W. W. Norton, September 2008. First Edition. Oversize Softcover. "We are rebuilding New York, not dispersing and abandoning it" Robert Moses saw himself on a rescue mission to save the city from obsolescence, decentralization, and decline. His vast building program aimed to modernize urban infrastructure, expand the public realm with..... More
Lars Müller Publishers, March 2008. Paper Back. Mega-city regions are currently a frequent topic of discussion. Researchers are exploring the fundamentals for understanding the role of metropolitan regions and their social, economic, and cultural developments on a national and European basis. The responsible decision makers in politics and business are..... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
World Publishing-A Meridian Bo, January 1973. Trade Paperback. More
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
Watson-Guptill Publications, October 1996. Oversized Hardcover. A practical and inspiring sourcebook, this lavish volume captures the cutting edge of the residential architecture of the American West in a format to treat the eyes of professionals and consumers alike. Provocative text probes the concepts underlying the ingenuity and beauty that has..... More
Simon & Schuster, September 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. In his landmark book "The Geography of Nowhere" James Howard Kunstler visited the "tragic sprawlscape of cartoon architecture, junked cities, and ravaged countryside" America had become and declared that the deteriorating environment was not merely a symptom of a troubled culture, but..... More
Academy Pr, August 1991. Oversize Softcover. Remainder mark on the bottom edge of the printblock. More
Hastings House, January 1951. First Edition. Cloth. {7' X 9 & 3/4'} Dustjacket is missing. Gold lettering front panel & spine edge. Cloth spine is darkened by sun tanning. Scattering of grey & white spots and small streaks. Front end page shows 'A rudimentary map of the labyrinth of Beauport..... More
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
McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, October 1993. Hardcover. The move to liveable communities--ideal ``small towns'' and neighborhoods where people work, live, play, and walk from place to place--is on. Profit from what a visionary group of architects leading this movement has learned about designing new ``small towns'' in Peter Katz's The New..... More
Dodd, Mead, October 1911. Cloth. {6 & 3/4' x 9'} Red cloth covered boards with gold letterring on front panel and along spine. Some give to spine. Heavy foxing to internal pages. Gilt top stain is heavily dust stained. Deckled fore-edge is likewise dust stained & foxed. Illustrated by the..... More
Rizzoli, June 1989. Oversize Softcover. Traces the life and career of the American architect and shows his designs for homes, schools, chapels, apartment buildings, and banks. More
Crown Publishers, September 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio in chipped, torn, & damp stained dustjacket. Front flap is clipped. Dark green cloth covered spine with gold lettering. Teal paper covered boards. Faded at margins. Complete number string. Foxing. [159 pages]. More
Harvard University Press, October 2002. Trade Paperback. THIS EDITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NEWER EDITION. THIS EDITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NEWER EDITION. More
Phaidon Press, April 1997. Oversized Hardcover. This work is a comprehensive overview of architecture worldwide since the 1960s. A guide to the many and varied contemporary architectural trends, it leads the reader through the styles and movements of architecture in the latter half of the 20th century. Since the collapse..... More
