Building Types
NOMADIC HOMES
We Are All Nomads Homes on the move around the world Nomadic homes come in all shapes and sizes. They are for the wealthy and the poor, the trendy and the out-of-luck. Changing place of residence is an idea that is as old as humanity, for reasons of season, or, more recently, to better occupy leisure time.
PREFABULOUS SMALL HOUSES
Written by Koones, Sheri
Prefab home construction has arrived. The benefits of buildings a prefab home (they are better built, use resources more efficiently, and are healthier to live in) apply just as well to vacation homes as they do to primary residences.
DETACHED HOUSES THE FUTURE?
Detached houses are considered primarily responsible for urban sprawl and land consumption. At the same time they represent the ideal residence for broad sections of society.
SCHOOLS INNOVATION & DESIGN
Written by Krauel, Jacobo
The architecture used to create schools strongly influences how well both students and teachers perform. Spaces that stimulate while at the same time helping students to concentrate, in the long-run, will make a valuable contribution to shaping the societies we live in. This book presents a collection of schools, designed to encourage, stimulate and focus the minds of their users.
NEW URBAN HOUSES
Written by Broto, Carles
This book shows how city houses can define the urban landscape. One of the basic building blocks of the city, the town house also provides a refuge from city life. The projects featured in 'New Urban Houses' display how leading architects from around the world continue to innovate on this centuries-old model.
COUNTRY CABINS
Written by Carles Broto
If cabins make you think of lumberjacks...of Camp Grenada, circa 1974...of Deliverance...then you need a copy of Small Wood Cabins.
STAIRWAYS TO HEAVEN: FUNCTIONAL, BEAUTIFUL, AND MESMERIZING STAIRCASES
Beauty can be found, easily, all around us and in so many different forms natural or human made. If we stop but for a second, pull our mind from the past and what we should have done or the future to what we plan to do, the beauty, even in simple things, will be so evident around us. In being present, in the moment, one becomes an observer of the world and the many ways it is beautiful.
STABLES
Written by Masson, Kathryn
From the private to the historic to the state-of-the-art, a lavish tour of some of the most notable stables in the country.
BUILDING DETAILS
Written by Snyder, Frank M
Not only is Building Details important in showing how architects learned and drew from the designs of the great masters; it is a rare and beautiful documentation of how these important early-twentieth-century architects realized their designs.
MICROSHELTERS: 59 CREATIVE CABINS, TINY HOUSES, TREE HOUSES AND OTHER SMALL STRUCTURES
Written by Derek "Deek" Diedricksen
If you dream of living in a tiny house, or creating a getaway in the backwoods or your backyard, you’ll love this gorgeous collection of creative and inspiring ideas for tiny houses, cabins, forts, studios, and other microshelters.
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