Search Results: Architecture from 100 POCKETS

London, UK: Ward Lock, Ltd, 1970. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Bin Takahashi (Photographer). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Orange-red linen boards/Fine w/trace edge rubs. DJ/Fine. Book shop stamp & sticker shadow to fEP. Vol. 12 of This Beautiful World Series. History, and photographic essay, of the Acropolis --- the ancient citadel at Athens, containing the Parthenon, Erechtheum, and other notable buildings, mostly dated from the 5th century B.C. Planned and begun under Pericles (c. 495 - 429 BC) who masterminded the Peloponnesian War and promoted the golden age of Athens in which giants such as Aeschylus, Socrates and Phidias flourished. This extraordinary historic site drew on the artistry of outstanding architects Callicrates, Mnesikles, and Iktinos, sculptor Phidias (creator of the statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World), numerous artisans, metal workers, craftspeople, painters, woodcarvers, and thousands of labourers. 134 pgs… Read More

Tucson, AZ: Univ of Arizona Press, 1973. First Edition, 5th Printing of 1979 . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Paul Graham McHenry, Jr (Author-Illustrator-Photographer). BRAND NEW Copy. Practical manual/guide to planning and constructing adobe homes using nature's own materials. Detailed instructions with drawings and photographs by designer/builder. A brief history precedes text. 22 chapters, with emphasis on contruction, from foundation to interior finishings, and pointers on restoration of old adobes. Fine copy.

New York, NY: Frederick A Praeger, 1969. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Archival Photographs. Text/BRAND NEW. Taupe linen boards w/silver spine lettering/Fine. DJ/NF; price strike-out, and light nips, rubs & closed tear to edges. American architectural history. Beginning with the settlements of the Pueblo Indians, argueably the first true urban community in the United States, to the physical & social insignificance of city planning of today. Yale Univ art historian Vincent Joseph Scully Jr. (1920 - 2017) centers on the meaning of American architecture & assessment of the kind of human environment it has created. Marked by a certain restlessness that is often adrift from precedents, adventures in building seems spured by early frontier culture, though now propelled by constantly renewed social & technological changes. Scholarly history of architecture as an expression of the intellect. 275 pgs w/archival photos, line drawings & maps in 3 parts: I, Preface;… Read More

New York, NY: Hawthorn Books, 1975. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Henry J. Kauffman (Author-Photographer); Tom Callahan (Floor Plans). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Bi-color boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/NF; sound w/nip & closed tears to edges, sealed w/archival tape. Light brown spotting (acidic paper reaction to text blocks. Survey of American farmhouses & outhouses of the 18th & 19th Centuries. An architectual history as well as farmsteading as a way of life. 265 pgs, augmented w/some 200 b/w photos & floor plans, and 22 color plates. 13th book from prolific social historian and author Henry J. Kaufman (1908 - 2001), skilled in metal crafts, and life spent in rural Pennsylvania. 24 chapters presented in 5 parts: Part I, New England; II, The Middle States; III, The South; IV, The Outbuildings; and V, Farm Museums.

Palo Alto, CA: American West Publishing, 1974. First Edition, First Pinting . Hardcover. Collectible - Fine/Near Fine. David Muench (Photographer). Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Brown boards w/gilt spine lettering/Fine. DJ/NF (showing first edition, pre-publication price)/NF; trace edge wear, under mylar. Study of the Anasazi civilization of vanished people who left us remains of great cities in the plateau country of American Southwest. Anasazi is a Navajo term meaning "The Ancient Ones". Narrative supported with eloquent photographs of David Muench of ancient dwellings at Mesa Verde, Canyon de Chelly, and Chaco Canyon, and those taken much earlier by Adam Clark Vroman.

