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Price: $39.95
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Sale: $23.60
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Manufacturer: Kodansha International
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Arata Isozaki::Tadao Ando::Terunobu Fujimori::Kengo Kuma::Hiroshi Hara
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Publisher: Kodansha International
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Dewey Decimal Number: 725.7
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Publication Date: 2007-09-01
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Reading Level: 136
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Description: The tea house is one of Japans most original buildingsa very small, very simple space consisting of tatami mat, tokonoma (the alcove where wall scrolls are hung and flower arrangements placed), ro (the sunken stove where tea is heated) and nijiriguchi (the half door through which guests enter) . For generations, Japanese architects have embraced the challenge of the tea house despite severe formal constraints.
Now, this beautiful and fascinating volume takes the traditional tea house and turns it on its head. An informative introduction explains the history of the tea ceremony and the tea house. Then, in chapters written by three of the worlds most renowned architects -- Arata Isozaki, Tadao Ando, Terunobu Fujimori as well as a fourth with text by Hiroshi Hara and Kengo Kuma, the book looks at twenty modern tea houses in Japan. Here are five men who share a fascination with exploring architectural space limited to the smallest possible spatial unit -- and the tea house is the perfect medium for satisfying this passion and curiosity.
Most of these structures are used solely for the tea ceremony, but a few have become spaces for meditation, or for simply spending quiet time alone, with a drink or a good book. Through insightful text, superb photographs and detailed drawings, The Contemporary Tea House introduces each architects philosophy and creative concerns, as well as the artistic techniques behind their constructions in materials ranging from wood and titanium to concrete, stone, and paper. The book also offers the specifications of each building, a glossary and profiles of the architects.
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Price: $40.00
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Sale: $32.75
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Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Sheila S. Blair::Jonathan M. Bloom
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Publisher: Yale University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 709
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Publication Date: 1996-09-25
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Reading Level: 368
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Description: Virtually all the masterpieces of Islamic art-the Alhambra, the Taj Mahal, and the Tahmasp Shahnama-were produced during the period from the Mongol conquests in the early thirteenth century to the advent of European colonial rule in the nineteenth. This lavishly illustrated book surveys the architecture and arts of the traditional Islamic lands during this era.
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Price: $35.00
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Sale: $19.95
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Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: James E. Young
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Publisher: Yale University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 900
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Publication Date: 1994-01-25
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Reading Level: 415
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Description: In this study of Holocaust memorials, James E. Young explores both the idea of the monument and its role in public memory, disucssing how every nation remembers the Holocaust according to its own traditions, ideals, and experiences, and how these memorials reflect the ever-evolving meanings of the Holocaust in Europe, Israel and America. The result is a study of Holocaust memory, public art and their fusion in contemporary life.
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Price: $65.00
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Sale: $40.07
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Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Frederick Gutheim::Antoinette J. Lee
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Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Edition: 2nd
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Dewey Decimal Number: 307.121609753
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Publication Date: 2006-11-15
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Reading Level: 440
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Description: When Worthy of the Nation first appeared in 1977, it won much acclaim for its comprehensive treatment of Washington's design and urban development. Now the story has been brought up to the present, tracing the first thirty years of home rule for the District through the completion of the National Museum of the American Indian and the World War II Memorial in the early twenty-first century. Frederick Gutheim and Antoinette J. Lee begin with L'Enfant's survey of 1791, the uneven growth of Washington City as an early port, its rapid expansion during the Civil War, and the McMillan Plan of 1901--1902, inspired by the City Beautiful movement. They consider the close relationship between the growth in national ambitions and responsibilities and the density of the governmental presence -- offices, facilities, military outposts, parks, and multiplying statuary and memorials. Gutheim and Lee also survey residential communities, commercial districts, and transportation infrastructure. They outline various efforts to shape and channel the phenomenal growth of the city during the twentieth century, including controversial attempts to rehabilitate some neighborhoods while largely destroying others in the name of urban renewal. Illustrated with plans, maps, and new and historic photographs, the second edition of Worthy of the Nation provides researchers and general readers with an appealing and authoritative view of the planning and evolution of the federal district.
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Price: $99.95
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Sale: $67.38
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Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Professional
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Richard de Neufville::Amedeo Odoni
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 387.736
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Publication Date: 2003-10-08
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Reading Level: 883
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Description:
* The new standard on airport systems planning,design, and management
* Provides solutions to the most pressing airport concerns: expansion, traffic, environment, additions, etc.
