Architectural Designs

Modern Furniture Beige Leather Sofa Loveseat Living Room Set

2011-12-24T05:28:00.000-08:00

Product Features

Upholstery is "bench-made" - using some of the finest Italian leather combined with the best designed leather match material available
Only solid hardwood products are used in the frame construction. All corners are "blocked", nailed, and glued for strength and durability.
All of the seats and backs are high density (1.7) foam to give comfort and support
Only heavy gauge steel is used for comfortable seat and back support.
This elegant sofa and loveseat set will bring out true luxury in any contemporary home.

2 Pc Bronze Gold Fabric Sofa & Loveseat Living Room Set

2011-12-24T05:22:00.000-08:00

Product Features

This listing is for a Bronze Gold Fabric Sofa & Loveseat Living Room Set
The chair could be purchased separately.
This Bronze Gold Living Room set features solid wood frame, high density coil spring, hand carved, gold with silver show wood all around, scatter pillow back, classy designer fabric & triple leg front.
Dimension: Sofa: 80"W x 37"D x 36"H
Love Seat: 59"W x 37"D x 36"H

Seattle 7-pcs Living Room Set in Mushroom Color

2011-12-24T05:17:00.000-08:00

This 7-pcs set includes 1 x 3-seat sofa, 1 x Loveseat, 3 x throw pillows, 2-set of Modern table lamps and 1 x 3-pcs Set of Coffee-End Table. This sofa and loveseat is upholstered in microfiber material on the cushions and back and vinyl on the body and arms. This 7-pcs set all brand new pack in 4 different boxes and ready to assemble. Assembling tools and instructions are included.

Brown Fabric Sectional Living Room Set

2011-12-24T05:10:00.000-08:00

Amazing sofa for contemporary home interior design, especially for living room design is seen in this picture. You can choose this elegant sofa for your living room to be elegant living room.

Product Features

This Brown sectional features elegant curved, saddle shaped arms, designer tight channeled back & accents contrasting tiger & print pillows. 100% Polyester, Easy to assembly,
Dimensions:
Right Arm Facing : 84"W x 37"D x 37"H
Left Arm Facing : 84"W x 37"D x 37"H

3pcs Bordeaux Floral Chenille Fabric Sofa, Loveseat & Chair Set

2011-12-24T05:03:00.000-08:00

Elegant living room furniture set can be seen in this living room furniture picture. Your living room will look more elegant with this kind of furniture.

Product Features
3pcs Floral Chenille Fabric Sofa, Loveseat & Chair Set
Sofas and Sets
Sofas and Sets->Sofa Sets->Fabric and Microfiber Sofa Sets
Some assembly may be required. Please see product details.

Spice Fabric Sofa & Loveseat Living Room Set

2011-12-24T04:57:00.000-08:00

Are you looking for the best furniture for your living room but you are busy to go to the furniture shop? Don't worry. You can choose the3 exclusive furniture for your living room through online shop. Amazon provides a lot of excellent kinds of furniture including living room sets. This exclusive sofa can be your alternative to choose. Below is the description of the product.

Product Features
Spice Fabric Sofa & Loveseat Living Room Set.
A matching chair could be purchased separately.
Loose back pillows, contrasting throw pillows.
Dimensions: Sofa:87"L x 36"D x 39"H.
Love Seat: 64"L x 36"D x 39"H

Living Homes: Sustainable Architecture and Design

2011-12-02T17:31:00.000-08:00

At a time when sustainable living has never been more popular, we're proud to offer a paperback edition of Living Homes, published ahead of its time as a hardcover in 2001. Hundreds of photographs tour the interiors and gardens of 22 admirable homes made with energy efficient means. Expertly written and visually inspiring, this edition includes an introduction by Cradle to Cradle author and leader in green architecture William McDonough and updated resources.

Finally! A book on sustainable architecture that shows quality buildings designed by Architects. All too often, these books show buildings that are not well designed, and detailed, and the quality of construction is lacking. I was very pleased to see well known architects, as well as lesser known architects' work detailed in this beautiful book. This book is wonderful to look at and it also has excellent, well written descriptions of each project.
It's a great read, and it is now in my personal library. I also bought one for the office.

Sustainable Homes: 26 Designs that Respect the Earth

2011-12-02T17:28:00.000-08:00

Sustainable Homes puts to rest the stigma that "green architecture" is unattractive and unsuitable for residential architecture.For the houses shown in this volume represent design equal to or superior to most conventional houses. Each of these "eco" houses is unique. Some tread lightly on the site by nestling into the land. Others are designed to be extremely well suited to the climactic zones in which they are built. Many use materials that do no harm to the environment—materials that are recycled, salvaged, or harvested.

The houses featured in Sustainable Homes are designed by today's top architects such as Obie Bowman, Fernau and Hartman, Hanrahan and Meyers, and Lake/Flato. They reveal how much the parameters of ecological design have expanded in just a few short years. Over two dozen individual houses are featured -- from locations as diverse as a Canadian cove to the Arizona desert, from Kansas plains to the Norwegian coast, from California bluffs to South Carolina wetlands -- each described through descriptions, photographs, plans, drawings, and schematics.

4pc Queen Size Platform Bedroom Set in Mahogany Finish

2011-11-21T15:38:00.000-08:00

You will receive a total of 1 Queen size bed, 1 nightstand, 1 dresser and 1 mirror. Bed: 85"l x 66"W x 47"H Nightstand: 23 5/8"L x 17 3/4"W x 26 3/8"H Dresser: 63 3/8"L x 17 3/4"W x 34 5/8"H Mirror: 35 3/8"L x 1 3/4"D x 44 1/2"H Finish: Mahogany, Beige Material: Wood Solids, Veneers, Microfiber, Glass 4pc Queen Size Platform Bedroom Set in Mahogany Finish Bed features plush beige microfiber headboard that makes for a rich contrast against the beautiful mahogany finish. Each case piece features clean lines with gently carved tops and silver horizontal handle knobs adding to the clean design. Set is sure to add a fresh, modern and clean style to any bedroom. Matching chest is available separately. Assembly required.

