Category: History

The Agora was the great public square in ancient Athens. Drawing on the wealth of excavated evidence, and supplemented by literary and inscriptional references, this book tells the story of the Agora from Neolithic to medieval times.
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Berlin

By: MacDonogh, Giles

Price: $3.57 USD

Publisher: St Martins Pr : 1998-01-01

Seller ID: 0312185375-3-27585976

ISBN-13: 9780312185374

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

Traces Berlin's evolution from a thirteenth-century village to divided city to its modern incarnation and examines its institutions, architecture, social welfare, and arts.
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Big and Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century

By: Gissen, David; Gissen, David [Editor]

Price: $3.53 USD

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press : 2003-01-13

Seller ID: 1568983611-3-27863601

ISBN-13: 9781568983615

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

More than a century after its inception, the skyscraper has finally come of age. Though it has long been lampooned as a venal and inhospitable guzzler of resources, a revolutionary new school of skyscraper design has refashioned the idiom with buildings that are sensitive to their environments, benevolent to their occupants, and economically viable to build and maintain. Designed by some of the best-known architects in the world, these towers are as daring aesthetically as they are innovative environmentally. Big and Green is the first book to examine the sustainable skyscraper, its history, t...
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Bodiam Castle: East Sussex

By: Thackray, David

Price: $4.81 USD

Publisher: Trafalgar Square : 1991-01-01

Seller ID: 0707801370-3-28298285

ISBN-13: 9780707801377

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Brand Portfolio Strategy: Creating Relevance, Differentiation, Energy, Leverage, and Clarity

By: Aaker, David A.

Price: $3.49 USD

Publisher: Free Press : 2004-04-06

Seller ID: 0743249380-3-18897221

ISBN-13: 9780743249386

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

In this long-awaited book from the world's premier brand expert and author of the seminal work Building Strong Brands, David Aaker shows managers how to construct a brand portfolio strategy that will support a company's business strategy and create relevance, differentiation, energy, leverage, and clarity. Building on case studies of world-class brands such as Dell, Disney, Microsoft, Sony, Dove, Intel, CitiGroup, and PowerBar, Aaker demonstrates how powerful, cohesive brand strategies have enabled managers to revitalize brands, support business growth, and create discipline in confused, bloa...
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Building America

By: Weaver, Janice; Shemie, Bonnie [Illustrator]

Price: $13.64 USD

Publisher: Tundra Books : 2002-10-22

Seller ID: 0887766064-11-15673809

ISBN-13: 9780887766060

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Named a 5th- 6th Grade Honor Book by the Austin Young Engineer's Award 2003-2004 From old favorites like Monticello, Falling Water, and the Chrysler Building, to lesser-known treasures like Bernard Maybeck's First Church of Christ, Scientist (in Berkeley, California), the buildings that Janice Weaver presents tell the story of a nation and its people. Traveling through almost four hundred years of history - and to all four corners of the continental United States - Building America explores an architecture that is as diverse as the people who created it. Complete with timeline, glossary, and i...
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California Missions: An Educational Coloring Book

By: Spizzirri, Peter M.

Price: $3.90 USD

Publisher: Spizzirri Pub Co : 1984-01-01

Seller ID: 0865450625-4-25153198

ISBN-13: 9780865450622

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

Chicago on foot: Walking tours of Chicago's architecture

By: Bach, Ira J

Price: $3.60 USD

Publisher: Chicago Review Press : 1987-01-01

Seller ID: 0914091948-3-27357656

ISBN-13: 9780914091943

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Good

City Observed, New York: A Guide to the Architecture of Manhattan

By: Goldberger, Paul

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Vintage : 1979-05-12

Seller ID: 0394729161-3-25399703

ISBN-13: 9780394729169

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Cleveland Architecture, 1876-1976

By: Johannesen, Eric

Price: $5.55 USD

Publisher: Western Reserve Historical : 1979-12-01

Seller ID: 0911704213-4-24371571

ISBN-13: 9780911704211

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

Treating architecture as a social phenomenon as well as a fine art, this volume is the standard architectural history of Cleveland.
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Clinton, Flemington, and Lambertville (NJ) (Images of America)

By: Sally A. Freedman

Price: $4.40 USD

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing : 2003-08-04

Seller ID: 0738512699-4-27927262

ISBN-13: 9780738512693

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

The rich heritage of descendants of English, Dutch, and German settlers in the Hunterdon County population centers of Clinton, Flemington, and Lambertville is presented here.

Life among the rolling hills of northwest New Jersey and in the three small towns that became centers of that area's population has been faithfully recorded by residents since the Civil War, capturing the rural character of their landscape.

Clues to American Architecture

By: Klein, Marilyn W.

