Architecture - Buildings - Residential

In the cool, wooded mountains of the South, each log cabin has a rich history and a unique personality.Homeowners featured here have preserved the age-old qualities of their cabins while renovating, revitalizing, and redecorating these treasures to support modern living and reflect their personal...

Enchanted by their beauty, complexity, and historical significance, the Bartuskas began researching, visiting, and photographing the region's round barns soon after Tom accepted a teaching position at Washington State University's architecture department in 1963. Focusing on structures over fifty years old, at least two...

With gracious residential boulevards, soaring cathedrals, and some of this country's first skyscrapers nestled amid bustling city blocks, St. Louis is home to buildings designed by some of America's best-known architects, including Cass Gilbert and Louis Sullivan. But no single architectural firm has shaped...

Auf den Baubereich entf?llt derzeit ein Gro teil des CO2-Verbrauchs und der grauen Energie. Dies muss sich grundlegend ?ndern, um dem Klimawandel begegnen und das Planen und Bauen zukunftsf?hig aufstellen zu k?nnen. Neben dem Paradigmenwechsel in der Arbeit von Architekturb?ros muss sich auch die...

Curated Living: Elegant Interiors and Artful Homes, the new title from Susan Redman, examines the elements interior designers weave together to redefine elegance in the contemporary home. Featuring some of the most artfully curated houses and apartments from around the world, the book illustrates...

Proposing solutions for how the traditional suburban single-family house can be reinvented for the contemporary market and climateDespite the increasing interest in reuse and circularity, little attention has been paid to the task of transforming the extensive residential sprawls of single-family houses built across...

Residential Flats offers a wide-ranging and detailed survey of apartment block architecture at the dawn of the 20th century. After tracing the development of flat design from Roman times onwards, Sydney Perks uses real plans of apartment blocks in British, European and American cities...

Highlighted by more than six hundred full-color photographs, this inspirational design handbook explains how to use natural stone-- granite, marble, slate, limestone, or others--to create a variety of design effects throughout the home, from a dramatic fireplace surround to a stylish floor to a...

This book serves as a provocative and thought-provoking entry point into the exploration of housing typologies and urban forms, challenging traditional notions of privacy and shedding light on the complex interplay between architecture, individuality, and community. Piniara goes beyond a mere analysis of physical...

Scottish Modern showcases homes created by award-winning architecture studio Brown & Brown and explores the studio's approach to placing modern buildings within sensitive Scottish landscapes. Brown & Brown buildings are understated yet contemporary, conceived around notions of home, sanctuary and environmental connection. Founded in...

An unusual combination of cooking and construction by Zurich-based architecture firm Steib Gm?r Geschwentner Kyburz Partners. The lavish five-volume set Food for Architects is dedicated to the buildings and recipes of the renowned Zurich-based firm Steib Gm?r Geschwentner Kyburz Partners. As enthusiastic housing designers,...

Modern, Again: The Benda House & Garden in Chicagoland is equal parts a history of modern residential architecture in America and a rewarding journey of preservation and stewardship. Ambrose and Sabatino--co-authors of this book and co-owners of the Winston Elting designed Benda house--summarize their...

Mexico's domestic architecture scene is on the rise, characterized by innovative homes that play with texture through the use of concrete and stone, maximize the piercing quality of light, and prioritize efficient use of space. Expert architecture photographer Edmund Sumner has rounded up the...

Some build nests, some dig tunnels, others weave webs. Every living being gives free rein to its constructive instincts according to its nature. Humans, as terrestrial mammals, are no exception: in order to feel truly self-realized, they need to build themselves a home, be...

Explore restored Swiss architectural landmark the Obere Schiedhalde through photographs and essays written in both German and English. Lux Guyer (1894-1955) was the first female architect to establish her own studio in Switzerland in 1924. One of her key designs is the Obere Schiedhalde,...

A collection of drawings revealing life in an ordinary English street during the COVID-19 pandemic. This book presents more than two hundred observational drawings that were created every day by artist Nicole Porter as she looked out the window onto her ordinary English street...

