The Boston Society of Architects' AIA Guide to Boston
Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press, 192. Softcover. Black illus. wraps; 522 pp. with bw illustrations throughout;. a guidebook with maps and architectural photos. More
Guilford, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press, 192. Softcover. Black illus. wraps; 522 pp. with bw illustrations throughout;. a guidebook with maps and architectural photos. More
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1992. Softcover. BW illus. wraps; 205 pp.; 191 bw figures. An in-depth look at the history of ornamental ironwork and ironworkers in American architecture; Well illustrated with many photos; An interesting and attractive book. More
New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1978. Softcover. BW illus. wraps; 205 pp.; 191 bw figures. An in-depth look at the history of ornamental ironwork and ironworkers in American architecture; Well illustrated with many photos; An interesting and attractive book. This is the second printing, 1980. More
Mount Desert Island: Acadia Summer Arts Program, 2010. Hardcover. BW patterned silky cloth (think cowhide), matching flyleaves, 124 pp., many color illus. Presents the design and building work done by these American architects -- co-authors of "Learning from Las Vegas: The Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form" -- at this art-related..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1896. Hardbound. Tan cloth with gilt lettering and green lettering and decoration on both covers; 578 pp. with bw images throughout;. An extremely thorough and well-illustrated volume on some of the best-known historical edifices in Europe; the margin notations are thoroughly entertaining (and somewhat informative)..... More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. Hardcover. Blue cloth, pale green DJ. xx, 265 pp. Numerous bw plates. Examination of the role of the public marketplace, both social and architectural, as a key site in the development of civic culture in America. More
New York: G. Braziller, 1962. Hardcover. Green slipcase. All volumes have illustrated dj; black baord covers. Titles have 125+ pages, illustrations. Jackets by Elaine Lustig Cohen. Monographs on five of the most influential architects of the 20th century. Each contains wonderful illustrations of architect's work and biographical information. More
Cambridge, MA: MIT, 2004. Softcover. Blue and green wraps with color illustration on front, gray and white lettering, ix, 500 pp, bw illustrations. "In this history of aural culture in early-twentieth-century America, Emily Thompson charts dramatic transformations in what people heard and how they listened. What they heard was a...... More
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. Hardcover. Buff cloth with tan DJ. xxi, 547 pp. Profuse bw ills. Proceedings of the North American International Regional Conference, Williamsburg and Philadelphia, September 10 - 16, 1972. Essay concerning architecture and restoration by Harold Plenderleith. Contributions by scholars and historians. Contents include occupations..... More
Homewood, Illinois: American Technical Publishers, Inc., 2002. Third. Hardcover. Grey cloth over boards; 314 pp.; Numerous bw figures. More
Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, 1983. Cuarta edicion (Fourth edition). Hardcover. Gray cloth, black title and decorative blocks with gilt letters and decorations, tan-gray paper dust jacket, 303 text pp. plus 449 BW plates on pages, soime color plates within text. Text is in Spanish..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Hardcover. Grey-green cloth over boards with gilt decoration. Black title block on spine. 424 pp. with bw images throughout. Bright yellow/black end papers with scene of Venice. Civic art, architecture and design, social basis of urban aesthetics, etc. With a list of plates and..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Architectural Service Corporation, circa 1916. Hardcover. dark brown portfolio boards w/ light brown cloth spine & corners. approx 128 loose 17x19 bw plates, 19 13x15 bw sheets & 4 4pg packets. Majority of the larger plates are double sided, printed with architectural plans, building designs and material samples..... More
Austin: University of Texas Press, 2013. Hardcover. Teal cloth boards with silver stamped lettering on spine. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket. xvi, 254 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Extensively illustrated with detailed site plans and photographs, this architectural history of the Mexican plaza reveals why this central public space has been..... More
New York: The American architect Book Dept. 1898-1902. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Primarily illustrations (b/w), Each section paginated seperately. Cover title./ Title page reads: "The Georgian period", being measured drawings of colonial work. More
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1992. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with silver spine lettering. Blue and illustrated glossy dust jacket with white lettering. x, 190 pp. BW illustrations. "Discrimination by Design is a fascinating account of the complex social processes and power struggles involved in building and controlling space. Leslie..... More
New York: Russell Whitehead, 1927-1928. Hardcover. Dark green stamped cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover. 288 pp. 192 bw plates, 42 measured drawings. Two issues bound together, addressing specific architectural features in specific buildings. Articles: New Bern, the Athens of North Carolina, Part One / Charles Francis Hannigan..... More
Roanoke, Virginia: Hollins College, 1969. Softcover. Blue paper, stapled pages, 50 pp., no illus. According to Whitwell's introduction, he was concerned that the young women of Hollins College (now Hollins University) did not know much about the architecture surrounding their campus. This publication is a result of an architectural survey..... More
Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1976. Hardbound. Black and mustard boards with black lettering all over and gold title lettering; 343 pp. Volume 3 in the Art and Architecture Information Guide Series; with a biographical bibliography. More
Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1977. Hardbound. Black and mustard boards with black lettering all over and gold title lettering; 305 pp. Volume 4 in the Art and Architecture Information Guide Series; with a biographical bibliography. More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1991. Paperback. Glossy wraps with b/w photograph. 143 pages : illustrations. Contents: Architecture : the natural and the manmade / Vincent Scully -- The garden as cultural object / John Dixon Hunt -- The withering green belt : aspects of landscape in twentieth-century painting..... More
New York, NY: Princeton Architectural Press, 1995. Softcover. Chartreuse & BW illus. wraps, French flaps, 215 pp., many BW & color illus. "In this sweeping overview of landscape design, painting, and planning, Christian Zapatka examines the history of the physical environment of the United States from the 1830s to the..... More
New York: Rizzoli, 1998. Hardcover. Navy boards with silver stamped spine lettering. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with purple spine and lettering in yellow and white. 224 pp. Color and BW illustrations. The aim of this text is to show how 33 design studios have created buildings by drawing on the..... More
Gloucester, MA / Cincinnati, OH: Rockport Publishers / North Light Books, 1999. Hardcover. Black paper boards with embossed lettering on spine, black and color pictorial dust jacket with white and off-white lettering, 191 pp., color illustrations throughout. "Outside Architecture shows how architects are transforming outdoor spaces into places of habitation..... More
New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc., 1939. Fourth printing. Hardcover. Blue paper over boards; 239 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Provides dos and don'ts, a checklist of important construction points, designs for, photos of, and much more pertaining to building small homes. More