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Hacienda Courtyards (Mexican Design Books)
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Explore the architectural elements and water havens that will inspire your own courtyard paradise.
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Towering walls covered in flowering vines, carved stone columns, graceful arcades, tranquil water fountains and seductive palm-lined pools create the serene oasis that […]
Case Study Houses (Jumbo)
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The first thing you notice about Case Study Houses: The Complete CSH Program, 1945-1966 is its size: it’s big. Contained within its 16-inch frame is the history of Arts & Architecture magazine’s famed program created to inspire the building of low-cost […]
Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home
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Sarah Susanka has a not-so-insignificant idea in Creating the Not So Big House. She contrasts the glamorous, glossy-photo house plans of vaulted ceilings and palatial living rooms with the livable, day-to-day pleasure of cozy window seats and comfortable breakfast nooks, and […]
Deck Designs: Plus Pergolas, Railings, Planters, Benches
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For homeowners, one of the most challenging aspects of building a deck is choosing a design that works both functionally and aesthetically. Deck Designs, an updated and expanded edition of Creative Homeowner’s leading deck book, offers a comprehensive guide […]
Modern Glamour: The Art of Unexpected Style
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Bold, complex, decadent, dizzying, rich, colorful: Wearstler’s residential and hotel designs are not for the faint of heart. The founder of the Los Angeles “architectural interior design” firm KWID worked as a Hollywood set designer before she decided to […]
Forgotten Modern California Houses 1940-1970
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Forgotten Modern reveals the work of the innovative architects building in California from the 1930s to the 1970s. With groundbreaking and illuminating examples that will alter the way we think of California architecture, Hess and Weintraub focus on those that […]
The Image of the City
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“This small and readable book makes one of the most important modern contributions to large-scale design theory.
– David A. Crane, Journal of the American Institute of Planners
“…a readable, tautly organized, authoritative volume…”
– Architectural Forum
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What does the city’s form actually […]
The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture
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The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture–so massive that it comes in its own plastic carrying case–is one of the rare publishing events that lives up to its hype. The book showcases 1,052 buildings completed […]
The Simple Home: The Luxury of Enough (American Institute Architects)
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So many Americans are paying huge amounts to live in houses. But is that really a benefit to them as they look at their own lives and resources, or is it a burden to buy a large elaborate house? This book […]
Tom Kundig: Houses
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RIBA, Nov. 2006
…these houses not only convey the keen eye of the architect’s inspiration but also the awe-inspiring backdrop of the Pacific Northwest.
Seattle Times & Post Intelligencer, Dec. 10, 2006
Intriguing pictures… a welcome resource on a local architect.
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Turtleback: 176 pages
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