Doorways, particularly front entrances, are among a building’s most significant architectural features. Their powerful visual impact provides a sense of structural design style. The unique and well-preserved historic architecture of San Antonio, Texas, reveals much about the area’s history and cultural…
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Here is a new book rich in visual choices for everyone planning to build in their backyard. Whether you’re hoping to create a simple trellis to train roses or erect a pavilion to entertain the extended family, this is the perfect place to start. Over 400 photos illustrate an impressive quantity of architectural…
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Visit a dozen exciting homes where the owners have ignored standard building practices in favor of creative alternatives. These homes, found from Massachusetts to California, are expressive of individuality as well as artistry, and you’ll be inspired to branch out and craft your own unique living space. Homes…
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History is brought to life in many historic houses, especially at Christmas time, when special decorations help to welcome the social season and visiting guests. Learn history and local customs through this charming book’s lively text and over 400 color photos. Costumed guides interpret Christmas traditions in…
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Italian ironwork from Roman times, through Medieval centuries, and up to Neo Classical designs of the early nineteenth century comprise this collection of 100 photographs from Italian sources. They depict trellises, grilles, gates, fencing, household lighting, fireplace accoutrements, and door hardware that will…
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See how wood has shaped traditional architecture around the world from log building to frame construction. A panorama of more than 400 color images shows the different construction styles used in 14 European countries. View the Church of the Transfiguration in Russia, the Village Museum in Romania, and the Sanok…
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Pervious concrete offers an exciting and economical alternative to traditional paving materials. Avoiding runoff and water pollution, these pavements let water pass through. Architects aiming for green projects, paving contractors looking for new markets, and homeowners planning do-it-yourself slabs gain information…
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Learn historical facts and enjoy entertaining stories about lighthouses along the coasts of Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Alaska, and British Columbia. Black-and-white and color photos enhance the detailed text to present a comprehensive, one-of-a-kind look at these maritime structures, including…
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The city of Pasadena is rich in history and significant architecture, featuring 9 landmark districts and over 3,500 designated historic sites. Preservation groups like Pasadena Heritage have worked tirelessly with the city to preserve Pasadena’s architectural treasures, with over 100 appearing on this driving…
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Mildred and Arthur Byne explored exceptional Spanish gardens in the 1920s, sketching and photographing them in order to share design ideas with fellow enthusiasts in the United States. They focused on glazed polychrome tiles and green foliage as the the primary characteristic of a Spanish garden, in contrast with a…
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Travel coast to coast and witness many of the countrys premier decorator events. Though decorator showhouses are open to the public for a few weeks, these masterpieces are now preserved for your endless perusal. Showhouses let decorators pull out all the stops to show off their talents and resources. The organizers,…
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A sweeping overview of traditional stone architecture that graces the landscapes of many nations. Over 350 vivid color photos show buildings ranging from simple stone homes and practical farm buildings to imposing town halls and vaulting cathedrals. The extensive text explains the history, styles, and techniques of the…
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Instructive text and 275 color photos guide readers through all the necessary steps to create natural looking garden pools and swimming ponds. Imagine paradise in your own garden–a combination of bathing pleasure with the possibility of observing nature and recreation. A comprehensive guide to get to what you have…
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There is really only one good reason to store wine, it will taste its very best if you do! This helpful guide with detailed text and 342 color illustrations will guide readers where and how to store wine. Collecting strategies, the proper aging of wine, and safe load capacity for your racks are featured. Proper storage…
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Over 230 beautiful color photos and 98 architectural sketches reveal innovative designs that architects are creating for stairways in the home, by turning them into integral parts of a striking and visually exciting interior design. Going beyond engineering and design, it provides the spatial quality and diversity of a…
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The recent works of talented interior designers at twenty Decorator Showhouse events around the country revealed in 330 striking color photos. Interior designers, assisted by avid volunteers, transform rooms at historical houses into works of art. Created to astound the public and contribute to charitable causes, these…
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The city of Pasadena is rich in history and significant architecture, featuring 9 landmark districts and over 3,500 designated historic sites. Preservation groups like Pasadena Heritage have worked tirelessly with the city to preserve Pasadena’s architectural treasures, with over 100 appearing on this driving…
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Take a striking journey with photographer Paul Clemence through Miami’s South Beach, home to some of the world’s most extraordinary Art Deco architecture. Highlighting the elements that create and define the Art Deco style, these 64 black-and-white photographs capture the emotion and express the spirit of…
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The name Knoll is synonymous worldwide with the best in modern furniture design. Visually exciting, comprehensive in content, this new book documents the modern furniture sold and produced by Knoll from 1938 to 2005. A detailed timeline organizes the history of Knoll furniture with illustrations, from its roots at the…
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Each year, interior designers descend upon show houses to display their best work. Given free reign over the concepts, the color palettes, and all the details, designers go all-out to create some of world’s most striking and trend-setting interiors. This book takes you on an exceptional tour of over 150 show…
