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Books on American & Other Architecture
 | "The Ten Books On Architecture" [circa 15 B.C.E.] by Vitruvius [70? B.C.E. - 15? B.C.E.]; translation by Morris Hicky Morgan Though written during the Roman Empire, this text is still used in university classes to teach the rules of classic architecture. Dover Publns 8x5½ pb [6/60] for $10.36 IndyPublish 9x6 pb [5/2007] for $38.99 IndyPublish 9x6¼ hardcover [5/2007] for $45.99 book entry at Wikipedia |
 | "The Seven Lamps of Architecture" [1849 classic] by John Ruskin [1819-1900] Dover 9¼x6½ pb [12/89] for $9.56 Peter Smith Publng 9¼x6½ hardcover [5/91] for $28.99 |
 | "Toward An Architecture" [1923 classic] by Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, 1887-1965) the Getty edition of 2007 is newly translated by John Goodman, with a new Introduction by Jean-Louis Cohen Getty Publns 10x7 pb [10/2007] for $16.47 Getty Publns 10x7¼ hardcover [10/2007] for $46.80 book entry at Wikipedia |
 | "The Arcades Project" aka "Das Passagenwerk" [1940] by Walter Benjamin [1892-1940], Edited by Rolf Tiedemann, Translated by Howard Eiland & Kevin McLaughlin Benjamin made notes on the culture-changing glass-topped arcades of Paris, France from 1927 until his suicide (to prevent capture by the Nazis) in 1940; long thought destroyed, the manuscript finally saw publication & translation in the 1980s. Harvard Univ Belknap Press 10x6½ pb [3/2002] for $21.24 Harvard Univ Belknap Press 10x6½ hardcover [12/99] for $60.00 book entry at Wikipedia |
 | "The Railroad Station: An Architectural History" [1956] by Carroll L.V. Meeks Profusely-illustrated book that chronicles the evolution of the architecture of the railroad station in both Europe and America from the 1830s to the 1950s. Dover Publns 9x6½ pb [6/2012] out of print/used Yale Univ Press 9x6 hardcover [12/56] out of print/many used |
 | "Design of Cities" [1967 classic, rev. 1976] by Edmund N. Bacon [1910-2005]
Penguin 11x8 pb [5/76] for $29.70 hardcover [various] out of print/used |
 | "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" [1972 classic] by Jane Jacobs "...perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning." — The New York Times (2002) Vintage 8x5¼ pb [12/92] for $10.17 Modern Library 7½x5 hardcover [2/93] for $13.57 Random House 9¼x6½ hardcover [9/2002] out of print/used |
 | "Spanish-Colonial Architecture In The United States" [1990] by Rexford Newcomb Dover 11x8¾ pb [4/90] for $11.53 |
 | "The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise & Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape" [1993] by James Howard Kunstler
Free Press 8½x5½ pb [7/94] for $11.20 S&S 9½x6¼ hardcover [6/93] out of print/used |
 | "The Passive Solar House: The Complete Guide To Heating & Cooling Your Home" [orig 1980; rev 2006] by James Kachadorian Chelsea Green Publng 10x7¾ hardcover and CD-ROM [9/2006] for $26.40 |
 | "Home From Nowhere: Remaking Our Everyday World For The 21st Century" [1996] by James Howard Kunstler Touchstone Press 8½x6½ pb [3/98] for $10.20 S&S 9¾x6¼ hardcover [10/96] out of print/used |
 | "Architecture: An Image For America" [1998] Edited by Pat Perrin Discovery Enterprises 7¾x5½ pb [9/98] for $7.95 |
 | "Palm Springs Modern: Houses In The California Desert" [1999] by Adele Cygelman, photographs by David Glomb Rizzoli 11½x9.4 hardcover [9/99] for $34.00 |
 | "Palm Springs Weekend: The Architecture & Design of A Midcentury Oasis" [2001] by Alan Hess & Andrew Danish Chronicle Books 9½x11 hardcover [4/2001] for $27.20 |
 | "California Crazy and Beyond: Roadside Vernacular Architecture" [orig 1980, rev 2001] by Jim Heimann Chronicle Books 10x7½ pb [6/2001] for $19.95 |
 | "Why Architecture Matters: Lessons From Chicago" [2001] by Blair Kamin {Pulitzer-winning architecture critic at The Chicago Tribune} Univ Chicago Press 9x6 pb [6/2003] for $11.97 Univ Chicago Press hardcover [10/2001] for $37.50 |
 | "What Is Architecture?" [2002] Edited by Andrew Ballantyne Routledge 9½x6¾ pb [1/2002] for $54.95 Routledge 10x7 hardcover [1/2002] for $169.95 |
