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The Houses of Guinness
$40.00 Read moreAn exploration of the Guinness family through their houses, published to coincide with the new Netflix series House of Guinness.
Best-selling author Adrian Tinniswood tells the histories of the legend- Author: Tinniswood, Adrian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 18 2025
- ISBN10: 1785516078
- Language: English
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Towards a Nude Architecture: A Visual Compendium of Japanese Hot Springs
$39.95 Read moreA deep dive into the hidden world of Japanese hot springs, from fabled origins to modern manifestations
As one of the most volcanically active geographies in the world, the islands of Japan gush with n
- Author: Zohar, Yuval
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 27 2025
- ISBN10: 9462088802
- Language: English
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Ukrainian Modernism: Modernist Architecture of Ukraine
$34.95 Add to cartThe most comprehensive publication to date on the stunning modernist architecture that defined the landscape of Soviet-era Ukraine
What does Ukrainian modernist architecture look like, and why isn’t it
- Author: Soloviov, Dmytro
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1739887875
- Language: English
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Jewish Country Houses
$60.00 Add to cartAn exploration of the world of Jewish country houses, their architecture and collections, and the lives of the extraordinary men and women who created, transformed, and shaped them.
Country houses ar- Series: Tauber Institute Series for the Study of European Jewry
- Author: Carey, Juliet
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 300
- Publish Date: November 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1684582202
- Language: English
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Modern Architecture
$29.99 Read moreColquhoun, an eminent scholar in the field of architecture, offers here a new account of international modernism that explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses i… [more below]
- Series: Oxford History of Art (Paperback)
- Author: Colquhoun, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: July 18 2002
- ISBN10: 0192842269
- Language: English
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Architecture: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Read moreThis highly original and sophisticated look at architecture helps us to understand the cultural significance of the buildings that surround us. It avoids the traditional style-spotting approach and in… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions #72
- Author: Ballantyne, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: December 19 2002
- ISBN10: 0192801791
- Language: English
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The Black Family Who Built America: The McKissacks, Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers
$28.99 Add to cartThe riveting story of the McKissack family–the founders of the leading Black design and construction firm in the United States, from its beginnings in the mid-1800s to its thriving status today–in a… [more below]
- Author: McKissack Daniel, Cheryl
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 1668033992
- Language: English
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Towards a New Architecture
$34.99 Add to cartThe only piece of architectural writing that will be classed among the essential literature of the 20th century.
- Author: Corbusier, Le
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: January 06 2009
- ISBN10: 1638232571
- Language: English
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World Architecture: The Masterworks
$50.00 Add to cartWill Pryce unveils a world of beauty and genius in this unparalleled, specially photographed survey of the world’s architectural master- pieces. More than 350 color photographs celebrate the finest bu… [more below]
- Author: Pryce, Will
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0500342741
- Language: English
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Illustrated Dictionary of Historic Architecture
$49.95 Read moreIn this volume, noted Columbia University Professor of Architecture Cyril M. Harris offers a unique tour through the entire history of architecture: an extraordinary compendium of clear, concise defin
- Series: Dover Architecture
- Author: Harris, Cyril M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: March 01 1983
- ISBN10: 048624444X
- Language: English
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Adaptive Reuse in Architecture: A Typological Index
$67.99 Read moreLiliane Wongs neuester Band ?er Bauen im Bestand pr舖entiert 50 spektakul舐e Umbau- und Umnutzungsprojekte weltweit, darunter Bauten wie das TWA Hotel am New Yorker John F. Kennedy-Flughafen, das C
- Author: Wong, Liliane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 12 2023
- ISBN10: 3035625638
- Language: English
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Aegean Art and Architecture
$31.99 Read moreThis is the first comprehensive introduction to the art and architecture of mainland Greece, Crete, and the Cycladic Islands from 3300 to 1000 BCE. Ancient Aegean culture has a particularly important … [more below]
- Series: Oxford History of Art (Paperback)
- Author: Preziosi, Donald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: February 24 2000
- ISBN10: 0192842080
- Language: English
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Borrowed Landscapes: China and Japan in the Historic Houses and Gardens of Britain and Ireland
$45.00 Read moreA beautifully illustrated exploration of the impact of Chinese and Japanese material culture on the historic houses and gardens of Britain and Ireland.
The art and ornament of China and Japan have had- Series: National Trust
- Author: Bruijn, Emile de
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1781300984
- Language: English
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Lady on the Hill: How Biltmore Estate Became an American Icon
$32.00 Read more“What William Cecil has accomplished at Biltmore Estate is one of the great preservation success stories of all time. He has set a high standard for what all historic house museums strive for: magnifi
- Author: Covington, Howard E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0471758183
- Language: English
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Thinking Architecture: Third, Expanded Edition
$49.00 Read more- Author: Zumthor, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: June 21 2010
- ISBN10: 3034605854
- Language: English
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Amongst the Ruins: Why Civilizations Collapse and Communities Disappear
$35.00 Read moreAmongst the Ruins explores the loss of ancient civilizations, the collapse of ruling elites, and the disappearance of more recent communities and their local traditions. Some of these are now sealed u… [more below]
- Author: Darlington, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 030025928X
- Language: English
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About Architecture: An Essential Guide in 55 Buildings
$40.00 Read moreHugh Pearman deftly guides us through the compelling stories of fifty-five buildings that explain our world, from antiquity to the present day
About Architecture is an engaging introduction to archite- Author: Pearman, Hugh
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 0300263449
- Language: English
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How to Enjoy Architecture: A Guide for Everyone
$25.00 Add to cartCharles Holland challenges us to look beyond the day-to-day familiarity of buildings to rediscover the pleasure of experiencing architecture
Architecture is bound up with our daily lives but, for mos- Author: Holland, Charles
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 0300263937
- Language: English
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Great Houses of the South
$60.00 Read moreAn exquisitely photographed collection of the great houses and mansions of the South.
In the tradition of Rizzoli’s Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley and Great Houses of New England, Great Houses o… [more below]- Author: Ossman, Laurie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 23 2010
- ISBN10: 0847833097
- Language: English
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The Opulent Interiors of the Gilded Age: All 203 Photographs from Artistic Houses, with New Text
$19.95 Read moreOriginally published in 1883 to 1884, Artistic Houses comprised more than 200 photographs of the interiors of the homes of the well-to-do, with commentary on the woodwork, wall coverings, color scheme… [more below]
- Series: Dover Architecture
- Author: Lewis, Arnold
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 20 2016
- ISBN10: 0486252507
- Language: English
