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Corrugated Iron Buildings
Written by Nick Thomson
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 15, 2011
Price: $12.95
Prefabricated corrugated iron buildings have been produced by manufacturers in Britain since the middle of the nineteenth century. Structures ranging from humble cottages to substantial churches, from halls to hospitals and hotels were produced, packed and consigned to destinations at home and abroad. Though often seen as cheap and temporary, these... Read more >
Written by Nick Thomson
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: February 15, 2011
Price: $12.95
Prefabricated corrugated iron buildings have been produced by manufacturers in Britain since the middle of the nineteenth century. Structures ranging from humble cottages to substantial churches, from halls to hospitals and hotels were produced, packed and consigned to destinations at home and abroad. Though often seen as cheap and temporary, these... Read more >
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Wrestling with Moses
How Jane Jacobs Took On New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City
Written by Anthony Flint
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: February 8, 2011
Price: $15.00
The rivalry of Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses, a struggle for the soul of a city, is one of the most dramatic and consequential in modern American history. To a young Jane Jacobs, Greenwich Village, with its winding cobblestone streets and diverse makeup, was everything a city neighborhood should be. But... Read more >
How Jane Jacobs Took On New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City
Written by Anthony Flint
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: February 8, 2011
Price: $15.00
The rivalry of Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses, a struggle for the soul of a city, is one of the most dramatic and consequential in modern American history. To a young Jane Jacobs, Greenwich Village, with its winding cobblestone streets and diverse makeup, was everything a city neighborhood should be. But... Read more >
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The 1960s Home
Written by Paul Evans
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $12.95
The 1960s witnessed a sustained period of economic growth, consumer spending and stable employment. This hitherto unknown prosperity enabled a market growth in levels of owner occupation and a subsequent boom in the sale of household furnishings and luxury goods. The 1960s Home looks at the styles and fashions in domestic... Read more >
Written by Paul Evans
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $12.95
The 1960s witnessed a sustained period of economic growth, consumer spending and stable employment. This hitherto unknown prosperity enabled a market growth in levels of owner occupation and a subsequent boom in the sale of household furnishings and luxury goods. The 1960s Home looks at the styles and fashions in domestic... Read more >
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Discovering London Railway Stations
Written by Oliver Green
Format: Trade Paperback, 104 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $13.95
London is the supreme railway city. In 1900 it had fourteen railway termini, more than any other city in the world. A century later only one of them has disappeared completely, and just three have undergone comprehensive reconstruction. All the others are recognisable products of the Victorian railway age that continue... Read more >
Written by Oliver Green
Format: Trade Paperback, 104 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $13.95
London is the supreme railway city. In 1900 it had fourteen railway termini, more than any other city in the world. A century later only one of them has disappeared completely, and just three have undergone comprehensive reconstruction. All the others are recognisable products of the Victorian railway age that continue... Read more >
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British and Commonwealth War Cemeteries
Written by Julie Summers
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: July 20, 2010
Price: $12.95
In 1917 a remarkable organization came into being. Its brief was vastly ambitious: to commemorate the 1,100,00 men of the British Empire who lost their lives in the First World War. The Imperial War Graves Commission was the creation of one man, Sir Fabian Ware, whose energy and determination brought together... Read more >
Written by Julie Summers
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: July 20, 2010
Price: $12.95
In 1917 a remarkable organization came into being. Its brief was vastly ambitious: to commemorate the 1,100,00 men of the British Empire who lost their lives in the First World War. The Imperial War Graves Commission was the creation of one man, Sir Fabian Ware, whose energy and determination brought together... Read more >
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The Green Man
Written by Richard Hayman
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: June 22, 2010
Price: $12.95
Green men are figures or heads that were carved in churches, abbeys and cathedrals from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries. Inspired by the illustrations in book margins where heads were used to terminate trails of foliage, they were usually carved in the form of human masks, cats' or demons' heads... Read more >
Written by Richard Hayman
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: June 22, 2010
Price: $12.95
Green men are figures or heads that were carved in churches, abbeys and cathedrals from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries. Inspired by the illustrations in book margins where heads were used to terminate trails of foliage, they were usually carved in the form of human masks, cats' or demons' heads... Read more >
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The Victorian Home
Written by Kathryn Ferry
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2010
Price: $15.95
The nineteenth century saw huge changes in design and technology, with middle-class homes seeing drastic changes from the time of Queen Victoria's accesion in 1837 to her death in 1901.
