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| 1. |  | A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams from Penguin (Non-Classics) Price: $2.02 Customer Review:  I love Michael Pollan's books-- I think he's a great researcher and is very good at presenting that information. However, any time he writes about his own experiences this annoying voice and character emerges-- that of a geek, perhaps-- and it's definitely not someone you want to spend a few hours... |
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| 2. |  | Building Construction Illustrated from Wiley Price: $29.47 Customer Review:  Smooth transaction and great price. The packaging, however, is a little too much. I am not really sure why a used book was shipped in a big box filled with bits and pieces of styro foams. It's a little messy. |
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| 3. |  | Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs) from Princeton Architectural Press Price: $11.86 Customer Review: a good intro on how to work with type and what mistakes to avoid when formatting type |
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| 4. |  | The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Modern Library Series) from Modern Library Price: $11.44 Customer Review:  In spite of the modest shortcomings that have emerged with age, I still have a deep and abiding fondness for this book... after all, it is what decided me on a career change into urban planning. And unlike much of the specialist literature that I've had to read since then, this book is thrilling,... |
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| 5. |  | 2009 International Building Code: Softcover Version from ICC (distributed by Cengage Learning) Price: $81.99 Customer Review: The International Building Code. Pretty much speaks for itself. Again, I buy from Amazon because of the excellent customer service and quick turnaround. |
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| 6. |  | 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School from The MIT Press Price: $7.63 Customer Review: This book is a quick read. His 101 selections are quick and to the point. Each written page has a visual communication to accompany it, so if you're a visual learner, you will appreciate this. i.e. He writes, "A good presentation meets the Ten-foot Test. The essential elements of the drawings... |
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| 7. |  | National Electrical Code 2008 Handbook (National Fire Protection Association//National Electrical Code Handbook) from Delmar Cengage Learning Price: $113.96 Customer Review: The book came as expected and was in good condition. I like the tips printed in the book that help to explain the regulations the best. Good work! |
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| 8. |  | Meggs' History of Graphic Design from Wiley Price: $57.59 Customer Review: If you are a Graphic Designer, you've got to have a book about Graphic Design History. This is the book for that. It has a lot of history, obviously, with graphic design examples from the respected periods. It's a good reference book to have in your library. |
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| 9. |  | Google SketchUp for Site Design: A Guide to Modeling Site Plans, Terrain and Architecture from Wiley Price: $27.69 Customer Review: I am excited to see new publications that are relating our digital design tools directly to the profession. Daniel has created an extremely valuable resource for site design professionals using Google Sketchup. The book does an excellent job setting the groundwork for using Sketchup in site design,... |
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| 10. |  | Project Management Case Studies from Wiley Price: $20.00 Customer Review: Great seller and comes highly recommended. Product was delivered as product and in condition as promised. THANK YOU!!! Great product @ great price!!!! |
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| 11. |  | Design Drawing from Wiley Price: $30.00 Customer Review: A good source for an introduction into design drawing. As with all Ching books, simple and clean graphics go along with the text to help ensure the reader grasps the concepts being explained. Definitely recommend. |
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| 12. |  | Architectural Graphics from Wiley Price: $26.19 Customer Review: I'm a second year architecture student and I've already collected a dozen or so books on graphics and techniques. Whats good about this book is contains most of Ching's best tips all in one thin desk reference. Very useful. Very Practical. |
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| 13. |  | 2009 International Residential Code For One-and-Two Family Dwellings: Soft Cover Version from ICC (distributed by Cengage Learning) Price: $79.20 Customer Review:  This is, of course, essential for anyone building... It is the Law or Code for building 1-2 story residential buildings. I found the code book to actually be superior to books such as Graphic Guide to Frame Construction (For Pros By Pros) It not only has similar pictures, but is also the... |
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| 14. |  | A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) from Oxford University Press Price: $37.29 Customer Review: This book was recommended to me by one of my professors in college, and it is a really good guide for what certain parts of buildings (courtyards, types of rooms) as well as cities do. I found it particularly helpful in deciding how to improve my designs from some of the book's suggestions. Really a... |
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| 15. |  | Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture from Walker & Company Price: $28.27 Customer Review: Particularly interesting if you had seen the Dome for yourself first. Obviously the author had done tremendous research in order to write so accurately and with such knowledge. Also gave one a glimpse into the social structure of those early times. |
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| 16. |  | Professional Practice for Interior Designers from Wiley Price: $46.90 Customer Review: I am using this book for a class. It is actually very readable and has lots of good clear information. |
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| 17. |  | Revit Architecture 2010: No Experience Required from Sybex Price: $23.24 Customer Review: I hope see more images in this book. It should be easy to understand, but I find it is not my case. May be it is new thing, the book has some mistake need new edition. |
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| 18. |  | 2006 International Building Code - Softcover Version: Softcover Version (International Building Code) from ICC (distributed by Cengage Learning) Price: $89.99 Customer Review: I needed a copy of this the 2006 IBC for business purposes. Price and delivery speed were important. I'm happy with the way Amazon expedited the process |
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| 19. |  | Architecture: Form, Space, & Order from Wiley Price: $25.59 Customer Review: This book is a must for anyone studying drawing, drafting or architecture. Fantastic detail and examples. |
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| 20. |  | The Smart Growth Manual from McGraw-Hill Professional Price: $14.67 Customer Review: This book's laudable objective is to present, very specifically, how smart growth can actually be implemented. A considerable number of elements are presented, some very detailed, in fact similar to building standards, others very general that would be difficult to apply as such. The book is... |
