Friday, December 26, 2008

Cabins and Camps



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Cabins and Camps offers an intimate view of mountain homes and log cabins from New York's Adirondacks to the coast of California. Never before photographed, these rustic retreats aim for the perfect balance between luxurious American home and comfortable isolated getaway. Many of the homeowners are advocates of contemporary rustic artists, and their homes feature handcrafted one-of-a-kind furniture pieces. Cabins and Camps includes a full gallery of extraordinary ne... More >>

Cabins and Camps

Saturday, December 20, 2008

LEED GA Exam Guide: A must-have for the LEED green associate exam: Comprehensive study materials, sample questions, mock exam, green building LEED ... and sustainability



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Pass the LEED Green Associate Exam, Get Your Building LEED Certified, Fight Global Warming and Save Money! LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is one of the most important trends of development and is revolutionizing the construction industry. It has gained tremendous momentum and has a profound impact on our environment. From this book, you will learn how to: 1. Pass the LEED Green Associate Exam. 2. Use LEED exam preparation strategies,... More >>

LEED GA Exam Guide: A must-have for the LEED green associate exam: Comprehensive study materials, sample questions, mock exam, green building LEED ... and sustainability

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Small Scale, Big Change


  • ISBN13: 9780870707841
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The role of the global architect in society is changing. Instead of waiting for commissions to come their way, architects are initiating and developing practical solutions in response to dramatically changing living conditions in many parts of the world today. Small Scale, Big Change focuses on a central chapter of this shift, presenting recently built or under-construction works in underserved communities around the globe by these 11 architects and firms: Elemental... More >>

Small Scale, Big Change

Friday, December 12, 2008

SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required


  • ISBN13: 9780470505434
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The only continuous, step-by-step tutorial for SolidWorksSolidWorks is a 3D CAD manufacturing software package that has been used to design everything from aerospace robotics to bicycles. This book teaches beginners to use SolidWorks through a step-by-step tutorial, letting you build, document, and present a project while you learn.Tools and functionality are explained in the context of professional, real-world tasks and workflows. You will learn the essential funct... More >>

SolidWorks 2010: No Experience Required

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Easy Cottage Style



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Country Style is associated with simple, natural comforts--the warm glow of a winter fire of floral fabrics swaying in a cool summer breeze at an open window. As Liz Bauwens and Alexandra Campbell show, these are features that can be recreated in all types of home. Every room can be given its own taste of rustic charm: the kitchen made warm and comfortable, the bedroom soft and romantic, the living room natural and tranquil. With chapters looking at ways of bringin... More >>

Easy Cottage Style

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010


  • ISBN13: 9780470473535
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A complete, detailed reference and tutorial for Autodesk's popular and robust civil engineering softwareAutoCAD Civil 3D is the industry-leading civil engineering software, and this guide by a pair of Civil 3D experts is the comprehensive reference for both novices and professionals. It focuses on teaching vital Civil 3D 2010 tips, tricks, and techniques, showing you how to use the software in real-world professional environments.After you learn the key concepts and... More >>

Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Arboriculture: Integrated Management of Landscape Trees, Shrubs, and Vines



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For undergraduate courses in Arboriculture; Landscape Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Management, or Landscape Construction; Park Management, Parks and Grounds Maintenance, Park & Recreation Administration, Nursery Management; and Urban Forestry. Regarded by many as an irreplaceable reference tool, this text describes the integration of the landscape environment (climate, soil, and related organisms), its effect on landscape plants, and how to manag... More >>

Arboriculture: Integrated Management of Landscape Trees, Shrubs, and Vines

Sunday, November 30, 2008

LEED GA Practice Exams: Green Associate



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Realistic Practice for the LEED® Green Associate Exam LEED GA Practice Exams: Green Associate will prepare you for the Green Building Certification Institute's LEED Green Associate Exam. The practice exams simulate the actual exam in every aspect, from topics covered and number of questions, to the format and level of difficulty. Test your knowledge of the basic principles and concepts of green building needed to support green design, construction, and opera... More >>

LEED GA Practice Exams: Green Associate

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Prefabulous: The House of Your Dreams Delivered Fresh from the Factory


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This is the only book that gives homeowners who are dreaming about building or planning to build a new home the good and the bad on all types of prefabricated houses. Shows that prefabricated can be mainstream traditional design and does not have to look like a mobile home or a modular "Dwell" box.
Prefabulous describes the many systems available for prefabricating all or parts of a new home, including timber frame and log, as well as modular, panelized, structu... More >>

