Art&DesignWinter2024

Exploring Sustainable Biodiesel Amy Townsend, Billy Broas, Chelsea Jenkins, & Kevin Ray. This book in- troduces readers to some of the challenges facing bio- diesel alternative fuel production, focusing specifically on small-scale producers. The text discusses issues of qual- ity, safety, storage, waste disposal, regulation, and coop- erative politics. A perfect introduction to anyone interest- ed in producing alternative fuels • 6" x 9" (152 x 228mm) •16 color illus. •320pp. •978-0-7643-2908-1•PB•$30.00 / £27.99 / $42.95 CAD Coal Heat Stanley Schuler & Cary Hull. Practical ideas and facts on the safe and efficient use of coal. This hand- book discusses the types of coal and their use, and the equipment, installation, maintenance, and conversion of furnaces to coal. • 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) • 51 photos & drawings•158pp. •978-0-916838-37-9•PB•$5.95 / £5.99 / $8.95 CAD Eco-House Renovations: 45 Green Home Con- versions Lucy D. Rosenfeld. This design book shows 45 aesthetically pleasing and practical renovation projects that address everything from the size of the building’s footprint, its energy needs, its use of sus- tainable or even reused materials, and its pollution emissions. Learn about the top ten considerations necessary to the success of an eco-renovation. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 295 color photos • 240 pp. • 978- 0-7643-3929-5 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD Waterfront Homes: From Castles to Cot- tages E. Ashley Rooney. This book offers an insider’s tour of more than sixty waterfront homes. Twenty notable architects and designers describe their homes, inside and out. A variety of designs are featured in 400 magnificent color photographs. Their sites are as varied as their designs. • 11" x 8 1/2" (279 x 215mm) • 400 color photos • 208 pp. • 978-0-7643-1893-1 • HC • $34.95 / £31.99 / $48.95 CAD Award-winning Green Roof Designs: Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Steven W. Peck. Over 100 photos display award-winning roof designs for private homes, businesses, and public spaces that integrate natural and artificial systems, resulting in more sus- tainable buildings. Details about the plants used, growing media, drainage and irrigation systems, and waterproofing, along with descriptions of challenges overcome and innovations developed, are all provided. • 81/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) •100 color photos •176pp. • 978-0-7643-3022-3 • HC • $39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Retreats to Retirement: Dream Homes to Re- ality E. Ashley Rooney. Looks at planning a second home to eventually inhabit year-round; a home that will age nicely with you and your whole family’s needs. Intelligently designed, the vacation home incorporates flexible, accessible, and user-friendly living space for everyone. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 500 + color photos • 228 pp. • 978-0-7643-2339-3 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / $56.95 CAD Shingle Style Architecture: for the 21st Centu- ry E. Ashley Rooney. Shingle Style Architecture for the 21st Century. E. Ashley Rooney. Through nearly 300 photos of 40 North American homes, this study of shingle style homes offers historical perspectives and modern interpretations of this unique American archi- tectural movement. Be inspired by the creative ways that stone, wood, and natural light are used to provide comfortable and sustainable living quarters that ac- company the natural elements of these properties. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279mm) • 309 color photos • 176 pp. • 978-0-7643-3551-8 • HC • $49.99 / £45.99 / $72.00 CAD Shingle Style Homes: Past & Present Ashley Rooney with contributions by John C. McConnell AIA & Turner Brooks. More than 50 shingle homes in the continental United States displayed in more than 500 color photographs, including multi-million-dollar res- idences, smaller mansions, cottages, and renovated shingles. • 8 1/2" x 11" (215 x 279 mm) • 560 color photos • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-2554-0 • HC • $39.95 / £36.99 / $56.95 CAD Timeless Architecture: Homes of Distinction by Harrison Design Associates Elizabeth Meredith Dowling. Explore tenets of design applied to homes that embody Italianate, Colonial, Georgian, Federal, Arts and Crafts, Beaux-Arts, and other classic styles. • 9" x 12" (228 x 304 mm) • 412 color images • 256 pp. • 978-0-7643-1895-5•HC•$39.95 / £36.99 / $56.95CAD United by Design: Homes of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket Loryn Wilson Schiffer, Foreword by John R. DaSilva, AIA. Foreword by John R. DaSilva, AIA. Discover a diverse selection of beau- tiful Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket area homes from a dozen of the top architects prac- ticing in this region. With more than 40+ projects, this design book features homes that range from traditional shingle style to very modern in design, and from modest cottages to grandiose estates • 11 3/4" x 14" (298 x 355 mm) • 400 images • 248 pp. • 978-0-7643-4112-0 • HC • $75.00 / £68.99 / $105.00 CAD Second Home: A Different Way of Living Stephen Crafti..Discover architect-designed