Sandy Isenstadt examines how architects, interior designers, and landscape designers worked to enhance spatial perception in middle class houses visually. The desire for spaciousness reached its highest pitch where it was most lacking, in the small, single-family houses that came to be the cornerstone...

Gustav Stickley's own compilation of the best of his designs. Author: Gustav StickleyISBN-10: 1585744921ISBN-13: 9781585744923Publisher: Lyons PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2002Pages: 216Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.33lbsSize: 10.94h x 8.44w x 0.59d

Revered interior designer David Kleinberg invites readers inside a selection of projects representing the height of sophistication, luxury, and refinementFor over 35 years, David Kleinberg, whom Architectural Digest calls a designer of 'singular rooms [that] adhere to the traditional values of elegance, beauty, practicality,...

The book offers a new conceptual and historical framework for the study of Kocher's body of work that relocates it within the history of American modern architecture.Kocher's work as an independent designer has gotten very little critical attention. The book devotes several chapters to...

Housing matters to people, be they owner, renter, housing provider, homeless individual, housing professional, or policymaker. Housing in the United States: The Basics offers an accessible introduction to key concepts and issues in housing--and a concise overview of the programs that affect housing choices,...

Author: Rudolf SteigerISBN-10: 3037787678ISBN-13: 9783037787670Publisher: Lars Muller PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/04/2025Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 9.60h x 6.80w x 1.30d

Author: Amancio WilliamsISBN-10: 3959057970ISBN-13: 9783959057974Publisher: Spector BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/29/2025Pages: 272Format: Paperback

California Coastal style combines the most beautiful and livable aspects of modern, rustic, cottage, and coastal design to showcase the California dream.California style comes to full fruition in today's coastal homes. Whether a new build or renovation, the homes are all about easy, comfortable...

Carved from eight square miles of Bucks County farmland northeast of Philadelphia, Levittown, Pennsylvania, is a symbol of postwar suburbia and the fulfillment of the American dream. Begun in 1952, after the completion of an identically named community on Long Island, the second Levittown...

Examining playhouses of the super-rich to understand how architecture contributed to the construction of elite identity and modern childhoodPlayhouses and Privilege explores children's playhouses built on British and American estates between the 1850s and the mid-1930s. Different from the prefabricated buildings that later populated...

Winner, 2020 Ron Tyler Award for Best Illustrated Book on Texas History and Culture In this thoughtful tour of 120 historic homes in Waco, Texas, architectural historian Kenneth Hafertepe gives readers a glimpse of the surprising variety of styles and stories captured in the...

Contemporary, liveable houses in the fabled landscape of Martha's Vineyard and the Cape capture the pleasures of summer by the sea for those who build, those who visit, and all who experience vicariously.Author: Mark A. HutkerISBN-10: 1580934277ISBN-13: 9781580934275Publisher: Monacelli PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/26/2015Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight:...

Imagine stepping into a home where the boundaries between the built environment and the natural world blur, where technology enhances serenity rather than disrupting it, and where every design element whispers tranquility. Echoes of Serenity from the Depths of Willow Creek: A Guide to...

Discover the perfect blend of comfort and convenience with our One-Story House Plan Book. This collection features a variety of thoughtfully designed single-level homes that cater to diverse lifestyles and preferences.The book includes diverse styles, ranging from modern minimalism to charming traditional designs. Each...

An inspiring overview of contemporary homes set against the backdrop of high mountains, steep hillsides and picturesque valleys with a focus on architecture and interior design. From the majestic peaks of the Alps to the green slopes of Japan's Shikoku Range and the rugged...

This beautifully illustrated monthly magazine focuses on better art, better work, and a better and more reasonable way of living. It includes articles on a variety of arts and crafts, as well as essays on the importance of good design.This work has been selected...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Driving through Curacao's landscapes, the old plantation houses are visible from afar. The houses speak to us of a past long gone. A past in which plantations, homegrown food, cattle breeding, salt production, and slavery were a true daily reality. These houses have lost...

