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  • Stone

    Ancient Craft to Modern Mastery

    In this perceptive and illustrative look at the expressive and practical use of stone throughout history, Richard Rhodes unlocks the underlying principles of this ancient material—and explains the closely guarded “Sacred Rules” of the Freemasons guild for the first time ever.The relationship between mankind and stone is elemental and deeply ingrained in us all. Stone, after all, has been the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Timber Design

    Series series Architect's Guidebooks to Structures
    Timber Design covers timber fundamentals for students and professional architects and engineers, such as tension elements, flexural elements, shear and torsion, compression elements, connections, and lateral design. As part of the Architect’s Guidebooks to Structures series, it provides a comprehensive overview using both imperial and metric units of measurement. Timber Design begins with an ... Read more

    Was $45.99 USD Now $39.99 USD

  • How Buildings Work

    The Natural Order of Architecture

    Illustrated with hundreds of illuminating line drawings, this classic guide reveals virtually every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies--and why some buildings do this so much better than others. Drawing on things he's learned from the many buildings he himself designed (and in some cases built with his own ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • Naive Intention

    Introduced by an essay about the vague contradiction between intentionality and chance, necessity and accident, reason and futility, authorship and anonymity, the book presents a selection of images that inform Pezo von Ellrichshausen’s cross production between art, architecture and academia. Each page contains a single picture and a brief caption describing it.Beyond a comprehensive depiction of ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • City of Wood

    San Francisco and the Architecture of the Redwood Lumber Industry

    2025 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize, Association of American Geographers2025 Abbott Lowell Cummings Award2025 John Brinckerhoff Jackson Prize, UVA Center for Cultural Landscapes2026 Hagley Prize in Business History, Hagley Museum and Library2025 Honorable Mention, PROSE Award, Association of American Publishers (AAP)California’s 1849 gold rush triggered creation of the ... ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Dear Homeowner, Please Take My Advice. Sincerely, An Architect

    A Guide To Establish Budgets, Priorities, and Guidelines Early On To Save Time, Money, and Maybe Even Your Marriage

    Edited by Stephanie Wascha ...
    About to remodel your home? Overwhelmed with the number of design options for your kitchen, bathroom, addition, etc., or not even aware of what your options are? Tired of disagreeing with your spouse/partner over what to include in your project? Want to avoid paying an architect and/or contractor loads of money, only to determine that you can’t afford to remodel?Let licensed architect Stephanie ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Construction Management of Healthcare Projects

    A complete, practical guide to managing healthcare facility construction projectsFilled with best practices and the latest industry trends, Construction Management of Healthcare Projects describes the unique construction requirements of hospitals, including building components, specialized functions, codes, and regulations. Detailed case studies offer invaluable insight into the real-world ... Read more

    $96.29 USD

  • Open Building for Architects

    Professional Knowledge for an Architecture of Everyday Environment

    Series series Open Building
    Open Building is an internationally recognized approach to the design of buildings and building complexes with roots in the way the ordinary built environment grows and regenerates. The Open Building approach recognizes that both stability and change are realities to be managed in the contemporary built environment. Buildings – and the neighborhoods they occupy – are not static during the most ... Read more

    Was $48.99 USD Now $41.99 USD

  • The Village Inn of Secret Dreams

    The joyfully heartwarming read from Alison Sherlock

    Series Book 3 - The Riverside Lane Series
    From the bestselling author of The Village Shop For Lonely HeartsAfter escaping her parents’ unhappy marriage to sleepy Cranbridge a long time ago, Belle Clarke dreams of staying at The Black Swan Inn forever.But with the rundown Inn threatened with closure, Belle may be forced to leave, unless a buyer can be found … quickly.So, when her oldest friend Pete Kennedy returns from working abroad with ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • La rivoluzione verde del calcestruzzo

    L'ecosviluppo delle pavimentazioni

    Chi l’ha detto che le pavimentazioni non possono essere ecosostenibili?In Deltapav abbiamo un sogno: portare in questo settore una tecnologia che, rispondendo alle richieste più esigenti di performance, design e durabilità, sia in grado di salvaguardare l’ambiente.Con l’innovativa e unica soluzione Deltapav DRAIN, messa a punto dal Team interno di Ricerca e Sviluppo, siamo in grado di fare tutto ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Architectural Tiles

    Conservation and Restoration

    by Lesley Durbin ...
    This book aims to advise and encourage on appropriate means towards preservation of the valuable heritage. It is an accessible resource to anyone who is interested either professionally or as an enthusiast in the preservation of historic architectural tiles. ... Read more

