Architecture - Buildings - Residential

Nothing 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, and an ageing population. Part handbook, part manifesto, Houses That Can Save the World shows how creative thinkers are...

The intense relationship between philosopher Martin Heidegger and his cabin in the Black Forest: the first substantial account of "die H?te" and its influence on Heidegger's life and work."This is the most thorough architectural 'crit' of a hut ever set down, the justification for...

Smart, space-efficient houses are becoming the way of the future. Small House Living showcases an inspiring collection of homes measuring less than 90m2 from around New Zealand. Family homes, baches, and apartments are included in the line-up, all of them demonstrating ingenious ways to...

Making Homes: Anthropology and Design is a strong addition to the emerging field of design anthropology. Based on the latest scholarship and practice in the social sciences as well as design, this interdisciplinary text introduces a new design ethnography which offers unique and original...

Los Angeles, California, shaped the nation's culture in the 20th century with the city's bungalow style of mass middle-class housing. The style made the novelty and easy climate of Los Angeles into a force for living according to new standards of health and well-being,...

Carmel-by-the-Sea is called a village in the forest by the sea--a one-square-mile California town with quaint charm and European-inspired architecture. Since this beautiful coastal town was established in 1902, residents have resisted change and battled to keep it unique and distinctive. Today, Carmel is...

Zeals, an English Country Manor House in Wiltshire, was filled with life, dogs, books, flowers and a grand piano in the Great Hall. It was a house for landed gentry, but is now on Historic England's 'At Risk' register. This fascinating house has a...

Over the last twenty years, Jeff Malpas' research has involved his engagement with architects and other academics around the issues of place, architecture and landscape and particularly the way these practitioners have used the work of Martin Heidegger. In Rethinking Dwelling, Malpas' primary focus...

Located in the mountains above San Bernardino is a surprising enclave of significant architecture built by some of the region's most important architects. The Lake Arrowhead area was long a getaway for the rich and famous, who brought many of the architects they used...

This is an ideal reference book for students (undergraduates and postgraduates) studying Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, or Architecture, etc. It should also be of use to the Construction-related legal profession, Property Managers and Letting Agents. Builders (and homeowners, interested in identifying faults in their...

Are Arab Gulf cities, the likes of Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Doha, on their way to extinction? Is their fate obsolescence? Or, are they the model for our urban future? Can a city whose very existence is predicated on an imported labour force who...

This second edition contains twelve projects from the Kansas architectural practice of Rockhill and Associates, spanning from their early design-build work to the recent completion of a 37-building affordable housing complex in New Mexico. The firm's work exhibits a keen understanding of the house...

A masterful combination of classically modernist inspiration with comfortable California twenty-first-century living. Architects Brett Woods and Joseph Dangaran are devotees of midcentury modernism who are committed to expressing classic modern tenets in a manner perfectly suited to twenty-first-century living. In addition to restoring multiple...

The second monograph--the first having been published in 2009--on one of today's most celebrated designers, renowned for being one of the earliest creators of a modernism that is soft, warm, and lyrical. San Francisco-based Orlando Diaz-Azcuy's mastery of the home interior has made him...

Why wood? Though it is one of the world's oldest building materials, wood is still revolutionizing the way buildings are designed and constructed today. It is imperative that everyone considers how construction practices impact climate change. Timber buildings are not only environmentally responsible--they also...

A leading name in the international design scene, and a regular in every major shelter magazine in America, his native France and world-wide, Jean-Louis Deniot is celebrated for his exceptionally sophisticated and erudite take on classical style. Deniot is known for layering--art and furniture...

Multi-award-winning interior designer Natale takes readers deeper than ever before into his intricate approach to layering--the process of curating and editing elements to create warm, welcoming interiors. Told in Natale's refreshing, personable style and accompanied by rich visuals, The Layered Interior is a celebration...

A timely reevaluation and synthesis of this ecologically minded trailblazer and vibrantly interdisciplinary figure of contemporary design. Famously labeled the "father, poet, and prophet" of green architecture and a proponent of the idea that any project in architecture or design must present new or...

