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Classic Modern Homes of the Thirties64 Designs by Neutra, Gropius, Breuer, St…
Splendid pictorial record of architectural style strongly influenced by Bauhaus movement. Over 300 illustrations show interiors, exteriors. Details on construction, site, cost, more.
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- 9780486138619
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Late Victorian Interiors and Interior Details
The first high-quality reprint of a rare guide, this reproduction of an 1882 publication features fifty-two plates of original interior designs. Author William B. Tuthill (18551929) is best known as the architect of Carnegie Hall; he also lectured at Columbia University, was a founder of the Architectural League of New York, and served on the Art Commission of Chicago's 1893 Columbian Expositio…
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- 9780486138565
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The Bungalow BookFloor Plans and Photos of 112 Houses, 1910
Cozy, charming, and distinctly Californian, the bungalow is an enduring architectural icon. Originally designed to survive earthquakes, the low, rambling structures combined grace, beauty, and comfort at minimum cost. Early in the twentieth century, Los Angeles architect Henry Wilson, who called himself "The Bungalow Man," compiled 112 of the most popular and economic bungalow blueprints of his…
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- 9780486138336
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Elegant Small Homes of the Twenties99 Designs from a Competition
In 1927, the Chicago Tribune sponsored a competition for "trained men of talent, incorporating into the small home ideas of real worth, types of rare charm, and the best possible plans for comfort and convenience." This collection spotlights the challenges top results, presenting the nineteen prize-winning designs for five- and six-room houses, plus eighty additional sets of the best architectu…
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- 9780486138213
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117 House Designs of the Twenties
In the post-World War I era, as the economic boom of the 1920s gathered momentum, millions of Americans set out to make the dream of owning their own home come true. Labor and materials were plentiful and cheap, and new trends in home design made the prospect of homebuilding an exciting venture. This fascinating book, a reprint of a rare catalog of prefabricated houses from 1923, reveals in det…
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- 9780486138084
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The American VignolaA Guide to the Making of Classical Architecture
"Vignola codified the rules of classical architecture for the Italian Renaissance . . . Ware codified Vignola for the American Renaissance." John Barrington Bayley, from the Introductory Notes to The American Vignola From 1890 to 1940, Americans designed and built classical architecture on an extraordinary scale. During this American Renaissance were built countless libraries, museums, univers…
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- 9780486137698
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The Architect, or Practical House Carpenter (1830)
The superbly illustrated and detailed handbook that popularized the use of classic Greek architectural style in America in the early and middle 1800s. 271 illustrations.
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- 9780486137537
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- 1 online resource (192 pages)
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Victorian City and Country HousesPlans and Details
The widespread interest in constructing and restoring Victorian homes makes this a must-have volume for today's builders, homeowners, architects, and preservationists. It offers an abundance of authentic, finely detailed plans and designs for a variety of Victorian residences. Included are 100 front and side elevations, floor plans, and original designs all to working scale for a block of fiv…
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- 9780486137490
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- 1 online resource (128 pages)
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Henry Hobson Richardson and His Works
Although he was known in his own time as a leader of the so-called Romanesque Revival, the American architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-86) is today regarded as one of the pioneers of modern architecture a man who, in the words of Lewis Mumford, created out of a confusion which was actually worse than a mere void the beginnings of a new architecture. This appreciative presentation of his l…
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- 9780486137438
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101 Classic Homes of the TwentiesFloor Plans and Photographs
Originally published in 1925 by the Harris, McHenry & Baker Company of Elmira, New York, this authentic plan book advertises 101 "modern homes," selected from several thousand submitted designs. Chosen for aesthetic appeal as well as utility of arrangement and economy of construction, the houses encompass a truly impressive array of sizes and styles. Now this meticulous reproduction of the …
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- 9780486137179
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