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Author:Bamboo Scribe
Mah Jongg Made Easy: Discover the Joy of Mah Jongg with Simple Steps and Strategies
Unlock the Secrets of the Ancient Game of Mah Jongg: A Comprehensive Guide to Mastering Strategy, Scoring, and Cultural Variations!Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Mah Jongg, an ancient Chinese game that has fascinated players for centuries. This comprehensive guide will take you...- $29.99
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Author:Melissa Digennaro King
Solar Decathlon: Building a Renewable Future
This book is an inspirational story about how an idea got started, hit the ground running, and took flight. Solar Decathlon (SD) was a response to the need for innovative solutions to address a global problem--climate change. Richard King believed a collegiate competition that...- $99.95
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Author:William Tufts Brigham
The Ancient Hawaiian House
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Author:Samuel Smiles
Lives of the Engineers: History of Roads. Metcalfe. Telford
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Author:Macbeth-Evans Glass Company
Scientific Illumination: Good Light As An Asset, How To Get It At Right Cost (1911)
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...- $16.00
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Author:Aleksandra Wagner
Lebbeus Woods: Exquisite Experiments, Early Years
Author: Aleksandra WagnerISBN-10: 1119984300ISBN-13: 9781119984306Publisher: WileyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/18/2024Pages: 136Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 10.81h x 8.49w x 0.33d- $37.50
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Author:Steve Huyton
The Art of Luxury Design: A Celebration of the World's Most Exquisite Goods
In this collection of all-new objects of desire, nearly 300 images showcase the talents of some of the world's most creative designers--some instantly recognizable, others up and coming: - Maserati - Aston Martin - Jaeger-LeCoultre - Ralph Lauren Timepieces - Coates Design - House...- $60.00
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Author:James F. Kerestes
A Purple Architecture: Design in the Age of the Physical-Virtual Continuum
A Purple Architecture is an edited collection of essays and projects investigating Purpleness, as a quality independent from the virtual and physical, the material and immaterial, and mundane and exotic. Purpleness thus serves as a theoretical framework to investigate the impacts of technological mediation...- $65.00
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Author:Juhani Pallasmaa
Rootedness: Reflections for Young Architects
rootedness Discover the insights and lessons of architect Juhani Pallasmaa In Rootedness: Reflections for Young Architects, Juhani Pallasmaa delivers an insightful and expansive collection of his most compelling ideas into architecture's position among arts and culture. Pallasmaa speaks to architecture students and young professionals,...- $32.50
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Author:Paul Tracey
100 Theatres: Portraits of the Playhouse
100 Theatres showcases an eclectic range of paintings of theatres, from ancient to modern and from the smallest travelling theatre in Rome to one of the largest in New York. We are lucky to still have some of them; it is surprising how many...- $52.50
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Author:Christie
AI Chair Design: Embracing The Future Of Generative AI
This book is an illuminating exploration of Generative AI (GenAI) and its evolution. It contains over 150 AI-generated images and offers a captivating blend of personal narrative and technical expertise. The author shares their journey of using GenAI and provides practical advice and insights.The...- $49.99
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Author:Anca I. Lasc
Architectures of Display: Department Stores and Modern Retail
Through an international range of case studies from the 1870s to the present day, this volume analyses strategies of display in department stores and modern retail spaces.Author: Anca I. LascISBN-10: 0367343894ISBN-13: 9780367343897Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/14/2020Pages: 312Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d- $54.95
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Author:Vladan Djokic
Peter Eisenman: In Dialogue with Architects and Philosophers
Peter Eisenman (Yale School of Architecture, New Haven, Eisenman Architects, New York, USA) discusses with architects and philosophers: J rg H. Gleiter (Germany), Kim F rster (Switzerland), Preston Scott Cohen (USA), Emmanuel Petit (USA), Mario Carpo (USA), Sarah M. Whiting (USA), Manuel Orazi (Italy),...- $27.50
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Author:Fletcher Bascom Dresslar
American Schoolhouses
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Concrete Houses & Cottages ..., Volumes 1-2
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Author:George W. Kramer
The What, How, and Why of Church Building
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Author:John James Sexby
The Municipal Parks Gardens, and Open Spaces of London: their history and associations ... Illustrated, etc.
