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Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings
Tuttle Publishing 2011; US$ 18.95A classic text, Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings was originally published in 1886 by Edward S. Morse, a groundbreaking and imaginative inventor. Still considered an authoritative review of traditional Japanese architecture and landscape design, Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings contains over 300 detailed illustrations and reveals important... more...
The Big Book of Small House Designs
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2012; US$ 17.9575 unique designs for attractive, efficient, environmentally friendly homes. Now available in paperback, this collection of 75 plans for small homes offers more than 500 usable blueprints and other illustrations for a variety of living spaces suitable for every environment and style, from a New England farmhouse to a sophisticated townhouse in... more...
From the Ground Up
Bryce Walter Publishing 2012; US$ 4.97At Boss Design Ltd, we work diligently to not only design your home but to elevate the knowledge level of our clients. With this in mind, we want to introduce you to our Custom Home Design Guide - From the Ground Up - A Step by Step Guide to Custom Home Design. Picture yourself building a home. There are hundreds of features and decisions in regards... more...
English Country House Eccentrics
The History Press 2011; US$ 14.57This is a lighthearted, witty but factual biographical account of one of the eccentric lifestyles of the builders and residents of one hundred of Britain's best-known country houses. Extraordinary buildings require extraordinary people, and over the centuries Britain's historic houses have produced more than their fair share of oddballs. Insulated... more...
Apartments
HarperCollins 2010; Not AvailableThe award-winning designer and author of Rooms and Houses returns with inspiring ideas for apartment interiors in this lavishly photographed book. Step into a space designed by Mariette Himes Gomez and you're sure to notice the refined simplicity, clear architectural composition, and thoughtful attention to detail that have made her one... more...
Mail-Order Homes
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 9.95At the turn of the last century, the American middle class was expanding rapidly as homesteaders moved west and as trains took travellers across the country, where they established themselves in the depot towns that erupted along train lines. With that growth came the demand for new homes, and from that demand grew a new industry: mail-order homes.... more...
Saving The Tsar's Palaces
Polperro Heritage Press 2012; US$ 14.51Story of those who battled to save the palaces, not just during and after the war, but during the Revolution and the harsh times that followed more...
High Performance Homes TRUBIANO
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95Both professionals and students are increasingly committed to achieving high-performance metrics in the design, construction and operation of residential buildings. This book responds to this demand by offering a comprehensive guide which features: architectural innovations in building skin technologies which make lighter more transparent... more...
The Sky's the Limit
Little, Brown and Company 2005; US$ 9.99From the author of the bestselling Philistines at the Hedgerow, a mesmerizing inside account of the high-stakes world of Manhattan residential real estate Steven Gaines takes us from New York's most expensive condominiums and co-ops to the offices of its most powerful real estate brokers to reveal the outlandish displays of ego, bad behavior, and status... more...
Negotiating Domesticity
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 63.95In the home the intricate relations between architecture, gender and domesticity become visible. Negotiating Domesticity investigates the many and complex themes evoked by the interconnections between these terms. Topics covered include famous as well as less well-known architectural examples and architects, which are explored from sociological,... more...









