(A3) Amazing and Flawless.  #collectible #petersmith #vintage #nonfiction #architecture #hardcover 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Texas

1st US / 1st, 1979. Flawless, As New-collectible.  Unread, tight, and square.  BEAUTIFUL 

Architecture and the Human Dimension - VINTAGE

#hardcover #design #biography #architecture

Michigan

The Architecture of Daydreams

At a turning point in his life, writer Michael Pollan found himself dreaming of a small wood-frame hut in the woods near his house--a place to work, but also a "shelter for daydreams." Weaving the practical with the philosophical, this book presents a captivating personal inquiry into the art of architecture, the craft of building, and the meaning of modern work. Line drawings throughout. Size C. 320 pp. National ads & publicity. 35,000 print.

A Place of My Own

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A readable account of both the history of the construction of the Twin Towers and the life of the people who work there.

The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center are more than office buildings. They are symbols of America, just as the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben represent their countries. Commissioned in 1962 and completed in 1976, these edifices are still the tallest man-made structures in New York City. Indeed, the builders intended the towers to make a statement about the importance of the Port of New York and New Jersey. The complex rises like Emerald City, with fountains and sculpture from what was once a dilapidated area of half-abandoned stores.

          Folklorist Angus Gillespie takes us on a tour that goes back in time and continues to the present day. He recounts the political maneuvering necessary to get the State of New Jersey to agree to situate the project at its present location. Deftly presenting portraits of the men responsible for mooring the World Trade Center at its present location, Gillespie provides ample evidence that the World Trade Center backers were "second to none in self promotion."

Twin Towers also demonstrates how engineers prepared the site and solved complex problems (wind patterns, elevator placement, ground-water complications) in order to erect the towers, each with 110 stories. And he discusses the contrast between the architectural community's almost universal disdain for the towers' design and the public's enthusiastic acceptance of the buildings as a symbol of New York.

There is more to the Twin Towers than its architecture, however. People give this complex life, purpose, vibrancy, Gillespie points out. The World Trade Center houses more than 400 businesses and organizations from some 60 different countries engaged in a broad range of international business activities. Through his numerous first-hand interviews conducted with the people who daily work there, Gillespie vividly portrays the world of bankers, shippers, freight forwarders, and traders. With skill and insight, he captures what happens during a normal 24-hour day in the Twin Towers, starting with early morning food deliveries and ending with the patrols of nighttime security guards.

          Twin Towers is both a fitting tribute and careful analysis of one of the most resonating symbols in American culture.

Twin Towers

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Dustcover is worn with one small tear. Pages are excellent condition. 
 #franklloydwright #biography #architect #architecture #vintagebooks #vintagebook 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Georgia

A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright

The author profiles the professional achievements and flamboyant personal life of his long-time friend and preeminent American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Many Masks

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Kansas

Concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation, from the basics of "How to Draw a Line" to the complexities of color theory.This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple language things that tend to be murky and abstruse in the classroom. These 101 concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation-from the basics of "How to Draw a Line" to the complexities of color theory-provide a much-needed primer in architectural literacy, making concrete what too often is left nebulous or open-ended in the architecture curriculum. Each lesson utilizes a two-page format, with a brief explanation and an illustration that can range from diagrammatic to whimsical. The lesson on "How to Draw a Line" is illustrated by examples of good and bad lines; a lesson on the dangers of awkward floor level changes shows the television actor Dick Van Dyke in the midst of a pratfall; a discussion of the proportional differences between traditional and modern buildings features a drawing of a building split neatly in half between the two. Written by an architect and instructor who remembers well the fog of his own student days, 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School provides valuable guideposts for navigating the design studio and other classes in the architecture curriculum. Architecture graduates-from young designers to experienced practitioners-will turn to the book as well, for inspiration and a guide back to basics when solving a complex design problem.


101 Things I Learned in Architecture School

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#hardcover #pillarsoftheearth #fiction #kenfollett #historical #middleges #architecture #bookmarkjourneyfiction 

#1 New York Times Bestseller An Amazon Best Book of 2020 A thrilling and addictive new novel--a prequel to The Pillars of the Earth--set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle Ages "Just as transporting as [The Pillars of the Earth] . . . A most welcome addition to the Kingsbridge series." --The Washington Post It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined. A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when the only home he's ever known is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. . . . A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land, but the customs of her husband's homeland are shockingly different, and as she begins to realize that everyone around her is engaged in a constant, brutal battle for power, it becomes clear that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power. Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, Follett's masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.

