Sustainability & Green Design
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We the Bacteria: Notes Toward Biotic Architecture
$25.00 Add to cartHow architecture must learn to coexist with bacterial life, from the authors of the bestselling Are We Human?
This provocative book is a manifesto for an alternative architectural philosophy. It treats
- Author: Colomnia, Beatriz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 13 2026
- ISBN10: 303778783X
- Language: English
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Preserving with Purpose: Reimagining Buildings for Community Benefit
$40.00 Add to cartWhile prominent buildings like Notre Dame in Paris rise from the ashes, historic buildings in disinvested communities are lost at an alarming rate. The resulting holes in the fabric of the community a… [more below]
- Author: Hetletvedt, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1642833487
- Language: English
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Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life
$37.00 Read moreImagine waking up to the gentle noises of the city, and moving through your day with complete confidence that you will get where you need to go quickly and efficiently. Soft City is about ease and com… [more below]
- Author: Sim, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 20 2019
- ISBN10: 1642830186
- Language: English
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Modern Tree Houses
$70.00 Add to cartAbove the forest floor, a world of wonder awaits. Tree houses have always captured our imaginations–symbols of escapism, endless youthful summers, and a deep-rooted connection to nature. But today, t
- Author: Siebeck, Florian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: December 21 2025
- ISBN10: 3836596431
- Language: English
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Smart Buildings by Design: How the Fourth Trade Connects It All with the Purdue Model
$34.99 Add to cartSmart buildings aren’t just about automation-they’re about integration. In today’s world, HVAC, lighting, security, IT, fire alarm, and AV systems must work together seamlessly to support building per
- Author: Jackson, Jacob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 334
- Publish Date: May 23 2025
- ISBN10: 9798998813009
- Language: English
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Our World in Ten Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live
$30.00 Read moreFrom “tomorrow’s greatest designer” (The Atlantic), a personal and deeply researched look at how the choices we build into our environment reflect and determind the way we think, connect, and live.
We- Author: Murphy, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 21 2026
- ISBN10: 1668056550
- Language: English
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Solar Power for Dummies
$26.99 Read moreSave money (and the planet!) with this hands-on and timely guide to solar power for residential and commercial use
Looking for an easy-to-follow introduction to solar energy? Solar Power For Dummies w
- Author: Stone, Ally
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 31 2026
- ISBN10: 1394382790
- Language: English
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Julia Watson. Lo–Tek. Water. a Field Guide for Teknology
$60.00 Add to cartPlunge into the ancestral water wisdom that could reshape all our futures. This spell-binding book reveals how Indigenous innovations–like floating farms, tidal fish traps, and aquifer recharge syste
- Author: Watson, Julia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 558
- Publish Date: December 21 2025
- ISBN10: 3836594447
- Language: English
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African Fabbers Atlas: Manual of Synthetic Vernacular Architecture
$34.95 Add to cartA compendium of essays, conversations and paradigmatic projects conceived as an adaptive platform on synthetic-vernacular architecture in Africa and its potential role as cultural driver for global s… [more below]
- Author: Cascone, Paolo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 26 2025
- ISBN10: 1948765624
- Language: English
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Earthen Floors, Second Edition: A Modern Approach to an Ancient Practice
$49.99 Add to cartThe essential guide to making, installing and living with beautiful, all-natural earthen floors – now fully revised and updated
This full-color guide includes complete step-by-step instructions for in
- Author: Crimmel, Sukita Reay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1774060086
- Language: English
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Designing Futures: Speculation, Critique, Innovation
$45.00 Add to cartThe ability to imagine different possible futures and the will to influence the course of events are deeply human. These ideas about the future can also determine which of the many possible futures wi… [more below]
- Author: Mandir, Eileen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 1529435056
- Language: English
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Barkitecture: Explore the World of Innovative and Sustainable Pet Architecture
$12.99 Add to cartA showcase of eclectic designs, architectural inspiration, and adorable dogs.
Barkitecture is a world of innovative pet architecture featuring over 50 unique houses, from sleek modern beauties to whim- Author: Thomasson, Joshua
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1577155335
- Language: English
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Contemporary Southern Vernacular: Creating Sustainable Houses for Hot, Humid Climates
$39.99 Add to cartMore and more people are flocking to the warm, sunny states of the American South, but the hot, humid climate presents a unique set of challenges to those building or renovating a home. Fortunately, v… [more below]
- Author: Frederick, Jane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0764369822
- Language: English
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A Moratorium on New Construction
$22.00 Add to cartA massive value shift for existing buildings, infrastructure, materials, unbuilt land, earth, and the labor that holds our world together.
To build is to destroy, writes Charlotte Malterre-Barthes. Fr- Series: Sternberg Press / Critical Spatial Practice
- Author: Malterre-Barthes, Charlotte
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 24 2025
- ISBN10: 1915609003
- Language: English
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The 15-Minute City: A Solution to Saving Our Time and Our Planet
$28.00 Add to cartA fresh and innovative perspective on urban issues and creating sustainable cities
In The 15-Minute City: A Solution for Saving Our Time and Our Planet, human city pioneer and international scientifi
- Author: Moreno, Carlos
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1394228147
- Language: English
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Live Natural: A Relaxed Approach to Creating Healthy Homes
$45.00 Add to cartA beautiful, inspiring guide to building, designing, and decorating a natural living space that is healthier for your family and for the planet.
“In Live Natural, Ali Davin puts functionality before ae
- Author: Davin, Alison
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 11 2024
- ISBN10: 1423665821
- Language: English
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The Art of Play: Designing the World’s Greatest Playscapes
$40.00 Add to cartThis photographic exploration of the world’s most imaginative and surprising playscapes spans artist-designed play sculptures, picturesque soft play spaces and wildly creative conceptual playgrounds,
- Author: Watts, Emmy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1914314697
- Language: English
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Houses Natural/Natural Houses
$65.00 Add to cartA seductive, stylish, compelling, and authoritative assembly of vanguard small-scale houses that tread very lightly in nature, leading the way for architects, homeowners, and dreamers to rethink ways … [more below]
- Author: Jodidio, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 17 2024
- ISBN10: 084783431X
- Language: English
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Tree Houses. 40th Ed.
$30.00 Add to cartThe idea of climbing a tree for shelter, or just to see the earth from another perspective, is as old as humanity. In this neat TASCHEN edition, take a tour of some of our finest arboreal adventures w
- Author: Jodidio, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 3836593394
- Language: English
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The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture
$16.95 Read moreWhether it’s horror at the plastic littering the world’s beaches or despair at the melting polar ice caps, the world is gradually waking up to the impending climate disaster. In The Green Imperative,
- Author: Papanek, Victor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0500296197
- Language: English
