CNC Programming Handbook, Third Edition

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Over its first two editions, this best-selling book has become the de facto standard for training and reference material at all levels of CNC programming. Used in hundreds of educational institutions around the world as the primary text for CNC courses, and used daily by many in-field CNC programmers and machine operators, this book literally defines CNC programming. Written with careful attention to detail, there are no compromises. Many of the changes in this new ... More >>

CNC Programming Handbook, Third Edition

AIA Guide to New York City

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Hailed as "extraordinarily learned" (New York Times), "blithe in spirit and unerring in vision," (New York Magazine), and the "definitive record of New York's architectural heritage" (Municipal Art Society), Norval White and Elliot Willensky's book is an essential reference for everyone with an interest in architecture and those who simply want to know more about New York City.
First published in 1968, the AIA Guide to New York City has long been the defini... More >>

AIA Guide to New York City

Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011

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The only comprehensive reference and tutorial for Civil 3D 2011Civil 3D is Autodesk’s popular, robust civil engineering software, and this fully updated guide is the only one endorsed by Autodesk to help students prepare for certification exams. Packed with expert tips, tricks, techniques, and tutorials, this book covers every aspect of Civil 3D 2011, the preferred software package for designing roads, highways, subdivisions, drainage and sewer systems, and other ... More >>

Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

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In 1980, William H. Whyte published the findings from his revolutionary Street Life Project in The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. Both the book and the accompanying film were instantly labeled classics, and launched a mini-revolution in the planning and study of public spaces. They have since become standard texts, and appear on syllabi and reading lists in urban planning, sociology, environmental design, and architecture departments around the world. ... More >>

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

Professional Practice for Interior Designers

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The text of choice for professional interior design practice -- now with companion CD-ROM!Since publication of the first edition in 1990, Professional Practice for Interior Designers has remained the leading choice for educators for teaching interior design business practice as well as for professionals seeking to advance in their own practices. This ASID/Polsky Prize winner is recommended by the NCIDQ for exam preparation and covers the gamut of legal, financial, m... More >>

Professional Practice for Interior Designers

Thinking Architecture

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Architecture that is meant to have a sensuous connection to life calls for thinking that goes far beyond form and construction. In his texts, Peter Zumthor articulates what motivates him to design his buildings, which appeal to the visitor's heart and mind in so many different ways and possess a compelling and unmistakable presence and aura. Now in its third edition, this book has been expanded to include two new essays: "Architecture and Landscape" deals with the r... More >>

Thinking Architecture

Atomic Ranch: Design Ideas for Stylish Ranch Homes

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Atomic Ranch is an in-depth exploration of post-World War II residential architecture in America. Mid-century ranches (1946-1970) range from the decidedly modern gable-roofed Joseph Eichler tracts in the San Francisco Bay area and butterfly wing houses in Palm Springs, Florida, to the unassuming brick or stucco L-shaped ranches and split-levels so common throughout the United States. Authors Michelle Gringeri-Brown and Jim Brown, founders and publishers of the popul... More >>

Atomic Ranch: Design Ideas for Stylish Ranch Homes

150 Best Bathroom Ideas

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Showcasing an extensive collection of full-color photographs, 150 Best Bathroom Ideas provides an in-depth review of exemplary bathroom designs created by internationally renowned architects and designers who have achieved innovative and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs and tastes of their clients. Included here are the most attractive, functional, and cost-effective bathroom designs from around the world, all approached in a practical and artful ma... More >>

150 Best Bathroom Ideas

The Hollywood Sign: Fantasy and Reality of an American Icon

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Hollywood's famous sign, constructed of massive white block letters set into a steep hillside, is an emblem of the movie capital it looms over and an international symbol of glamour and star power. To so many who see its image, the sign represents the earthly home of that otherwise ethereal world of fame, stardom, and celebrity--the goal of American and worldwide aspiration to be in the limelight, to be, like the Hollywood sign itself, instantly recognizab... More >>

The Hollywood Sign: Fantasy and Reality of an American Icon

The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling

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In The Solar House, Dan Chiras shows the vast potential for passive heating and cooling. Acknowledging the good intentions of misguided solar designers in the past, he highlights certain egregious - and entirely avoidable - errors. More importantly, Chiras explains in methodical detail how today's home builders can succeed with solar designs. Now that energy efficiency measures including higher levels of insulation and multi-layered glazing have become standard, it ... More >>