Prefabulous: The House of Your Dreams Delivered Fresh from the Factory

Monday, November 24, 2008

Decorating with Books


  • ISBN13: 9781588164933
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From House Beautiful comes a worthy addition to any decorator's library--a stylish guide on making books a part of your home décor. Opening the pages of a book can instantly carry you off to another world. But did you realize that, open or closed, books can also make your real world--your home--more fabulous? As legendary designer Billy Baldwin pointed out, they're “the best decoration,” capable of bringing incredible warmth, color, and character... More >>

Decorating with Books

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Architectural Rendering with 3ds Max and V-Ray: Photorealistic Visualization


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Create high-quality photorealistic renders of architectural visualizations using 3ds Max and Vray with the project-based tutorials in this book. Learn how to combine lighting and rendering options to end-up with the most realistic final renders possible at a professional level. The tutorials in this book are filled with beautiful full-color images and they teach you how to light both interiors and exteriors and daytime and nighttime scenes. Learn how to save time wi... More >>

Architectural Rendering with 3ds Max and V-Ray: Photorealistic Visualization

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Where We Work: Creative Office Spaces



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Based on the website www.thisaintnodisco.com, Where We Work explores how creative agencies transform lifeless commercial spaces into bastions of creativity, offering inspiring interiors and visual insight into the breadth and depth of each agency's thought process. By removing the traditional office furnishings and even the typical office culture, this new kind of workspace inspires coworkers to be at their most creative—free to relax, think, and accessorize—an... More >>

Where We Work: Creative Office Spaces

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Pools


  • ISBN13: 9780847829187
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Inspired by a desire to design a new pool for her own Long Island backyard, Kelly Klein sought out and put together the most arresting and iconic photographs of swimming pools in all their various forms to create this unique and stunning book. The photographs are as inspiring as they are moving, revealing an incredible wealth of styles and designs in climates and cultures across the globe, and evoking the sensations of rest and nostalgia, the clarity of water and li... More >>

Pools

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Energy Efficient Homes For Dummies


  • ISBN13: 9780470376027
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Hands-on, practical solutions to save money by making smart energy changes

One of the best and most affordable strategies people can employ to combat global warming is to improve the energy and water efficiency of their homes. Energy Efficient Homes For Dummies provides homeowners with advice, tips, and projects to reduce costs, increase energy efficiency, and cut down on waste and pollution. After performing a do-it-yourself home energy audit, readers create... More >>

Energy Efficient Homes For Dummies

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Architects' Data



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Architects' Data provides an essential reference for the initial design and planning of a building project. Organised largely by building type, and with over 6000 diagrams, it provides a mass of data on spatial requirements and also covers planning criteria and considerations of function and siting.Most illustrations are dimensioned and each building type includes plans, sections, site layouts and design details. There are substantial new sections on:· building com... More >>

Architects' Data

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

The Big Book of Small House Designs: 75 Award-Winning Plans for Your Dream House, All 1,250 Square Feet or Less


  • ISBN13: 9781579123659
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The Big Book of Small House Designs is a collection of more than 500 drawings illustrating all aspects of 75 small homes of various styles, from a New England farmhouse to a sophisticated steel frame to a Santa Fe ranch. Each design includes detailed floor plans, section drawings, elevations, and perspectives, as well as a description of the materials used and landscaping around the home. Keeping in mind that a chief priority for a small home is often energy efficie... More >>

The Big Book of Small House Designs: 75 Award-Winning Plans for Your Dream House, All 1,250 Square Feet or Less

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Period Finishes & Effects


  • ISBN13: 9780847825196
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Paint finishes and effects are now established as an essential component of every decorator's range of skills. Here, for the first time in paperback, is bestselling authors Judith and Martin Miller's fully illustrated practical guide to the secrets of the surface finishes and effects that complement period homes and furniture. Each chapter is illustrated by inspirational photographs showing how different finishes were used in decorative schemes and includes practica... More >>

Period Finishes & Effects

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Complete Book of Framing: An Illustrated Guide for Residential Construction


  • ISBN13: 9780876290149
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This straightforward, easy-to-learn method will help framers, carpenters, and handy homeowners build their skills in rough carpentry and framing. You'll learn how to frame all the parts of a house: floors, walls, roofs, door & window openings, and stairs – with hundreds of color photographs and drawings that show every detail. The book gives beginners all the basics they need to go from zero framing knowledge to a journeyman level, and it provides valuable tips an... More >>

Complete Book of Framing: An Illustrated Guide for Residential Construction

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Gustav Stickley's Craftsman Homes and Bungalows


