Buildings
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Contemporary Concrete Buildings
$29.17 Add to cartConcrete? That characterless stuff of parking lots or Communist tower blocks, right? Well, yes. And no. Concrete is actually a name applied to a remarkably wide range of building substances, and, when
- Series: Bibliotheca Universalis
- Author: Jodidio, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 632
- Publish Date: October 26 2018
- ISBN10: 3836564939
- Language: English
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Wood-Framed Shear Wall Construction–an Illustrated Guide
$44.95 Add to cartWood-framed shear walls are a crucial part of modern residential and small commercial buildings. Shear walls resist wind and earthquake forces to protect buildings from collapse. This book explains th… [more below]
- Author: Matteson, Thor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 206
- Publish Date: September 30 2011
- ISBN10: 158001996X
- Language: English
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Living in Tuscany. 40th Ed.
$35.00 Add to cartUnder the burning Tuscan sun roll marvelous hills, vineyards, and olive groves–all postcard-perfect landscapes nestling centuries-old towns, rural villas, and contadino farmhouses. We’ve tracked dow
- Series: 40th Edition
- Author: René Stoeltie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 26 2023
- ISBN10: 3836594420
- Language: English
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Scott Mitchell Houses
$70.00 Add to cartA stunning volume that gathers the California designer’s most impressive works to date, from coastal sanctuaries to modern country farms.
A master of his genre, Scott Mitchell is celebrated for his wa- Author: Mitchell, Scott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 12 2020
- ISBN10: 0847866769
- Language: English
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Living in Bali. 40th Ed.
$35.00 Add to cartLoved by travelers for its lush tropical scenery and charming people, Bali is one of the most magnificent places on Earth. Spirituality and nature are integral parts of everyday life for the Balinese,
- Series: 40th Edition
- Author: Lococo, Anita
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: April 06 2022
- ISBN10: 3836590018
- Language: English
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Living in
$90.00 Add to cartLeading design magazine Openhouse has spent the last six years giving readers a closer look at some of the most extraordinary houses around the globe.
In their first book, the editors open the doors t
- Author: Gestalten
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 24 2020
- ISBN10: 3899558588
- Language: English
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Historic Rural Churches of Georgia
$53.95 Add to cartAspects of Georgia’s unique history can only be told through its extant rural churches. As the Georgia backcountry rapidly expanded in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the churches
- Author: Seals, Sonny
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: September 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0820349356
- Language: English
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Modern Architecture: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartSomewhere between 1910 and 1970, architecture changed. Now that modern architecture has become familiar (sometimes celebrated, sometimes vilified), it’s hard to imagine how novel it once seemed. Expen… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Sharr, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0198783442
- Language: English
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Chicagoland Dream Houses: How a Mid-Century Architecture Competition Reimagined the American Home
$24.95 Read more“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 bui
- Author: Moroney, Siobhan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: January 23, 2024
- ISBN10: 0252087623
- Language: English
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Homes for Our Time. Contemporary Houses Around the World. Vol. 2
$93.33 Add to cartClimate, environment, history, and technology are transforming architecture worldwide. The second volume in the Homes for Our Time series documents this housing revolution and raises questions: What r
- Author: Jodidio, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 3836587009
- Language: English
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The Spanish Missions of San Antonio
$19.95 Add to cartAn illustrated history of the missions of San Antonio, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Author: Fisher, Lewis F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1595347135
- Language: English
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My House Is Better Than Your House
$34.95 Read moreThe house is commonly used as a vehicle to get at larger architectural debates. Such is the case in this book, with a dialogue between Nader Tehrani and Preston Scott Cohen whose collaboration in acad… [more below]
- Author: Nadaaa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 140
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1951541340
- Language: English
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A Way of Life: Notes on Ballenberg
$32.00 Add to cartA multiauthored portrait of the Swiss open-air museum documenting centuries of historic homes and the enchanting details of vernacular architecture
Founded in 1978, Ballenberg is a legendary Swiss open
- Author: Fehlbaum, Rolf
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: December 12, 2023
- ISBN10: 3037787260
- Language: English
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Art and History in the Ohio Judicial Center: A Visual Tour
$35.00 Add to cart- Author: Burry, Richard W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1606354655
- Language: English
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The Beauty of Home: Redefining Traditional Interiors
$45.00 Add to cartThe Beauty of Home combines refined elegance and innovative simplicity for a fresh, new perspective on traditional interior design.
Magic doesn’t necessarily follow a formula, but perhaps it does have
- Author: Flanigan, Marie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1423654668
- Language: English
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Stables: High Design for Horse and Home
$60.00 Add to cartA richly illustrated and elegant volume showcasing beautifully designed stables by contemporary architects and designers the world over.
From a ranch in the U.S. and a Finnish farmstead to a Spanish h- Author: Riera Ojeda, Oscar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0847868567
- Language: English
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Small Houses
$93.33 Add to cartSmall Houses is a tribute to the endless artistic inventiveness of architects and ingenuity of perception of the familiar and known concepts. It is also a conscious pivot towards sustainability and re
- Author: Jodidio, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 3836587017
- Language: English
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At Home: A Client’s Appreciation for Authentic Architecture
$28.00 Add to cartWith more than 100 color photos, author Deborah Lencioni Lapp tells the story of her life in the houses she’s called home, and in so doing, demonstrates the importance of architecture in our everyday
- Author: Lencioni Lapp, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 220
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1938938712
- Language: English
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Cathedrals: Masterpieces of Architecture, Feats of Engineering, Icons of Faith
$39.95 Add to cartThe acclaimed best-selling author and popular historian explores the history of Europe via its cathedrals.
Beautifully illustrated with color photographs throughout, this joyous exploration of the his- Author: Jenkins, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 0847871401
- Language: English
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Louis I. Kahn
$23.33 Add to cartLouis Isadore Kahn (1901-1974) treated each building like a temple. Across the United States, in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Israel, his designs combined the sleek, utilitarian surfaces of modern
- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Rosa, Joseph
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 08 2016
- ISBN10: 3836543842
- Language: English
