Mother's House
Rizzoli International Publications, October 1992. Oversize Softcover. Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine un-creased; Pages free of markings; An excellent copy. More
Architecture
Ruskinian Gothic: The Architecture of Deane and Woodward, 1845-1861
Princeton University Press, May 1982. Oversized Hardcover. The description for this book, Ruskinian Gothic: The Architecture of Deane and Woodward, 1845-1861, will be forthcoming. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Pages free of markings; Price-clipped dust jacket VG, mildly edge-worn; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to ensure further preservation; An..... More
Late Baroque & Rococo Architecture
Rizzoli International Publications, June 1991. Oversize Softcover. Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine faintly creased from use; Pages free of markings; An excellent copy. More
In the Footsteps of Le Corbusier
Rizzoli International Publications, April 1991. Oversize Softcover. Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine un-creased; Mild sun-fading present at spine and edges; Pages free of markings; An excellent copy. More
Philip Johnson (Makers of Contemporary Architecture series)
George Braziller, January 1962. Oversized Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards, mildly edge-worn; Pages free of markings; Dust jacket moderately edge-worn w/ some chipping and open tears present; A solid copy over-all. More
Palladio and English Palladianism
Thames & Hudson, October 1983. Oversize Softcover. Gently used; Covers mildly worn/creased from handling; Spine-length faintly creased from use; Pages free of markings; A great reading copy. More
Architecture After Modernism (World of Art)
Thames & Hudson, October 1996. Trade Paperback. Within a context of social and political issues since the late 1960s, when the Modern Movement began to be challenged, Diane Ghirardo examines a broad range of "megaprojects" as paradigms of both public and private space. Ranging widely, the author covers everything from..... More
Behind the Postmodern Facade: Architectural Change in Late Twentieth-Century America
University of California Press, August 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Magali Larson's comprehensive study explores how architecture "happens" and what has become of the profession in the postmodern era. Drawing from extensive interviews with pivotal architects--from Philip Johnson, who was among the first to introduce European modernism to America, to Peter..... More
Skyscraper in American Art, 1890-1931 (Da Capo Press Pbk)
Da Capo Press, March 1990. Paper Back. A discussion of the various trends in American art and culture of the period, and the markedly different ways in which artists and designers reacted to the advent of the skyscraper. The book is illustrated and includes photographs by Alfred Stieglitz and Alvin..... More
Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Time (A 33)
Doubleday Anchor Book, January 1954. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Edgeworn with darkened spine and margins. Darkened/dust stained textblock edges. [199 pages]. More
Gropius: An Illustrated Biography of the Creator of the Bauhaus
Bulfinch Pr, April 1991. Oversized Hardcover. The public and private Walter Gropius is presented here by a long-time friend and colleague. More
English Manor Houses
Laurence King Pub, September 2001. First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. This volume focuses on the manor houses of England. These smaller scale houses, often of more ancient origin than the great houses, are scattered all over the country, ranging from simple Norman halls to picturesque Tudor manor houses and handsome buildings..... More
Italian Villas And Their Gardens (Classical America Series in Art and Architecture)
Da Capo Press, August 1976. Trade Paperback. Struck by the magnificence of the Italian countryside from the time of her first sojourn there, our ranking novelist and lady of letters of the early 1900s--a renowned connoisseur--joined forces with the foremost illustrator of the time to celebrate a subject that was..... More
Terrace Design
Te Neues Publishing Company, July 2005. Hardcover. Whether one lives in a house in the country or an apartment in town, terraces are a treasured amenity, extending living spaces to the outdoors while allowing nature inside. This lavishly illustrated fantasy book highlights twenty spectacular terraces of every variety?rooftop terraces, garden..... More
Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls (Revised, Updated)
Timber Press (OR), April 2008. Hardcover. The latest techniques for planting roofs and walls to enhance our buildings and benefit the environment. The green roof industry is booming and the technology changing fast as professionals respond to the unique challenges of each new planting. In this comprehensively updated, fully revised..... More
Award Winning Green Roof Designs: Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
Schiffer Publishing, May 2008. Oversized Hardcover. Over 100 beautiful, informative photos display the green roofs technology that is quickly becoming a fundamental element of the emerging practice of living architecture. The award-winning roof designs displayed and described, for private homes, businesses, and public spaces alike, integrate natural and artificial systems..... More
The Making of Miami Beach: 1933 1942: The Architecture of Lawrence Murray Dixon
Rizzoli, February 2001. Oversized Hardcover. Lawrence Murray Dixon (1901-1949) was a native Floridian whose career started in New York where he worked for Schultze and Weaver, the firm famous for designing the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Like most of the architects practicing in the boomtown that was post Depression Miami Beach..... More
The Landmarks of New York
Harry N. Abrams Inc., January 1988. Cloth. Quarto in clean, bright DJ. Black cloth covered boards with stamped gold lettering along spine & front panel. [416 pages]. More
Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Pelican Books)
Penguin / Pelican, 1964, 1966. Soft Cover. 12mo with heavy edgewear, especially along spine. Vertical creasing along spine, and small tears top of spine. A few dark stained smudgees scattered through text. Previous reader's name in ink first inside page. [256 pages]. More
History of Western Architecture
Laurence King, October 1996. Oversize Softcover. Surveying Western architecture from its classical origins, the author aims to show architectural history as a living continuity rather than a museum of neatly labelled styles. The validity of the classical language of architecture as the connecting thread of the Western tradition is emphasized..... More
Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright
G P Putnam's Sons, November 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. {6&3/8th' x 9&3/4'} In well worn jacket with large roughly torn & creased tear top of rear panel. Tan end pages with non-authorial inscription which fills 'entire page' with mostly one wandering line between words 'entire' and 'page'. Dust stains/foxing/soiling on..... More
Gothic Architecture and Scholasticism
World Publishing-A Meridian Bo, January 1973. Trade Paperback. More
Frederick Law Olmstead: The Passion of a Public Artist (The American Social Experience, 13)
NYU Press, July 1990. Cloth. Octavo in edgeworn jacket with one inch tear at top of front panel at spine. Brown cloth covered boards with gold lettering along spine. [415 pages]. More
Ahrends Burton and Koralek (Architectural Monographs No 15)
Academy Pr, August 1991. Oversize Softcover. Remainder mark on the bottom edge of the printblock. More
Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
Penguin (Non-Classics), November 2001. Paper Back. A national bestseller, Brunelleschi's Dome recounts how one genius bent men, materials, and the very forces of nature to engineer the impossible--the construction of a dome over the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in 1418. An ALA Notable Book of the Year. Illustrations..... More
