Architecture - Buildings - Residential

This book offers an overview of notable houses in Edinburgh, Scotland, including their history and architectural features. The book includes detailed illustrations and photographs of both the exterior and interior of each building.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and...

Architecture, like print, is ubiquitous, a part of thefabric of culture which touches every aspect of our lives while reflecting, and articulating, socio-economic change. As the twentieth century draws to a close, the architecture inscribed in its early decades attracts ever-closer scrutiny. The design...

An expanded new edition of this fascinating and lavishly illustrated landmark volume offers a guided tour of Hamptons history and the architects and personalities--artists and designers, eccentrics and dreamers--who transformed this once-sleepy rural outpost to the high-powered resort it is today."Weekend Utopia brings to...

First published in 1995, this title by by leading theorists and empirical researchers offers an interdisciplinary and multi-cultural spectrum of viewpoints on the study of the home concept. It focuses on refining our concepts of home, our knowledge of the uses of home, and...

Originally published in 1997, as part of the Ethnoscapes: Current Challenges in the Environmental Social Sciences series, reissued now with a new series introduction, Tradition, Location and Community: Place-making and Development brings together the selected papers of seventeen architects, social scientists and planners. It...

The house, containing collections of paintings, furniture and textiles, and home of the Carew family for almost 600 years, is faced in silvery-grey Pentewan stone, flanked by colonnaded wings of mellow brick. The grounds were landscaped by Repton and include the formal garden with...

Passive House Details introduces the concepts, principles, and design processes of building ultralow-energy buildings. The objective of this book is to provide design goals, research, analysis, systems, details, and inspiring images of some of the most energy-efficient, carbon-neutral, healthy, and satisfying buildings currently built...

It was a simple plan. Straightforward. Not foolproof mind you, but what good idea doesn't allow for unforeseen circumstances? Maybe we could have guessed that among selling our house in Toronto, moving to another province, building a yurt and starting a new career a...

Camden and its adjoining regions are rapidly changing. There are housing developments and shopping centres where there were green pastures and cattle only a decade ago. Sydney's urban sprawl is now on our doorstep. Our rural landscape has been irrevocably changed. New names have...

In this richly illustrated book, art historian John R. Clarke helps us see the ancient Roman house "with Roman eyes." Clarke presents a range of houses, from tenements to villas, and shows us how enduring patterns of Roman wall decoration tellingly bear the cultural,...

Author: Julie Montagu Countess of SandwichISBN-10: 1836007280ISBN-13: 9781836007289Publisher: Frances LincolnLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/22/2026Pages: 256Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.88lbsSize: 10.49h x 8.64w x 0.98d

"Florentine Villas" by Janet Ross offers a captivating journey into the heart of Italy's architectural heritage. This meticulously crafted volume delves into the domestic architecture of Florence, showcasing the timeless beauty and historical significance of its renowned villas. Janet Ross, an insightful observer, guides...

Prouvé's first postwar temporary house designed for his own family, remarkable for its use of the axial portal frame pavilionWhile on vacation in 1946, Jean Prouvé (1901-84) began looking for a site to build a temporary 8 x 8 house that could accommodate his...

The Housing Film examines how a century of realities and possibilities in domestic living have been profiled and foregrounded through studies and representations of Housing in the medium of Film. The filmic investigations, analysis and exposés of homes and our way of occupying them,...

"Our Colonial Homes" offers a fascinating glimpse into the architectural styles and domestic life of early America. Samuel Adams Drake meticulously details the construction, design, and social context of colonial houses, providing a rich tapestry of historical and architectural insights. From the simple dwellings...

Modernism in Context explores the architectural legacy of Lionel Morrison, whose commitment to modernism and approach to design have been consistent from his first project to the present. As a committed modernist, Lionel Morrison's approach to architecture and design has been consistent and steadfast...

“An Architectural Monograph on Old Chatham & Neighbouring Dwellings South of the Berkshires” offers a detailed study of the architectural styles and characteristics of homes in the Old Chatham region. This meticulously researched work, showcases the unique blend of historical influences evident in the...

In this volume's 18 chapters, diverse authors utilizing a variety of techniques explore elements of seigneurial domestic buildings (AD c.800-1600) on both sides of the English Channel. Among the contributors are scholars from as far afield as Germany, south-west France, Ireland, Scotland and the...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Focusing on the city of Istanbul in Turkey, this book examines the city's informal urban settlements, the need for affordable shared housing and what changes have taken place during the age of globalisation and urban development.Author: F. Yurdanur Dulgeroglu-YukselISBN-10: 1032283610ISBN-13: 9781032283616Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2024Pages:...

The Homes that Shaped Us is the first monograph on the work by Park + Associates, showcasing a selection of the renowned Singaporean firm's award-winning houses. The Homes that Shaped Us is the first monograph on the work by Park + Associates, showcasing a...

Built-out communities and communities with land use restrictions have significant barriers to overcome when implementing affordable housing. The limited availability of land suitable for development forces community leaders to come up with creative solutions to the affordable housing crisis. Several of these jurisdictions are...

"MODERN REGIONALISM: The architecture of Sarbjit Bahga" is a monograph on the selected works of Indian architect Sarbjit Bahga. He has more than three-and-a-half decades of practical experience in designing of various types of buildings, complexes and large campuses. His completed works include an...

Welcome to a visual journey designed to inspire outdoor living possibilities. This book is crafted with the vision of empowering new homeowners to curate outdoor spaces that resonate with their lifestyle, while offering contractors and architects fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to elevate their...

Welcome to a visual journey designed to inspire outdoor living possibilities. This book is crafted with the vision of empowering new homeowners to curate outdoor spaces that resonate with their lifestyle, while offering contractors and architects fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to elevate their...

