Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Dacha: The Soviet Country CottageAn astonishing photographic record of a form of wooden architecture rapidly vanishing from the post-Soviet landscapeA dacha is a country house, made of wood, used by Soviet citizens to escape the rigors of the city for a rural idyll. Widespread in the countries of...
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Crossing Boundaries with Frank Lloyd Wright: How Ornament Led to ArchitectureFrank Lloyd Wright, America's most noted architect, crossed boundaries as he thought and as he designed. He discussed subjects like democracy, machine, convention, alternatively as advocate and adversary, and his architecture crossed the line between inside and out with projections and recesses whose complex...
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Counting Our BlessingsLike a sentinel, The Sacred Heart Church-"La iglesia del Sagrado Coraz n de Jes s"-sits at the crossroads, atop a hill, overlooking the bucolic green" valle" of Namb , New Mexico. From the panoramic and hallowed church property, one has clear vistas of the...
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Color Plus Design: Transforming Interior Space - Bundle Book + Studio Access CardLearn how to create unified and visually inviting spaces with the third edition of Color Plus Design. Author Ronald L. Reed shows how color and design, when used together, can organize any space around a theme or focal point, provide harmony or contrast, and...
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Classical ShindigMake the acquaintance of two of New Orleans' most beloved hosts and concert pianists, Michael and Quinn, who sure do know their shindigs.From seasonal celebrations to iconic book clubs to lavish parties for friends, family, and charities (both local and national), Michael and Quinn...
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Building and Dwelling: Ethics for the CityA reflection on the past and present of city life, and a bold proposal for its future "Constantly stimulating ideas from a veteran of urban thinking."--Jonathan Meades, The Guardian In this sweeping work, the preeminent sociologist Richard Sennett traces the anguished relation between how...
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Brutalist Italy: Concrete Architecture from the Alps to the Mediterranean SeaThe first book on Italy's unique Brutalist style, from the authors of Soviet AsiaWhat makes Italian Brutalist buildings different to their counterparts in other countries? Containing over 140 exclusive photographs--ranging from private homes to churches and cemeteries via football stadiums--across every region of the...
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Blue Dream and the Legacy of Modernism in the Hamptons: A House by Diller Scofidio + RenfroThe story of the creation of an astonishing house that renews and reinvigorates the spirit of the avant-garde in the HamptonsArchitecture critic Paul Goldberger tells the story of an extraordinary house on the Atlantic Double Dunes in East Hampton--Blue Dream, the result of a...
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Bim in Small Practices: Illustrated Case StudiesBIM (Building Information Modelling) is revolutionising architecture and construction, as more and more practices are realising the benefits it brings to design, sustainability, and construction. There is a perception that BIM is a process best left to large practices - requiring significant resources and...
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Being a Ukrainian Architect During Wartime: Essays, Articles, Interviews, and ManifestosAfter more than one year of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, thousands of civilians have been killed, and thousands of buildings, heritage sites, and entire cities have been damaged. Along with millions of other Ukrainian women and children, architectural historian Ievgeniia Gubkina had to...
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Art at Home: An Accessible Guide to Collecting and Curating Art in Your HomeFilled with expert advice and inspiring images, this informative guide by Grazia lifestyle editor Rachel Loos will give you the confidence to buy and display art, whatever your budget. Art brings colour, life, and personality to a home, yet so many of us feel...
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Architectural Missionary: D. Fred Charlton in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, 1887-1918The first and most prolific professional architect to reside permanently in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, D. Fred Charlton used the local Lake Superior sandstone to craft the distinctive style found in buildings throughout Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Born in England and trained there as a civil...
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Architecture: Form, Space, and OrderARCHITECTURE THE GOLD STANDARD IN INTRODUCTORY ARCHITECTURE TEXTS, FULLY UPDATED TO REFLECT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD For more than forty years, the beautifully illustrated Architecture: Form, Space, and Order has served as the classic introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design....
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Architects' DataArchitects' Data An indispensable tool for the initial stages of designing and planning a building project This new edition of the classic bestselling text provides, in one concise volume, the essential information needed as the basis for the more detailed design and development of...
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American Framing: The Same Something for EveryoneOriginating in 1832 in Chicago with a balloon-framed warehouse designed by George Washington Snow, the technique of timber framing--also known at the time as "Chicago construction"--introduced softwood construction to the world. Timber frame construction quickly came to dominate the built landscape of America because...
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All the Buildings in New York: Updated EditionA charmingly illustrated journey through New York City, neighborhood by neighborhood, updated to include newer buildings and more classic favorites. All the Buildings in New York is a love letter to New York City, told through James Gulliver Hancock's unique and charming drawings of...
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Advances in Architectural Geometry 2023This book contains 34 technical papers presented at the Advances in Architectural Geometry Conference held in Stuttgart 2023. Modern geometric computing increasingly plays a role in modeling environments and processing sensing information, providing a variety of tools for the efficient design, analysis, and manufacturing...
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Paris, City of Dreams: Napoleon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Creation of Paris"Armchair historians in particular will appreciate McAuliffe's readable yet detailed history supplemented with illustrations and bibliography." Booklist, Starred Review Acclaimed historian Mary McAuliffe vividly recaptures the Paris of Napoleon III, Claude Monet, and Victor Hugo as Georges Haussmann tore down and rebuilt Paris into...
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A Vision for Mariupol: The Easternmost Gateway of EuropeThe City of Mariupol's heroic defense and systematic destruction at the beginning of the Russian invasion have made it an international symbol of senseless brutality and Ukrainian defiance. The ruined city today still harbours the embers of that resistance.Join a multidisciplinary team of architects,...
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ADA in Details: Interpreting the 2010 Americans with Disabilities ACT Standards for Accessible DesignADA IN DETAILS Comprehensive visual interpretation of the ADA Standards for accessible design, expanded with 50% more content and comparisons with two additional codes and standards ADA in Details, Second Edition provides a visual interpretation of the Americans with Disabilities Act Standards (ADAS). A...
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