Title: The Municipal Parks Gardens, and Open Spaces of London: their history and associations ... Illustrated, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150...- $32.95
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Author:Christian Maclagan
A Catalogue Raisonné of the British Museum Collection of Rubbings From Ancient Sculptured Stones
Découvrez l'art de l'Antiquité avec ce livre fascinant de Christian Maclagan. Avec des illustrations claires et une annotation détaillée, ce livre est une introduction incontournable à l'art ancien.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge...- $17.95
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Author:William Wiehe Collins
Cathedral Cities of Spain
A beautifully illustrated guide to the most famous cathedrals of Spain, from Seville to Toledo to Burgos. Includes detailed histories and descriptions of the architectural features of each cathedral, as well as information about related art and artifacts.This work has been selected by scholars...- $39.95
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Author:Joseph Jackson
William Strickland, the first native American architect and engineer
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Author:Jennifer Ferng
Land Air Sea: Architecture and Environment in the Early Modern Era
Land Air Sea: Architecture and Environment in the Early Modern Era positions the long Renaissance and eighteenth century as being vital for understanding how many of the concerns present in contemporary debates on climate change and sustainability originated in earlier centuries. Traversing three physical...- $155.00
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Author:Chandra Christmas-Rouse
Where the Sidewalk Grows
Where the Sidewalk Grows follows a 13 year old girl named Imani and her classmates as they reflect on the spaces that make their neighborhood of Bronzeville on the south side of Chicago feel like a community. As they learn about the history and...- $24.99
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Author:Cecil Headlam
The story of Nuremberg
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Author:Willliam B. Judson
The Lumberman's Hand Book
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Author:Chicago Winslow Bros Company
Ornamental Iron & Bronze Executed By The Winslow Bros. Company, Chicago
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Author:Jesse Walter Fewkes
Antiquities of the Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Palace
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Author:Matthew Habershon
The Ancient Half-timbered Houses Of England
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Author:Robert Scott Burn
Ornamental Drawing, and Architectural Design: With Notes, Historical and Practical
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Author:Helen Paterson Allingham
The Cottage Homes of England
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Author:Frederick Law Olmsted
The Spoils of the Park: With a Few Leaves From the Deep-Laden Note-Books of "A Wholly Unpractical Man"
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Author:John Ruskin
The Seven Lamps of Architecture
This beautifully illustrated book offers a thoughtful meditation on the art and science of architecture. Drawing on a range of historical and cultural sources, the author explores the seven essential principles that underpin all great architectural works. With its focus on the interplay between...- $33.95
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Author:William Meikle
Illustrated Guide to St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, and the Chapel of the Thistle
This comprehensive guide to St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh provides readers with a detailed look at the Chapel of the Thistle, including its history, architecture, and artwork. The author's expertise and attention to detail are evident throughout the book, with beautiful illustrations and informative...- $13.95
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Author:Mary Knight Potter
The Art of the Vatican
This book provides a detailed insight into the art and architecture of the Vatican. It includes a variety of photographs and descriptions of the major works housed within the Vatican.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of...- $36.95
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Author:Archibald H. Sayce
Monument Facts And Higher Critical Fancies (1904)
Monument Facts and Higher Critical Fancies is a book written by Archibald H. Sayce in 1904. The book is a critical analysis of the historical and archaeological evidence of ancient monuments and their interpretation by scholars. Sayce argues against the higher critical theories that...- $22.95
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Author:Simon Baruch
An Epitome Of Hydrotherapy: For Physicians, Architects And Nurses (1920)
