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  • The Perfect $100,000 House

    A Trip Across America and Back in Pursuit of a Place to Call Home

    by Karrie Jacobs ...
    A home of one’s own has always been a cornerstone of the American dream, fulfilling like nothing else the desire for comfort, financial security, independence, and with a little luck, even a touch of distinctive character, or even beauty. But what we have come to regard as almost a national birthright has recently begun to elude more and more prospective homebuyers. Where housing is concerned, ... Read more

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  • George Washington's Mount Vernon

    At Home in Revolutionary America

    by Lee Baldwin Dalzell, Robert F. Dalzell, Jr. ...
    George Washington's Mount Vernon brings together--for the first time--the details of Washington's 45-year endeavor to build and perfect Mount Vernon. In doing so it introduces us to a Washington few of his contemporaries knew, and one little noticed by historians since. Here we meet the planter/patriot who also genuinely loved building, a man passionately human in his desire to impress on his ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • 150 Best Cottage and Cabin Ideas

    by Francesc Zamora ...
    Filled with hundreds of color photographs, this comprehensive handbook in the highly successful 150 Best design series showcases the latest in successful small house design from some of today’s most distinguished international architects and designers.Bursting with ideas for designing, building, and decorating, this outstanding compendium features an extensive collection of cottages and cabins ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Cabin Porn

    Inspiration for Your Quiet Place Somewhere

    by Zach Klein, Steven Leckart, Noah Kalina ...
    Are you yearning for a simpler existence? Find the rural escape of your dreams in this beautiful book from the creators of the wildly popular tumblr Cabin Porn.Created by a group of friends who preserve 55 acres of hidden forest in Upstate New York, Cabin Porn began as a scrapbook to collect inspiration for their building projects. As the collection grew, the site attracted a following, which is ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Locksmith and Security Professionals' Exam Study Guide

    by Bill Phillips ...
    • Bill Phillips is a renowned security expert and bestselling McGraw-Hill author• Ten to twenty thousand individuals take security-related exams each year ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Sri Lanka Style

    Tropical Design and Architecture

    by Channa Daswatte ...
    Sri Lanka Style showcases 30 of the finest traditional and modern dwellings in Sri Lanka.Reflecting its location and status as a hub of Indian Ocean trade from time immemorial, the tropical island of Sri Lanka has always been open to the movements and patterns of world culture. Indigenous architects and cultural traditions, colonial incursions and the vagaries of living in a tropical environment ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Balinese Architecture

    A Guide to Traditional and Modern Balinese Design

    by Julian Davison ...
    Series series Periplus Asian Architecture Series
    Balinese-style villas and resorts are popping up everywhere, from Ibiza to St. Barts to Singapore.In this comprehensive guide, author Julian Davison explores the intricacies of the architecture and the reasons for its global popularity. You'll learn why innovative international architects have been designing Bali-inspired resorts and villas for decades, drawing their inspiration from a rich ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Model Estate (Routledge Revivals)

    Planned Housing at Quarry Hill, Leeds

    by Alison Ravetz ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Quarry Hill Flats, once both the pride and shame of its city of Leeds, was an iconic Modernist symbol of the 1930s. It marked the first use of a prefabricated building system for a large-scale council estate, replacing a notorious slum. But it lasted barely a generation – its complete demolition was announced as Alison Ravetz was finishing this study. First published in 1974, this book is unique ... Read more

    $81.06 CAD

  • New Malaysian House

    by Robert Powell ...
    The New Malaysian House is a collection of 25 contemporary houses that demonstrate a remarkable flowering of Malaysian design talent that has been germinating since the mid- 1980s. The houses range from luxury detached bungalows set in extensive tropical gardens to weekend retreats in the forest, from the gated communities springing up throughout Malaysia to extended family homes. All are ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Making Homes

    Ethnography and Design

    by Sarah Pink, Kerstin Leder Mackley, Roxana Morosanu, Val Mitchell, Tracy Bhamra, Rosie Cox, Victor Buchli ...
    Series series Home
    Making Homes: Anthropology and Design is a strong addition to the emerging field of design anthropology. Based on the latest scholarship and practice in the social sciences as well as design, this interdisciplinary text introduces a new design ethnography which offers unique and original approaches to research and intervention in the home.Presenting a coherent theoretical and methodological ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Design Professional's Guide to Zero Net Energy Buildings

    by Charles Eley ...
    In the United States, direct energy use in buildings accounts for 39% of carbon dioxide emissions per year—more than any other sector. Buildings contribute to a changing climate and warming of the earth in ways that will significantly affect future generations. Zero net energy (ZNE) buildings are a practical and cost-effective way to reduce our energy needs, employ clean solar and wind ... Read more

    $45.09 CAD

  • Building Taliesin

    Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home of Love and Loss

    by Ron McCrea ...
    Through letters, memoirs, contemporary documents, and a stunning assemblage of photographs - many of which have never before been published - author Ron McCrea tells the fascinating story of the building of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin, which would be the architect's principal residence for the rest of his life. Photos taken by Wright's associates show rare views of Taliesin under construction ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD