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The Country Builder's Assistant : Containing a Collection of New Designs of Carpentry and Architecture; Which Will Be Particularly Useful to Country Wo
Asher Benjamin
Paperback - $48.95
Originally published in 1797, this was the bible of the building trade in New England during the beginning of the nineteenth century. The book was the first American-grown collection of designs published in America, and through its publication, Asher ...
The Country Builder's Assistant : The First American Architectural Handbook
Asher Benjamin
Paperback - $15.95
This book revolutionized 19th-century American architecture and changed forever the type of building that was done in our country.
The Art of Precast Concrete : Colour, Texture, Expression
David Bennett
Hardcover - $122.95
As a building material, precast concrete allows a wide range of sculptural forms and design options. By treating the surface in various ways, fascinating textures and fine finishes can be produced.
This book provides a systematic overview of the v ...
Material Connexion : The Global Resource of New and Innovative Materials for Architects, Artists and Designers
George Beylerian
Hardcover - $177.95
"If you see a new material, it's like a key that opens a door. Behind the door there's a kind of new world, filled with new people, new figures, new ideas, new visions."--Wolfgang Joop, Fashion Designer, Hamburg, Germany
"My favorite materials ar ...
Elementary Behaviour of Composite Steel and Concrete Structural Members
Mark A. Bradford
Paperback - $103.95
This book is aimed at developing elementary analysis skills, familiarity and an intuitive feel for composite construction that is required by undergraduate and graduate students, and by structural engineers. It does not require a prior knowledge of a ...
Transmaterial 2 : A Catalog of Materials That Redefine Our Physical Environment
Blaine Brownell
Paperback - $54.95
As the speed of technological progress continues to accelerate, innovation threatens to outpace architects' and designers' working knowledge of materials, thereby limiting their applicability. In order to stay at the cutting edge of design, a knowled ...
Transmaterial : A Catalog of Materials That Redefine Our Physical Environment
Blaine Erickson Brownell
Paperback - $47.95
These days, whether you're designing a building or a toaster, a savvy knowledge of materials is increasingly critical. And keeping up with the constant flow of new materials, let alone their applications, properties, and sources, is an increasingly d ...
Site Matters
Carol Burns
Paperback - $86.95
"Site Matters" is the first comprehensive theoretical treatment of a crucial concept in urban design, planning, and architecture -- "site." The way that planners and designers have dealt with the term over the years has changed dramatically, yet litt ...