Tokyo, Japan: Mori Art Museum, 2004. First Edition, First Thus . Paperback. New/None as Issued. JAPANESE LANGUAGE TEXT w/Contents listings, photos & illustration captions, and index in Japanese and English. BRAND NEW COPY w/ffaint creasing to upper front corner tip of softcover. 374 pgs. Superbly illustrated catalogue to the Dec 21st, 2004 - Mar 13, 2005 exhibition, Mori Art Musuem, Tokyo, Japan. This exhibition was organised by the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, the Fonds Regional d'Art Contemporain du Centre, (FRAC Centre), Orleans, and Architecture & Design at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. An examination of radical and visionary approaches to architectural design and urban planning of the city since World War II. The exhibition featured 220 projects by 90 architects and artists, on loan from Paris. Presentation in 4 sections: 1, 'The Pulsating City; 2, The Endless City; 3, The Deconstructed City; and 4, The Contextualised City'. Sections, corresponding to different decades and… Read More

New York: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1978. First Printing . Printed Blue Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. 11 1/4 x 8 3/4. The standardization of working drawing techniques within each office is essential to production efficiency, coordination, and quality control. Standardization between offices and throughout the building construction industry is highly desirable and is entirely possible, but it has not been done, and it will not be accomplished suddenly. One of the major objectives of this book is to set forth practical principles and methods leading to standardization." [Preface] The chapter headings are General Purpose and Philosophy; Drawing Sheets and Sheet Organization; Developing the Drawing and Lettering Technique; Dimensioning; The Metric System; Detailing and Scheduling; Photodrafting and Reproduction Processes; and References, Consultants, and Checklists. 207 pages, with tables, figures, and Index; plus xv (15) pages prefatory matter. DJ has mended chips and small losses; boards and text… Read More

New York, NY: Architectural Digest, 2016. Volume 73, Number 8 . Soft Cover/Periodical. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY. 2016 Architectural Digest, Volume 73, No 8. Cover Art: Portrait of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, poolside by his Brazilian home, by Simon Upton.

New York, NY: Tab Books/McGraw-Hill, 1992. Reprint . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. Collection of some 240 architectural prototype plans for remodeling (expansion up & down, as well as scaling down) of houses that may well match your current residence. Text in 12 chapters presented in 3 parts: I, Developing a Program; II, Remodel Plans; and, III, Building & Finishing Your Project. Initially issued with option to order professional architectural plans, though some are no longer available; volume, nevertheless, is a veritable collection of ideas.

New York, NY: Architectural Digest, 2016. Volume 73, Number 6 . Soft Cover/Periodical. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY. Cover Art: Photo of porch to a New England getaway in Maine by William Waldron. Volume devoted to aesthically pleasing designs and furnishinging free in spirit. Articles cover delights in New England, Malibu, South Carolina, New York, besides presentation of pools to splash in.

New York, NY: Frederick A Praeger, 1962. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. EX-LIB. UNCIRCULATED Copy. Text/BRAND NEW. Linen boards/Good; strong w/marked discoloration (original blue cloth faded to grey). DJ/None. Loan pocket removal scar to back cover verso. Departing from traditional, chronologically linear study of architectural expressions, this volume is a distinct tribute to individual manifestations of creative utopian fabrications as it explores fanciful ideas, past and present, of architectectual shapes with attention to "the expression of whimsy" in the use of structure and materials, as well as in personal or public credo." The essays are: 1, The Found Object, 2, Toward an Extreme Tangibility; 3, Fantastic Frameworks; 4, Fascination with the Transparent; 5, The Sheltering Cave; 6, Labyrinth & Spiral; 7, Formally Restricted Improvisation; 8, A Pre-Figured Architect; 9, Hovering Architecture; 10, The Architectural Utopia; 11, The Futurist City; 12,… Read More

New York, NY: Conde Nast, 2016. Volume 73, Number 6 . Soft Cover/Periodical. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY. Cover Art: Photo of Florida home of Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez by Carlos Mota. Feature articles, and autors of, include: 1, Home Run (Sam Cochran); 2, Family Ties (historic Kentucky estate, Alice Gordon); and 3. Great Design (home products, Parker Bowie Larson), among many others.

