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City of Wood
San Francisco and the Architecture of the Redwood Lumber Industry
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CA$55.95
ISBN: 9781477330241
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: University of Texas Press
How San Franciscans exploited natural resources such as redwood lumber to produce the first major metropolis of the American West.
Fabricate 2024
Creating Resourceful Futures
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CA$49.95
ISBN: 9781800086357
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: Riverside Architectural Press
Fabricate 2024: Creating Resourceful Futures is the fifth volume in the series of Fabricate publications. The first conference – ‘Making Digital Architecture’ – explored the ways in which technology,...
Shelter Cookbook
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CA$50.50
ISBN: 9783959054904
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
An inspiring guide to the history and legacy of Lloyd Kahn's 1970s countercultural self-build manualsDIY architect, publisher and pioneer of the self-build movement, Lloyd Kahn (born 1935) is a legend...
Precious Metal
German Steel, Modernity, and Ecology
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CA$49.95
ISBN: 9780271092324
Pub Date: August 2024
Imprint: Penn State University Press
Architecture of Culture
Design Labs II | Volume I
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CA$102.00
ISBN: 9788836655144
Pub Date: June 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
A study on the preservation and promotion of local craft heritage across the Emirati regionIrthi Contemporary Crafts Council’s Architecture of Culture research project explores craft preservation...
Cube: New Building with Carbon Concrete
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CA$87.00
ISBN: 9783803023728
Pub Date: June 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
On a new house built in the uniquely eco-friendly construction material of carbon concreteIn September 2022, the Cube, the world's first house built entirely from carbon concrete, was unveiled in Dresden....
Material Reform (Reprint)
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CA$32.00
ISBN: 9781913620813
Pub Date: February 2024
Imprint: Mack Books
This acclaimed and bestselling book by design and research practice Material Cultures brings together a series of short, incisive essays on the cultures, systems, and infrastructures that shape the architectural industry and the destructive ecologies it fosters. Texts centred around key topics including resources, maintenance, agriculture, land use, and value are interwoven with a visual essay capturing the impact of indus-trialisation on landscapes at different scales. The building practices dominating contemporary architecture are rooted in the exploitation of people and the degradation of our landscapes. Here, Paloma Gormley, Summer Islam, and George Massoud explore how this has come about and how alternative systems, with holistic approaches to the built environment, might be formulated. Through text and visuals, concepts and practice, Material Reform explores how developing a direct relationship with materials can help us find new languages with the potential to supersede those we have inherited from a narrow lineage of...
Essential Cob Construction
A Guide to Design, Engineering, and Building
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CA$59.99
ISBN: 9780865719682
Pub Date: January 2024
Imprint: New Society Publishers
Essential Cob Construction presents both hands-on and rigorous technical information on how to build code compliant, low-embodied carbon, and fire- and earthquake-resistant buildings from cob – a mix of clay, sand and straw. The definitive cob guide for engineers, architects, designers, contractors, and owner-builders.
People, Planet, Design
A Practical Guide to Realizing Architecture's Potential
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CA$49.95
ISBN: 9781642832655
Pub Date: November 2023
Imprint: Island Press
In the US, design choices made by the typical architecture firm employee each year can reduce emissions by about 300 times that of an average American. What if great design were defined by its ability to cool the planet, heal communities, enhance ecological functioning, and advance justice?
In People, Planet, Design, architect Corey Squire builds the case, provides the data, and lays out the practical tools for human-centered architecture. This approach integrates beauty and delight with an awareness of every design choice's impact. Outcome-focused with a deep dive into practical strategies, the book showcases ten building systems that embody design excellence.
Essential reading for architects who want to transform what the profession means, People, Planet, Design pioneers a new vision and sets readers up with clear guidance for implementation.
U-Joints: A Taxonomy of Connections
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CA$195.00
ISBN: 9791221003420
Pub Date: September 2023
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
A colossal, spectacularly designed encyclopedia of the countless forms of joints, from the welded and knotted to wood-on-wood and beyond"U-joints" is short for "universal joints." A joint is defined...
Touch Wood
Material, Architecture, Future
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CA$63.00
ISBN: 9783037786987
Pub Date: March 2023
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Wood as the essential building material for the 21st century—ecologically, economically and technologicallyWood is the building material of the 21st century. Understanding this material and its potential...
A Concrete for the “Other Half”?
Bauhaus Taschenbuch 25
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CA$20.62
ISBN: 9783959054898
Pub Date: April 2022
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
The invention, uses and afterlife of an innovation designed to sidestep the Western construction industryThe invention of the sulphur concrete block was the result of experiments...
Barn Club
A Tale of Forgotten Elm Trees, Traditional Craft and Community Spirit
Price:
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781645021483
Pub Date: March 2022
Imprint: Chelsea Green Publishing
“In today’s ego-techno-centred world, Robert Somerville’s . . . Barn Club approach is a way forward that utilizes local traditions, local materials, and local hands to create a built environment...