In 1891, James Beale, a wealthy, middle-class Unitarian solicitor from Birmingham, commissioned architect Philip Webb to design a holiday home in the Sussex countryside. The Beale family remained sole owners of the property until Helen Beale, James and Margaret Beale's last surviving child, bequeathed...

An international treasure on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Fallingwater is a total work of art. This book, an exciting new look at a masterpiece, is a revelation for the first time seen here in its fullness. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Edgar...

Designed by Andrea Palladio, the Villa Pisani at Montagnana was the country residence of a Venetian nobleman, Francesco Pisani. Unusually, its design combines features of both villa and palace architecture, and it challenges the conventional view of a villa as subsidiary to the urban...

A presentation of micro-scaled contemporary residences that demonstrate domesticity can be both compact and beautiful. How we live in cities--smaller, denser, smarter--is at the heart of Tiny Houses in the City. Urban areas across the globe are experiencing a renaissance, with once-forgotten downtowns and...

Housing is the most omnipresent urban typology. Housing is also the essential architecture of the human condition. Perhaps more than any other architectural species, housing determines the ways urbanites construct their lives and build their shared futures. The all-out war in Ukraine, started by...

- A luxury hardover with a natural linen finish This stunning publication features 17 new contemporary residences, each one designed by renowned architects and interior designers from all over the world.Author: Wim PawelsISBN-10: 2875501542ISBN-13: 9782875501547Publisher: Beta-PlusLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/25/2025Pages: 288Format: Hardcover

See outstanding architecture, art, and treasures on a new tour through the historically renowned Holkham Hall. Created over four decades, from the 1720s to the 1760s, by the highly erudite, visionary, and ambitious Earl of Leicester, Holkham Hall is a masterpiece of Palladian architecture....

Lance and Nicola Herbst established Herbst Architects in 2000 and since then their office has become one of New Zealand's leading architecture practices. Eight New Zealand Architecture Awards and 20 Branch Awards testify to its peers' respect. In this handsome book, leading architecture writer...

A comprehensive reference and sourcebook for anyone involved with the management of heritage places.'Most people want to know about their past, and to see and hear about the evidence of it. They want to learn about past history, and some places are particularly suited...

Don't Let Your Yard Become a Soggy Mess: Master Drainage and Landscaping for a Thriving OasisIs your yard a haven for mosquitoes or a breeding ground for basement leaks? Worried about foundation damage from pooling water?How to Plan Effective Yard Drainage and Landscape to...

Looking Forward to Monday Morning is a collection of essays that weaves together stories from Daniel Frisch's thirty-year (plus) residential architecture practice. The essays focus on design and technology, anecdote and philosophy, entrepreneurship and culture, and beyond. Taken together, the essays provide a look...

Nithurst by Adam Richards Architects is a much-lauded, multi-award-winning house designed by the architect for his family, and situated in the picturesque South Downs National Park. The building intentionally feels both ancient and contemporary and the character of the house is informed by Renaissance...

The iconic Edith Farnsworth House is a singular glass home designed by Mies van der Rohe. But the oft-told history of the house overwrites Farnsworth's role as Mies's collaborator and antagonist while falsely portraying her as the architect's angry ex-lover. Nora Wendl's audacious work...

The prototypical recipe book provides a loose framework for BLDUS's unique farm-to-shelter architecture in Home on Earth, offering delectable suggestions for healthy modes of human habitation.Using traditional materials processed with contemporary techniques, BLDUS designs and builds sustainable houses in and around Washington D.C. that...

The 20 years between First and Second World Wars were a time of dramatic development for English people and their homes. By the end of the 1930s, one family in three was living in an interwar house. But one thing that did not change...

The decades after the Second World War saw ambitious building programs to ensure social welfare. The Scandinavian countries in particular underwent an intense modernisation phase with the aim to distribute welfare to all. Yet, the relationship between welfare values and design in Scandinavia is...