 | "The Solar House: Passive Heating & Cooling" [2002] by Daniel D. Chiras Chelsea Green Publng 10x8 pb [10/2002] for $19.77 author's website |
 | "Iconic L.A.: Stories of L.A.'s Most Memorable Buildings" [2003] by Gloria Koenig L.A. Times Books 11¾x9¼ hardcover [4/2003] for $20.97 |
 | "Structures of Utility" [2003] by David Stark Wilson Heyday Books hardcover [5/2003] for $31.50 |
 | "Pretty Vacant: The Los Angeles Dingbat Observed" [2003] by Clive Piercy The author spent 20 years photographing the facades of the common 'dingbat'-decorated stucco apartment houses of Los Angeles, and includes over 100 of the best. Chronicle Books 5x7¼ pb [8/2003] for $17.47 author's visual design company in Santa Monica |
 | "An Architectural Guidebook To Los Angeles" [2003] by David Gebhard & Robert Winter Gibbs Smith Publr 8¼x6 pb [5th edition 9/2003] for $17.47 |
 | "Brave New Houses: Adventures In Southern California Living" [2003] by Michael Webb Rizzoli 9x9 pb [11/2003] for $27.97 Rizzoli 9½x8½ hardcover [11/2003] for $38.50 |
 | "The Abrams Guide To American House Styles" [2004] by William Morgan, edited by Richard Olsen, photography by Radek Kurzaj Harry N. Abrams pb [3/2008] for $13.57 Harry N. Abrams 8¾x7 hardcover [11/2004] for $26.40 |
 | "The Ranch House" [2005] by Alan Hess; photographs by Noah Sheldon
Harry N. Abrams 10x12 hardcover [1/2005] for $29.70 |
 | "Sprawl Kills: How Blandburbs Steal Your Time, Health & Money" [2005] by Joel S. Hirschhorn Sterling & Ross 9¼x6¼ pb [2/2005] for $17.13 author's booksite |
 | "The Abrams Guide To Period Styles For Interiors" [2005] by Judith Gura, edited by Richard Olsen, illustrations by David Perrelli Harry N. Abrams 8½x7 hardcover [10/2005] for $26.40 |
 | "Spanish Revival Architecture" [2005] by S.F. 'Jerry' Cooke III & Tina Skinner Schiffer Publng 12x9½ hardcover [10/2005] for $35.00 |
 | "Little House On A Small Planet: Simple Homes, Cozy Retreats & Energy Efficient Possibilities" [2005] by Shay Salomon, photographs Nigel Valdez
Lyons Press 11x8½ pb [9/2006] for $13.57 official booksite Tumbleweed Tiny House Company of Sebastopol, CA The Small House Society [est. 2002] |
 | "The Architecture of Happiness" [2006] by Alain de Botton Pantheon 8x6¼ hardcover [10/2006] for $15.75 |
 | "Modern Architecture, A-Z" [2007] by Peter Gossel Taschen 2-volume 15x12x4½ {19½ pounds!} slipcover edition [10/2007] for $189.00 |
 | "Why Architecture Matters" [2009] by Paul Goldberger Yale Univ Press 8x5½ hardcover [11/2009] for $17.16 |
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"Architecture of The Sun: Los Angeles Modernism, 1900-1970" [2010] by Thomas S. Hines "The most discerningly curated collection of Southern California modernist architectural photography ever published." — The Atlantic Magazine, September 2010 Rizzoli 10¼x11 hardcover [5/2010] for $59.85 |
 | "The Library: A World History" [2013] by architectural historian James W.P. Campbell & photographer Will Pryce Univ Chicago Press 12x9½ hardcover [10/2013] for $51.30 |
 | "Bricks & Mortals: Ten Great Buildings and The People They Made" [2014] by {British academic} Tom Wilkinson "A rich, insightful inquiry into why buildings should be built first and foremost for people" • The cited structures were/are located in Ancient Babylon; Ancient Rome; Timbuktu, Mali; Florence, Italy; Beijing, China; Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Cap Martin, southern coast of France; London, England; and Rio de Janiero, Brasil Kindle Edition from Bloomsbury Publng [6/2014] for $15.99 Bloomsbury Press hardcover [7/2014] for $22.23 |
 | "Shopping Mall (Object Lessons Series)" [2017]  by Matthew Newton Kindle Edition from Bloomsbury Academic [9/2017] for $9.99 Bloomsbury Academic 9x6¼ pb [9/2017] for $10.96 |
Books on Architecture category at Amazon
browse Architects A to Z at Amazon
browse Historic Preservation category at Amazon
Universe Architecture Series at Amazon
Hennessey + Ingalls Bookstore (Santa Monica CA) architecture catalog
William Stout Architectural Books in San Francisco CA
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"The Prestel New York Architecture Game" [2004] by Thomas Fackler Prestel Publng board game [9/2004] out of prodn/used |
