Search Results: Architecture from Exchange Value Books

Albany, NY: Excelsior Editions, State University of New York Press, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8x0x9. [ARCHITECTURE]. Jackson, Bruce. "American Chartres: Buffalo's Waterfront Grain Elevators." Albany, NY: Excelsior Editions, State University of New York Press, 2016. First edition. English language. Hardcover in jacket. 9.5 x 8 x 0.75 in. 25 x 20 x 1.5 cm. 27 oz. pp. [8], 192. Text clean. No issues. New in New jacket. ISBN: 9781438462578. "On a visit to Buffalo, New York, the French poet Dominique Fourcade was awed by the huge concrete grain elevators that line the city's river and lakefront. Turning to his guide, the poet Susan Howe, he exclaimed, "The American Chartres!" Taking Fourcade's exclamation as its title, Bruce Jackson's American Chartres documents Buffalo's surviving grain elevators, capturing these monumental buildings in all seasons and in various light; from the Buffalo River, the Ship Canal, and Lake Erie; from inside and… Read More

Padova, IT: Il Poligrafo, 2014. Softcover. Near Fine. 7x7x7. [ARCHITECTURE]. Angelo Torricelli, Margherita Petranzan, Chiara Baglione, Sara Protasoni, Luisa Ferro, Sara Riboldi, Federico Bucci. "Angelo Torricelli: Works and Projects, 1997-2012." Padua, IT: Il Poligrafo, 2014. English and Italian languages. Softcover with French flaps. Text with full-color images. 8.75 x 8.75 x 0.75 in. 22 x 22 x 2 cm. 34 oz. Smudge on back cover. Price in pencil on half-title. Mark on fore-edge of page block. Toning on edges of interior pages. Text clean. Near Fine. ISBN: 9788871158778."Torricelli's experience in Puglia, in the Capitanata area, started in 1995 and is still ongoing, represents the ideal field to test the facts of the study of architecture as an interpretation of the city, developed over many years with a productive mix of theory and practice, research and teaching. Here Torricelli was able to operate according to the conviction that design research must interpret time and that… Read More

AIA, 2003. Softcover. Very Good. Architectural Record Supplement, October 2003. Magazine.

AIA. Softcover. Very Good. Architectural Record, November 2005. Clean. Magazine.

AIA, 2008. Softcover. Very Good. Architectural Record, February 2008. Clean. Magazine.

AIA. Softcover. Very Good. Architectural Record, March 2006. Clean. Magazine.

YiShuJia; China, 1995. Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Ink writing on inside first page. Softcover. Text in Chinese. Profusely illustrated in color. Text clean. 194 pages. "The Architectural World of I. M. Pei." Very good condition. 1995. ISBN: 9579500894.

AIA, 2006. Softcover. Very Good. Architectural Record, February 2006. Clean. Magazine.

AIA, 2012. Softcover. Good. Architectural Record, July 2012. Magazine. Ink on front cover. wear on covers.

Routledge; London and New York, 2006. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 9x6x0. [ARCHITECTURE]. Elkadi, Hisham, and Matthew Carmona. "Cultures of Glass Architecture (Design and the Built Environment)." Routledge; London and New York, 2006. English language. Hardcover. 120 pages. Former library copy, sticker on spine, stamp on front free endpaper, pencil on colophon, card-pocket on inside back cover, stamp on page block's fore-edge. Good. ISBN: 9780754638131. "When designing, architects are responding to and creating a relationship between identity, culture and architectural style. This book discusses whether the extent of the use of glass facades has increased, or indeed enhanced, the creation of meaningful place-making, thereby creating a cultural identity of 'place'. Looking at the development of perceptions of glass facades in different cultures, it shows how modernist 'glass' buildings are perceived as an expression of technical achievement, as symbols… Read More

John Wiley and Sons, Inc.: Hoboken, NJ, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8x1x11. [ARCHITECTURE]. Smith, David Lee. "Environmental Issues for Architecture." Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2011. English language. Hardcover. Text with black and white illustrations. 11 x 9 x 1.5 in. 29 x 22 x 4 cm. 59 oz. x, 595 pp., [5]. Scuffing seen on spine and back cover. Bottom right-hand corners stubbed. Scratching on back cover. Text clean. Very Good Plus. ISBN: 9780470497098."This primer for architects explores the basic physical principles and requirements of every aspect of passive and active controls in buildings. Avoiding needless jargon, Environmental Issues for Architecture supports an understanding of environmental systems in order to inform architectural design. With topics ranging from lighting, acoustics, thermal control, plumbing, fire protection and egress, to elevators and escalators, all of the latest technologies are supported. Designer-friendly, this rich resource gives… Read More

Melbourne University Press; Melbourne, AU, 1998. Hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x1. [AUSTRALIA]. Cowan, Henry J., and Peter R. Smith. "From Wattle and Daub to Concrete and Steel: The Engineering Heritage of Australia's Buildings." Melbourne, AU: Melbourne University Press, 1998. English language. Hardcover in jacket. Text with black and white illustrations. 9.5 x 6.5 x 1 inches. 21 oz. xiv, 229 pp., [1]. Former library copy. Clear library jacket atop publisher's jacket. Sticker on publisher's jacket's spine. Sticker, stamp, sticker residue, and ink notation on free front endpaper. Stamps on pages 101 and 229. Yellowing to edges of pages. Sticker residue on back free endpaper. Text clean. Good Plus. ISBN: 9780522847307. "From Wattle & Daub to Concrete & Steel is the first history of building techniques in Australia, from the primitive buildings of the early colonies to today's high-tech construction methods. Henry Cowan traces construction techniques from the… Read More

