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Henry Ives Cobb's Chicago
University of Chicago Press 2011; US$ 36.00When championing the commercial buildings and homes that made the Windy City famous, one can’t help but mention the brilliant names of their architects—Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright, among others. But few people are aware of Henry Ives Cobb (1859–1931), the man responsible for an extraordinarily rich chapter... more...
Tudoresque
Reaktion Books 2012; US$ 45.00With its distinctive gables and arches, Tudor-style architecture is recognized around the world as a symbol of British culture; it represents the idea of home to British citizens in the United Kingdom and abroad. Some love it, others hate it, but the Tudoresque is still being built—to give a house an old-fashioned air or to create a sense... more...
Exploring Vancouver
D & M Publishers 2012; US$ 19.95Vancouver's streetscapes and neighbourhoods have changed drastically in recent years. New buildings representing current architectural trends are mixing with and often replacing those of earlier eras and tastes, and a maturing architectrual melange is emerging. This book invites the reader to explore the city's continually evolving urban landscape... more...
Architecture Walks
Rutgers University Press 2010; US$ 19.95From reflections of three hundred years of history to expressions of the most modern design, Architecture Walks guides readers on a tour of nearly one hundred inspiring, informative, and aesthetically intriguing architectural treasures in and around New York and the surrounding area, including Connecticut, New Jersey, the eastern edge of Pennsylvania,... more...
Stillness and Light
Indiana University Press 2009; US$ 33.99Shaker buildings have long been admired for their simplicity of design and sturdy craftsmanship, with form always following function. Over the years, their distinctive physical characteristics have invited as much study as imitation. Their clean, unadorned lines have been said to reflect core Shaker beliefs such as honesty, integrity, purity, and... more...
Baukalkulation und Projektcontrolling
Springer 2011; US$ 54.99Die sorgfAltige Baukalkulation und ein fundiertes Projektcontrolling sind die Grundvoraussetzungen fA¬r den langfristig wirtschaftlichen Erfolg fA¬r die Unternehmen der Bauwirtschaft. In bewAhrter Weise wird der Zusammenhang zwischen den Grundlagen der Baukalkulation und den rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen vermittelt und mithilfe eines durchgAngigen... more...
A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Toronto
D & M Publishers 2012; US$ 24.95A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Toronto provides a comprehensive look at the resurgence of city-building in Toronto over the past 20 years. Each project is featured on a two-page spread with a concise descriptive text, project information, photographs, and drawings. The projects are organized by neighborhood and allow the reader to take... more...
A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Vancouver
D & M Publishers 2012; US$ 24.95A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture in Vancouver explores buildings constructed as the city experienced unprecedented growth, beginning with Expo ?86 and continuing through the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The guidebook features buildings and public spaces grouped by areas, with maps so that a visitor can create walking tours, including ones... more...
Japan Houses
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 29.95Japanese residential design has evolved as a distinctive response to social, political, and climatic pressures?along with the powerful individual ideas of its architects. Japan Houses presents 26 of the country's finest contemporary houses in breathtaking photographs and with insightful text. more...
Chinese Houses
Tuttle Publishing 2012; US$ 60.00Winner of ForeWord Magazine's Architecture "Book of the Year" Award! Exquisite examples of traditional dwellings are scattered throughout modern-day China. Chinese Houses focuses on 20 well-preserved traditional homes, presenting examples from a range of rural and metropolitan areas throughout China. The photographs of each are accompanied... more...









