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Even as oversized McMansions continue to elbow their way into tiny lots nationwide, a much different trend has taken shape. This return to traditional architectural principles venerates qualities that once were taken for granted in home design: structural common sense, aesthetics of form, appropriateness to a neighborhood, and even sustainability.
Marianne Cusato, creator of the award—winning Katrina Cottages, has authored and illustrated this...
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The former American History editor explores the creation and restoration of an essential part of a twentieth-century home's identity-the American porch.
"In this delightful look at an American icon, journalist and documentary scriptwriter . . . Dolan traces the history of the porch, using this history to explore subjects such as architecture, history, slavery, colonialism, trade, anthropology, sociology, consumer behavior, and publishing."...
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For many, the French Quarter is New Orleans, yet how much do they really know about the Vieux Carré? Truman Capote wrote, "Of all secret cities, New Orleans... is the most secretive... [Its] architecture deliberately concocted to camouflage, to mask, as at a Mardi Gras Ball, the lives of those born to live among these protective edifices."
Through striking photographs and polished prose, The Majesty of the French Quarter opens the locked door and...
4) Patina Farm
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"A few years ago Brooke and Steve Giannetti decided to leave their suburban Santa Monica home to follow their dream of building Patina Farm in Ojai, California. For inspiration, they looked to their own family history as well as their travels both domestic and abroad--particularly in Belgium and France. Brooke's inviting prose combines with 150 photographs and Steve's sketches, which provide an in-depth account of their inspirations, architectural...
5) Cabin style
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The co-authors of American Rustic share inspirations for rustic elegance in home design for those who love living well in wild places.
This gorgeously photographed volume offers visions of refined cabin style by top designers, builders, architects, and artists. From Napa to Nashville and along the Rocky Mountain spine, each project reflects the ways we live, and play, in nature. Whether a bison ranch, a log fishing cabin, a stone guest house, a...
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"The American farmhouse represents integrity, ingenuity, self-reliance, and agricultural heritage. Today, the farmhouse is a rare survivor from another era that can be found sensitively reinterpreted by artists, carefully preserved by original owners, or functionally maintained by farm-to-table artisanal food producers. In more than 200 stunning images, Steve Gross and Sue Daley have painstakingly photographed 20 of the most beautifully preserved...
7) Judgment day
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Judgment Day takes us into the life of Clare Paling, who has just moved with her family to Laddenham, a sleepy village enlivened only by sideshows of adultery and gossip. An avowed agnostic, Clare is nonetheless caught up in the restoration of the church, even inciting the villagers to put on a pageant that recreates the church's dark history. With flawless precision, Penelope Lively brings the village and its inhabitants to life as an unpardonable...
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"From the Wabash and Erie Canal to the Faultless Caster Factory, Evansville has seen much of its history disappear. In the early twentieth century, vestiges of old Evansville like the B'nai Israel temple and Coal Mine Hill gave way to a modern city. Numerous changes in the thrity years following World War II altered the physical appearance of the city, including the removal of the old Central High School, Assumption Cathedral, Gear Town and more....
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More than two centuries removed from its founding, Indianapolis has seen its share of landmarks and landscapes pass into memory. Indianapolis historian Edward Fujawa explores the history of lost sites, how they appear today and how some are still used or repurposed.
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Epistemic Artefacts
A Dialogical Reflection
on Design Research in
Architecture
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Matthias Ballestrem
and Lidia Gasperoni
Architectural artefacts are negotiated as epistemic objects, an autonomous and innovative form of knowledge capable of inaugurating and institutionalising architectural research. The backbone of this publication is a dialogue between the architect Matthias Ballestrem and the philosopher and architectural theorist Lidia...
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A comprehensive guide to Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings open to the public-with travel itineraries and information on seventy-four sites.
Frank Lloyd Wright's groundbreaking designs, innovative construction techniques, and inviting interiors continue to astound and inspire generations of architects and design aficionados. Covering all the publicly accessible sites across the United States-plus four in Japan-Wright Sites describes the design...
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Have you ever wondered how bridges don't fall down? Or how really old buildings stay standing up? In the How Do series, readers are welcome to guess along with the rest of us--and then explore the science behind the right answers. Basic principles of architecture and engineering, including an introduction to bridges, locks, arches, columns, and skyscrapers are explored through diagrams, photos, and informative and engaging text.
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Gothic is a potent word. For many people it conjures up images of dark, atmospheric castles, ruined abbeys, and horror stories set in misty graveyards. All this could not be further from the truth. Some 150 years ago Victorian Gothic architecture was a colourful, innovative and exciting departure from the foreign Classical styles that had been dominant for so long. It heralded a fresh, vibrant era for English architecture, representing the nation's
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This is a thorough and profusely illustrated guide to building a timber-frame house. Grounded in ancient tradition, timber-frame construction is admirably suited to fulfill today's need for durable, energy-efficient housing and other building needs. First published in 1977, this book is now in its ninth printing and is established as a classic in the field.
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Toy of the Year; Toy of the Century; Greatest Toy of All Time... there aren't many titles that haven't been bestowed on LEGO toys, and it's not hard to see why. From its inception in the early 1930s right up until today the LEGO Group's history is as colourful as the toys it makes. Few other playthings share the LEGO brand's creative spirit, educative benefits, resilience, quality and universal appeal. The LEGO name is now synonymous with play time,...
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Master photographer Paul Malone captures the charm and grandeur of these palatial homes and other notable structures in the Mississippi River region between Baton Rouge and New Orleans in 156 full-color photographs, including interior views of many of them. Ornate stairways and foyers, elaborate parlors, and spectacular bedrooms complete with period furnishings reflect the prosperous and opulent lifestyle of the antebellum period.
The accompanying...
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Under a canopy of magnolias and live oaks, bordered by the streets of Jackson, Magazine, Louisiana, and St. Charles, spacious mansions serve as a gallery of fine architecture in a section of New Orleans known as the Garden District. Once home to a grand plantation, the property was sold and divided for residential use more than 150 years ago.
In his final work, critically acclaimed photographer Paul Malone visits forty-three picturesque landmarks...
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Pensamiento político de la emancipación venezolana contiene textos fundamentales escritos por los precursores de la revolución venezolana. Se incluyen el Discurso preliminar a los americanos , con que se prologó en 1767 la publicación de los Derechos del hombre y del ciudadano por los participantes en la conspiración de Manuel Gual y José María España ; los Planes de Gobierno de 1801 y la Proclama de Coro de 1806 , escrita por don Francisco...
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Architecture and design may be topics too advanced for kids but they're great boosts to knowledge. It's recommended to introduce a variety of subjects to children to give them a chance to figure out their interests. Maybe your kids are into architecture and design? You'll know when you give them this book!
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