Architecture Books


Colin Cowie Chic: The Guide to Life As It Should BeColin Cowie Chic: The Guide to Life As It Should Be
Best Price: $18.54
This book is the GREATEST! Finally a guide on how to achieve the kind of quality life for which...
Casa San Miguel: Inspired Design and DecorationsCasa San Miguel: Inspired Design and Decorations
Best Price: $34.64
I really enjoyed this book because it doesn't focus on the glory of the house so much as it does...
Decorating Master ClassDecorating Master Class
Best Price: $27.85
The concept of a "Master Class" is a course taught by a top, often world-renowned,...
Charlotte Moss: A Flair for LivingCharlotte Moss: A Flair for Living
Best Price: $44.10
Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs)Thinking with Type: A Critical Guide for Designers, Writers, Editors, & Students (Design Briefs)
Best Price: $10.00
Simple and elegant this book has engaged me even further in my exploration of good use of...


101 Things I Learned in Architecture School101 Things I Learned in Architecture School
Best Price: $7.70
The book contains 101 ideas and concepts that are explained through text on one page and a...
AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008 BibleAutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008 Bible
Best Price: $28.22
My professional occupation have been in construction as a bricklayer, but now I need to...
Candice Olson on DesignCandice Olson on Design
Best Price: $11.90
The book was part of the Candice Olson birthday package I picked up for the missus - see my...
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
Best Price: $36.95
I bought this book after reading the glowing reviews on amazon. It was also an inspiration for...
Google SketchUp For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))Google SketchUp For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
Best Price: $13.63
Chopra has written an excellent book. Good sense of humor, easy to understand, practical and...


Elle Decor So Chic: Glamorous Lives, Stylish Spaces (Elle Decor)Elle Decor So Chic: Glamorous Lives, Stylish Spaces (Elle Decor)
Best Price: $26.40
Looking for chic rooms that are inspiring? Ms. Russell does it again. Edited from the pages of...
Chicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your FlockChicken Coops: 45 Building Plans for Housing Your Flock
Best Price: $12.01
This book is just a collection of photos of oddball chicken coops. Very little useful...
FYI: For Your Improvement, A Guide for Development and Coaching (4th edition)FYI: For Your Improvement, A Guide for Development and Coaching (4th edition)
Best Price: $95.00
If you want to advance your career, you must know how to professionally evaluate people, give...
Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic Supply, Fire and Emergency Use--Includes How to Make Ferrocement Water TanksWater Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic Supply, Fire and Emergency Use--Includes How to Make Ferrocement Water Tanks
Best Price: $12.49
I love all those oasis manuals. Once again Art Ludwig surprises us with a manual full of info...
Houses: Inside and OutHouses: Inside and Out
Best Price: $23.99
Ms. Gomez's style is timeless, classic. I enjoyed reading this book (in addition to the...

Building Construction IllustratedBuilding Construction Illustrated
Best Price: $27.67
All of Francis D. K. Ching's books are valuable to architecture students. For drafting on the...
Hunt Country StyleHunt Country Style
Best Price: $34.65
When you buy design books online, a lot of times you purchase them simply for the pretty cover...
Meggs' History of Graphic DesignMeggs' History of Graphic Design
Best Price: $55.20
i bought this product as new. i could tell the book had not been or had hardly been opened b/c...
Cliff May and the Modern Ranch HouseCliff May and the Modern Ranch House
Best Price: $37.67
Cliff May’s modern homes epitomize the indoor-outdoor lifestyle characteristic of the...
Brooklyn StorefrontsBrooklyn Storefronts
Best Price: $11.01
This small book celebrates the random communities that have serviced local neighborhood needs,...

Axel Vervoordt: Timeless InteriorsAxel Vervoordt: Timeless Interiors
Best Price: $43.41
If you are a fan of Mr Verfoordt's restrained timeless chic, this book is for you. Full of...
The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really LiveThe Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live
Best Price: $11.00
This book was absolutely awesome. Beautifully illustrated, excellent content, and I totally...
Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code (Building Codes Illustrated)Building Codes Illustrated: A Guide to Understanding the 2006 International Building Code (Building Codes Illustrated)
Best Price: $27.80
This came as a companion with the Building Code book that we purchased and we are finding it...
Transmaterial 2: A Catalog of Materials That Redefine Our Physical EnvironmentTransmaterial 2: A Catalog of Materials That Redefine Our Physical Environment
Best Price: $17.62
Cannot recommend this book highly enough - it does a great job of finding cool, interesting,...
Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & AvoidGet Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid
Best Price: $18.34
This may be the best handbook on traditional design published since the 1920s, informative for...

Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian CrisesDesign Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises
Best Price: $21.95
We purchased this book for our son. He is deeply committed to 'green' projects. This will give...
Designing DesignDesigning Design
Best Price: $32.52
The Book has a different approach when it comes to design, and its not the mere use of the banal...
Mary Emmerling's Beach Cottages: At Home by the SeaMary Emmerling's Beach Cottages: At Home by the Sea
Best Price: $21.45
beach house. The words alone have the hypnotic associations Henry James once famously ascribed...
ChinoiseriesChinoiseries
Best Price: $37.80
Trained as both architects and historians, Andrew Zega and Bernd H. Dams are skilled artists...
AutoCAD 2008 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers))AutoCAD 2008 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers))
Best Price: $13.41
Much better than help in Autocad.It doesn't give you 1000 options then, lead you nowhere like...

Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented ArchitectureBrunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
Best Price: $5.48
King's book is historical, but it reads like a novel as it weaves Italian history in with the...
The Death and Life of Great American CitiesThe Death and Life of Great American Cities
Best Price: $6.99
This book will give you a reason to want to go visit the city, or to go out and get into the...
Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual: Completely Revised and UpdatedComplete Do-It-Yourself Manual: Completely Revised and Updated
Best Price: $21.59
I remember reading the first edition in the mid '70s, and this new edition has all the...
Color Drawing: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior DesignersColor Drawing: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers
Best Price: $35.64
I am a beginning artist. I am especially interested in drawing. This book has fabulous examples...
Architecture: Form, Space, & OrderArchitecture: Form, Space, & Order
Best Price: $24.00
it was realy interesting and the cd which i got was quit good i realy exited 100

The Endless CityThe Endless City
Best Price: $44.07
More and more people are moving into towns and cities to live and work, which is altering the...
Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008
Best Price: $36.88
It's interesting to read some of not so great reviews on this book. I'm not sure what people...
Professional Practice for Interior DesignersProfessional Practice for Interior Designers
Best Price: $39.95
thick book,man. I have to carry it to school for my class. it has all need about Inerior Design...
Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture: Includes CD-ROMDetail in Contemporary Residential Architecture: Includes CD-ROM
Best Price: $24.65
An account of the 2 hours I spent flipping through this book after it arrived at my door: 1....
Treehouses & Playhouses You Can BuildTreehouses & Playhouses You Can Build
Best Price: $7.81
...if you plan to build a treehouse yourself. If not this one, than any other from same author....

Solar Water Heating: A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)Solar Water Heating: A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)
Best Price: $15.09
Great reference on solar water heating. Lots of options and details. The item is as described....
Design Directory of Window Treatments, TheDesign Directory of Window Treatments, The
Best Price: $37.00
I am an interior designer with a start up company. The Design Directory of Window Treatments is...
The Complete Guide to Home Plumbing: Newly Expanded 3rd Edition (Black & Decker Complete Guide To...)The Complete Guide to Home Plumbing: Newly Expanded 3rd Edition (Black & Decker Complete Guide To...)
Best Price: $15.94
This book, The Complete Guide To Home Plumbing, (although the title is certainly misleading) is...
Inside the Not So Big House: Discovering the Details that Bring a Home to Life (Susanka)Inside the Not So Big House: Discovering the Details that Bring a Home to Life (Susanka)
Best Price: $12.80
I bought and then gutted a 1960s, three-story, 3,700 SF office building. Serving as my own...
The Color Scheme Bible: Inspirational Palettes for Designing Home InteriorsThe Color Scheme Bible: Inspirational Palettes for Designing Home Interiors
Best Price: $18.53
This is a must have tool for upcoming interior designers or ID students. It is so easy to use...

Build Your Own underground Root CellarBuild Your Own underground Root Cellar
Best Price: $1.17
I really recommend this product as an excellent resource fo starting a root cellar project. I...
AutoCAD2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008: No Experience RequiredAutoCAD2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008: No Experience Required
Best Price: $19.20
This book teaches cad well for the construction industry. If you need to learn the basics, it...
Minimum Design Loads for Buildings And Other Structures: SEI/ASCE 7-05 (ASCE Standard No. 7-05) (ASCE Standard)Minimum Design Loads for Buildings And Other Structures: SEI/ASCE 7-05 (ASCE Standard No. 7-05) (ASCE Standard)
Best Price: $108.99
The new ASCE Standard 7-05 Standard (including Supplement No.1) provides requirements for...
Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable...Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable...
Best Price: $16.00
An excellent reference for those who are interested in Earth Bermed and Earth Sheltered houses....
Tree Houses You Can Actually Build: A Weekend Project Book (Stiles, David R. Weekend Project Book Series.)Tree Houses You Can Actually Build: A Weekend Project Book (Stiles, David R. Weekend Project Book Series.)
Best Price: $10.84
Works for kids, works for adults, very clear and very helpful. Very graphics oriented and the...

Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at MidcenturyBirth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Midcentury
Best Price: $40.95
A brave and fascinating attempt to pull together the various strands of, mostly, commercial...
Design of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFDDesign of Wood Structures-ASD/LRFD
Best Price: $68.36
The book came in great condition, looked like it hadn't even been opened. Very fast delivery. ...
Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings, 10th EditionMechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings, 10th Edition
Best Price: $95.99
As a resource librarian in a mid-size design (architecture) firm, building and maintaining a...
Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers (For Pros by Pros)Graphic Guide to Frame Construction: Details for Builders and Designers (For Pros by Pros)
Best Price: $20.09
Have been using this reference for years as an Architect. Probably the best one out there that...
Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home (American Institute Architects)Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home (American Institute Architects)
Best Price: $14.45
Great book on how to update older or run down homes. The pictures are beautiful. It is a book on...
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