Churches of Kensington and Chelsea looks at a variety of churches including St. Peters, Notting Hill, St. Sarkis, High Street Kensington, St. Augus...

A photo book profiling the history, architecture, conservation status, and visit details of every covered bridge in Chester County, Pennsylvania, a...

Text in English and German. The architect and photographer Rolf Reiner Maria Borchard, who is professor of design principles at the Muthesius-Hochs...

At various intervals between 1931 and 1945, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986) completed seventeen drawings and paintings of katsina tithu ("kachina doll...

Text in English and German. Despite their usually very large volumes, works by Eckhard Gerber's Dortmund practice are structurally light and transp...

Text in English & German. In the years after 1933 several hundred architects were forced to emigrate from Germany by the National Socialist dic...

"The greatest influences of German architecture on America are bipolar: Folk Architecture and Modern Academic Architecture. In between are the lowe...

New York City's oldest neighborhoods are downtown, where scores of timeworn ads have improbably survived for decades. These "ghost signs" hold the ...

Giancarlo De Carlo (born 1919) has been at the centre of the European architectural scene for half a century. His philosophy has found expression i...

Take a leisurely stroll through one of the most charming and desirable areas on Martha's Vineyard -- or anywhere in the country, for that matter. F...

This lavishly illustrated book explores the beautifully decorated homes, cottages, and hotels of New Jersey's historic Ocean Grove. This charming l...

From tiny cottages in a turn-of-the-century camp meeting ground to grand mansions on the hill, the classic New England mill town of Willimantic, in...

Stunningly beautiful, high performance glass tiles are increasingly popular for walls, countertops, and floor coverings in kitchens and baths. As s...

Government House Halifax is the home of the Sovereign's representative in the Province of Nova Scotia and the ceremonial home of all Nova Scotians....

This essential reference is a compilation of ideas, suggestions, and design solutions taken from a variety of experts in the field. The goal is to ...

Here is a collection of 370 gorgeous color photos to pour over and ponder: images to inspire dreams. Full-color pictures of hundreds of beautiful k...

Building a green home or redesigning an existing home to be green is more than energy efficiency and preservation of natural resources. It is about...

-- Cooling cities -- Reducing energy demand -- Containing water runoff -- Preserving wildlife habitat -- Enhancing urban well-being These are a few...

Text in English & German. The inhabitants of our cities have undoubtedly come down with a gardening virus. Gardening is being propagated as the...

Readers grow their own bean plants to help Jack of Jack and the Beanstalk. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts, sidebars, and infographics, t...

Readers grow their own bean plants to help Jack of Jack and the Beanstalk. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts, sidebars, and infographics, t...

Latvian-born architect Gunnar Birkerts belongs to the second wave of modernists who arrived in the United States from abroad, a group that includes...

The fact that there is Gypsy architecture may surprise quite a few people, for Gypsies are regarded as nomads who roam through the world and settle...

Enjoy an amazing assembly of historic images of half-timbered buildings from across Northern Europe. These striking, two-tone buildings range from ...

Famous color woodcut printmaker Gustave Baumann was a superb wood-carver who was captivated by puppet theater. In the 1930s Baumann carved a collec...

Visit a dozen exciting homes where the owners have ignored standard building practices in favor of creative alternatives. These homes, found from M...

Text in English and German. Hans Dieter Schaal worked on opera with Ruth Berghaus for ten years, he also created unforgettable stage architecture f...

Text in English & German. From the 1970s to the present day there is scarcely an architect who has produced such pioneering work as a creative ...

Hans Dieter Schaal is already something of a cultural institution in Germany. Trained as an architect, he always operates outside the "main stream"...

At the urban scale the harbour is a grandiose meeting between the town and the fjord landscape, representing an interesting interface between the l...

For those uninitiated into the 21st century world of concrete, this book will serve as a real eye-opener. For those in the concrete, landscaping, a...

Text in English and German. The prize-winning design, of which all can be seen from the outside is a glass cube making an impact over a distance an...

Havana has always been a dynamic city, and its unique architecture makes it one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Until recently, the clos...

Early nomadic shelters, including caves, animal skin tents, and igloos, were used for protection against wind, rain, snow, sunlight, and other forc...

In the triumvirate of dominant structural building materials—wood, metal, and masonry—each has its advantages, but none are as intertwined with the...

Text in English and German. This book presents a selection from all Tesar's creative periods and an essay introduces the background to this art and...

Heinz Tesar's architecture is associated with holistic ideas, and is 'value-conservative' in this sense. But at the same time, this architecture re...

Text in English and German. The church rises to the challenge of providing a spiritual centre for Donau City, the new residential and commercial ce...

Text in English and German. Heinz Tesar's buildings occupy a very particular place on the Austrian architectural scene, which is anyway populated b...

During my research for a previous book called Frontier Forts and Post of the Hudson’s Bay Company, I could not help but notice that there were many...

Architects who believe that designs should be based on past architecture.

Historic Architecture in Northwest Philadelphia is a colorful and comprehensive look at the rich architectural history of the Wissahickon Valley, a...

This photographic story of three dynamic neighborhoods in Philadelphia's twenty-first ward traces the evolution of each community as defined by its...

West of the Schuylkill River, what was once Blockley and Kingsessing Townships is now West Philadelphia. Here is a comprehensive look at the rich a...

Nestled among the rolling hills of South Central Pennsylvania, six counties - Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York - are home t...

Doorways, particularly front entrances, are among a building's most significant architectural features. Their powerful visual impact provides a sen...