Frank O. Gehry: Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, January 1997. Oversize Softcover. Very lightly rubbed corners on the cover. More
Architecture
Not Built in a Day: Exploring the Architecture of Rome
Da Capo Press, May 2006. Paper Back. Not Built in a Day: Exploring the Architecture of Rome is a unique, unconventional guide and a deeply felt homage to Rome and its extraordinary 2,500-year history. Moving beyond the names, dates, and statistics of ordinary guidebooks, George Sullivan's eye-opening essays celebrate the..... More
Graphic Assembly: Montage, Media, and Experimental Architecture in the 1960s
Univ Of Minnesota Press, January 2019. First Edition. Cloth. An innovative look at the contribution of montage to twentieth-century architecture Graphic Assembly unearths the role played by montage and collage in the development of architectural culture over the past century, revealing their unexamined yet crucial significance. Craig Buckley brings together..... More
I.M. Pei: A Profile in American Architecture
Harry N. Abrams, September 1990. Hardcover. "I.M. Pei: A Profile in American Architecture" is the first full-length study of the life and work of his extraordinary artist. Illustrated from the rich archives of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, the book charts Pei's progress from his birth in China in 1917..... More
John Portman
Aia Pr, January 1991. Oversized Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Pages free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good, mildly sun-faded at spine w/ no significant flaws to disclose; Slipcase present, VG w/ mild edge-wear; An exceptional copy. More
Theory and Design in the First Machine Age
The MIT Press, July 1980. Trade Paperback. First published in 1960, Theory and Design in the First Machine Age has become required reading in numerous courses on the history of modern architecture and is widely regarded as one of the definitive books on the modern movement. It has influenced a...... More
New Classicism
Rizzoli International Publications, October 1990. Oversized Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards w/ mild foxing present; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good w/ no significant flaws to disclose; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to ensure further preservation; An excellent copy. More
The Villard Houses
The Viking Press, November 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Pages free of markings; Price-clipped dust jacket VG, housed in protective mylar; An excellent copy. More
The Monuments of Paris: An Illustrated Guide
I.B.Tauris, January 1999. Oversize Softcover. More
The Brutalists: Brutalism's Best Architects
Phaidon Press, March 2023. Hardcover. As seen in Architectural Digest, Forbes, ELLE Decoration, and Design Milk An unprecedented survey of more than 250 architects who continue to define one of the most polarizing yet celebrated of styles Brutalist architecture inspires a passionate response, be it adulation or contempt. There is..... More
Architecture: The Story of a Practice
MIT Press (MA), July 1992. Paper Back. Although architecture is the fastest-growing profession in America, its private context remains shrouded in myth. In this book, Dana Cuff delves into the architect's everyday work world to uncover an intricate social art of design. The result is a new portrait of the..... More
The Fourth Dimension in Architecture: The Impact of Building on Behavior: Eero Saarinen's Administrative Center for Deere and Company
Sunstone Press, August 2016. Paper Back. This study of how the architecture of a building influences the people who work in it is of interest to architects, behavioralists, and management personnel as well as fans of architecture in general. Mildred Reed Hall and Edward T. Hall founded Edward T. Hall..... More
Wharton: Novels: The House of Mirth; The Reef; The Custom of the Country; The Age of Innocence
Library of America, May 1986. Hardcover. The four novels in this Library of America volume show Wharton at the height of her powers as a social observer and critic, examining American and European lives with a vision rich in detail, satire, and tragedy. In all of them her strong and..... More
Orley Farm
Alfred A. Knopf, November 1950. Reprint. Cloth. {5 & 3/4' x 8 & 1/2'} Quarto in mildly shelf worn jacket. Flap is clipped. Blue green cloth covered boards with gold lettering and stamped illustrations along spine and a decoration with title and author's initials stamped center of front panel also..... More
London Sketchbook: A City Observed
St. Martin's Press, November 2002. First Edition. Cloth. The perfect companion to Paris Sketchbook, this lavishly illustrated book pairs luxurious sketches and watercolors with prose that captures all that is magical about this great city. The perfect companion to 'Paris Sketchbook, ' this lavishly illustrated book pairs luxurious sketches and..... More
Googie: Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture
Chronicle Books, February 1986. First Edition. Trade Paperback. The euphoria about the future that followed World War II permeated the outlooks of architects, who, influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright and with ready access to remarkable new construction material and building techniques spawned by the war technologies, faced the intriguing prospect..... More
Architecture Without Architects: A Short Introduction to Non-Pedigreed Architecture
Doubleday Books, January 1969. Reprint. Trade Paperback. {8 & 1/2' x 9 & 1/2'} 7th printing. [143 pages]. More
Art Deco Architecture: Design, Decoration, and Detail from the Twenties and Thirtiedesign, Decoration, and Detail from the Twenties and Thirt (Revised
Thames & Hudson, October 1999. Oversize Softcover. Art Deco's sheer exuberance ensured its success across the globe and it adapted to the most diverse situations, as shown by examples ranging from offices in Europe and gas stations in America to maharajahs' palaces in India and imperial dwellings in Japan. Public..... More
Rediscovering Art Deco U.S.A.: A Nationwide Tour of Architectural Delights
N/A, January 1994. Oversize Softcover. More
Architect as Developer
McGraw-Hill Companies, January 1976. Hardcover. Tight binding; Sturdy cloth boards show moderate damp-staining at front and rear, spine clean; Pages free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket significantly worn w/ open tears present at edges of front and rear; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to ensure further preservation; A solid..... More
Tomás Taveira
St Martins Pr, January 1991. Hardcover. Spine/hinges worn from use, binding still intact; Clean, sturdy red cloth boards w/ immaculate gilt at spine; Pages free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good w/ no significant flaws to disclose. More
Philip Johnson: The Glass House
Pantheon, November 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Near Fine, housed in protective mylar to ensure furhter preservation; An exceptional copy, fit for any collector's library. More
La Tourette & Le Corbusier: Larchitecture du couvent et lattitude de larchitecte = the architecture of the monastery and the architects attitude
Delft University Press, January 1995. Soft Cover. Bilingual edition; Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine un-creased; Text free of markings; An excellent copy. More
Le Corbusier: Architect of the century
Arts Council of Great Britain, January 1987. Oversize Softcover. Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine-length faintly creased from use; Pages free of markings; A solid copy. More
Le Corbusier: Elements of a Synthesis
The MIT Press, September 1982. Paper Back. 'Originally published in Germany in 1968, this first comprehensive and critical survey of Le Corbusier's life and work soon became the standard text on the architect and polymath. French, Spanish, English, Japanese and Korean editions followed, but the book has now been out..... More
