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  • The Advanced School of Collective Feeling: Inhabiting Modern Physical Culture 1926-38 by Kennedy, Matthew
    Nile Greenberg

    The Advanced School of Collective Feeling: Inhabiting Modern Physical Culture 1926-38

    A study of the effect of physical culture on modern domestic architecture. The Advanced School of Collective Feeling explores the advent of radical new conceptions of the body--a phenomenon known in the 1920s and '30s as "physical culture"--and their impact on the thinking of...
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  • Round Barns of New York by Triumpho, Richard
    Richard Triumpho

    Round Barns of New York

    This book begins with an intriguing overview of the first five round barns built across America, including one in New York State. Elliott Stewart, who built the first octagon barn in the Empire State in 1874, is revealed to be a passionate original whose...
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  • Great American Hotel Architects Volume 2 by Turkel Cmhs, Stanley
    Stanley Turkel Cmhs

    Great American Hotel Architects Volume 2

    The fourteen architects featured in this book designed 304 hotels and apartment hotels. Many were designed on the European plan for families to live without full service kitchens. Meals were prepared and served in restaurant-type dining rooms catering exclusively to residents and their families....
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  • A House and Its Atmosphere by Jacks, Ben
    Mikesch Muecke

    A House and Its Atmosphere

    A House and its Atmosphere is a meditative essay about the experience of designing and building a house of one's own. Told in seventy black and white photographs and a series of narrative excursions, architect Ben Jacks reflects on a lifetime of influences as...
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  • The Illustrated London Practical Geometry: And Its Application To Architectural Drawing (1853) by Burn, Robert Scott
    Robert Scott Burn

    The Illustrated London Practical Geometry: And Its Application To Architectural Drawing (1853)

    The Illustrated London Practical Geometry: And Its Application To Architectural Drawing is a book written by Robert Scott Burn and originally published in 1853. The book is a comprehensive guide to the principles of practical geometry and its application to architectural drawing. It is...
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  • First Additions: Strategies for Adding on by Cohen, Stuart
    Stuart Cohen

    First Additions: Strategies for Adding on

    Like many small residential practices Cohen & Hacker Architects have made a career of doing house additions. In a practice spanning almost forty years they have evolved strategies for making additions that represent both a theoretical and philosophical position about altering older buildings. They...
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  • Seeking Sanctuary: Private Residences for True Relaxation by BETA-PLUS Publishing
    Beta-Plus Publishing

    Seeking Sanctuary: Private Residences for True Relaxation

    Author: Beta-Plus PublishingISBN-10: 2875501275ISBN-13: 9782875501271Publisher: Beta-PlusLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/08/2023Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 5.70lbsSize: 13.46h x 10.63w x 1.34d
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  • Architectural Dynamics in Pre-Revolutionary Iran: Dialogic Encounter Between Tradition and Modernity by Gharipour, Mohammad
    Mohammad Gharipour

    Architectural Dynamics in Pre-Revolutionary Iran: Dialogic Encounter Between Tradition and Modernity

    This volume consider the major trends and developments in Iranian architecture during the 1960s and '70s in order to further our understanding of the underpinnings and intentions of Persian architecture during this period. While narrative explorations of modernism have relied heavily upon classifications based...
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  • An Encyclopedia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture V2 (1839) by Loudon, John Claudius
    John Claudius Loudon

    An Encyclopedia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture V2 (1839)

    This Is A New Release Of The Original 1839 Edition.Author: John Claudius LoudonISBN-10: 116997421XISBN-13: 9781169974210Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 450Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.91d
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  • Garage by Erlanger, Olivia
    Olivia Erlanger

    Garage

    A secret history of the garage as a space of creativity, from its invention by Frank Lloyd Wright to its use by start-ups and garage bands.Frank Lloyd Wright invented the garage when he moved the automobile out of the stable into a room of...
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  • 5468796 Architecture: Platform.Middle: Architecture for Housing the 99% by Hurme, Johanna
    Johanna Hurme

