New York: Rizzoli, 1997. Photographs by Sebastian Saldivar. First U. S. Edition. Hardcover. 8-7/8 x 11-1/2", yellow cloth, 248pp, fully illustrated in color. Prologue by Alvaro Siza.The life and work of Mexico's great modern architect Luis Barragan. In 1979, when Barragan was presented the Pritzker Prize, his work was referred.....
Newtown, Connecticut: Pembroke Press, 1987. Limited Edition. Stiff boards with accordion graphic. 8 x 5-3/8", printed boards with accordion fold graphic work on two sides, 14 continuous pages. #67 of a limited edition of 100 copies, signed by the author. Accordion fold graphic work in green and black with collage.....
Hearst, 2018. Hardcover. Bigger isn't always better: Country Living offers a look inside more than 25 tiny homes that maximize function and style. Downsizing has become a big trend--and many people are choosing to live small and smart in compact houses that don't require huge mortgages or upkeep. Country Living.....
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2010. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 7-1/2 x 9-7/8", green boards, x, 150pp, lines plan of the ship on endpapers, apps, illus. with 400 photos and detailed drawings. Forward by Ken Marschall. The ultimate ship modeller's guide to to the storied Titanic with practical information on.....
Gibbs Smith, 2017. Hardcover. Super-cool spaces to relax, work, chill out, or escape. Over 50 real examples from around the world--some simple and modest and some extravagant--inspire and instruct the reader on how to create their own special space. The owners themselves describe how they have created their own hideaways.....
Gibbs Smith, 2006. Hardcover. Atomic Ranch is an in-depth exploration of post-World War II residential architecture in America. Mid-century ranches (1946-1970) range from the decidedly modern gable-roofed Joseph Eichler tracts in the San Francisco Bay area and butterfly wing houses in Palm Springs, Florida, to the unassuming brick or stucco.....
Gibbs Smith, 2012. Hardcover.
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Atomic Ranch Midcentury Interiors showcases the virtues of the popular and ubiquitous ranch houses that sprang up across the country following World War II. It features the exceptional interiors of eight houses, discusses successes and challenges.....
Harper Design, 2016. Hardcover. A lavish, full-color guidebook showcasing the most up-to-date innovations and latest trends in efficient and successful small space design. Packed with detailed color photographs, comprehensive layout illustrations, and essential information, 150 Best Tiny Homes is the ideal solution for making the most of small living spaces--homes.....
Clarkson Potter Publishers, 2019. Hardcover. From the founder of the Instagram feed @TinyHouse, comes a small, chunky inspiration book filled with photographs of the smallest abodes--from vans and boats to tree houses and cabins. A die-cut cover acts as a window onto a simpler world of lighter living and sustainability.....
Oregon State University Press, 2015. Paperback. For fifteen years, Evelyn Hess and her husband David lived in a tent and trailer, without electricity or running water, on twenty acres of wild land in the foothills of the Oregon Coast Range. When they decided to build a house - a real.....
Seoul: Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, 2004. Softcover. Octavo, 7-1/4 x 9-1/2", stiff pictorial wrappers with printed overlay see-through dust wrapper, 70pp, replete with color interior and exterior photographs of the museum throughout. Catalogue published on the occasion of the inauguration exhibition, Muse-Um? Companionship of Plurality, October 15, 2004 -.....
Shelter Publications, 2017. Paperback. From the publishers of a popular series of building books comes Small Homes, which is highly relevant for these times -- getting smaller, rather than larger. Some 75 builders share their knowledge of building and design, with artistic, practical, and/or economical homes in the United States.....
Shelter Publications, 2014. Paperback. Tiny Homes on the Move chronicles 21st-century nomads -- people who inhabit homes that are compact and mobile, either on wheels or in the water. In photos and stories, this fascinating book explores modern travelers who live in vans, pickup trucks, buses, trailers, sailboats, and houseboats.....
Shelter Publications, 2012. Paperback. There's a grassroots movement in tiny homes these days. The real estate collapse, the economic downturn, burning out on 12-hour workdays - many people are rethinking their ideas about shelter - seeking an alternative to high rents, or a lifelong mortgage debt to a bank on.....
New York: Rizzoli, 2010. Photography by John Hall, Jack Kotz, Robert Lautman & Mark Zeek. Hardcover. 9-1/2 x 11-3/4", black cloth, 454pp, biblio, index, 200 full-color photographs, 50 black & white period illustrations. A survey of the American Greek Revival style which examines the social, political, and psychological forces that.....
Little Brown and Company, 2015. Hardcover. Rural escapes for those yearning for a simpler existence, by the creators of the wildly popular tumblr Cabin Porn. Created by a group of friends who preserve 55 acres of hidden forest in Upstate New York, Cabin Porn began as a scrapbook to collect.....
Betterway Home, 2014. Paperback. Tiny House, Large Lifestyle! Tiny homes are popping up across America, captivating people with their novel approach not only to housing, but to life. Once considered little more than a charming oddity, the tiny house movement continues to gain momentum among those who thirst for a......
Voracious, 2019. Hardcover. Learn to make your own quiet place somewhere with this inspiring journey inside tranquil cabins and handmade homes, from the creators of the wildly popular Cabin Porn phenomenon. Cabin Porn began as an online project created by a group of friends to inspire their own homebuilding. It.....
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, black cloth, 456pp, biblio., illus. with 3504 illustrations, including 2107 plates in full color and 2 gatefolds. The work of designers Charles & Ray Eames from 1941-1978, encompassing more than 200 projects and featuring drawings, plans, models, period photographs.....
London: Thomas Kelly, 1853. Hardcover. 8-3/4 x 10-13/16", 1/2 leather, gilt decorated raised bands and compartments, black calf title label, pebbled wine-colored cloth, xxxvi, 1-131pp (Carpentry & Joinery; Glossary & General Index), 1-36pp (Cabinet-Marking; Glossary & General Index), 1-40 (Practical Builder's Price Book), 110 engraved plates, including title-page with tissue.....
Harper Design, 2017. Hardcover. Discover the latest in sustainable architecture and environmentally friendly home design in this outstanding volume in the popular 150 Best series, which features nearly 500 pages of full-color photographs and dozens of inventive and decorative profiles. Architects, designers, and homeowners today looking for comfortable, beautiful dwellings.....
Rizzoli International Publications, 2012. Hardcover. Showcasing one hundred years of innovation and environmental sensitivity, Handmade Houses celebrates some of the world's most idiosyncratic homes from Big Sur to Sardinia. Author Richard Olsen unveils the components used for their construction, including driftwood, boulders, and even old wine vats. The first study.....
Penguin Books, 2009. Paperback. A captivating personal inquiry into the art of architecture, the craft of building, and the meaning of modern work "A room of one's own: Is there anybody who hasn't at one time or another wished for such a place, hasn't turned those soft words over until.....
Clarkson Potter Publishers, 2008. Hardcover. Virginia Woolf was right. Women and men, it turns out yearn for a room of their own. But instead of a little nook beneath the eaves, that room is now a shed. Today s sheds, however, are not dusty shelters for plants and tools. Lace.....
Cambridge: MIT Press, 1992. Hardcover. 7-5/8 x 10", 1/2 grey cloth, marbled paper over boards, marbled endpapers, xiv, 183pp, xvi, 200pp, apps., notes, glossaries, references, index. The first volume treats the history of stairs and their influence on the art and science of architecture. Illustrated with over 200 photographs, it.....
