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Zur Neuen Wohnform Architekten Bda Uckhardt Und Anker
Berlin, Germany: Bauwelt-Verlag, 1930. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Ex-Library. B&W Illustrations; Ex-Library book. This is an oblong paperback book with cardstock covers and a glued spine. The book is in Good condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book has a rectangular pastedown illustration on the front cover. The spine ends of the book cover have chips and chunks missing. There is a partial sticker on the top front corner. The text pages are generally clean and bright. Several of the first text pages have dog-earing to the bottom corners. This copy is from the Library of San Jose State College, with the only library markings are ink stamps on the title page. "Wassili Luckhardt (22 July 1889 in Berlin – 2 December 1972 in Berlin) was a German architect. He studied at the Technical University of Berlin (Technische Universität Berlin) and Dresden. Luckhardt and his brother Hans worked closely together for most of their lives. Both were members of the November Group (Novembergruppe) , the Arbeitsrat für Kunst, the Glass Chain and, from 1926, the progressive architecture group Der Ring. The brothers shared an office with the architect Alfons Anker (b. 1872, d. 1952). " "In the 1920s the brothers belonged to the 20th centuries rising architects. Originally Expressionist they then turned to modernism. Their buildings are typical examples with skeletons of steel or reinforced concrete. During National Socialism the Luckhardt brothers tried initially to reconcile their architecture with the new ruling powers and joined even the Nazi Party. It quickly became apparent however that the new regime required a different architectural language. They were professionally disqualified and could only build three single-family houses in this time, the exterior of which was made to blend in with the preferred style of the regime. " (both from Wikipedia). Good .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 38755
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Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture Luckhardt Und Anker Wassili Luckhardt Alfons Anker Modern Architecture Impressionistic Architecture Architecture
House Beautiful January 1963
New York: Hearst Corporation, 1963. Magazine. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized magazine with illustrated covers and a glued spine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The top front corner of the book cover has a couple of small creases. The rear cover has some spots of ground-in dirt and spotting. The text pages are clean and bright. This issue includes several articles about Frank Lloyd Wright's Honeycomb House. "Begun in 1937 and expanded over 25 years, this is the first and best example of Wright's innovative hexagonal design. Patterned after the honeycomb of a bee, the house incorporates six-sided figures with 120-degree angles in its plan, in its numerous tiled terraces, and even in built-in furnishings. In American National Bibliography Frederick Ivor-Campbell wrote " (the) Honeycomb House showed how Wright's system of Polygonal modules could provide the openness that he associated with freedom of movement while gracefully integrating the house with its sloping topography. The hexagonal modules of the floor plan gave the appearance of a honeycomb; hence the name of the house." There are no right angles on the floor plan." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 39190
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.25 | £UK 15.5 | JP¥ 2181]
Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture Richard Berlin House Beautiful Magazine Frank Lloyd Wright Honeycomb House Architecture
European and Japanese Gardens Papers Read Before the American Institute of Architects
Philadelphia, PA: Henry T. Coates & Co, 1902. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some ground-in dirt to the book covers, along with some lightish toning to the spine of the book. The text pages aer clean and bright. There is some spotting to the foredge of the text block. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper. "Only within a very recent period have architects of the United States appreciated the fact that the garden should be designed in connection with the house. To encourage and popularize this fact the Committee of Arrangements for the Thirty-fourth Annual Convention of the American Institute of Architects determined to make the subject of Gardens one of the principal topics of consideration.". Very Good+ .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 32275
USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.5 | £UK 30.75 | JP¥ 4363]
Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture Glenn Brown A. D. F. Hamlin R. Clipston Sturgis John Galen Howard K. Honda Garden Architecture Gardens Architecture
Draftsman's Manual How Can I Learn Architecture? Hints to Enquirers and Directions in Draftsmanship
New York: F. T. Camp, 1879. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Pamphlet. B&W Illustrations; This is a small pamphlet with thin paper covers and side stapling. This pamphlet is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers have several edge tears, nicks and wrinkles. The text pages are clean and bright, though the first several pages have wrinkling and tearing as well. The title page includes an ink stamped firm name from the Architectural firm of N. H. Wheeler in Santa Fe, NM. This copy is dated 1879 - which is earlier than copies listed in references and also earlier than the first copy listed in Worldcat. There is a wonderful section at the end with hints for architects, and also a list of reading material for draftsmen / architects. Scarce.. Very Good- .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 31657
USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 90.75 | £UK 76.75 | JP¥ 10907]
Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture F. T. Camp draftsmanship Engineering Architecture
Make It Yourself: Architectural Models
London, England: The Studio, 1946. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This s a small format book. The book is in Very Good+ to Near Fine- condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is toning to the front endpaper. The price clipped dust jacket has several edge nicks an a couple of small edge chips missing. "Model-Making ability is a valuable asset to every artist who aspires to industrial design and an absorbing hobby for amateur.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 31100
USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.5 | £UK 30.75 | JP¥ 4363]
Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture Robert Forman A Studio Book A Studio Make It Yourself Book Drawing art Architecture
Nine Chains to the Moon