Architecture Film Festival
keyword 'architecture' search at IMDb
keyword 'architect' search at IMDb
 | "The Fountainhead" feature film [1949] Idealistic young architect Howard Roark has a tough time because he will not compromise with the mediocre architecture of the establishment. When his 'big chance' skyscraper is redesigned without his knowledge, he dynamites the construction site and is put on trial. • Directed by King Vidor [1894-1982]; script by Ayn Rand [1905-82], based on her novel; starring Gary Cooper, Patricia Neal, Raymond Massey, Kent Smith, Robert Douglas & Henry Hull Warner b&w DVD [11/2006] for $17.49 Warner b&w VHS [1/90] out of prodn/used 27"x40" poster from Amazon for $19.99 full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
 | "The Fountainhead" novel [1943] by Ayn Rand [1905-82] Signet pb [8/96] for $8.99 Plume 60th Anniv 9¼x6½ hardcover [12/2002] for $27.97 Blackstone UNABR audio CD [6/2003] for $44.95 |
"Antonio Gaudi" documentary short [B.B.C.-TV 1961]
15-minute short film directed by Ken Russell; narrated by Huw Wheldon
video/DVD not available • full credits at IMDb
 | "The World of Buckminster Fuller" documentary film [indep June 1974] Expanded from the 60-minute film "Buckminster Fuller On Spaceship Earth" • Directed by Baylis Glascock & Robert Snyder [1916-2004], featuring R. Buckminster Fuller [1895‑1983] & Indira Gandhi full credits at IMDb Masters & Masterworks color DVD [8/2015] for $24.95 Microcinema color DVD [5/2010] for $25.35 Mystic Fire color VHS [11/95] for $19.99 watch official trailer [1:28] online at YouTube • watch full movie [1:19:55] online at YouTube |
 | "Antonio Gaudí" [indep 1984] Co-produced, directed & edited by Hiroshi Teshigahara Criterion Collection color DVD [3/2008] 2 disks for $34.99 full credits at IMDb Wikipedia entry on Spanish architect Antonio Gaudí [1852-1926] |
 | "Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud" [P.B.S. 'American Masters' documentary Jan 1996] Directed by Karen Goodman & Kirk Simon DVD/Blu-ray not available • Zeitgeist color VHS [5/96] out of prodn/scarce full credits from IMDb • producer website R. Buckminster Fuller [1895-1983] Page at Maison d'Être Bookstore |
 | "I.M. Pei" documentaries on DVD [P.B.S. 1997 & 1998] includes 85-minute docufilm "First Person Singular" [1997] {IMDb} and 49-minute docufilm "The Museum On The Mountain" [1998] {IMDb} about the building of the Miho Museum near Kyoto, Japan; the DVD also features an interactive gallery of 20 I.M. Pei structures Produced & directed by Peter Rosen • producer/director website Homevision color DVD [7/2003] for $22.49 Homevision color VHS [7/2003] out of prodn/used |
 | "Frank Lloyd Wright" documentary film [PBS Nov 1998] Co-produced & co-directed by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick; narration by Edward Herrmann; won a Peabody Award PBS Home Video color DVD [8/2001] for $26.98 PBS Home Video color VHS [1/2002] 2 tapes for $24.98 full credits from IMDb • PBS webpages Spirit of America Bookstore's Frank Lloyd Wright Page |
 | "Life As A House" [New Line Cinema Sept 2001] When an architect learns that he has terminal cancer, he decides to wreck & rebuild his Malibu clifftop home. Co-produced & directed by Irwin Winkler; written by Mark Andrus; cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond; starring Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen, Jena Malone, Mary Steenburgen & Scott Bakula New Line Platinum widescreen color DVD [3/2002] for $7.99 New Line Home Video color VHS [3/2002] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
 | "My Architect: A Son's Journey" [docu feature 2003]
Written & directed by Nathaniel Kahn, about his father Louis I. Kahn [1901-74]; nominated for Best Documentary Oscar New Yorker Video color DVD [2/2005] for $22.46 New Yorker Video color VHS [2/2005] for $24.95 Commotion soundtrack CD [7/2004] for $14.99 full credits from IMDb • official filmsite {website gone 2013} |
