Architectural Culture

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  1. Book ImageThe Municipal Art Society of New York: Ten Architectural Walks in Manhattan

    Francis Morrone, Matthew A. Postal, Robyn Lynn, Et Al.

    Highlights of architecture, preservation, urban planning, and public art described by two experienced guides, with pictures, route maps, and transit information.More

  2. Book ImageLong Island Landscapes and the Women Who Designed Them

    Cynthia Zaitzevsky

    An account of eminent women landscape architects who flourished in the golden age of country estates.More

  3. Book ImagePublic Art New York

    Jean Parker Phifer

    A tour of the best permanent public art in all five boroughs of New York City.More

  4. Book ImageHistoric Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice

    Ted J. Ligibel, Ilene R. Tyler, Norman Tyler

    Second Edition

    Historic preservation, which started as a grassroots movement, now represents the cutting edge in a cultural revolution focused on “green” architecture and sustainability.More

  1. Book ImageThe Architecture of Patterns

    Paul Andersen, David Salomon, Sanford Kwinter

    Providing a precise and expansive definition of patterns, this book reveals new organizational strategies for architects to follow.More

  2. Book ImageThe Acoustics of Performance Halls: Spaces for Music from Carnegie Hall to the Hollywood Bowl

    J. Christopher Jaffe, Leo L. Beranek

    An acclaimed acoustician presents a proven methodology for designing successful venues for concert performance in a variety of building types.More

  3. Book ImageKey Buildings of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations

    Richard Weston

    Second Edition

    An analysis of influential work by seminal architects, including Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Norman Foster, Frank Gehry, and Rem Koolhaas.More

  4. Book ImageHavana Revisited: An Architectural Heritage

    Cathryn Griffith, Dick Cluster, Eusebio Leal Spengler

    This beautifully illustrated book documents the history, preservation, and present uses of Havana’s most important buildings and urban spaces.More

  5. Book ImageUrban Integration / Bishopsgate Good Yards: Johnson, Nick and FAT Architects

    Yale School of Architecture, Andrei Harwell, Lydia Miller, Et Al.

    The fourth book in this series records the collaboration of Nick Johnson, development director of Urban Splash, Manchester, with Kahn Visiting Professors Sean Griffiths, Charles Holland, and Sam Jacob, who worked with a studio of Yale students to investigate alternative possibilities for development of the derelict Bishopsgate Goods Yard in East London.More

  6. Book ImageDams

    Christine Macy

    A lavishly illustrated exploration of these landscape-defining structures across the United States.More

  7. Book ImageAnimals in Stone: Architectural Sculpture in New York City

    Robert Arthur King

    A delightful collection of creatures that adorn New York City buildings.More

  8. Book ImageNegotiated Terrains

    Yale School of Architecture, Heather Kilmer, Nina Rappaport

    Negotiated Terrains is the second book that features the work of the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professors, a chairmanship endowed in 2004 to bring young innovators in architectural design to the Yale School of Architecture.More

  9. Book ImageThe Future of the Past: A Conservation Ethic for Architecture, Urbanism, and Historic Preservation

    Steven W. Semes

    A comprehensive and eloquent argument for “new traditional” architecture that preserves the style and character of historic buildings.More

  10. Book ImageEdwin Howland Blashfield: Master American Muralist

    Mina Rieur Weiner

    The first book in several decades to focus on the muralist, an esteemed exemplar and advocate of the classical tradition.More

  11. Book ImageParks, Plants, and People: Beautifying the Urban Landscape

    Lynden B. Miller

    An inspirational and practical book about the benefits of enhancing cities with well-planted gardens, parks, and streets.More

  12. Book ImageThe Architecture of Grosvenor Atterbury

    Peter Pennoyer, Anne Walker, Robert A M Stern

    The first close look at an innovative architect and inventor who held that traditional styles could be successfully adapted for modern times.More

  13. Book ImageUnderstanding Green Building Guidelines: For Students and Young Professionals

    Traci Rose Rider

    Summarizes the main issues and strategies of the forceful and fast-paced green building movement.More

  14. Book ImageHidcote: The Making of a Garden

    Ethne Clarke, Roy Strong

    Revised edition

    A new and enlarged edition of the standard reference on an internationally revered English garden and its designer.More

  15. Book ImageAmerican Vernacular Buildings and Interiors: 1870-1960

    Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings

    A comprehensive examination of American vernacular buildings.More

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