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Trojan Goat: A Self-Sufficient House - Paperback

$34.20

by John D. Quale (Author), Uva - School of Architecture (Prepared by)The first volume in the Urgent Matters series, Trojan Goat: A Self-Sufficient House traces the design and construction of the University of Virginia's whimsically named, award-winning entry in the 2002 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. John D. Quale, the architectural advisor and coordinator for the project, provides here a firsthand account of the creation of the 750 square-foot solar-powered house.Aiming to make t...

Developing Sustainable Neighborhoods - Paperback

$22.99

by Atlantic Cohousi Mid Atlantic Cohousing (Author), Zev &. Neshama Paiss (Editor), Sharon Villines (Editor)The fastest growing housing market today is in green construction and sustainable systems. The greatest social demand is for community. Developing Sustainable Communities uses the model of cohousing communities as example for developing sustainable neighborhoods. Cohousing recreates the neighborhoods our parents grew up in and provides nurturing environments for children. This book ...

Imagining the Goetheanum: An Architectural Exploration in the Language of Polar Logic - Paperback

$24.30

by Jonathan Alesander (Author)From the back cover: "With both the poetry of insight and the analysis of observation, with impressive reach and sensitivity, in IMAGINING THE GOETHEANUM, the door to the building is opened slightly revealing a glimpse of the "living intent" of Rudolf Steiner's great architectural masterpiece." Angelica Moss, Architect.Rudolf Steiner: "Our building had to be a twofold structure. Its forms express the polar nature of the human being." The relation between the huma...

$43.15

by Lola Sheppard (Editor), Maya Przybylski (Editor)Bracket [at Extremes] includes critical articles and unpublished design projects that investigate architecture, infrastructure and technology as they operate in conditions of imbalance, negotiate tipping points and test limit states. We are conditioned, as designers of the built environment, towards the organization of people, programs and movement. Indeed the history of modern urbanism, architecture and building science has been predicated o...

Renewing Architectural Typologies: Mosque, House, Library: Makram El Kadi, Hernan Diaz Alonso, and Aoc - Paperback

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by Nina Rappaport (Editor), Leticia Wouk (Editor), Almino De Souza (Editor)This is the fifth book documenting the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professorship featuring the work of young architect-practitioners teaching in the advanced studios at Yale. The studios each explore new typologies and include the themes, "Once Upon A House," taught by Hernan Diaz Alonzo of the L.A. based architectural practice Xefirotarch, which examined the relationship of types versus species, where type is vie...

Architectural Timber Battens - Paperback

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by Edgar Stubbersfield (Author)There has been an increasing use of architectural timber battens in Queensland, and indeed Australia wide, over recent years and while they can certainly look excellent when first installed, they have the potential to be a maintenance nightmare. Following the failure of a high profile batten project where one fell to the ground, it needs to be recognised that there is the potential in a people occupied space for litigation.When researching the subject I came to ...

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by Edgar Stubbersfield (Author)My frustrations experienced trying to sell trouble free, low maintenance bridges has prompted me to write this book so standards will be raised. This book is intended to assist the following: Footbridge purchasers: Footbridges can and do fail and the best time asset owners have to address that risk is at the time of purchase. This book will, in part, give guidance to the asset owner on preparing the specification and so avoid shortcomings that have been seen in ...

Miracle on Fourth Street: Saving an Old Merchant's House - Paperback

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by Mary L. Knapp (Author)Miracle on Fourth Street is the story of the preservation of a family home that belonged to one of the early merchants of New York City. Lived in by one family for almost 100 years, the house was preserved as a museum upon the death of the last family member. The book recounts the struggle of the founder of the museum to realize his quixotic vi- sion, the critical intervention of an architect who devoted his life to an authentic struc- tural restoration, and the dedic...

An Old Merchant's House: Life at Home in New York City 1835-1865 - Paperback

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by Mary L. Knapp (Author)On East Fourth Street in New York City, there is a Hidden Treasure. Visitors climb the stoop, ring the bell, and magically step into the past.Lived in by one family for 100 years, The Merchant's House Museum is still the way it was in 1850-with its original furniture and personal family possessions, including dresses worn by the eight women in the family. This book tells how members of the merchant elite really lived at the time when New York City became the commercia...

Cottage Communities - The American Camp Meeting Movement: a Study in Lean Urbanism - Paperback

$37.80

by Sara N. Hines (Author)Cottage Communities is a study of the American Camp Meeting Movement, from 1786-present, showing how the planning, land use, governance, architecture and detailing created these unique places where a strong experience of community is clear even today. There are still approximately 1000 Camp Meeting Grounds left from a high point of over 3000 locations. Camp Meetings are about vernacular or historic design, as well as a resource for those interested in urban design, in...

Churches And Castles Of Medieval France (1895) - Paperback

$44.57

by Walter Cranston Larned (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 296 Dimensions: 0.62 x 9 ...

The History of the Mansion House - Paperback

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by Sydney Perks (Author)Originally published in 1922, this book contains a history of Mansion House, the home and office of the Lord Mayor of London. Perks provides detailed background of the site and its history, and many photographs and plans of the house and its interior are included in the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of London and its buildings. Number of Pages: 344 Dimensions: 0.72 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN Publication Date: January 01, 2015

Contrasts: Or, a Parallel Between the Noble Edifices of the Middle Ages and Corresponding Buildings of the Present Day - Paperback

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by A. W. Pugin (Author)Among the most influential figures of the Gothic Revival in nineteenth-century Britain, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) distinguished himself as an architect, author and interior designer. He had crafted furniture for George IV at Windsor, but his greatest triumph was the design and fitting out of the new Palace of Westminster with Charles Barry (1795-1860) following the fire of 1834. First published in 1836, Contrasts is Pugin's most famous work, championing t...

