Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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If These Walls Could Talk: The Complete Story of What Took Place Within the Walls of 508 St. James Street, Richmond, Virginia, in Historic JacksoAuthor: Shirley R. HawkinsPublisher: Shirley R. HawkinsPublished: 08/29/2023Pages: 152Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41dISBN: 9798218069728
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Romanesque Art: Selected PapersSubjects include the sculptures of the cloister and the portal in the French abbey of Moissac, as well as the manuscript paintings and stone sculptures from the Castilian abbey of Silos. Schapiro applies evidence from numerous sources, such as literature, folklore, and political history,...
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Chicagoland Dream Houses: How a Mid-Century Architecture Competition Reimagined the American Home"Chicagoland Dream Houses is an engaging addition to the growing body of scholarship concerning Chicago's twentieth-century residential landscape characterized by a diverse group of architects and builders."--Michelangelo Sabatino, coauthor of Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929-1975Author: Siobhan MoroneyPublisher: University of Illinois PressPublished: 01/23/2024Pages:...
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Construction Law, Second EditionWritten by leading construction law practitioners, the Forum on the Construction Law's newly updated textbook Construction Law, Second Edition meets the pressing need for a comprehensive law school textbook. It provides a complete orientation to the construction industry and its processes, and it can...
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Total Performance Architecture: The Work of Booth HansenToward Total Performance chronicles forty years of architecture at Booth Hansen, a distinguished firm deeply rooted in the architectural tradition of Chicago. With Laurence Booth, FAIA, as design principal, Booth Hansen enjoys a reputation for timeless form through strict attention to the unique conditions...
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Social Transparency: Projects on HousingFor the past decade, the Los Angeles architect Michael Maltzan has designed multiunit housing in a city known for its proliferation of single-family residences. Working with the Skid Row Housing Trust, these projects advance new forms of supportive housing that address the services and...
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Architectural Design with Sketchup: 3D Modeling, Extensions, Bim, Rendering, Making, Scripting, and LayoutARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WITH SKETCHUP The most complete reference for anyone using SketchUp, fully updated to cover the latest features, with a new chapter on drawing preparation using LayOut This newly updated and revised Third Edition of Architectural Design with SketchUp covers all the topics...
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Kominka: The Beauty and Wisdom of the Japanese Traditional HouseFor centuries, the traditional folk houses known as " kominka" have provided shelter and embodied the values of the agrarian, merchant and samurai society of pre-modern Japan. Their huge sturdy posts and powerful beams have withstood earthquakes and other natural disasters, demonstrating the artistry...
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San Miguel de Allende: The Soul of MexicoSan Miguel de Allende is an exquisitely beautiful, well-preserved Spanish colonial town. This charming 480-year-old city, considered to be one of the most picturesque towns in Mexico, sits at an elevation of 6,400 feet on a vast plateau of rolling hills in the Sierra...
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Chinese Houses: The Architectural Heritage of a NationWinner of ForeWord Magazine's Architecture Book of the Year Award Exquisite examples of traditional dwellings are scattered throughout modern-day China. Chinese Houses focuses on 20 well-preserved traditional Chinese homes, presenting examples from a range of rural and metropolitan areas throughout China. The photographs of...
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Commodification and Spectacle in Architecture: A Harvard Design Magazine ReaderMore than ever, architectural design is seen as a means to promote commercial goals rather than as an end in itself. Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, for example, simply cannot be considered apart from its intended role as a catalyst for the economic...
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The Kitchen: A Journey Through Time-And the Homes of Julia Child, Georgia O'Keeffe, Elvis Presley and Many Others-In Search of theOne man's quest to seek out--and be inspired by--the great historic kitchens of Canada and the USA. John Ota was a man on a mission--to put together the perfect kitchen. He and his wife had been making do with a room that was frankly...
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A Conversation with Luis BarragánLuis Barragán (1902-1985) was a preeminent Mexican architect known for spare formulations and documentation of his design ideas. He was born in Guadalajara, where he practiced in the early years of his career, and later traveled extensively in Europe, where he became influenced by...
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The World Atlas of Art Nouveau ArchitectureThe result of years of research, this epic volume shows the global reach of the Art Nouveau idiomModernismo, Jugendstil or Art Nouveau--the different names given to Art Nouveau in different geographical contexts highlight the territorial scope and diversity of the style, but also its...
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Richard Neutra: Encounters with Latin AmericaRichard Neutra (1892-1970), an iconic figure in twentieth-century modern architecture, is particularly well known for his glamorous California houses. A native of Vienna, Austria, he studied at the legendary Sophiengymnasium in Berlin and under Adolf Loos. He later moved to Switzerland and then Berlin,...
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A History of BostonBoston is today one of the world's greatest cities, first in higher education, hospitals, life science companies, and sports teams. It was the home of the Great Puritan Migration, the American Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the first civil rights movement, the abolition movement, and...
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Tara Bernerd: PlaceTara Bernerd's interior design is highly regarded for her bold and contemporary approach to luxury. London-based designer Tara Bernerd is known for creating interiors that have a very special sense of place. Committed to the utility of good design, Bernerd works on an increasingly...
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Digital Design: A HistoryA groundbreaking history of digital design from the nineteenth century to today Digital design has emerged as perhaps the most dynamic force in society, occupying a fluid, experimental space where product design intersects with art, film, business, engineering, theater, music, and artificial intelligence. Stephen...
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Home: The Residential Architecture of D. Stanley DixonThe debut book from award-winning Southern architect Stan Dixon, one of a highly influential group of Atlanta-based architects and designers who are revolutionizing the design world with their work. Stan Dixon's edited approach to the classical elements of architecture creates an understated aesthetic that...
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Market Analysis for Real EstateMarket Analysis for Real Estate is a comprehensive introduction to how real estate markets work and the analytical tools and techniques that can be used to identify and interpret market signals. The markets for space and varied property assets, including residential, office, retail, and...
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