New York: Doubleday Anchor, 1971. Reprint. Paperback. This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued thus without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked initials on the half title page. "This title of this book was chosen to encourage and stimulate the broadest attitude toward thought - if in imagination, all of the people of the world were to stand upon one another's shoulders, they would make nine complete chains between the earth and the moon. If it is not so far to the moon, then it is not so far to the limits, - whatever, whenever or wherever they may be." "Fuller taught at Black Mountain College in North Carolina during the summers of 1948 and 1949, serving as its Summer Institute director in 1949. There, with the support of a group of professors and students, he began reinventing a project that would make him famous: the geodesic dome. Although the geodesic dome had been created some 30 years earlier by Dr. Walther Bauersfeld, Fuller was awarded United States patents. He is credited for popularizing this type of structure. One of his early models was first constructed in 1945 at Bennington College in Vermont, where he frequently lectured. In 1949, he erected his first geodesic dome building that could sustain its own weight with no practical limits. It was 4.3 meters (14 feet) in diameter and constructed of aluminium aircraft tubing and a vinyl-plastic skin, in the form of an icosahedron. To prove his design, Fuller suspended from the structure's framework several students who had helped him build it. The U. S. Government recognized the importance of his work, and employed his firm Geodesics, Inc. In Raleigh, North Carolina to make small domes for the Marines. Within a few years there were thousands of these domes around the world.". Very Good+ .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 32594
USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.25 | £UK 15.5 | JP¥ 2181]
Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture R. Buckminster Fuller Science Philosophy Mathematics Geometry Physics Inventions Architecture
I Built Myself a House a Step-By-Step Guide to Building a Simple Country Cabin Using Post-and-Beam Construction
San Francisco, CA: Shire Press, 1975. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Illustrated by Susan Freeman. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. "Post and beam construction is a building method that relies on heavy timbers rather than dimensional lumber. With roots in early Asian architecture, the use of post and beam construction methods have long since spread across the globe. Several post and beam structures constructed during medieval times are still standing—a testament to their well crafted durability. In the aftermath of natural disasters like hurricanes and earthquakes, post and beam buildings are often the only structures that remain erect. In addition to the benefit of their sturdy craftsmanship, post and beam structures can be erected relatively fast due to their lack of load-bearing walls. With fewer constraints on structural requirements, post and beam construction lends itself to highly customizable floor plans—meaning windows, doors, and horse stalls can be added almost anywhere the owner sees fit." (DC structures website). Very Good .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 39518
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Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture Helen Garvy Shire Press Do It Yourself Susan Freeman Home Constructions Build It Yourself Architecture
Rooftrees Or the Architectural History of an American Family
Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1933. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Color & B&W; Ex Library Copy. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There are several library stamps (top edge, front endpaper title page) and a library card pocket on the front endpaper. The book itself is in Very Good+ to Near Fine- condition in a sturdy library binding. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Ozias Goodwin House is a historic house at 7 Jackson Avenue in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts. It is a two-story brick rowhouse, three bays wide, with brownstone window sills and lintels. The second floor windows are set just below the eave, a typical Federal period detail. The house was built in 1795, and is one of Boston's rare surviving Federal period houses. It was owned by Ozias Goodwin a ship's captain active in the East Indies trade. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 39615
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Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture Philip Lippincott Goodwin History Family history Goodwin Family Lippincott Family Publishing Architecture
From Goring House to Buckingham Palace a History of Our Royal Residence from the Earliest Times and the Famous People Connected with It
London, England: Ivor Nicholson and Watson, 1937. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. THis copy has been signed, with an inscription on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has some rubbing, bumpingand edge wear. The entire dust jacket has toning, spotting and foxing. "Possibly the first house erected within the site was that of a Sir William Blake, around 1624. [11] The next owner was Lord Goring, who from 1633 extended Blake's house and developed much of today's garden, then known as Goring Great Garden. [12][13] He did not, however, obtain the freehold interest in the mulberry garden. Unbeknown to Goring, in 1640 the document "failed to pass the Great Seal before King Charles I fled London, which it needed to do for legal execution". It was this critical omission that helped the British royal family regain the freehold under King George III. "; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 37052
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Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture O. G. Goring Goring House Buckingham Palace Palaces Buildings England English History Architecture
A Logbuilder's Handbook
Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1982. 3rd Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers and the corners of the front covers have some light creasing. The text pages are clean and bright. "Drew and his wife, Louise, own and operate Country Workshops, a secluded 100 acre farm located in the Appalachian Mountains where they offer woodworking classes. The Country Workshops experience is much more than a traditional woodworking class. It is an opportunity for woodworkers to experience the quiet beauty, friendly company and delicious meals reminiscent of simpler times when woodworking with hand tools was a part of everyday life.". Very Good .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 35364
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Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture Drew Langsner Log Cabins Carpentry Carpenters Homess Engineering Architecture
An Enquiry Into Industrial Art in England