 | "Coast Modern" [indep July 2012] 'Three generations of inspired living' • A core group of architects embraced the West Coast from Vancouver to Los Angeles with its particular geography and values and left behind a legacy of inspired dwellings, which are celebrated today for their influence • Directed by Mike Bernard & Gavin Froome; interviewees include Barbara Bestor, Henrik Bull, John Cava, Douglas Coupland, Michael Folonis, Ray Kappe, Barbara Lamprecht, Dion Neutra, Pierluigi Serraino, legendary photographer Julius Shulman & James Steele Twofold Films color DVD from producer [10/2013] 2 disks for $24.99 + s/h Amazon Instant Video [2012] rental/purchase options from $2.99 credits at IMDb • official movie site |
"The Human Scale: A Portrait of Renowned Architect Jan Gehl" [Denmark 2012] by Andreas Dalsgaard
http://www.thehumanscale.dk/
"La Sapienza" by Eugène Green (France, 2014)
OFFICIAL WEBSITE = http://www.kinolorber.com/press-detail.php?id=1943
WINNER - BEST PICTURE from 2014 INTERNATIONAL CINEPHILE SOCIETY
http://www.kinolorber.com/data/trailer/mp4/1943.mp4
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3182590/
"Columbus" [Superlative Films Aug 2017]
 | A Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma; he meets a young woman who has chosen to stay in Columbus with her recovering addict mother instead of pursuing her own dreams • Written & directed by Kogonada; starring John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Parker Posey, Erin Allegretti, Rory Culkin, Jim Dougherty, Caitlin Ewald, Michelle Forbes, Alphaeus Green Jr., Wynn Reichert, Rosalyn R. Ross, Lindsey Shope, Shani Salyers Stiles, Reen Vogel, William Willet
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site • movie entry at Wikipedia watch 6/2017 official trailer [2:05] at YouTube |
L i n k s
The American Institute of Architects [est. 1857]
A.I.A. New Mexico
The Pritzker Architecture Prize [est. 1979]
list of famous American architects at Wikipedia
browse Best Sellers in Architectural History [lists top 100 titles] at Amazon
The International Union of Architects (Union Internationale des Architectes) of Paris, France [est. 1948]
I.U.A./U.I.A. entry at Wikipedia
World Architecture Day [est. 1985] = First Monday in October
P.S.A. Publishers [est. 1995]: California Architects &
World Architects
National Building Museum [est. 1980, opened 1985] in Washington, DC
Acorn & Deck House Custom Homes
ModHab: Earth-friendly design & construction in Downtown Albuquerque, NM
Design Within Reach - modern-style furniture & accessories [est. 1999]
Family Home Plans {formerly eHousePlans.com} from Garlinghouse of Beaufort, SC
Preservation Sites
'Preservation Magazine' of The National Trust
Historic Preservation Foundation of Indiana
Histopric Preservation League of Oregon
online Preservation Directory [U.S. & Canada]
Preserve L.A. [dot] com - Los Angeles & Southern California
Society for Commercial Archeology
Recent Past Preservation Network
PreserveNet at Cornell University [est. 1994]
National Register of Historic Places [USA]
The Griffin Company - building restoration [est. 1968] in Sutter Creek, CA
Tulsa [OK] Foundation for Architecture
![The National Trust for Historic Preservation [est. 1949]](images/NatlTrustHistPreservtn.jpg "The National Trust for Historic Preservation [est. 1949]")
browse books on Historic Preservation {returns over 1,000 titles} at Amazon
Reference Sites
Glass, Steel & Stone: Architecture of the World
Great Buildings website
Prairie School info site
UPenn Architectural Collections / Archives
ARCspace website
Kristy's architecture fansite
Style 1900 Magazine |
subscribe
Pacific Coast Architecture Database [est. 2002] based at University of Washington
Southern California
Society of Architectural Historians - SoCal Chapter
Southern California Institute of Architecture [est. 1972]
SoCal Chapter of the Society of Landscape Architects
real estate + architecture [sales info on SoCal homes of architectural importance]
Preserve L.A. [dot] com - Los Angeles & Southern California
The Palm Springs Modern Committee [est.1999]
University of Southern California School of Architecture
U.C.L.A. Architecture & Urban Design Dept.
