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| ADOBE! : Homes & Interiors of Taos, Santa Fe & the Southwest [Sandra & Laurel Seth] In 500 photos and line drawings, the authors present authentic exteriors, fireplaces, doors, walls, floors, stairs, ceiling, tiles, hardware, cabinets, construction details and much more. A vast practical source of ideas and reference for home owners, decorators, architects, builders, students and historians. { 280pp, 215x280mm, January 1988; HB, £31.99, 0942655001:9780942655001 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| CALIFORNIAN ARCHITECTURE IN SANTA BARBARA [Collected & Edited by H Philip Staats] The cool board patios, thick adobe walls, soft warm-coloured tile rooves and large flat tile floors or the early American settlers' homes were well suited to comfortable living and have had a great effect upon present day architecture. The photographs and floor plans of homes, interiors and gardens, along with public and commercial buildings of the Santa Barbara of the 1920s, are an inspiration for those building and decorating in the adobe and other Hispanic styles. { 125pp, 200x280mm, January 1990; PB, £16.50, 0942655028:9780942655025 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| DECORATIVE DESIGN IN MEXICAN HOMES [Verna Cook Shipway & Warren Shipway] Explores the timelessness of cultures on which Mexican architecture and decorative motifs are based. Portraying a wide variety of houses, these photos, drawings and plans cover a fascinating range of subjects including arcades and balconies; cabinets, chests and cupboards; chairs and benches; frescoes, murals, wall hangings and paintings; bars; stairways; pottery, sculpture and much more. { January 1966; HB, £24.99, 0803800584:9780803800588 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE OF RURAL FRANCE : Sketches in Drypoint, Pencil & Wash [Chamberlain] Originally published in 1928, this long out-of-print collector's item is a superb series of sketches of small chateaux, farms, town houses, cottages, manors and gates. An inspiration to architects and artists who want to try their hand at sketching in the style of Samuel Chamberlain. { May 1999; PB, £9.99, 0803815786:9780803815780 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| EARLY MEXICAN HOUSES : A Book of Photographs & Measured Drawings [Richard Garrison & George W Rustay] A wonderful collection of houses from the days of Mexico's viceroys is elaborately presented in this handsomely illustrated book. Every aficianado of architecture or home design will find the patios, window designs, and floor plans a delight to look at. Over 200 illustrations including 42 pages of measured drawings and floor plans make this a comprehensive reference guide as well as an elegant coffee table book. { 173pp, 235x310mm, January 1990; HB, £32.99, 0942655036:9780942655032 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| HOUSES FOR GOOD LIVING [Richard Wills] Royal Barry Wills made the New England House one of America's favourites for trim style and comfortable living. The 1946 original edition of this book served as a useful guide for countless Americans in their search for a gracious way or life. His successors have added and complemented novel modern materials that extend comfortable exteriors to delightful terraces and views, and produced scores of heart-warming contemporary structures. The informative text, the 330 photos, drawings and floor plans make this book a superbly useful volume for those who desire an optimum house of the conventional type. { 144pp, 220x280mm, October 1993; HB, £24.99, 0942655079:9780942655070 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| HOUSES OF MEXICO [Verna Cook Shipway & Warren Shipway] Included among the 367 handsome photos are a number of captivating shots from Spain and Portugal which illustrate the strong, elegant Moorish influence on Mexican design. The book includes extensive information about Mexican architecture along with many features of Mexican interior design such as iron gates, grilles, paintings and tiles. { 249pp, 210x280mm, January 1970; HB, £24.99, 0803801041:9780803801042 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| LETAROUILLY ON RENAISSANCE ROME [Bayley] Paul Letarouilly's massive book of plates devoted to the Rome of the Renaissance is the standard reference. He undertook the task of cataloguing the works of Michelangelo Bernini, Fontana and others who converted the principles of classicism into the architecture of the modern age. { 157pp, 215x280mm, January 1984; PB, £9.99, 0803809506:9780803809505 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| MEXICAN