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Thoreau once described Cape Cod as ”the bared and bended arm of Massachusetts …boxing with northeast storms.” It still stands vigilant, but today it is better known for its beauty than its pugilism! Some residents continue to wrest their livings from the sea, of course, but for millions of people the…
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This thorough guide, the second of two volumes, displays and discusses American original architecture, including Pueblo, Spanish Revival, Ranch, Cabin, Craftsman, Prairie, Cape Cod, and the Mediterranean influence. Over 320 beautiful, color photos and 96 line drawings illustrate possibilities and display the…
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This thorough guide, the second of two volumes, displays and discusses American original architecture, including Pueblo, Spanish Revival, Ranch, Cabin, Craftsman, Prairie, Cape Cod, and the Mediterranean influence. Over 320 beautiful, color photos and 96 line drawings illustrate possibilities and display the…
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Amusement parks have been a staple of California recreation and entertainment for over a century. First appearing along the beaches and multiplying up and down the coast, these parks ignited an industry that has seen tremendous change and innovation. Children’s Fairyland—America’s first theme park—and…
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Showcases the most innovative designs of water-inspired applications from around the globe. Presents winners of the Global AquaTekture Visionary Award, a prestigious distinction that honors the finest pool visionaries, inventors, and builders from Australia, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Venezuela, and the United…
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The mid-century modern architecture of Palm Springs, California, is presented in 30 bright, colorful postcards. In Palm Springs, the desert environment and the presence of Hollywood stars inspired architects to new creative heights and created, perhaps, the locale with the highest concentration of such structures in…
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The work of Walker & Gillette, one of the leading architectural firms of the twentieth century, is documented with an extensive text and over 800 illustrations. These include many unpublished works by the company and by architect Joseph Mordecai Hirschman, whose passion for old world buildings influenced their…
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Through well-researched text, as well as drawings and color photography, this book captures the magnificence of European cathedrals and the brilliance of the Master Builders and craftsmen who designed and built them. Cathedral building is a fusion of man’s greatest accomplishments in the arts, sciences, and humanities…
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From the modern, flat-roofed concrete home to an energy-independent cob-walled house in the countryside, this guide shows seventy single-family homes that showcase the best of contemporary design. Each home is identified in terms of eight design considerations, including challenging lots, homes in the country, houses…
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With more than forty international examples of practical yet architecturally fascinating solutions, this one-of-a-kind book shows innovative, beautiful spaces to park your car. From an underground parking garage to a car elevator, and from a contemporary city carport to a “living room garage,” here is a wealth of…
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Baltimore was an innovator in the development of cast-iron architecture, but the city’s heritage of buildings in this genre, once numbering more than a hundred, has dwindled to only a handful today. The Baltimore region also had a long tradition in iron production, beginning with the colonial era and continuing through…
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This is the first and only book of its kind, picturing hundreds of colorful, creative children’s playhouses, from fancy Victorians to neo-classical creations, all built in a child’s scale. Half a dozen of the nation’s leading manufacturers are profiled, with both inside and outside images of their creations. The…
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This rich compendium of color photos shows interior and exterior shots of sunrooms, conservatories, greenhouses, and great glass walls will help homeowners, architects, and remodelers choose the perfect addition. These images will help you select the right style for your architecture, as well as your lifestyle. There…
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For those who dream of living in a log home, this treasure trove of images will be a welcome delight . Now in its second edition, the book has been expanded to include images of 18 new homes. The first edition inspired thousands of would-be log home builders. Nearly 50 homes are pictured in all, complete with floor…
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Wonder at amazing widths of log that stretch the lengths of walls, and soar to cathedral ceilings amidst exposed timber framing. This is an inspiring book for any would-be homebuilder or interior designer who wants to incorporate the wood look of our ancestral folk architecture in a modern home. Take a tour of more…
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Beautiful, idea-filled room interiors seen in American popular magazines of the 1960s are reproduced here in over 200 color photographs with detailed identification. Readers adapted these designs from Armstrong Cork Company’s advertising pages for their own homes. It was customary for Armstrong designers to…
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When this book first came out, in 1908, it was touted as the ”largest single book of house designs ever published.” Here are 252 renderings of Arts and Crafts period homes produced by the Radford Architectural Company to satisfy a mushrooming turn-of-the-century market. These houses were designed by…
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Enter more than 250 of the most beautiful guestrooms in the world, and dream up wonderful ideas for your own sleeping quarters. Herein lie all manner of inspiration for every sort of bedroom, from lofty hideaways under slanting eaves, to enormous, two-room master suites. You’ll get ideas for bedspreads and…
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The city of Pasadena is rich in history and significant architecture, featuring 9 landmark districts and over 3,500 designated historic sites. Preservation groups like Pasadena Heritage have worked tirelessly with the city to preserve Pasadena’s architectural treasures, with over 100 appearing on this driving…
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The city of Pasadena is rich in history and significant architecture, featuring 9 landmark districts and over 3,500 designated historic sites. Preservation groups like Pasadena Heritage have worked tirelessly with the city to preserve Pasadena’s architectural treasures, with over 100 appearing on this driving…
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