The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling

Mastering AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011

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Go beyond AutoCAD essentials to create amazing 2D and 3D technical drawingsAutoCADis the leading drawing software used by design and drafting professionals to create 2D and 3D technical drawings. Mastering AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT guides you through AutoCAD essentials using concise explanations, focused examples, step-by-step instructions, and hands-on projects for both AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT.You'll understand the basics of the interface and drafting tools, as ... More >>

Mastering AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011

The Function of Form

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The Function of Form explores the production of singular affects through systems that relate form and content. This is an essential graphic manual on structural systems and their capacity to produce a variety of forms. Extracting their base geometric unit, a wide range of historical projects from the Medieval to the present are used as systems to proliferate different forms. The book distinguishes tessellation from modulation as a type of flexible system for produci... More >>

The Function of Form

The Smart Growth Manual

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Everyone is calling for smart growth...but what exactly is it? In The Smart Growth Manual, two leading city planners provide a thorough answer. From the expanse of the metropolis to the detail of the window box, they address the pressing challenges of urban development with easy-to-follow advice and broad array of best practices.

With their landmark book Suburban Nation, Andres Duany and Jeff Speck "set forth more clearly than anyone has done in our tim... More >>

The Smart Growth Manual

Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors: Basic Skills

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Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors serves as the essential reference for designers preparing interior construction documents, explaining how to do a new construction, remodeling, or installation project. In a highly visual format, the book covers drafting fundamentals and conventions; drawing types, plans, and schedules; and computer-aided design (CAD). With expanded coverage of the preparation and communication of construction documents in digital form... More >>

Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors: Basic Skills

Small Eco Houses: Living Green in Style

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Fresh perspectives on how good design can create stylish yet ecologically sound living spaces in small-scale homes. Anyone who has faced the challenges of limited living space will find inspiration in this survey of the latest trends in environmentally sensitive, small-scale residential designs. More than fifty residential spaces are profiled—from woodsy houses and repurposed barns to cool apartments and urban lofts—both inside and out. Most of the projects were... More >>

Small Eco Houses: Living Green in Style

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: Basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo

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Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, Second Edition Updated for ArcGIS 9.3 contains introductory concepts followed by scripted software exercises that reinforce an understanding of the conceptual material presented. This format encourages readers to acquire functional GIS skills in a variety of areas. Offering the most comprehensive overview of ArcGIS 9.3 available on the market today, Getting to Know ArcGIS is valuable as both a classroom text and as a manual for indivi... More >>

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: Basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo

Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature

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Written by the chair of the LEED-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) initiative, Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature is both an urgent call to action and a comprehensive introduction to "sustainable urbanism"--the emerging and growing design reform movement that combines the creation and enhancement of walkable and diverse places with the need to build high-performance infrastructure and buildings.

Providing a historic perspective on the standards a... More >>

Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature

Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling

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Know what contractors know and more! With over 1000 detailed illustrations, this reference guide provides all the tools a builder needs. This valuable time- and money-saver is a must-have for everyone in the construction business.... More >>

Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling

England's Hideaways: Discovering Enchanting Rooms, Stately Manor Houses, and Country Cottages

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Featuring stunning escapes selected for their unique views, unrivaled décor, and one-of-a-kind ambiences, this book is the perfect gift for both the sophisticated traveler and interiors aficionados. Travel journalist and hotel expert Meg Nolan van Reesema has explored England from London to the Lake District for its most pampering, exclusive hideaways. Oxfordshire’s Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons is one of England’s most prized destinations, with its 2-Michelin

Ecological Urbanism

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With the aim of projecting alternative and sustainable forms of urbanism, the book asks: What are the key principles of an ecological urbanism? How might they be organized? And what role might design and planning play in the process? While climate change, sustainable architecture, and green technologies have become increasingly topical, issues surrounding the sustainability of the city are much less developed. The premise of the book is that an ecological approach... More >>

Ecological Urbanism

Facilities Planning

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New production techniques, new material handling equipment, larger investments, higher expectations - when it comes to facilities planning there is no room for "business as usual." Today every company must insist on the highest return on their investment, not just to prosper, but to survive. Updated with the latest advances, "Facilities Planning, Third Edition" introduces current practices, and shows how to approach facilities planning with creativity and precision... More >>