HOMES OF TODAY [Verna Cook Shipway & Warren Shipway] Shows the development and emergence in modern form of today's Mexican home. The emphasis is on current trends -- contemporary houses plus views of gardens, pools, doors, furniture and architectural details. Incorporated are the plans of 6 homes, two from San Miguel de Allende, a high town to the north; two from the incomparable climatic region of Cuernavaca; and two overlooking the breath-taking, beautiful harbour or Acapulco. The range covers alterations as well as recently constructed houses, both exteriors and interiors. Interlaced are views of other outstanding contemporary homes, together with a comprehensive potpourri of those incidentals which lend so much charm to the Mexican scene of today. { 248pp, 210x280mm, January 1964; HB, £24.99, 0803801572:9780803801578 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| MONOGRAPH OF THE WORK OF MCKIM, MEADE & WHITE, 1879-1915 [Introductory Notes by Allan Greenberg & Michael] For 40 years, 1880-1920, the now legendary architectural firm of Charles Follen McKim, William Rutherford Mead and Stanford White was responsible for many of America's finest buildings. This anthology of plans, elevations and details of major works of McKim, Mead and White is an invaluable reference source and inspiration for the student of architecture. { 136pp, 215x280mm, January 1991; PB, £9.99, 0803867751:9780803867758 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| MONOGRAPH OF THE WORK OF MELLOR, MEIGS & HOWE : Country Estates, Suburban Homes & Other Structures [Paul Wenzel & Maurice Krakow] Originally published in 1923, this book documents the world of the famous Philadelphia-based firm which designed many outstanding residences in Mid-Atlantic and New England states. Using English, French and Italian traditions they created beautiful country estates, suburban homes, townhouses and other structures as well as superb gardens. Through these 308 photographs and measured drawings one can discover the joys that superior residential design can offer. Walter Mellor and Arthur Ingersoll Meigs started their architectural firm in Philadelphia in 1906. George Howe joined them in 1914. In 1929, George Howe left the firm to become a priest of the modern faith and won fame as an architect of the modern style. { 212pp, 285x380mm, April 2000; HB, £46.99, 0942655117:9780942655117 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| NEW ENGLAND IMAGE [Samuel Chamberlain] Samuel Chamberlain photographed New England from every angle and capturing its unique spirit and enduring character with the lens of his camera. Here Chamberlain presents a beautifully-defined image of the region he knew so well. It explores the distinctive charm of its villages and towns. It focuses on the calm detachment of its white farmhouses. Here are the tall church spires, reaching above the village green and the elm-arched streets. Here too, are the gracious houses which nurtured New England statesmen. Here are the secluded beaches, as well as the historic harbours which once welcomed white-sailed ships with cargoes from the Orient. Here are scenes familiar -- and those known only to the inhabitants of quiet hamlets, hidden coves. { 192pp, 215x280mm, June 1994; HB, £28.50, 0942655087:9780942655087 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| NEW ENGLAND ROOMS, 1639-1863 [Samuel & Narcissa G Chamberlain] This treasury of good taste in design, decoration and furniture provides 300 black and white photos of 56 houses which range in age from the venerable Henry Whitfield House (1639) in Guilford, Connecticut, the oldest house in New England, to the extraordinary Victorian mansion in Portland, Maine, completed at the time of the Civil War. To the architect, antiquarian and the decorator, it should be invaluable. { 192pp, 220x280mm, November 1993; HB, £26.99, 0942655060:9780942655063 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| OLD HOUSES ON NANTUCKET : New Edition [Kenneth Duprey] Ranging from the early houses of 1659-1750 to the handsome mansions of the Greek Revival period, this chronological tour offers over 300 black-and-white photographs plus a wealth of information on tasteful adaptations or restorations of old houses. { 242pp, 210x275mm, June 2003; PB, £13.50, 0942655141:9780942655148 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| OLD PHILADELPHIA HOUSES ON SOCIETY HILL, 1750-1840 [Elizabeth B McCall] Officially known as Washington Square Park, Philadelphia's Society Hill District contains, perhaps, as impressive a number of 18th and early 19th century houses as any