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
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
Eric M. Wolf
Exploring the intersections of art, architecture, and design, at both renowned institutions and cutting-edge contemporary collections.More
Christine Macy
A lavishly illustrated exploration of these landscape-defining structures across the United States.More
Hilary French
The design of multiple housing – a new building type, especially for
growing urban populations – was a major new area of activity for
architects at the beginning of the twentieth century, and one that
continues into the twenty-first century.More
Rob Gregory
A collection of more than one hundred twenty-first-century buildings
of particular interest for study by students and professionals.
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Helen Tangires
An illustrated history of the buildings and spaces devoted to the urban marketplace for fresh food.More
Norbert E. Yankielun, Amelia Bauer
How are the ice blocks of igloos so perfectly formed and fitted, and
able, it’s been said, to withstand the weight of a polar bear?More
Frank M. Snyder, Peter Pennoyer, Anne Walker
Between 1906 and 1914, New York architect Frank M. Snyder published Building Details, a serial produced in twelve parts over eight years.More
Richard L. Cleary
An account of American bridge design, from familiar monuments to modest structures that offer eloquent statements of problems solved.
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Sara E. Wermiel
The fourth title in the Norton/Library of Congress series, this
abundantly illustrated book conveys the romance and beauty of
lighthouses and beacons while explaining the development of the forms,
materials, architecture, and engineering of their structure: wood,
masonry, cast-iron plate, on- and off-shore skeletal, caisson, and
reinforced concrete.
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Steven Flanders
Illuminates the issues that must be addressed in designing a suitable and successful courthouse.More
Colin Davies
A companion to the popular Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century, this book includes classic residential works by such seminal architects as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, and Alvar Aalto, as well as houses by more recent masters such as Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas, and Glen Murcutt.More
Craig Morrison
The latest title in the Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks series, Theaters offers a richly illustrated history of a revered cultural artifact and a technological challenge, following its progression from the eighteenth-century opera house to the modern movie multiplex.More
Robert J. Kapsch
A richly illustrated history of America's first transportation system.More