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1	A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction more books like this by Christopher Alexander add to wishlist In this volume, 253 archetypal patterns consisting of problem statements, discussions, illustrations, and solutions provide lay persons with a framework for engaging in architectural design. see all copies from $29.99! new only from $40.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	101 Things I Learned in Architecture School more books like this by Matthew Frederick add to wishlist This book presents concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation, from the basics of "How to Draw a Line" to the complexities of color theory.This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for ... see all copies from $7.69! new only from $7.69! \| SVS
3	Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design more books like this by Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, Barbara Winslow add to wishlist Two of the authors of the famous A PATTERN LANGUAGE list the 10 essentials of a successful home, including proportion, good light, outdoor rooms, and designing welcoming "in between" areas (such as porches and window seats) into the plan. Includes extensive photographs and detailed diagrams of 30+ residences. see all copies from $5.25! new only from $5.25! \| first editions \| SVS
4	How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built more books like this by Stewart Brand add to wishlist This book on buildings asks the question why so many buildings punish and restrict us because almost none of them adapt well. In real use, buildings need to adapt because their uses are constantly changing. All buildings are predictions, and yet more high-style buildings are designed not to change, not to accommodate new use. A good portion of how ... see all copies from $10.46! new only from $15.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Architectural Drafting & Design more books like this by Alan Jefferis, David A. Madsen add to wishlist Long recognized as the most comprehensive introduction to residential drafting and design on the market, this vital working reference uses step-by-step methods for the layout of each type of drawing required for a set of plans, encouraging designers to think through and solve design problems. Based on the latest UBC, CABO, and SBCCI codes, this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.95! \| SVS
6	Architecture: Residential Drafting and Design more books like this by Clois E Kicklighter add to wishlist Architecture-Residential Drawing and Design provides comprehensive instruction for preparing architectural working drawings using traditional and computer-based methods. The text also serves as a reference for design and construction principles and methods. Organized logically around the design-building process in an exciting format, the text is ... see all copies from $2.31! new only from $22.00! \| SVS
7	Drawing and Designing with Confidence: A Step-By-Step Guide more books like this by Mike W Lin add to wishlist This is an illustrated, step-by-step procedural guide designed to help the reader improve graphic technique. With a teaching style that stresses speed and relaxation, the author covers all aspects of design, graphic composition, media, types of drawings and perspective techniques. see all copies from $30.00! new only from $41.85! \| SVS
8	Precedents in Architecture: Analytic Diagrams, Formative Ideas, and Partis more books like this by Roger H Clark, Michael Pause, PH.D. add to wishlist A revision of the architectural classic on design analysis "Precedents in Architecture, Third Edition" provides a vocabulary for architectural analysis that illuminates the works of leading architects and aids architects and designers in creating their own designs. Thirty-one leading architects are represented in this updated "Third Edition" in ... see all copies from $29.68! new only from $29.68! \| SVS
9	Body, Memory, and Architecture more books like this by Kent C Bloomer add to wishlist This book is a product of our joint efforts to teach fundamentals of architectural design to first-year professional students at the Yale School of Architecture. see all copies from $8.74! new only from $24.73! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Architectural Drafting and Design, 4e more books like this by Alan Jefferis, David Madsen add to wishlist Detailing step-by-step methods for the design and layout of each type of drawing required for a complete set of architectural plans, this text shows how to make optimal use of one of today's popular design tools - AutoCAD 2000. The book also contains a try & die copy of the AutoCAD 2000 software and .dwg files of selected plans in the book, ... see all copies from $3.55! new only from $48.01!
