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The Evolution of the Cape Cod House: An Architectural History
ISBN: 9780764338489 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Detailed history of one of America's most popular architectural styles-the Cape Cod house-from its beginnings more than six centuries ago to the present. The story starts in rural England where yeomen and tradesmen built their small one to one-and-a-half story timber framed cottages. The first settlers that came to the New World and settled in Massachusetts built comparable cottages in the 1620s. After explaining the three basic variations-half cape, three quarter cape, and full cape-the book examines more than 100 historic houses spread throughout southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod....
Detailed history of one of America's most popular architectural styles-the Cape Cod house-from its beginnings more than six centuries ago to the prese...
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235,65 |
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Modern Tract Homes of Los Angeles
ISBN: 9780764338656 / Angielski / Twarda / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Affordable housing for the masses has been an age-old problem that some of the best minds in the world have tried to solve. Never was it more critical than after World War II, when many cities and economies were wiped clean and the world-quite literally-needed to be rebuilt. It was during this time that modern ideas led the way to the future. Modern Tract Homes of Los Angeles touches on the history of modern architecture and explores five housing tracts built between 1948 and 1964. Through these unique tracts, we gain an understanding of what the postwar climate was like and learn why modern...
Affordable housing for the masses has been an age-old problem that some of the best minds in the world have tried to solve. Never was it more critical...
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189,54 |
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Shared Walls
ISBN: 9780786465965 / Angielski / Miękka / 281 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The 1900 edition of Polk's Seattle City Directory listed four apartment buildings. By 1939, that number had grown to almost 1,400. This study explores the circumstances that prompted the explosive growth of this previously unknown form of housing in Seattle and takes an in-depth look at a large number of different apartment buildings, from the small and simple to the large and grand.
The 1900 edition of Polk's Seattle City Directory listed four apartment buildings. By 1939, that number had grown to almost 1,400. This study explores...
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300,59 |
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Latin American Houses
ISBN: 9781780750002 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Following up on her successful book 20 Houses by 20 Architects, critic and historian Mercedes Daguerre explores Latin America's modernist tradition through the one-family houses of the region's best and brightest contemporary architects.
Following up on her successful book 20 Houses by 20 Architects, critic and historian Mercedes Daguerre explores Latin America's modernist tradition th...
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102,23 |
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Barn Style Living: Design and Plan Inspiration for Timber Frame Homes
ISBN: 9780764323867 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the outside in, explore exquisite timber frame homes at your leisure. Floor plans serve as your tour guide, while leading architectural photographers illuminate the astonishing spaces and intimate detailing of authentic homes. Each evokes the grandeur of the inherited barn-style form, while expressing the individuality of the owners who took part in designing their one-of-a-kind homes. In all, 30 homes are presented for your inspection, with imagery of exteriors, great rooms, kitchens, dining areas, intimate studies, dens, and formal living rooms, as well as spacious master suites and...
From the outside in, explore exquisite timber frame homes at your leisure. Floor plans serve as your tour guide, while leading architectural photograp...
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210,03 |
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Sustainable, Affordable, Prefab: The ecoMOD Project
ISBN: 9780813932330 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sustainable Affordable Prefab combines architectural theory and practice in a beautifully illustrated account of ecoMOD, the innovative design/build program pioneered by John Quale. Unlike most manifestos of green design, Quale's book describes a collaborative process that has produced, to date, four elegantly designed, built examples of sustainable affordable housing. Implementing the principles that produced an award-winning Solar Decathlon project in 2002, Quale and his students at the University of Virginia, working with colleagues in the School of Engineering and Applied... Sustainable Affordable Prefab combines architectural theory and practice in a beautifully illustrated account of ecoMOD, the innovative des... |
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175,25 |
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Contemporary Villas: Dialogues Within Nature
ISBN: 9780764337741 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Explore over 40 contemporary villas by todays most creative architects. Their brilliant architectural designs integrate the built structure and natural environment in open countryside and urban spaces, realizing ideal places. Villas in deserts, mountains and meadows, with seaside or lakeside vistas, and in urban locations are all revealed in informative text and 560 gorgeous color photos and plans.
Explore over 40 contemporary villas by todays most creative architects. Their brilliant architectural designs integrate the built structure and natura...
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281,77 |
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Post & Beam Dreams
ISBN: 9780764337932 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Post and beam construction has captured the imagination of people from all corners of the world for hundreds of years. Now, in nearly 400 color images and 16 sample floor plans, would-be home builders can explore the many finer points of post and beam construction. From connecting with nature through the warmth of wood to combining nostalgia for historic buildings with modern day construction to adapting to suit a variety of architectural styles, this is modern day post and beam building at its best. This home building guide offers countless home design and construction ideas for several...
Post and beam construction has captured the imagination of people from all corners of the world for hundreds of years. Now, in nearly 400 color images...
