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Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Touchstone Books)
by David McCullough
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This monumental book is the enthralling story of one of the greatest events in our nation's history, during the Age of Optimism -- a period when Americans were convinced in their hearts that all things were possible. In the years around 1870, when the... ( read more)
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
by Jane Jacobs
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Ever wonder why we have suburbs? Or why we wanted them in the first place? What about the lovely ideal of the Parisian street lined with cafes and shops? Why don't we have more of those? Or would we want them at all? Then read this! If you live in, near,... ( read more)
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Sustainable Homes: 26 Designs That Respect the Earth
by James Grays Trulove
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Over two dozen individual houses are featured - from locations as diverse as a Canadian cove to the Arizona desert.... ( read more)
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The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home
by George Howe Colt
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In this intimate and poignant history of a sprawling century-old summer house on Cape Cod, George Howe Colt reveals not just one family's fascinating story but a vanishing way of life. Faced with the sale of the treasured house where he had spent forty... ( read more)
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The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-made Landscape
by James Howard Kunstler
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In this "eminently relevant and important book" (Library Journal), the author traces the evolution of America's landscape, where every place looks like no place in particular, and where accommodating the automobile jeopardizes the individual and the... ( read more)
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Building Big
by David Macaulay
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In this companion book to the PBS series, the design and construction process of structures such as bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, domes, and dams are explored. Macaulay shows that common sense and logic play just as important roles as imagination. Full... ( read more)
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Le Corbusier: A Life
by Nicholas Fox Weber
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From acclaimed biographer and cultural historian, author of Balthus and Patron Saints—the first full-scale life of le Corbusier, one of the most influential, admired, and maligned architects of the twentieth century, heralded is a prophet in his... ( read more)
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50 Favorite Rooms by Frank Lloyd Wright
by Diane Maddex
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These spectacular rooms, the best-loved interiors from all of Wright's prodigious architectural achievements, show his trademark design techniques. Wright simplified room arrangements with built-in furniture and created furnishings in harmony with the... ( read more)
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Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail
by Matthys Levy and Mario Salvadori
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The authors examine buildings of all kinds, from ancient domes like Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to the state-of-the-art Hartford Civic Arena. Their subjects range from the man-caused destruction of the Parthenon to the earthquake damage of 1989 in Armenia... ( read more)
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The Art of Mechanical Drawing: A Practical Course for Drafting and Design (Popular Mechanics)
by William F Willard
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Before our modern age of computer-aided design, apprentice draftsmen perfected their art by hand. Manual drafting was once a lovingly nurtured and prized skill. Now, the editors of Popular Mechanics have revived their classic handbook in a compact and... ( read more)
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The New American Apartment: Innovations in Residential Design and Construction: 30 Case Studies
by Oscar Riera Ojeda
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Design professionals, home buyers, and renovators will gain new perspectives on urban dwellings through these case studies.... ( read more)
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On Architecture: Collected Reflections on a Century of Change
by Ada Louise Huxtable
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The architectural revolution of the twentieth century as witnessed by America’s preeminent architecture critic. Known for her well-reasoned and passionately held beliefs about architecture, Ada Louise Huxtable has captivated readers across the... ( read more)
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The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture
by Phaidon
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The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture presents a global survey of the most outstanding works of contemporary architecture from around the world completed in the last five years. Organized geographically and illustrated with global... ( read more)
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Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises
by Architecture for Humanity
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Edited by Cameron Sinclair and Kate Stohr.... ( read more)
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Home: A Short History of an Idea
by Witold Rybczynski
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This immensely popular, witty, and highly provocative book is changing people's attitudes about convenience, decor, and technology in home design and furnishing. 10 black-and-white illustrations.... ( read more)
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Frank O. Gehry: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
by Coosje Van Bruggen
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No building has been more anticipated than Frank Gehry's stunning new Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, an industrial city in the Basque country of northern Spain. In a cover story for the New York Times Magazine, Herbert Muschamp wrote of it, "The word is... ( read more)
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Green Roofs
by Earth Pledge
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Cooling cities
Reducing energy demand
Containing water runoff
Preserving wildlife habitat
Enhancing urban well-being
These are a few of the many reasons why green roofs are sprouting in cities around the world. Examine possibilities for city... ( read more)
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Prefab Modern
by Jill Herbers
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For many, the idea of prefab may bring to mind trailers and other less desirable images of housing.Instead, the new prefab is becoming the inevitable next step to "cool" housing as home buyers look for distinctive yet reasonably priced first and second... ( read more)
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A Timeless Way of Building
by Christopher Alexander
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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... ( read more)
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Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
by Andres Duany
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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... ( read more)
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