The Evening and the Morning

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Pennsylvania

True until Proven Otherwise

Cleveland Stories

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Oregon

Civil Engineering and the Science of Structures 

The Shakers were a fascinating, yet peculiar religious sect, believing in separation from the world, celibacy and the perfection of life on earth. Established in America over 200 years ago by Mother Ann Lees, The Shaker religion attracted 1000s of converts during the 1800s and built large village settlements in New England, Ohio and Kentucky.￼. This book illuminates The Shaker way of life and illustrates their skills in woodworking, architecture and other 19th-century talents. More than 120 pages of full color photographs of architecture, craftsmanship of furniture, villages, woodworking and more.￼

Maryland

The Shakers

The essences of the safari look is a blend of ethnic American & colonial European styles created by the expatriates who settled on the East African savanna. This compelling style of living is brilliantly captured in this exciting new book, which showcases the architecture & interiors of the homes, safari lodges & camps found in the vast eastern reaches of the African continent.

Safari Style

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#paperback #fiction #historical #romance #novel

A Novel

Fact and fiction blend in a historical novel that chronicles the relationship between seminal architect Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney, from their meeting, when they were each married to another, to the clandestine affair that shocked Chicago society.

Loving Frank

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Inside Guides

DK's next generation of Eyewitness guides are the children's publishing event of the year.Stunning photography and incredible model making combine to unveil all the inner workings of amazing things.These are the first titles of an unrivaled library, certain to become children's classics.

⭐ Super Structures 

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Virginia

A Crash Course

"Architecture - A Crash Course is a guided tour around the world's architectural heritage, stopping off to view majestic creations that have stood the test of time, and awesome disasters that bombed almost before they were built. This book tells you how styles developed, why architects do the things they do, and how the designers of the present learn (or often don't) the lessons of the past."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Architecture

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#Architecture #vintage #history #buildings #hardcover 

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

New York

An architectural look at expensive private homes from the past and present and the motivations of their builders.

The Magnificent Builders and Their Dream Houses

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#hardcover #architecture #buildings #nativeamericans #design

Down to Earth

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#paperback #EmpireStateBuilding #NewYork #Skyscraper #Award-winning #Architecture #History #Teacher #Engineering #Illustrated #Homeschooling￼
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When New York Reached for the Skies

Discusses the history, design, and construction of New York City's Empire State Building.

Empire State Building - see description 

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#castles #medieval #architecture #culture #travel #medieval-castles #history.   In-depth reference book with pictures

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

The Sutton Companion to Castles

#nonfiction #Venice #Italy #photography #travel #history #architecture Small tear on book jacket, but hardback in perfect condition.

Montana

Timeless Venice shows the beauty of Venice and proves the irony of showing beauty even in decay - there simply isn't a view of Venice that isn't completely captivating.

Timeless Venice

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How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture

A national bestseller, Brunelleschi's Dome recounts how one genius bent men, materials, and the very forces of nature to engineer the impossible--the construction of a dome over the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in 1418. An ALA Notable Book of the Year. Illustrations & halftones throughout.

Brunelleschi's Dome

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HCDJ. DJ shows minimal wear. Pages like new, clean and crisp. #hardcover #childrens #greatwallofchina #leonardeverettfisher #china #history #architecture #historical #sevenwonders #homeschool

California

The Great Wall of China is Angela Fisher's brief history of the Great Wall.

Angela FIsher's The Great Wall is an "awe-inspiring, impressive, black and gray illustrations set the tone for this history of the building of the Great Wall of China." (School Library Journal)

The Great Wall of China

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I do a lot of architectural projects, and during women’s history month I introduced Zahra Hades, but the students were just not vining with this book.  However, good resource for Ahrab Heritage Month, Women’s History Month, AAPI Heritage month, or are looking more more diverse architects. 

Illinois

A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid

A Washington Post Best Children's Book of 2017
Parents' Choice Recommended

Get to know Zaha Hadid in this nonfiction picture book about the famed architect's life and her triumph over adversity from celebrated author-illustrator Jeanette Winter.

