books about: architecture     books:       Collage Discovery Workshop59 reviews Claudine Hellmuth North Light Books, 2003 I highly recommend this book. This is a book that I just love! When I first got this book, I had been trying to make collage artwork using magazine images, etc. But all my artwork looked like crap, to put it mildly. And I'm usually pretty good at creating beautiful artwork, even when I don't know what I'm doing (ok, so I'm a little vain about my art). But I just couldn't figure out how people created some of the collage ...             A Field Guide to American Houses54 reviews Virginia McAlester, Lee McAlester, ... Knopf, 1984 A must have!!! I bought this book as reference material on the advice of an architect friend. He told me "If you need help figuring out the style of a house then buy this book" and he showed me his copy. He was right. The book is well organized which helps compare styles quickly and the many black and white pictures of houses that the author uses as examples are great because the b&w contrast helps your eye ...             A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)87 reviews Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, ... Oxford University Press, 1977 It's history now. This classic architecture work contains abundant wisdom and practical direction for living for every thinking person. I first read it nearly thirty years ago and used its principles to create a garden that delights to this day. When I found it again, I was eager to read the parts I had skipped over the first time. To my sorrow, the book is no longer relevant to the way most people now live. There ...             Faeries80 reviews David Larkin Bantam, 1979 I was meant to have this! I for one absolutely love anything with faeries! No not the cutesy ones, but the ones that Brian Froud and Allan Lee has come to illustrate. I first stumbled upon this book on ebay through one of my favorite sellers, but they wanted nearly $30 for it and it was out of my price range. By some miracle I have made up my mind that I have to have this book. So, two weeks later I found this book in my ...             Castle: Medieval Days and Knights (A Sabuda & Reinhart Pop-up Book)57 reviews Kyle Olmon Orchard Books, 2006 Castle: Medieval Days and Knights This is a wonderfully visual book with pop-ups on every page. It's perfect for elementary age students to spark their attention and begin generating discussions. It has good, easy to read information, and gives a nice overview of daily life in a medieval castle.             Death and Life of Great American Cities (Peregrine Books)66 reviews Jane Jacobs Viking Pr, 1984 A 'Must Have" for a student of Urban Studies My son is a college senior who is taking a seminar class in urban studies. He was born in Manhattan so it was not a surprise that he should develop an interest in the subject. While I was purchasing another 'leisure read' to send to him, I saw this book as a suggested other possibility. It got very high marks in all the reviews and I thought it would be a great addition to his collection of ...             Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals52 reviews Ed Emberley Little Brown & Co (Juv), 1970 My 7 year old daughter loves this book My 7 year old daughter had used a similar book by the same author at her school for Halloween. She asked if we could get another one of Ed Emberley's books and we picked the animals book. She was able to draw really great pictures of animals very easily, on her own. I highly recommend.             Developer's Workshop to COM and ATL 3.052 reviews Andrew Troelsen Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2000 Fantastic book, maybe not for the absolute beginner My current project at work required me to learn COM. I purchased several books to assist in the learning, and I must say that this book is absolutely indispensible, both as an instructional medium and as a reference. I highly recommend this book to anyone needing to learn about COM. What's inside? It starts with a basic intro to COM, useful (dare I say it) for managers as well as the ...             The Watercolorist?s Essential Notebook55 reviews Gordon Mackenzie North Light Books, 2000 Best complete "how to" that I have found Truly an essential notebook. This is NOT a colour-by-numbers step-by-step book, but a concise list of techniques with how and when to use them. The author, Gordon MacKenzie, writes with humour and humanity. It is like being guided by a good friend. Go ahead, have some fun.             Harold and the Purple Crayon184 reviews Crockett Johnson Scholastic, 1993 limit is only harold's imagination my 4yo boys loved this book - they loved how harold creates a whole world (complete with cities, oceans and forrests) with one purple crayon. and now they want their own purple crayon to make thier own picnic and pies too!             Internetworking with TCP/IP Vol. I: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture43 reviews Douglas E. Comer Prentice Hall, 1995 Beginners look no further! I knew nothing about TCP/IP. As a result, I bought a book "learn TCP/IP in 24 hours" and trashed it after I bought this book, no more 24 hour books. I had no idea what routing is and were to start looking for documents on the internet. This book is scientific and puts it all together. Each chapter lists the RFC that he relied on so you know were the stuff came from. The book is not boring; the ...             