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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

by William McDonough

A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism "Reduce, reuse, recycle" urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As William McDonough and Michael Braungart argue in their provocative, visionary book, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way, "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that dates to the Industrial... (more)

Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency

Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency

by Andrea Oppenheimer Dean

For almost ten years, Samuel Mockbee, a recent MacArthur Grant recipient, and his architecture students at Auburn University have been designing and building striking houses and community buildings for impoverished residents of Alabama's Hale County. Using salvaged lumber and bricks, discarded tires, hay and waste cardboard bales, concrete rubble, colored bottles, and old license plates, they create... (more)

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction (Sandpiper)

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction (Sandpiper)

by David MacAulay

Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary French town of Chutreaux during the thirteenth century.

City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction

City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction

by David MacAulay

Text and black and white illustrations show how the Romans planned and constructed their cities for the people who lived within them.

The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture

The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture

by Victor Papanek

The bestselling author of Design for the Real World points out the accelerating pollution, waste, alienation, and destruction taking place in the world, and calls for a new awareness on the part of architects and designers as well as direct participation from consumers in exploring ways to live in harmony instead of conflict with nature. 152 illustrations, 46 in color.

Thermal Delight in Architecture

by Lisa Heschong

Our thermal environment is as rich in cultural associations as our visual, acoustic, olfactory, and tactile environments. This book explores the potential for using thermal qualities as an expressive element in building design. Until quite recently, building technology and design has favored high-energy-consuming mechanical methods of neutralizing the thermal environment. It has not responded to the various... (more)

The Journals of Francis Parkman, in Two VolumesMason (Ed) WADE

The Journals of Francis Parkman, in Two Volumes

by Mason (Ed) WADE

Cities of Silence: A Guide to Mobile's Historic Cemeteries

Cities of Silence: A Guide to Mobile's Historic Cemeteries

by John S. Sledge

Cities of Silence is a richly illustrated, evocative study of five of Mobile's historic burial grounds: Magnolia Cemetery. Church Street Graveyard, Old Catholic, Sha'arai Shomayim, and Ahavas Chesed cemeteries. Through the use of historic photographs and maps as well as more than 70 contemporary black-and-white images by photographer Sheila Hagler, John Sledge thoroughly examines the development of these solemn... (more)

The City After the Automobile: An Architect's Vision

The City After the Automobile: An Architect's Vision

by Moshe Safdie

One of the world's leading architects combines past urban archetypes, present socioeconomic realities, and the promise of future technology to create a dramatically new kind of metropolis. A former Director of Graduate Urban Design and professor of architecture at Harvard, Moshe Safdie's innovative proposals (elevated moving sidewalks as one example) challenge us all to create a more satisfying and humanistic... (more)

Hundertwasser (Midsize)

by Harry Rand, Hundertwasser

A portrait of the artist by the artist himself (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) Friedensreich Hundertwasser: born as Friedrich Stowasser, he lived and died as Friedensreich (meaning "realm of peace") Hundertwasser?a name he chose for himself. Architect, ecologist, painter, designer, writer, innovator? his list of talents goes on and on. Hundertwasser reinvented the art of living as an artist 24 hours a... (more)

Economics Explained: Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works and Where It's Going

Economics Explained: Everything You Need to Know About How the Economy Works and Where It's Going

by Robert L. Heilbroner

In its fourth edition, Economics Explained continues its announced purpose -- to explain that mysterious thing called economics. But there is a new urgency to the book. It is announced in the first sentence of the introduction: "Just in case the reader-to-be hasn't noticed, disturbing things are going on in the American economy these days." This new edition is about these disturbing things: a trend toward... (more)

The New American Ghetto

by Camilo J. Vergara

Illustrated with hundreds of photographs of urban America, this work portrays the stark devastation wrought over the last 30 years in the inner city. Wishing to provide a visual record for future generations, Vergara's document puts America to shame.

Justice and Economic Distribution (2nd Edition)John Arthur, William H. Shaw

Justice and Economic Distribution (2nd Edition)

by John Arthur, William H. Shaw

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Financial Management For Public, Health, and Not-for-Profit Organizations (2nd Edition)

Financial Management For Public, Health, and Not-for-Profit Organizations (2nd Edition)

by Steven A. Finkler

For introductory courses in financial and managerial accounting in the areas of government or public policy and management, not-for-profit management, and health policy and management. This is one of the few texts that addresses financial and managerial accounting within the three major areas of the public sector--government, health, and not-for-profit. The Second Edition of Financial Management for Public,... (more)

Urban Economics

by Arthur O'Sullivan

Arthur O’Sullivan’s Urban Economics is the leading text for this small, but exciting market. This book covers urban economics as the discipline that lies at the intersection of geography and economics. The sixth edition is a thorough revision of previous incarnations—the author has reorganized and rewritten every chapter to produce a sleek and up-to-date text that will bring renewed attention to the Urban... (more)

Urban Planning Conservation and Preservation

Urban Planning Conservation and Preservation

by Nahoum Cohen

*Covers rehabilitation and preservation of buildings and entire neighborhoods *Analyzes the key elements of the urban environment *600 beautiful full-color photos enrich the text

Land-Use Planning: A Casebook on the Use, Misuse, and Re-Use of Urban Land (Casebook)Charles Monroe Haar

Land-Use Planning: A Casebook on the Use, Misuse, and Re-Use of Urban Land (Casebook)

by Charles Monroe Haar

City and Port: The Transformation of Port Cities: London, Barcelona, New York and Rotterdam

City and Port: The Transformation of Port Cities: London, Barcelona, New York and Rotterdam

by Han Meyer

Text: English (translation) Original Language: Dutch

Architecture and the American Dream

by Craig Whitaker

We admire a building or a group of buildings because they express, however subtly, certain images and ideas we have about ourselves. In this riveting study, Craig Whitaker reinterprets the American architectural landscape as the manifest vision of our collective conscience. Asserting that the built environment is shaped largely by cultural values, Whitaker dissects American architecture by revealing its archetypes... (more)

Roadside New Jersey

by Peter Genovese

New Brunswick's Home News columnist Genovese presents a pictorial collection of 478 mostly black-and-white photographs exhibiting the everyday sights along New Jersey highways. Included are everything from junkyard art to misspelled street signs, accompanied by a brief text at the beginning of each chapter. The author's intention is to show a fascinating New Jersey full of surprises, but banal would be a more... (more)

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by William McDonough

by Andrea Oppenheimer Dean

by David MacAulay

by David MacAulay

by Victor Papanek

by Lisa Heschong

by Mason (Ed) WADE

by John S. Sledge

by Moshe Safdie

by Harry Rand, Hundertwasser

by Robert L. Heilbroner

by Camilo J. Vergara

by John Arthur, William H. Shaw

by Steven A. Finkler

by Arthur O'Sullivan

by Nahoum Cohen

by Charles Monroe Haar

by Han Meyer

by Craig Whitaker

by Peter Genovese