Colorful Kids Bedroom Decoration design Ideas from Di Liddo & Perego

2009-12-19T08:15:00.000-08:00

Queen Size Espresso 5 Piece Bedroom Set

These are the pictures the beautiful bedrooms for kids or girls that can inspire you in preparing a bedroom for your children. These pictures of kids bedroom designs are good models of bedroom designs.

Antique Beautiful Faucet from Kohler for Bathroom Design and decoration

2009-12-19T01:18:00.000-08:00

These are the pictures of beautiful and artistic faucets that can become your alternatives to choose to complete your bathroom.

Victorian Dream Homes

2009-12-18T15:42:00.000-08:00

· The only book of its kind is updated with more plans from more designers specializing in the grace and elegance of the Victorian era.

· Expanded offerings for Gothic Revival, Italiante, Queen Anne, Folk and Farmhouse.
· Modern floor planning combines with classic exteriors.
· A fabulous full-color section shows off the best of these striking designs.
· Complete construction blueprints are available separately.

Hillside Home Plans

2009-12-18T14:53:00.001-08:00

From small homes to large homes, Hillside Home Plans offers readers 300 of the most elegant, stylish, and efficient home designs available featuring the option of expanding the living area in the lower level. The wide variety of featured styles and sizes are selected due to sales history. With more than 250 color photographs, Hillside Home Plans provides a distinct combination of full-color photography and illustrations throughout of actual homes built from the featured plans. In addition to the designs, practical tips and expert advice guide the potential homeowner through creating interior and exterior accents for the new home.

Hillside Homes: 208 Sloping-Lot & Multi-Level Designs : 1000 to over 5,500 Square Feet

2009-12-18T14:43:00.000-08:00

Hillside Homes: 208 Sloping-Lot & Multi-Level Designs : 1000 to over 5,500 Square Feet

-Inventive designs that make the most of today's beautiful and challenging building sites.
-An elegant book featuring contemporary and traditional styles sure to enhance a unique lot.
-Split-levels and split-foyers.
-One- and two-story designs.
-Walk out basements.
-Homes from 1,000 to over 5,000 square feet.
-Complete construction drawings available separately.

Spectacular Homes of Greater Washington, D.C.: An Exclusive Showcase of Designers in Washington D.C., Northern Virginia & Maryland

2009-12-18T14:40:00.000-08:00

Spectacular Homes of Greater Washington, D.C.: An Exclusive Showcase of Designers in Washington D.C., Northern Virginia & Maryland

This series features the leading interior designers working in each city or region. Each collection features an impressive array of breathtaking homes that highlight some of the country's most talented designers. Whether it is the designer’s own home or that of a client, the stylish interiors selected for each book exemplify each designer’s best work, offering a look at the accomplishments and diverse styles of the top design professionals working in the interior design field today. Stylish and contemporary, these are extraordinary homes that will captivate and inspire.

Spectacular Homes of the Carolinas

2009-12-18T14:38:00.000-08:00

Over 250 photographs of the work of nearly 50 leading interior designers in North and South Carolina, including Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Greenville, Charleston and Hilton Head. Some of the featured designers include Tim Bagwell, Calvin Hefner, Linda Knight Carr, Linda Burnside, Ceil Phillips and Brenda Lyne.

Spectacular Homes of Georgia: An Exclusive Showcase of Georgia's Finest Designers

2009-12-18T14:34:00.000-08:00

When you think of 'Spectacular Homes' you tend to think of LA or New York, maybe Aspen or some place like that. You don't think of Georgia, or at least I don't.

This book shows that I should think more about other places. And to be sure, Atlanta is home to some large companies (Coke for instance) that have produced wealthy families. So why not Atlanta.

This book showcases the work of nearly fifty designers that have produced homes easily worth picturing. As one of these architects says, 'what's right is whatever the client wants.' And the homes shown here vary from ultra modern to Gone With The Wind traditional, from formal to casual. Above all else, the rooms shown are 'Spectacular.'

The book is on interior design, so it does not show the exterior of the house and its settings. The rooms may be in the houses of the designer, they may be of clients. The designer picked the house and the room to show off their work. The photography is excellent, including some very tricky views where the sun coming from outside would tend to confuse the camera. After that it was beautifully printed, on high quality paper to show off the photographs.

2010 Minimalist Bedroom Designs Trends with Modern Luxury Furniture

2009-11-22T19:34:00.000-08:00

These are the pictures of the bedroom design with minimalist style that can become your inspiration on how to design beautiful elegant luxurious bedrooms of your home.

Creating a new concept of designs need fresh ideas. Thus, the samples pictures of modern minimalist bedroom furniture designs which is so inspiring might be very helpful for any one looking for new and fresh designs of minimalist bedroom furniture designs. The designs look so amazing as they have been highly demanded by new home owners as the great inspiration to create minimalist bedroom designs. The combination of color and the use of the best bedroom material become the main power of these minimalist bedroom designs. Thus, creating your bedroom using the bedroom styles displayed is a good step to create the harmonic look of minimalist bedroom designs.

Traditional Mexican Style Exteriors

2009-11-14T01:48:00.000-08:00

Incredibly beautiful, classic, and timeless architectural details of Mexican style are shown in over 300 color photographs of new, old, and remodeled traditional homes and gardens. From Spanish Colonial facades in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, to the best of the Mission and Spanish Eclectic homes, this volume is a must for everyone interested in Mexican architecture and outdoor charm. This book excites the readers imagination through nine chapters, including facades, doors, gates, portales & patios, columns, fountains, pools, cantera stonework, and gardens.

