western Civilisation, The Decline of The West, struck a chord amidst a period of moral, cultural, social and economic decay, around...
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The Language of Houses: How Buildings Speak to UsIn the 1980's, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Alison Lurie wrote a meditation on clothing as an expression of history, social status and individual psychology. The Language of Clothes (Random House) came to be highly regarded in the literature of couture and design.Lurie has returned...
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The Bim Management HandbookAn authoritative and practical road map for those implementing and managing BIM workflows. With the 2016 deadline for BIM level 2 fast approaching and the growing realisation of the huge benefits BIM brings these skills are becoming industry essentials. Concentrating on the how rather...
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Age-Friendly Housing: Future Design for Older PeopleThis book embeds the principles of how we should approach the design of future housing for an ageing population, reminding us that this is not about 'other people', but about each of us. This book focuses on anticipating the needs and aspirations of the...
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The Honan Chapel: A Golden VisionThe strength of the book is its marvelously rich and detailed discussion of a 'case study' within the Arts and Crafts movement and the carefully constructed description of every aspect of the Chapel provides a coherency to Irish Arts and Crafts that enriches studies...
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Rockett St George: Extraordinary Interiors: Show-Stopping Looks for Unique InteriorsSelf-acknowledged 'design junkies' Lucy St George and Jane Rockett launched their online interiors store in 2007. Ten years on, Rockett St George has revitalized the interiors market with their quirky, glamorous and distinctive collections. Self-acknowledged 'design junkies' Lucy St George and Jane Rockett launched...
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The Building Site in Eighteenth-Century Ireland: Arthur GibneyThis study by the late Arthur Gibney takes you among labourers, craftspeople, contractors, builders, and designers as they populate the building sites of eighteenth-century Ireland. Gibney tells a story that has never been told so comprehensively before. What kind of contracts bound those involved?...
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The Wonder of the North: Fountains Abbey and Studley RoyalA history and tour of this exceptionally beautiful designed landscape in North Yorkshire. Dubbed "the Wonder of the North" in 1732, the National Trust's Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Estate (now a World Heritage Site) encompasses one of the largest, most magnificent and beautiful...
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How We Live Now: Making Your Space Work Hard for YouHow We Live Now is an inspiring guide to making the most of every square inch of your space. This practical, problem-solving book will help you take a long hard look at your home and work out how to make the most of every...
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Made of Wood: In the HomeMade of Wood is a celebration of recycled pieces, age-old crafting techniques, clean modern lines, and global influences as well as art and tableware with a handmade feel. Made of Wood is a celebration of recycled pieces, age-old crafting techniques, clean modern lines, and...
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Megastructures: Tallest, Longest, Biggest, DeepestAn in-depth look at the world's mightiest structures. Stunning foldout pages, panels, diagrams, photographs and Mega Facts boxes make this book a stimulating read for all ages. Megastructures describes how and why these structures were designed and built. It explains the physics behind the...
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Welcome to Friar Park: A Guide for Time-Travelers visiting the estate owned by The Beatles' George HarrisonHave you ever wondered what it would be like to time-travel back to one of England's most incredible country estates? Now you can Our unique guide offers detailed maps that accompany a series of unforgettable, intricately detailed walking tours through the gorgeous grounds &...
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Famous Times: Historic Woolsheds of Hawkes BayThe Gordon family have a historic woolshed, which was built in 1886. It has been turned into a museum to the sheep industry and has an auditorium, where shearing and dog shows are held for tourists. The idea came to Angus Gordon, one of...
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Abandoned Detroit: Vacant SchoolsAbandoned Detroit: Vacant Schools provides an in-depth look into Detroit's most infamous crumbling schools and decaying educational infrastructure. A city that was once bustling with life with full neighborhoods now sits in disrepair. Schools with beautifully decorated hallways and packed classrooms are now left...
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Kindergarten Chats and Other Writings [Revised Edition]2014 Reprint of 1947 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Louis Henry Sullivan was one of the foremost American architects, and has been called the "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism". He is considered by many...
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Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape DesignersAn inspiration for young people who love to design, build, and work with their hands, Women of Steel and Stone tells the stories of 22 female architects, engineers, and landscape designers from the 1800s to today. Engaging profiles based on historical research and firsthand...
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Japanese Garden Notes: A Visual Guide to Elements and DesignThe undisputed American master of Japanese garden scholars."--New York Times, Dominique BrowningMatching some 400 color photographs to brief, informed observations, renowned garden designer Marc Peter Keane walks us through 100 Japanese gardens, stopping along the way to note essential elements of design, technique, and...
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