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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
by Christopher Alexander and Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein  
Powells.com Staff Pick Although I am not an architect, I keep this book on my bedside table at all times, so that I can pick it up and read about how the world should be, according to Christopher Alexander. The world is made of "patterns" that work organically. These patterns...
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Chicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock
by Judy Pangman Publisher Comments Easy-to-care-for, productive, inexpensive, and full of personality, chickens are popping up in backyards throughout the country— in the suburbs, rural towns, and even on city plots. All it takes to keep a small flock is a bit of land and a properly...
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The Production of Houses
by Christoph Alexander Publisher Comments As an innovative thinker about building and planning, Christopher Alexander has attracted a devoted following. His seminal books--The Timeless Way of Building, A Pattern Language, the Oregon Experiment, and The Linz Cafe--defined a radical and...
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A Timeless Way of Building
by Christopher Alexander Publisher Comments The theory of architecture implicit in our world today, Christopher Alexander believs, is bankrupt. More and more people are aware that something is deeply wrong. Yet the power of present-day ideas is so great that many feel uncomfortable, even afraid...
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History of Graphic Design 4TH Edition
by Philip B Meggs Publisher Comments In its debut edition in 1983, A History of Graphic Design received accolades from the Association of American Publishers as a publishing landmark. Now in its Fourth Edition, this unrivaled, seminal work continues its long tradition of providing balanced...
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Building Construction Illustrated
by Francis D. K. Ching Publisher Comments The classic visual guide to the basics of building construction, now with the most current information For nearly three decades, Building Construction Illustrated has offered an outstanding introduction to the principles of building construction. This...
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Architectural Graphics 4TH Edition
by Francis D K Ching Publisher Comments Architectural Graphics, Fourth Edition maintains the simplicity and conciseness of previous editions, while expanding and updating coverage of computer technologies and drawing tools and materials. An updated industry classic, this edition emphasizes the...
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Architectural Drafting & Design 5TH Edition
by Alan Jefferis Publisher Comments Written to meet the most recent editions of IRC and IBC, this exceptional, full-color fifth edition is designed for beginning, intermediate, and advanced architectural drafters and CAD operators alike. Architectural Drafting and Design, 5E features the...
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Minimalism Designsource
by Encarna (edt) Castillo Publisher Comments The term Minimalism has not always been used in a favorable sense, especially in architecture, and even today it may be the cause of some confusion and ambiguity. The problem comes from the word’ s use in defining a creative current, school or...
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House Thinking: A Room-By-Room Look at How We Live (P.S.)
by Winifred Gallagher Publisher Comments This lyrical, room-by-room exploration of the American home past, present, and future reveals how houses reflect identity and affect daily lives....
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The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage
by Ianto Evans Publisher Comments Are you ready for the Cob Cottage? This is a building method so old and so simple that it has been all but forgotten in the rush to synthetics. A cob cottage,cobb, however, might be the ultimate expression of ecological design, a structure so attuned to...
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Facility Design and Management Handbook with CDROM
by Eric (edt) Teicholz Publisher Comments A new paradigm in facility managementThis unique, just-in-time resource from profession leader Eric Teicholz empowers you to make your facility state of the art. Facility Design and Management Handbook features the productivity tools, technologies, and...
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Design Graphics : Drawing Techniques for Design Professionals (2ND 06 Edition)
by Peter A. Koenig Publisher Comments This unique book emphasizes hand-drawing as a design skill, demonstrating this drawing as a mental as well as a physical exercise. Utilizing this book will enable the practitioner to make design decision on paper faster and easier, and will let them know...
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Architecture is Elementary: Visual Thinking Through Architectural Concepts
by Nathan B Winters Synopsis A self-instruction book that concisely and coherently discusses the principles of architectural design. The concepts open the reader to a broad world of visual thinking. Stimulating lessons challenge the lay person and trigger creative responses from...
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Pools Designsource (DesignSource)
by Loft Publications Publisher Comments This volume in the DesingSource series illustrates a number of inspiring pools created by architects, designers, and pool owners from around the world. The varied aesthetics of the pools shown in "Pools DesignSource" display numerous design ideas and...
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Rapid Viz : New Method for the Rapid Visualitzation of Ideas (3RD 06 Edition)
by Kurt Hanks Publisher Comments Rapid Viz, Third Edition: A New Method for the Rapid Visualization of Ideas provides hands-on instruction on quick sketching skills and techniques that allow you to picture your ideas mentally, and then quickly convert those thoughts into visual reality...
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Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code, 2nd Edition
by Francis D. K. Ching Publisher Comments The easy-to-use, illustrated guide to the 2006 International Building Code(r)As the building industry moves toward a single set of construction codes that have no regional limitations, architects, builders, engineers, and interior designers need an...
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New Mexico Style: A Source Book of Traditional Architectural Details
by Nancy Hunter Warren Publisher Comments Since its original publication, architects, builders, remodelers, and lovers of the distinctive architectural styles of Santa Fe and the region have depended on this book for its authoritative information and aesthetic inspiration....
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From Eco-Cities to Living Machines: Principles of Ecological Design
by Nancy Jack Todd Publisher Comments From Eco-cities to Living Machines presents the ecologically-based working designs and prototypes of biologist John Todd and writer and environmental activist Nancy Todd. Since 1969 with the founding of New Alchemy Institute on Cape Cod, the Todds have...
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Form, Function & Design (Dover Art Instruction & Reference Books)
by Paul Jacques Grillo Publisher Comments Great French architect analyzes eternal problem, definition of form. Provocative exposition, encounter with energy, mass, motion, proportion, climate, curves of life, landscape, psychology of structure, urban planning. Clear, broad investigation into...
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