Facilities Planning

Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011: No Experience Required

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Learn Revit Architecture step by step with this project-based tutorialRevit Architecture is the leading Building Information Modeling (BIM) software for architects and others in related fields. Written by renowned Revit trainer Eric Wing, this simple, yet engaging tutorial teaches you the program's basics.You'll find concise explanations, focused examples, step-by-step instructions, and an engaging hands-on tutorial project that will take you from an introduc... More >>

Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011: No Experience Required

The Artful Garden: Creative Inspiration for Landscape Design

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“I want to put the mystery back into the heart of garden design, where it needs to be. It’s what lures you in through the gate, keeps you moving through the landscape, and fills you with excitement along the way. The sense of mystery is what turns a mere display of plants, paths, and ornaments into an adventure.”                          
—James van Sweden
 
Guided by world-renowned landscape architect James van S... More >>

The Artful Garden: Creative Inspiration for Landscape Design

Building a Deck: Expert Advice from Start to Finish

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The definitive guide to building the most popular exterior building project there is: the deck. This book walks the reader through the entire process -- from the planning stages, through construction, step-by-step, to the custom details that make a deck unique. The book covers the practical side of building as well as design considerations that make a difference to discriminating homeowners.... More >>

Building a Deck: Expert Advice from Start to Finish

The Complete Guide to Building Decks

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This book is a substantive revision of America's best-selling deck-building book. At 304 pages and with more than 650 photos, this book is an all-inclusive source of tips, techniques, and instructions for building decks. In this important revision, construction techniques have been altered to reflect latest building code requirements and building practices, and additional projects have been added. The book opens with a revised portfolio section to help readers ... More >>

The Complete Guide to Building Decks

Trim Carpentry & Built-Ins

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Installing trim requires precision and know-how. This is the book that shows how to handle all common trim projects, including window and door casings, baseboards, wainscoting and crown molding -- and get professional results every time. Presented in a highly accessible format with 34 drawings and 230 color photos, this is a complete do-it-yourself book written by a professional carpenter.... More >>

Trim Carpentry & Built-Ins

Death in a Prairie House: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Murders

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     The most pivotal and yet least understood event of Frank Lloyd Wright’s celebrated life involves the brutal murders in 1914 of seven adults and children dear to the architect and the destruction by fire of Taliesin, his landmark residence, near Spring Green, Wisconsin. Unaccountably, the details of that shocking crime have been largely ignored by Wright’s legion of biographers—a historical and cultural gap that is finally addressed in William Drennan

Walls: Elements of Garden and Landscape Architecture

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A systematic set of guidelines and an inspiring store of models for designers, builders, horticulturists, and landscape architects.Walls are fundamental elements of garden and landscape architecture, defining borders, creating spaces, and providing protection. This book, organized by construction method, construction materials, and type of finish, introduces the rich design potential of this structural element, from traditional dry walls to works of... More >>

Walls: Elements of Garden and Landscape Architecture

Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes

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For those who love to live in old houses or want to invest in one, this completely revised and updated book levels no stone unturned. From evaluating a property to making foundation repairs to adding on a porch, it's a comprehensive guide to every aspect of making renovations and repairs--whether you already live in, or are contemplating buying, an older home.... More >>

Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes

Jonathan Adler on Happy Chic Accessorizing

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Chic with humor and style—that’s Jonathan Adler’s way, and here he reveals the secrets of achieving his unique look. Crafting sentences as dexterously as he does ceramic vases, Adler takes us on a whirlwind tour through gorgeously styled interior. Organized by type of furniture (bed, bookshelf, dining table, dresser, table), Adler divulges all the tricks and tips needed to artfully arrange anything in one’s home. ... More >>

Jonathan Adler on Happy Chic Accessorizing

Home Rules: Transform the Place You Live Into a Place You'll Love

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Nate Berkus, regular contributor on The Oprah Winfrey Show, contributing editor of O, The Oprah Magazine, and nationally renowned decorator, has created a book inspired by his belief that everyone should love the way they live. This step-by-step guide to achieving your own beautiful rooms is based on Nate+s signature style and innovative approach to design. As a small boy, Nate could often be found rearranging his room (as well as helping his mother and the other ne... More >>

Home Rules: Transform the Place You Live Into a Place You'll Love

The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design

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The architect's favorite handbook-more informative and easier to use than ever!