MS's Los Angeles architecture photo gallery
Landscape Architecture
American Society of Landscape Architects [est. 1899]
Southern California Chapter of the Society of Landscape Architects
Image Gallery
Case Study Houses [1945-66]
Case Study Houses entry at Wikipedia
Case Study Houses article at Arts & Architecture Magazine
1946 Case Study House #1 by J.R. Davidson, 540 S. Barrington Avenue in West Los Angeles, CA
1945 unbuilt Bridge House by Charles Eames & Eero Saarinen in Pacific Palisades, CA
1945 unbuilt Case Study House #5 by Whitney R. Smith
1945 unbuilt Case Study House #6 by Richard Neutra
1949 Eames House [C.S.H #8] by Charles Eames, 203 Chautauqua Blvd. in Pacific Palisades, CA
1949 Entenza House [C.S.H. #9] by Charles Eames, 205 Chautauqua Blvd. in Pacific Palisades, CA
1945 unbuilt Case Study House #11 by J.R. Davidson
1945 unbuilt Case Study House #12 by Whitney R. Smith
1946 unbuilt Case Study House #13 by Richard Neutra
1947 C.S.H. #15 by J.R. Davidson, 4755 Lasheart Drive in La Cañada, CA
{there were duplications in numbering C.H.S. projects 16-26, reason unclear}
1947 C.S.H. #16 by Rodney A. Walker, 9945 Beverly Grove Drive in Beverly Hills
1952 C.S.H. #16 by Craig Ellwood, 1811 Bel Air Road in West Los Angeles, CA
1947 C.S.H. #17 by Rodney A. Walker, 7861 Woodrow Wilson Drive in Hollywood Hills (Los Angeles), CA
1955 C.S.H. #17 by Craig Ellwood, 9554 Hidden Valley Road in Beverly Hills, CA
1948 C.S.H. #18 by Rodney A. Walker, 199 Chautauqua Blvd. in Pacific Palisades, CA
1957 C.S.H. #18 by Craig Ellwood, 1129 Miradero Road in Beverly Hills, CA
1948 Bailey House [C.S.H. #20] by Richard Neutra, 219 Chautauqua Blvd. in Pacific Palisades, CA
1947 unbuilt Case Study House #21 by Richard Neutra
1958 Bailey House [C.S.H. #21] by Pierre Koenig, 9036 Wonderland Park Avenue in Los Angeles, CA
1959 Stahl House [C.S.H. #22] by Pierre Koenig, 1635 Woods Drive in Los Angeles, CA
1960 Triad House [C.S.H. #25} by Killingsworth, Brady & Smith, Rue de Anne in La Jolla, CA
1963 Frank House [C.S.H. #25} by Killingsworth, Brady & Smith, 82 Rivo Alto Canal in Naples (Long Beach), CA
1963 Case Study House #26 by Killingsworth, Brady & Smith
Opdahl House in Naples (Long Beach), CA
 | "Case Study Houses: 1945-1962" [1962] by Esther McCoy
Hennessey + Ingalls 10x7¼ pb [6/77] for $20.52 Hennessey + Ingalls hardcover [6/77] out of print/scarce |
 | "Case Study Houses: The Complete C.S.H. Program, 1945-1966" [2002] by Elizabeth Smith Taschen 13x18 hardcover [2/2002] for $147.08 |
 | "Case Study Houses" [2009] by Peter Gössel & Elizabeth A.T. Smith
Taschen 12x9¾ hardcover [9/2009] for $11.24 |
Googie Style Buildings
Googie entry at Wikipedia
Googie links at DMOZ/Open Directory Project
Googie pages at Space Age City
Googie Central at Roadside Peek
Googie architecture in Los Angeles County
Googie Architecture page at Anaheim Colony site
Googie Art fansite
Googie Fever fansite
 | "Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture" [2004] by Alan Hess Chronicle Books 11x8½ pb [11/2004] for $18.21 |
 | "Googie: Fifties Coffee Shop Architecture" [1986] by Alan Hess Chronicle Books 7½x10 pb [2/86] out of print/used |
Building with Natural Materials
abobe ruins of Chan-Chan in Peru desert, AD 850-1470 {still there, but endangered)
entry at Wikipedia 
Nader Khalili's CalEarth {California Institute of Earth Art & Architecture}
Green Home Building: info on sustainable & natural architecture
The International Institute for Bau-biologie™ & Ecology, Inc. [est. 1987]