Price: $3.78 USD

Publisher: Starrhill Pr : 1991-06-01

Seller ID: 0913515183-3-27914457

ISBN-13: 9780913515181

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Titles in this Starrhill Press series are compact guides to various aspects of American arts, letters, culture, and history. Each thin but information-packed book is carefully researched and written, with line drawings, photographs, and an index.
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Early Architecture of Rhode Island (Architectural Treasures of Early America Vol. 6)

By: Lisa C. Mullins [Editor]; Roy Underhill [Collaborator];

Price: $4.30 USD

Publisher: The National Historical Society : 1987-01-01

Seller ID: 0918678250-3-19796574

ISBN-13: 9780918678256

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

Feng Shui: A Layman's Guide to Chinese Geomancy

By: Lip, Dr. Evelyn

Price: $3.55 USD

Publisher: Stone Bridge Press : 1987-04-01

Seller ID: 0893462861-3-26199756

ISBN-13: 9780893462864

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Geomancy and the art of feng shui are here explained for those unfamiliar with this fascinating topic.
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Getaways: Carefree Retreats for All Seasons

By: Madden, Chris Casson; Lévy, Jennifer [Photographer]

Price: $6.30 USD

Publisher: Clarkson Potter : 2000-03-21

Seller ID: 0609603205-11-15063577

ISBN-13: 9780609603208

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Great Lodges of the West

By: Barnes, Christine

Price: $3.86 USD

Publisher: W W West Inc : 1997-01-01

Seller ID: 0965392414-4-25060572

ISBN-13: 9780965392419

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Acceptable

Sasquatch is pleased to offer the illustrated histories of North America's Great Lodges from W.W West. There are hundreds of lodges, inns, and hotels in the U.S. and Canada, but only a handful of historic Great Lodges. Through stunning color photographs, historical pictures, and evocative text, learn the stories of these architectural treasures and the men and women who built them. Partial proceeds from sales of the books go to the rehabilitation of these magnificent buildings.
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Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer (Monographs on contemporary architecture)

By: Sorkin, Michael

Price: $3.92 USD

Publisher: Whitney Libary of Design : 1981-01-01

Seller ID: 0823072649-4-26978110

ISBN-13: 9780823072644

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Used: Acceptable

Icons: Architecture Now!

By: Jodidio, Philip [Editor]

Price: $9.91 USD

Publisher: TASCHEN : 2003-01-01

Seller ID: 3822825077-11-23104181

ISBN-13: 9783822825075

Binding: Paperback

Condition: New

Inside Paris: Discovering the Period Interiors of Paris

By: Joe Friedman

Price: $8.60 USD

Publisher: Rizzoli : 1990-02-15

Seller ID: 0847811611-3-28849000

ISBN-13: 9780847811618

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

Landscapes of Power: From Detroit to Disney World

By: Zukin, Sharon

Price: $19.34 USD

Publisher: University of California Press : 1993-03-12

Seller ID: 0520082885-11-27085924

ISBN-13: 9780520082885

Binding: paperback

Condition: New

The momentous changes which are transforming American life call for a new exploration of the economic and cultural landscape. In this book Sharon Zukin links our ever-expanding need to consume with two fundamental shifts: places of production have given way to spaces for services and paperwork, and the competitive edge has moved from industrial to cultural capital. From the steel mills of the Rust Belt, to the sterile malls of suburbia, to the gentrified urban centers of our largest cities, the "creative destruction" of our economy--a process by which a way of life is both lost and gained--res...
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Make Your Own Roman Villa

By: Pat Levy; Sean Sheehan; Pat Doyle [Illustrator]

Price: $4.28 USD

Publisher: Tupelo Books : 1999-10-26

Seller ID: 068817020X-3-26797251

ISBN-13: 9780688170202

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Ancient civilizations spring to life with these dazzling book-and-model kits. Young archaeologists can construct a pyramid, sphinx, mummy case, and other relics of the days of the pharaohs, or make a furnished Roman villa, complete with furnishings and a chariot. As kids assemble the finely detailed full-color models, they'll enjoy concise, richly illustrated introductions to these fabled empires.
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Maya Ruins of Mexico in Color

By: William M. Ferguson; John Q. Royce

Price: $3.77 USD

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press : 1977-01-01

Seller ID: 0806114428-3-26362619

ISBN-13: 9780806114422

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used: Good

Meaning In Western Architecture

By: Norberg-Schulz, Christian

Price: $3.99 USD

Publisher: Rizzoli : 1980-01-01

Seller ID: 0847803198-4-21469293

ISBN-13: 9780847803194

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Acceptable

Moma Qns

By: Michael Maltzan; Cooper, Robertson & Partners; Terence Riley; Museum of Modern Art

Price: $5.50 USD

Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York : 2002-06-15

Seller ID: 0870706853-3-29047105

ISBN-13: 9780870706851

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Good

How do you transform an old staple factory into temporary quarters for The Museum of Modern Art? As one of the world's foremost museums prepares to undergo massive renovations, rebuilding, and expansion, an interim space has been created in Queens, one of the five boroughs, to house exhibitions and administrative and curatorial offices. After the Manhattan site reopens, MoMA QNS will continue to be used as a study center and art storage facility. This publication details the renovation process and discusses the building from conception to completion, with images of the drawings, plans, and str...
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More Letters from the Country

By: Boulton, Marsha

Price: $12.30 USD

Publisher: Little, Brown & Co. (Canada) : 1997-10-01

Seller ID: 0316102385-3-26940538

ISBN-13: 9780316102384

Binding: paperback

Condition: Used: Good

New York for New Yorkers: A Historical Treasury and Guide to the Buildings and Monuments of Manhattan

By: Greene, Liza M.

Price: $12.35 USD

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company : 2001-07-17

Seller ID: 0393020061-11-26138418

ISBN-13: 9780393020069

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

This new second edition includes the major new buildings of the last five years.
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Origami Architecture: American Houses Pre-Colonial to Present

By: Chatani, Masahiro

Price: $3.47 USD

Publisher: Kodansha USA Inc : 1988-01-01

Seller ID: 0870118374-3-23233285

ISBN-13: 9780870118371

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Used: Good

Provides instructions and diagrams for making pop-up paper models of American houses, including a tepee, pueblo, old Dutch parsonage, and mansions.
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Category: History