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How to Make a Home: An Ancient Guide to Style and Comfort

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Report copyright infringementby Vitruvius (Author), Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols (Editor), Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols (Translator)An entertaining and enlightening collection of ancient Roman writings about home design and decoration The idea that our homes can communicate professional as well as personal identities may seem as new as the work-from-home revolution. But it was second nature to the ancient Romans, for whom the home was in many ways the center of public and private life. Roman auth...

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Report copyright infringementby Christian M. Carrico (Author)Green Building: An Engineering Approach to Sustainable Construction fills a void in green building which has good textbook options for practitioners, architects, and sustainability experts, but not an engineering focused textbook focused on green building. This new text takes an engineering approach to evaluating green building techniques, systems, and materials. The book examines the built environment from inside out, looking at mi...

The Harmonious Home: Designing Peaceful, Personal Spaces Inspired by Nature

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Report copyright infringementby Rebecca Atwood (Author)A holistic approach to creating a home using the colors, patterns, and textures found in the natural world, from the author of Living with Color and Living with Pattern. Hailed by Vogue for her "approachable patterns and textiles" Rebecca Atwood shares a new method for styling your interiors, one guided by nature: specifically landscapes that capture your imagination. As an artist, she has found that the details of a landscape helps make ...

Cyclopedia of Carpentry and Contracting ...: Contracting Specifications; Estimating; Building Law

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Report copyright infringementby American Technical Society (Created by), Chicago American School (Created by)First published in 1907, this comprehensive guide to carpentry and contracting remains an invaluable resource for builders, contractors, and DIY enthusiasts. With detailed information on contracting, specifications, estimating, and building law, this cyclopedia has everything one needs to know to build with confidence and quality.This work has been selected by scholars as being cultura...

Neglected Dimensions: Sketches for Public Space

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Carter (Author)Poet, dramaturge and public artist, Paul Carter, writes and draws public space as a movement form, representing the neglected dimensions of the meeting place. His poetics of the trace finds a superb visual metaphor in John Warwicker's book design.The essay is a drawing out of implications in the sketches, a suspension of related but different thematic molecules, from which on a 'like to like' principle, sketches are periodically hatched. Col...

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Report copyright infringementby Nantucket Looms (Author), Linda Jane Holden (With), Mitchell Owens (Foreword by)With its revered past, Nantucket Looms globally recognized distinctive interiors style--bespoke handwoven textiles, artisanal furnishings, and local art that exudes the island's heritage--is coveted by today's tastemakers. In the early 1960s a reawakening was happening on Nantucket. Into this world stepped Andy Oates and Bill Euler, one skilled in fine arts and the other in the art...

A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher Brown (Author)A genre-bending blend of naturalism, memoir, and social manifesto for rewilding the city, the self, and society. A Natural History of Empty Lots is a genre-defying work of nature writing, literary nonfiction, and memoir that explores what happens when nature and the city intersect. During the real estate crash of the late 2000s, Christopher Brown purchased an empty lot in an industrial section of Austin, Texas. The property--abandoned...

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Rhodes (Author), Paul Goldberger (Foreword by)In this perceptive and illustrative look at the expressive and practical use of stone throughout history, Richard Rhodes unlocks the underlying principles of this ancient material--and explains the closely guarded "Sacred Rules" of the Freemasons guild for the first time ever. The relationship between mankind and stone is elemental and deeply ingrained in us all. Stone, after all, has been the primary buildi...

Modern Architecture in Mexico. Arquitectura Moderna En México - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Max L. Cetto (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important eno...

Fifty Doors of Cock & Balls: 40 Swear Words to Color For Stress Releasing

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Report copyright infringementby J. a. Florentine (Author)To release your stress from the big day, sometimes you need to swear. Anyway, to swear in the front of people is not look good. This coloring book is the way to solve the problem and help you feel more relax. Words and Fonts creativity are not just help you release stress but also entertain you in another way. Let's release your big day with this miracle coloring book. Number of Pages: 84 Dimensions: 0.17 x 11....

A Communications Theory of Urban Growth - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Richard L. Meier (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important...

Essay On the Theory and History of Cohesive Construction: Applied Especially to the Timbrel Vault

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Report copyright infringementby Rafael Guastavino (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is import...