Cambridge, England: Macmillan Company / The University of Cambridge, England, 1937. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is a noticeable backwards slant to the spine of the book. The covers have some edge wear, bumping and noticeable fraying to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are clean and bright. "Later that year Pevsner moved to England, settling in Hampstead, where poet Geoffrey Grigson was his next-door neighbour in Wildwood Terrace. Pevsner's first post was an 18-month research fellowship at the University of Birmingham, found for him by friends in Birmingham and partly funded by the Academic Assistance Council. A study of the role of the designer in the industrial process, the research produced a generally critical account of design standards in Britain which he published as An Enquiry into Industrial Art in England (Cambridge University Press, 1937). He was subsequently employed as a buyer of modern textiles, glass and ceramics for the Gordon Russell furniture showrooms in London. By this time Pevsner had also completed Pioneers of the Modern Movement: from William Morris to Walter Gropius, his influential pre-history of what he saw as Walter Gropius's dominance of contemporary design. Pioneers ardently championed Gropius's first two buildings (both pre–First World War) on the grounds that they summed up all the essential goals of 20th-century architecture; in England, however, it was widely taken to be the history of England's contribution to international modernism, and a manifesto for Bauhaus (i. E. Weimar) modernism, which it was not. [citation needed] In spite of that, the book remains an important point of reference in the teaching of the history of modern design, and helped lay the foundation of Pevsner's career in England as an architectural historian." (from Wikipedia). Very Good .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 39612
USD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.5 | £UK 30.75 | JP¥ 4363]
Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture Nikolaus Pevsner Industrial arts Industry Manufacturing Design Art in industry Architecture
Your Engineered House
New York: M. Evans and Company, Inc, 1964. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; The book design is by Edward Gorey. The book is in Very Good condition and Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The top spine end has several edge tears and some beginning fraying. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has edge tears, nicks and rubbing to the spine and flap joints. The spine of the dust jacket has noticeable fading. "The author of this book is a builder who believes that a house is as personal a thing as a suit of clothing; that it should fit the needs and personalities of those who live in it, and that it should wear well over a long period of time. He believes furthermore that it is possible, even on a tight budget, to avoid the rubber stamp look and achieve the dream house—providing, of course, that the dream is well thought out. Most of today's housing, he contends, offers us about half the value we should be getting for every dollar we spend. This book explains how, through proper choice of plan and materials, a family can get more house for the same money.". Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 34881
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.75 | £UK 19.25 | JP¥ 2727]
Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture Rex Roberts Engineering Edward Gorey Houses Architecture
The Shingle Style and the Stick Style: Architectural Theory and Design from Downing to the Origins of Wright Revised Edition
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1978. Revised Edition; 6th Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued thus without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine and spine joints of the book cover have noticeable sunning / fading. There is some light bumping and wear to the front foredge of the book cover. "Although this book is concerned with only one phase in the development of American domestic architecture - the wooden, suburban building of the period 1872 to about 1889 - the objectives of the study are larger than these limits in time and program might seem to at first to indicate.". Very Good+ .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 31421
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.75 | £UK 19.25 | JP¥ 2727]
Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture Vincent J. Scully Jr. George A. Kubler Architectural theory Stick Style Architecture Frank L Wright Frank Lloyd Wright Queen Anne Style Architecture
Design Process & Communications a Case Study
Dubuque, IA: Kendall/ Hunt Publishing Company, 1982. 2nd Edition. Spiral bound. B&W Illustrations; This is an oblong, oversized book with a spiral binding. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers are mostly clean and bright, but with some minor bumping and rubbing to the cover edges, aand the rear cover has light generalized toning and ground-in dirt. "Calvin Chester Straub FAIA (March 16, 1920 – 1998) was an American-born architect who had significant impact on architecture as both a designer and an educator. His modesty, confidence, passion for life, and no-nonsense approach resonated with a generation that, like himself, came of age in the World War II era. His influence extended through four subsequent generations as a popular professor of Architecture. Straub was a professor of architecture at University of Southern California (1946–1961) and Arizona State University (1961–1988). As a senior partner at Buff, Straub and Hensman, he joined forces with his former students and USC alumni to produce an important body of work. The lifestyle magazine Sunset often featured his accomplishments, which were considered influential in shaping a post-World War II contemporary Southern California style.". Very Good+ .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 35458
USD 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 68.25 | £UK 57.5 | JP¥ 8180]
Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture Calvin C. Straub House Design California Style Architecture Architecture Design Drafting Architecture
The Medieval Castles of Ireland
Rochester, NY: Boydell Press, 2000. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W and Color Illustrations; This book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "The arrival of the Anglo-Normans in Ireland is traditionally dated to 1169. Their impact on Irish history was profound and not just political and military. They also contributed to many other spheres of activity, not least architecture.". Fine in Fine dust jacket .
S. Howlett-West BooksProfessional sellerBook number: 29255
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.75 | £UK 19.25 | JP¥ 2727]
Catalogue: Architecture
Keywords: Architecture David Sweetman Castles Ireland Medieval Architecture Medieval History Architecture