Designed for California fourth grade teachers, Remembering the California Missions: A Curriculum Guide is a secondary supplement to the fourth grad...

Evoking the rich beauty of California's mission heritage in lush watercolours and insightful prose, this beautifully illustrated exploration follow...

This book is the perfect companion for anyone planning to redo a kitchen or bath. Images and interviews with professional designers illustrate the ...

Magnum photographer Patrick Zachmann was on the scene when the disastrous fire erupted in Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral on the evening of April 15,...

Whether it's a challenging hillside, an uneven backyard, or a shrubless plot in need of planters, this book will provide nformation to solve any la...

A vacation home is a dream for many of us, responding to our need for recreation and respite, revitalization, and refuge. The ideal vacation home i...

Text in English and German. The distinguished architect and Pritzker laureate Richard Meier has attracted public attention mainly with his museum a...

As a civil engineer with leading German construction companies, Horst Barow has built highways and bridges in many parts of the world. He was aware...

Text in German & English. The architect is at all times also an artist. How otherwise would he be able to tame the three-dimensionality of spac...

In 1940, manufacturer Robert Bosch (1861-1942) opened the first hospital to bear his name. He was interested in promoting public welfare as well as...

This is an appreciation of architecture of Islam in India. Indo-Islamic architecture is characterised by the prolific use of sandstone -- red stone...

This fabulous, step-by-step book is designed to walk you through the basic decisions that go into creating a custom-built home. Targeted toward tim...

An analysis of the major royal castles with special regard to their functions and strategic importance. The book presents an overall view of the ro...

Here is a new, larger edition of a classic reference. From its origins on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the seventeenth century, this charming and pr...

Archival postcard views and modern photos are combined to show what has changed to the buildings and locations of San Antonio. The Alamo is promine...

San Miguel de Allende, a city located in central Mexico, is steeped in history and old world charm. Many of its elegant buildings have been preserv...

San Miguel, a city located in central Mexico, is steeped in history; it is the place where the Mexican war for independence from Spain started in 1...

Sanjay Patil’s tryst with architecture began in his early childhood as he soaked up the environs that surrounded him in his birthplace, Nashik. Mov...

Taking an architectural walking tour of Savannah is a great way to learn about the buildings and history of the city. This book, composed of three ...

Discover Savannah's historic churches through 136 color images. With engaging stories about the grand buildings and religious communities that meet...

The pioneering character and continuing success of Schaal's scenic compositions for stage sets and exhibitions is significantly due to this field a...

Text in German & English. Schinkel's Look towards India discusses a subject to which little attention has been paid to date: Schinkel's interes...

Text in English & German. Three places mark the chequered history of the provost church of St Trinitatis Leipzig. Not far from the site of the ...

Text in English and German. In autumn 1997 the Zentrum fur Kunst und Medientechnologie (ZKM) moved into the production hall of a former munitions f...

With over 400 stunning color photos, this book is an informative resource with hundreds of backyard design ideas to introduce you to many possibili...

Text in English & German. Photographs of a huge building site, taken by night, show a bewildering world of machines, boards, cables and scaffol...

Over 250 inspiring images and engaging text cover the techniques necessary to successful sculpt any hillside and enhance backyards with concrete. C...

In 1980 the book Judith Turner Photographs Five Architects was internationally recognized by architects who admired and valued Turner's unique way ...

Text in English & German. The German Chancellor's former residential and reception building in Bonn is one of the German post-war period's most...

Each of the Shaker communities is represented with very interesting photographs of the buildings that made up their world. The Shakers expressed im...

From coastal retreats to city streets, the modern shingle style home offers residents a wide range of specialized features, including the ability t...

Shingle Style homes began in New England in the late 1800s. They were the vacation "cottages" for the wealthy who summered in resorts along the Atl...

Homes that sit on the water’s edge offer tranquility and tradition that have long been part of the American dream. For those looking to pursue that...

Travel coast to coast and witness many of the country’s premier decorator events. Though decorator showhouses are open to the public for a few week...

Over 370 beautiful color photos capture dynamic and often fantastic rooms created by today's innovative interior designers in elegant homes across ...

The recent works of talented interior designers at twenty Decorator Showhouse events around the country revealed in 330 striking color photos. Inte...

In this continuing, successful series, over 200 beautiful and inspiring color photos reveal the recent contributions to the field of interior desig...

Text in English & German. The way we sit simultaneously defines privileges, social status, power, and taboos. Parallel to the presentation of C...

Situating Design in Alberta makes the case that design has the potential to drive economic growth, improve quality of life, and promote sustainabil...

This much needed book provides an understanding of the sport of skateboarding and how to develop a skateboard park. It provides a well-organized re...

Sketches & Measurings - Danish Architects in Greece 1818-1862

At the time San Francisco International Airport opened as Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco in 1927, most of the San Francisco Peninsu...

Leading landscape architect Signe Nielsen shares her years of experience, and draws on other professional projects to present this incredible desig...

Jeffrey Milstein is fascinated with how similar forms repeat themselves in distinctive ways. Here, he examines classic Palm Springs trailer park ho...