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  • Palm Beach: A Greater Grandeur by Mayhew, Augustus
    Augustus Mayhew

    Palm Beach: A Greater Grandeur

    Augustus Mayhew's revealing and entertaining essays portray Palm Beach's larger-than-life characters, bigger-than-ever mansions and bolder-than-most pursuits. Focused on the fine line between illusion and reality so often blurred at Palm Beach, the book explores the town's standing as an ultimate destination where extravagance, eccentricity...
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  • Reforming Suburbia: The Planned Communities of Irvine, Columbia, and the Woodlands by Forsyth, Ann
    Ann Forsyth

    Reforming Suburbia: The Planned Communities of Irvine, Columbia, and the Woodlands

    The "new community" movement of the 1960s and 1970s attempted a grand experiment in housing. It inspired the construction of innovative communities that were designed to counter suburbia's cultural conformity, social isolation, ugliness, and environmental problems. This richly documented book examines the results of...
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  • Architecture, Animal, Human: The Asymmetrical Condition by Ingraham, Catherine T.
    Catherine T. Ingraham

    Architecture, Animal, Human: The Asymmetrical Condition

    This book looks at specific instances in the Renaissance, Enlightenment and our own time when architectural ideas and ideas of biological life come into close proximity with each other. These convergences are fascinating and complex, offering new insights into architecture and its role. Establishing...
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  • Key West: A Tropical Lifestyle by Linsley, Leslie
    Leslie Linsley

    Key West: A Tropical Lifestyle

    Striking photographs of 22 tropical homes reflect the colorful architecture of Floridas Key West. 200 color illustrations.Author: Leslie LinsleyISBN-10: 1580931979ISBN-13: 9781580931977Publisher: Monacelli PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/04/2007Pages: 224Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.64lbsSize: 10.34h x 8.88w x 0.88d
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  • Sverre Fehn: The Pattern of Thoughts by Fjeld, Per Olaf
    Per Olaf Fjeld

    Sverre Fehn: The Pattern of Thoughts

    After a career of more than fifty years, Norwegian architect Sverre Fehn has completed his last major buildings, including the Norwegian Architecture Museum in Oslo. This comprehensive volume addresses the full scope of the work of this major figure in design.Author: Per Olaf FjeldISBN-10:...
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  • The Book of Pease Homes for 1957 by Pease Woodwork Company
    Pease Woodwork Company

    The Book of Pease Homes for 1957

    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,...
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  • New Tourists' Favorite Destination: The Beautiful Philippines and Its Known and Little Known Facts Plus Conversational English, Tagalog, Ilocano, Bico by Dy-Liacco, Gertrudes Bandong
    Gertrudes Bandong Dy-Liacco

    New Tourists' Favorite Destination: The Beautiful Philippines and Its Known and Little Known Facts Plus Conversational English, Tagalog, Ilocano, Bico

    Why This Book Is Unique This book reveals the paradise-like splendor found in the 7,107 islands of the Philippines and the character, nature, values, and customs of Filipinos. This book also outlines an uncomplicated but in-depth exploration of Filipino grammar to make it easier...
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  • Hope Town by Seaberg, Richard
    Richard Seaberg

    Hope Town

    Hope Town is a beautiful island community filled with history and hospitable people. It is the warmth and sincerity of the Islanders that make this "Paradise" a very special place. Hope Town, originally called Great Harbour settled in 1785, is on the Island of...
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  • Hope Town by Seaberg, Richard
    Richard Seaberg

    Hope Town

    Hope Town is a beautiful island community filled with history and hospitable people. It is the warmth and sincerity of the Islanders that make this "Paradise" a very special place. Hope Town, originally called Great Harbour settled in 1785, is on the Island of...
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  • Hope Town: Reality of a Dream by Seaberg, Richard L.
    Richard L. Seaberg

    Hope Town: Reality of a Dream

    In his book " Hope Town: Reality of a Dream" Richard L. Seaberg explores through a fictitious story, historical facts and his own ink drawings the architectural development of a special place called Hope Town in the Bahamas. In Part 1 of the book...
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  • Manifesto for the Abolition of Interest-Slavery by Feder, Gottfried
    Gottfried Feder