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Designs, plans, and illustrations from the leader of the Arts and Crafts movement in homebuilding. In 1901, Gustav Stickley began to create the first uniquely American style of furniture and home design—known as Craftsman. Stickley's principles of home design include construction that is in harmony with its landscape, open floor plans, built-in storage, and natural lighting. He was a major influence on Frank Lloyd Wright, and he remains ... More >>

Gustav Stickley's Craftsman Homes and Bungalows

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Modern Masonry : Brick, Block, Stone



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Simply and clearly written, Modern Masonry presents students with a thorough grounding in safe methods of laying brick, block, and stone. This thoroughly illustrated text provides a broad understanding of materials and their properties. It covers all important aspects of the masonry trade, including tools and equipment; safety; the makeup, properties, uses, and sizes of masonry units, and the accepted techniques for laying all kinds of masonry units in all kinds of ... More >>

Modern Masonry : Brick, Block, Stone

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Charleston Architecture and Interiors



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From the stately elegance of the Georgian era to the exuberant eclecticism of the twenty-first century, the houses of Charleston, South Carolina, are defined by great architecture and elegant design. Charleston Architecture and Interiors offers an insider's view of the beautiful houses, gardens, and decorative arts that comprise this city's unique charm. ... More >>

Charleston Architecture and Interiors

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Amy Butler's Midwest Modern: A Fresh Design Spirit for the Modern Lifestyle


  • ISBN13: 9781584795810
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A complete lifestyle book, encompassing fashion, interiors, and gardens

Attention, design and style mavens! There’s a lot more to America than just the east and west coasts. Today, innovative American design—in clothing, home decor, even gardening—is emerging from the Midwest. So lay your bicoastal biases aside, and let Amy Butler show you what’s happening in the heartland.

Helping her fans jumpstart their own creative spark is Butler’s fashi... More >>

Amy Butler's Midwest Modern: A Fresh Design Spirit for the Modern Lifestyle

Monday, October 13, 2008

One Off: Independent Retail Design



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The urge to create an individualized shopping experience is a major trend around the world, such that a new generation of independent shops has grown up. These are mostly small, and are setting up against the odds, so that they have to make a special effort with their exteriors, interiors, and branding to lure in customers. Some are a triumph of ingenuity on a low budget, while others are as glamorous as their big-name counterparts. Some interiors and graphics are c... More >>

One Off: Independent Retail Design

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Balenciaga



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Christian Dior called Cristobal Balenciaga "the master of us all." The priest-like Balenciaga, whose private life remained a total mystery until the day he died, created day dresses of deceiving simplicity and evening gowns of staggering extravagance, and for them he was paid the highest prices in the couture world. His faithful clients were the great fashion plates of the postwar years: the Duchess of Windsor, Gloria Guinness, Pauline de Rothschild, and Mona Bismar... More >>

Balenciaga

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

New Seaside Interiors


  • ISBN13: 9783836503877
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Extraordinary coastal living on five continents--from Iceland to Chile--showcases designs from minimalist to cozy, from ethnic to modern, all reflecting the owners' love for the deep blue.... More >>

New Seaside Interiors

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Architectural Theory: Volume II: An Anthology from 1871 to 2005



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This second volume of the landmark Architectural Theory anthology surveys the development of architectural theory from the Franco-Prussian war of 1871 until the end of the twentieth century. The entire two volume anthology follows the full range of architectural literature from classical times to present transformations.

An ambitious anthology bringing together over 300 classic and contemporary essays that survey the key developments and trends in architectu... More >>

Architectural Theory: Volume II: An Anthology from 1871 to 2005

Saturday, October 4, 2008

The Art of Annemieke Mein: Wildlife Artist in Textiles



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Celebrated throughout the world, fiber artist Mein combines into one textile work weaving, knitting, crochet, trapunto, applique and other methods, sometimes adding paints to her soft scultpures. Included are field studies and pieces from museums and private collections. Distributed by Woodstocker Books division, Arthur Schwartz & Company, Inc.... More >>

The Art of Annemieke Mein: Wildlife Artist in Textiles

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Passive Solar House: The Complete Guide to Heating and Cooling Your Home


  • ISBN13: 9781933392035
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For the past ten years The Passive Solar House has offered proven techniques for building homes that heat and cool themselves, using readily available materials and methods familiar to all building contractors and many do-it-yourself homeowners. True to this innovative, straightforward approach, the new edition of this best-selling guide includes CSOL passive solar design software, making it easier than ever to heat your home with the power of the sun. Since The Pas... More >>

