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  • A Richer Heritage

    Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century

    Edited by Robert E. Stipe ...
    Series series Richard Hampton Jenrette Series in Architecture and the Decorative Arts
    Surveying the past, present, and future of historic preservation in America, this book features fifteen essays by some of the most important voices in the field. A Richer Heritage will be an essential, thought-provoking guide for professionals as well as administrators, volunteers, and policy makers involved in preservation efforts.An introduction traces the evolution of historic preservation in ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

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  • How Buildings Learn

    What Happens After They're Built

    by Stewart Brand ...
    A captivating exploration of the ever-evolving world of architecture and the untold stories buildings tell.When a building is finished being built, that isn’t the end of its story. More than any other human artifacts, buildings improve with time—if they’re allowed to. Buildings adapt by being constantly refined and reshaped by their occupants, and in that way, architects can become artists of time ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Palladian Days

    Finding a New Life in a Venetian Country House

    by Sally Gable, Carl I. Gable ...
    A chronicle of an influential villa by Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio that brings a sense of discovery to the Italian countryside and its larger national history. • “If a vacation in Italy this summer just isn’t going to make the cut, this book might be the next best thing.” —Chicago TribuneIn 1552, in the countryside outside Venice, the great Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio built ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Reinventing Brantford

    A University Comes Downtown

    by Leo Groarke ...
    Short-listed for the 2012 Speaker’s AwardOne hundred years ago, the City of Brantford advertised itself as the most important manufacturing centre in Canada. During the century that followed, its industrial economy boomed, faltered, and finally collapsed. By the end of the twentieth century, Brantford was known for unemployment, hard luck, and the infamy of having "the worst downtown in Canada." ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Black Creek Pioneer Village

    Toronto's Living History Village

    by Helma Mika, Nick Mika, Gary Thompson ...
    Black Creek Pioneer Village: Toronto’s Living History Village is a recreation of a typical crossroads community found in Southern Ontario during the 1800s. Nestled on 56 acres of tranquility, the village is a step-back-in-time, a respite from the towering buildings and bustling traffic of the 21st century. Here, visitors discover the joys and daily realities of living in early Ontario. Here at the ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Conservation of Building and Decorative Stone

    by F G Dimes, J. Ashurst ...
    One of the problems which beset the practical conservation of stone buildings is the fragmentation of the disciplines involved. This book, with both volumes now available as one invaluable paperback, brings these disciplines together by the involvement of contributors with different experiences and approaches to the same material. Part one is an introduction to the complexities and background ... Read more

    $200.00 USD

  • On Altering Architecture

    by Fred Scott ...
    Bringing together interior design and architectural theory, this exciting text looks at the common practices of building alteration, reconsidering established ideas and methods, to initiate the creation of a theory of the interior or interventional design.Fred Scott examines in-depth case studies of interventional design from architectural history across the world – examples discussed are taken ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Wisconsin Lighthouses

    A Photographic and Historical Guide, Revised Edition

    by Ken Wardius, Barb Wardius ...
    “Lighthouses are a reflection of the human spirit and a mirror to our past.”—from the IntroductionNo symbol is more synonymous with Wisconsin’s rich maritime traditions than the lighthouse. These historic beacons conjure myriad notions of a bygone era: romance, loneliness, and dependability; dedicated keepers manning the lights; eerie tales of haunted structures and ghosts of past keepers; ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • John C. Parkin, Archives and Photography

    Reflections on the Practice and Presentation of Modern Architecture

    by Linda Fraser, Michael McMordie, Geoffrey Simmins ...
    Series Book 11 - Art in Profile: Canadian Art and Architecture
    Architectural practice in post-World War II Canada brought substantial change to the face of the Canadian built environment, led by the contribution of John C. Parkin. As senior partner at the Toronto-based architectural firm John B. Parkin Associates (no relation) from 1947 to the 1970s, Parkin oversaw the creation of a large number of modernist projects, including hospitals, airports, schools, ... Read more

    $43.19 USD

  • Time Frames

    Conservation Policies for Twentieth-Century Architectural Heritage

    Edited by Ugo Carughi, Massimo Visone ...
    Time Frames provides a reconnaissance on the conservation rules and current protection policies of more than 100 countries, with particular attention to the emerging nations and twentieth-century architecture. The contributions illustrate the critical issues related to architectural listings, with a brief history of national approaches, a linkography and a short bibliography. The book also ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • A Guide to the Historic Buildings of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County

    by Kenneth Hafertepe ...
    This richly illustrated book tracks the evolution of Fredericksburg architecture and guides readers through the streets of this once-westernmost German settlement in America, pointing out the log, fachwerk, and stone buildings that housed the town’s full-time residents, its weekenders, and the businesses of the nineteenth century.Abundant with details uncovered by Hafertepe in his research, ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Famous Times

    Historic Woolsheds of Hawkes Bay

    by Angus Gordon ...
    The Gordon family have a historic woolshed, which was built in 1886. It has been turned into a museum to the sheep industry and has an auditorium, where shearing and dog shows are held for tourists. The idea came to Angus Gordon, one of the owners, to delve deeper into the greater Hawkes Bay area, which has been such a famous sheep farming area for over 160 years. This book is a photographic ... Read more

    $4.99 USD