This radical book aims to inject new insight and urgency into the discourse on the retrofitting of commercial and residential buildings in the face of the climate emergency. It is about the why, how and who should take the lead in revolutionising buildings in...

This book examines condominium, property, governance, and law in international and conceptual perspective and reveals this urban realm as complex and mutating. Condominiums are proliferating the world over and transforming the socio-spatial organization of cities and residential life. The collection assembles arguably the most...

The twenty-first century has so far been characterized by ongoing realignments in the organization of the economy around housing and real estate. Markets have boomed and bust and boomed again with residential property increasingly a focus of wealth accumulation practices. While analyses have largely...

Today more than one in eight Americans buying a home selects a co-op, condominium apartment, or suburown house. Despite the proliferation of these structures across the American landscape, until now scholars have overlooked the impact of collective homeownership on our lives. In this important...

An exploration of the origins and evolution of Georgian landscape architecture, a period of innovative and diverse garden structures in which some of the era's greatest architects experimented with form, style, and technology The invention and evolution of the Georgian landscape garden liberated garden...

Forty new residential projects from all over the world, in a contemporary style. Text in English, French, Dutch.Author: Wim PauwelsISBN-10: 2875501194ISBN-13: 9782875501196Publisher: Beta-PlusLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/16/2023Pages: 480Format: HardcoverWeight: 5.05lbsSize: 10.70h x 8.90w x 1.90d

- A fascinating study of the conception, design and realization of a significant new luxury residence by leaders in their fieldsDocumenting a contemporary reinterpretation of a classical French ch穰eau by Landry Design Group with interiors by Philip Nimmo and Company, Creating A Livable Work...

Whether you are visitor, vacationer, or resident, this tour book will be your indispensable guide to the history and charm of Cape May Point, New Jersey, as you stroll past its wonderful collection of nineteenth-century cottages. Three walking tours encompass more than 70 of...

From expansive mansions to summer cottages, from ultra modern to environmentally friendly "green" homes, 150 Best New House Ideas is a comprehensive handbook showcasing the best new ideas in single-family home design. Featuring an extensive collection of full-color photographs, this book provides an in-depth...

Visit the homes of Ottumwa, Iowa Why are there such grand houses lining the Fifth Street Bluff? Who built the homes that march up Court Hill, line Chester Avenue, and nestle into neighborhoods all across the city?Share in the stories behind more than 100...

Author: Markus JagerISBN-10: 3422021000ISBN-13: 9783422021006Publisher: Deutscher KunstverlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/11/2012Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 7.80h x 4.70w x 0.30d

"First published in the United Kingdom as as 100 houses, 100 years in 2017"--Title page verso.Author: Twentieth Century SocietyISBN-10: 1849947864ISBN-13: 9781849947862Publisher: BatsfordLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/07/2023Pages: 296Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.40lbsSize: 8.66h x 8.58w x 1.10d

An accessible and inspiring guide full of creative ideas and practical lessons for designing happy, family-friendly spaces.In her first book, interior designer Betsy Wentz shares 13 fabulous family homes. The book is really a practical design guide for anyone who may not want--or simply...

LIGHTING DESIGN BASICS AN AUTHORITATIVE INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL LIGHTING DESIGN FOR ARCHITECTS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS, AND ENGINEERS Lighting is an essential component of any designed space, yet it is one of the most difficult right. Lighting Design Basics, 4th Edition provides a fundamental grounding in...

Beautiful, bespoke, environmentally sensitive houses by the award-winning architecture firm known for clean, modern, soulful design. This is the first book on the firm's work. Modern houses that are timeless, thoughtfully detailed, marked by innovative and environmentally friendly design, and inevitably situated close to...

Presented here are houses to dream of and dream in--a luminous celebration of the finest examples of the Santa Fe Style from the eighteenth century to today, in this high-desert mecca of artists, craftspeople, artisans, and designers. Desert hues, natural materials, thick hand-plastered walls,...