    5468796 Architecture: Platform.Middle: Architecture for Housing the 99%

    Research on multifamily housing and its impact on the daily lives of ordinary people, from a leading Canadian architectural firmThese four slipcased volumes build on 5468796 Architecture's housing manifesto "Add via Edit: A Decade in Housing", the symposium "platform.MIDDLE: Architecture for Housing the 99%"...
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  • Bananas in Snow Country by Knapp, Rob
    Rob Knapp

    Bananas in Snow Country

    In 1984, energy guru and gadfly Amory Lovins made his home and established his globally significant consulting firm in a building that demonstrates his influential "soft path" approach to sustainability. The sun provides all the heat. Judicious choice of materials and meticulous construction retain...
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  • Summer Cottage Communities: Chautauquas, Camp Meetings and Spiritualist Camps by Seibert, Peter Swift
    Peter Swift Seibert

    Summer Cottage Communities: Chautauquas, Camp Meetings and Spiritualist Camps

    Summer at the Cottage By the 1890s, a newly rising middle class found itself having time, money, and access to begin taking vacations. Church denominations began creating summer cottage communities that combined natural settings and intellectual and spiritual pursuits. The first communities were the...
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  • Tokyo Urbanism: From Hinterland to Kaiwai by Masami Kobayashi
    Masami Kobayashi

    Tokyo Urbanism: From Hinterland to Kaiwai

    Arguably one of the most iconic mega-cities in Asia, Tokyo, the capital of Japan, plays an important economic and cultural role. It has been featured in various media as a liveable city with a well-developed public transport system. Yet, what international media coverage often...
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  • San Luis Obispo County Architecture by Papp, James
    James Papp

    San Luis Obispo County Architecture

    California is rare among states and nations in having two cultural capitals--Los Angeles and San Francisco--and San Luis Obispo is smack in the middle. In the middle of nowhere or equidistant from everywhere, its architecture is a riot of variety: samples of practically every...
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  • Highland Park: Alterstudio (Masterpiece Series) by McCarter, Robert
    Robert McCarter

    Highland Park: Alterstudio (Masterpiece Series)

    This volume examines the Highland Park by Alterstudio Architecture. A family home built for a client with a keen interest in art and a substantial collection, and on a property without significant natural features, the design creates an extraordinary new environment as an alternative...
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  • The New Masters' Houses in Dessau, 1925-2014: Debates, Positions, Contexts: Edition Bauhaus 46 by Stierli, Martino
    Martino Stierli

    The New Masters' Houses in Dessau, 1925-2014: Debates, Positions, Contexts: Edition Bauhaus 46

    When Dessau was bombed in early 1945, the Bauhaus Masters' Houses, the epitome of the 20th-century artists' colony, were reduced to rubble as well.After the main Masters' Houses were restored to their original state in the 1990s, Walter Gropius's Director's House and L szl...
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  • Bartleby and Me: Reflections of an Old Scrivener by Talese, Gay
    Gay Talese

    Bartleby and Me: Reflections of an Old Scrivener

    "Literary Legend" (New York) Gay Talese retraces his pioneering career, marked by his fascination with the world's hidden characters.In the concluding act of this "incomparable" (Air Mail) capstone book, Talese introduces readers to one final unforgettable story: the strange and riveting all new tale...
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  • Earth, Sky & Water: Houses in the Nordic Style by Lange, Mette
    Mette Lange

    Earth, Sky & Water: Houses in the Nordic Style

    In a world of starchitects competing to design ever taller glass and steel megaliths, there are still some architects designing with natural materials at a human scale for comfort, longevity, and visual delight. Mette Lange is one such architect. These are beautiful, unpretentious homes...
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  • By-Right, By-Design: Housing Development Versus Housing Design in Los Angeles by Falletta, Liz
    Liz Falletta