Arcades support massive tiled roof overhangs and bring shade to the outdoor sala an affirmation for outdoor living at its best. Sparkling pools and spouting fountains bring tranquility to flower-filled gardens and courtyards. The pictures will inspire decorators, designers, architects, builders, and homeowners looking for traditional and exciting ideas. Everyone who enjoys looking at beautiful facades, outdoor living areas, and gardens will covet this book.

Designing Your Perfect House

2009-11-13T14:01:00.000-08:00

If you ve ever considered building your dream home, here is a step-by-step guidebook that will take you through the design process. Designing Your Perfect House: Lessons from an Architect concerns the thought process of planning and creating a house, the methodology of the design, and how to get everything right.

Reading this book, you will gain insights about how to:

Gain control of the design and building process

Choose a perfect site for your house

Avoid costly mistakes

Unify an architectural design

Not just design a house, but how to design a home

Budget in a realistic manner

The basic premise of the book is that there is no such thing as the perfect house; there is only your perfect house. An architect s task is to help you achieve that dream. The experience of home design and construction should be controllable, gratifying, and enjoyable. With the valuable advice that Designing Your Perfect House: Lessons from an Architect provides, it can be.

Chief Architect Architectural Home Designer 9.0

2009-11-13T13:39:00.000-08:00

Architectural Home Designer 9.0 is all-in-one Home Design software and includes: Home Design, Remodeling, Decks & Landscaping, Interior Design, Site Planning & Estimating. It leverages the same professional quality from Chief Architect making it the most powerful and easy to use home design software. Quickly place and arrange walls, windows, doors, and cabinets. Choose colors, place furniture, create decks and landscaping. Powerful building tools like standard CAD tools, automatic roof generation, dormers, stairs, framing, foundations, and Plan Check make it easy. Choose from a Library of more than 3,600 plants and 7,000 items including windows, doors, lighting, furniture, interior/exterior fixtures, cabinets, and more. HOME DESIGN Choose from thousands of styles, colors, wallpaper, flooring, and materials. Move a wall, change a color, add a room, redesign a kitchen, create your own cabinets, and estimate costs before you build. REMODELING Experiment and create models and virtual tours. Arrange walls, windows, doors, decks, and automatically generate 3D models to visualize at any angle. Powerful building and remodeling tools include automatic roof generation, foundations, stairs, and more. INTERIOR DESIGN Choose or import thousands of items to customize your design. Point-and-click to change wall colors, flooring styles, countertops, and more. Choose from name-brand colors and materials or create your own. DECKS & LANDSCAPING Over 1,500 botanically accurate flowers, trees, and shrubs. Create gardens, pathways, hills, valleys, ponds, and more for your outdoor living area. Powerful deck tools allow you to design, visualize, estimate, and build your outdoor living project. SITE PLANNING & ESTIMATING Design your lot and plans with easy terrain tools. Identify your costs and materials for your next project before you begin. Design in 2D or 3D. Add, resize, and automatically dimension your plans.

Exclusive All-in-One Home Design Solution

* Choose from over 2,500 Sample Plans
* Choose from built-in home style templates, create your own custom home design or use the House Wizard
* Powerful building tools like automatic roof generation, dormers, stairs, framing and foundations
* Artistic rendering techniques for Watercolor, Glass House and Technical Illustration

Get Started Quickly and Easily

* The Quick Startup Options Guide will help you begin with "How-To" tutorials based on the type of your project
* Use the House Wizard for quick and easy layout of your rooms
* Select from the pre-designed Home Design and Landscaping Style Templates complete with colors, cabinets, decks and more
* The online help system provides detail information on all types of building projects
* Includes over 40 easy "step-by-step" tutorial training videos that will quickly get you started on your next home design project

Kitchen and Bath Design

* Design the Kitchen of your dreams--move walls, create new cabinets, add appliances--Design your perfect workspace!
* Plan the new layout of your bathroom with custom cabinets, sinks, showers and garden tubs. It's easy to visualize your ideas in 3D.
* Create custom cabinets in minutes by choosing your own colors, countertops, door styles and more
* Design your new kitchen or bath using the Cabinet Designer Tools
* Use the Cabinet Designer tools to create unlimited cabinet styles. Choose your own colors, countertops and door styles.

Interior Design

* Material Painter lets you apply colors and materials quickly and easily
* Choose from thousands of colors and textures or create your own materials using a digital photograph
* Design for your lifestyle and personality--change colors, add lighting and choose furniture to accent your new room
* Choose from a variety of interior items--including chairs, tables, sofas, fabrics, accessories and more. Resize, change colors and materials to meet your exact needs.
* Import your own symbols from 3D files types including .SKP, .OBJ and .3DS
* Smart Design Objects, Drag-and-drop from thousands of design objects in the built-in Library organized by category

Decks and Landscaping

* Powerful deck and patio tools allow you to design and visualize your new deck with 3D models and can help you estimate the costs
* Design single or multi-level decks complete with automatic deck framing
* Quickly lay out your deck with stairs and arrange furniture
* Deck foundations automatically generate to match sloped lots
* Plant Encyclopedia to learn more about the plants in your designs
* Choose from over 3,600 plants with the Plant Chooser
* Plant Hardiness Zone reference maps
* See what your plants will look like in 0 - 20 years
* Pathways--Use the Pathway tool to design curb-appealing landscaping using stone, pavers, or sidewalks--line with trees, shrubs, flowers and more

