Get answers FAST with the Landscape Architect’s One-Stop,Take-It-Anywhere GuideIn the office or out on the job, the Landscape Architect’s Portable Handbook puts the 20% of information you need 80% of the time at your fingertips! You get instant data for every architectural landscaping project: public and private gardens…athletic facilities…highways…urban/suburban settings…MORE! From project administration, planning, design standards and analysis to site development, construction, m...

An easy-to-use, one-stop reference guide for architectural and interior design. Part dictionary, part reference book, Mary Gilliatt's Dictionary of Architecture and Design is a single comprehensive source of information that will help you navigate all decisions related to home decor.Whether you are a home owner, an amateur restorer or decorator, a professional, a realtor, a student, or a do-it-yourselfer, this book will ma...

Welcome to Feng Shui Secrets. Yes, Feng Shui gives you the opportunity to transform your life emotionally, physically, financially and more. In your career, your relationships… you name it.Sounds like a big promise, doesn't it?Essentially, this book is about taking control and returning to your true self. Putting yourself in a position where you can become what you were meant to be.As a Feng Shui consultant, I've had the opportunity to work with thousands of individu...

Feng Shui DemystifiedFeng Shui Demystified is one of the most understandable books written on feng shui. It was originally published by The Crossing Press in 2000 and became one of their best selling books. Readers say, "This is the first time feng shui made sense." This new edition is greatly revised and expanded to include more illustrations, situations, solutions, and success stories. One of the most useful new sections is the Checklist for Moving....

Bedroom Feng Shui was a best-seller when The Crossing Press first published it in 2001. It is now available in a revised, expanded edition. In feng shui, the bedroom is the most important room. It has the most influence in a persons life, because of the amount of time spent there, a third of a lifetime. For many people the bedroom is the only room that is theirs.The book explains everything a person needs to know when applying feng shui to their bedroom. People sense that ...

With over 500 full-color photographs and expert insights provided by leading archaeological authorities, Burmese Design & Architecture is a must-have for serious connoisseurs of architecture, design or Burma itself.It is the first book to showcase the amazing diversity of architecture, design and art found in Burma (Myanmar). Ranging from the monumental pagodas of Pagan (Bagan) to the architectural heritage of Rangoon (Yangon), religious as well as contemp...

Mark McCauley is the Dave Barry of interior design.Chicago TribuneBeneath the humor beats the heart of a true artist, poet and philosopher.WF MagazineMcCauley discusses interior design for those with dogs, children and in-laws, he's the Anti-Martha Stewart.Boston GlobeMark McCauley is the interior designer for the rest of us.San Francisco Chronicle

In the Cheapskate Masters…. and to a lesser extent in the Coupon Master…. I wrote about my frugal ways. I enjoy saving money. I certainly don't enjoy wasting it. While this isn't a cheapskate's guide to holiday decorating, many of the following crafts could be. Most of them require little to no out of pocket expense. Many reference using glue, paint, and other items from your local craft store. But a creative (or cheap) mind will quickly see that many of the suggested items could be substi...

More than ever before, interior design is a global affair. And more than ever, Westerners are eager to try out elements of Asian design. This book is the ultimate resource for professional and amateur designers seeking to recreate the mysterious elegance, balance, and beauty of Asian design. Through the magic of Masano Kawana's beautiful full-color photography, New Asian Style explores more than 30 stunning contemporary houses and homes from Singapore, all of which stand as exampl...

Amanda Talbot demonstrates how architecture and interior design at their best can make us safer, healthier, more efficient, enlightened and productive - all contributing to a fundamental sense of wellbeing. In essence, Happy shows us ways in which design can help us live a happy life. This global survey reveals how designers are creating joyous living spaces that play to our emotions, speaking to our hearts as much as to our heads, through strategic planning and execution and by u...

* A single-source, on-the-job resource to help interior designers and architects solve any space planning problem* Simplifies code compliance (International Building Code, ADA, and more)* Includes hundreds of plans and details for every building type* Checklists and guidelines throughout

***WINNER OF A NAUTILUS 2017 SILVER MEDAL BOOK AWARD***Adaptive Sensory Environments: An Introduction presents a cutting-edge methodology for adaptive sensory design by fostering an inter-disciplinary approach in which aspects of neuroscience, biophilia, captology, nanotechnology, kinetics, and sensemaking all play critical roles in helping adaptive architecture "tune" to occupants. Furthermore, the book illustrates how adaptive sensory environments transform and uplift qu...