    Manifesto for the Abolition of Interest-Slavery

    From 1917 on, Feder studied financial politics and economics on his own after developing a hostility towards wealthy bankers during World War I and wrote a "manifesto on breaking the shackles of interest" ("Brechung der Zinsknechtschaft") in 1919.Author: Gottfried Feder, FederISBN-10: 099572153XISBN-13: 9780995721531Publisher: Black...
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  • Modern Architecture and Other Essays by Scully, Vincent
    Vincent Scully

    Modern Architecture and Other Essays

    Vincent Scully has shaped not only how we view the evolution of architecture in the twentieth century but also the course of that evolution itself. Combining the modes of historian and critic in unique and compelling ways--with an audience that reaches from students and...
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  • David R. Coffin

    Magnificent Buildings, Splendid Gardens

    Magnificent Buildings, Splendid Gardens returns to print some of the most important works of David Coffin, a leading authority on Renaissance architecture who, as one of the first scholars to apply the tools of art history to the study of gardens, became a founder...
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  • Izmir: Architectural Guide by Çelik, Mehmet
    Mehmet ﾇelik

    Izmir: Architectural Guide

    With over 8,000 years of history, Izmir is among the world's oldest cities. Founded as Smyrna on the shores of the Aegean Sea, the city has been home to all manner of cultures over the centuries. Each one left behind its architectural traces, turning...
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  • Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed Buildings, Second Edition by Goode, James M.
    James M. Goode

    Capital Losses: A Cultural History of Washington's Destroyed Buildings, Second Edition

    Before the passage of critical preservation legislation in 1978, the Nation's Capital lost an irreplaceable assembly of architecturally and culturally significant buildings. Wanton destruction in the name of progress--particularly in the decades immediately following World War II--resulted in a legacy forever lost, a cultural...
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  • The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq: in the 3rd/9th Century by Alexandre, Popovic
    Popovic Alexandre

    The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq: in the 3rd/9th Century

    The revolt of African slaves in Iraq from 869 to 883 C.E.* - the revolt of the Zanj - was one of the great rebellions of world history and the first major uprising in the history of the African diaspora. The Zanj were black...
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  • John D. Quale

    Sustainable, Affordable, Prefab: The ecoMOD Project

    Sustainable Affordable Prefab combines architectural theory and practice in a beautifully illustrated account of ecoMOD, the innovative design/build program pioneered by John Quale. Unlike most manifestos of green design, Quale's book describes a collaborative process that has produced, to date, four elegantly designed, built...
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  • Early Stone Houses of Kentucky by Murray-Wooley, Carolyn
    Carolyn Murray-Wooley

    Early Stone Houses of Kentucky

    " Stone houses] soon dotted the countryside, and in such houses traditions lived on -- for a while. Now many of them sit neglected, their histories forgotten, yet each can tell us much about that era, the people who lived in it, and their...
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  • Redwood Mountain Cabins & Week-end Cottages by California Architects by California Redwood Assoc
    California Redwood Assoc

    Redwood Mountain Cabins & Week-end Cottages by California Architects

    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,...
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  • The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: a Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation by Havell, E. B. (Ernest Binfield) 1861
    E. B. (Ernest Binfield) 1861 Havell

    The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: a Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation

    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,...
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  • The Architectural Antiquities of Rome; 2 by Taylor, George Ledwell 1788-1873
    George Ledwell 1788-1873 Taylor

    The Architectural Antiquities of Rome; 2

    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,...
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  • Visual Culture in the Built Environment: A Global Perspective by Winchip, Susan
    Susan M. Winchip

    Visual Culture in the Built Environment: A Global Perspective

    Visual Culture in the Built Environment: A Global Perspective provides an integrated survey of global interior environments and architecture, explaining significant design styles and movements from the mid-19th century to the present day. In addition to learning the characteristics and designers of a particular...
    $120.00
    $120.00
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  • Glimpses of China and Chinese Homes by Morse, Edward S.
    Edward S. Morse

    Glimpses of China and Chinese Homes

    This Is A New Release Of The Original 1902 Edition.Author: Edward S. MorseISBN-10: 1498191614ISBN-13: 9781498191616Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/07/2014Pages: 234Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.49d
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  • A History of Royal Arch Masonry V2 by Turnbull, Everett R.
    Everett R. Turnbull