    By-Right, By-Design: Housing Development Versus Housing Design in Los Angeles

    Housing is an essential, but complex, product, so complex that professionals involved in its production, namely, architects, real estate developers and urban planners, have difficulty agreeing on "good" housing outcomes. Less-than-optimal solutions that have resulted from a too narrow focus on one discipline over...
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  • Amalfi Houses: Architectural Gems on the Italian Coast by Cardinale, Ana
    Ana Cardinale

    Amalfi Houses: Architectural Gems on the Italian Coast

    A mythical place, the Amalfi Coast is home to dream villas within a unique landscape. Some of them have opened their doors for the first time, providing a unique opportunity to enter these exclusive homes. The Amalfi Coast has always been a sought after...
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  • Horta and the Grammar of Art Nouveau by Strauven, Iwan
    Iwan Strauven

    Horta and the Grammar of Art Nouveau

    What remains of Horta's Art Nouveau, apart from his style and typical plant-related vocabulary? Horta and the Grammar of Art Nouveau offers an innovative analysis of the architectural approach of Victor Horta, the Belgian architect whose creations between 1893 and 1905 were seminal for...
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  • Off-Grid Solar System Design & Installation Guide: Simplified Guide On Off-Grid Solar System For Homes, Vans And Other by Abraham, Richards
    Richards Abraham

    Off-Grid Solar System Design & Installation Guide: Simplified Guide On Off-Grid Solar System For Homes, Vans And Other

    This comprehensive guide is information on how to go solar-powered off the grid, as well as specific calculations to assist in determining the optimal size of an off-grid system for your individual requirements. In addition, we will detail the steps necessary to construct a...
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  • Listening by Bohlin, Peter Q.
    Peter Q. Bohlin

    Listening

    This book presents Architecture from Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.Author: Peter Q. BohlinISBN-10: 1941806651ISBN-13: 9781941806654Publisher: Oro EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/12/2024Pages: 192Format: HardcoverWeight: 5.20lbsSize: 13.39h x 9.76w x 1.18d
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  • The Art of Classical Details: Theory, Design & Craftsmanship by Dodd, Phillip James
    Phillip James Dodd

    The Art of Classical Details: Theory, Design & Craftsmanship

    The well-judged employment of classical detail in a new home has an additional significance that cannot be underestimated. It is an expression of an informed personal choice and an evocation of the delight in the human senses. This is true of all the houses...
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  • Houses of Mexico: Origins and Traditions by Shipway, Verna Cook
    Verna Cook Shipway

    Houses of Mexico: Origins and Traditions

    Houses of Mexico delves into the roots of the bold yet elegant Mexican style, illustrated with many photographs from Spain and Portugal reflecting the Moorish influence. In addition to extensive coverage of the architecture of the houses, the book shows other spatial and decorative...
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  • Barn in the U.S.A. by Crittendon, Robert
    Robert Crittendon

    Barn in the U.S.A.

    A beautiful photographic tribute to historic barns of the West, the icons of rural American history.Author: Robert CrittendonISBN-10: 1555915604ISBN-13: 9781555915605Publisher: Fulcrum PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2006Pages: 120Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 9.06h x 9.78w x 0.53d
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  • Craftsman Homes (1909) by Stickley, Gustav
    Gustav Stickley

    Craftsman Homes (1909)

    Craftsman Homes is a book written by Gustav Stickley in 1909 that showcases the architectural style of the Craftsman movement. The book features detailed descriptions and illustrations of various Craftsman-style homes, including floor plans, interior designs, and exterior features. Stickley emphasizes the importance of...
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  • Fascination Seaside Living: Architecture & Design by Van Uffelen, Chris
    Chris Van Uffelen

    Fascination Seaside Living: Architecture & Design

    A journey to the world's most beautiful houses at the shoreThis volume is a survey to rediscover and redefine life by the sea. The selected projects show the planning and construction possibilities in dealing with the special conditions of such locations. It presents creative...
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  • Laboratorio de Vivienda by Meredith, Michael
    Michael Meredith