Passive Solar House: The Complete Guide to Heating and Cooling Your Home

Monday, September 29, 2008

Urban Land Use Planning, Fifth Edition



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Divided into three sections, this edition of "Urban Land Use Planning" deftly balances an authoritative, up-to-date discussion of current practices with a vision of what land use planning should become. It explores the societal context of land use planning and proposes a model for understanding and reconciling the divergent priorities among competing stakeholders; it explains how to build planning support systems to assess future conditions, evaluate policy choices,... More >>

Urban Land Use Planning, Fifth Edition

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Notes on Graphic Design and Visual Communication



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Essential design information that provides a visual vocabulary and an introduction to concepts of design based on the work of well-known designers.... More >>

Notes on Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Courtyards for Modern Living: Contemporary Outdoor Spaces


  • ISBN13: 9781864702828
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This book features gardens especially created for inner-city homes.... More >>

Courtyards for Modern Living: Contemporary Outdoor Spaces

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition, 5th Revised and Enlarged Edition



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A milestone in modern thought, Space, Time and Architecture has been reissued many times since its first publication in 1941 and translated into half a dozen languages. In this revised edition of Mr. Giedion's classic work, major sections have been added and there are 81 new illustrations. The chapters on leading contemporary architects have been greatly expanded. There is new material on the later development of Frank Lloyd Wright and the more recent buildings... More >>

Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition, 5th Revised and Enlarged Edition

Friday, September 19, 2008

Versailles



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Tracing the transformation of Louis XIII's modest hunting lodge into the spectacular showplace of the French monarchy, photographs of the architecture, interiors, and gardens include the most recent research on the architecturally innovative and influential palace.... More >>

Versailles

Monday, September 15, 2008

Modern Cabin



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Now in paperback, Modern Cabin presents twenty-two contemporary cabins in a variety of locales across North America. Today's cabin speaks to a sophisticated design aesthetic-even if it has a rustic façade. It incorporates up-to-date materials and state-of-the-art techniques, including prefabrication. It is built to last and is often built green. But despite its dramatic shift from the log cabin of yesteryear, the modern cabin at its core hasn't changed: it is still... More >>

Modern Cabin

Friday, September 12, 2008

Green: Architecture Now!


  • ISBN13: 9783836503723
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These days, green is the name of the game. There has never been so much interest in the ecological impact of buildings as there is today. This is not a negligible fact in the struggle to control pollution and in the search for responsible "sustainable" methods of construction. Buildings are among the heaviest consumers of natural resources and account for a significant portion of the greenhouse gas emissions that affect climate change. With global warming now a sign... More >>

Green: Architecture Now!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Building Systems: ARE Sample Problems and Practice Exam



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Updated to the 2009 International Building Code

Get the realistic practice you need to successfully prepare for the Building Systems division of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) with Building Systems: ARE Sample Problems and Practice Exam. 123 challenging sample problems are presented in the same formats as the problems on the exam, including multiple-choice, check-all-that-apply, and fill-in-the-blank. A sample vignette prepares y... More >>

Building Systems: ARE Sample Problems and Practice Exam

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers



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Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers, 3/e is ideal for courses in Civil Engineering Materials, Construction Materials, and Construction Methods and Materials offered in Civil, Environmental, or Construction engineering departments.

This introduction gives students a basic understanding of the material selection process and the behavior of materials — a fundamental requirement for all civil and construction engineers performing design, co... More >>

Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers

Monday, September 1, 2008

Architecture's Desire: Reading the Late Avant-Garde


  • ISBN13: 9780262513029
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While it is widely recognized that the advanced architecture of the 1970s left a legacy of experimentation and theoretical speculation as intense as any in architecture's history, there has been no general theory of that ethos. Now, in Architecture's Desire, K. Michael Hays writes an account of the "late avant-garde" as an architecture systematically twisting back on itself, pondering its own historical status, and deliberately exploring architecture's representatio... More >>

Architecture's Desire: Reading the Late Avant-Garde

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Perfect Neutrals: Color You Can Live With


  • ISBN13: 9780823039951
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Use color with confidence! * Personalized decorating without the stress
* Sourcebook of product information, plus how to match and coordinate colors
* Hundreds of color photos plus swatches of paint and fabric eliminate guesswork Think neutrals are beige, cream, taupe, white, and black? Think again. In a new world of color and design, neutrals go beyond these basics to embrace real colors that real people can live with. In Perfect Neutrals, Stephanie Hop... More >>

Perfect Neutrals: Color You Can Live With

Monday, August 18, 2008

Hollywood Then and Now



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Celebrating beloved cities from around the world, this book from the Then and Now series offers a unique combination of historic interest and contemporary beauty. Then and Now Hollywood features over 100 fascinating archival photographs contrasted with specially commissioned, full-color images of the same scene today. Each work is a visual lesson in the historic changes of this great urban landscape.... More >>

