Glass House

Posted on May 9, 2010

  • ISBN13: 9781580931861
  • Condition: USED – VERY GOOD
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The Glass House, designed by celebrated architect Philip Johnson as a personal retreat, is an icon of modern architecture. A crystalline box set in a serene New England landscape, the house is now owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which will open it to visitors in April 2007. Johnson used his property near New Canaan, Connecticut, as an architectural laboratory, adding nine additional structures over a forty-year period. Among them a… More >>

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Tom Kundig: Houses

Posted on May 3, 2010

  • ISBN13: 9781568986050
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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The work of Seattle-based architect Tom Kundig has been called both raw and refined, as well as super-crafted and warm. Kundig’s projects, especially his houses, uniquely combine these two seemingly disparate sets of characteristics to produce some of the most inventive structures found in the architecture world today. Kundig’s internationally acclaimed work is inspired by both the industrial structures with which he grew up in the Pacific Northwest and the vibrant … More >>

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Early Grave

Posted on May 3, 2010

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Staedtler Triangular Scale Plastic Architects Ruler, 12 Inches, White with Color Grooves

Posted on April 30, 2010

  • Perfect ruler for architects.
  • Three sides with six different scales.
  • Open divided: 3/32, 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1 1/2, 3″ = 1 foot.
  • 12″ long.
  • White plastic.
  • 12″ long Scale
  • Accurate and versatile, triangular scales; length 12 inches

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Accurate and versatile. Three sides with six different scales. Open divided: 3/32, 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4, 1, 1 1/2, 3″ = 1 foot. 12″ long. White plastic. Global Product Type: Rulers; Ruler Type: Triangular Scales; Length: 12 in; Standard Scale: N/A…. More >>

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Celebrating the American Home: 50 Great Houses from 50 American Architects

Posted on April 30, 2010

  • ISBN13: 9781561587612
  • Condition: USED – VERY GOOD
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Celebrating the American Home brings together the best 50 houses featured in books from the Taunton Press in the past five years. These houses, which range from the irresistibly cozy to the magisterial to the daringly innovative, were selected by a panel of distinguished residential architects who are members of the American Institute of Architects including Jeremiah Eck, Duo Dickinson, and John Connell, who chose the houses based on how well they reflected the core… More >>

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