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Urgent Architecture: 40 Sustainable Housing Solutions for a Changing World
Bridgette Meinhold
Disaster-proof, environmentally friendly housing solutions for a changing climate.More
Hotel Design, Planning, and Development
Richard H. Penner, Lawrence Adams, Stephani K A Robson
Second Edition
A fully revised edition of the book architects and developers consider the bible of hotel design.More
Edward Durell Stone: Modernism's Populist Architect
Mary Anne Hunting
“Colossus,” “visionary,” “giant” are superlatives used in the mid-twentieth century to describe Edward Durell Stone (1902–1978), a celebrity architect whose wholly unique modern aesthetic of “new romanticism” played a crucial role in defining middle-class culture.More
Hospital and Healthcare Facility Design
Richard L. Miller, Earl S. Swensson, J. Todd Robinson
Third Edition
An updated version of a work that has introduced three generations of students and professionals to the state-of-the-art in creating healing environments.More
Railroad Stations: The Buildings That Linked the Nation
David Naylor
A visual feast of images chronicling the history and stylistic character of one of our nation's most iconic building types.More
The New York Public Library: The Architecture and Decoration of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Henry Hope Reed, Francis Morrone, Anne Day
Anniversary Edition
With new color photography showing off a thorough inside-and-out refurbishment, this volume celebrates a beloved landmark.More
Cemeteries
Keith Eggener
A bountifully illustrated exploration of the cemetery in American landscape and narrative.More
The 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
Key Buildings of the 20th 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
American Art Museum Architecture: Documents and Design
Eric M. Wolf
Exploring the intersections of art, architecture, and design, at both renowned institutions and cutting-edge contemporary collections.More
Four Florida Moderns: The Architecture of Alberto Alfonso, René González, Chad Oppenheim, and Guy Peterson
Saxon Henry
A colorful survey explores the diverse styles of the arbiters of modernism in Florida.More
Dams
Christine Macy
A lavishly illustrated exploration of these landscape-defining structures across the United States.More
Corporate Architecture: Building a Brand
Alejandro Bahamón, Ana Cañizares, Antonio Corcuera
How the fashion, banking, automotive, and telecommunications industries use architecture as a tool of marketing strategy.More
Key Urban Housing of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections and Elevations
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
Fabric Architecture: Creative Resources for Shade, Signage, and Shelter
Samuel J. Armijos
A breathtaking view of state-of-the-art technology for projects ranging from simple awnings to dome stadiums.More