Reward Wall Systems - insulated concrete forms in Omaha, Nebraska
U.S. Green Building Council
U.S. Green Building Council - New Mexico Chapter
American Clay Natural Earth Plaster in Albuquerque, NM
Ken Detjen of Belén, NM: lava bricks & Lava Living, Inc. (circa 2006 - link gone)
Adobe Builder of Bosque, NM
LanderLand natural building services in Hillsboro, NM
Santa Fe [NM] Adobe Design, LLC
EcoHouse Santa Fe green home builders
Archaeo Architects [est. 1996] in Santa Fe, NM
Palo Santo Designs, LLC green architectural design in Santa Fe, NM
Living Green Magazine of Taos, NM
Worlds Nest sustainable building in Taos, NM
Mexican Style & Joe P. Carr Design {adobe} in Austin, Texas
The Log Homes Council [est. 1970] in Washington, DC
Log Homes Resources
Air-Lock Log Homes [est. 1955] of Logan, New Mexico
Canyon Country Log Homes [est. 2000] in Payson, Arizona
Enchanted Log Homes of Edgewood, New Mexico
Katahdin Cedar Log Homes [est. 1973] in Oakfield, Maine
Log Home Connection of BC, Canada
Southland Log Homes, 7521 Broad River Road in Irmo, South Carolina
Town & Country Cedar Homes [est. 1946] of Petoskey, MI
Two Bears Trading Post Log Homes of Ruidoso, New Mexico
Whisper Creek Log Homes of Sandy, Utah
"Building With Logs: Western Log Construction In Context" [1998] by Jennifer Eastman Attebery
http://www.amazon.com/Building-Logs-Construction-Northwest-Folklife/dp/0893012084/
 | "The Santa Fe House: Historic Residences, Enchanting Adobes & Romantic Revivals" [2009] by Margaret Moore Booker All-new color photographs, historic b&w photos, maps, drawings, and floorplans showing forty of Santa Fe's architecturally rich and picturesque houses, ranging from the earliest one-story adobe structures, 'Territorial style' buildings, and ornate Victorians to today's 'Santa Fe style' homes. Rizzoli 11x9¾ pb [9/2009] for $31.50 |
 | "The Green House: New Directions In Sustainable Architecture" [2005] by Alanna Stang & Christopher Hawthorne Princeton Arch 9½x9 hardcover [5/2005] for $28.35 |
 | "EcoNest: Creating Sustainable Sanctuaries of Clay, Straw & Timber" [2005] by Paula Baker-Laporte & Robert Laporte Gibbs Smith Publng 9¾x9¾ pb [9/2005] for $16.47 EcoNest Building Co. near Santa Fe, New Mexico |
 | "The New Strawbale Home" [2003] by Catherine Wanek Gibbs Smith 11¼x9 hardcover [8/2003] for $26.37 |
 | "Log Construction Manual: The Ultimate Guide To Building Handcrafted Log Homes" [2002] by Robert Wood Chambers
Deep Stream Press pb [12/2002] for $25.05 |
 | "Adobe Houses for Today: Flexible Plans For Your Adobe Home" [2001] by Laura & Alex Sanchez Sunstone Press 11x8½ pb [10/2001] for $15.61 |
 | "Casa Adobe" [2001] by Karen Witynski & Joe P. Carr
Gibbs Smith, Publr 10¾x8½ pb [8/2006] for $18.96 Gibbs Smith, Publr hardcover [9/2001] out of print/used "Adobe Details" [2002] by Karen Witynski & Joe P. Carr Gibbs Smith, Publr 8½x8½ hardcover [4/2002] for $14.93 authors's business in Austin, TX |
 | "Earth Construction Handbook: The Building Material Earth In Modern Architecture" [2000] by Gernot Minke Computational Mechanics 11x8½ hardcover [7/2000] for $77.99 |
 | "Ceramic Houses and Earth Architecture: How To Build Your Own" [1991] by Nader Khalili Cal-Earth Press 11x8½ pb [9/96] for $16.47 Burning Gate Press 11¼x8½ pb [4/91] out of print/used |
"Mud, Space & Spirit: Handmade Adobes" [1976] by Virginia Gray
Capra Press pb [6/76] out of print/used
 | "The Adobe Book" [1973] by John F. O'Connor Ancient City Press 11x8½ pb [6/73] out of print/used Ancient City Press hardcover [4/85] out of print/used |