New Delhi, IN: Niyogi Books, 2016. Softcover. Very Good. 6x0x8. [ARCHITECTURE]. Joanne Taylor, Jon Lang. "The Great Houses of Calcutta: Their Antecedents, Precedents, Splendour and Portents." New Delhi, IN: Niyogi Books, 2016. English language. Softcover with French flaps. Text with a few full-color photos and many black and white photos. 8.5 x 7 x 0.75 in. 22 x 18 x 2 cm. 30 oz. 327 pp. Wear on covers. Creasing and rubbing on spine. Wear, use. Ink signature on half-title. Vertical smudged line on half-title. Pencil on title page. Smudging on last page. Text clean. Very Good Minus. ISBN: 9789383098903."The mansions of North Kolkata described in Great Houses of Calcutta were built by the cream of the indigenous elite during the city's colonial era. Some exceptions apart, these are now largely forlorn reminders of the ways of life, aspirations and aesthetic values of the wealthy Indian land owners, bankers and traders who flourished during the heyday of the city's colonial era… Read More

Eesti Arhitektuurimuuseum; Tallinn, EE, 2000. Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. [ARCHITECTURE]. Karin Hallas, Triin Ojari, Nora Tammoja, Tiina Tammet, et al. "Kumme: Eesti Arhitektuurimuuseumi aastaraamat." Tallinn, EE: Eesti Arhitektuurimuuseum, 2000. Estonian and English languages. Softcover. 7.5 x 11.5 x 1 inches. Text and black and white photos. 276 pp. Wear on covers. Price sticker on back cover. Abrasion on back cover. Sticker on inside back cover. Price in pencil on half title. Text clean. Very Good. ISBN: 9985780035.

New York: Japan Society, 1985. Softcover. Fair. [ARCHITECTURE]. Fumihiko Maki, Arata Isozaki, Rand Castile, James Stewart Polshek. "New Public Architecture: Recent Projects by Fumihiko Maki and Arata Isozaki." New York: Japan Society, 1985. English language. Softcover. Text with black and white photos and diagrams. 12 x 9 x 0.25 in. 31 x 23 x 1 cm. 17 oz. 79 pp. Rubbing on spine. Wear, use on covers. Creasing and tideline on back cover. Tideline and water damage to bottomw of inside backcover and to entirety of bottom right-hand corner of book. Many pages had stuck together, now separated, but with abrasions on the corner. Price in pencil on half-title. Tideline on inside back cover. Text clean. Reading copy. Acceptable / Fair. ISBN: 09133041212. "Illustrated catalog published in conjunction with Japan Society exhibition.

eVolo Publishing; Los Angeles, CA, 2015. Hardcover. Good. 10x9x2. [ARCHITECTURE]. Michler, Andrew. "[OURS] Hyperlocalization of Architecture: Contemporary Sustainable Archetypes." eVolo Publishing; Los Angeles, CA, 2015. English language. Hardcover. 266 pages. Full color illustrations and text. Text clean. Price sticker on back cover. Top of spine worn, small tear at top of spine on back cover. Wear evident on boards. Good. ISBN: 9781938740084.

Lulu, 2014. Softcover. Very Good. [ARCHITECTURE]. Kulichik, Ksenia. "Portfolio of Work." Lulu. English language. Softcover. Text with full-color architectural illustrations. 42 pp. Price sticker on front cover. Text clean. Very Good Plus. UPC: 5800108301918.

Minneapolis, MN, and London, UK: University of Minneapolis Press, 2002. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. 5x0x8. [ARCHITECTURE]. Jean Baudrillard, Jean Nouvel, K. Michael Hays. Translator: Robert Bononno. "The Singular Objects of Architecture." Minneapolis, MN, and London, UK: University of Minneapolis Press, 2002. English language. Hardcover in jacket. 8.25 x 5.25 x 0.5 in. 21 x 13 x 1.25 cm. 8 oz. pp. xv, 80. Former library copy. In clear brodart. Sticker on jacket spine. Stickers on brodart back. Stamp on inside front cover. Smudge on title. Dog-earring. Pencil underlining. Mark on inside back cover. Good Minus to Fair in Fair jacket. ISBN: 0816639124."Two heavyweights in "visual culture" discuss architecture, politics, identity, art, and beauty in this visionary conversation between masters of the modern aesthetic.

New Haven, CT: Yale School of Architecture, 2015. Softcover. Very Good. 7x0x8. [ARCHITECTURE]. Douglas Durst, Bjarke Ingels. Eds. Nina Rappaport, James Andrachuk, Andrew Benner. "Social Infrastructure: New York (The Edward P. Bass Distinguished Visiting Architecture Fellowship / Yale School of Architecture 08)." New Haven, CT: Yale School of Architecture, 2015. English language. Softcover. Text with full-color images. 9.25 x 7.5 x 0.75 in. 24 x 9 x 1.5 cm. 18 oz. pp. 184. Wear, use evident on covers. Sticker on back cover. Front cover bows out. Price in pencil on half-title. Text clean. Very Good. ISBN: 9781940291253."This book, Social Infrastructure: New York, one of a series that documents the Bass Fellowship at the Yale School of Architecture studio led by real estate developer Douglas Durst of the Durst Organization, a leading New York firm known for spearheading sustainable high-rise developments, and architect Bjarke Ingels, founder of Copenhagen- and New York-based Bjarke… Read More

Tablet Hotels: New York, 2008. Softcover. New. 0x0x0. [ARCHITECTURE]. Tablet Magazine. "Tablet 10: Top Ten New Hotels: Europe 2008." New York: Tablet Hotels, 2008. English language. Softcover. 9.5 x 8.5 x 0.5 in. 24 x 22 x 1 cm. 23 oz. Still in shrink-wrap. Price stickers on back cover of shrink-wrap. New. ISBN: 9780977497133.