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Architecture & Design

1. 6,000 Years of Housing

   Norbert Schoenauer

   Revised and Expanded Edition

   The fascinating evolution of house forms from the Stone Age to the present.More

2. 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

3. Advertising: Concept and Copy

   George Felton

   Second Edition

   How to find the ideas that make for great ads and deliver them in fresh, memorable, persuasive ways.More

4. Airbrush Illustration for Architecture

   George Dombek, Tom Porter

   This book dispels common misconceptions and gives instructions for mastering the airbrush.
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5. Alden B. Dow: Midwestern Modern

   Diane Maddex

   Alden Dow was a midwesterner by birth, but he left a legacy national in stature.More

6. American Architecture: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

   Cyril M. Harris

   Since the Spanish established their first settlement in St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565, America has been an architectural melting pot, reflecting the contributions of every immigrant group that brought its traditions across the sea and adapted them to the places where they settled.
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7. American Art Deco: Modernistic Architecture and Regionalism

   Carla Breeze

   A lavishly illustrated survey of American Art Deco architecture.
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8. 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

9. The American Barn

   David Plowden

   A tribute to the barn by the master documentarian of our time.More

10. American Vernacular Buildings and Interiors: 1870-1960

    Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings

    A comprehensive examination of American vernacular buildings.More

11. Animals in Stone: Architectural Sculpture in New York City

    Robert Arthur King

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

12. Antique Kilims of Anatolia

    Peter Davies

    From fleece, yarn, and dyeing to looms and weaves, the visual language, tribal weavers, and meaning, origins, and aesthetics of the kilim, this book provides an ideal and up-to-date summary of the subject.More

13. Architectural Ornament: Banishment and Return

    Brent C. Brolin

    Embellishment is a basic human need. Why was it banished from modern architecture?More

14. The Architectural Pattern Book: A Tool for Building Great Neighborhoods

    Urban Design Associates

    This manual documents the revival of the traditional architectural pattern book as a means of implementing urban design.
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15. Architectural Surfaces: Details for Artists, Architects and Designers

    Judy A. Juracek

    The latest addition to the acclaimed Surfaces series catalogs hundreds of different architectural elements and materials.More