This book looks at the social history of rooms in the Victorian home and at how, thanks to industrialized mass production... Read more >
Written by Kathryn Ferry
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: May 25, 2010
Price: $15.95
The nineteenth century saw huge changes in design and technology, with middle-class homes seeing drastic changes from the time of Queen Victoria's accesion in 1837 to her death in 1901.
This book looks at the social history of rooms in the Victorian home and at how, thanks to industrialized mass production... Read more >
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Church Monuments
Written by Brian Kemp
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 23, 2010
Price: $11.95
Church monuments are memorials in various forms within the church itself (this was more prestigious than being buried in the graveyard, and so the most important people tended to have memorials inside the building). They can take the form of chest tombs, often with an effigy of the deceased atop it... Read more >
Written by Brian Kemp
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: March 23, 2010
Price: $11.95
Church monuments are memorials in various forms within the church itself (this was more prestigious than being buried in the graveyard, and so the most important people tended to have memorials inside the building). They can take the form of chest tombs, often with an effigy of the deceased atop it... Read more >
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The Victorian Fern Craze
Written by Sarah Wittingham
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 19, 2010
Price: $12.95
Fern Fever (or Pteridomania, to give it its official name), hit Britain between 1837 and 1914 and peaked between 1840 and 1890. Although in previous centuries ferns played an important role in customs and folklore, it was only in this period that they were coveted for aesthetic reasons and that man's... Read more >
Written by Sarah Wittingham
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 19, 2010
Price: $12.95
Fern Fever (or Pteridomania, to give it its official name), hit Britain between 1837 and 1914 and peaked between 1840 and 1890. Although in previous centuries ferns played an important role in customs and folklore, it was only in this period that they were coveted for aesthetic reasons and that man's... Read more >
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The 1950s Home
Written by Sophie Leighton
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $12.95
In the aftermath of World War II, design was key to a new way of living as carefully thought-out principles were applied to new homes and commercial buildings across the country. From open plan living to new materials in buildings and furnishing, the 1950s marked a bright new era. Read more >
Written by Sophie Leighton
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $12.95
In the aftermath of World War II, design was key to a new way of living as carefully thought-out principles were applied to new homes and commercial buildings across the country. From open plan living to new materials in buildings and furnishing, the 1950s marked a bright new era. Read more >
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Jim Olson Houses
Written by Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen
Introduction by Michael Webb
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $65.00
The sixteen houses and apartments featured here respond to different needs and sites, but all share a common DNA. They are the product of a singular vision and a collaborative process.
—Michael Webb
Seattle-based architect Jim Olson, the founding partner of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, is particularly known for his subtly elegant... Read more >
Written by Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen
Introduction by Michael Webb
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $65.00
The sixteen houses and apartments featured here respond to different needs and sites, but all share a common DNA. They are the product of a singular vision and a collaborative process.
—Michael Webb
Seattle-based architect Jim Olson, the founding partner of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, is particularly known for his subtly elegant... Read more >
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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... Read more >
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... Read more >
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Lasting Elegance
English Country Houses 1830-1900
Written by Michael Hall
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $65.00
English Country Houses 1830-1900
Written by Michael Hall
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $65.00
The great English country house tradition reached its apotheosis in the nineteenth century. Designed by all the most eminent architects of the age, houses constructed during this period were larger, more elaborate, and more lavishly furnished than ever before, and they became famous throughout Europe and America for their luxury, technological...
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Living West
New Residential Architecture in Southern California
Written by Sam Lubell
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $50.00
A dense concentration of design talent, uniquely varied topography, and one of the world’s most pleasant climates have made Southern California a crucible of architectural innovation. There, forward-looking clients respond to dramatic modern interpretations of form and site that capitalize on natural light and magnificent ocean views, perch delicately on steeply... Read more >
New Residential Architecture in Southern California
Written by Sam Lubell
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $50.00
A dense concentration of design talent, uniquely varied topography, and one of the world’s most pleasant climates have made Southern California a crucible of architectural innovation. There, forward-looking clients respond to dramatic modern interpretations of form and site that capitalize on natural light and magnificent ocean views, perch delicately on steeply... Read more >
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The Architecture of Natural Light
Written by Henry Plummer
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $65.00
Shelter and natural light are fundamental elements of architecture. The first is concerned with protection from natural elements; the second with the creative and sometimes spiritual interaction between the man-made and the natural worlds. One is solid and static, the other illuminates and animates.
