Jim Henson: The Works - The Art, the Magic, the Imagination

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The ultimate gift for Muppet lovers everywhere, this extraordinary tribute celebrates 40 years of Henson's creative genius--from his best-known inventions to his lesser known but equally fascinating notions for everything from designs for futuristic nightclubs and homes to experimental films. 500 color illus.... More >>

Jim Henson: The Works - The Art, the Magic, the Imagination

The Cob Builders Handbook: You Can Hand-Sculpt Your Own Home

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Cob (an old English word for lump) is old-fashioned concrete, made out of a mixture of clay, sand, and straw. Becky Bee's manual is a friendly guide to making your own earth structure, with chapters on design, foundations, floors, windows and doors, finishes, and of course, making glorious cob.
"I believe that building with cob is a way to recreate community and experience the joy of working together while taking back the right to build our own homes and look a... More >>

The Cob Builders Handbook: You Can Hand-Sculpt Your Own Home

Jim Olson Houses

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The sixteen houses and apartments featured here respond to different needs and sites, but all share a common DNA. They are the product of a singular vision and a collaborative process.

—Michael Webb

 

Seattle-based architect Jim Olson, the founding partner of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, is particularly known for his subtly elegant residences, from a glass farmhouse in eastern Oregon to a Balinese-inspired retreat in Hawaii, f... More >>

Jim Olson Houses

The Architecture Student's Handbook of Professional Practice

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Written by The American Institute of Architects, this is the definitive textbook on practice issues written specifically for architecture students. Specifically written for emerging architects, this is the first unabbreviated guide specifically for architecture students about to begin their careers. It is required reading in a professional practice course that architecture students must take within their final two years of school.... More >>

The Architecture Student's Handbook of Professional Practice

New Restaurant Design

• ISBN13: 9781856696746
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Interior design for restaurants is ever-changing, as one trend replaces another in attempt to seduce sophisticated diners the world over. This book is a celebration of the most inspirational and beautiful contemporary restaurant spaces.

An introduction includes interviews with 11 of the world's most influential interior designers, who talk about their design philosophy and approach, their own favourite eateries, and what makes a great restaurant space. ... More >>

New Restaurant Design

Design and Layout of Foodservice Facilities

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This revised edition presents new material on current design techniques, requirements, and trends--including computer-aided design, retail merchandising, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
* New planning and design case studies feature fine dining, country club, family-owned, quick service, and university foodservice facilities.
* The authors have academic and practical industry experience in foodservice facilities design.... More >>

Design and Layout of Foodservice Facilities

Mexicolor: The Spirit of Mexican Design

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Basking in sunlight and coursing with energy, Mexico enjoys a unique relationship with color-inspired, intrinsic, inseparable from life itself. This vibrance sings forth in the pages of Mexicolor, the collaborative project of an artist, a photographer, and a writer all in love with the brilliant displays of color seen everywhere in Mexico. Walls washed flamingo pink on top, deep matte blue on the bottom. A green flatbed truck heaped with orange marigolds. A sea of c... More >>

Mexicolor: The Spirit of Mexican Design

Estimating for Interior Designers

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The first edition of Estimating for Interior Designers quickly became the “bible” for interior designers everywhere. This completely updated and revised edition provides all the basic, nuts-and-bolts information readers expect, along with all-new sections on faux finishing, including trompe l'oeil; Roman shades; and using upholstery fabrics for drapery and bed coverings. There is also a completely new chapter on hard floor coverings, including marble, stone, woo... More >>

Estimating for Interior Designers

Tropical Modern

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In many countries, modern houses have evolved from European-influenced International Style modernism to "regional modernist" variations on local materials and building techniques. This is a survey of new tropical houses that embrace open floor plans, exterior courtyards, sunny patios and cool stucco surfaces - all within a regionally inflected modern architectural vocabulary.... More >>

Tropical Modern

Florence: A Map of Perceptions

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The architect Andrea Ponsi settled in Florence many years ago, yet he still feels he does not fully comprehend this mysterious city. The way Florence eludes understanding, however, can be viewed as an opportunity -- to keep seeking, to keep exploring. Ponsi's Florence is endlessly suggestive. His tour of the city is one of continually shifting light and perspective, of stunning symmetry ... More >>

Florence: A Map of Perceptions

Simple Home: Calm Spaces for Comfortable Living

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The simple home is calm and uncluttered, with each item carefully chosen. Mark and Sally Bailey believe that good design means furniture and decoration that is useful, durable and honest. In the first part of the book, they explore calm Colors, Zen-inspired simplicity, and reclaimed or ethically sourced Materials, while Craft embraces the artisan's skill. Comfort means cozy textiles and warm wood, while tips from the Natural Cleaning chapter will nurture your home. ... More >>

