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Long considered the apotheosis of rustic kitsch, the log house actually has a rich architectural pedigree. Since the late 19th century, a surprising number of architects, along with their artisan-builder counterparts, have transformed the simple pioneer log cabin into a supremely crafted work of high art. Log Houses of the World is the first-ever chronological [...]

“Kilbert set out to provide a book for professors to use within their environmental departments; however, what he ends up with is a wonderful overview of the green building movement…” (AIA, March 2007)”Kilbert set out to provide a book for professors to use within their environmental departments; however, what he ends up with is a [...]

“…a visual tour de force of the best of modern architecture in a format that pays proper homage to their designers.” ~Trend Hunter Magazine”Because it cannot be touched, it is close to impossible to experience architecture on paper. The Modern Architecture Pop-Up Book, attempts to bridge the gap through pop-ups that replicate the most innovative [...]

The Big Book of Green Design explores the specific techniques and methods that graphic designers are employing worldwide to make their business a more earth-friendly one. When paying clients need a more environmentally conscious image, they turn to ad agencies and in-house designers for cost-effective solutions. The results are often surprising, innovative, and new, and [...]

Amazon.com Review True to the sense of bounty and calm that the California wine regions convey, Diane Dorrans Saeks writes, “Wine Country life is private, peaceful, undisturbed. Rural bliss soothes the mind. The Wine Country encourages simple wonder and gratitude.” The inhabitants of the idyllic properties presented in California Wine Country must feel grateful indeed. [...]

For courses in History of Architecture, Interior Design, Furnishings, and Decorative Arts. Exceptionally comprehensive, this single-source text/reference allows students to compare and contrast architecture, interior design, interior architectural features, design details, motifs, furniture, space planning, color, lighting, textiles, interior surface treatments, and decorative accessories through many centuries–from antiquity to the 18th century–from the many regions [...]