A Place to Call Home: Timeless Southern Charm - Hardcover

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by James T. Farmer (Author), Emily Followill (Photographer)Modern design for a new age of Southern living. Combining the rich traditions of the past with the sensibilities of contemporary life, interior and garden designer James Farmer of Perry, Georgia, is unapologetically Southern. Tour eleven diverse homes in the deep South--makeovers, remodels, and new construction--as James Farmer brings together a cultivated mix of high and low, storied and new, collected and found; presenting them all ...

Home at Last: Enduring Design for the New American House - Hardcover

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by Gil Schafer III (Author), Eric Piasecki (Photographer)Bestselling author and popular American architect Gil Schafer returns with the final installment in his trilogy on the rewards of living in the American house. The work of Gil Schafer--one of the world's leading experts on contemporary traditional architecture--is beloved for its elegance, charm, and strong sense of history and place. Since his last book, Schafer has become a husband and stepfather, a change that has deepened his unders...

How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World - Hardcover

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by Deb Chachra (Author)NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Revelatory, superbly written, and pulsing with wisdom and humanity, How Infrastructure Works is a masterpiece." --Ed Yong, author of An Immense World A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, and all around us Infrastructure is a marvel, meeting our basic needs and enabling lives of astounding ease and productivity that would have been unimaginable just a century ago. It is the ...

What to See in Palm Springs, Local Tour Guide Tells All: Sights, History & Stories - Paperback

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by John Stark (Author)This is the must-have guidebook for anyone visiting Palm Springs and for anyone living in or around this desert resort city. What to See in Palm Springs was written by writer, journalist, and historian John Stark, a full-time Palm Springs resident and tour guide. His descriptive words and high-end photographs of Palm Springs are meant to transform you from a casual sightseer to a knowledgeable, well-informed tourist. This beautiful book is at home in your car or on your ...

Great Escapes Latin America. the Hotel Book - Hardcover

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by Angelika Taschen (Editor)Latin America is a cradle of ancient civilizations like those of the Incas, Maya and Aztecs, and later became the goal of European explorers and immigrants. It looks back on a long history, often full of contrasts and contradictions, but also has a very special multicultural atmosphere. This book presents unique, almost breathtakingly beautiful landscapes and places with extraordinary hotels. Short texts and practical information complement the superb photos. The p...

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by Zach Klein (Author), Freda Moon (Author)Learn to make your own quiet place somewhere with this inspiring journey inside tranquil cabins and handmade homes, from the creators of the wildly popular Cabin Porn phenomenon. Cabin Porn began as an online project created by a group of friends to inspire their own homebuilding. It has grown into a global phenomenon, attracting thousands of submissions from fellow cabin builders and a passionate audience of millions interested in simple, efficient ...

Japan Style: Architecture + Interiors + Design - Hardcover

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by Geeta Mehta (Author), Kimie Tada (Author), Noboru Murata (Photographer)Japanese homes speak to the soul and provide a contemplative environment from which to experience the world. Japan Style offers rare glimpses into twenty exquisite traditional homes in Japan. The lavish photographs in this volume demonstrate how Japanese design achieves a timeless tranquility using a few very simple, natural elements. Wood is the preferred building material since it is considered a "living" material; th...

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by Johan Van Lengen (Author)A former UN worker and prominent architect, Johan van Lengen has seen firsthand the desperate need for a "greener" approach to housing in impoverished tropical climates. This comprehensive book clearly explains every aspect of this endeavor, including design (siting, orientation, climate consideration), materials (sisal, cactus, bamboo, earth), and implementation. The author emphasizes throughout the book what is inexpensive and sustainable. Included are sections d...

Wild: The Naturalistic Garden - Hardcover

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Report copyright infringementby Noel Kingsbury (Author), Claire Takacs (Photographer)'This extraordinarily useful compendium should be required reading for anyone aspiring to ... a gorgeous garden.' - New York Times Book ReviewA stunning exploration of one of the hottest trends in garden design, nature-based planting with an eco-aware approach, featuring the work of leading designers such as Sean Hogan, Piet Oudolf, and Dan PearsonForget the mild, manicured gardens of the past: planting today...

Homes for Our Time. Contemporary Houses Around the World. 45th Ed. - Hardcover

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by Philip Jodidio (Author)Across small cottages and lavish villas, beach houses and forest refuges, discover the world's finest crop of new homes. This cutting-edge global digest features such talents as Shigeru Ban and Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-coming names like Aires Mateus, Xu Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia, Desai Chia, and Shunri Nishizawa. Here, there are homes in Australia and New Zealand, from China and Vietnam, in the United States and Mexico, and on to less expected places like Ecuador a...

