Sustainability & Green Design
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Reclaimed: New Homes from Old Materials
$45.00 Read moreBricks can be cleaned, timber hardens with age, and metal develops a pleasing patina without deteriorating, making them all perfect for reuse. Considering the many options for reusing building materia
- Author: Craswell, Penny
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1760763144
- Language: English
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Big. Hot to Cold. an Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation
$58.33 Read moreAfter the global success of Yes is More, one of the best-selling architecture books of its generation, BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group presents Hot to Cold, an Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation. The book
- Author: Taschen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 712
- Publish Date: January 15 2015
- ISBN10: 3836557398
- Language: English
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Emerging Ecologies: Architecture and the Rise of Environmentalism
$65.00 Add to cartHow architects and designers helped define America’s ecological movement in the 1960s–featuring Ant Farm, Buckminster Fuller, John C. Lilly and many more
During the 1960s, as Western notions of endles
- Author: Chan, Carson
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1633451542
- Language: English
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Adus: The Perfect Housing Solution
$40.00 Add to cart“A beautiful book for readers researching affordable options for chic yet environmentally friendly ADU construction.”–Library Journal
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are good for people and communitie
- Author: Koones, Sheri
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1423665252
- Language: English
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New York Green: Discovering the City’s Most Treasured Parks and Gardens
$30.00 Read moreThis beautifully photographed guidebook celebrates New York City’s most exceptional–and often overlooked–parks and gardens, all open to the public!
New York City is filled to the brim with beautifu… [more below]- Author: Minh Ngo, Ngoc
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1648290736
- Language: English
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Houses That Can Save the World
$34.95 Add to cartNothing short of a design revolution is underway as architects, designers, engineers, self-builders, and artists confront climate change, polluting plastics, global migration, rapidly expanding cities
- Author: Smith, Courtenay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0500343713
- Language: English
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Bigger Than Tiny, Smaller Than Average
$35.00 Add to cartInspiration and answers for people wanting to live more sustainably in a smaller house while respecting the environment and saving money on energy and maintenance.
2022 NYC Big Award, WINNER: Book Inte
- Author: Koones, Sheri
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1423658450
- Language: English
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Green Architecture
$29.17 Add to cartThe most exciting new buildings today are almost all environmentally aware, sustainable, and conceived to consume less energy than ever before. Discover the best examples of green projects from the Ar
- Series: Bibliotheca Universalis
- Author: Jodidio, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 624
- Publish Date: August 01 2018
- ISBN10: 3836522209
- Language: English
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The Genius of Japanese Carpentry: Secrets of an Ancient Woodworking Craft
$19.99 Add to cartThe Genius of Japanese Carpentry tells the story of the 1200-year-old Yakushiji monastery in Nara, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the dedicated modern-day craftsmen who are working to restore what … [more below]
- Author: Brown, Azby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 9, 2021
- ISBN10: 4805316683
- Language: English
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Hidden Japan: An Astonishing World of Thatched Villages, Ancient Shrines and Primeval Forests
$15.99 Add to cart“A sharp-tongued spokesman for Japan’s environment and traditions” —The New York Times
In Alex Kerr’s critically acclaimed Lost Japan and Dogs and Demons, he documented the decline of the traditional- Author: Kerr, Alex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 5, 2023
- ISBN10: 4805317515
- Language: English
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Julia Watson. Lo–Tek. Design by Radical Indigenism
$70.00 Add to cartThree hundred years ago, intellectuals of the European Enlightenment constructed a mythology of technology. Influenced by a confluence of humanism, colonialism, and racism, this mythology ignored loca
- Author: Watson, Julia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 420
- Publish Date: November 14 2019
- ISBN10: 3836578182
- Language: English
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Cabin: How to Build a Retreat in the Wilderness and Learn to Live with Nature
$29.99 Add to cartA beautifully illustrated guide to building a cabin in the wilderness, packed with practical advice and insights into of the history of cabin culture around the world.
Throughout history, people arou- Author: Jones, Will
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 17, 2023
- ISBN10: 1419771264
- Language: English
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The Barefoot Architect
$29.95 Add to cartTake a greener approach to building with this informative, easy-to-follow handbook–more than 200,000 copies sold internationally!
Whether you’re a DIY builder or simply want to understand construction
- Author: Van Lengen, Johan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: October 28, 2007
- ISBN10: 0936070420
- Language: English
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Mini-Forest Revolution: Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rewild the World
$24.95 Read more*2023 Nautilus Book Award Gold Medal Winner: Green, Restorative Practices /Sustainability
“Hannah Lewis describes a gift to a despairing world. . . . There may be no single climate solution that has a
- Author: Lewis, Hannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 09 2022
- ISBN10: 1645021270
- Language: English
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Pretty Good House
$34.99 Read morePretty Good House provides a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that focus on its inhabitants and the environment–but keeps in mind that few people hav
- Author: Maines, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1641551658
- Language: English
