Architecture: residential and domestic buildings Books

"Our Colonial Homes" offers a fascinating glimpse into the architectural styles and domestic life of early America. Samuel Adams Drake meticulously details the construction, design, and social context of colonial houses, providing a rich tapestry of...

Through visiting fellow château rescuers from UK Channel 4's first series Escape to the Château DIY, Beyond Paris examines rural France from a home hunter's perspective.Sophie Duncan's witty romp through some of France's less understood regions is...

Das Buch ""Die Wohnsitze der Cherusker und die Herkunft der Th�����ringer"" von A. Werneburg aus dem Jahr 1880 ist eine historische Abhandlung �����ber die Wohnorte der Cherusker und die Herkunft der Th�����ringer. Der Autor untersucht die...

Le Catalogue Des Ouvrages De Peinture, Sculpture, Architecture, Gravure Et Dessin (1861) est un livre publi����� par J. P. Van Dieren Publisher. Ce catalogue pr�����sente une collection d'�����uvres d'art qui inclut des peintures, des sculptures, des...

Sur L'Etablissement Des Arches De Pont (1853) est un livre �����crit par Yvon Villarceau. Le livre traite des techniques de construction des arches de pont. Il explore les diff�����rentes m�����thodes utilis�����es pour concevoir et construire des ponts...

Housing matters to people, be they owner, renter, housing provider, homeless individual, housing professional, or policymaker. Housing in the United States offers an accessible introduction to key concepts in housing and a concise overview of the...

What does our workplace look like when we no longer need to "go" to work?As organisations navigate a new frontier, struggling to stand out in today's hybrid and distributed world, how can we leverage one of our greatest assets?  Our Work Place.The...

“As homely as a cottage, but with a garden worthy of a manor.”Sir Frederick Treves, great Victorian surgeon and former pupil of William Barnes. Built in the cottage orné style from a plan by the Regency architect John Nash (1752-1835), Old Came Rectory...

This is a story of the struggle to create beauty. A novice may find it useful in building an adobe house-how to mix the mud, how to grade a pipeline, how to tell a two-by-six from a one-by-ten: such details abound. But above all, it tells of a man's...

It has been said that a capital city is never finished. Canberra is still very young but is poised to be one of the great cities of the modern world. No longer ‘a good sheep station spoiled’, it is now a splendid city in a marvellous...

Das Buch ""Das Steinalter Oder Die Ureinwohner Des Scandinavischen Nordens"" von Nilsson, Sven, wurde 1868 ver������ffentlicht und besch�����ftigt sich mit der Geschichte und Kultur der Ureinwohner Skandinaviens w�����hrend der Steinzeit. Der Autor...

Das Buch ""Das Miethwesen"" von K. F. Arnold aus dem Jahr 1892 behandelt das Thema Mietrecht in Bezug auf Wohnungen und andere R�����ume nach dem bayerischen Landrecht, wobei besondere R�����cksicht auf die Stadt M�����nchen genommen wird. Der Autor gibt...

This book explores the design and architecture of cottages, lodges, and villas. Filled with illustrations and plans, it provides insight into the building process of these charming homes. From simple cottages to grand villas, this book is essential for...

The Supercrit series revisits some of the most influential architectural projects of the recent past and examines their impact on the way we think and design today. Based on live studio debates between protagonists and critics, the books describe,...

Updated 2023 edition. The Home Inspection Business and Mold Testing is one of the fastest-growing businesses today. It is ideal for starting part-time and before you know it, you will have a full-time business with a great income.Over 180 pages...

Discover the Master Key to Revolutionizing Real Estate: Profitable Mixed-Use DevelopmentsEmbark on a journey that transforms the landscape of real estate investment through the lens of mixed-use developments. Blueprint for Success: Strategies for...

Sutton-in-Holderness: The Manor, The Berewic, And The Village Community is a historical book written by Thomas Blashill in 1896. The book is a detailed account of the village of Sutton-in-Holderness, located in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The...

New Second Edition updated in line with June 2022 Building Regulation updates.Understanding Loft Conversions is a simple guide to carrying out a loft conversion. The book explains the main considerations required to carry out a loft conversion, and...

Exemplars Of Tudor Architecture, Adapted To Modern Habitations: With Illustrative Details, Selected From Ancient Edifices (1841) is a book written by Thomas F. Hunt. The book is a comprehensive guide to Tudor architecture and its adaptation to modern...

Theory Of Arches And Suspension Bridges is a book written by Josef Melan in 1913. The book is a comprehensive guide on the principles and theories of arches and suspension bridges. It provides a detailed explanation of the mathematical and physical...

""The History, Architecture, And Antiquities Of The Cathedral Church Of St. Canice, Kilkenny"" is a book written by James Graves and published in 1857. The book is a comprehensive guide to the history, architecture, and antiquities of the Cathedral...

The Beautiful House: With Its Seven Pillars is a book written by Frances Maitland Savill and first published in 1883. The book is a work of fiction that tells the story of a young girl named Edith, who is sent to live with her wealthy aunt in a grand...

Hygini Gromatici et Polybii Megalopolitani de Castris Romanis, Quae Exstant (1660) auctore Schelio Rabodo Hermanno est liber qui tractat de castris Romanis. Hyginus Gromaticus et Polybius Megalopolitanus sunt auctores qui scripserunt de hac re. In hoc...

