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  • Architectural Drawingby Rendow Yee

    Wiley 2012; US$ 75.00

    The classic architectural drawing compendium—now in a richly updated edition Today's most comprehensive compendium of architectural drawing types and methods, both hand drawn and computer generated, Architectural Drawing: A Visual Compendium of Types and Methods remains a one-of-a-kind visual reference and an outstanding... more...

  • The Modern Thai Houseby Robert Powell; Albert Lim KS

    Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 39.95

    [A tremendous body of sophisticated and sensitively designed architectural work has been produced in Thailand in the first decade of the 21st century. The 25 houses in The Modern Thai House illustrate the radical new ideas coming from a dynamic younger generation of architects who are producing work comparable with and sometimes even surpassing... more...

  • Modern Architectureby Alan Colquhoun

    OUP Oxford 2002; US$ 20.99

    This new account of international modernism explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe is re-examined shedding new light on their roles as acknowledged masters.Alan... more...

  • The Transactions of the Royal Institute of British Architects Town Planning Conference, London, 10-15 October 1910by Meller Helen; Whyte William

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 155.00

    In October 1910 the Royal Institute of British Architects hosted the first ever international conference on Town Planning. The Transactions of this critical event in the development of planning as a profession and as a discipline were published a year later in 1911. Long out of print and very difficult to obtain, this new facsimile edition of the... more...

  • ADA Compliance Manualby J. J. Keller

    J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. 2011; US$ 229.00

    This practical guide reviews the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines and provides plain-English explanations. The new changes under the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 are included. The manual explains ADA accessibility guidelines related to hiring, training, and compensation and gives advice for determining whether an employee is disabled,... more...

  • Historic Preservation and the Livable Cityby Eric W. Allison; Lauren Peters

    Wiley 2010; US$ 80.00

    For both the preservation professional and urban planner, this book shows how preservation is a key to the creation of livable cities. The author Eric Allison, the founder and coordinated of the graduate historic preservation program at Pratt Institute in New York City, offers tools and case studies that preservationists and planners can learn from... more...

  • A Global History of Architectureby Francis D. K. Ching; Mark M. Jarzombek; Vikramaditya Prakash

    Wiley 2011; US$ 95.00

    Praise for the First Edition "Because of its exceptionally wide perspective, even architectural historians who do not teach general survey courses are likely to enjoy and appreciate it." — Annali d'architettura "Not only does A Global History of Architecture own the territory (of world architecture), it pulls off this audacious task with... more...

  • Twenty Buildings Every Architect Should Understandby Simon Unwin

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 30.95

    Have you ever wondered how the ideas behind the world?s greatest architectural designs came about? What process does an architect go through to design buildings which become world-renowned for their excellence? This book reveals the secrets behind these buildings. He asks you to ?read? the building and understand its starting point by analyzing... more...

  • Sustainable Preservationby Jean Carroon; Richard Moe

    Wiley 2010; US$ 80.00

    A guide to green strategies for preservation and adaptive reuse—and the power of preservation/reuse as a green strategy. Buildings account for nearly forty percent of both total energy use and carbon emissions in the United States. With one of the country's leading preservation architects as your guide, Sustainable Preservation explores the... more...

  • Traditional Buildings of the English Countrysideby Geoffrey R. Sharpe

    I.B.Tauris 2011; US$ 75.00

    No other country offers so rich and varied a heritage of traditional buildings as England. From windmills to water mills, cottages to castles, dovecotes to beeboles a wealth of treasures await discovery. Drawing upon forty years' experience of caring for historic structures Geoffrey R. Sharpe provides a simple but informed guide to these delights... more...