Dream Play Build
Hands-On Community Engagement for Enduring Spaces and Places
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CA$30.95
ISBN: 9781642831498
Pub Date: February 2022
Imprint: Island Press
People love their communities and want them to become safer, healthier, more prosperous places. But the standard approach to public meetings somehow makes everyone miserable. Conversations that should be inspiring can become shouting matches. So what would it look like to facilitate truly meaningful discussions? What if they could be fun?
For twenty years, James Rojas and John Kamp have been using art, creative expression, and storytelling to shake up the classic community meeting. In Dream Play Build, they share their insights into building common ground and inviting active participation among diverse groups. Their approach, "Place It!," draws on three methods: the interactive model-building workshop, the pop-up, and site exploration using our senses. Inspirational and fun, this book celebrates the value of engaging with the dreams we have for our communities.
The Architect and the City
Ideology, Idealism, and Pragmatism
Price:
CA$103.00
ISBN: 9783775742863
Pub Date: February 2022
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Urban-Think Tank (U-TT), an interdisciplinary design practice emerging from the turbulent political environment of Chávez-era Caracas, has pursued projects in Latin America, Europe, and...
The Inner Studio
A Designer's Guide to the Resources of the Psyche, Second Edition
Price:
CA$14.95
ISBN: 9781988366401
Pub Date: December 2021
Imprint: Riverside Architectural Press
The Inner Studio unveils a place of learning inside each of us where we can learn lessons about ourselves that are inseparable from what we design and build. Filled with anecdotes, examples and exercises,...
City of Wood
San Francisco and the Architecture of the Redwood Lumber Industry
CA$55.95
ISBN: 9781477330241
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: University of Texas Press
Fabricate 2024
Creating Resourceful Futures
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9781800086357
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: Riverside Architectural Press
Shelter Cookbook
CA$50.50
ISBN: 9783959054904
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Precious Metal
German Steel, Modernity, and Ecology
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9780271092324
Pub Date: August 2024
Imprint: Penn State University Press
Architecture of Culture
Design Labs II | Volume I
CA$102.00
ISBN: 9788836655144
Pub Date: June 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Cube: New Building with Carbon Concrete
CA$87.00
ISBN: 9783803023728
Pub Date: June 2024
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Material Reform (Reprint)
CA$32.00
ISBN: 9781913620813
Pub Date: February 2024
Imprint: Mack Books
Essential Cob Construction
A Guide to Design, Engineering, and Building
CA$59.99
ISBN: 9780865719682
Pub Date: January 2024
Imprint: New Society Publishers
Essential Cob Construction presents both hands-on and rigorous technical information on how to build code compliant, low-embodied carbon, and fire- and earthquake-resistant buildings from cob – a mix of clay, sand and straw. The definitive cob guide for engineers, architects, designers, contractors, and owner-builders.
People, Planet, Design
A Practical Guide to Realizing Architecture's Potential
CA$49.95
ISBN: 9781642832655
Pub Date: November 2023
Imprint: Island Press
In People, Planet, Design, architect Corey Squire builds the case, provides the data, and lays out the practical tools for human-centered architecture. This approach integrates beauty and delight with an awareness of every design choice's impact. Outcome-focused with a deep dive into practical strategies, the book showcases ten building systems that embody design excellence.
Essential reading for architects who want to transform what the profession means, People, Planet, Design pioneers a new vision and sets readers up with clear guidance for implementation.
U-Joints: A Taxonomy of Connections
CA$195.00
ISBN: 9791221003420
Pub Date: September 2023
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Touch Wood
Material, Architecture, Future
CA$63.00
ISBN: 9783037786987
Pub Date: March 2023
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
A Concrete for the “Other Half”?
Bauhaus Taschenbuch 25
CA$20.62
ISBN: 9783959054898
Pub Date: April 2022
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
Barn Club
A Tale of Forgotten Elm Trees, Traditional Craft and Community Spirit
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781645021483
Pub Date: March 2022
Imprint: Chelsea Green Publishing
Dream Play Build
Hands-On Community Engagement for Enduring Spaces and Places
CA$30.95
ISBN: 9781642831498
Pub Date: February 2022
Imprint: Island Press
For twenty years, James Rojas and John Kamp have been using art, creative expression, and storytelling to shake up the classic community meeting. In Dream Play Build, they share their insights into building common ground and inviting active participation among diverse groups. Their approach, "Place It!," draws on three methods: the interactive model-building workshop, the pop-up, and site exploration using our senses. Inspirational and fun, this book celebrates the value of engaging with the dreams we have for our communities.
The Architect and the City
Ideology, Idealism, and Pragmatism
CA$103.00
ISBN: 9783775742863
Pub Date: February 2022
Imprint: Artbook / D.A.P.
The Inner Studio
A Designer's Guide to the Resources of the Psyche, Second Edition
CA$14.95
ISBN: 9781988366401
Pub Date: December 2021
Imprint: Riverside Architectural Press