11 view cover	Glamour: Fashion, Industrial Design, Architecture more books like this by Joseph Rosa (Editor), Phil Patton, Virginia Postrel add to wishlist As one of the most alluring yet elusive concepts in contemporary style, glamour is an ideal that permeates our visual culture. This lavishly illustrated book radically revises our understanding of glamour in fashion, industrial design, and architecture. The volume traces glamour's trajectory from its historical middle-class origins to its present ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.47! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being more books like this by Esther M Sternberg add to wishlist Does the world make you sick? If the distractions and distortions around you, the jarring colors and sounds, could shake up the healing chemistry of your mind, might your surroundings also have the power to heal you? This is the question Esther Sternberg explores in "Healing Spaces", a look at the marvelously rich nexus of mind and body, ... see all copies from $18.48! new only from $19.58! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Graphic Thinking for Architects & Designers more books like this by Paul Laseau add to wishlist The essential design companion-now in an up-to-date new edition For architects, drawing is more than a convenient way to communicate ideas; it is an integral part of the creative process that has a profound impact on thinking and problem-solving. In Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers, Third Edition, Paul Laseau demonstrates that more ... see all copies from $3.75! new only from $53.56! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Architecture; Drafting and Design more books like this by Donald E Hepler add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	Representation of Places: Reality/Realism in City Design more books like this by Peter Bosselmann add to wishlist People live in cities and experience them firsthand, while urban designers explain cities conceptually. In "Representation of Places" Peter Bosselmann takes on the challenging question of how designers can communicate the changes they envision in order that 'the rest of us' adequately understand how those changes will affect our lives. New modes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| first editions
16 view cover	Introducing Revit Architecture 2009: BIM for Beginners more books like this by Greg Demchak, Tatjana Dzambazova, Eddy Krygiel add to wishlist You don't have to be a high-tech wizard to understand the Revit software using "Introducing Revit Architecture 2009: BIM for Beginners", the perfect guide for architects of any generation. This work helps you to start with an overview of BIM concepts before tackling the Revit interface, then move on to use Revit's suite of editing tools. It helps ... see all copies from $20.79! new only from $20.79! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design more books like this by Edward Allen, Aia, Joseph Iano add to wishlist The architect's favorite handbook - more informative and easier to use than ever! "The Architect's Studio Companion" is the laborsaving design resource that architects and builders have relied on for years. Now in its fourth edition, this industry standard continues its reputation as a reliable tool for the preliminary selecting, configuring, and ... see all copies from $19.66! new only from $73.87! \| SVS
18 view cover	Your Dream Home: A Design Sourcebook more books like this by Lisa S Siglag add to wishlist Explore the latest trends in quality home building in this informative volume that anyone searching for new construction options will want to own. It deals with every step of the process: how to hire a team of professionals; choose an architectural style; make a grand entrance with hallways and foyers; and design every area in the house, plus ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
19 view cover	Revit Architecture 2010 more books like this by Eric Wing add to wishlist Author and Revit Architecture expert Eric Wing walks you through designing, documenting, and presenting a four-story office building. The continuous tutorial begins with the Revit interface and standard conventions for placing walls, doors, and windows, then progresses through the building's design as would happen in the real world. You'll learn ... see all copies from $20.97! new only from $20.97! \| SVS
20 view cover	Distinctive Home more books like this by Jeremiah Eck add to wishlist The author zeroes in on what he considers to be the four crucial elements in home design: site, floor plan, exterior, and interior, analyzing the importance of each and illustrating his concepts with 350 photographs and drawings of 50 houses around the country, many of them his own designs, that vary widely in style and price. see all copies from $4.34! new only from $4.50! \| first editions
21 view cover	Design Outlaws on the Ecological Frontier more books like this by Chris Zelov (Editor), Phil Cousineau (Editor) add to wishlist The filmmaking team of Phil Cousineau and Chris Zelov, along with Brian Danitz, have produced a book that grew out of their award-winning film: Ecological Design: Inventing the Future. Both the film and the book are brimming with the ideas and prototypes of "outlaw design" from the trailblazers who have defined ecological architecture. The ... see all copies from $8.94! new only from $12.49! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Smaller Home: Creating the Perfect Fit more books like this by Dan F Sater, II add to wishlist "The Smaller Home" offers interesting new ways of thinking about the home. Innovative and efficient use of space can make living easier, more economical and more enjoyable. "The Smaller Home" includes the latest ideas for layout options, flow patterns, space conversions, creative storage and putting technology to work. It's a useful and ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $3.00! \| SVS
23 view cover	Architectural Programming: Creative Techniques for Design Professionals more books like this by Robert R Kumlin, Kumlin Robert add to wishlist From designing offices to designing health and educational facilities, this book/disk "roadmap" helps architects and clients understand which type of building design best meets specific uses and requirements. With hundreds of useful strategies, this valuable guide provides the checklists, forms and questionnaires to elicit such vital building ... see all copies from $32.61! new only from $57.95!
24 view cover	Santiago Calatrava: Conversations with Students-The Mit Lectures more books like this by Santiago Calatrava, Mit Lectures, Cecilia Lewis Kausel (Editor) add to wishlist 'This is the first time that I have made the commitment to give a series of talks with the specific intention of communicating my experience. The things I am saying, I am saying for the next generation-people who will set and invent other styles and who will find their own way, just as I have integrated the works of those who have been working ... see all copies from $6.24! new only from $7.16! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Look of Architecture more books like this by Witold Rybczynski add to wishlist Celebrated architecture critic Rybczynski writes about the relationship between buildings and clothes, including the role of details, the difficulty of categorizing, and the way certain buildings in midtown Manhattan support his theses. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| first editions \| SVS

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