3D Models and Virtual Tours

* Design in 2D and 3D. 3D Views are automatic with a point-and-click of the camera tool.
* Glass House View provides a full translucent view of your design. Choose other Artistic rendering techniques for Watercolor and Technical Illustration views.
* Planning of furniture placement and traffic flow
* Create a Virtual Tour--draw your record line to Automatically Generate; or record your camera movements
* Visualize your home with day and night views
* Assemble a scale model of your design with Model Maker
* Generate shadows from the sun for realistic 3D views
* Point-and-click to remove wall surfaces, or use 3D Cross-Section Elevation Slider to quickly create a 3D slice of your desired view

Site Planning & Estimating

* Use Automatic Build Terrain and Terrain Perimeter tools to create flat, irregular shaped, or sloped lots--use a GPS to import or enter elevation data
* Create plot and perimeter plans; automatically generate a 3D model of your actual terrain
* Make your backyard design come alive using several easy-to-use terrain and landscaping tools. Add a pool or pond and visualize in 3D.
* Sprinkler Designer tools to easily layout sprinkler zones
* Fences and Driveways--With the Fencing tools you can choose a variety of fencing styles and custom gates. You will also find driveway, sidewalk and curbing tools
* Hill and Valley tools make it easy to add gardens, beds and slopes that automatically appear in 3D views. Choose from landscaping style templates or create your own.
* Cost Estimating--Don't be surprised by the cost of your project. Automatically generate a complete spreadsheet for your project costs, broken down by category. Calculate the amount of lumber for your deck or concrete required for that new patio.

Patterns of Home: The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design

2009-11-13T13:35:00.000-08:00

Coauthors (along with several other writers) of the landmark design guide A Pattern Language, Jacobson and Silverstein join with their architectural partner, Winslow, to further simplify building design by distilling the principles they previously set forth as ten essentials for residential homes. These fundamentals cover such subjects as making the best use of light; keeping all parts of the house from windows to walls to rooms in proportion; and including "in-between" places like porches, window seats, alcoves and sunrooms in the design of the home. Some of their concepts are fairly abstract; for example, they suggest imagining the home as not just a building but a "site" that contains both indoor and outdoor rooms, and they counsel readers to "let the overall form of the house grow naturally out of the forms of its various parts, rather than being superimposed from the outside." These theories are complemented by more concrete advice about how to measure out a human-sized room, balance private and common spaces and much more. The authors include diagrams and color photographs of 33 actual homes with detailed explanatory captions. While it is aimed predominately at professional designers, this guide is useful for anyone contemplating a new home or making renovations to an existing one; certainly it will change the way readers think about the architectural spaces around them.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Why are some houses such a pleasure to visit or inhabit? This spin-off from A Pattern Language, which has been a design resource for decades, successfully answers that question. California architects Jacobson and Murray Silverstein helped coauthor A Pattern Language, and with partner Barbara Winslow they have chosen ten principles or patterns of house design that they consider most important (and which serve as chapter heads): "Inhabiting the Site," "Creating Rooms," "Sheltering Roof," "Capturing Light," "Parts in Proportion," "Flow Through Rooms," "Private Edges, Common Core," "Refuge and Outlook," "Places in Between," and "Composing with Materials." Each pattern is illustrated with sketches and photographs, as the authors provide beautiful examples of 33 homes by various U.S. architects or designers, mostly in the western United States. The well-organized text and layout combine with the 410 outstanding color photographs and 155 black-and-white illustrations to help the reader visualize these patterns in practice. Highly recommended for public libraries and libraries supporting architecture courses.
David R. Conn, Surrey P.L., BC

Brilliant Design of Bathroom with Stylish Ideas

2009-11-09T00:47:00.000-08:00

what wonderful bathroom designs these are. Find the idea of bathroom design in these pictures. These sample pictures and photo gallery of inspiring and brilliant bathroom design ideas from Kaldewei must be the ones recommended for any one going to design new bathroom.The use of large space becomes the main power and characteristics of these bathroom. The choice of the lighting and bathtub in good placement can create elegance. Besides, the latest featured bathroom idea from Kaldewei involves a lot of water everywhere.

Brazil's Modern Architecture

2009-11-08T23:45:00.000-08:00

This is the new paperback edition of the most comprehensive survey of twentieth-century Brazilian architecture, analyzed by a new generation of critics and historians. The book covers about 200 buildings and urban designs, presenting key events and projects within a series of thematic chapters. It is extensively illustrated with archival black-and-white and new color photographs as well as drawings and sketches. It offers a fresh reading of Brazil's era of high modernism from the 1930s through the 1960s, placing it in context with regards to earlier and later architectural movements as well as the broad changes taking place in Brazilian culture at the time. The book also charts post-Brasilia developments, including case studies of contemporary projects, showing the relevance of Brazilian architecture within the international scene.

Review
'The creative richness of Brazilian architecture, and the very high critical level of some of the writing in this book [...] suggest that far from worrying about Brazil being provincial, as the authors fear, it is we in Europe how need to learn from their experience...the book is filled with the most beautiful, adventurous modern architecture one has seen anywhere...By combining immense beauty with deep tragedy, perhaps this book exactly captures the spirit of Brazilian architecture, as in the samba by Cazuza, its beauty making everything "por um segundo mais feliz" (a little happier, for just a moment).' (Thomas Muirhead, Building Design)'Tells the story...of what made the country's populace open to Le Corbusier's radicalism and Niemayer's modernism while living in shanty towns that would disgrace Calcutta.' (Arena)'Beautifully illustrated.' (RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects))'Exemplary...The text is serious yet clear, and enhanced by stunning photographs...Best of all, there is a list of buildings to visit, and contacts for those open only by appointment. Plan your trip now.' (Architect's Journal)'Serves up a selection of the most heroic and expressionist modern architecture.' (Wallpaper*)'Having spent a recent trip to Brazil constantly in this book's company, I'm now inordinately attached to it. At each stop, it was reverently taken out of the suitcase, placed on the desk, consulted, then packed up and hauled on to the next stop...Overall, I could not have asked for a more useful or enlightened guide than Brazil's Modern Architecture...well-written...meticulously produced...beautiful visual material.' (Contemporary)'The introduction provides an excellent overview of Brazilian Modernism and its context...an elegantly produced, generously illustrated and highly readable book...It is rare to find a book of this kind covering so well a wide range of issues.' (The Architectural Review)

richard neutra and the seach for modern architecture

2009-11-08T23:43:00.000-08:00

The stry of richard neutra's life is in many ways the story of modern architecture. he experienced the buoyant struggles of the movement's early years and the heady excesses of its mid-century ascendancy. in this study thomas s. hines explores the efforts of neutra and his modernist contemporaries to find the forms that would best express the meaning of the 20th century.