Natural Home Magazine [1999-2005] no longer available |
 Log Home Living Buyer's Guide 2017 annual magazine [8/2016] for $4.27 2016 annual magazine [8/2015] out of print/used |
 Log Home Living Magazine auto-renewal subscription: 12 issues/year for $15.95 |
Craftsman, Mission & Prairie Architecture
The Arts & Crafts Society
Arts & Crafts Movement site
Furnishings Direct Craftsman-style furniture in Costa Mesa, CA
Trimbelle River Studio & Design - vintage stenciling - based in Ellsworth, Wisconsin
National Grove Park Inn Arts & Crafts Conference [Feb 2015 = #27] in Asheville, North Carolina
Prairie School info site
![Michigan Bungalow Arts & Crafts Movement fansite [est. 2008]](images/MichiganBungalow.jpg)
Bungalower: Covering News in Orlando's Bungalow Neighborhoods [est. 2013]
Spirit of America Bookstore's Frank Lloyd Wright [1867-1959] Page
Stickley Brothers Section on American Architecture Page 2
Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters Movement [1895-1938]
 | "The Prairie School: Frank Lloyd Wright & His Midwest Contemporaries" [1972] by H. Allen Brooks W.W. Norton pb [3/2006] for $19.00 W.W. Norton 8½x8½ pb [6/96] out of print/used |
 | "Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie Houses" [1994] by Carla Lind Pomegranate 5¾x5½ hardcover [9/94] for $9.95 |
 | "American Bungalow Style" [1996] by Robert Winter & Alexander Vertikoff S&S 11½x8 hardcover [5/96] for $26.40 |
 | "Mission Furniture: Furniture of The American Arts & Crafts Movement" [1997] by Paul Royka Schiffer Publng 11x8½ hardcover [7/2003] for $51.06 Schiffer Publng 11½x8¾ hardcover [10/97] out of print/used |
 | "Inside The Bungalow: America's Arts & Crafts Interior" [1997] by Paul Duchscherer, photographs by Douglas Keister Studio Press 11x8¾ hardcover [11/97] for $21.45 |
 | "Outside The Bungalow: America's Arts & Crafts Garden" [1999] by Paul Duchscherer, photographs by Douglas Keister Studio Press 11x8½ [8/99] for $21.75 |
 | "The Arts & Crafts House" [1999] by Adrian Tinniswood Watson-Guptill 11½x9¾ hardcover [10/99] out of print/used |
 | "Craftsman Style" [2004] by Robert Winter & Alexander Vertikoff Harry N. Abrams 11½x9½ pb [6/2004] for $31.50 |
 | "Along Bungalow Lines: Creating An Arts & Crafts Style Home" [2006] by Paul Duchscherer, photography by Linda Svendsen Gibbs Smith, Publr 10¼x10¼ hardcover [4/2006] for $26.37 |
"Stenciling The Arts & Crafts Home" [] by Amy Miller
http://www.amazon.com/Stenciling-Arts-Crafts-Home-Miller/dp/1586854399/
Alternatives: Dome Architecture
Geodesic Domes & Dymaxion Housing by R. Buckmister Fuller
Monolithic (concrete) Dome Institute [est. 1979] in Italy (south of Dallas), Texas
Paolo Solari's Arcosanti in Cordes Junction, Arizona
 | "Geodesic Domes" [ages 9 & up; 1994] by Borin Van Loon This hands-on introduction to geodesic domes explains the underlying theory (with beautiful & interesting cut-out models) for creating dramatic buildings that are light and strong and have no need of internal support. Tarquin 7½x9½ pb [3/94] for $16.82 |
 | "Fuller Houses: R. Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Dwellings and Other Domestic Adventures" [2008] by Federico Neder of Switzerland
Lars Müller Publrs 9½x6½ pb [9/2008] for $28.19 see also Maison d'Être Bookstore's R. Buckminster Fuller [1895-1983] Page |
http://www.amazon.com/Design-Build-Your-Dome-Home/dp/0895861003/
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