Buildings
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Key West Cottages and Gardens: Inspiration from America’s Special Tropical Island
$32.95 Add to cartBright colors, floral patterns, and cottage styles are all design choices associated with the Florida Keys. Key West, one of the most famous tropical islands in the world, embodies the ideas of the Fl
- Author: Linsley, Leslie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: May 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1683343379
- Language: English
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Southern Splendor: Saving Architectural Treasures of the Old South
$40.00 Add to cartFew things evoke thoughts and memories of the past more than a house from a bygone era, and few places are identified and symbolized more by historic dwellings than the American South. Plantation hous… [more below]
- Author: Matrana, Marc R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 404
- Publish Date: March 22 2018
- ISBN10: 1496811003
- Language: English
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Restoring Your Historic House: The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners
$49.95 Add to cartAlthough there are other books about renovating old houses, this is the first that prioritizes the identification and preservation of the historic, character-defining features of a house as a starting… [more below]
- Author: Hanson, Scott T.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: June 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1684751160
- Language: English
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100 Contemporary Wood Buildings
$25.00 Add to cartNot so very long ago, some might have considered wood a material of the past, long since replaced by more modern components such as concrete and steel. The truth is radically different. Bolstered by n
- Series: Bibliotheca Universalis
- Author: Jodidio, Philip
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 632
- Publish Date: September 08 2017
- ISBN10: 3836561565
- Language: English
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Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986: How Technology, Politics, Finance, and Race Reshaped the City
$44.95 Read moreFrom skyline-defining icons to wonders of the world, the second period of the Chicago skyscraper transformed the way Chicagoans lived and worked. Thomas Leslie’s comprehensive look at the modern skysc… [more below]
- Author: Leslie, Thomas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 354
- Publish Date: June 20 2023
- ISBN10: 0252044959
- Language: English
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Rome: The Eternal Beauty: Pop-Up
$22.50 Read moreThe first pop-up book on Rome, a 3D guide for children and adults with evocative images and texts that stimulate the reader’s curiosity. Rome presented through the spectacular paper architecture of Da
- Author: Cestaro, Dario
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 12
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 8831726730
- Language: English
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Le Corbusier
$20.00 Add to cartBorn Charles-?douard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) is widely acclaimed as the most influential architect of the 20th century. From private villas to mass social housing projects, his radical ide
- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Cohen, Jean-Louis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 23 2015
- ISBN10: 3836560356
- Language: English
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Cottages, Cabins, and Unique Retreats
$34.99 Read moreSmaller = Smarter. Smaller homes like cabins and cottages are becoming more popular due to economic factors, smaller family sizes, tighter building lots, and the desire to use fewer natural resources
- Author: Fine Homebuilding
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1641551976
- Language: English
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Palm Springs: A Modernist Paradise
$80.00 Add to cartPaying homage to the seminal mid-century modern architecture of Palm Springs, this luxurious book showcases historic jet-set homes designed by legendary talents such as Richard Neutra, Albert Frey, an… [more below]
- Author: Street-Porter, Tim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 06 2018
- ISBN10: 0847861872
- Language: English
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Paris and Her Cathedrals
$32.50 Add to cart“So infectious is R. Howard Bloch’s passion for his subject that even those unable to do the traveling required will find in Paris and Her Cathedrals an inspiring guide to these time-hallowed masterpi… [more below]
- Author: Bloch, R. Howard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1631493922
- Language: English
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Bird House Make and Makeover: Mix and Match to Make a Unique Project
$24.99 Add to cartTurn your garden into a haven for your feathered friends with this book of simple and attractive bird houses to make and make over. Setting up a bird house in your garden will provide birds with a pla
- Author: Goodsell, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 07 2019
- ISBN10: 1784945196
- Language: English
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Home: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThoughts and feelings about home traditionally provided people of all cultures with a firm sense of where they belonged, and why. But with the world rapidly changing, many of our basic notions are bec… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Fox, Michael Allen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0198747233
- Language: English
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Suzanne Kasler: Edited Style
$60.00 Read moreHeralded as one of America’s most influential interior designers, Suzanne Kasler has always had her finger on the pulse of emerging home style. This completely original compendium of her firm’s new in… [more below]
- Author: Kasler, Suzanne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 0847872521
- Language: English
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Architects of an American Landscape: Henry Hobson Richardson, Frederick Law Olmsted, and the Reimagining of America’s Public and Private Spaces
$20.00 Read moreA dual portrait of America’s first great architect, Henry Hobson Richardson, and her finest landscape designer, Frederick Law Olmsted–and their immense impact on America
As the nation recovered from a
- Author: Howard, Hugh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 0802162312
- Language: English
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Vanished San Francisco
$23.99 Read moreSan Francisco is well-known for its beautiful vistas and fascinating destinations. However, many places that were once part of the San Francisco experience have vanished from the land, lost to earthqu… [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Ungaretti, Lorri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1467109215
- Language: English
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Hazelwood A Community Story
$36.88 Add to cartA community story about Hazelwood and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from the 1960’s to today. Booming years of the steel mill, civil unrests of the 60’s and changes in the community over many years until t
- Author: Bonner, Edward V.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 174
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1088124704
- Language: English
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Kitchen Interiors: New Designs and Interior for Cooking and Dining
$60.00 Add to cartWelcome to the beating heart of the home! From Scandinavian design to vintage style, this book shows what’s cooking.
In today’s world, the kitchen has become much more than a space for cooking–it’s wh
- Author: Gestalten
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 3967041204
- Language: English
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Lost Chicago Department Stores
$41.99 Add to cartWithin thirty years of the Great Chicago Fire, the revitalized city was boasting some of America’s grandest department stores. The retail corridor on State Street was a crowded canyon of innovation an… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Goddard, Leslie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: January 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1540251276
- Language: English
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Memphis Then and Now(r)
$19.95 Read moreUsing archive photos matched with the same viewpoint today, Memphis Then and Now charts 150 years of Memphis history.
Born as a planned community that was partly owned by Andrew Jackson, Memphis grew o
- Series: Then and Now(r)
- Author: Johnson, Russell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 01 2017
- ISBN10: 191121697X
- Language: English
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Adobe Architecture: A Simple Guide with Plans for Building with Earth
$14.95 Add to cartDreaming of building an adobe home? This classic guide, with floor plans ranging from a small casita to larger ones gives 18 comprehensive period designs for the traditional adobe (the earthern “brick
- Author: Stedman, Myrtle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 50
- Publish Date: August 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0865341117
- Language: English