comparable area in the US. In text, 150 photos and drawings of exteriors and interiors, details and furniture, the book shows these early American mansions, dwellings, simple row houses and other historic buildings with titbits of information concerning personages who visited and lived there. { 192pp, 220x280mm, January 1966; HB, £14.99, 0803801947:9780803801943 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| ORIGINS OF FORM : The Shape of Natural & Man Made Things -- Why They Came to be The Way They Are & How They Change [Christopher Williams] This book is about the shape of things. What limits the height of a tree, why is a large ship or office building more efficient than a small one, what is the similarity between a human rib cage and an aeroplane, or a bison and a cantilevered bridge? How might we plan for things to improve as they are used instead of wearing out? The author has chosen eight criteria that constitute the major influences in three-dimensional form. These criteria comprise the eight chapters of the book; each looks at form from entirely different viewpoints. The products of both nature and man are examined and compared. The facts and information were gathered from many sources and the result is an invaluable work for students, designers, architects, planners, and an informed introduction to a fascinating subject for laymen. { 143pp, 215x275mm, December 1995; PB, £12.99, 0942655109:9780942655100 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| PATIOS & GARDEN OF MEXICO [Patricia W O'Gorman; Photographs by Bob Schalkwijk] Mexico's temperate climate, conducive to outdoor living, combined with its Indian and Spanish heritage have resulted in a unique style of design and architecture. Through over 300 magnificent photos and detailed text, this book displays the astonishing sense of diversity and ingenuity characteristic of the Mexican garden. { 254pp, 220x280mm, January 1979; HB, £24.99, 0803802102:9780803802100 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| PEDESTRIAN AREAS : From Malls to Complete Networks [Klaus Uhlig] A thorough examination of the planning and implementation of pedestrian areas that follows the process from idea through execution. In a comprehensive, theoretical section all the questions concerned with the establishing of pedestrian zones and with the pedestrian-oriented remodelling of the town are discussed. Examples with both the original plans and documentation of the realisation, from 22 cities around the world, provide evidence of the success of this new movement away from vehicular supremacy in urban areas. { 152pp, 225x260mm, January 1979; HB, £24.99, 0803802099:9780803802094 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| RAYMOND HOOD : Form Through Function in the American Skyscraper [Walter H Kilham Jr] A fascinating study of the man who did much to change the form of the modern skyscraper. Hood's functionalism and artistic sense and his psychological and technical tactics as an innovator are spotlighted. The book reveals Hood's method of working on actual projects, such as the Rockefeller Centre and the Daily News Building, with the personalities and business politics, as well as structural details, materials and use of space. { 200pp, 195x255mm, January 1973; HB, £9.99, 0803802188:9780803802186 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| REBUILDING THE LAND OF ISRAEL [Canaan] Profusely illustrated with photos and drawings of famous historic structures as well as details and plans for modern buildings, this is an absorbing account of the search for an architecture suitable to the needs of the young Jewish State, that will be of great interest to architects faced with similar problems throughout the world. { January 1954; HB, £16.50, 0942655052:9780942655056 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |
| SPANISH COLONIAL OR ADOBE ARCHITECTURE OF CALIFORNIA, 1800-1850 [Donald R Hannaford & Revel Edwards] In the 1920s, two young architectural draftsmen, appalled by the continuing disappearance of adobe and Spanish colonial buildings, spent 4 years tracking down, photographing, sketching and measuring those worthwhile ones which still remained. Authentic Spanish colonial houses were built for comfort and convenience. Their construction and ornamentation were of well worn and tried traditions of both New England and Spanish settlers. Architectural historians will value this book (published in 1951 and out of print for 50 years) for many of the buildings no longer exist. { 110pp, 205x280mm, January 1990; PB, £14.99, 094265501X:9780942655018 , Architectural Book Publishing Co Inc } |