Living in the Desert: Stunning Desert Homes and Houses Format:Hardcover Distilling decades of experience best

Distilling decades of experience best practices and innovations in cordwood construction Essential Cordwood Building is the first fully illustrated step-by-step comprehensive book on cordwood construction

Hardcover: 176 pages

An exploration of the architecture of dormitories that exposes deeply held American beliefs about education youth and citizenshipEvery fall on move-in day parents tearfully bid farewell to their beloved sons and daughters at college dormitories: it is an age-old ritual

Paperback: 392 pagesPublisher: Goodheart-Willcox

The Eameses‰۪ work defined a new multifunctional modernity exemplary for its integration of craft and design as well as for the use of modern materials notably plywood and plastics

Living in the Desert: Stunning Desert Homes and Houses Format:Hardcover Distilling decades of experience bestA carefully curated and beautifully photographed selection of 50 architect designed houses that reflects contemporary concerns about the unique challenges presented by life in the desert's sensitive environmentThe desert provides a sense of mystery and rugged beauty that attracts architects home owners vacationers and anyone looking for an escape within its arid climate. This book showcases 50 works of residential architecture from across the last few