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New York, New York, Usa: Conde Nast Publications Inc, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Architectural Digest Magazine Vol.65, No.5 May 2004 The Great Design Issue

Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012. Soft cover. As New. In Very Good Condition May Have Minor Shelf Wear To The Dust Jacket. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. For The First Time In The History Of Our Planet, More Than Half The Population-3.3 Billion People-Is Now Living In Cities. City Is The Ultimate Guidebook To Our Urban Centers-The Signature Unit Of Human Civilization. With Erudite Prose And Carefully Chosen Illustrations, This Unique Work Of Metatourism Explores What Cities Are And How They Work. It Covers History, Customs And Language, Districts, Transport, Money, Work, Shops And Markets, And Tourist Sites, Creating A Fantastically Detailed Portrait Of The City Through History And Into The Future. The Urban Explorer Will Revel In Essays On Downtowns, Suburbs, Shantytowns And Favelas, Graffiti, Skylines, Crime, The Theater, Street Food, Sport, Eco-Cities, And Sacred Sites, As Well As Mini Essays On The Tower Of Babel, Ghettos, Skateboarding, And Gangs, Among Many Others.… Read More

Princeton University Press, 2001. Trade Paperback. As New. In Excellent Used Condition. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. American Metropolitan Areas Today Are Divided Into Neighborhoods Of Privilege And Poverty, Often Along Lines Of Ethnicity And Race. City Residents Traveling Through These Neighborhoods Move From Feeling At Home To Feeling Like Tourists To Feeling So Out Of Place They Fear For Their Security. As Gerald Frug Shows, This Divided And Inhospitable Urban Landscape Is Not Simply The Result Of Individual Choices About Where To Live Or Start A Business. It Is The Product Of Government Policies--And, In Particular, The Policies Embedded In Legal Rules. A Harvard Law Professor And Leading Expert On Urban Affairs, Frug Presents The First-Ever Analysis Of How Legal Rules Shape Modern Cities And Outlines A Set Of Alternatives To Bring Down The Walls That Now Keep City Dwellers Apart. Frug Begins By Describing How American Law Treats Cities As Subdivisions Of… Read More

Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 1983. Trade Paperback. As New. As New - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Be Your Own Architect/Designer With This, Vintage Kit. All Unused.

Italy : Editoriale Domus Spa, 2002. Magazine. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Domus Magazine, 850/2002, Architecture, Design, Art, Communication. Architecture, Design, Art, Communication. In Italian And English

Knopf, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. As New - Unread - With Minor Shelf Wear To The Edges. - For More Information On Condition. - Please See All Photos. - In His Previous Books, Henry Petroski Has Initiated Us Into The Hidden Mysteries Of Such Everyday Artifacts As The Lead Pencil, The Paper Clip, The Zipper, And The Post-It Note. Now, With Engineers Of Dreams, He Makes A Jump In Scale To Contemplate Those "Dry Paths" Across The Rivers And Inlets Of Our Cities, Those "Hard Crossings" Over The Gulches And Ravines Of Our Countrysides, Those Eminently Practical But Inescapably Aesthetic Edifices That Persist In Taking Our Breath Away (When We're Not Taking Them For Granted): Bridges. The Great Era Of American Bridge Building - Which From The 1870S Through The 1930S Gave Us Such Landmarks As The Eads Bridge Across The Mississippi, The Hell Gate Bridge Across The East River, The George Washington Bridge Across The Hudson, And The Golden Gate Bridge At The Mouth… Read More

Seven Hills Book+distributors, 1966. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket ( as Issued ). As New Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - A Pictorial History. Includes 16 Color And 44 B & W Plates, With An Introductory Text Relating To The History Of The Abbey.

London, England : John Murray, 1983. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. With Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. First Published In 1928 And Written While The Author Was Still At Oxford, This Book Has Become A Classic. It Remains The Best Possible Introduction To The Most Widespread And Influential Architectural And Decorative Arts Movement England Ever Produced." "Though Gothic Revival Buildings Had Changed The Face Of Both Town And Country, They Were Hardly Appreciated In The First Half Of This Century. Architectural Historians Neglected Them Because So Few Were Seen As Great Works Of Art; Others Averted Their Gaze, Or Laughed. That Taste Later Changed Was In Many Ways Due To This Book. Kenneth Clark's Exploration Of The Changes In Ideals And Sensibility That Inspired The Revival Made It Possible To See Again With The Eyes Of Those For Whom The Buildings Had Been Designed, And Whose… Read More

