Buildings
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Iconic Pittsburgh: The City’s 30 Most Memorable People, Places and Things
$23.99 Add to cartThe Steel City has boasted some of the most famous figures, landmarks and innovations in the country’s history. Pittsburgh’s past is littered with dozens of fascinating stories behind the icons that d… [more below]
- Author: King, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 17 2020
- ISBN10: 1467143596
- Language: English
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The Family Cabin: Inspiration for Camps, Cottages, and Cabins
$39.99 Add to cartVOTED BEST INTERIOR DESIGN BOOK OF 2017 BY LIBRARY JOURNAL
Since the beginning of the 20th century, cabin retreats have held a unique place in the lives and lore of many American families. In The Fami
- Author: Mulfinger, Dale
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 12 2017
- ISBN10: 1631866524
- Language: English
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Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong
$28.32 Add to cartA fully updated and revised edition of the book USA Today called “jim-dandy pop history,” by the bestselling, American Book Award-winning author
“The most definitive and expansive work on the Lost Cau
- Author: Loewen, James W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 24 2019
- ISBN10: 1620974339
- Language: English
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New Orleans Houses: A House-Watcher’s Guide
$25.95 Read moreOne of the greatest outdoor museums in the world, New Orleans is acclaimed for its unique architecture. Glimpses of its evolving character from the colonial period to the present can be found in the o
- Author: Vogt, Lloyd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1455624667
- Language: English
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Historic Charleston & the Lowcountry
$42.00 Add to cartIn this elegant hardbound volume, photographers Steve Gross and Susan Daley take you on an intimate tour of some of the finest historic homes, gardens, churches, and plantations of the old city of Cha
- Author: Gross, Steve
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 13 2016
- ISBN10: 1423638514
- Language: English
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Eco House Book
$49.99 Read moreA complete guide to home improvement the environmentally friendly way: whether you want to redecorate or redesign your home, Terence Conran provides all the information you need to reduce your home’s
- Author: Conran, Terence
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 03, 2023
- ISBN10: 1840918365
- Language: English
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Marking Stockbridge’s Past
$45.95 Add to cartStockbridge, Massachusetts, a small town located in the southern portion of Berkshire County, has a varied and fascinating history. Some of which are found in the form of monuments, plaques, and marke
- Author: Carr, Maria L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 412
- Publish Date: March 27 2023
- ISBN10: 9798885054768
- Language: English
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Earth Render – The Art of Clay Plaster, Render and Paints
$28.00 Add to cartRendering or plastering is a craft as old as house building, the basic methods and concepts having changed little over time. This book offers a detailed look at the use of raw earth for painting and r… [more below]
- Author: Henderson, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 90
- Publish Date: October 04 2013
- ISBN10: 097577820X
- Language: English
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California Romantica
$50.00 Read moreCalifornia Romantica features the most important, yet rarely seen, residential exemplars of the California Mission and Spanish Colonial styles, by such noted architects as George Washington Smith, Wal… [more below]
- Author: Keaton, Diane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 10 2019
- ISBN10: 0847864758
- Language: English
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100 Turn-Of-The-Century Brick Bungalows with Floor Plans
$12.95 Add to cartReprinted from rare 1912 catalog, this book presents 100 winning entries from a nationwide competition for brick bungalow designs. Superb renderings show houses in perspective, floor plans, some lands… [more below]
- Series: Dover Architecture
- Author: Rogers & Manson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 13 1994
- ISBN10: 0486281191
- Language: English
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Living in Morocco. 40th Ed.
$30.00 Add to cartThough it lies just across the Mediterranean from Europe, barely a stone’s throw from Spain’s southernmost tip, Morocco couldn’t possibly be farther away.
With its mountainous and desert landscapes,
- Series: 40th Edition
- Author: René Stoeltie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: April 06 2022
- ISBN10: 3836590034
- Language: English
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Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse
$18.95 Add to cartIn this “magnificent compendium” (New Republic), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin presents the definitive history of American lighthouses, and in so doing “illuminate[s] the history of America itsel
- Author: Dolin, Eric Jay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: April 25 2017
- ISBN10: 1631492500
- Language: English
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Room 606: The SAS House and the Work of Arne Jacobsen
$70.00 Read moreAn updated, rewritten and expanded edition of the cult classic exploring Jacobsen’s midcentury design through the microcosm of a single hotel room
In the center of Copenhagen, on the sixth floor of the
- Author: Sheridan, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 8794102554
- Language: English
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Builders of the Pacific Coast
$32.95 Add to cartMeet the DIY builders of the Pacific Coast, whose homes are practical, imaginative, and environmentally friendly.
If you’re fascinated by homes and architecture or if you’re seeking inspiration for you
- Series: Shelter Library of Building Books
- Author: Kahn, Lloyd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 28 2008
- ISBN10: 0936070439
- Language: English
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AIA Guide to New York City
$45.99 Add to cartHailed as “extraordinarily learned” (New York Times), “blithe in spirit and unerring in vision,” (New York Magazine), and the “definitive record of New York’s architectural heritage” (Municipal Art So… [more below]
- Author: White, Norval
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1088
- Publish Date: June 09 2010
- ISBN10: 0195383869
- Language: English
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Waverly Hills Sanatorium: A History
$21.99 Add to cartHigh on a hill on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, a massive Tudor Gothic Revival building still stands as a testament to past struggles with a deadly disease. The structure was once part of th… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Pohl, Lynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1467149993
- Language: English
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The Eiffel Tower
$40.00 Add to cart“The Tower is also present to the entire world… a universal symbol of Paris… from the Midwest to Australia, there is no journey to France which isn’t made, somehow, in the Tower’s name.”
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- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 18 2021
- ISBN10: 3836584417
- Language: English
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Contemporary Concrete Buildings
$25.00 Read moreConcrete? That characterless stuff of parking lots or Communist tower blocks, right? Well, yes. And no. Concrete is actually a name applied to a remarkably wide range of building substances, and, when
- Series: Bibliotheca Universalis
- Author: Jodidio, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 632
- Publish Date: October 26 2018
- ISBN10: 3836564939
- Language: English
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Wood-Framed Shear Wall Construction–an Illustrated Guide
$44.95 Add to cartWood-framed shear walls are a crucial part of modern residential and small commercial buildings. Shear walls resist wind and earthquake forces to protect buildings from collapse. This book explains th… [more below]
- Author: Matteson, Thor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 206
- Publish Date: September 30 2011
- ISBN10: 158001996X
- Language: English
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Living in Tuscany. 40th Ed.
$30.00 Add to cartUnder the burning Tuscan sun roll marvelous hills, vineyards, and olive groves–all postcard-perfect landscapes nestling centuries-old towns, rural villas, and contadino farmhouses. We’ve tracked dow
- Series: 40th Edition
- Author: René Stoeltie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 26 2023
- ISBN10: 3836594420
- Language: English