Sabrina Soto Home Design: A Layer-By-Layer Approach to Turning Your Ideas Into the Home of Your Dreams - Paperback

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by Sabrina Soto (Author)A simple, step-by-step design process from popular HGTV personality and Target style expert Sabrina SotoPeople want their homes to look the way they do in their imaginations--beautiful colors, stylish furniture, and attractive lighting, with ample storage for all their stuff. The thing that stands between most homeowners and the home design they dream of is the lack of a simple, effective decorating process. They have the ideas, but they're hungry for the ""how."" In t...

Design Management for Architects - Paperback

$151.11

by Stephen Emmitt (Author)This guide integrates theory and practice to offer practical solutions for architects to improve their design management skills. This unique guide helps architects improve their management skills by addressing the relationship between the management of the design project and the design office. The author demonstrates how a professionally managed project, conceived and delivered within a professionally managed office ensures that client values are translated into cons...

$131.31

by Mark Karlen (Author), Rob Fleming (Author)Conquer the complexity of interior design with a logical, methodical approach Space Planning Basics is a definitive introduction and principle resource for thousands of designers. With step-by-step methodology based on the author's several decades of design experience, this authoritative guide has become the de facto reference for an entire generation of designers. This updated fourth edition includes digitized drawings, diagrams, and matrices thro...

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by David Yeomans (Author)Structural engineering is central to the design of a building. How the building behaves when subjected to various forces - the weight of the materials used to build it, the weight of the occupants or the traffic it carries, the force of the wind etc - is fundamental to its stability. The alliance between architecture and structural engineering is therefore critical to the successful design and completion of the buildings and infrastructure that surrounds us. Yet struc...

Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture: Contemporary Techniques and Tools for Digital Representation in Site Design - Paperback

$131.31

by Bradley Cantrell (Author), Wes Michaels (Author)Combine traditional techniques with modern media for more communicative renderings Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture: Contemporary Techniques and Tools for Digital Representation in Site Design, Second Edition bridges the gap between traditional analog and new digital tools by applying timeless concepts of representation to enhance design work in digital media. The book explores specific techniques for creating landscape designs, inc...

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by Susan S. Fainstein (Editor), James Defilippis (Editor)Featuring updates and revisions to reflect rapid changes in an increasingly globalized world, Readings in Planning Theory remains the definitive resource for the latest theoretical and practical debates within the field of planning theory. Represents the newest edition of the leading text in planning theory that brings together the essential classic and cutting-edge readings Features 20 completely new readings (out of 28 total) for the...

Diversity Among Architects: From Margin to Center - Paperback

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by Craig Wilkins (Author)Diversity among Architects presents a series of essays questioning the homogeneity of architecture practitioners, who remain overwhelmingly male and Caucasian, to help you create a field more representative of the population you serve. The book is the collected work of author Craig L. Wilkins, an African American scholar and practitioner, and discusses music, education, urban geography, social justice, community design centers, race-space identity, shared landscape, a...

Tree House Coloring Book for Adults: Escape to Nature's Haven and Unleash Your Creativity - Paperback

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by Laura Seidel (Author)Immerse yourself in the magical world of tree houses with this captivating coloring book designed specifically for adults. Explore intricate illustrations of stunning tree house retreats nestled among lush foliage, surrounded by the beauty of nature. Let your imagination soar as you bring these enchanting scenes to life with color, creating your own serene getaway within the pages of this book. Over 50 detailed illustrations of tree houses in various natural settings H...

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by Clothier Franklin Edminster (Author)This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have electe...

Site Planning and Design Handbook 2e (Pb) - Paperback

$170.10

by Thomas Russ (Author)Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Essential site planning and design strategies, up-to-date with the latest sustainable development techniquesDiscover how to incorporate sound environmental considerations into traditional site design processes. Written by a licensed landscape architect with more than 20 years of profes...

A History of Royal Arch Masonry V1 - Paperback

$69.05

by Everett R. Turnbull (Author), Ray V. Denslow (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 624...

The Seven Lamps of Architecture - Hardcover

$66.17

by John Ruskin (Author)Contents: Lamps of Sacrifice, Truth, Power, Beauty, Life, Memory, and Obedience; Notes, Index. Illustrated. Number of Pages: 284 Dimensions: 0.75 x 6 x 9.02 IN Publication Date: September 10, 2010

Early Days on Boston Common (1910) - Paperback

$33.05

by Mary Farwell Ayer (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 138 Dimensions: 0.3 x 11 x 8.2...

Nature's Harmonic Unity: A Treatise on Its Relation to Proportional Form (1912) - Paperback

$48.89

by Samuel Colman (Author), C. Arthur Coan (Editor)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 342 Dimen...

The Dukes Of Albany And Their Castle Of Doune (1881) - Paperback

$44.57

by William Fraser (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 286 Dimensions: 0.6 x 11 x 8.25 I...

Specimen Book Of One Hundred Architectural Designs (1879) - Paperback

$30.17

by Amos Jackson Bicknell (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 84 Dimensions: 0.17 x 9 x ...

A New Series Of Designs For Ornamental Cottages And Villas: With Estimates Of The Probable Cost Of Erecting Them (1838) - Paperback

$28.73

by Peter Frederick Robinson (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pages: 78 Dimensions: 0.16 x 1...

An Introduction To City Planning: Democracy's Challenge To The American City (1909) - Paperback

$35.93

by Benjamin Clarke Marsh (Author), George Burdett Ford (Other)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Page...

American Footprints In Paris: A Guide Book Of Historical Data Pertaining To Americans In The French Capital (1921) - Paperback

$37.37

by Francois Boucher (Author), Frances Wilson Huard (Translator)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number of Pag...