Stillwater, Minnesota, Usa: Voyageur Press, 1994. Soft cover. As New. As New, May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. This Book Explores Historical Information, Fascinating Details About The Owners And Architects, And Specifics Of The Architecture. Jackie Greenstein Is A Victim Of The Midas Compulsion. The Stock Market Is His Obsession, And Though He Is Pushing Gold Mining Stocks, Not Everyone Jackie Touches Will Find Gold. The Midas Compulsion Is A Novel That Takes You Beyond The Confines Of Toron

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada : SSP Publications, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ The First Of Its Kind, This Fully Illustrated Book Examines The Evolution Of Domestic Architecture On Prince Edward Island Up Until The Advent Of Wwi. It Describes 82 Of The Most Significant Heritage Houses On The Island And Includes The Exquisite Black And White And Colour Photography Of Lionel Stevenson, Floor Plans Of Selected Buildings And Interesting Aerial Photographs Of Some Of These Houses In Their Rural Context. Author Scott Smith Has Won Several Awards And Is Himself An Historian, Publisher And Architect.

Walter Foster Publishing Inc., 1988. Soft cover. As New. As New Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. How To Draw The Head No.17

Penguin, 1978. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. Cocchi, Fulvio. New - Unread - 1St Edition May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Explores The Gothic Style--Featuring Strict Geometrical Regularity And Close Attention To Detail--And Its Exemplification In Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, And The Applied Arts.

Mintis, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. In Very Good Condition May Have Minor Shelf Wear To The Dust Jacket. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. The Best Churches In Lithuania

Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. Small Tear On Dust Jacket Back Top Edge. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Once The Last Word In Luxury, The Grand Hotel Lives On Today As An Elegant Monument To An Age When America Was Young, Rich, And Innocent....The Last Of The Grand Hotels Takes You On An Escorted Tour Though Magnificent Survivors Of A Bygone Era.

Kopenhagen, Denmark : Living Architecture, 2000. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Living Architecture Magazine, No.18, 2000/2001 - Scandinavian Design

Reston Pub. Co, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 17-12-4. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. 700 Illustrations And Photographs. From Acquiring The Land To The Final Sale. Complete And Comprehensive. Designed For Self-Instruction, Detail Information From The Whole Range Of Building Construction Homes.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : NORR, 2013. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 17-12-4. As New, A Gentle Read Copy. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges and/or Turned Corners. For More Information On Condition, Please See All Photos. - Heavy Item - No Additional Shipping Charges. It provides a comprehensive overview of the 75-year journey of NORR, an architecture firm based in Toronto.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada : Nimbus Publishing, 2010. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket ( as Issued ). Like New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Sprinkled Across The Province's Waterways, New Brunswick's Many Covered Bridges Have Long Been A Subject Of History And Pride. In New Brunswick's Covered Bridges, Brian Atkinson Takes Us On A Photographic Tour Of These Wooden Masterpieces, From The Hartland Bridge, The Longest Covered Bridge In The World, To Smaller Bridges Such As The Maxwell Crossing Bridge. Atkinson's Delightful Photos Capture Different Sizes, Shapes, And Styles Of These Magnificent Structures, While Short Write-Ups Provide History And Highway Directions. With These Bridges Slowly Succumbing To Decay, Natural Disasters, And Even Arson, New Brunswick's Covered Bridges Is An Invaluable Photographic Collection Of A Bygone Era. Source: Publisher

Fernwood Publishing, 2018. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Condition May Have Minor Shelf Wear To The Dust Jacket. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Parks Are Importantly Fertile Places To Talk About Land. Whether Its Big National Parks, Provincial Campgrounds, Isolated Conservation Areas, Destination Parks, Or Humble Urban Patches Of Grass, We Tend To Speak Of Parks As Unqualified Goods. People Think Of Parks As Public Or Common Land, And It Is A Common Belief That Parks Are The Best Uses Of Land Are Good For Everyone. But No Park Is Innocent. Parks Are Lionized As "Natural Oases," And Urban Parks As "Pure Nature" In The Midst Of The City -- But That's Absurd. Parks Are As "Natural" As The Roads Or Buildings Around Them, And Just As Political. Every Park In North America Is Performing Modernity And Settler Colonialism Everyday. Furthermore, Parks Are Not Private Property, But While They Are Called 'Public', They Are Highly… Read More

Harry N Abrams Inc, 1994. Hardcover. New/As New. New, With Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket And A Small Tear Top Left On Dust Jacket. Cd Is Intact Sealed Never Used. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Looking At The Development Of Modern Architecture, This Book And Compact Disc Tell The Story Of The Modern Movement In The Words Of The People Who Created It. It Comprises Interviews Conducted Over The Course Of 40 Years With More Than 60 Of The World's Most Prominent Architects And Engineers.