Simple Home: Calm Spaces for Comfortable Living

Revit Architecture 2010: No Experience Required

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Author and Revit Architecture expert Eric Wing walks you through designing, documenting, and presenting a four-story office building. The continuous tutorial begins with the Revit interface and standard conventions for placing walls, doors, and windows, then progresses through the building's design as would happen in the real world. You'll learn how to work with structural grids, beams, and foundations; add text and dimensions; build floors layer by layer; join exte... More >>

Revit Architecture 2010: No Experience Required

The Stones of Venice, Volume I

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The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Art; Architecture;... More >>

The Stones of Venice, Volume I

From Bauhaus to Our House

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Tom Wolfe, "America's most skillful satirist" (The Atlantic Monthly), examines the strange saga of American architecture in this sequel to The Painted Word.... More >>

From Bauhaus to Our House

Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls

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The latest techniques for planting roofs and walls to enhance our buildings and benefit the environment. The green roof industry is booming and the technology changing fast as professionals respond to the unique challenges of each new planting. In this comprehensively updated, fully revised edition of their authoritative reference, Nigel Dunnett and Noël Kingsbury reveal the very latest techniques, materials, and plants, and showcase some spectacular new case studi... More >>

Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls

Carpentry & Building Construction, Student Text

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Provides students with quality construction skills.
This comprehensive carpentry textbook focuses on residential construction that is also applicable for light commercial construction.... More >>

Carpentry & Building Construction, Student Text

Planning and Urban Design Standards

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The new student edition of the definitive reference on urban planning and design


Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition is the authoritative and reliable volume designed to teach students best practices and guidelines for urban planning and design.

Edited from the main volume to meet the serious student's needs, this Student Edition is packed with more than 1,400 informative illustrations and includes the latest rules of thumb for des... More >>

Planning and Urban Design Standards

How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Ecclesiastical Architecture

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Small enough to fit in a pocket yet serious enough to provide real answers, this primer is a must-have for architecture and history buffs, tourists, and churchgoers interested in decoding the styles and symbols of religious buildings. Every building contains clues embedded in its design that identify not only its architectural style but also who designed it, what kind of congregation it was built for, and why. This practical yet charming handbook is the key to decod... More >>

How to Read Churches: A Crash Course in Ecclesiastical Architecture

Finite Element Analysis Theory and Application with ANSYS

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While many authors cover the theory of finite element modeling, this is the only book available that incorporates ANSYS as an integral part of its content. Moaveni presents the theory of finite element analysis, explores its application as a design/modeling tool, and explains in detail how to use ANSYS intelligently and effectively. Now uses Excel in solving simple finite element problems. Adds a significant number of new problems. Incorporates the latest version o... More >>

Finite Element Analysis Theory and Application with ANSYS

Social Justice and the City

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This collection of essays was inspired by David Harvey's desire to relate principles of social justice to the application of spatial and geographical principles in urban and regional planning. The result is an analysis of urbanism and social need. This reissue contains a foreword by Ira Katznelson and a new afterword by the author.... More >>

Social Justice and the City

Massive Change

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Massive Change is a modern illustrated primer on the new inventions, technologies, and events that are affecting the human race worldwide. The book is a part of a broader research project by Bruce Mau Design intended to provoke debate and discussion about the "familiar objects and techniques that are transforming our lives." In essays, interviews, and provocative imagery aimed at a broad audience, Massive Change explores the changing force of design in the contempor... More >>

Massive Change

Timber Framing Book, The

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This is a thorough and profusely illustrated guide to building a timber-frame house. Grounded in ancient tradition, timber-frame construction is admirably suited to fulfill today’s need for durable, energy-efficient housing and other building needs.... More >>

Timber Framing Book, The

The Cornell Journal of Architecture 8: RE

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This issue of the Cornell Journal of Architecture is about the now, the new, and the next in architecture, while simultaneously acknowledging that every possible future is intrinsically linked to the existent, to the present and its attendant past. At the heart of issue 8: RE is the understanding that the creative act itself is reiterative; that in rethinking, recombining, reshuffling, recycling, and reimagining aspects of the world around us, we produce work that b... More >>

The Cornell Journal of Architecture 8: RE

Style

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A few lucky women have been born with style -- think Diana Vreeland and Jacqueline Onassis -- but for most of us, style is something that comes with time and experience. Above all, style begins with a sense of who you are and your self-confidence. Style comes from opening yourself to the world around you -- to books and movies, art, music, travel, and especially to other people.In this upbeat and engaging book, designer Kate Spade talks about the many people and exp... More >>

Style