Thomas Heatherwick
Making
Written by Thomas Heatherwick
Format: Hardcover, 600 pages
On Sale: June 12, 2012
Price: $75.00
The first retrospective publication on the work of award-winning designer Thomas Heatherwick (the subject of a 2012 exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum) offers an in-depth look at all aspects of the innovator's creative, design, and manufacturing processes.
Heatherwick is known as one of the greatest innovators of our era...
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Landscape Graphics
Written by Grant Reid
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2002
Price: $24.95
Announcing the new revised edition of the classic industry reference!
Landscape Graphics is the architect’s ultimate guide to all the basic graphics techniques used in landscape design and landscape architecture. Progressing from the basics into more sophisticated techniques, this guide offers clear instruction on graphic language and the design process, the...
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SHoP
Out of Practice
Written by SHoP Architects
Contribution by Sharples, Holden and Pasquarelli
Introduction by Philip Nobel
Format: Hardcover, 420 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $50.00
An insider's look into one of contemporary architecture's most cutting-edge firms. SHoP's striking projects and unique business model are captured in this thoughtful and inventively organized monograph.
Designed in a playful and intricate manner,
SHoP: Out of Practice reflects the character and attitudes of the firm itself. Thirteen projects are shown...
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Edith Wharton at Home
Life at the Mount
Written by Richard Guy Wilson
Photographed by John Arthur
Introduction by Pauline C. Metcalf
Format: Hardcover, 188 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2012
Price: $45.00
The Mount, Edith Wharton’s country place in the Berkshires, is truly an autobiographical house. There Wharton wrote some of her best-known and successful novels, including
Ethan Frome and
House of Mirth. The house itself, completed in 1902, embodies principles set forth in Wharton's famous book
The Decoration of Houses, and the...
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Nice House
Written by Samuel G. White
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $45.00
“White's project descriptions are lucid, brief and hype-free, and they come stocked with floor plans. He describes terrain contours, materials and palette choices and circulation patterns…This is a practical yet mouthwatering and aspirational study of architects helping people honor the streetscape, keep properties saleable and upgrade their home life by several...
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New Orleans New Elegance
Written by Kerri McCaffety
Introduction by Julia Reed
Format: Hardcover, 220 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $50.00
Award-winning photographer Kerri McCaffety looks at the city's most innovative and iconic interiors in a quest to define the essence of the unique New Orleans style. Sumptuous fabrics, elegant architectural details, intricate collections, bold abstract art, and fresh, contemporary lines are all captured in her stunning photographs.
What makes New Orleans different...
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A Master Course in Feng-Shui
Written by Eva Wong
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: July 17, 2001
Price: $34.95
This fully illustrated, comprehensive workbook is designed primarily for homeowners, renters, architects, and business owners who want to put feng-shui to practical personal use—to choose a home, build a house, select an office, or find a retail space. Real estate agents, interior designers, and architects will also find it useful as...
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740 Park
The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building
Written by Michael Gross
Format: eBook, 576 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $13.99
For seventy-five years, it’s been Manhattan’s richest apartment building, and one of the most lusted-after addresses in the world. One apartment had 37 rooms, 14 bathrooms, 43 closets, 11 working fireplaces, a private elevator, and his-and-hers saunas; another at one time had a live-in service staff of 16. To this day...
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