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
SMALL HOUSES (MULTILINGUAL EDITION)
Written by Jodidio, Philip
A Small House is a tribute to the endless artistic inventiveness of architects and ingenuity of perception of the familiar and known concepts. It is also a conscious pivot towards sustainability and reduction of impact on the environment as well as a daring attitude of change in lifestyle.
BLUEPRINT NOTEBOOK: ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECES
Written by Press, Dokument
Blueprint Notebook: Architectural Masterpieces is more than a notebook. Each page features a beautiful blueprint of an iconic world-renowned building. The bright blue high quality paper is perfect for taking notes and writing down your thoughts and what-to-do lists.
DOWN TO EARTH: RAMMED EARTH ARCHITECTURE
Written by Asensio, Sergio
An ancient building method that has experienced a renaissance in recent years as people seek greener and more sustainable building materials and construction methods, rammed earth is a wall building technique that uses earth, chalk, lime and gravel as raw materials.
ATLAS OF THE SENSEABLE CITY
Written by Ratti, Carlo
A fascinating exploration of how the growth of digital mapping, spurred by sensing technologies, is affecting cities and daily lives What have smart technologies taught us about cities? What lessons can we learn from today's urbanites to make better places to live? Antoine Picon and Carlo Ratti argue that the answers are in the maps we make.
ABOUT ARCHITECTURE: AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE IN 55 BUILDINGS
Written by Pearman, Hugh
About Architecture is an engaging introduction to architecture, exploring the ways in which we construct our built environment, and why. Hugh Pearman guides us through the architecture that shapes our lives--from how our towns and cities are organized, to where we live, learn and work, and how we get around, interact with others, and relax.
TREATISE ON CIVIL ARCHITECTURE
Written by Chambers, William
A gorgeous, oversize, clothbound facsimile of the classic 18th-century guide to the vocabulary of Western architecture
FLUX REDUX: 9 SITES OF EXPERIMENTATION IN STOCKS AND FLOWS
Written by Draslar, Matej
A critical survey of design experiments on sustainability undertaken by renowned Zurich and Los Angeles-based firm agps architecture. Flux Redux explores design experiments undertaken at agps architecture in Zurich and Los Angeles over the past three decades.
MIAMI ART DECO
Written by Schwartzman, Arnold
A book reviewer once described Arnold Schwartzman as "a trufflehound with a Nikon," praising his passion and inquisitive eye. In Miami Art Deco, Schwartzman's sixth photographic book on Art Deco architecture, he turns his lens on the tropical sun-bleached facades of Miami Beach's pastel palaces.
OFF GRID HOUSE PLANS
Written by Minguet, Anna
Off-Grid House Plans has more than 250 floor plans, sections, sketches, and elevations, as well as all the construction details in all projects. An Off-Grid system allows you to live without using a utility company, generating your own energy.
LONDON TUBE STATIONS: 1924-1961
The history and unique modernist architecture of London Underground stations
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