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by Le Corbusier (Author)For the Swiss-born architect and city planner Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965), architecture constituted a noble art, an exalted calling in which the architect combined plastic invention, intellectual speculation, and higher mathematics to go beyond mere utilitarian needs, beyond "style," to achieve a pure creation of the spirit which established "emotional relationships by means of raw materials." The first major exposition of his ideas appeared in ...

Case Study Houses. the Complete CSH Program 1945-1966 - Hardcover

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by Elizabeth A. T. Smith (Author), Peter Gössel (Editor), Julius Shulman (Photographer)The Case Study House program (1945-66) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern residences that could be easily and cheaply constructed during the postwar building boom. The program's chief motivati...

Fire Island Modernist: Horace Gifford and the Architecture of Seduction: Expanded Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher Rawlins (Author), Alastair Gordon (Foreword by), Charles Renfro (Afterword by)Featuring new houses, many additional photographs and a new afterword, Fire Island Modernist offers a fascinating look at the history and culture of this "gay paradise" through the life and work of Horace GiffordAs the 1960s became the "Sixties," architect Horace Gifford executed a remarkable series of beach houses that transformed the terrain and culture of New York's Fir...

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by Olivia Broome (Author)- Green vs grey, plants vs concrete: 175 images of Brutalist structures interrogated by natureBrutalist architecture is commonly associated with a cold, austere aesthetic. But architects have long found ways of incorporating greenery into their more brutal designs, creating a striking contrast between the hard and the soft, the cold and the complex, the sharp edges of concrete and shapes of living plants. And even when not designed to do so, nature often has its own w...

The Gourmand's Egg. a Collection of Stories and Recipes - Hardcover

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by The Gourmand (Editor)Poached, scrambled, boiled, whipped into a cocktail, transformed into a painting medium, tossed at an enemy's house. As the most striking of paradoxes, the egg exists in happy suspension between humble household ingredient and ever-powerful source of life. One of the most enduring symbols throughout antiquity, eggs were used by the Romans to dispel evil spirits, modeled as priceless artifacts for the Russian nobility, and were woven into Egyptian mythology. In the deb...

Gothic: An Illustrated History - Hardcover

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by Roger Luckhurst (Author)A richly illustrated history of the Gothic across a wide range of media, including architecture, literature, and film The word Gothic conjures associations with the dark and melancholy, the weird and feared, and haunted places and people. In Gothic, Roger Luckhurst offers readers an unprecedented look at the ways this uncanny style has manifested itself through architecture, literature, film, art, video games, and more. From the works of Victor Hugo and E. T. A. Hof...

The Interior Design Handbook: Furnish, Decorate, and Style Your Space - Hardcover

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by Frida Ramstedt (Author), Mia Olofsson (Illustrator)The new comprehensive bible of interior design, from a home styling guru who has coached an entire Scandinavian generation in the art of creating a harmonious home. Frida Ramstedt believes in thinking about how we decorate, rather than focusing on what we decorate with. We know more today than ever before about design trends, furniture, and knickknacks, and now Frida familiarizes readers with the basic principles behind interior and stylin...

Built: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures - Paperback

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by Roma Agrawal (Author)Winner of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books The wonders of engineering revealed--by the inspirational female engineer behind the Shard, Western Europe's tallest building. While our cities are full of incredible engineering feats, most of us live with little idea of what goes into creating the built environment, let alone how a new building goes up, what it is constructed upon, or how it remains standing. In Built, star structural engineer ...

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by David Macaulay (Author)The construction and use of ancient Egyptian pyramids is beautifully and clearly outlined by David Macaulay, the acclaimed creator of How Things Work.Pyramid is a strong resource for readers looking to expand their knowledge of ancient Egyptian civilization, history, and architecture.Award-winning author-illustrator David Macaulay explores the philosophy of life and death in ancient Egypt through richly detailed black-and-white illustrations and clear, concise text.T...

A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised): The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture - Paperback

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by Virginia Savage McAlester (Author)The fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses. This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; expanded and completely new categories of house styles with photos and descriptions of each; an appendix on "Approaches to Cons...