    A History of Royal Arch Masonry V2

    ""A History of Royal Arch Masonry V2"" is a comprehensive book written by Everett R. Turnbull that provides an in-depth look at the origins and development of the Royal Arch Masonry. The book is the second volume in a series and covers the period...
    $59.95
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  • A History of Royal Arch Masonry V3 by Turnbull, Everett R.
    Everett R. Turnbull

    A History of Royal Arch Masonry V3

    ""A History of Royal Arch Masonry V3"" is a comprehensive book on the history of the Royal Arch Masonry, written by Everett R. Turnbull. The book covers the origins and development of the Royal Arch Masonry, which is a branch of Freemasonry that focuses...
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  • Victorian Domestic Architectural Plans and Details: 734 Scale Drawings of Doorways, Windows, Staircases, Moldings, Cornices, and Other Elements by Comstock, William T.
    William T. Comstock

    Victorian Domestic Architectural Plans and Details: 734 Scale Drawings of Doorways, Windows, Staircases, Moldings, Cornices, and Other Elements

    Victorian architecture, with its quirky diversity, eclectic origins, and exuberant ornamentation, continues to exert a strong attraction on today's architects, builders, and homeowners. For those interested in restoring, preserving, or even re-creating Victorian homes, authentic plans and designs are invaluable. This volume, meticulously reproduced...
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  • Humanize: A Maker's Guide to Designing Our Cities by Heatherwick, Thomas
    Thomas Heatherwick

    Humanize: A Maker's Guide to Designing Our Cities

    From one of the world's most innovative designers comes a fiercely passionate manifesto on why so many places have become miserable and boring and how we can make them better for everyone--featuring hundreds of photographs and illustrations that will change how you see the...
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  • The Art of the Genoese Colonies of the Black Sea Basin (1261-1475) by Quirini-Poplawski, Rafal
    Rafal Quirini-Poplawski

    The Art of the Genoese Colonies of the Black Sea Basin (1261-1475)

    Rafal Quirini-Poplawski offers here the first panorama of the artistic phenomena of the Genoese outposts scattered around the Black Sea, an area whose cultural history is little known. The artistic creativity of the region emerges as extraordinarily rich and colorful, with a variety of...
    $208.00
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  • The Octagon Fad by Schmidt, Carl Frederick
    Carl Frederick Schmidt

    The Octagon Fad

    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,...
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  • The Octagon Fad by Schmidt, Carl Frederick
    Carl Frederick Schmidt

    The Octagon Fad

    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,...
    $32.95
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  • Monuments, Power and Poverty in India: From Ashoka to the Raj by Bhalla, A. S.
    A. S. Bhalla

    Monuments, Power and Poverty in India: From Ashoka to the Raj

    Much has been written about the Imperial architecture of the Indian subcontinent, but this is the first book to dig deeply into the extent of imperial extravagance set against the economic and social conditions of ordinary subjects. Bhalla uses an extensive collection of illustrations...
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  • Electrographic Architecture: New York Color, Las Vegas Light, and America's White Imaginary by Kane, Carolyn L.
    Carolyn L. Kane

    Electrographic Architecture: New York Color, Las Vegas Light, and America's White Imaginary

    Bridging histories of technology, media studies, and aesthetics, Electrographic Architecture forges a critical narrative of the ways in which illuminated light and color have played key roles in the formation of America's white imaginary. Carolyn L. Kane charts the rise of the country's urban...
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  • Art of the Brooklyn Bridge: A Visual History by Haw, Richard
    Richard Haw

    Art of the Brooklyn Bridge: A Visual History

    The Brooklyn Bridge is a pre-eminent global icon. It is the world's most famous and beloved bridge, a "must-see" tourist hotspot, and a vital fact of New York life. For almost a hundred and forty years it has inspired artists of all descriptions, fueling...
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  • Adaptive Reuse in Architecture: A Typological Index by Wong, Liliane
    Liliane Wong

    Adaptive Reuse in Architecture: A Typological Index

    Liliane Wong's latest volume on adaptive reuse in architecture presents 50 spectacular conversion and reuse projects worldwide, including buildings such as the TWA Hotel at NewYork's John F. Kennedy Airport, the CaixaForum in Madrid, and the New Museum in Berlin. The projects are presented...
    $67.99
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