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A magyar művészet a XIX. és a XX. Században    by Kampis Antal
Price: $2.49 USD. 28240 words. Language: Hungarian. Agented by Publio Kiadó  on May 14, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.

Az olvasóhoz: a mű bizonyos ideológiai, politikai jellemzéseit illik fenntartással kezelni, hiszen jóval a rendszerváltás előtt készült, amikor még kötelező ideológiai iránymutatás volt.
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. More than 80000 words & 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.
Practice of Consumption and Spaces for Goods    by Francesca Murialdo
Price: $6.48 USD. 37980 words. Language: English. Published on April 18, 2013. Essay » Sociology.

The practice of consumption and the spaces for goods are in continuous evolution, constantly eluding typological and functional definition. One of the objectives of this book is to understand what mechanisms are at work, what competences, the roles which have impacted on, still impact on today and will continue to impact on this sector in the future.
Ironworkers Hall    by Toxie Myers
Price: $5.95 USD. 80560 words. Language: English. Published on March 29, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.

This book is about a major portion of my life and a trade into which I was born. I loved it, hated it, and was often temporarily angered with it, but when all the cards were played, all the muscle aches and bruises healed, and even with arthritic pains from old broken bones, I was proud of it.
How to Future Proof Your Home: A Guide to Building with Energy Intelligence in Cold Climates    by Shane Wolffe
Price: $7.97 USD. 28710 words. Language: Canadian English. Published on February 12, 2013. Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Green living.

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Professionally accredited author Shane Wolffe aims to show readers how to cost effectively build homes to be up to 85 percent more energy efficient, even in extreme climates. The book is based on building principles that work and were pioneered in Saskatchewan, Canada – a place with one of the most extreme climates in the world where yearly temperatures range from -40°C (-40F) to 35°C (95F).
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.
Shelter in the Southwest - Early Dwellings of the Borderlands    by Agnesa Reeve-Kidney
Price: $2.99 USD. 24560 words. Language: English. Published on January 3, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.

The prospect of building a house must have been daunting for early nineteenth century newcomers to the desert regions—no timber or stone, no iron hinges or window glass—a hundred things that seem necessities. It was here that residents already settled provided a model in the adobe house. Reeve-Kidney meticulously documents this fascinating chapter of of architectural history.
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.