Living Traditions
Interiors by Matthew Patrick Smyth
Written by Matthew Patrick Smyth

Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: April 19, 2011
Price: $50.00

Classic style and impeccable attention to detail are hallmarks of the work of interior designer Matthew Patrick Smyth. His comfortable, timeless rooms are tailored to fit his clients’ personalities and lifestyles, whether they are dynamic young couples with children or cultured art collectors. Smyth masterfully blends contemporary pieces with antiques to... Read more >

Human Dimension and Interior Space
A Source Book of Design Reference Standards
Written by Julius Panero and Martin Zelnik

Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1979
Price: $39.95

The study of human body measurements on a comparative basis is known as anthropometrics. Its applicability to the design process is seen in the physical fit, or interface, between the human body and the various components of interior space.

Human Dimension and Interior Space is the first major anthropometrically based reference book... Read more >

Site and Sound
The Architecture and Acoustics of New Opera Houses and Concert Halls
Written by Victoria Newhouse

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: April 10, 2012
Price: $50.00

Victoria Newhouse, noted author and architectural historian, addresses the aesthetics and acoustics in concert halls and opera houses of the past, present, and future in this stunning companion to the highly regarded Towards a New Museum. Site and Sound explores the daunting, perennial question: Does the music serve the space, or... Read more >

Capital Views
Historic Photographs of Washington, DC, Alexandria and Loudoun County, Virginia, and Frederick County, Maryland
Written by James M. Goode

Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $39.95

Metropolitan areas change over the time. These changes come together and create a city's character and personality. Renowned Washington, DC, historian James Goode has assembled an incredible collection of images that look back at a Washington before it developed into the international metropolitan city it is today. The impactful historic photography... Read more >

Barcelona The Great Enchantress

Written by Robert Hughes

Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2007
Price: $12.95

Robert Hughes has been a regular visitor to Barcelona since the 1960s and published a book about the city in 1992 that was quickly hailed as a classic. In Barcelona the Great Enchantress, Hughes crafts a more personal tale of his nearly forty-year love affair with the Spanish metropolis, one of... Read more >

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... Read more >

The Pentagon
A History
Written by Steve Vogel

Format: Trade Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $18.00

The creation of the Pentagon in seventeen whirlwind months during World War II is one of the great construction feats in American history, involving a tremendous mobilization of manpower, resources, and minds. In astonishingly short order, Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell conceived and built an institution that ranks with the White... Read more >

Chicago's Bridges

Written by Nathan Holth

Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $9.95

Stretching more than 150 miles and cutting through the city that bears its name, the Chicago River divides the Second City into the North Side and the South Side. In 1832, the first bridge across the river was constructed. In 1834, the first moveable bridge was erected. Today, Chicago is home... Read more >

Big, Easy Style
Creating Rooms You Love to Live In
Written by Bryan Batt and Katy Danos
Photographed by Kerri McCaffety

Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
On Sale: October 4, 2011
Price: $35.00

An enchanting space that’s truly unique calls for a sense of humor, whimsy, and an open mind.
 
From a charmed New Orleans childhood to a successful acting career on Broadway and the award-winning TV show Mad Men to the opening of his popular Big Easy home furnishings boutique, Hazelnut, Bryan Batt... Read more >

The Architecture of Happiness

Written by Alain De Botton

Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $17.99

The Achitecture of Happiness is a dazzling and generously illustrated journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations.One of the great but often unmentioned causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kinds of walls, chairs... Read more >