A photographic tour of an exceptional villa in Tangier with a special focus of its museum-worthy collections of Morrocan artworks and objects. Saturated colors, intricate patterns, striking architecture: writer Umberto Pasti's house and garden in Tangier is the ultimate example of a well-curated Moroccan...

The interior design of this New England seaside escape--by decorating legend Nina Campbell--explores a myriad of themes: the evolution of a home, the importance of place, and the creation of an oasis amid a bustling world. The interiors of this glorious retreat's many buildings...

Susanna Salk's latest book is a passionate primer on how to transform an empty space, whether it's an apartment or a house, into a home. Full of beautiful interiors and pro tips from star designers, Making a House a Home is an inspiring and...

Dreamy estates from the island of Menorca come alive in this lively collection of images presented by Spanish tastemaker Susana Gallardo. This exquisite volume showcases the signature bohemian-chic interiors and architecture of the Spanish island of Menorca--offering a glimpse into the vacation retreats of...

Over the past decade, celebrated style maker Suzanne Rheinstein has achieved an unprecedented level of refinement and clarity. Her love of objects from the past remains a touchstone, but in her newest rooms, stylish modernity and an elegant simplicity hold sway. Presented are beautifully...

Design luminary Vicente Wolf, master of a restrained, elegant, and global aesthetic, distills his decades of experience into an essential guide to interior design. In this book, celebrated AD100 designer Vicente Wolf shares the expertise he has honed over forty plus successful years in...

A reassuring, idea-filled guide to decorating by interior designer Leslie Banker, enriched by advice and contributions from other prominent decorators. Interior designer Leslie Banker grew up learning the trade by her decorator mother's side. The most important thing her mother taught her was that...

- Twenty art and design collectors welcome you to their homes- An inexhaustible source of inspiration for all those who love art and design- Stunning collections, with beautiful furniture and art- The second book in the Homes for seriesCollectors design their homes with their...

In 2006, Laurent de Wurstemberger founded the Atelier ar-ter in Carouge with two partners, and in 2011, along with the material scientist Rodrigo Fernandez, the company Terrabloc, which turns excavated material from construction sites into compacted clay blocks. In 2018, he opened his architectural...

Fully illustrated with 65 images and 17 plans With an article by Fred A. Bernstein A penchant for experimentation, transparency and sculptural presence are the salient features of the buildings of Gus W?temann, who has offices in Zurich and Barcelona. One striking building is...

A famous, classic volume on the architecture of Charleston's houses and neighborhoods, with a new introduction and foreword by architectural historian Gene Waddell. Features a collection of twenty rare sketches by Alice R. Huger Smith from her portfolio on the Miles Brewton House.Author: Alice...

The architecture of social reform explores the fascinating intellectual origins of modern architecture's obsession with domesticity. Copiously illustrated, Rousset's revealing analysis demonstrates how questions over aesthetics, style, urbanization, and technology that gripped the modernist imagination were deeply ingrained in a larger concern to reform...

At the celebration dinner for the completion of the manuscript for The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright: A Complete Catalog, dean of architectural historians Henry-Russell Hitchcock pointedly told me that Frank Lloyd Wright would drive him through the streets of Evanston, River Forest and...

10-Minute Declutter: Complete Expert Guide Our life is one big clutter. This is mainly because everything is dynamic - ever changing This means we're always on the go, always learning, always moving, always buying new things, and always picking something up, which means we'll...

This history of La Luz, a planned development on Albuquerque, New Mexico's near west side, that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018, presents it as a model for architectural and planned community design. Included on the New Mexico Register of Cultural Properties, La Luz...

Acorn Hall has always been a home. In 1852, Dr. John Schermerhorn conceived the sprawling estate and mansion, and he spent four years decorating it in a lavish Rococo style. Banker Augustus Crane later bought the estate and mansion, had it redesigned and rechristened...