Moscow, USSR: Planeta Publishers, 1980. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Vadim Tuzhikov (Photographer). Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated boards/NF w/scratch to rear. PO name to title page verso. Illustrated endpapers. Tour guide to Russia's Golden Ring --- a ring of ancient, picturesque towns northeast of Moscow which are often referred to as "open-air museums". They feature unique Russian architecture of the 12th - 18th centuries, including kremlins, monasteries, cathedrals, churches, and prize examples onion domes. 254 pgs. 6 illustrated chapters: 1, Zagorsk; 2, Pereslavl-Zalessky; 3, Rostov Veliky; 4, Vladimir; 5, Suzdal; and 6, Ivanovo.

Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin Books, 1978. 1st Integrated Edition, Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/light wear w/price strike-out to upper back. PO name on fEP; all three leading text edges stamped/marked denoting ownership. Number 20 in the Pelican History of Art Series. First published 1956. This First Integrated Edition is based on the 3rd Hardback Edition on 1971. 4000-year span of art history covered in two parts. Part II, Painting and Sculpture is authored by Laurence Sickman. Part II, Architecture is penned by Alexander Soper. Confucian restraint and Taoist escapism are continuous and dynamic threads threads. Fine copy despite disfigurement to text edges.

London, UK: Elek Books, 1964. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Poor. Edwin Smith (Photographer). Text/BRAND NEW. Natural linen boards w/blue lettering/Fine. DJ/Poor; closed tears w/small losses to edges, & vertical creasing to mid spine, front & back; and, inexplicably, with an inch cut off from top edge. A historical, cultural history of Athens from earliest times to the decline of the classical period following its fall to the Goths in 267 A.D. Fine copy with poor dust jacket.

New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990. 2nd Revised Edition . Hardcover. New/Near Fine. BRAND NEW COPY w/trace edge wear to dustjacket. 1990, Second Revised Edition, 2nd Printing. Architecture. Textbook and Reference & resource for practicing professional use. Detailed, interdisciplinary, practical guide for design & construction of building systems. 697 pgs. 17 chapters.

New York, NY: Vintage Books/Random House, 1979. First Edition, 4th Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. David W. Dunlap (Photographer). Text/Near New & Bright. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/closed tear to upper front spine edge & light shelf wear. A stroll through New York City in the 1970s with New York Times architecture critic and lecturer of architectural history Paul Goldberger as guide. For those who cannot, or would prefer not, to take to the streets, this witty and refreshing book makes for excellent arm chair reading as well. Fine copy.

Chicago, IL: Baluster Books, 1984. New Complete Edition . Hardcover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW COPY. Gilt embossed black linen boards w/black endpapers. DJ/None as issued; short slipcase. Neoclassical German architect Schinkel [1781-1841] is often hailed as the spiritual godfather of Post-Modernism. This volume is a reprint of the Exedra Books' 1981 edition of the architect's Sammlung Architektonischer Entwürfe [Berlin: Ernst & Korn, 1866]. Copy combines orginal 2-volume text in one; orginal German text with English translation. Introduction by Philip Johnson; Prefatory Essay by Hermann Pundt. 174 plates.

London, UK: Senate/Studio Editions Ltd, 1994. 1994 Reprint of the 9th Edition. . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Soft cover/NF. Gift inscription on fEP. First published in 1896 as an abridged form of John Henry Parker's celebrated dictionary of architecture. The intent was to produce a portable manual/handbook for travel use. This is a reprint of the 9th Edition, now with some 400 drawings ranging from brickwork in ancient Rome to the vaulted roof of Westminister Abbey. An authoritative glossary of pre-Modern Western architecture. Fine copy.

Montevideo, Uruguay: Talleres Graficos Emece, 1970. First Edition, First Thus . Paperback. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Softcover/NF; sound showing light soiling & discoloration to surface. Spanish language text. "Are you acquainted with Montevideo?" is an indepth guide to major architectural sites of Montevideo, Uruguay. 177 pgs w/photo illustrations.