Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Outdoor Interiors: Bringing Style to Your GardenOutdoor Interiors highlights five styles for your garden: 'traditional', 'contemporary', 'playful', 'everyday' and 'minimal' - across different categories (dining, sitting, lounge, cooking and swimming).Author: Juliet RobertsPublisher: Lannoo PublishersPublished: 05/20/2023Pages: 256Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 4.05lbsSize: 12.86h x 9.69w x 1.05dISBN: 9789401488259About the AuthorBritish Juliet Roberts writes...
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Hagia Sophia in Context: An Archaeological Re-Examination of the Cathedral of Byzantine ConstantinopleThe Byzantine cathedral of Hagia Sophia has been a source of wonder and fascination since its sixth-century construction. It was the premier monument of the Byzantine capital, Constantinople, and remains one of the most recognizable symbols of modern Istanbul. Often seen as encapsulating Byzantine...
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Art and Protest: The Role of Art During the Campaign Which Led to the New Forest ACT (1877)Following official protection of natural environments for public benefit in Fontainebleau Forest in France (1861) and in Yosemite (1864) and Yellowstone (1872) in the USA, the New Forest Act of 1877 marked the first major instance in Britain. Art and artists were involved in...
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Along Route 1: Maine, New Hampshire, and MassachusettsRoute 1 in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts is an unapologetic combination of historic gravity, exuberant entertainment, unexpected juxtapositions, and wonderfully kitschy roadside attractions. New England road trippers will encounter roller coasters and candlepin bowling, lobster rolls and homemade pie, colonial-era taverns and granite...
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Domus 1940-1949Founded in 1928 as a "living diary" by the great Milanese architect and designer Gio Ponti, domus has been hailed as the world's most influential architecture and design journal. With style and rigor, it has reported on the major themes and stylistic movements in...
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Making Steaks Great AgainMaking Steaks Great Again and the Man Behind the Brand. The story of how Randall Swaney, a former advertising entrepreneur, created an award-winning, fun, casual destination prime steakhouse that became the Best Steakhouse in Mississippi.Author: Steve WillifordPublisher: Marshall SteakhousePublished: 12/23/2022Pages: 160Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.38lbsSize:...
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Towards a New ArchitectureOriginally published in French as a series of essays in the magazine "L'Esprit nouveau (revue)" beginning in 1921, "Towards a New Architecture" by Le Corbusier was published as a book in 1923 and first translated into English in 1927. Le Corbusier's revolutionary approach to...
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The Death and Life of Great American CitiesCompassionate, bracingly indignant, and keenly detailed, a monumental work that provides an essential framework for assessing the vitality of all cities."The most refreshing, provacative, stimulating and exciting study of this [great problem] which I have seen. It fairly crackles with bright honesty and common...
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Design For Identity: How to Design Authentically for a Diverse WorldDesign is expression, a service, an act of creativity. But if designers design for everyone, how can there be so little diversity in the profession? In this book, Jessica Bantom examines the implications of design in everyday life, from spaces and products to images...
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National Geographic Readers: Animal Architects (L3)Independent readers will learn all about nature's most amazing builders in this new leveled reader from National Geographic Kids. Ever wondered why beavers build dams? Or how spiders weave their intricate webs? In this reader, you'll meet brilliant birds, inventive insects, and amazing mammals...
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Cities: How Humans Live TogetherIf you could design a city that would be both a great place to live and good for the planet, what would it look like? Today, about four billion people--more than half the world's population--live in cities. This number could rise to seven billion...
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Paris Haussmann: A Model's RelevanceFirst published in 2017 in conjunction with an exhibition at the Pavillon de l'Arsenal in Paris, this widely praised and still much sought-after book becomes available again in a new edition. It offers an analytical review from today's perspective of the French capital's profound...
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Poplar Forest: Thomas Jefferson's Villa RetreatAuthor: Travis C. McDonaldPublisher: University of Virginia PressPublished: 05/08/2023Pages: 322Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.85lbsSize: 10.55h x 7.95w x 1.10dISBN: 9780813949635
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A. A. Fischer's St. Louis StreetscapesThe first biography of an unsung St. Louis builder. Though few people in contemporary St. Louis likely know his name, it's indisputable that builder A. A. Fischer left an indelible mark on the city's residential architecture. Between 1894 and 1929, Fischer was responsible for...
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Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles,: Fully Revised 6th EditionThe map may not be the territory, and the word may not be the thing, but this guide is as close as it gets. Since its first publication by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1965, this seminal vade mecum of Los...
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Uncommon Kitchens: A Revolutionary Approach to the Most Popular Room in the HouseFrom the former editor in chief of House Beautiful, a vividly fresh collection of personality-filled kitchen designs and remodeling wisdom from innovators, designers, and creative thinkers The past few years have made us all want to rethink our living spaces, particularly our kitchens. Our...
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Arthur Casas. ArchitectureA lavish publication dedicated to Studio Arthur Casas, an acclaimed architecture and interior design practice based in São Paulo and New York. Arthur Casas has been one of the most prolific and innovative architects in Brazil since the late 1980s. His projects, the work...
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Room 606: The SAS House and the Work of Arne JacobsenAn updated, rewritten and expanded edition of the cult classic exploring Jacobsen's midcentury design through the microcosm of a single hotel roomIn the center of Copenhagen, on the sixth floor of the Royal Hotel, Room 606 preserves the definitive masterwork of the Danish architect...
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The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really LiveTen years ago, Sarah Susanka started a revolution in home design with a deceptively simple message: quality should always come before quantity. Now, the book that celebrated that bold declaration is back in this special 10th anniversary edition featuring a new introduction and 16...
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Sublime Ideas: Drawings by Giovanni Battista PiranesiA beautifully rendered book that is the most important study of Piranesi's drawings to appear in more than a generation. In a letter written near the end of his life, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-78) explained that he left his native Venice because no patrons...
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