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Available in a handy flexibind edition, a time-saving stress-busting manual featuring 100 simple, ingenious ways to clear the clutter in your house and your life from the author of Life Hacks and Dad Hacks.
We like our stuff, but sometimes things can get messy. We want a neat, inviting home, but time isn't always on our side-and the effort can be overwhelming. Now, the master of hacks, Dan Marshall provides tricks, shortcuts, and ideas to help de-clutter...
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Pemaquid Point Lighthouse was first constructed in 1827 and still sends its beam out seventy-nine feet above sea level. Light keepers kept the lanterns burning from the 1820s through the 1930s, but they could not prevent every tragedy. Ships have crashed on the rocky shoals, taking sailors to their watery graves, while many others have been swept off the rocks by the powerful surf. Despite advances in technology and automation, the shore around the...
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First published in 1996, “The Eyes of the Skin” has become a classic of architectural theory. It asks the far-reaching question why, when there are five senses, has one single sense — sight — become so predominant in architectural culture and design? With the ascendancy of the digital and the all-pervasive use of the image electronically, it is a subject that has become all the more pressing and topical since the first edition's publication...
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An award-winning architect and educator demystifies the process of making architecture and explains why good architectural design matters.
The design of cities and buildings affects the quality of our lives. Making the built environments in which we live, work, and play useful, safe, comfortable, efficient, and as beautiful as possible is a universal quest.
What many don't realize is that professional architects design only about five...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 Sidewalks and streets in cities serve many purposes besides carrying vehicles, and city sidewalks serve many purposes besides carrying pedestrians. These uses are bound up with circulation, but are not identical with it.
#2 The public peace of cities is not kept primarily by the police. It is kept primarily by an intricate network of voluntary controls and...
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Discover a practical guide to residential space planning, in this room-by-room guide with up-to-date info on accessibility, ergonomics, and building systems.
In the newly revised edition of “Residential Interior Design: A Guide to Planning Spaces”, an accomplished team of design professionals delivers the gold standard in practical, human-centered residential interior design. Authors Maureen Mitton and Courtney Nystuen explore every critical component...
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Prefabrication offers a simple path to the green home of your dreams, and in her latest book, Prefabulous author Sheri Koones highlights the many ways of using prefabrication to create almost-off-the-grid homeshouses that are not only environmentally friendly but often operate at nearly zero annual energy cost.
Taking energy from the grid when necessary and returning any excess energy produced, almost-off-the-grid homes function on a fraction...
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LIGHTING DESIGN BASICS
AN AUTHORITATIVE INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL LIGHTING DESIGN FOR ARCHITECTS, INTERIOR DESIGNERS, AND ENGINEERS
Lighting is an essential component of any designed space, yet it is one of the most difficult right. Lighting Design Basics, 4th Edition provides a fundamental grounding in architectural lighting concepts, processes, and techniques that every student must master. The book offers a carefuly balanced combination...
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The bestselling guide to architectural drawing, with new information, examples, and resources
Architectural Graphics is the classic bestselling reference by one of the leading global authorities on architectural design drawing, Francis D.K. Ching. Now in its sixth edition, this essential guide offers a comprehensive introduction to using graphic tools and drafting conventions to translate architectural ideas into effective visual presentations, using...
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The process of selecting the right combination of meat, temperature, and wood to achieve the ultimate flavor and texture. Detailed step-by-step photos show the various techniques, including cold-smoking, hot-smoking, and pit roasting. Levin includes plans and diagrams for building a multipurpose smokehouse.
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From the man shipped home in a rum barrel to the most dangerous woman in America, Chicago history comes to life in these tantalizing tales.Living Landmarks of Chicago goes beyond the what, when, and where to tell the how and why of fifty Chicago landmarks. More than a book about architecture, these are stories of the people who made Chicago and many of its most popular tourist attractions what they are today. Each chapter is a vignette that introduces...
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Over thirty leaders in American architecture discuss the most significant issues in the field today.
"Home is an idea," Meghan Daum writes in her foreword, "a story we tell ourselves about who we are and who and what we want closest in our midst." In The American Idea of Home, documentary filmmaker Bernard Friedman interviews more than thirty leaders in the field of architecture about a constellation of ideas relating to housing and home. The interviewees...
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Let your creativity shape a fun and caring environment for you and your dog to enjoy every day of the year. Whether welcoming a new puppy into the house or trying to share a small apartment with an overactive Springer Spaniel, these home and garden projects cater to the needs of all DIY dog owners alike-from interior home improvement to beautiful lawns, special play areas, and other projects dogs love. The DIY projects in this book walk you through...
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Some of the earliest European settlers colonized Northeast Florida when it was little more than a wilderness. Today, the area is rich in multicultural heritage and historic significance, and its historic homes stand as a testament to its intriguing past. Step inside a Second Spanish Period structure that was home to European royalty and visited by iconic film star Greta Garbo. Visit the places that inspired works such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's...
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Colorado's houses of worship reflect the same trademark resourcefulness and fortitude that the pioneers and history makers demonstrated throughout the state's history. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, established in 1854, remains the state's oldest church. Formed by a group of African American settlers, including former slaves, Zion Baptist became Colorado's first black congregation on November 15, 1865. On May 23, 1868, famed frontiersman Christopher...
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J. Frederick Kelly's Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut is a masterful study of the state's historic homes, offering an in-depth exploration of the design, craftsmanship, and cultural influences that shaped early American architecture. Drawing from meticulous research and firsthand observation, Kelly provides a comprehensive account of Connecticut's domestic buildings from the colonial period through the early 19th century.
The book examines...
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"Allows home bakers of any experience level to find their own "comfort zone" with bread-making. From simple no-knead yeast breads to breads using pre-ferments and sourdough starters, anyone can make bread on their own schedule, using equipment they already have, and ingredients that are readily available, and truly enjoy the process!"--Provided by publisher.
18) Buying Happiness
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For a considerable number of years, I had been a resident in London, which city I regarded alternately as my Paradise and my House of Bondage. I am by no means one of those who are always ready to fling opprobrious epithets at London, such as 'a pestilent wen,' a cluster of 'squalid villages,' and the like; on the contrary, I regard London as the most fascinating of all cities, with the one exception of that city of Eternal Memories beside the Tiber....
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"Winner of the Spiro Kostof Book Award, Society of Architectural Historians" "Shortlisted for the Wallace K. Ferguson Prize, Canadian Historical Association" "Azure Magazine's Gift Guide: Seven Books for Distanced Design Lovers" Despina Stratigakos is a vice provost and professor of architecture at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. She is the author of Hitler at Home and Where Are the Women Architects? (Princeton), and has written...
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You deserve a home that meets your specific needs and desires!
If you find yourself dreaming of the perfect patio, the ideal kitchen, and inviting rooms where you love to spend time, it might just be time to start building! With Building Your Custom Home For Dummies, you won't have to feel intimidated as you plan, finance, and oversee construction on your new oasis. You'll learn what it takes to build a custom home, including which pros to call and...
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