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Houses of Goa
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Heta Pandit |
Built in the 18th and 19th centuries, when Portuguese power was at a decline in the East, the Houses of Goa best illustrate the Goan quest for its own ethhnic identity. Researched over five and half … |
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Las casas del Pedregal, 1947-1968
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Alfonso Pérez-Méndez |
"The Fifties were a golden age for Latin American modern architecture. The buildings constructed according to the premises of the modernist movement in several countries of Latin America probably sur… |
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La casa criolla
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Roberto de Gregorio |
Comprehensive study of popular housing in the Pampas region of Argentina. The book reviews the most popular domestic architecture, the "chorizo house," also known as "casa de patios" (house of patio… |
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The beauty of straw bale homes
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Athena Swentzell Steen,Bill Steen,Athena Swentzell Steen |
"The first architects, builders, and homeowners to embrace the straw bale renaissance were excited by the energy conservation, resource recycling, and affordability of this rediscovered building mate… |
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Dreaming green
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Lisa Sharkey |
A guide to fashionable but eco-friendly decorating showcases a series of urban, suburban, and rural homes that are beautiful, liveable, and environmentally friendly and that represent an array of siz… |
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Une Petit Maison, 1923/English/French/German
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Le Corbusier |
80, 7, 7 p. : 17 cm |
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Homes in cold places
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James, Alan |
Describes how homes in cold climates are designed and constructed. |
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Homes in hot places
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James, Alan |
Describes how homes are designed and built in hot climates. |
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Turn-of-the-century houses, cottages, and villas
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R. W. Shoppell,Frances A. Davis |
120 pages : 31 cm |
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Minimalist Interiors
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Carles Broto |
239 pages : 27 cm |
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Houses and homes
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Williams, John |
Describes various parts of a home and their functions and several different kinds of dwellings, with instructions for making a teepee, a mud house, a garden, a floor plan, model furniture, and more. |
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The Mathematics of the Ideal Villa and Other Essays
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Colin Rowe |
This collection of an important architectural theorist's essays considers and compares designs by Palladio and Le Corbusier, discusses mannerism and modern architecture, architectural vocabulary in t… |
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Prescriptions for a healthy house
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Paula Baker-Laporte |
Although there is nothing complicated about constructing healthier homes, building for health is still not standard practice, and in fact there are many aspects of conventional home construction that… |
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Waterfront Retreats
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Ana G. Canizares |
175 p. : 27 cm |
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House styles in America
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James C. Massey |
vii, 262 p. : 24 cm |
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The shingle style and the stick style
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Vincent Scully,Vincent Joseph Scully |
"This book has been widely acclaimed as the definitive study of the complex inspirations and cultural influences that were fused in the Shingle Style of wooden suburban and resort buildings of the pe… |
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Houses
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Piero Ventura |
Traces the history of houses, focusing on the changing needs of protection and security, evolving styles, and developing technology. |
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The Houses of St. Augustine
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Nolan, David |
When the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, St. Augustine was already half a century old. Founded in 1565, the city has been continuously inhabited ever since, and its architectural styles tell storie… |
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Houses and Cottages of Britain
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R. W. Brunskill |
256p. : 25cm |
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Architecture
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Clois E. Kicklighter,Joan C. Kicklighter,Ronald J. Baird |
Architecture: Residential Drawing and Design provides the basic information necessary for planning various types of dwellings. It presents basic instruction in preparing architectural working drawing… |
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