100 More of the World's Best Houses

2009-11-08T23:39:00.000-08:00

Popular demand has led IMAGES' team of researchers to scour the world for yet another stunning collection of homes. The 100 fabulous homes carefully selected for this volume represent contemporary residential architecture in all its myriad forms. Vast differences in location, climate, culture, style, materials, interiors, and even furniture result in a collection that showcases, with full-colour photographs, plans and drawings, the best in international residential architecture. This is a book that can be browsed through time after time, with each viewing guaranteed to inspire, delight and surprise.

I am not an architect and I have no artistic talent. But architecture is my favorite art form. I buy a lot of architectural books. This is one of a series of three (hopefully more will come) that is excellent for its photography, its selection of things to photograph and the floor plans presented for most home, allowing the reader to conjure up a good picture of each of the masterpieces. The only downside is that when I lay the book aside, I suddenly realize that I am back in my own home. Well, it keeps the rain out.

Modern Architecture

2009-11-08T23:35:00.000-08:00

Colquhoun, an eminent scholar in the field of architecture, offers here a new account of international modernism that explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The book focuses on the work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe, re-examining their work and shedding new light on their roles as acknowledged masters. The author presents a fascinating analysis of architecture with regard to politics, technology, and ideology, all while offering clear descriptions of the key elements of the Modern movement. Colquhoun shows clearly the evolution of the movement from Art Nouveau in the 1890s to the mega-structures of the 1960s, revealing the often-contradictory demands of form, function, social engagement, modernity and tradition.

Review

"Who needs another history of the modern movement? Coloquhoun, emeritus professor of architecture at Princeton, shows us why in this wonderfully succinct, readable, and opinionated account of movements and formgivers, from European art nouveau to the post-war decades in America. Each of the chapters focuses on a theme or a region, ranging from the artistry of Loos to the social engineering of Scandanavia. Though most of the examples are familiar, the author gives them a fresh spin--starting with the cover illustration of Hans Scharoun's Schminke house of 1933, now restored and used as a day care center. It embodies the daring and idealism that powered the modern movement and is now being rediscovered."--L.A. Architect

The Study of Architectural Design

2009-11-08T22:41:00.000-08:00

The Study of Architectural Design by John F. Harbeson is the only text in English that describes, step by step, the system of architectural education developed in France and commonly known as the Beaux-Arts method as it was adapted and refined to suit the structure and demands of American schools of architecture.
Used to train every architect in America until the late 1940s, it was supplanted by the advent of modernism. With Harbeson's clear approach to teaching the system, students and practitioners can recover the classic course of study for use today, from the making of the initial sketch, through development, to the rendering of the project for presentation to clients. 320 b/w, 35 color illustrations.

Review
Harbeson’s lost masterpiece is back in print—and provides an invaluable insight into architectural training methods from an age that produced giants….Of particular value to this reprinted edition is the new introduction…a great addition to the architectural literature. (Traditional Building )

500 Decoration Details: Minimalism: 500 Details de Decoration: Minimalisme/500 Wohnideen: Minimalismus (Interior Design)

2009-10-29T02:36:00.000-07:00

500 Decoration Details: Minimalism: 500 Details de Decoration: Minimalisme/500 Wohnideen: Minimalismus (Interior Design)

Building An Affordable House: A Smart Guide to High-Value, Low-Cost Construction

2009-10-17T15:10:00.000-07:00

The first comprehensive guide of its kind, Building an Affordable House is for homeowners and building contractors who want to incorporate proven cost-saving techniques into their projects. Written by a contractor who has been nationally recognized for his innovative approach to cost control, this book shows readers how to generate significant savings on major projects such as building a new home or adding on to an existing one.

The first section provides an economical approach to planning projects, while the second reveals the quality-conscious, cost-cutting strategies the author has uncovered through direct construction experience and extensive consultation with industry experts. The third section covers finish details from drywall to flooring, with emphasis on saving money without compromising quality or distinctive results. Handy features include floor plans, resource listings, and project management tools.

Compact Houses: Architecture for the Environment

2009-10-17T14:58:00.000-07:00

In an age of "McMansions," this international survey of the latest in residential architecture proves that small is beautiful-and responsible. The houses profiled are designed to make maximum use of the smallest possible footprint in order to protect the environment. The houses profiled here prove that efficiency as well as beautiful, thoughtful design can be had in a tiny setting. Each project includes a case history describing its design challenges and how the architect overcame them, a detailed blueprint for each house, full-color photos of the interior and the exterior, and plans of the layout. This book will be an inspiration to anyone in the interior design or residential architecture field as well as to anyone considering a second home, and proves that environmentally responsible design principles are not just a style but a philosophy for sustainable living.

About the Author
Cristina del Valle has a Bachelor in Audiovisual Communication by the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She has combined her studies with various journalistic works in publications of the architecture and design sector. She is currently collaborating actively with a variety of magazines of the sector in the position of project coordinator and is the author of various books including New Bars and Restaurants.

