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Dianne Harris Description 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…. Read more »

William A. Gleason Description Sites Unseen examines the complex intertwining of race and architecture in nineteenth and early-twentieth century American culture, the period not only in which American architecture came… Read more »

Robyn Griggs-Lawrence Description Wabi-sabi is about appreciating the simple and letting go of the superficial–the perfect antidote for a society in recovery from a decades-long consumerist binge. In 2004 The… Read more »

By Claudia Hildner In this book the phrase “small houses” refers to residential ar-chitecture for private clients that is outstanding in terms of space and design.  Although there have been… Read more »

Entrepreneur Press Description Successful landscapers and lawn care professionals reveal their secrets to success in this $20 billion industry. With all the homes, business parks, apartment complexes, shopping malls and… Read more »

Christian Schittich Description Shelters, kiosks, snack bars, market stalls, bus stops, telephone booths, toilets, advertising columns, ticket booths, mobile tents or housing units, emergency shelters, tourist information booths-this list of… Read more »

Natalia Vogeikoff-Brogan Description This volume presents the papers of an international colloquium on the archaeology of houses and households in ancient Crete held in Ierapetra in May 2005. The 38… Read more »

Ulrich Dangel Description Die gelungene Verknupfung des regionalen Baustils von raffinierter Einfachheit mit einer nachhaltigen Bauweise verleiht der Vorarlberger Architektur weltweit Modellcharakter. Das Buch stellt gelungene Projekte unterschiedlicher Bautypen mit… Read more »

Michael W. Meister Description In Pakistan's northwest, a sequence of temples built between the sixth and the tenth centuries provides a missing chapter in the evolution of the Hindu temple… Read more »

David B. Greene Description This book takes up six sets of works of art that imagine community. These works do not illustrate concepts of community or make community an explicit… Read more »

Paul Jones Description States have long been active in commissioning architecture, which affords one way to embed political projects within socially meaningful cultural forms. Such state-led architecture is often designed… Read more »

Simon Goldhill Description Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of the World series (Part I and Part II) It was destroyed nearly 2000 years ago,… Read more »

Joost M. Keizer Description In response to the dominance of Latin as the language of intellectual debate in early modern Europe, regional centers started to develop a new emphasis on… Read more »

Colin Davies Description In order to understand architecture in all its cultural complexity it is necessary to grasp certain basic concepts such as representation, form and space. The aim of… Read more »

Trevor Yorke Description Timber framed buildings, whether they are medieval halls, barns, grand houses, or picturesque cottages, form one of the most delightful features of our historic towns and countryside…. Read more »

Jacques Kimman Description This book is a compilation of key notes and best papers of the 2010 Sustainable Building Euregional Conference. The book addresses questions on how to design new… Read more »

Russell Walden Description This book is born out of a sense of scepticism with self-indulgence in architecture. It seeks a new prescription for readdressing architecture as an expression of human… Read more »

Peter Harnik; Michael R. Bloomberg> For years American urban parks fell into decay due to disinvestment, but as cities began to rebound and evidence of the economic, cultural, and health… Read more »

Peter Calthorpe Description From the beginning of his career, Peter Calthorpe has been a leading innovator in sustainable building projects, sustainable development, and walkable communities. A leader in the New… Read more »

Angelus Eisinger Description This title deals with the topics of building tomorrow's city by reinterpreting existing urban spaces. In recent years and decades, dealing with the architectural legacy of the… Read more »

Warwick Rodwell Description Westminster Abbey is one of the most important and well-known medieval buildings in Europe but, despite being studied by generations of scholars, there is still much to… Read more »

Heidi A. Kratsch Description This working manual provides complete information on the technical aspects of designing, building, and maintaining waterwise landscapes in the Mountain West. Written particularly for professionals, including… Read more »

Klaus-Dieter Weiss Description This documentation of the last ten years presents sixty – five structures and projects from rkw and looks behind the scenes in numerous interviews and essays. The… Read more »

Carl A Brasseaux Description "Acadiana" summons up visions of a legendary and exotic world of moss-draped cypress, cocoa-colored bayous, subtropical wildlife, and spicy indigenous cuisine. The ancestral home of Cajuns… Read more »

by Christina Helms “Designed to provide recommendations for achieving 50% energy savings over the minimum code requirements of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004 for K-12 school buildings; allows contractors, consulting engineers, architects,… Read more »

100 Architects by Sergi Costa Duran; Mariana R. Eguaras>Architecture is an art form that provides both function and beauty. Each architect brings something uniquely distinct to his or her work…. Read more »

Refrigerati American Society of Heating Description "Designed to provide recommendations for achieving 50% energy savings over the minimum code requirements of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004 for small to medium office buildings;… Read more »

Siomone Brott Description Architecture for a Free Subjectivity reformulates the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze's model of subjectivity for architecture, by surveying the prolific effects of architectural encounter, and the spaces… Read more »

By F.P. Escrig Starting in antiquity and finishing in the Baroque, this book provides a complete analysis of significant works of architecture from a structural viewpoint. A distinguished architect and… Read more »

By John Coles Each element, or fundamental, uses theory and contemporary and historical references to illustrate the richness and diversity of design practice. The book contains five sections which together… Read more »

By Brian Edwards This comprehensive guide to the planning and design of airport terminals and their facilities covers all types of airport terminal found around the world and highlights the… Read more »

By Nick Baker The refurbishment of existing buildings is a crucial yet often neglected subject within sustainable architecture; attention is usually focused on new buildings. Many old buildings waste large… Read more »

By Gaston Bachelard Thirty years since its first publication in English, French philosopher Gaston Bachelard’s “Poetics of Space” remains one of the most appealing and lyrical explorations of home. Bachelard… Read more »

Lead Clinician for Clinical Quality Improvement Quality Safety and Informatics Research Group Peter Davey Description Der finnische Architekt Pekka Helin grundete bereits 1979 in Helsinki sein erstes Buro. In seiner… Read more »

Rebecca Ginsburg Description Despite their peaceful, bucolic appearance, the tree-lined streets of South African suburbia were no refuge from the racial tensions and indignities of apartheid's most repressive years. In… Read more »

Angelique Bamberg Description Chatham Village, located in the heart of Pittsburgh, is an urban oasis that combines Georgian colonial revival architecture with generous greenspaces, recreation facilities, surrounding woodlands, and many… Read more »

Jeffrey W. Cody Description Examines the coalescing of the two major architectural systems, placing significant shifts in architectural theory and practice in China within relevant, contemporary, cultural, and educational contexts…. Read more »