""An Epitome of Hydrotherapy"" is a comprehensive guide to the therapeutic use of water for physicians, architects, and nurses. Written by Simon Baruch in 1920, the book covers a range of topics related to hydrotherapy, including the history and principles of the practice, the...- $26.95
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Author:Orson Squire Fowler
A Home For All: Or A New Cheap, Convenient, And Superior Mode Of Building (1850)
A Home For All: Or A New Cheap, Convenient, And Superior Mode Of Building is a book written by Orson Squire Fowler in 1850. The book presents a new and innovative method of building homes that are affordable, convenient, and superior in quality. The...- $36.95
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Author:Edward Hyatt
School Architecture In California (1914)
""School Architecture In California"" is a book written by Edward Hyatt in 1914. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the architecture of schools in California during the early 20th century. It includes detailed descriptions and illustrations of various school buildings, their designs, and...- $19.95
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Author:Victor Graf
Building Portland
150 Years of Outstanding Architecturein Today's Central Portland, OregonA treasure trove of facts and factoids, original photos, people, events, weird and picturesque Portland.Indispensable reference and compact field guideto the great architecture in theone square mile of today's central PortlandIncludes: 86+ buildings/spaces, 200+ photos, locator...- $23.95
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Author:Mariana Slapac
Comparative Castellology
The author proposes the new historical discipline - comparative castellology. Comparative castellology focuses on the sources, direct and indirect influences, historical and ahistorical parallels, resistents to influences and creative replicas. It is possible to model structural units, functional decisions, constructive systems, compositional principles, morphological...- $52.92
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Author:Lawrence Weaver
Small Country Houses of To-day; Volume 2
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Author:Frida Schottm?ler
Furniture and Interior Decoration of the Italian Renaissance
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Author:Peter Hampson Ditchfield
The Cathedrals of Great Britain, Their History and Architecture
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Author:Barry Wasserman
Ethics and the Practice of Architecture
From theory to practice a unique, well-rounded guide to ethics fortoday s architect How does an architect assist a community in evaluating alternativedesigns? Resolve a dispute with a contractor? Take into account aproject s impact on the natural environment? When it comes to questions...- $81.95
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Author:Edward Kemp
How to Lay Out a Garden
This 1858 work is the first American edition of a work that had already been through two editions in England. It is a comprehensive source on landscape design, complete with sketches and detailed instructions for lots of all sizes.Author: Edward KempISBN-10: 1429012870ISBN-13: 9781429012874Publisher: Arcadia...- $26.95
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Author:Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
Cocle, an Archaeological Study of Central Panama, Part 1: Historical Background, Excavations at the Sitio Conte, Artifacts and Ornaments
""Cocle, An Archaeological Study Of Central Panama, Part 1: Historical Background, Excavations At The Sitio Conte, Artifacts And Ornaments"" is a comprehensive book written by Samuel Kirkland Lothrop. The book is focused on the archaeological study of Cocle, a region in central Panama, and...- $49.95
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Author:Gabriel Colombe
The Popes' Palace at Avignon
The Popes' Palace At Avignon is a book written by Dr. Gabriel Colombe that provides a comprehensive exploration of the history, architecture, and cultural significance of the Palais des Papes in Avignon, France. The book delves into the palace's origins as a fortress, its...- $37.95
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Author:John Henry Parker
Some Account Of Domestic Architecture In England, From Richard II To Henry Viii: Part II
Some Account of Domestic Architecture in England, From Richard II to Henry VIII: Part II is a historical book written by John Henry Parker. The book provides a detailed account of the evolution of domestic architecture in England between the reigns of Richard II...- $37.95
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Author:Gabriel Colombe
The Popes' Palace at Avignon
The Popes' Palace at Avignon is a book written by Dr. Gabriel Colombe that provides a comprehensive description of the Papal Palace in Avignon, France. The book explores the history of the palace and its significance as the seat of the Papacy during the...- $22.95
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Author:Robert Scott Mylne
The Cathedral Church Of Bayeux: And Other Historical Relics In Its Neighborhood (1904)