PreFab Green

2009-10-17T03:28:00.000-07:00

IN PREFAB GREEN, architect Michelle Kaufmann shares her vision of creating thoughtful, sustainable design for everyone. Her firm, Michelle Kaufmann Designs, blends sustainable home layouts, eco-friendly materials, and low-energy options to create a "prepackaged" green solution to home design. Kaufmann tells about five eco-principles that are present in every design her firm creates-smart design, eco-materials, energy efficiency, water conservation, and healthy environment-and how each work together to create homes that make a difference.

Prefabricated housing, an all-purpose term that is used to describe any home that is built partly off-site, is enjoying a revival, thanks to a handful of innovative architects and hip shelter magazines. In its new incarnation, prefab is catching the eye of design-conscious consumers who appreciate its style and efficiency. Now, "built in a factory" means lower cost and higher-quality building components than many site-built homes. Most importantly, prefab and sustainability are a great match. Green prefab offers a more efficient way of building a home. People want homes that are affordable, enduring, healthy, and-now more than ever-environmentally sound.
In Prefab Green, architect Michelle Kaufmann shares her vision of creating thoughtful sustainable design for everyone. Her firm, Michelle Kaufmann Designs, blends sustainable home layouts, eco-friendly materials, and low-energy options to create a "prepackaged" green solution to home design. Kaufmann tells about five eco-principles that are present in every design her firm creates-smart design, eco-materials, energy efficiency, water conservation, and healthy environment-and how they work together to create homes that make a difference.
Kaufmann is part of a new generation of architects who are modernizing modular. They are taking the old idea of prefabrication and reshaping it to accommodate modern lifestyles and varying climates as well as a commitment to the environment. Even the small changes we make in our daily lives-as well as the large decisions we make about the kinds of homes we want to live in-can create transformations that will benefit for generations to come.
After receiving her master's degree from Princeton University, Michelle -Kaufmann worked for renowned architects Frank Gehry and Michael Graves. In 2002, she founded Michelle Kaufmann Designs. Michelle's work is widely published and her homes have been showcased in a number of museums, including the -National Building -Museum, the Vancouver Art Center, MOCA in Los Angeles, and Chicago's -Museum of -Science and -Industry. -Michelle lives in Marin County, California.
Cathy Remick is a designer with experience in architecture, graphics, and fine arts painting. She holds a master's-degree in architecture and has worked as a staff architect and designer for several -national firms in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. She is a design manager for -mkStudios. She lives in Orinda, California, with her husband and daughter.
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Front and back cover photos 2009 John Swain
Kaufmann author photo by Cutter Cutshaw
Remick author photo by Terry Riggins

container architecture: this book contains 6441 containers

2009-10-17T03:18:00.000-07:00

A sensible answer to many of our most challenging housing problems, container architecture is the hottest thing in building today. Easy to transport, environmentally friendly, reusable and recyclable, container buildings are the home of the future today. Container Architecture presents the findings of three years of research into container architecture, showcasing more than 140 top projects with detailed full-color photographs and full resource lists. Container Architecture can hardly contain all these great ideas and innovative solutions?get it now!

House Architecture : Prefab Modern

2009-10-17T03:11:00.000-07:00

For many, the idea of prefab housing may bring to mind trailers and other less desirable images of home life. But this idea couldn't be more wrong! Rather, the newest trends in prefab has emerged as a great way for a design- (and cost-) conscious generation to achieve the dream of home ownership. Today, prefab houses are manufactured to the highest standards of construction and aesthetics. And with the internet, these houses can be ordered from all over the world--affording people everywhere the opportunity to acquire an affordable home of distinction.

Prefab Modern explores the best prefabricated houses on the market today, from all over the world along with a resource directory on how you can purchase them. Included are case studies from all over the US and around the world, from top architects and designers. Projects featured include:

* The Ikea "Blokok House"
* Michael Graves "Target House"
* Steven Holl's "Turbulence House" in New Mexico
* David Hertz's Venice, CA "Concrete House"
* "SUSI" and "Fred Houses" from Kaufmann, KFN Architects (Australia)
* Jennifer Siegal's "Office of Mobile Design" and "Seaview House"

and many more!

Prefab is the inevitable next step to "cool" housing as the market looks for reasonably priced housing for first and second homes. Prefab Modern is the perfect guide to this undeniable and fascinating trend.

Who says dream houses are only for the rich? The ongoing revolution in prefabricated homes brings innovative, contemporary design to the masses, transforming "trailer trash to trailer chic," declares architectural writer Herbers. These diverse projects by 15 firms-from Michael Graves’s Pavilions (designed for Target as freestanding structures or home additions) to Rocio Romero’s LV Home building kit-are not only inexpensive, they’re also sturdy, transportable, adaptable and, most revolutionary of all, purchasable online. Much of the secret to cutting costs is using readily available materials such as steel, glass and aluminum, and cutting the building process down to a few days. As a result, several bargain homes featured sell for well under $100,000 and can be assembled by the owner-like Romero’s rustic Fish Camp House for $30,000, including furnishings, or Adam Kalkin’s Quik Build House for $50,000. Glossy photographs highlight these sleek, functional spaces, and pages are enriched by detailed house plans and Herbers’ anecdotal narration of their genesis. The blond wood floors and window-lined bookshelves in Oskar Leo Kaufman’s signature SU-SI House, for example, were originally designed for his sister Suzy and offer a clean, minimalist feel along with plenty of light and storage. Herbers situates the projects within a brief history of modern prefab and muses on the future of the movement. Most important, she aims to make this architectural spectacle as functional as the designs it features by including a final section on "Constructing Prefab," with advice on new materials and processes, building guidelines and a list of material sources. Like prefab modern itself, this book successfully combines both style and practicality. 100 color photographs.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

House : Design Architecture Lifestyle

2009-09-26T06:02:00.001-07:00

House Magazine is an elegant lifestyle publication celebrating the best of architecture and interior design in the New York metropolitan area. From the gracious homes of Long Island to the high-end communities of New Jersey, Westchester County and Connecticut.