Architects through the ages have preoccupied themselves with... Read more >
Written by Henry Plummer
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $65.00
Shelter and natural light are fundamental elements of architecture. The first is concerned with protection from natural elements; the second with the creative and sometimes spiritual interaction between the man-made and the natural worlds. One is solid and static, the other illuminates and animates.
Architects through the ages have preoccupied themselves with... Read more >
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Village Pumps
Written by Richard Williams
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $12.95
The village pump was once the focal point of rural life, providing the only water supply to communities and offering a place in town squares and village greens for people to come together. Sadly, with the introduction of piped mains, the village pump rapidly fell out of favor, often neglected or... Read more >
Written by Richard Williams
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $12.95
The village pump was once the focal point of rural life, providing the only water supply to communities and offering a place in town squares and village greens for people to come together. Sadly, with the introduction of piped mains, the village pump rapidly fell out of favor, often neglected or... Read more >
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The San Francisco Cliff House
Written by Mary Germain Hountalas and Sharon Silva
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $24.95
The shifting fortunes of San Francisco’s legendary Cliff House, from raucous seaside roadhouse to fanciful Victorian palace to world-renowned urban destination, are celebrated in this comprehensive illustrated history.
The story of San Francisco’s Cliff House begins in 1863 with a modest white clapboard building perched on a rocky promontory overlooking the Pacific... Read more >
Written by Mary Germain Hountalas and Sharon Silva
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $24.95
The shifting fortunes of San Francisco’s legendary Cliff House, from raucous seaside roadhouse to fanciful Victorian palace to world-renowned urban destination, are celebrated in this comprehensive illustrated history.
The story of San Francisco’s Cliff House begins in 1863 with a modest white clapboard building perched on a rocky promontory overlooking the Pacific... Read more >
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Celtic Crosses of Britain and Ireland
Written by Malcolm Seaborne
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $13.95
Ring-headed crosses of impressive height and intricate design were first erected in Iona and Ireland from the eighth century onwards. This book deals with these but also shows how they were the culmination of a long period of development during the early Christian period. The early sculpture of Wales, Cornwall, the... Read more >
Written by Malcolm Seaborne
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: June 23, 2009
Price: $13.95
Ring-headed crosses of impressive height and intricate design were first erected in Iona and Ireland from the eighth century onwards. This book deals with these but also shows how they were the culmination of a long period of development during the early Christian period. The early sculpture of Wales, Cornwall, the... Read more >
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Adolf Loos
Architecture 1903-1932
Written by Roberto Schezen, Kenneth Frampton and Joseph Rosa
Format: Hardcover, 180 pages
On Sale: June 16, 2009
Price: $45.00
Adolf Loos not only was part of the first wave of modern architecture but also served as an important source of inspiration for all architects who followed. He is emblematic of the turn-of-the-century generation that was torn between the traditional culture of the nineteenth century and the innovative modernism of the... Read more >
Architecture 1903-1932
Written by Roberto Schezen, Kenneth Frampton and Joseph Rosa
Format: Hardcover, 180 pages
On Sale: June 16, 2009
Price: $45.00
Adolf Loos not only was part of the first wave of modern architecture but also served as an important source of inspiration for all architects who followed. He is emblematic of the turn-of-the-century generation that was torn between the traditional culture of the nineteenth century and the innovative modernism of the... Read more >
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Havana
History and Architecture of a Romantic City
Written by Maria Luisa Lobo Montalvo
Prologue by Hugh Thomas
Translated by Lorna S. Fox
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $85.00
Havana, the legendary capital of Cuba, bears the traces of every stage of the island's rich history, from its indigenous traditions to the introduction of European culture in the late fifteenth century to the development of the unique amalgam of these influences that is unmistakably Cuban. In this exquisite volume, author... Read more >
History and Architecture of a Romantic City
Written by Maria Luisa Lobo Montalvo
Prologue by Hugh Thomas
Translated by Lorna S. Fox
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: June 9, 2009
Price: $85.00
Havana, the legendary capital of Cuba, bears the traces of every stage of the island's rich history, from its indigenous traditions to the introduction of European culture in the late fifteenth century to the development of the unique amalgam of these influences that is unmistakably Cuban. In this exquisite volume, author... Read more >
Grand Avenues
The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C.
