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Oxford University Press
Language
English
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A working document for a new theory of architecture, building and planning which forms the basis for a new traditional post-industrial architecture, created by the people. How to design or redesign any space you're living or working in, from metropolis to room.
Author
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
200 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Home by Design, Susanka presents 30 design concepts that can transform any house into a welcoming home filled with character, beauty, and comfort. Opening readers' eyes to what's possible, she makes spatial design accessible to the layperson. Each of the design concepts here, from entryways to public/private space to window positioning, is illustrated with examples from houses by leading architects. Homeowners will learn how to assess their environment...
Author
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
199 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simpler lifestyles, higher quality leisure time with family and friends - these and other trends in society lay the foundation for this important, thought-provoking design and architecture book. In it, Sarah Susanka, LIFE Magazine's Architect of the Year, offers thoughtful guidelines for designing homes that more accurately reflect our lifestyles and personalities. The Not So Big House proposes clear, workable guidelines for creating modern homes...
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Publisher
Conde Nast US
Language
English
Description
Architectural Digest is the world's foremost design authority, showcasing the work of top architects and interior decorators. It continues to set new benchmarks for how to live well—what to buy, what to see and do, where to travel, and who to watch on the fast-paced, multifaceted global design scene.
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Publisher
Chelsea Magazine
Language
English
Description
Artists & Illustrators is the UK’s best-selling magazine for artists and art lovers, providing advice and inspiration every month. Published for almost 25 years, each issue of Artists & Illustrators contains a colourful palette of profiles and features, together with valuable practical ideas, expert technical advice and useful product tests. Whether you favour oils or watercolours, portraits or landscapes, abstract art or botanical illustration,
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Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
160 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Green. It conjures images of a meadow in spring for some, and the color of money for others. What does "green" have to do with our homes? In essence, green building-or sustainable building-means being smart about how we use energy, water, and building materials so that we can live well without needlessly damaging the environment. Creating a good green home isn't just about conservation, about using less or saving more-although that's certainly part...
Author
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
248 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
For everyone who craves a simpler lifestyle, not only in how they live but also where they live, The Simple Home features 21 houses and presents six different approaches to creating a home that realizes its full potential both simply and elegantly. We are living in complex times, in a commodified, virtual, and overstimulated culture. One response to high levels of complexity and overstimulation is to look for yet another gadget or closet organizer...
Author
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
218 p. : col. ill., plans ; 26 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
As our personal and professional lives become more demanding and hectic, people have reacted with a more casual, relaxed, and open way of living at home. Kitchens are no longer just for cooking but serve as entertainment hubs; barbeques on the grill have replaced formal dinners. As our lives at home have become increasingly informal, the "barefoot living" lifestyle has emerged and there is increased demand to carry this attitude over into home design....
Author
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
210 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Best-selling author of The Not So Big House Sarah Susanka teams up with architectural design writer Marc Vassallo to expand upon the message that has resonated with over a million homeowners and builders across the country: opting for personalized, well-crafted, thoughtfully designed spaces over superfluous square footage results in a home that comforts and nourishes those who live there. Susanka and Vassallo focus their lens on the tangible and sometimes...
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
xv, 265 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Live in less space but have more room to enjoy it. Does that sound like a contradiction? Smart readers will discover that, on the contrary, living small can free up your mind, your wallet, and your soul. With the cost of living rising, and the environment suffering from excessive building, now is the time to scale back. Join the movement. Little House on a Small Planet is a guidebook and an invitation. With floor plans, photographs, advice, and anecdotes,...
Author
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
c1995
Physical Desc
x, 166 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
New Expanded Edition with Color. Since its original publication, architects, builders, remodelers, and lovers of the distinctive architectural styles of Santa Fe and the region have depended on New Mexico Style for authoritative information and aesthetic inspiration. Now this classic has been broadened to include important elements of interior design. With its incisive text, ninety-five all-new black-and-white photographs, and the addition of forty...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University
Pub. Date
c2014
Physical Desc
378 pages : colored illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The past two decades have witnessed a resurgence of ecological ideas and ecological thinking in discussions of urbanism, society, culture, and design. The field of ecology has moved from classical determinism and a reductionist Newtonian concern with stability, certainty, and order in favor of more contemporary understandings of dynamic systemic change and the related phenomena of adaptability, resilience, and flexibility. But ecology is not simply...
15) Dwell
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Publisher
Dwell
Language
English
Description
Dwell is the unique modern architecture and design magazine for people who believe that good design is an integral part of real life. Get Dwell digital magazine subscription today.
Author
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
217 p. : col. ill., plans ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Though the median size of a new single-family house is back on the rise -- after a brief decline during the 2007-2009 U.S. recession -- many are now choosing to live small deliberately. They're building smaller, more environmentally and economically friendly homes. The New Small House presents small-house design strategies as well as whole-house case studies from across the U.S. and Canada for homeowners eager to simplify, and remodelers, builders,...
Author
Publisher
Taunton Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
155 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sarah Susanka's Not So Big Solutions for Your Home explores practical design ideas that can transform any house into a great house that looks, works and feels right for the owner. Sarah Susanka, whose previous best-selling books showed homeowners how to appreciate and create a house that is beautiful, visually expansive and reflective of how families really live, now offers readers practical, everyday design ideas on everything from selecting a site...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1979
Physical Desc
xv, 552 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The theory of architecture implicit in our world today, Christopher Alexander believes, is bankrupt. More and more people are aware that something is deeply wrong. Yet the power of present-day ideas is so great that many feel uncomfortable, even afraid, to say openly that they dislike what is happening, because they are afraid to seem foolish, afraid perhaps that they will be laughed at. Now, at last, there is a coherent theory which describes in...
Author
Publisher
Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
319 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
An inspiring, surprising and fun collection of mobile, portable and moveable architecture including houseboats, caravans, tents and huts for deserts, oceans, beaches, mountains and cities that demonstrate the exciting possibilities for life on the move. Mobitecture includes structures powered by motorbike, bicycle, mobility scooter, ski, car, tractor, donkey, shopping trolley, sled as well as human hands and feet.
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