Building Your Own Home - Tips, Techniques and Thoughts for the Owner-Builder    by Carl A Harte
Price: $4.99 USD. 85260 words. Language: English. Published on May 11, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
A detailed, valuable resource for building an energy efficient, comfortable and “sustainable” home. Contains 23 chapters with more than 60 photos & diagrams. Some topics: Insulation, design & proportion, size & layout, construction methods, Passive Solar Design, rainwater harvesting, plumbing, sustainable heating, cooling, hot water, cooking, alternative energy, adobe, steel.

Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior    by Thomas Hoisington
Price: $9.99 USD. 112590 words. Language: English. Published on January 18, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
Translated for the first time into English, Kirichenko’s absorbing account brings to life the history of Russia’s largest church--its origins, conception, the fits and starts of its planning and construction, the life that developed in and around the Cathedral, its demise in the Soviet period--and its recent reincarnation.

Gaudí, l’arquitecte de la Sagrada Família - biografia breu    by Josep Maria Tarragona
Price: $24.00 USD. 73340 words. Language: Catalan. Published on January 14, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.
Biografia cronològica d'Antoni Gaudí, geni apassionat de l'arquitectura i les arts plàstiques. Aquest llibre se centra en la vida i la personalitat humana i artística.

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.

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.

Housing Policy and the Dynamics of Housing Delivery in Nigeria: Lagos State as Case Study    by Lanre Towry-Coker
Price: $12.99 USD. 74650 words. Language: English. Published by MakeWay Publishing  on August 7, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
This book examines issues such as the problem of inadequate quality housing, evolution of slums and squatter settlements, problem of land and funding for housing, urban poverty, educational factors and the specific demographic characteristics of Lagos urban residents. Also, there is a re-examination of the contribution of the National Housing Programmes and Policies to housing delivery in Lagos.

Scotland's Heroes: Remembered and Forgotten    by John Lindsey
Price: $6.99 USD. 64880 words. Language: English. Published by North Highland Publishing  on February 18, 2012. Nonfiction » History » European.
In this book, filled with colourful figures past and present, John Lindsey reveals the background of the many personalities honoured with a statue in their own country.

Principles and Practices of Lighting Design: The Art of Lighting Composition    by Dr. Philip Gordon, PhD
Price: $15.95 USD. 64360 words. Language: English. Published on October 21, 2011. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
A complete handbook on Lighting Design with both Artistic and Technical approaches for the beginning to advanced lighting designer. Philip Gordon, PhD, LC, NCQLD, has written a "must have" handbook that includes applications and case studies as well as updated product advances, specifications, resources and guides. Suitable for educational programs, professionals and related design fields.

FEMA Document Series: Risk Assessment - A How-To Guide To Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings, Providing Protection to People and Buildings, Risk Management Series, FEMA 452    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 91580 words. Language: English. Published on June 20, 2011. Nonfiction » Politics and Current Affairs » Terrorism.
This Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) document is a how-to guide outlining methods for identifying the critical assets and functions within buildings, determining the threats to those assets, and assessing the vulnerabilities associated with those threats.

Architecture and City in Islam    by Turgut Cansever
Price: $9.99 USD. 56190 words. Language: English. Published by Timas Yayin Grubu  on March 29, 2011. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Islam.
The book submits the idea that İslamic cities have given up their cultural values for the sake of westernization, and offers solutions on how to correct the situation. T.Cansever is the only person ever to have won the Aga Khan award twice. Drawing on knowledge of both contemporary and conventional masters, Cansever explores the possibilities of basing the layout of a city on Islamic ideas.