Your Home A Living Canvas: Create Stunning Faux Finishes & Murals with Paint36 reviews Curtis L Heuser North Light Books, 2007 A Glimpse Into An Artist's Soul Reading Heuser's book was like taking a journey into the artist's soul. The book is an exploration of his restoring a delapidated and cold house into a dwelling rich in comfort and character. The tips given within are simple, straight forward, economical and encourage even the most extreme novice to try and turn their own home into a living canvas that expresses their own individual style. This ...             The Healthy PC: Preventive Care and Home Remedies for Your Computer (Consumer Education)38 reviews Carey Holzman McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2003 As clear as every computer book should be When you work or deal with young people, talking about computers is a big challenge and most of the times you feel like a "dummie or an idiot". This forces you to run to Barnes & Noble or the local Library to end up more confused and frustrated not knowing which book to pick. "The Healthy PC" is not as tedious as other computer books, on the contrary once you start reading you will not stop, and ...             The Story of Art49 reviews Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich Prentice Hall College Div, 1989 This is not merely an story of art, but history of architecture This book does not only tell the history of art, at the same time, the history of architecture, since the two are so much interrelated. Therefore, as an architecture student, I recommend you guys to read this book to gain the knowledge of how art and architecture evolve throughout history.             Look-Alikes: The More You Look, the More You See!36 reviews Joan Steiner Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2003 A creative tour de force of art, activity, and fascinating diorama. "Look-Alikes" is a compulsively fun book for both kids and grownups. Big colorful pages tell a simple narrative of travel and city life through huge static phenomenally detailed photos of dioramas that a chock-a-block with fascinating detail and hidden visual jokes. For example, a concession stand at a train station is made out of a funnel; the 40s retro lighting fixtures at an old style deli ...             The Art of Painting Animals on Rocks37 reviews Lin Wellford North Light Books, 1994 As useful as it was when I first read it I have a nostalgia for this book: I first picked it up in a library in the 90's and got so excited about rock painting that our front entry was greeted by a variety of small pebble animals. I wasn't much of an artist then, and it showed, but I was still very proud of my creations and my parents still keep the little rocks as key-hiding stones in their front yard. (Shh! Don't tell them I let you ...             Internet routing architectures46 reviews Bassam Halabi New Riders Pub, 1997 the bgp 'bible', even for non believers :-) This book has been reviewed many many times before, and because it is such a brilliant masterpiece, it thought it was worth while mentioning this again. I simply don't have words for this book. Everything is so well explained, well documented, well written... it simply is a must read for anybody who wants to do anything with BGP. Personally, I have found it valuable to first learn some basics ...             Keys to Drawing43 reviews Bert Dodson North Light Books, 1990 creative method Very good book. I appreciate the method, creative and original at the same time. It makes everything seem easy and attractive and unlike other books can help you develop your own vision instead of becoming an imitator. Raluca             The Slate Roof Bible: Understanding, Installing and Restoring the World's Finest Roof (The Slate Roof Bible, ...36 reviews Joseph Jenkins Jenkins Publishing (PA), 2003 A must for a slate roof owner The most informative book I have read in years. The helpful tips alone saved me enough money in unneeded roof work to purchase this book 15 times over. The general knowledge and instruction presented in "The Slate Roof Bible" is fantastic -- step-by-step pictures and instructions allow for the homeowner to attempt repairs or even a complete build for themselves, if they are brave enough. ...             THE ARCHITECTURE OF LIGHT: Architectural Lighting Design Concepts and Techniques38 reviews Sage Russell Conceptnine, 2008 Great intro to lighting I am building a new LARGE home and wanted to get information to figure out the lighting scheme. This book was actually interesting and enjoyable to read. I have already read dozens of different books to be prepared for the homebuilding process (I will be my own general contractor) and have found this to be one of the most useful with real information and not just buzzwords. That being said, ...              search for books architectural, architecture, architectures, buildings, computer, construction, consumer, developer, discovery, education, emberley, environmental, essential, installing, internet, internetworking, language, look-alikes, notebook, painting, peregrine, preventive, principles, protocols, remedies, restoring, structure, techniques, understanding, watercolorist books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Kniazhna Ostrozhskaia ;: Kapitan grenaderskoi roty (Russian Edition) home  impressum - about us