The Architect's Studio Companion is the laborsaving design resource that architects and builders have relied on for years. Now in its fourth edition, this industry standard continues its reputation as a reliable tool for the preliminary selecting, configuring, and sizing of the structural, mechanical, and egress systems of a building. Bestselling authors Edward Allen and Joseph Ia... More >>

The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design

Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction

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A thorough, informative, and up-to-date reference on green, sustainable and energy-efficient home construction that clarifies definitions of green and sustainable and guides builders and architects through the process of new or remodel green construction, including issues of site, landscaping, durability, and energy-efficiency. It starts with clear explanations of the concepts and fundamentals of green, healthy and energy-efficient construction and walks the reader ... More >>

Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction

Historic Houses of Paris: Residences of the Ambassadors

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A unique glimpse inside a world of luxury, tradition, and splendor. Many historic homes in Paris serve as residences to foreign ambassadors; these historical sites are closed to the general public. From a seventeenth-century hôtel particulier, to a Belle Epoque palace, to a distinctively contemporary setting, each residence rivals the next in its beauty, art collection, and period furniture set against a backdrop of accomplished refinement. Alain Stella invites us ... More >>

Historic Houses of Paris: Residences of the Ambassadors

740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building

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For seventy-five years, it’s been Manhattan’s richest apartment building, and one of the most lusted-after addresses in the world. One apartment had 37 rooms, 14 bathrooms, 43 closets, 11 working fireplaces, a private elevator, and his-and-hers saunas; another at one time had a live-in service staff of 16. To this day, it is steeped in the purest luxury, the kind most of us could only imagine, until now.

The last great building to go up along New York’... More >>

740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building

Encyclopedia of Oil Painting Techniques

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Oils are ideal for the beginning painter. With this volume of Running Press's Encyclopedia of Art Technique Series, the artist learns how to build forms and textures, discover the secrets of mixing oil with other media, follow step-by-step demonstration, and much more. More than 200 full-color photographs.... More >>

Encyclopedia of Oil Painting Techniques

Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities

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In this new work, prizewinning author, professor, and Slate architecture critic Witold Rybczynski returns to the territory he knows best: writing about the way people live, just as he did in the acclaimed bestsellers Home and A Clearing in the Distance. In Makeshift Metropolis, Rybczynski has drawn upon a lifetime of observing cities to craft a concise and insightful book that is at once an intellectual history and a masterful critique. Makeshift Metropolis describe... More >>

Makeshift Metropolis: Ideas About Cities

Treehouses & Playhouses You Can Build

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Treehouses & Playhouses You Can Build shows how average "do-it-yourself" families can easily and affordably bring to life a "Hobbit's Treehouse," a "Pirate's Playhouse," or a "Crow's Nest" in their own backyards! There are a lot of books out there filled with enchanting photos of elaborate treehouses and playhouses built by professionals and costing tens of thousands to build. For the rest of us, there's bit of elbow grease, a lot of imagination, a trip to the hardw... More >>

Treehouses & Playhouses You Can Build

The Finest Rooms in America

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The Finest Rooms in America: 50 Influential Interiors from the 18th Century to the Present is a selection by Thomas Jayne, one of America’s best decorators and scholars of American design. It is a definitive record of the finest American interior design with an authoritative text and  luxuriant color photography. The book includes a complete cross section of extant rooms covering a broad range of American periods and styles, beginning with the Tea Room at Jeffers... More >>

The Finest Rooms in America

National Electrical Code 2008 Handbook

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Get the expert support needed to comply efficiently, avoid violations, and keep electrical installations on track with the National Electrical Code in this exclusive NEC 2008 Handbook from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Only the handbook offers the full NEC 2008 text alongside expert commentary from code specialists, offering insight into code rationale, explanations of new and revised rules, and practical, hands-on advice on how to apply the code.... More >>

National Electrical Code 2008 Handbook

Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream

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A manifesto by America's most controversial and celebrated town planners, proposing an alternative model for community design.