* Full coverage of computer-based tools and methodology
* Additional reports and updates available via authors' website
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Price: $30.00
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Sale: $20.35
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Manufacturer: Wiley
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Plastic Comb
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Publisher: Wiley
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Edition: 3
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Dewey Decimal Number: 346.73013
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Publication Date: 2006-10-13
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Reading Level: 198
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Description: Updated to include the latest Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines
This book helps readers understand the facilities requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG). This Third Edition presents the technical building requirements for accessible elements and spaces in new construction, alterations, and additions.
Expanded and updated with numerous illustrations, this pocket guide covers special requirements for public accommodations and commercial facilities, including businesses, restaurants, medical care facilities, libraries, transportation facilities, and more. Portable and practical, it's a compact reference that can be used easily at a desk or in the field.
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Price: $150.00
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Sale: $81.98
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Manufacturer: Taschen
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Taschen
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Dewey Decimal Number: 720
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Publication Date: 2007-05-30
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Reading Level: 528
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Description: Master of Form: Santiago Calatrava's exquisite fusion of architecture, art and engineering (Complete Works 1979-2007) Santiago Calatrava is not only one of the world's most prominent architects, but also an engineer and an artist. With recent projects such as the stadiums for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens or the new railway station in Li?ge, Belgium, he has reached a level of undeniable notoriety in Europe and continues to move further ahead. The only architect ever to have his work exhibited at both the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, he is currently working on the main transportation hub for Ground Zero in Manhattan as well as the tallest building in the United States: the 160-story Chicago Spire Tower. Winner of the 2005 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal as well as numerous other prestigious awards, Calatrava is one of the greatest and most innovative architects alive. He collaborated extensively with Philip Jodidio in the preparation of this monograph that retraces his career thus far and places his architecture in the context of his art, where nature meets engineering. All of Calatrava's work, from his astonishing suspended swimming pool at Zurich's Federal Institute of Technology to his latest, startling designs, is featured in this lavishly illustrated volume. Santiago Calatrava created watercolor drawings specifically for the fold-out pages of this volume.
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Price: $22.95
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Sale: $19.58
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Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Reyner Banham
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Publisher: University of California Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 720.470979494
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Publication Date: 2001-04-02
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Reading Level: 275
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Description: Reyner Banham examined the built environment of Los Angeles in a way no architectural historian before him had done, looking with fresh eyes at its manifestations of popular taste and industrial ingenuity, as well as its more traditional modes of residential and commercial building. His construct of "four ecologies" examined the ways Angelenos relate to the beach, the freeways, the flatlands, and the foothills. Banham delighted in this mobile city and identified it as an exemplar of the posturban future.
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Price: $49.95
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Sale: $38.60
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Manufacturer: Kaplan AEC Education
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Steve L. Wintner::Michael Tardif
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Publisher: Kaplan AEC Education
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Dewey Decimal Number: 745.20681
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Publication Date: 2006-12-01
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Reading Level: 208
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Description: You don’t need to be a financial wizard to ensure the future success of your design firm! An accessible guide to financial management, Financial Management for Design Professionals is written for design firm principals who are responsible for their firm’s finances but have little or no financial management education or experience. For mid-career design professionals looking to advance their careers, the book is an indispensable reference and training guide. Using a simple, step-by-step format, this book shows design professionals how to:
• Develop an annual budget and profit plan • Calculate the overhead rate for a firm • Calculate the break-even rate and hourly billing rate for each employee • Establish project fees • Use readily available financial information in successful negotiation • Design and interpret financial reports • Plus: clear explanations of the fundamentals of financial management! |
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Price: $9.99
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Sale: $5.96
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Manufacturer: Taschen
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Nils Peters
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Publisher: Taschen
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Dewey Decimal Number: 720
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Publication Date: 2006-12-01
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Reading Level: 96
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Description: French architect and designer Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) was one of the most important constructors of the 20th century. Prouvé's design innovations included cleverly-shaped metal parts for building prefabricated structures; he designed buildings and furniture that could be produced with economy of labor and material and efficiency in use, while maintaining high technical standards and quality materials. His simple and elegant style, while born from the desire for inexpensive production, has become an imitable aesthetic and has earned him a position as one of the century’s most influential designers. This introduction to Prouvé’s work gives a profound insight into the variety of his oeuvre and the progressiveness of his inspirational vision.
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