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AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.) Add to My Reading List

Norval White
Elliot Willensky
Fran Leadon

First published in 1968, the AIA Guide to New York City has long been the definitive guide to the city's architecture. Moving through all five boroughs, neighborhood by neighborhood, it offers the most complete overview of New York's significant places, past and present. The fifth edition continues to include places… More

ISBN: 9780195383867

June 9, 2010

9.9 x 4.8 x 1.6 inches, 1,088 pages, heavily illustrated throughout

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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction Add to My Reading List

Christopher Alexander
Sara Ishikawa
Murray Silverstein

From the Publisher. At the core of the book is the point that in designing their environments people always rely on certain “languages,” which, like the languages we speak, allow them to articulate and communicate an infinite variety of designs within a formal system which gives them coherence. This book… More

ISBN: 9780195019193

August 25, 1977

8 x 5.6 x 1.8 inches, hardcover, 1,216 pages

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Architecture in the United States Add to My Reading List Dell Upton 1998 From the Publisher. An exploration of the dazzling richness of America's human landscape. More Buy from Oxford University Press	Architecture: A Very Short Introduction Add to My Reading List Andrew Ballantyne 2002 From the Publisher. This highly original and sophisticated look at architecture helps us to understand the cultural significance of the buildings that surround us. More Buy from Oxford University Press
The Culture of Building Add to My Reading List Howard Davis 2006 From the Publisher. An unprecedented look at the nature and influence of building cultures. More Buy from Oxford University Press	Design in the USA Add to My Reading List Jeffrey L. Meikle 2005 From the Publisher. A fascinating look at the role of design in American culture. More Buy from Oxford University Press
A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Add to My Reading List James Stevens Curl 2007 From the Publisher. With clear descriptions providing in-depth analysis, the second edition of A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture is invaluable for students and professional architects, and provides a... More Buy from Oxford University Press	Modern Architecture Add to My Reading List Alan Colquhoun 2002 From the Publisher. A compelling account of the motivations, triumphs, and failures of international modernism. More Buy from Oxford University Press
Native American Architecture Add to My Reading List Robert Easton 1990 From the Publisher. Going beyond a traditional survey of buildings, the book offers a broad, clear view into the Native American world, revealing a new perspective on the interaction between their buildings and culture. More Buy from Oxford University Press	A New Theory of Urban Design Add to My Reading List Christopher Alexander Hajo Neis Artemis Anninou Ingrid King 1987 From the Publisher. A New Theory of Urban Design provides an entirely new theoretical framework for the discussion of urban problems. More Buy from Oxford University Press
The Oregon Experiment Add to My Reading List Christopher Alexander 1975 From the Publisher. A book that brilliantly applies the insight of "A Pattern Language" to a real-world project. More Buy from Oxford University Press	A Pattern Language Add to My Reading List Christopher Alexander Sara Ishikawa Murray Silverstein 1977 From the Publisher. At the core of the book is the point that in designing their environments people always rely on certain “languages,” which, like the languages we speak, allow them to articulate and communicate an infinite... More Buy from Oxford University Press
The Production of Houses Add to My Reading List Christopher Alexander 1985 From the Publisher. The Production of Houses centers around a group of buildings which Alexander and his associates built in 1976 in northern Mexico. Each house is different and the book. More Buy from Oxford University Press	The Timeless Way of Building Add to My Reading List Christopher Alexander 1979 From the Publisher. The first volume in Christopher Alexander's seminal trilogy on architecture. More Buy from Oxford University Press
Twentieth-Century Design Add to My Reading List Jonathan M. Woodham 1997 From the Publisher. One of the world's foremost design historians, Jonathan M. Woodham takes a fresh look at the wider issues of design and industrial culture throughout Europe, Scandinavia, North America, and the Far East. More Buy from Oxford University Press	The Works Add to My Reading List Betsy Hunter Bradley 1999 From the Publisher. This generously illustrated study of factory buildings documents how these factories were designed to meet the multifarious demands of industry. More Buy from Oxford University Press