American Houses: A Field Guide to the Architecture of the Home

2009-09-26T06:02:00.000-07:00

American Houses: A Field Guide to the Architecture of the Home

While the U.S. boasts many great public buildings, designed by architects both homegrown and imported, Foster's operating premise is that most of America's vital and expressive architectural tradition has been a domestic one. The great breadth of this tradition—from Monticello through "Early Louisiana Shotgun" to Frank Lloyd Wright—is immaculately and exhaustively described by Foster, a teacher and former partner of Walter Gropius's Architects Collaborative.

The book's three extensive sections ("Colonial Traditions," "19th-Century Styles" and "20th-Century Revivals and Innovations") offer not only a visual primer on virtually every important strain of American home building but also extensive and useful annotation on their social and aesthetic backgrounds. The author's numerous drawings are models of clarity. It is useful to have the characteristics of such familiar styles as Gothic Revival and Mission so clearly delineated, and less well-known styles are amply explored. The author of two previous Field Guides, on trains and airplanes, Foster clearly intends this book to be used rather than consulted, to be thrown in the car or jammed in a shoulder bag rather than put on a shelf. While Foster is no Tom Wolfe–style polemicist, he is not afraid to be critical when it aids understanding. And more through implication than direct statement, Foster considers the vernacular tradition he describes as belonging to a quickly receding past, one that this book will do much to help preserve.

Modern Minimalist Leather Sofa with Beautiful Designs

2009-09-25T07:13:00.000-07:00

Features

* 109.5"L x 78"W x 33.5"H
* Sofas and Sets
* Sofas and Sets->Sofa Sets->Modern and Contemporary Leather Sofa Sets
* Some assembly may be required. Please see product details.

When you are looking for new inspiration of Leather Sofa with Beautiful Designs, you have to take a look at the sample Leather Sofa with Beautiful Designs displayed since the designs have been made to make the dweller feel at home staying longer in the houses. The combination of the best material used make the look more amazing and inviting. Placing one of the moz screenshot 9 Modern Minimalist Leather Sofa with Beautiful Designsmoz screenshot 10 Modern Minimalist Leather Sofa with Beautiful DesignsLeather Sofa displayed in your living room soon is the best decision since this place becomes the most favorite place for family. Make sure that your room is compatible if placed one of he Leather Sofa displayed.

Modern Luxury Sectional Sofa Designs for a Living Room

2009-09-25T06:58:00.000-07:00

These are the sample pictures of sofa for your home interior design. Choose the sofa furniture set for your living room interior design.

Designing a living room with modern and contemporary styles need some fresh and new ideas since living room becomes the most important part for family to spend their lovely time with family time. Thus, the design should be well made and created by a pro designer. Are you looking for the fresh ideas for making your living room more comfortable and relaxing. If so, the modern luxury Sectional Sofa Designs displayed might become the best alternatives to decorate your living room. The sofa designs are so elegant combined with the best leather.

Modern Luxury Corner Sofa with Elegant and Relaxing Designs

2009-09-25T06:40:00.000-07:00

Find the ideas of decorating your living room with sofa furniture shown in these pictures.

Creating a beautiful and decorative living room with a modern contemporary corner sofa is a good decision since a living room is the main room where the family spends most the time in their houses. A corner sofa will be the best alternative to remodel a living room. The samples of leather corner sofa displayed are designed using the best leather that is so soft and warm. Are you interested to have one of the corner sofas placed in your living room soon. If so, you had better choose based on your room space and other room decoration. Get it now.

Elegant White Kitchen Pantry Cabinet with Modern Designs

2009-09-25T00:54:00.000-07:00

Designing cool and cute kitchen pantry cabinet needs fresh and brilliant ideas since there many thing to consider when designing it including the related furniture and accessories,such as the lighting,backsplash, sinks,faucets, tabletop, countertop and others. If you are really going to design modern and luxury kitchen pantry cabinet, the sample pictures of kitchen pantry cabinet displayed might be very useful since the designs look so amazing and elegant,especially the choice of white color used to furnish these kitchen pantry cabinet. So, you had better choose one of the best design soon to be placed in your kithcen. Get it now and you will soon see the change of kitchen atmosphere soon.

Modern and Contemporary Garage Storage Cabinets Designs

2009-09-25T00:41:00.000-07:00

This is Contemporary Garage Storage Cabinets Designs that can inspire you in designing a good garage.

The sample photo gallery of modern and creative garage storage cabinets designs displayed might be the pictures that you have been looking for as the good and innovative inspiration to remodel your garage storage cabinets. Make sure that the design is matched with your garage space and model. The best thing of these garage storage cabinets are the multifunction of the garage storage cabinets that can be used for all purposed,not only for keeping some tools but also can be used for keeping car or the other vehicles devices. Make sure that your garage storage cabinets is inspired by one of the cool designs displayed.

Modern luxury bathroom tv with cool and creative designs

2009-09-24T23:39:00.000-07:00

If you are going to design your bathroom using TV or LCD , then the sample pictures and gallery of modern bathroom tv designs displayed should be the ones you have been looking for as the designs look so compact and creative. The right and appropriate placement of the TV becomes the main power of these modern bathroom. The bathroom interior related,such as: lighting, lamps,bathtub,sink,mirror should be well organized to create the harmonic look and atmosphere of bathroom interior designs. The creative tile placement also becomes the strength of these modern bathroom design with TV. Are you interested in the designs? if so ,let’s get it now.

