Architecture - Buildings - Residential

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

- 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...

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...

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...

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...

- 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,...

Author: An BogaertsISBN-10: 9401498962ISBN-13: 9789401498968Publisher: Lannoo PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2024Pages: 224Format: Hardcover

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...

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...

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...

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...

The construction industry is vital to any national economy; it is also one of the industries most susceptible to workplace incidents. The unacceptably high rates of incidents in construction have huge socio-economic consequences for the victims, their families and friends, co-workers, employers and society...

SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES Inside this book, you will discover exactly what shipping container homes are, what the benefits are, what permits you need to build one, and how to get started. Utilizing shipping containers in your building design doesn't only provide you will a...

A memoir of the author's journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly popular Outside Magazine piece. Wit's End isn't just a state of mind. It's the name of a gravel road, the address of...

The Chateau de Versailles is one of the most beautiful and fascinating achievements of eighteenth-century French art. This unique book offers readers unprecedented access to this historical treasure. The world's most iconic chateau has welcomed tourists the world over, yet this handsome slipcased volume...

This stunning book takes a rare glimpse into the intriguing and unique homes of some of the world's best-known architects. How do these architects design their own private domains? How do their furnishing styles impact on the structural integrity of the space? How do...

A lavish coffee table book showing 60 new residential projects (houses and apartments) with a focus on the beautiful use of natural stone.Author: Beta-Plus PublishingISBN-10: 2875501208ISBN-13: 9782875501202Publisher: Beta-PlusLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/03/2023Pages: 256Format: HardcoverWeight: 7.18lbsSize: 14.49h x 11.02w x 1.50d

This first book to comprehensively consider ODA's range in architecture, from apartment to building to neighborhood. Projects underline a humanistic philosophy seeking community engagement, social connectivity, and above all to inform and uplift. Founded in 2007 by Eran Chen, ODA seeks to reconcile the...

- Infinite inspiration for an LA-inspired interior- A comprehensive showcase of the most impressive interiors in Los Angeles- Experience the seamless connection between indoor and outdoor living, a hallmark of LA homes- New book in the prestigious series: Barcelona Interiors ISBN 9789401485586, London Interiors...

Arden-Arcade is a vibrant community. The first inhabitants were members of the Valley Nisenan tribe; however, world events, including the arrival of Europeans and the Gold Rush of 1849, changed the area's dynamics in drastic ways. Arden-Arcade was part of the Mexican land grant...

Highlighting thirty-five spectacular recently completed houses overlooking sea, lake, river, and ocean, selected for beauty and variety across the globe, Houses by the Shore features homes that demonstrate the extraordinarily diverse ways that today's leading architects and interior designers build and design homes on...

Discover a diverse selection of beautiful Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket homes from a dozen of the top architects practicing in this region. Breathtaking landscapes and water views abound throughout this area, providing a powerful backdrop for the homes that are situated there....

The houses covered here include spectacular mansions such as Petworth House and Waddesdon Manor, and more lowly dwellings such as the Birmingham Back to Backs and estate villages like Blaise Hamlet, near Bristol. The book also covers buildings as diverse as churches, windmills, dovecotes,...

This definitive volume on the Swedish country house will appeal to both trade and general audiences, including interior design and architecture professionals and enthusiasts, those looking for inspiration to redecorate, and anyone interested in Swedish culture.Author: Susanna SchermanISBN-10: 1580932940ISBN-13: 9781580932943Publisher: Monacelli PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/26/2010Pages:...

Recipient of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Award for Lifetime Achievement and the AIA Gold Medal, Antoine Predock was an icon of American architecture. This book is the comprehensive consideration of his life's work. A trailblazing original, Predock was his own tour de force....

An exclusive look inside world-renowned architect Peter Marino's private, residential projectsIn this stunning new collection, internationally acclaimed architect Peter Marino shares a look inside his private, residential projects. In contrast to the architecture and design for his luxury commercial clients - including Chanel, Dior,...

ISBN-10: 3869228679ISBN-13: 9783869228679Publisher: Dom PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/21/2024Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.95lbsSize: 9.00h x 8.30w x 0.70d

60 stunning works of contemporary architecture, all of which have a special relationship with the natural landscapeElemental Living presents 60 works of architecture from across the 20th and 21st centuries that have a special relationship with the natural world. The book includes a visually...

In the West the Japanese house has reached iconic status in its architecture, decoration and style. Is this neat, carefully constructed version of Japanese life in fact a myth? Inge Daniels goes behind the doors of real Japanese homes to find out how highly...

A survey of houses designed by Steven Ehrlich and Takashi Yanai of EYRC Architects, an award-winning firm whose modernist approach is infused with deep engagement with the vernacular.Recipient of the 2015 Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects, EYRC Architects is internationally recognized...

The comprehensive story of an icon of modern architecture: the Edith Farnsworth House, designed by Mies van der Rohe One of the most famous residences in modern history, a glass and steel marvel that seems to float above its site, the Edith Farnsworth House...

The most comprehensive photographic document of the once-utopian London council estate buildingsThe UK's landmark Housing Act of 1919 catalyzed the rapid development of state-owned public housing in planned council estates. Construction of these estates has largely ceased since the Thatcherist austerity policies of the...

AD100 and Elle D馗or A-List Interior Designer Oliver Furth masterfully combines bi-partisan enthusiasm for classical and contemporary influences with California cool, to create sophisticated, livable spaces with relaxed rigor, infused with color and joy. Known for his timeless approach to design, as well as...

The last sixteen years of James Baldwin's life (1971-87) unfolded in a village in the South of France, in a sprawling house nicknamed "Chez Baldwin." In Me and My House Magdalena J. Zaborowska employs Baldwin's home space as a lens through which to expand...

Arguing that past scholarship has provided inadequate methodological tools for understanding ordinary housing in Canada, Peter Ennals and Deryck Holdsworth present a new framework for interpreting the dwelling. Canada's settlement history, with its emphasis on staples exports, produced few early landed elite or houses...

A compilation of more than 1,100 images that explore and record elements of Mediterranean architecture, in both detail and as whole compositions, from Mediterranean Europe of the Early Renaissance to the United States of today. This exhaustive study is arranged by type of element,...

The State of Housing Design 2023 is the first report in a new series that reviews national trends, ideas, and critical issues as they relate to residential design. This volume examines recently built housing projects of notable design that address issues of affordability, social...