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Creating the not so big house

insights and ideas for the new American home
2000
Presents photographs and text that examine twenty-five houses designed according to the author's Not So Big principles of quality over quantity, comfort and beauty, attention to detail, and an informal floor plan.

Building a dream

the art of Disney architecture
1996
A photographic guide to the architecture of the Walt Disney Company, drawing from interviews with architects, designers, and business executives to discuss the themed buildings that distinguish Disney parks, resorts, and movie studios.

Victorian domestic architectural plans and details

734 scale drawings of doorways, windows, staircases, moldings, cornices, and other elements
1987
A collection of over 700 scale drawings of doorways, windows, staircases, moldings, and cornices of Victorian homes.

A field guide to contemporary American architecture

1998
Chronicles the history and development of American architecture from the 1940s to the 1990s and discusses how building styles have been influenced by certain historical events.

A history of western architecture

1986
A history of Western architecture taking into account the change of attitude that has occurred among architectural historians since the 1970s.

Art deco architecture

design, decoration, and detail from the twenties and thirties
1992

Bizarre buildings

2007
Photographs and text profile some of the most unique and most extreme buildings built around the world over the last 250 years, including bus stations, hotels, businesses, private homes, concert halls, and cathedrals.

Gaud?, 1852-1926

Antoni Gaud? i Cornet : a life devoted to architecture
2005

Many masks

a life of Frank Lloyd Wright
1987
An account of Wright which strips away the masks behind which the architect continued to live and perform his unprecedented feats.

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