    Was $61.99 USD Now $52.99 USD

  • Three Birds Renovations: Dream Home How-To

    Australia's favourite Birds are back with BIGGER home transformations, BOLDER extensions, BREATHTAKING new builds and hundreds of new tips.Jam-packed with reno goodness, this book is a visual feast overflowing with ideas and inspiration from Three Birds projects in glorious detail, including their most ambitious new build to date: a family home that channels an idyllic island getaway (year-round ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • 舊屋翻新裝修解剖書【暢銷更新版】:掌握老化、結構、管路、動線、設備5大關鍵,解決樑柱多、採光差、走道長、空間配置不當問題,升級老屋比買新屋更超值

    第一本徹底剖析 老屋、中古屋 翻新關鍵 的裝修解剖書全面更新版盼都更無望,新屋價難追,不如聰明升級老屋,比買新成屋更超值!一樣是位在台北市大安區35坪的房子,買新大樓,單坪可能比中古老屋貴上兩倍,而且新大樓公設比高,想要享受相同室內坪數,還要多花錢買公設,相較之下,老屋坪數實在,空間可塑性大,但裝修成本高,台灣三大都會區,普遍面臨住宅老化問題,越早繁榮發展的地區,老舊房子越多,建築老化引起的漏水、壁癌,甚至影響結構安全,更不要說內部格局動線不良,採光通風差,水電管路、廚衛設備老舊,機能不敷現代生活使用,但越來越多人看見老屋的性價比競爭力,以及欣賞歲月在空間留下的故事,掀起一波買老屋翻新,或是改造自己老家的風潮,老房子變身潮,不只在台灣,也是全球趨勢,本書教你避免舊屋翻新常見的NG狀況,提供預算分配及必做工程的實用知識,只要掌握抗老化、補結構、換管路、改格局、設備更新5大關鍵,<... ... Read more

    $8.48 USD

  • The Upcycle

    Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance

    From the visionary authors of Cradle to Cradle comes the next step in our ecological evolution: The UpcycleIn their groundbreaking book Cradle to Cradle, William McDonough and Michael Braungart presented a revolutionary design framework for creating products and systems that actively improve the natural world. A decade later, The Upcycle shows the green living lessons gained from putting this eco ... Read more

    $14.19 USD

  • Beginner's Guide to Japanese Joinery

    Make Japanese Joints in 8 Steps With Minimal Tools

    by Jin Izuhara ...
    If you want to make Japanese joints, without spending money on expensive tools then read on...Are you a weekend carpenter that wants to make traditional Japanese joints?Do you want to apply Japanese ingenuity of design to everyday furniture and give them a special character?Do you want to do so without spending a lot of time or money?For centuries before the invention of screws and fasteners, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • All the Way Home

    Building a Family in a Falling-Down House

    by David Giffels ...
    As wry as Bill Bryson’s I’m a Stranger Here Myself, as insightful as Tracy Kidder’s House, here is smart, engaging tale of one man’s stuggle to restore his family’s new home—a decrepit old mansion—and discover himselfWith his pregnant wife and their 18-month-old son in tow, David Giffels scoured the environs of Akron, OH, in search of the perfect house. But nothing seemed right . . . until he ... Read more

    $13.39 USD

  • Three Birds Renovations

    400+ renovation and styling secrets revealed

    Holy reno inspo!Before & aftersStyling how-to'sMoney-saving reno tips'Australia's most fabulous renovators' Real Living magazineWhen best friends Erin, Bonnie and Lana ditched their corporate careers to start Three Birds Renovations, they were rookie renovators with big ideas. Today, with many incredible house transformations under their toolbelt, they're a power trio turning neighbourhood ugly ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Our Voices

    Indigeneity and Architecture

    Our Voices: Indigeneity and Architecture is an exciting advance in the field of architecture offering multiple Indigenous perspectives on architecture and design theory and practice. Indigenous authors from Aotearoa NZ, Canada, Australia, and the USA explore the making and keeping of places and spaces which are informed by Indigenous values and identities. The lack of publications to date offering ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Off The Grid Homes

    by Lori Ryker ...
    An in-depth look at the strategies employed in sustainable home design. ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • 圖解貨櫃商業空間設計:全台第一本貨櫃屋全解析,從法規、價格、施工到設計,四大關鍵、一次解決!