    Laboratorio de Vivienda

    Laboratorio de Vivienda presents the 32 projects selected and built, including research, drawings, and descriptions by the architects. It considers the problem of low-income housing by bringing thoughtful attention and expertise of architects, considering how these proposals, assembled into a collective, would work together...
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  • The Idea of the Cottage in English Architecture, 1760 - 1860 by Maudlin, Daniel
    Daniel Maudlin

    The Idea of the Cottage in English Architecture, 1760 - 1860

    The Idea of the Cottage in English Architecture is a history of the late Georgian phenomenon of the architect-designed cottage and the architectural discourse that articulated it. It is a study of small buildings built on country estates, and not so small buildings built...
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  • Dulwich: Mid-Century Oasis by Davis, Paul
    Paul Davis

    Dulwich: Mid-Century Oasis

    Dulwich's mid-century modern architecture is increasingly recognised for its qualities of light, landscape and lifestyle. In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, around 2,000 new homes were created to the most modern standards without destroying the qualities which had made Dulwich so attractive to previous...
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  • The Avenues of Salt Lake City by Lesieur, Cevan J.
    Cevan J. Lesieur

    The Avenues of Salt Lake City

    Salt Lake City's oldest residential historic district is a neighborhood known as the Avenues. During the late nineteenth century this area was home to many of the most influential citizens of Salt Lake City. Built from 1860 until 1930, it contains a mix of...
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  • Tennessee Log Buildings: A Folk Tradition by Rehder, John B.
    John B. Rehder

    Tennessee Log Buildings: A Folk Tradition

    Drawing on more than four decades of research, Tennessee Log Buildings examines one of the Volunteer State's most precious--and fast-disappearing--traditions. From the pioneer era through the mid-twentieth century, folk builders in Tennessee used logs to construct cabins, barns, other outbuildings, schools, and churches. In...
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  • Six Historic Homesteads by Oakley, Imogen B.
    Imogen B. Oakley

    Six Historic Homesteads

    Our colonial ancestors knew how to build houses as well as constitutions. It may even be that they built the one as enduringly as the other, for many of their mansions still stand, firm in joist and beam, having required in nearly two centuries...
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  • Building Health and Wellbeing by Emmitt, Stephen
    Stephen Emmitt

    Building Health and Wellbeing

    This book focuses on the relationship between buildings and our health and wellbeing, and by extension our quality of life. Expanding on the 50th anniversary Special Issue of Building Research & Information (BRI), which was dedicated to health and wellbeing, articles have been extended...
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  • The American Porch: An Informal History of an Informal Place by Dolan, Michael
    Michael Dolan

    The American Porch: An Informal History of an Informal Place

    The former American History editor explores the creation and restoration of an essential part of a twentieth-century home's identity--the American porch. "In this delightful look at an American icon, journalist and documentary scriptwriter . . . Dolan traces the history of the porch, using...
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  • A Passion for Castles: The Story of Macgibbon and Ross and the Castles They Surveyed by Brennan-Inglis, Janet
    Janet Brennan-Inglis

    A Passion for Castles: The Story of Macgibbon and Ross and the Castles They Surveyed

    In the 1880s two Edinburgh architects began to survey, measure and sketch the castles of Scotland, travelling the length and breadth of the country on trains, bicycles and on foot. Together they produced the five magnificent volumes of The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of...
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  • Popular American Housing: A Reference Guide by Brent, Ruth S.
    Ruth S. Brent

    Popular American Housing: A Reference Guide

    Since the Garden of Eden, humanity has been concerned with shelter. Yet housing means different things to different people. This work is a comprehensive, historical reference guide that reviews housing concepts and issues. It introduces the reader to the current body of literature and...
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  • Housing Atlas: Europe - 20th Century by Pierini, Orsina Simona
    Orsina Simona Pierini