Written by Scott W. Berg
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2009
Price: $11.99
In 1791, shortly after the United States won its independence, George Washington personally asked Pierre Charles L’Enfant—a young French artisan turned American revolutionary soldier who gained many friends among the Founding Fathers—to design the new nation's capital. L’Enfant approached this task with unparalleled vigor and passion; however, his imperious and unyielding... Read more >
The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C.
Written by Scott W. Berg
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: March 11, 2009
Price: $11.99
In 1791, shortly after the United States won its independence, George Washington personally asked Pierre Charles L’Enfant—a young French artisan turned American revolutionary soldier who gained many friends among the Founding Fathers—to design the new nation's capital. L’Enfant approached this task with unparalleled vigor and passion; however, his imperious and unyielding... Read more >
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Guide to Smithsonian Architecture, A
An Architectural History of the Smithsonian
Written by Heather Ewing and Amy Ballard
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2009
Price: $14.95
The buildings of the Smithsonian Institution not only contain impressive collections; they are themselves icons of great cultural significance, many of them part of the historic National Mall. The Smithsonian's unique buildings illustrate the changing styles and sensibilities of America as an evolving nation. Representing the work of major architects, each building evokes... Read more >
An Architectural History of the Smithsonian
Written by Heather Ewing and Amy Ballard
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2009
Price: $14.95
The buildings of the Smithsonian Institution not only contain impressive collections; they are themselves icons of great cultural significance, many of them part of the historic National Mall. The Smithsonian's unique buildings illustrate the changing styles and sensibilities of America as an evolving nation. Representing the work of major architects, each building evokes... Read more >
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A History of the Future
Written by Donna Goodman
Format: Hardcover, 280 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $45.00
The political, social, and economic upheaval of the early twentieth century generated an extraordinary range of proposals for the future as successive generations grappled with issues of organizing vast urban systems and humanizing dense industrial environments. As conceptual design became the vehicle for exploring ideas and presenting new movements, a dialogue... Read more >
Written by Donna Goodman
Format: Hardcover, 280 pages
On Sale: November 25, 2008
Price: $45.00
The political, social, and economic upheaval of the early twentieth century generated an extraordinary range of proposals for the future as successive generations grappled with issues of organizing vast urban systems and humanizing dense industrial environments. As conceptual design became the vehicle for exploring ideas and presenting new movements, a dialogue... Read more >
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Between Silence and Light
Spirit in the Architecture of Louis I. Kahn
Written by Louis I. Kahn and John Lobell
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $18.95
In the development of contemporary architecture, no one has had a greater influence than Louis I. Kahn, whose many buildings include the Salk Institute, the Yale Study Center, and the Exeter Library. He is remembered, however, not only as a master builder, but also as one of the most important and... Read more >
Spirit in the Architecture of Louis I. Kahn
Written by Louis I. Kahn and John Lobell
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $18.95
In the development of contemporary architecture, no one has had a greater influence than Louis I. Kahn, whose many buildings include the Salk Institute, the Yale Study Center, and the Exeter Library. He is remembered, however, not only as a master builder, but also as one of the most important and... Read more >
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The Gods' Machines
From Stonehenge to Crop Circles
Written by Wun Chok Bong
Format: Trade Paperback, 536 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $26.95
Based on the author’s decipherment of prehistoric carvings and the application of mathematical measurements, The Gods’ Machines shows how “unknown” phenomena from Angkor Wat to Stonehenge to crop circles are actually powerhouses built by an advanced extraterrestrial civilization for tapping electromagnetic energy. The book traces the development of that civilization on... Read more >
From Stonehenge to Crop Circles
Written by Wun Chok Bong
Format: Trade Paperback, 536 pages
On Sale: May 27, 2008
Price: $26.95
Based on the author’s decipherment of prehistoric carvings and the application of mathematical measurements, The Gods’ Machines shows how “unknown” phenomena from Angkor Wat to Stonehenge to crop circles are actually powerhouses built by an advanced extraterrestrial civilization for tapping electromagnetic energy. The book traces the development of that civilization on... Read more >
