STORY OF ARCHITECTURE
An inviting exploration of architecture across cultures and centuries by one of the field's eminent authors "Rybczynski's expansive account traces...
BUILDING TOYS: AN ARCHITECT'S COLLECTION
The book Building Toys: An Architect's Collection documents over 100 architectural building toys from the author's collection, from the mid-1800s to...
Architecture Surveys
TEMPLES AND TOWNS: THE FORM, ELEMENTS, AND PRINCIPLES OF PLANNED TOWNS
Written by Dennis, Michael
This book traces the historic evolution of urban form, principles, and design; it serves as a compendium, or reference, of city design; and is a polemic about the necessity for the recovery of the city and a contemporary urban architecture.
BUILDING TOYS: AN ARCHITECT'S COLLECTION
Written by Rock, John
The book Building Toys: An Architect's Collection documents over 100 architectural building toys from the author's collection, from the mid-1800s to the present, from the U.S. and abroad.
G. E. KIDDER SMITH BUILDS: THE TRAVEL OF ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Written by Maggi, Angelo
George Everard Kidder Smith (1913-1997) was a multidimensional figure within the wide-ranging field of North American architectural professionals in the second half of the twentieth century. Although he trained as an architect, he chose not to practice within the conventional strictures of an architecture office.
HISTORY REINTERPRETED: THE MYLES STANDISH HOTEL
Written by Ahearn, Patrick
History Reinterpreted, the second published work from celebrated architect and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects Patrick Ahearn, explores the renovation and reimagination of the 1871 Myles Standish Hotel in Duxbury, Mass., as a grand single-family residence.
VIEW FROM THE TOP
Written by Hagberg, Eva
The photography collected in A View from the Top may have arisen out of a desire to document a singular body of work--the Viewpoint Collection.
BRICK ARCHITECTURE: LAYER BY LAYER
Written by Quesada, Sergio Asensio
With nearly 10,000 years of sustained use in human habitation, the humble brick continues to be prized for its wonderful properties. Not only is it an inexpensive, long lasting and low maintenance building material, but it also provides protection from fire and extreme climactic conditions despite being naturally sourced.
CONTAINER ARCHITECTURE: MODULAR, PRE FAB, AFFORDABLE, MOVABLE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Written by Bach, David Andreu
The ultimate in sustainable architecture, containers provide a cheap and resilient building material with a myriad of possible applications. Modular, these self contained units are easy to attach to an existing build, incorporate within larger buildings or even combine together to create a single structure uniquely their own.
DETROIT MODERN: 1935-1985
Visitors to Detroit may not realize what residents of the Motor City have known for decades: metropolitan Detroit is a stunning showcase of mid-century modern houses.
RETHINKING FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT: HISTORY, RECEPTION, PRESERVATION
"This book strives to advance the newest and most relevant ways to think about Wright's architecture in a historical context, and to assess the paradox of his popularity with the general public and near invisibility in professional circles"--
EMPTY PLINTHS: MONUMENTS, MEMORIALS, AND PUBLIC SCULPTURE IN MEXICO
Empty Plinths: Monuments, Memorials, and Public Sculpture in Mexico responds to the unfolding political debate around one of the most contentious public monuments in North America, Mexico City's monument of Christopher Columbus on Avenida Paseo de la Reforma.
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