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| 21. | [no image] | The Story of Art from Prentice Hall College Div Price: $24.95 Customer Review: This is an excellent edition of what is certainly a classic in its field. The reasonable price does not hurt either. It is worth adding to the older version that you probably have now. |
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| 22. |  | Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods from Wiley Price: $71.40 Customer Review: please send me a solutions manual for those chapters qestion in the in this book ( fundamentals of building construction ).please spon. |
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| 23. |  | Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2009 International Building Code from Wiley Price: $32.79 Customer Review: So far, so good ...is much easier to retain and understand than trying to read the International Building Code Book by itself. |
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| 24. |  | The Image of the City from The MIT Press Price: $15.71 Customer Review: Reading Kevin Lynch is like getting a new pair of glasses. Nothing has actually changed in your surroundings, but you see things differently. Legibility, or readability, is an important part of navigating the city landscape. To study this "we must consider not just the city as a thing in itself, but... |
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| 25. |  | Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture: Contemporary Techniques and Tools for Digital Representation in Site Design from Wiley Price: $58.81 Customer Review: Bradley Cantrell and Wes Michaels have authored a concise and beautifully illustrated book. They know their stuff and it shows. The book presents a detailed overview of digital methods, graphics and tools used in landscape architecture and related design professions. The clearly written content... |
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| 26. |  | ARE Review Manual (Architect Registration Exam) from Professional Publications, Inc. Price: $172.00 Customer Review: This book is so full of information, it's great. The best part is most of it actually showed up on my ARE exams, so reading this guide by Ballast was never a waste of time. I took all 7 divisions close together, which this book is perfect for due to its organization of having all the exams combined... |
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| 27. |  | A Field Guide to American Houses from Knopf Price: $14.25 Customer Review: I am a professional architectural historian and this is the guide that all my colleagues and I use on a daily basis. It's commonly and affectionately referred to as simply "McAlester". I am obsessive about architectural style terminology and though I have been known to ask "If McAlester jumped off a... |
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| 28. |  | Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors: Basic Skills from Wiley Price: $26.00 Customer Review: This text has a lot of basic, need-to-know knowledge and is a great start to any interior design education. It's a great resource to have through all the years. |
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| 29. |  | 2009 International Building Code Need to Know: The 20% of the Code You Need 80% of the Time from McGraw-Hill Professional Price: $17.82 | |
| 30. |  | Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today's Technology from Wiley Price: $34.53 Customer Review: Every once in awhile, a life changing book comes along. I've been creating Architectural Illustrations for over 40 years using airbrush, water color and pen and ink. I've never felt comfortable doing quick sketches. Jim's book clearly delineates the tools and techniques needed to produce drawings... |
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| 31. |  | Transmaterial 3: A Catalog of Materials that Redefine our Physical Environment from Princeton Architectural Press Price: $24.98 Customer Review: This is the third edition of Transmaterial and we are happy to own so far all of them. It gives a brief insight of architectural research and materiality with a lot of chance for actual use on projects. We so much appreciate Blaine Brownell's work who I got to know once personally - a true... |
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| 32. |  | The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge from Vendome Press Price: $59.75 Customer Review: Yves St. Laurant not only designed some of the most magnificent clothing in the world, but what an opulent life he and Pierre shared. The photography showcasing the magnificent collections of these two is superb. They truly had quite an eye for many treasures in the world. |
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| 33. |  | Design with Nature (Wiley Series in Sustainable Design) from Wiley Price: $35.69 Customer Review: I was first introduced to this book in 1970 at the time of the first Earth Day Event. I was studying at a university in Appalachia and was exposed to reclamation of land laid barren by strip mining. My roommate was studying to be an architect and introduced me to this book that he was using for one... |
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| 34. |  | Graphic Design: The New Basics from Princeton Architectural Press Price: $26.29 Customer Review:  I was very disappointed in this book. Given the title, I expected more cohesive guidelines and analysis on assembling the "New Basics" into my designs. To me, it was primarily a showcase of work done by the authors' students, some of which I enjoyed, but I didn't find it very helpful or insightful.... |
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| 35. |  | Minimum Design Loads for Buildings And Other Structures: SEI/ASCE 7-05 (ASCE Standard No. 7-05) (ASCE Standard) from American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Price: $100.00 Customer Review: It is a good book, reasonable price, fast shipping, and I got exactly what I needed. |
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| 36. |  | Site Engineering for Landscape Architects from Wiley Price: $67.65 Customer Review: Good quality, no way to track order didn't even know it was sent , just showed up |
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| 37. |  | The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape from Free Press Price: $6.89 Customer Review: I haven't finished the book yet, but it is very easy to read, and quite informative, if a little depressing, but hey, have you seen our "cultural landscape" lately? |
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| 38. |  | Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream from North Point Press Price: $4.99 Customer Review: This book has, and will continue to have, continuing validity as America seeks more sustainable solutions for its suburban culture. The post WW II suburban American pattern....the "American Dream" of the 20th Century....is based upon the notion of separating all uses from one another, and then... |
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| 39. |  | A Visual Dictionary of Architecture from Wiley Price: $29.00 Customer Review: This is a practical straight forward guide to Architecture for the non-architect. Also of use to those interested in building design and architectual history. |
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| 40. |  | Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises from Metropolis Books Price: $20.80 Customer Review: A great book put together by a great organization (Architecture for Humanity). After 2 introductions by the founders of Architecture for Humanity the book is made up of profiles of numerous projects from basic shelter to schools, bridges and city planing. Most projects are built work, some are... |
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