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235,65 |
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Town and Terraced Housing: For Affordability and Sustainability
ISBN: 9780415779111 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Recent societal changes have brought about renewed interest from architects, town planners, housing officials and the public in terraces and townhouses. The small footprint that this style of house occupies allows a sustainable high density approach to habitation, slowing sprawl and creating energy-efficient affordable living. Townhouses have been used for hundreds of years, and their evolution is covered from their inception right up to the present day. With the changing demographics of buyers in mind, Avi Friedman details how the design of these houses can be adapted to keep-up... Recent societal changes have brought about renewed interest from architects, town planners, housing officials and the public in terraces and townho... |
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876,20 |
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Sustainable, Affordable, Prefab: The ecoMOD Project
ISBN: 9780813931524 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sustainable Affordable Prefab combines architectural theory and practice in a beautifully illustrated account of ecoMOD, the innovative design/build program pioneered by John Quale. Unlike most manifestos of green design, Quale's book describes a collaborative process that has produced, to date, four elegantly designed, built examples of sustainable affordable housing. Implementing the principles that produced an award-winning Solar Decathlon project in 2002, Quale and his students at the University of Virginia, working with colleagues in the School of Engineering and Applied... Sustainable Affordable Prefab combines architectural theory and practice in a beautifully illustrated account of ecoMOD, the innovative des... |
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306,67 |
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Rehabilitation - A Review of Quality in Traditional Housing: (BR 166)
ISBN: 9780851254319 / Angielski / Miękka / 28 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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121,64 |
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Wood, Brick and Stone: North American Settlement Landscape: v. 2: Barns and Farm Structures
ISBN: 9780870235184 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Traces the development of the designs of North American houses, barns, and farm buildings from the Colonial period to the present.
Traces the development of the designs of North American houses, barns, and farm buildings from the Colonial period to the present.
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72,96 |
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Wood, Brick and Stone: North American Settlement Landscape: v. 2: Barns and Farm Structures
ISBN: 9780870234118 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Traces the development of the designs of North American houses, barns, and farm buildings from the Colonial period to the present.
Traces the development of the designs of North American houses, barns, and farm buildings from the Colonial period to the present.
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141,12 |
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United by Design: Homes of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket
ISBN: 9780764341120 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Discover a diverse selection of beautiful Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket homes from a dozen of the top architects practicing in this region. Breathtaking landscapes and water views abound throughout this area, providing a powerful backdrop for the homes that are situated there. With more than 40 projects, this design book features homes ranging from traditional shingle style to very modern designs, and from modest cottages to grandiose estates. Explore them inside and out, and learn about the architects, designers, builders, and other masterminds behind their creation. See the...
Discover a diverse selection of beautiful Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket homes from a dozen of the top architects practicing in this regio...
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353,50 |
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Treehouses: Small Spaces in Nature
ISBN: 9783869221724 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book presents over 30 innovative
examples of contemporary treehouses and various conceptions of treehouses designed by Architect Andreas Wenning. his clients are increasingly investors in treehouse hotels. This Volume is completed by substantial essays on questions of staticsand construction. This book presents over 30 innovative
examples of contemporary treehouses and various conceptions of treehouses designed by Architect Andr... |
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251,08 |
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Dwelling with Architecture
ISBN: 9780415569033 / Angielski / Twarda / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The dwelling is the most fundamental building type, nowhere more so than in the open landscape. This book can be read in a number of ways. It is first a book about houses and particularly the theme 'dwelling and the land'. It examines the poetic and prosaic issues inherent in claiming a piece of the landscape to live on. It could also be seen as a kind of road map, full of both warnings and encouragements for all those involved with, or just interested in, the making of houses. That the domestic realm and the landscape can be vehicles... The dwelling is the most fundamental building type, nowhere more so than in the open landscape. This book can be read in a number o... |
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876,20 |
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Edith Wharton at Home: Life at the Mount
ISBN: 9781580933285 / Angielski / Twarda / 187 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Mount, Edith Wharton's country place in the Berkshires, is truly an autobiographical house. There Wharton wrote some of her best-known and successful novels, including "Ethan Frome "and "House of Mirth." The house itself, completed in 1902, embodies principles set forth in Wharton's famous book "The Decoration of Houses," and the surrounding landscape displays her deep knowledge of Italian gardens. Wandering the grounds of this historic home, one can see the influence of Wharton's inimitable spirit in its architecture and design, just as one can sense the Mount's impact on the...
The Mount, Edith Wharton's country place in the Berkshires, is truly an autobiographical house. There Wharton wrote some of her best-known and success...
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168,84 |
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Residential Kitchen and Bath Design
ISBN: 9781609011253 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Residential Kitchen and Bath Design provides students with a core knowledge of this interior design sub-specialty and equips them with skills they can use to create residential kitchens and baths that are both functional and beautiful. The text begins with an overview of the kitchen and bath industries, covering the designer's role at each step of the design process. It then goes on to explain functional and ergonomic considerations in the arrangement of appliances, fixtures, and storage, and provides detailed instruction on communicating designs to clients and tradespeople using floor...
Residential Kitchen and Bath Design provides students with a core knowledge of this interior design sub-specialty and equips them with skills t...
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175,19 |
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Knock it Down or Do it Up?: Sustainable House Building: New Build and Refurbishment in the Sustainable Communities Plan (FB 16)
ISBN: 9781848060203 / Angielski / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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296,89 |
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Housing for People with Sight Loss: A Thomas Pocklington Trust Design Guide (EP 84)
ISBN: 9781848060296 / Angielski / Miękka / 120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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238,48 |