Books of Architecture / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation
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Carving Architectural Detail in Wood: The Classical Tradition
By Frederick WilburThis is probably the first detailed guide to one of the most important of traditional woodcarving skills, now reissued. Wilbur takes the reader, step-by-step, from the basic building blocks of...
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Wiley Pathways Introduction to Google SketchUp
By Laura Town, Aidan ChopraConsiderably easier to use than other 3D software, Google SketchUp has found a niche in architecture, landscape design, real estate development, furniture building, and other design professions. This book provides...
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Architecture, Form, Space & Order
By Francis D. K. ChingInterprets form as the architect's basic tool, analyzes a wide range of models, and examines each model's specific application in history, demonstrating the timelessness of basic architectural elements and principles
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100: One Hundred Houses for One Hundred European Architects of the Twentieth Century
By Gennaro PostiglioneSynopsis: This project, which showcases the residences of some of the most significant twentieth century European architects, aims not only to make visible an aspect of our culture that that...
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Sustainable Architecture White Papers
By Earth PledgeA remarkable collection of vibrant and diverse readings, Sustainable Architecture White Papers explores the critical link between our built and natural environments. Cutting-edge architecture, design, planning, public works, and education...
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The House & Garden Book of Classic Rooms
By John Bridges, Robert Harling, Leonie HightonThis magnificently illustrated volume presents a wide-ranging collection of beautiful interiors captured by some of the world's leading photographers. This volume and its 240 color illustrations are both a joy...
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Spa Design
By DAABSpa Design
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Teaching and Learning Building Design and Construction
By David Dowdle, Vian AhmedInnovation in building design and construction depends on innovative strategies being developed by teachers and practitioners, made available to students and then professionally adopted. Successful transfer of this knowledge relies...
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Space Architecture
By Rachel ArmstrongThis Architectural Design title poses a unique challenge to architects. It incites designers to respond to the limitless potential that outer space presents at the beginning of the third millennium....
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Cities for Citizens: Planning and the Rise of Civil Society in a Global Age
By John Friedmann, Mike DouglassCities for Citizens planning and the rise of civil society in a global age Contributors Rebecca Abers Janet Abu Lughod Mike Douglass Bent Flyvbjerg John Forester John Friedmann Roger Keil...
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Drawing After Architecture: Renaissance Architectural Drawings and Their Reception
By Carolyn YerkesWhy did early modern architects continue copying drawings long after the invention of print should have made such copying obsolete? Carolyn Yerkes answers that question in a fresh investigation into...
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Charter of the New Urbanism
By Congress for the New UrbanismAn agenda for thriving urban centers, the San Francisco-based Congress for the New Urbanism is a leading force for modern design that encourages viable neighborhoods, conserves natural environments, and preserves...
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New York on the Rise: Architectural Renderings by Hughson Hawley, 1880-1931
By Hughson Hawley, Janet Parks, Frederic A. SharfActive from 1880 until 1931, Hughson Hawley was a bright star in an age of talented illustrators and ren derers. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the Mus eum...
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Frank Lloyd Wright: Art Glass of the Martin House Complex
By Frank Lloyd WrightWhen Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) designed the Darwin D. Martin House complex (1903-1905), he filled the windows, doors, skylights, and laylights with nearly four hundred pieces of his signature art...
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Limestone Lives: Voices from the Indiana Stone Belt
By Kate FerrucciLook up at the Empire State Building in New York City and you will see an almost endless ribbon of soaring stone--Indiana limestone, to be precise. The Empire State Building,...
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The Design and Construction of the British Library
By British Library, Colin St. John Wilson, ProfessorThe British Library at St Pancras, the major public monument built in the United Kingdom in the twentieth century, opened to the public in April 1998. Professor Sir Colin St...
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How to Build a House with an Architect
By John Milnes BakerGives guidelines for selecting an architect, shows why working with an architect brings the best results, and explains what to expect at each phase of the home-building project
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建筑的意志
By 李旭, 李泽宇, 彭智谋从建筑文化和市场的角度来剖析建筑设计实例，针对目前建筑市场上“长官意志”、“富豪意志”左右建筑创作的现象，引导设计人员如何正确地将建筑意志和人类情感、人类行为、业主期待很好地结合起来。本书讲述了城市建筑的风格与城市精神的关系以及建筑意志与自然环境、人文环境、生态环境之间的关系，从建筑文化的角度表达。
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Architecture for Sport
By Peter Stürzebecher, Sigrid Ulrich* Includes the work of such leading architects as Enric Miralles, Tadao Ando, David Chipperfield, and Massimiliano Fuksas. * Features projects from around the world. * Comprehensively illustrated with plans,...
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Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings
By Walter T. Grondzik, Alison G. Kwok, Benjamin SteinContinuing its proud heritage, this Tenth Edition provides thorough coverage of the latest in the theory and practice of environmental control system design. This bestselling book encompasses mechanical and electrical...