The Cathedral Church of Bayeux: And Other Historical Relics in Its Neighborhood is a book written by Robert Scott Mylne and published in 1904. The book provides a detailed description of the Cathedral Church of Bayeux and other historical relics in its surrounding area....- $21.95
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Author:Leslie Arrington
Brown's Court Apartments: History of a 1920s Spanish Bungalow Court
On an oversized lot in the Belmont Heights neighborhood of Long Beach, California, sits a courtyard tucked between two rows of Spanish Revival Style apartments. Brown's Court Apartments (BCA) is one of Long Beach's few remaining bungalow courts and the only existing Spanish Bungalow...- $58.00
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Architecture Books
Architecture books are collections of literature dedicated to the study, exploration, and appreciation of architecture. Architecture books provide an extensive and comprehensive understanding of architectural concepts and principles. They delve into the evolution of architectural styles, from ancient civilizations to contemporary architecture, highlighting key contributions and milestones in the field. These books often include detailed analyses of famous architectural works, offering insights into their design philosophies, structural systems, and spatial organization.
Furthermore, architecture books explore various theoretical approaches and design methodologies, helping readers expand their creative thinking and problem-solving skills. They discuss influential architectural theories, such as functionalism, postmodernism, deconstructivism, and sustainable design principles, providing a well-rounded understanding of the different philosophies that shape the built environment. In addition to theoretical aspects, architecture books also focus on practical aspects of architecture. They provide information on construction techniques, building materials, and sustainable building practices, equipping readers with the knowledge required to execute architectural projects effectively. These books often include architectural drawings, plans, and photographs, enabling readers to visually understand and interpret different architectural concepts.
Many architecture books also showcase the works of renowned architects and firms, offering insights into their design process, creative inspirations, and innovative approaches. These publications often feature beautiful illustrations, photographs, and architectural renderings, allowing readers to appreciate the aesthetic qualities of buildings and spaces.
Popular Architecture Books
The world of architecture is a captivating realm that combines creativity, functionality, and artistry all in one discipline. Aspiring architects and enthusiasts alike have long turned to books to delve into the intricacies of architectural design, history, and theory. In the vast collection of architecture books, a few have emerged as true classics and popular must-reads among professionals and amateurs alike.
Highly popular and indispensable reference for architects is "Architectural Graphics" by Francis D.K. Ching. Known for his clear, concise, and visually appealing illustrations, Ching covers the essential principles of architectural representation, providing a comprehensive guide to drafting, sketching, and rendering techniques. This book is a treasure trove of practical knowledge for architects, helping them communicate their ideas effectively through drawings and diagrams.
For those seeking inspiration in architectural design, "The Autopoiesis of Architecture: A New Framework for Architecture" by Patrik Schumacher is a must-read. Schumacher challenges traditional architectural theories and proposes a new framework that embraces parametric design, digital technologies, and emergent systems.
When it comes to exploring architectural history, "The Ten Books on Architecture" by Vitruvius is a timeless gem. Dating back to the first century B.C., this treatise outlines the fundamental principles of architecture, covering everything from materials and construction techniques to the design of temples, theaters, and aqueducts. Vitruvius' writings offer fascinating insights into the architectural practices of ancient Rome and continue to be studied and cherished by architects around the world.
These popular books in the architecture collection provide invaluable knowledge, inspiration, and a deeper understanding of the world of architecture. Whether you are an aspiring architect, a seasoned professional, or simply intrigued by the art of buildings, these books offer a treasure trove of wisdom and a path to discovering the captivating world of architecture.
The architecture book collection at White Rain Book House is carefully curated to offer a comprehensive array of topics related to the field. From textbooks and reference materials to coffee table books featuring stunning architectural marvels, customers can find something suiting their interests and needs.