Hollywood Then and Now

Monday, August 11, 2008

New York Deco


  • ISBN13: 9781599620534
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New York calls to mind many things: the Chrysler Building with its innovative design and sunburst pattern, the Empire State building with its amazing views and dominating size, Rockefeller Center seamlessly merging commerce and art. Each of these cherished pieces of New York were created during one of the city's most stylish and dazzling decades: the 1920s and 30s. New York Deco profiles this magnificent period of creativity in architecture when art deco thrived wit... More >>

New York Deco

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Building the Dream: A Social History of Housing in America



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This book is concerned essentially with the model of domestic environment in this country, as it has evolved from colonial architecture through current urban projects.... More >>

Building the Dream: A Social History of Housing in America

Saturday, August 2, 2008

The Way We Live by the Sea


  • ISBN13: 9780847828203
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The Way We Live... series of books focuses on the best forms of living and style in various parts of the world. The Way We Live... By the Sea presents wonderfully detailed examples of new and traditional designing and living by the sea. From holiday villas in France and sturdy stone fishing cottages on the Scottish islands to sleek modern beach houses in California and Caribbean cabanas, the book is a comprehensive compendium of every type of residential structure f... More >>

The Way We Live by the Sea

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

The Mediterranean House in America



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Inspired by the romance of Italian villas, Spanish farmhouses, and Moorish courtyards, the Mediterranean Revival style became an archetype for sophisticated suburban homes throughout America in the early 20th century. The characteristic white stucco house, roofed with terra-cotta and ornamented with ironwork, decorative tiles, and fountains, remains the dominant style for new residences in California, the Southwest, and Florida. The Mediterranean house’s longevit... More >>

The Mediterranean House in America

Monday, July 21, 2008

Hotel Spaces



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More than 400 international hotels are featuredHotel owners and designers recognize that the range of style options now available to appeal to hotel customers is not only endless but that creativity and distinction in this area of the hotel business is essential to success. Everyday, hotel owners give more and more freedom to today's most recognized architects and designers to create looks that are unique and make a personal statement about the hotel's client... More >>

Hotel Spaces

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Project Management in Construction



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Step-by-step advice on making every construction job profitable and successful Covering every aspect of the job, from writing initial contracts to complying with OSHA regulations, this trusted resource outlines the essential tenets of project management including estimating, purchasing, and administration of the contract.... More >>

Project Management in Construction

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation



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Groundbreaking exposé of Israel’s terrifying reconceptualization of geopolitics in the Occupied Territories and beyond.Hollow Land is a groundbreaking exploration of the political space created by Israel’s colonial occupation. In this journey from the deep subterranean spaces of the West Bank and Gaza to their militarized airspace, Eyal Weizman unravels Israel’s mechanisms of control and its transformation of the Occupied Territories i... More >>

Hollow Land: Israel's Architecture of Occupation

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Santa Barbara Style


  • ISBN13: 9780847823741
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Santa Barbara. For centuries this temperate, inviting locale has glowed with subtle but unmistakable light-- a beacon of warmth beside the profound blue of the Pacific. From the Chumash, whose predecessors can be traced to 11,000 b.c.e., to the present-day resident, vacationer, and tourist, diverse and countless peoples have been enchanted and enraptured by Santa Barbara's spell.

In Santa Barbara Style, author Kathryn Masson and photographer James Chen, invok... More >>

Santa Barbara Style

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

The Owner's Dilemma: Driving Success and Innovation in the Design and Construction Industry



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The design and construction industry is one of the most inefficient on the planet, wasting billions of dollars a year of public and private owners' money. Architects, engineers, builders, and developers have struggled in this environment for years. Architects are commoditized, and contractors struggle with the same risk they have carried for centuries; critical design information is withheld until the submittal process; no practical risk management instrument ha... More >>

The Owner's Dilemma: Driving Success and Innovation in the Design and Construction Industry

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Storybook Style: America's Whimsical Homes of the Twenties


  • ISBN13: 9780670893850
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In the tradition of the Bungalow series, here is a marvelous celebration of the twentieth century's most delightful and whimsical architectural style

Storybook Style, the rambunctious evocation of medieval Europe in American housing, was born in the early 1920s and almost forgotten by the late 1930s. It took its inspiration from the Hollywood sets that enthralled Americans of the period and that still appeal to our jaded modern eye. Half timbered a... More >>

Storybook Style: America's Whimsical Homes of the Twenties