Rizzoli, November 2005. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. From the very beginning of architecture-long before the invention of masonry-buildings were constructed of wood. With its unique qualities of form, color, and structure, wood is the most reliable building material at the core of architecture.....
Dover Publications, June 1965. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). "Here is a Palladio for our time: the assiduous antiquarian, a bit of a magus - but above all the sensible, experienced builder and good-humored guide. Tavernor and Schofield have made all other translations redundant and their commentary has.....
Dover Publications, January 1986. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Beautifully illustrated magnum opus of great Renaissance theorist who reintroduced the glories of ancient architecture and applied musical and mathematical principles to achieve perfection of proportion in architectural design. Reprinted from extremely rare British edition. 68 black-and-white plates...
American Institute of Architects Press, 1991. Hardcover. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
Beautiful Amer Pub Co, June 2001. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Long a hotbed for Victorian architecture, the northwest has often been included as an additional chapter or two in other Victorian home publications. Now, Ken Naversen, our resident Victorian expert, has devoted his considerable talents to bringing.....
Dover Publications, December 1989. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). This sumptuous book presents 541 beautiful full-color illustrations of a distinctive architectural style that enlivened the cities and countryside of Europe in the Victorian era. Widely considered the book on brickwork, and unavailable elsewhere, it documents the ways in.....
Collins Design, November 2005. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
New Society Publishers, May 2008. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Although there is nothing complicated about constructing healthier homes, building for health is still not standard practice, and in fact there are many aspects of conventional home construction that are detrimental to human well-being. From foundation to rooftop.....
hf ULLMANN, June 2007. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback).
Graphics Press, 1997. Trade Paperback. 156 pages. 9 by 10-3/4 inches. Profusely illustrated, come in color. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Riveting ideas on presenting better information design. Few would disagree: Life in the information age can be overwhelming. Through computers, the Internet, the media.....
Dover Publications, May 1990. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Spurred by a rapidly expanding economy and abundant resources of land, building materials and skilled labor, the dream of building and owning one's own home became a reality in America in the 1920's. With the burgeoning market for small-.....
US Green Building Council, January 2006. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). The greatest humanitarian challenge we face today is that of providing shelter. The physical design of our homes, neighborhoods and communities shapes every aspect of our live, yet where architects are most desperately needed, they can least.....
Rizzoli, February 2001. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. An analysis of the model yields fresh insights about the house.
Doubleday & Company, January 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.
Shelter Publications, August 2022. Trade Paperback. A new copy. If there's not a nomadic revolution going on today, there's certainly a nomadic movement. In the last few years, either for reasons of practicality (high costs of rent or mortgages), change in lifestyle, or the search for adventure, people are customizing.....
Dover Publications, March 1979. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). The late 19th-century protest against machine-age artificiality which spawned the Arts and Crafts Movement in England, engendered a distinct American offshoot: the Craftsman, or Mission style. Gustav Stickley's handsome magazine "The Craftsman" (1901-16) became the voice of that style.....
Academy Press, April 2002. Trade Paperback. Second edition. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Features extensive illustrations. * Commercially available products are compared with the work of leading designers. * Publication of the Second Edition is to coincide with a major exhibition, "Living in Motion," co-currated by the author...
Bloomsbury USA, May 2013. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). The New York Times bestselling, award winning story of the construction of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence and the Renaissance genius who reinvented architecture to build it. On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's.....
Dover Publications, February 2005. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). In 1916, New York City enacted zoning laws that mandated the building of "set-back" structures so that light and air would be more freely admitted into the streets below. This concept was first proposed by Louis Sullivan in his.....
Joe Hansen, n.d. ca. 1980. Photograph. 2 page typed description by Hansen of the energy-efficient design of the Rugo residence in Benicia, Hansen's first green building. With 2 color photographs of the completed structure. A near fine copy of description and photographs.
International Publications, Inc., 1931. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 31 pages. Frontispiece photographic image of author. Pamphlet argues that using an architect in building a home or business may save money. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in pale green wrappers (paperback).
California Homes, 1936. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 63 pages. Includes 'California Homes Portfolio of Home Plans and Building Costs' for Plans No. 24-53 by named architects and builders, each with drawing of home and floor plan. Additional articles and charts of 'California Homes Cost Chart,' and 'Cost of Building a......
Sothebys Pubns, August 1996. Trade Paperback. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. A unique study, linking social history with architecture and garden design, this is an intriguing and detailed account of the ornamental garden structures which were created for the French monarchy and royal circles from.....
Rizzoli, April 1993. Trade Paperback.
Dover Publications, March 1993. Trade Paperback. This unabridged reprint of a rare Wilson catalog of the period contains front or front-angled elevations, floor plans and interior sketches for dozens of authentic bungalows, many of them unique to the California landscape. Together they provide a broad cross section of bungalow designs.....