    Housing Atlas: Europe - 20th Century

    Throughout the 20th century, there were periods when there was urgent demand for housing to accommodate the rapidly increasing population (or rebuilt following wars). Driven primarily by the need to provide housing as cheaply and efficiently as possible, the ideas developed by the early...
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  • Knokke Le Zoute Interiors: Living by the Sea by Toebat, Maya
    Maya Toebat

    Knokke Le Zoute Interiors: Living by the Sea

    - Take a look inside the most beautiful interiors on the Belgian coast- An inexhaustible source of inspiration- For all lovers of design, architecture and interior design- Discover never before published homes by Belgian creativesKnokke Le Zoute has been a real household name in...
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  • Gracious Living: Home Design for Your Future by Neville, Naomi
    Naomi Neville

    Gracious Living: Home Design for Your Future

    This essential reference is a compilation of ideas, suggestions, and design solutions taken from a variety of experts in the field. The goal is to give homeowners increased independence, allowing them to envision and create their own future. Today, numerous homeowners are thoughtfully designing...
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  • Bijoy Jain / Studio Mumbai: Breath of an Architect by Jain, Bijoy
    Bijoy Jain

    Bijoy Jain / Studio Mumbai: Breath of an Architect

    The legendary Indian design firm's custom commission for the Fondation Cartier, inspired by the rhythm of breathingStudio Mumbai, founded by Indian architect Bijoy Jain (born 1965), is composed of architects and craftsmen who design and build each project themselves using local resources. From December...
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  • Design Professional's Guide to Zero Net Energy Buildings by Eley, Charles
    Charles Eley

    Design Professional's Guide to Zero Net Energy Buildings

    In the United States, direct energy use in buildings accounts for 39% of carbon dioxide emissions per year--more than any other sector. Buildings contribute to a changing climate and warming of the earth in ways that will significantly affect future generations. Zero net energy...
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  • Mountain to Coast: Kellystone Architects 20 Houses by Belogolovsky, Vladimir
    Vladimir Belogolovsky

    Mountain to Coast: Kellystone Architects 20 Houses

    - Together with the principals, Keith Kelly and Tim Stone, renowned writer and international speaker Vladimir Belogolovsky eloquently narrates the design stories of twenty distinctive residences that are designed mostly as vacation homes in mountain or coastal locations- With clear coverage and insightful comments,...
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  • The Perfect Home Office: Inspiring Design Ideas by Bogaerts, An
    An Bogaerts

    The Perfect Home Office: Inspiring Design Ideas

    Author: An BogaertsISBN-10: 9401498962ISBN-13: 9789401498968Publisher: Lannoo PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2024Pages: 224Format: Hardcover
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  • Creating a Green Home: Planning and Design by Pogoda, Robert
    Robert Pogoda

    Creating a Green Home: Planning and Design

    A rich, informative, and easy to follow step-by-step guide for planning and designing your own green home. Written for DIYers who want to design and build, and for those hiring engineers, architects, or contractors this book provides sound tips for ensuring a home is...
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  • The New Autonomous House: Design and Planning for Sustainability by Vale, Brenda
    Brenda Vale

    The New Autonomous House: Design and Planning for Sustainability

    In 1975 Brenda and Robert Vale published The Autonomous House, a manifesto offering down-to-earth suggestions for building homes that do not pollute the earth or squander its resources. Their book received tremendous praise around the world and was seen as a significant move toward...
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  • Lothian by Geddes, Jane
    Jane Geddes

    Lothian

    The first full revision of the first of the volumes for the Buildings of Scotland series This is the first fully revised and expanded guide to the buildings of Lothian since Colin McWilliam's pioneering volume of 1978, with new colour photography, maps, and plans...
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  • California Houses: Creativity in Context by Webb, Michael
    Michael Webb

    California Houses: Creativity in Context

    California Houses brings together thirty-six houses completed over the past ten years that capture the spirit of California in distinctive ways and respond creatively to context and the environment. They engage forests and deserts, the ocean and city streets. Large or small, they demonstrate...
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