Architecture & Design
Tweed Courthouse: A Model Restoration
Hardback
Focusing on the methodology of preservation technology, this book tells the story of the $90 million historic preservation of a designated New York City landmark. It presents the restoration and adaptive reuse of the magnificent courthouse, built by New York's crooked 'Boss' Tweed, as an exemplar of preservation practice.
Ely Jacques Kahn, Architect
Hardback
One of the fabled "three Napoleons" of New York (with Raymond Hood and Ralph Walker) yet almost unknown today, Ely Jacques Kahn had a nearly half-century career and some three dozen of his buildings still grace the New York cityscape.
The Prairie School: Frank Lloyd Wright and His Midwest Contemporaries
Paperback
One of the most original and dynamic developments in American architecture, the Prairie School was a regional manifestation of the international revolt and reform that occurred in the visual arts during the early years of the twentieth century.
Professional Practice: A Guide to Turning Designs into Buildings
Paperback
What you need to know to protect your designs and get them built as you envision them; how to get and keep clients and become their trusted advisor and professional—every architect needs the answers in this concise, thorough, and readable guide.
The Architecture of Warren & Wetmore
Hardback
During the first three decades of the twentieth century, Warren & Wetmore was one of the most successful and prolific architectural practices in America.