Zaha Hadid grew up in Baghdad, Iraq, and dreamed of designing her own cities. After studying architecture in London, she opened her own studio and started designing buildings. But as a Muslim woman, Hadid faced many obstacles. Determined to succeed, she worked hard for many years, and achieved her goals--and now you can see the buildings Hadid has designed all over the world.

The World Is Not a Rectangle

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The history of great architecture is the history of buildings that adapt creatively to light. Light possesses the power to transform an ordinary building into a majestic edifice that inspires awe. Architects rely heavily on light, looking to it as a tool that reveals form and forges the important connection between vision and construction. Designing With Light, by award-winning architect Victoria Meyers, explores the myriad ways in which light is used in contemporary architecture, both internally and externally, to enhance the design and sense of space in a building. Vivid color photographs depict how architects employ light in buildings such as the Guggenheim Las Vegas and the National Gallery of Canada. Meyer looks at recent developments in the science of light, giving an overview of the history of light in architecture and demonstrating how the use of light in film, theater, and art has influenced lightGÇÖs use in architecture. Meyers goes on to discuss how light creates architectural features such as color, line, and form, and how architects strive to control light through glass, windows, skylights, and the manipulation of shadow and reflection. She clearly illustrates these cases with intriguing examples from recent buildings designed by internationally renowned architects including Zaha Hadid, Steven Holl, Herzog & de Meuron, Rem Koolhaas, John Pawson and many others. MeyersGÇÖ lively, informative text and hundreds of rich color photographs are sure to fascinate those interested in architecture and design.

Designing with Light

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A timely look at the ways in which glass is utilized in some of today's most beautiful and experimental building designs

For centuries, glass has provoked fascination with its properties as a versatile material that permits light to enter buildings in spectacular ways. Much of modern architecture has been conceived by using glass to create increasingly minimal structures, to promote the notion of lightweight construction solutions, and to allow maximum daylight into buildings. New Glass Architecture showcases the changing ways that aesthetics and methods for using glass have been developing since the 1990s.

The book begins with an introduction that traces the history of key moments in glass architecture--from the stained glass windows of Chartres Cathedral to the Crystal Palace of 1851, and early constructions by John Soane, Bruno Taut, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe. Author Brent Richards explains the importance of glass artists in the second half of the 20th century and describes developments in glass technology over the last twenty years. Beautifully illustrated with newly commissioned photographs by Dennis Gilbert, the book features twenty-five case studies of recent glass constructions from around the world by such leading architects as Foster and Partners, Frank Gehry, Herzog & de Meuron, Steven Holl, Toyo Ito & Associates, Jean Nouvel, Raphael Viñoly, and Peter Zumthor. Each building is illustrated in full color and accompanied by detailed drawings.

New Glass Architecture features these buildings and more:
·        Chapel of Ignatius, Seattle
·        Condé Nast Café, New York
·        DZ Bank, Berlin
·        Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia
·        Kunsthaus, Graz, Austria
·        Laban Dance Centre, London
·        Torre Agbar, Barcelona

Peter F. Smith

Architecture and the Human Dimension - VINTAGE

Michael Pollan

A Place of My Own

Angus Gillespie

Twin Towers

Brendan Gill

Many Masks

Matthew Frederick

101 Things I Learned in Architecture School

Ken Follett

The Evening and the Morning

Terry Shwarz (Editor); David Jurca (Editor)

Cleveland Stories

Andrew Solway

Civil Engineering and the Science of Structures

Crescent Books

The Shakers

Natasha Burns

Safari Style

Nancy Horan

Loving Frank

Philip Wilkinson

⭐ Super Structures

Hilary French

Architecture

Joseph J. Thorndike

The Magnificent Builders and Their Dream Houses

Jean Dethier

Down to Earth

Elizabeth Mann; Alan Witschonke (Illustrator); Lewis Hine (Photographer)

Empire State Building - see description

Stephen Friar

The Sutton Companion to Castles

Sandra Forty

Timeless Venice

Ross King

Brunelleschi's Dome

Leonard Everett Fisher

The Great Wall of China

Jeanette Winter (Illustrator)

The World Is Not a Rectangle

Victoria Meyers

Designing with Light

Brent Richards; Dennis Gilbert (Photographer)

New Glass Architecture

Ken Follett

The Evening and the Morning - First Edition