Welcome to a visual journey designed to inspire outdoor living possibilities. This book is crafted with the vision of empowering new homeowners to curate outdoor spaces that resonate with their lifestyle, while offering contractors and architects fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to elevate their...

Welcome to a visual journey designed to inspire outdoor living possibilities. This book is crafted with the vision of empowering new homeowners to curate outdoor spaces that resonate with their lifestyle, while offering contractors and architects fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to elevate their...

Welcome to a visual journey designed to inspire outdoor living possibilities. This book is crafted with the vision of empowering new homeowners to curate outdoor spaces that resonate with their lifestyle, while offering contractors and architects fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to elevate their...

Welcome to a visual journey designed to inspire outdoor living possibilities. This book is crafted with the vision of empowering new homeowners to curate outdoor spaces that resonate with their lifestyle, while offering contractors and architects fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to elevate their...

Welcome to a visual journey designed to inspire outdoor living possibilities. This book is crafted with the vision of empowering new homeowners to curate outdoor spaces that resonate with their lifestyle, while offering contractors and architects fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to elevate their...

We live in buildings; we are surrounded by them. Where and how we live says much about who we are as individuals. Our architecture helps to define us. Many buildings are witnesses to earlier ages, a direct and tangible connection to a shared heritage....

It has been said that a capital city is never finished. Canberra is still very young but is poised to be one of the great cities of the modern world. No longer 'a good sheep station spoiled', it is now a splendid city in...

The original plat of Maumee was laid out in 1817, when Easterners were just beginning to discover the economic potential of the Maumee Valley. Within a decade, entrepreneurs were flocking to the area and building mansions, and not, as one observer noted, insignificant huts...

Patio Living: Spaces Around the World That Blend Indoors and Outdoors examines 36 contemporary residential projects from around the world. The book features projects in Miami, Brooklyn, Melbourne, Oeiras, Portugal, and other international locations, showing how patios provide light, privacy, and social-gathering spaces. Architectural...

Old Town Style showcases Alexandria's historic homes through rich stories and stunning photos, blending past and present in a tribute to timeless architecture and design. Step beyond Old Town Alexandria's historic brick facades and gas lamps to discover a world of timeless architectural beauty...

The first English translation of Kazuo Shinohara's landmark book on twentieth-century Japanese architecture. Kazuo Shinohara's (1925-2006) book Residential Architecture is considered one of the most significant pieces of writing on Japanese architecture of the late twentieth century. First published in Japan in 1964 as...

A meticulously researched and profusely illustrated celebration of Michigan Architecture.Author: John GallagherISBN-10: 098161440XISBN-13: 9780981614403Publisher: DistributedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2008Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.96lbsSize: 10.70h x 9.40w x 0.87d

For most, home is a sanctuary, a safe abode to retreat from the bustle of life. For the last six decades, this is what HDB has provided for millions of Singaporeans, helping them realise their dreams of owning a home. But the work never...

This monograph explores the whole host of influences from Mies van der Rohe, to Richard Neutra, to Rafeal Moneo. Strong, and explicit, these outside references are both conscious and deliberate while simultaneously contradictory and perhaps even random. In his work Rahola revisits the places...

Jean Prouvé began to design portable and demountable barracks for the French army during the Second World War. After the war, the French government commissioned Prouvé to design inexpensive, effective housing for the newly homeless, prompting him to perfect his patented axial portal frame...

Jean Prouvé and Pierre Jeanneret's BCC Demountable House is part of the series of projects initiated in 1939 that center on the construction principle of the axial portal frame, created by Prouvé in 1938. The several examples of this small wooden building that were...

The house that Rubens built a few years after his return to Antwerp from Italy, and where he lived to the end of his life, was for the most part lost during the course of alterations carried out over the years. Two original parts...

The story of the building of an iconic mid-century housing estate, that is often seen as the model for housing architecture. Fully illustrated with commissioned photography of the interiors and exteriors, archive images and newly commissioned writing by leading architectural historians, plus interviews with...

A fascinating insight into Britain's built heritage and the diverse housing styles of the twentieth and twenty-first century. This book showcases 100 houses - one from each year from 1914 - that represent the range of architectural styles throughout the years and show how...

Situated at the center of Liverpool is this fascinating house, home between 1947 and 1988 to photographer Edward Chambré Hardman and his wife Margaret. The house contains the studio where most of his photographs were taken and the darkroom where they were developed and...

A gazetteer of the many fine Shropshire country houses, which covers the architecture, the owners' family history, and the social and economic circumstances that affected them. Shropshire is the largest English inland county, and has a wide variety of important landed country houses, with...

Nineteen stunning houses by Latin America's most innovative architects.Author: Mercedes DaguerreISBN-10: 1780750005ISBN-13: 9781780750002Publisher: Phaidon PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/23/2012Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 3.15lbsSize: 11.50h x 9.30w x 1.00d

Places like attics, yards, and basements all seem rather dreary and uninteresting. But they aren't nearly as boring asyou might think! All you need are these handy guides and your imagination to turn any spot into a zone of extraordinary fun.Author: Eric BraunISBN-10: 1644664224ISBN-13:...

A visual celebration of New York's Legendary summer retreat as the vanguard of residential design todayThere are few places in the United States that have experienced as many waves of American modernism as Long Island's East End, long known as a haven for the...

An alluring overview to the thirty-year, award-winning output of Brininstool + Lynch, whose rigor, vision, and elegance has distinguished their diverse projects since its founding. Brad Lynch and David Brininstool of Chicago-based Brininstool + Lynch feature their most exemplary built works from over the...