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The Fountainhead

by Ayn Rand

Howard Roark is an architect whose genius and integrity will not be comprised. He has ideas that work against conventional standards.

Tumble Creek: Book 2

Lori had always planned to get out of tiny Tumble Creek, Colorado, but when her late dad left her his beloved auto body shop, she'd stayed. Now, according to her crazy best friend, Molly, what Lori needs is some excitement, in the form of hot, no-strings-attached sex…and lots of it. Quinn Jennings has buildings on the brain—not love and romance. A serious architect, he's delighted to discover that Lori is willing... (more)

Architecture Depends

by Jeremy Till

"Less is more." —Mies van de Rohe "Less is a bore." —Robert Venturi "Mess is the law." —Jeremy Till Architecture depends—on what? On people, time, politics, ethics, mess: the real world. Architecture, Jeremy Till argues with conviction in this engaging, sometimes pugnacious book, cannot help itself; it is dependent for its very existence on things outside itself. Despite the claims of... (more)

Obsession: An Erotic Tale

by Gloria Vanderbilt

The marriages of desire . . . From the multitalented and versatile Gloria Vanderbilt comes a passionate, sensual, witty, and puzzling tale of erotic obsession, beauty, and revenge, told in tandem by two women obsessed with the same man—and, ultimately, with each other. Talbot Bingham is a renowned architectural genius who, with his formidable wife, Priscilla, creates an architectural community. When he... (more)

Masonic Symbols and Signposts

by Leon Zeldis

This book is a comprehensive view of the symbolism used to teach the moral boundaries and the deeper meaning embedded within the fraternity of Freemasonry.

House

by Tracy Kidder

Tracy Kidder takes readers to the heart of the American Dream: the building of a family's first house with all its day-to-day frustrations, crises, tensions, challenges, and triumphs.

Richard Neutra (Taschen Basic Architecture)

Richard Neutra (Taschen Basic Architecture)

by Barbara Lamprecht

The quintessential California Modernist Born and raised in Vienna, Richard Neutra (1872-1970) came to America early in his career, settling in California. His influence on post-war architecture is undisputed, the sunny climate and rich landscape being particularly suited to his cool, sleek modern style. Neutra had a keen appreciation for the relationship between people and nature; his trademark plate glass... (more)

The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design

by Sandra Mendler

A real-world DESIGN tool for sustainable design In this comprehensive guide, the world's largest architectural/engineering design firm helps architects, engineers, planners, interior designers, and landscape architects integrate sustainable design strategies into their work. Featuring twenty-four case studies of a variety of international HOK projects, it shows how, far from being an all-or-nothing... (more)

Tadao Ando: Complete Works

by Tadao Ando?, Francesco Dal Co

This monograph covers all of Ando's work, examining in detail over 100 buildings and projects, illustrated drawings, sketches, plans and other material from the artist's studio.

Roberto, The Insect Architect

by Nina Laden

Ever since he was a wee mite (termite that is), Roberto wanted to be an architect. He longed to follow in the footsteps-all twelve of them-of such architectural greats as Hank Floyd Mite and Fleas van der Rohe. Discouraged by comments from family and friends that he is biting off more than he can chew, he decides to follow his dream all the way to the big, bug city. There he meets a slew of not-so-creepy crawly... (more)

Geoffrey Bawa: The Complete Works

by David G. Robson, Geoffrey Bawa

Few architects of the twentieth century have achieved the harmonious and pleasurable fusion of local building traditions with modern forms and sensibility as has Geoffrey Bawa. The man and the buildings that he has created over the last forty years have become legendary in the region and influential around the world. Born in Sri Lanka in 1919 and educated at Cambridge University, Bawa initially worked in a Colombo... (more)

Glenn Murcutt: Buildings and Projects 1962-2003

Glenn Murcutt: Buildings and Projects 1962-2003

by Franc?oise Fromonot

"The one indispensable work on the Australian maverick…..Clients wait years for the privilege of having one of his houses."— LA Architect The work of Australian architect Glenn Murcutt has attracted unprecedented international attention in recent years. The winner of the Pritzker Prize in 2002, Murcutt has fashioned an architecture that is remarkably consistent, unusual in character, and yet curiously familiar.... (more)

Contemporary World Architects: Henri Ciriani

Contemporary World Architects: Henri Ciriani

by Henri Ciriani, Mauro Galantino

Selected for publication by a prestigious board, the architects and firms featured in the Contemporary World Architects series are recognized for their superior expertise, as well as their innovation, creativity, sensibility, and vision. Born in 1937, Henri Ciriani combines teaching and architectural practice in Paris since 1969. He got international recognition in 1980 with his first built housing project,... (more)

Louis Kahn

by Joseph Rykwert

Published on the centenary of his birth, Louis Kahn lauds the lifework of this master American architect, a figure whose importance has only increased since his death in 1974. Acclaimed as one of the most innovative minds of 20th-century architecture, Kahn's impact is evident in such landmark buildings as the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, and the Exeter... (more)

Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture: Condensed

Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture: Condensed

by David Bruce Brownlee

This condensed edition of Louis I. Kahn: In the Realm of Architecture is a definitive and richly illustrated volume that presents the oeuvre of one of this century's most influential practitioners, teachers, and thinkers in architecture. Here is the detailed account of the architecture and philosophy of Louis Kahn, whose buildings have become the very signature of the modernist aesthetic and whose vision... (more)

Santiago Calatrava's Creative Process

by Santiago Calatrava

These two volumes provide a comprehensive documentation of the creative processes which underlie Santiago Calatrava's diverse and prolific architectural output, featuring his personal thoughts, unique documents and analyses. The first volume presents Calatrava's doctoral thesis which combines the varying disciplines of engineering, mathematics and architecture. In the second volume, three of Calatrava's... (more)

Gullichsen, Kairamo, Vormala: Architecture 1969-2000 (Skira Architecture Library)

Gullichsen, Kairamo, Vormala: Architecture 1969-2000 (Skira Architecture Library)

by Sebastiano Brandolini

Kristian Gullichsen, Erkki Kairamo and Timo Vormala have created over the years a partnership grounded on individual differences and on a fundamental agreement on what should be and can be, today, the mission of architecture. Each one of their executions is the description of a small adventure, as well as a familiar place, steeped in recollections and expectations. Whether it be an industrial plant, a town centre... (more)

Foster (Architecture & Design)

by Philip Jodidio

An architectural array of London's most modern and recent buildings, including photographs of Canary Wharf Station alongside computer imagery of Greenwich Transport Interchange and Millennium Bridge, for example.

Writing for Design Professionals: A Guide to Writing Successful Proposals, Letters, Brochures, Portfolios, Reports, Presentations, and Job Applications, Second Edition

Writing for Design Professionals: A Guide to Writing Successful Proposals, Letters, Brochures, Portfolios, Reports, Presentations, and Job Applications, Second Edition

by Stephen A. Kliment

How well do you write? Written and oral communication play a vital role in advancing the careers of design professionals (and students), yet few design schools offer training, and few resources exist to help designers improve their writing skills. Now in its second edition—updated and expanded to address such issues as email etiquette and Web-based marketing, communication, and job searches—the... (more)

Charles Correa

by Charles Correa, Kenneth Frampton

The architectural and urban planning solutions of Charles Correa, the brilliant Indian architect, effectively combine traditional spiritual and symbolic themes with the environmental and cultural demands of a modernized society. They have gained him a global following. His projects have been as wide-ranging as they are impressive: low-rise, low-cost, high-density housing, entire townships and extensions to major... (more)

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