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Architecture & Design

1. Hotel Design, Planning, and Development

   Lawrence Adams, Richard H. Penner, Walter A. Rutes

   Hospitality is the world's fastest growing industry, and business—and pleasure travelers are demanding more diverse hotels, resorts and leisure-time amenities around the globe.More

2. The Furniture of Sam Maloof

   Jeremy Adamson

   An exploration of the life and work of America’s most distinguished craftsman.More

3. Sermons in Stone: The Stone Walls of New England and New York

   Susan Allport, David Howell

   In 1871 there were 252,539 miles of stone walls in New England and New York—enough to circle the earth ten times.
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4. The Struggle for Modernism: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and City Planning at Harvard

   Anthony Alofsin

   A history of modernism in the teaching of architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning at Harvard.More

5. Havana Deco

   Alejandro G. Alonso, Pedro Contreras, Martino Fagiuoli

   An unparalleled tour of the Art Deco-style architecture, interiors, decoration, and art objects of Havana, this colorful book shows the work of Cuban artists, open to the winds of change and to outside influences, who filtered the movement born in Paris through the dazzling beauty of Caribbean nature and made the art their own.More

6. The 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

7. The Architecture of Ralph Adams Cram and His Office

   Ethan Anthony

   This book examines the life and works of a major architect whose buildings today surpass him in recognition.
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8. Window Systems for High-Performance Buildings

   Dariush Arasteh, John Carmody, Eleanor S. Lee, Et Al.

   A guide to essential window design issues, technologies, and applications for designers, specifiers, and builders.More

9. Residential Windows: A Guide to New Technologies and Energy Performance

   Dariush Arasteh, John Carmody, Lisa Heschong, Et Al.

   Third Edition

   The third edition of Residential Windows: A Guide to New Technologies and Energy Performance provides updated and expanded information on window properties and technologies, as well as new sections on such key topics as window installation, energy efficiency, and building codes.More

10. 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

11. Inspired by Nature: Plants: The Building/Botany Connection

    Alejandro Bahamón, Alex Campello, Patricia Pérez

    A look at how nature serves as a source of inspiration for contemporary architecture.More

12. Inspired by Nature: Minerals: The Building/Geology Connection

    Alejandro Bahamón, Patricia Pérez

    Nature has always furnished stimulating ideas for the design of architecture.More

13. Inspired by Nature: Animals: The Building/Biology Connection

    Alejandro Bahamón, Patricia Pérez

    A look at how nature serves as a source of inspiration for contemporary architecture.More

14. 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

15. Rematerial: From Waste to Architecture

    Alejandro Bahamón, Maria Camila Sanjinés

    How someone else’s waste can become the next designer’s building material.More