    貨櫃屋正夯,教您打造又便宜、又好用的繽紛貨櫃屋!小鳥雖小五臟俱全,帶您觀看美麗又實用的精彩案例。只要跟著書中學,就能擁有屬於自己的創意貨櫃屋。◆北部:林淵源建築師◆中部:陳旻宏中一電工副總◆南部:王啟圳建築師——共同撰文推薦【本書特色】★ 華文圈第一本,貨櫃屋設計全解★ 專業建築師現身說法,提供法規、結構等建議★ 精選國內精美貨櫃屋成功案例★ 室內設計師現身說法,提供專業見解★ 激發創意、介紹貨櫃屋的不同種風貌貨櫃屋的特色工時短、低成本、CP值高,在國內外掀起一股貨櫃城市浪潮。而台灣當然不落人後,除了每年在高雄舉辦貨櫃藝術節,讓民眾知道貨櫃可以怎麼玩之外,全台各地的貨櫃屋市集,也如雨後春筍般越來越多元。貨櫃屋在台灣,較常被拿來當作商業空間使用,但已有一般民眾將貨櫃申請為住家,讓貨櫃屋的使用方向越來越廣。到底打造一個貨櫃屋,有多少眉眉角角?怎麼做才能擁有一個屬於自己的貨櫃屋... ... Read more

    $11.12 USD

  • 我在荷蘭當都更說客:阿姆斯特丹以人為本的10年街區再生筆記

    一位臺灣青年建築師在荷蘭的十年觀察筆記——透過阿姆斯特丹深層認識荷蘭,跟著采和建築師直擊荷蘭人的居住正義與街區實驗,「住房不是一種財產權的絕對保障,而是對人應有居住權的絕對保障。」原來「都更」也不只是蓋新房子,唯有自己認知自己想過什麼樣的生活,才知道住宅可以怎樣設計或是改造,而不是只是被動地接受市場上提供的「房地產」。本書以迷人的故事力、專業的視角讓我們大開眼界。城市的偉大,來自於居住其間人民的偉大。阿姆斯特丹從十三世紀的小漁村,歷經八百年的歷史發展,成就現今的國際空港城市,其間,充滿了各種故事。而共同完成這部偉大故事,靠的是眾志成城,透過政府、建築師、社區規劃師,尤其是各類各階層人民的凝聚力,讓文化性跟衝突性對話,讓城市的宏偉與家的溫度並存,讓理性主義與人文感性交融,讓社會秩序與個體自由同在,讓異文化和本土文化相互包容,更讓多元族群共生及共榮。采和建築師寫下她在阿姆斯特丹十多年的生活 ... Read more

    Was $10.26 USD Now $8.73 USD

  • Intermediate Guide to Japanese Joinery

    The Secret to Making Complex Japanese Joints and Furniture Using Affordable Tools

    by Jin Izuhara ...
    Are you a weekend hobby carpenter with a passion for creating high-quality pieces, but not quite the equipment budget to match?Would you like to know how to create Japanese joints using common tools?Japanese joinery is an ancient carpentry skill developed in a time before mass production when ingenuity and character of design still mattered. Now, you can revive this ancient art and introduce it to ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • 圖解S造建築入門:一次精通鋼骨造建築的基本知識、設計、施工和應用

    ゼロからはじめる 「S造建築」入門

    by 原口秀昭 ...
    Series series 藝術叢書1
    ★好評暢銷書《建築的設備教室》、《圖解RC造建築入門》系列力作280堂鋼骨造建築入門課――――Q&A解說 + 插圖圖解 = 輕鬆理解S造建築!◎一頁一問,搭配精繪插圖,循序漸進介紹鋼骨造建築知識◎完整說明細節和整體概念,詳盡導讀建物的構造方式及設計施工◎每頁、每項獨立章節,3分鐘即可輕鬆讀完一個單元◎日本暢銷建築書作家親授掌握鋼骨造建築之道,充實實務知識的必備書最有趣的鋼骨造建築入門書――――建築知識的學習起點,一次弄懂S造建築的門道!材料、構法、結構、施工、設計、繪製等合為一體,就形成建築物。設計或施工的現場,不像學校的授課可以垂直劃分,而許多入門書的內容實在過於基礎,實務上根本派不上用場;針對專家所出版的詳細圖集或施工手冊,對於初學者來說又太困難,也無法傳達出建築有趣的地方。本書介紹鋼骨造建物的建造、構造方式、材料,以及設計和施工時必須理解的最低限度知識。將這些非常基本的知識 ... Read more

    $8.48 USD

  • I batteri nel restauro

    I principi, l'esperienza di laboratorio e i casi studio applicati dalla biopulitura al bioconsolidamento

    Series Book 3 - Laboratorio di Villa Fabris
    Questo testo nasce dal desiderio di raggruppare le esperienze applicative e fare il punto sullo stato di avanzamento delle ricerche e delle sperimentazioni inerenti l’utilizzo di batteri applicati ai manufatti artistici. I batteri, cioè microrganismi, comunemente confinati al ruolo di deteriogeni, si sono rivelati strumenti utili come agenti di biorimozione e bioconsolidamento per i manufatti ... Read more

    $10.99 USD