8 books in Architecture - Methods & Materials
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Straw and Straw Craftsmen
Written by Arthur R. Staniforth
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $11.95
Although its uses have dwindled over the years, straw was once a greatly valued by-product of cereal crops. When harvested and stored well, it can be attractive, fragrant and resilient, and for generations straw has been used for decorative and practical purposes. This book explores the many different uses of straw... Read more >
Written by Arthur R. Staniforth
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2009
Price: $11.95
Although its uses have dwindled over the years, straw was once a greatly valued by-product of cereal crops. When harvested and stored well, it can be attractive, fragrant and resilient, and for generations straw has been used for decorative and practical purposes. This book explores the many different uses of straw... Read more >
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Clay and Cob Buildings
Written by John McCann
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $12.95
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Written by John McCann
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $12.95
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Pargeting
Written by Tim Buxbaum
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $11.95
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Written by Tim Buxbaum
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $11.95
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Thatch and Thatching
Written by Jacqueline Fearn
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $12.95
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Written by Jacqueline Fearn
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Price: $12.95
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Support and Resist
Structural Engineers and Design Innovation
Written by Nina Rappaport
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2007
Price: $50.00
As architectural projects have grown larger and more complex, as materials have become more specialized and advanced, as the world's cities have developed in size and density, the collaborative partnership of architects and structural engineers has gained prominence. Many of the major works of the early twenty-first century would have been... Read more >
Structural Engineers and Design Innovation
Written by Nina Rappaport
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2007
Price: $50.00
As architectural projects have grown larger and more complex, as materials have become more specialized and advanced, as the world's cities have developed in size and density, the collaborative partnership of architects and structural engineers has gained prominence. Many of the major works of the early twenty-first century would have been... Read more >
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Towards a New Museum
Written by Victoria Newhouse
Format: Trade Paperback, 349 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2007
Price: $50.00
Since first publication in 1998, Towards a New Museum has achieved iconic status as a seminal exploration of the late-20th-century revolution in museum architecture: the transformation from museum as restrained container for art to museum as exuberant companion to art. Author Victoria Newhouse critiqued numerous institutions for the display of art... Read more >
Written by Victoria Newhouse
Format: Trade Paperback, 349 pages
On Sale: January 1, 2007
Price: $50.00
Since first publication in 1998, Towards a New Museum has achieved iconic status as a seminal exploration of the late-20th-century revolution in museum architecture: the transformation from museum as restrained container for art to museum as exuberant companion to art. Author Victoria Newhouse critiqued numerous institutions for the display of art... Read more >
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Masters of Modern Design
A Critical Assessment
Written by George H. Marcus
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2005
Price: $50.00
The twelve designers featured in Masters of Modern Design -- originators of ideas vital to the contemporary world -- have had an immeasurable impact on the buildings, houses, furniture, cars, and basic products we use daily. George Marcus offers biographical sketches and critical evaluations of William Morris, Henry van de Velde... Read more >
A Critical Assessment
Written by George H. Marcus
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2005
Price: $50.00
The twelve designers featured in Masters of Modern Design -- originators of ideas vital to the contemporary world -- have had an immeasurable impact on the buildings, houses, furniture, cars, and basic products we use daily. George Marcus offers biographical sketches and critical evaluations of William Morris, Henry van de Velde... Read more >
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Eisenman/Krier
Two Ideologies
Edited by Cynthia C. Davidson
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2005
Price: $35.00
In November 2002, the Yale School of Architecture hosted the symposium "Eisenman/Krier: Two Ideologies," a two-day analysis -- both celebratory and critical -- of architects Peter Eisenman and Leon Krier. Eisenman, with an office in New York, and Krier, based in southern France, represent two opposing views in architecture: the modern... Read more >
Two Ideologies
Edited by Cynthia C. Davidson
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2005
Price: $35.00
In November 2002, the Yale School of Architecture hosted the symposium "Eisenman/Krier: Two Ideologies," a two-day analysis -- both celebratory and critical -- of architects Peter Eisenman and Leon Krier. Eisenman, with an office in New York, and Krier, based in southern France, represent two opposing views in architecture: the modern... Read more >
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