Sketching and Rendering of Interior Spaces
Written by Ivo Drpic
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: July 1, 1988
Price: $29.95
Sketching and Rendering Interior Spaces is a complete illustrated course in sketching interior spaces. Ivo Drpic demonstrates how, using simple equipment and easy-to-master techniques, anyone can progress from free-flowing doodles to completely professional, presentation-quality renderings—saving time and the high cost of using professional renderers.
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Cities Under Siege
The New Military Urbanism
Written by Stephen Graham
Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $27.95
Cities are the new battleground of our increasingly urban world. From the slums of the global South to the wealthy financial centers of the West,
Cities Under Siege traces the spread of political violence through the sites, spaces, infrastructure and symbols of the world’s rapidly expanding metropolitan areas.
Drawing on a...
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Gardens of the Hudson Valley
Written by Susan Daley and Steve Gross
Text by Nancy Berner and Susan Lowry
Foreword by Gregory Long
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $50.00
The majesty of the Hudson River has captivated both artists and visitors for generations, and the gardens along its banks have a special character. Those created for the Gilded Age estates are more formal; private gardens respond directly to the rolling landscape and mature forests. The area is a crucible for...
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Expressive Modern
The Interiors of Amy Lau
Written by Amy Lau
Format: Hardcover, 216 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2011
Price: $50.00
Vivid color, specially commissioned artisanal pieces, and exquisite midcentury furnishings define the work of interior designer Amy Lau. Inspired by her passion for nature and abstract art, she incorporates elements of both into every space while tailoring each experience to the personalities and lifestyles of her clients.
Thirteen residential interiors...
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Contemporary Follies
Written by Keith Moskow and Robert Linn
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $40.00
Contemporary Follies showcases outstanding examples of contemporary design that address our place in nature. Emerging from the Enlightenment spirit of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Jefferson, the English picturesque folly, and the forest retreats of Scandinavian modernists, these projects inspire contemplation and creativity in their spatial energy and alliance with the environment...
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Building Suburbia
Green Fields and Urban Growth, 1820-2000
Written by Dolores Hayden
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2009
Price: $14.99
A lively history of the contested landscapes where the majority of Americans now live,
Building Suburbia chronicles two centuries in the birth and development of America’s metropolitan regions.
From rustic cottages reached by steamboat to big box stores at the exit ramps of eight-lane highways, Dolores Hayden defines seven eras of suburban...
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Ike Kligerman Barkley Houses
Written by Ike Kligerman Barkley Architects
Foreword by Robert A.M. Stern
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: April 20, 2010
Price: $60.00
John Ike, Thomas Kligerman, and Joel Barkley speak architectural languages of the past with a sure command of grammar and syntax and a rich vocabulary of form and detail. As designers they build upon what went before to extend the trajectory of architecture.—Robert A. M. Stern
The signature residential works of Ike...
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