Are you planning on building a house or an extension or renovation on an existing one, or even just a retaining wall or a gazebo for your garden? If so, this is a must-read book that will likely save you time, money and stress. After many years of...

This early works was originally published in 1925 and is extensively illustrated throughout with thirty-seven illustrations. It is an absorbing look at this historical town and is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any historian...

Description Of The Mansion, Marbles, And Pictures, At Ammerdown, In Somersetshire (1863) is a historical book that provides a detailed account of the grand mansion, its marbles, and pictures located in Ammerdown, Somersetshire. The book is authored by...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

Essai Sur Les Girouettes, Epis, Cretes Et Autres Decorations (1846) est un livre �����crit par Eustache De La Queriere. Ce livre traite de l'histoire et de la signification des girouettes, des �����pis, des cr������tes et d'autres d�����corations...

Learn to design Home Plans in AutoCADIn this book, you will discover the process evolved in modeling a Home in AutoCAD from scratch to a completed two storied home. You will start by drawing two-dimensional floor plans and elevations. Later, you will...

In 1937, three young men - Tony Smith, Ted van Fossen and Laurence Cuneo met at the New Bauhaus in Chicago, a school headed by Lazlo Moholy-Nagy. When the school closed after a year, Smith and Cuneo joined Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Fellowship, a...

Starting as an examination of space in Roman Pompeii, the author soon found the sheer architectural fabric of the city at odds with the rather simplistic explanations for it offered in the academic literature. This prompted a more rigorous exploration of...

What will House Us tomorrow? How have our lifestyles changed in recent years that might demand new forms of living? Can we rearrange or redistribute existing models to fit our needs? Or, must entirely new visions be speculated upon?In the 21st century,...

Cabin Home Papers is a collection of essays written by Leonard Brown in 1892. The essays explore the life and culture of rural America during the late 19th century. Brown's writing style is simple and straightforward, reflecting the practical nature of...

A Description and Defense of the Restorations of the Exterior of Lincoln Cathedral is a book written by John Chessell Buckler in 1866. The book provides a detailed account of the restoration work carried out on the exterior of Lincoln Cathedral, one of...

Schloss Prösels lebt! Leonhard von Völs, sein Schloss und seine Zeit. Geschichte und Geschichten in Sachtexten und literarischen Bildern. Das Buch ist einerseits ein Schlossführer, der detailliert in Anlage, Räume und Ausstattung einführt. Andererseits...

Das Herrenhaus Altgolßen, im Kreis Dahme-Spreewald gelegen, stellt ein beredtes Dokument großbürgerlicher Wohnkultur zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts dar. Der Bau ist an der nobel zurückhaltenden Formensprache frühklassizistischer Architektur der Zeit um...

Home Ownership is a Human Right...It's a travesty that our young can no longer afford a home of their ownHow did Australian home ownership become so unattainable? Can we 're-think' the way housing is built so the Australian Dream can again be possible...

Understanding Architectural Details - Residential is packed full of over 120 construction details in 2D and 3D. This new 4th Edition has been updated in line with the June 2022 Building Regulations updates. We look at the principles behind...

De Codicum Antiquorum In Quibus Plini Naturalis Historia (1861) est liber auctore Alberto Fels, qui tractat de codicibus antiquis, quibus Plinius Maior Naturalis Historia scripta est. In hoc libro, Fels describit omnem historiam codicum, qui auctori...

Houses and Stories features a personally chosen selection of historic and modern architectural gems. The authors, Hans Rooth and Lage Stone who have worked in this field for many years, take the reader on a journey through bygone architectural eras...

First published in 1997, this title brings together the selected papers of seventeen architects, social scientists and planners. It offers a range of original perspectives on the relationship between the design and habituation of the built environment on...

Originally published in 1993, The Meaning and Use of Housing presents a re-evaluation of the use and meaning of residential environments. It integrates methodological and philosophical approaches to assist in the making of comparisons across issues,...

First published in 1990, this book was not meant to represent one view or approach. The only unifying element is the subject matter. There are not only disagreements over the interpretation of objective facts, but there is a fundamental difference in the...

Frank Lloyd Wright confronted us with two challenges when he wrote of his buildings that certain "basic principles behind the effects" "give to them all such vitality, integrity, and magic as they have." The first challenge: to uncover these...

Pacific Fortress, A History of the Seacoast Defenses of Hawaii is a revealing historical account of the U.S. Army's coastal defenses of Oahu. This work provides a thorough account of both the seacoast and anti-aircraft branches of the Coast Artillery...

""Dell'ampiezza delle Romane Catacombe e d'una macchina icnografica ed ortografica per rilevarne la piante ed i livelli"" ����� un libro scritto da Michele Stefano De Rossi nel 1860. In questo testo, l'autore descrive l'importanza delle catacombe romane...

""Degli Archivi di Venezia, di Vienna, di Firenze, di Francia e di Genova"" ����� un libro scritto da Michele Giuseppe Canale nel 1857. Il testo ����� dedicato alla descrizione degli archivi delle citt������ di Venezia, Vienna, Firenze, Francia e Genova,...