Death of American Architecture    by Dennis Rusk
Price: $4.99 USD. 52850 words. Language: English. Published by The von Raesfeld Agency  on November 27, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
American architecture is dying a slow, agonizing death, akin to a disease that eats away at the human spirit. The individualist creative minds in American architecture flourished between the World Wars - Organic, Arts & Crafts, Art Deco. Now the death toll rings monotonously as artistic endeavors of architectural design melt into mediocrity. Greatness is poorly imitated and rarely improved upon.

A City Beautiful Dream: The 1912 Vision for Colorado Springs    by Charles Mulford Robinson
Price: $4.99 USD. 47310 words. Language: English. Published by Pikes Peak Library District on November 23, 2012. Nonfiction » History » North America.
The city’s potential was clear to civic architect Charles Mulford Robinson, though he acknowledged the city’s previous planning mistakes and ill-conceived design choices, like the grid of wide streets and the “unfortunate spacing” of median “parking strips” on Cascade Avenue. Robinson’s recommendations, reproduced as this book, were formed from his observations described in two reports.

Tennessee Covered Bridges    by Harold Stiver
Price: $3.99 USD. 2960 words. Language: English. Published on November 14, 2012. Nonfiction » History » American.
A Source book for Photographers and Explorers Descriptions to all of Tennessee's 4 Remaining Historic Covered Bridges, as well as photos of each one. GPS Positions and written directions. Photo tips for each bridge. A short history of Covered Bridges in North America and an extensive review of the various Truss Types.

Kentucky Covered Bridges    by Harold Stiver
Price: $4.99 USD. 4120 words. Language: American English. Published on November 13, 2012. Nonfiction » History » American.
A Source book for Photographers and Explorers Descriptions to all of Kentucky's over 13 Remaining Historic Covered Bridges, as well as photos of each one. GPS Positions and written directions. Photo tips for each bridge. A short history of Covered Bridges in North America and a review of the various Truss Types.

New Hampshire Covered Bridges    by Harold Stiver
Price: $7.49 USD. 14700 words. Language: English. Published on November 6, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
A new guide to the more than 50 historic Covered Bridges in the New Hampshire area. Detailed directions and GPS coordinates. Photos and photo tips peculiar to that bridge. Hstory and construction details.Step by Step directions for your own Self Guided Tour for 6 areas spread throughout the state. If you live in or travel in the New Hampshire area, you will treasure having this guide available.

Chapter 16 - MAXScript (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 18260 words. Language: American English. Published on October 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
With MAXScript you can 'remote control' the application by feeding it written commands or playing back a procedure that you recorded using the mouse beforehand. With advanced methods, MAXscript creates anything from small helper programs that solve a single problem to completely customized toolsets that are specifically adapted to your workflow or pipeline.

Gaudí, el arquitecto de la Sagrada Família - biografía breve    by Josep Maria Tarragona
Price: $36.00 USD. 74950 words. Language: Spanish. Published on October 17, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
Biografía cronológica de Antoni Gaudí, un genio apasionado de la arquitectura y las demás artes plásticas. No es un estudio de sus obras, sino de su vida y de su personalidad humana y artística.

Chapter 15 - Managing Large-Scale Projects (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 7580 words. Language: American English. Published on October 2, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
The author, Spine3D is one of the largest architectural visualization studios in the US. Managing projects is not an easy task. When you take on a large-scale project, your responsibilities multiply and your degree for failure also increases. At the end of the day, all the experience in the world will not be sufficient if you do not plan carefully and manage your time and resources efficiently.

Chapter 14 - Advanced Poly-Modeling (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 5620 words. Language: American English. Published on October 2, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
In this chapter we are going to outline some of the key factors that make poly-modeling and subdivision surfaces more predictable, while also improving the quality and speed by which you produce your models.

Chapter 13 - Revit Integration (3ds Max 2010 Architectural Visualization)    by CGschool (Formerly 3DATS)
Price: $2.99 USD. 8440 words. Language: American English. Published on October 2, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
In this chapter, we will first take a look at what Revit is and why it is known as BIM or Building Information Modeling. Next, we will get into the heart of this chapter, Revit integration with 3ds Max.