Amazing Living Room Decoration Ideas 2009

2009-08-27T01:32:00.000-07:00

These are the sample Pictures of living Room Interior design that can become the idea in designing, remodeling, redecirating, or renovating your old house. The model of the living room, the choice of furniture, the arrangement of furniture, the shape of furniture, the lighting design, and the choice of color can inspire you in planning a modern futuristic houise or other buildings.

Architectural Design of Home in Sydney

2009-08-23T03:08:00.001-07:00

This is the modern house design of house in Sydney. This is the house with modern architecture. This sample pictures of house design can become the ideas in building a new house or renovating the exixsting house.

Exterior and Interior Architectural Design of Tiger Wood House

2009-08-19T23:23:00.000-07:00

These are the Best sample Photos of Tiger Woods New House Remodeling Ideas that might be very important for you as his fans. Seeing tiger wood’s house, we can conclude that tiger likes something private. It can be seen from the way he builds his house which is far from the crowd. He really wants to enjoy his privacy by building a house which is far from cities but close to nature. Tiger also can not go far from Golf as seen from his private yacht that can also be used to play golf with his family, relatives and friends. Do you want to follow his way to build a beautiful house which is so close with nature? If so, you have to prepare a very large space to build a house as Tiger Wood’s.

The Biggest Amazing House Home Architectural Design Ideas in the World

2009-08-19T23:08:00.000-07:00

Here are the pictures of the biggest building exterior design seen from various different angles. This biggest building design pictures are very good models for those who want to build a very big house. The Sample Pictures of the World’s Biggest House Design Ideas displayed on this site might satisfy when you have been looking for the biggest house in the world. You can imagine how busy you are if you have such big houses since you will spend a lot of money to maintain the houses. Any way, the biggest houses displayed are not only owned personally. They mostly belong to the kingdom. So, what do you think now? Are you interested to build your own house using one of the biggest house design and architecture? If so, you have to prepare your house space which can be used to build 100 or even 1000 common houses. Besides, you have to prepare your money which might be uncountable.

Photos of Modern Luxury Master Bedroom Ideas 2009

2009-08-11T15:05:00.000-07:00

The sample photos of modern contemporary master bedrooms with modern lighting, wood floor, wall paint decoration displayed might inspire you to remodel your simple and traditional bedroom. With these truly great master bedroom decorating and remodeling, you can create the perfect sanctuary for reviving both your body and your spirit. There is no any single room in your lovely home which is more personal than the master bedroom.

It is the private place and space to spend your beautiful time with your couple. It is the sanctuary where you can go to rest, relax, rejuvenate, enjoy and restore your body. Elegant and comfortable Master bedroom decorating and remodeling ideas should reflect all your preferences relating to these activities. Thus, give it a shot to one of the modern and contemporary master bedroom and you will soon feel the exotic sensation.

84" Double Sided Sliding Japanese Shoji Doors Kit

2009-08-11T00:22:00.000-07:00

Sturdy, durable, top quality wood doors, each 36" wide, with frame kit including top and bottom notched wood rails, fiber reinforced, hardened paper shades. Note that lattice is on ONE SIDE ONLY, recommended for interior use. Double sided also available. Ships in 48hrs from Massachusetts via FedEx Freight - Expedited Delivery Available

Features
Color Name: Cherry

* Rough Opening Dimension - 83" T x 73.5 W x 3.5" D Each Door Measures - 80" T x 36" W x 1" D
* Choose from 4 Colors - Honey Oak, Natural Pine, Black Lacquer, or Cherry Rosewood
* Premium Quality - 100 % Kiln Dried Spruce Wood - Solid Wood Doors - No Rubber wood
* Tough Fiber Reinforced Hardened Shade - Allows Some Diffused Light - Lattice on Front Side Only
* Ships in 48hrs Pro. Packed & Insured from Massachusetts via FedEx - Expedited Delivery Available

Decorating with Architectural Details

2009-08-11T00:19:00.000-07:00

Architectural details are permanent features and fixtures that shape a home's interior landscape.

"Three hundred full-color photographs highlight a creative guide...explaining how to create an innovative, custom look for every room..." -- Paper Clips

Winner of the Bronze award in ForeWord magazine's 2004 Book of the Year Award: Decorating with Architectural Details -- ForeWord Magazine 2004 Book of the Year Award

Metropolitan Home : The Inspiration of Home design architecture

2009-08-11T00:16:00.000-07:00

Filled with the latest in home design inspiration, Metropolitan Home offers its readers full-color layouts of innovative and classic homes, insightful commentary on architectural trends and interior decoration, and notes on home peripherals in its "TechNotes" and "Collecting" sections. Beautiful home pictorials offer a wide variety of visual examples for the aspiring designer. The magazine tends to focus on multibedroom homes, but it does sometimes branch out to cover smaller city dwellings such as apartments and condominiums, and even, in one 2001 issue, rooftop gardens. --Jonathon Tudor

This magazine is editorially focused on the art of living well. It contains coverage of home design, furnishings, fashion, food, wine and spirits, entertaining, electronics and travel. It is aimed at quality-conscious young adults seeking personal style and comfort in decorating.

Design Ideas for Home Decorating

2009-08-11T00:12:00.000-07:00

Amazing ideas on Home design ideas and home decorating ideas can be found here. Read the information below to get the best home interior and exterior design inspirations

An ever-popular topic in the house and home category, Design Ideas for Home Decorating shows readers how to transform an ordinary house into a beautiful home. A brand new title from the best-selling Design Ideas series, this book features hundreds of gorgeous photographs showcase the work of many of today's leading designers. Savvy tips and advice include examples of basic design concepts and how to apply them to every room in the house. Topics include working with space; furniture arrangement; creating a color scheme; and finding a personal style.