There is a growing movement in North America to put an end to suburban sprawl and to replace the automobile-based settlement patterns of the past fifty years with a return to more traditional planning principles. This movement stems not only from the realization that sprawl is ecologically and economically unsustainable but also from ... More >>

Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream

Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid

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Even as oversized McMansions continue to elbow their way into tiny lots nationwide, a much different trend has taken shape. This return to traditional architectural principles venerates qualities that once were taken for granted in home design: structural common sense, aesthetics of form, appropriateness to a neighborhood, and even sustainability. Marianne Cusato, creator of the award-winning Katrina Cottages, has authored and illustrated this definitive guide to wh... More >>

Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid

House Beautiful 500 Sensational Ways to Create Your Ideal Home

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Creating the perfect home begins with a dream— and House Beautiful has 500 ways and one breathtaking big book to make it come true. An array of magnificent photographs showcases a rich assortment of serene retreats in a special landscape format, including easy-care looks, paradises for nature lovers, cutting-edge domains, and spaces that are cozy and comfortable. Smart suggestions parade across each and every page, all bound to spur the imagination to creative hei... More >>

House Beautiful 500 Sensational Ways to Create Your Ideal Home

Stairway Walks in San Francisco

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One of San Francisco's little-known treasures is its more than 350 stairways. The author has combined dozens of her favorite stairways into 27 guided neighborhood walks. Each stairway walk contains a step-by-step route description that includes notes on historical background, architecture, and other points of interest. Accompanying every walk is an easy-to-follow map and a corresponding numbered outline, which includes information on taking public transportation to ... More >>

Stairway Walks in San Francisco

Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-century Designers

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An intimate and revealing collection of photographs of astonishingly beautiful, iconic, and undiscovered mid-century interiors. Among significant mid-century interiors, none are more celebrated yet underpublished as the homes created by architects and interior designers for themselves. This collection of newly commissioned photographs presents the most compelling homes by influential mid-century designers, such as Russel Wright, George Nakashima, Harry Bertoia, Char... More >>

Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-century Designers

The Home Within Us: Romantic Houses, Evocative Rooms

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Architect and designer Bobby McAlpine creates idyllic houses that wed historical precedent with gracious modern living. His distinguished firms, McAlpine Tankersley Architecture and McAlpine Booth & Ferrier Interiors, are renowned nationwide for their talent in designing residences that resonate with nostalgia, fantasy, and a sense of place. Their dwellings—from country and seaside retreats to homes in historic American neighborhoods—offer favorite period styles... More >>

The Home Within Us: Romantic Houses, Evocative Rooms

2006 International Building Code - Softcover Version: Softcover Version

• establishes provisions that adequately protect public health, safety, and welfare

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SOFTCOVER VERSION: The 2006 International Building Code addresses the design and installation of building systems through requirements that emphasize performance. Fully compatible with all the International Codes, the 2006 edition provides up-to-date, comprehensive coverage that establishes minimum regulations for building systems using prescriptive and performance-related provisions. Content is founded on broad-based principles that make possible the use of mater... More >>

2006 International Building Code - Softcover Version: Softcover Version

Programs and Manifestoes on 20th-Century Architecture

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The present volume offers eloquent testimony that many of the master builders of this century have held passionate convictions regarding the philosophic and social basis of their art. Nearly every important development in the modern architectural movement began with the proclamation of these convictions in the form of a program or manifesto. The most influential of these are collected here in chronological order from 1903 to 1963. Taken together, they constitute a s... More >>

Programs and Manifestoes on 20th-Century Architecture

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction

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Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary French town of Chutreaux during the thirteenth century.Amazon.com Review
The Gothic cathedral is one of humanity's greatest masterpieces--an architectural feast that couldn't help but attract the attention of renowned author-illustrator David Macaulay. Once an architectural student at the Rhode Island School of Design, Macaulay glories in t... More >>

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction

Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look at Making More Magic Real

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How can you make dreams come true? Or transform a fantasy into a colorful, exciting world that visitors can move through, touch, and enjoy? Such fabulous work is the daily business of Walt Disney’s Imagineers, a core group of creative and highly skilled professional wizards who combine imagination with engineering to create the reality of dreams that are the Disney theme parks. 
In this sequel to the bestselling Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dream... More >>

Walt Disney Imagineering: A Behind the Dreams Look at Making More Magic Real