contem- porary second homes nestled in breathtaking natu- ral landscapes—remote islands, sandy dunes, lakeside settings, and rocky beaches. Join Stephen Crafti on a private tour of getaways in the US, Can- ada, Australia, Italy, and New Zealand. This book showcases luxurious amenities, industrial aesthetics, and nature-inspired designs, inspiring architects, designers, and those seeking their own retreat. • 9" x 11" (228 x 279mm) • 300 color and b/w images • 304 pp. • 978-0-7643-6596- 6 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / $73.00 CAD Designing for Disaster: Domestic Architecture in the Era of Climate Change Boyce Thompson. The rare, authoritative book that offers resilient-de- sign strategies for all four categories of natural-di- saster damage, Designing for Disaster contains 16 national case studies of architect-designed homes. All offer urgent, innovative ideas that go beyond local building codes to help them resist and rebound from the damaging forces of global warming • 8" x 91/2" (241 x 203mm) •150 color andb/w images •176 pp. • 978-0-7643-5784-8 • HC • $34.99 / £31.99 / $48.99 CAD Dream Houses on the Water Alexander Hosch. A fascinating look at 30 highly custom waterfront homes designed by noted international architects. Plans, draw- ings, diagrams, and gorgeous photographs illuminate the architects’ responses to the climates, dramatic sites, and their clients’ desires • 9"x12" (228x304mm) •102 color & b/w images • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-4959-1 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / $73.00 CAD The Future Architect’s Handbook Barbara Beck. Young readers discover how architects work by examining “Aaron the Architect’s” four drawings (Site Plan, Floor Plan, Section and Ele- vation) for his own home. They also learn about design techniques, building components, and architectural styles. Freehand drawings illustrate the text and inspire readers to apply these lessons to their own designs. Ages 8–13 • 91/8" x 81/8" (231 x 206 mm) • 51 b/w illustrations • 48 pp. • 978-0-7643-4676-7 • HC • 978-1-5073-0081-7 (E-book) • $16.99 The Future Architect’s Tool Kit Barbara Beck, Architect. Walk through the process of designing a home and building a three-dimen- sional model, using an included toolkit just like Aaron’s. Freehand drawings inspire readers to apply lessons to their own designs. Ages 8–13. • Box 12" x 9" x 1 1/2" (304 x 228 mm) • 62 b/w images • 48 pp. • 978-0-7643-5193-8 • HC • $29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD Housing and the City: Love vs Hope Daniel Solomon. Architect Daniel Solomon’s account of the century-long struggle between two antithetical mod- els by which cities accommodate working people, immigrants, and the poor. He shows howmodernism’s City of Hope has failed repeatedly, while more-complex mediations between history and the present (the City of Love) have resulted in social harmony. • 8" x 10" (203 x 254 mm) • 138 color and b/w images • 192 pp. • 978-0-7643-5643-2•HC•$45.00 / £40.99 / $64.00CAD The Future Interior Designer's Handbook Jana Rosenblatt. For children with a passion for drawing, and dreams of creating building interi- ors, this book explores how interior designers really work, taking the young reader through the entire process for designing the rooms of a house or business. Includes a lesson in basic color the- ory and drawing plans to scale. • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206mm) • 48 color and b/w images • 48 pp. • 978-0-7643-6404-4 • HC • $16.99 / £15.99 / $23.99 CAD Igloo: Contemporary Vernacular Architec- ture Alejandro Bahamón & Ana Cañizares. A detailed analysis of the building tradition of igloos, with work by contemporary architects, designers, and artists from around the world who use the unique compacted domes. Altogether 14 modern designs are presented, ranging from an ice hotel, to memorials, to a forestry conservation center. • 9 1/8" x 8 1/8" (231 x 206 mm) • 207 photos & plans • 144 pp. • 978-0-7643-4192-2 • PB • $29.99 / £27.99 / $42.99 CAD Modern Masters: Contemporary Architecture from around the World Steve Huyton. Seventy-two sensational properties showcase the talents of some of the world’s most innovative modernist architects. Rang- ing geographically from the US to Europe, Asia, and South Africa, these houses define luxury, affording their owners an unusually high level of comfort and aesthet- ic pleasure • 9" x 12" (228 x 304mm) • 288 color images • 224 pp. • 978-0-7643-5384-0 • HC • $50.00 / £45.99 / $73.00 CAD The Forever Home: Designing Houses to Last a Lifetime Boyce Thompson. Homes can be designed with the flexibility to address family needs now and in the future. This book's architectural photographs, plans, and interviews with homeowners, builders, and architects illustrate the lessons that 20 diverse house- holds learned when they went through this exercise themselves. • 8" x 10" (205 x 255mm) • 209 color and b/wimages•240pp.•978-0-7643-6525-6•HC•$39.99 / £36.99 / $56.99 CAD Mark Candelaria Homes Mark B. Candelaria and David M. Brown. With stunning photography and floor plans, this coffee-table book showcases 12 luxury homes by Arizona architect Mark Candelaria. Readers will learn the stories behind the designs, each of which is paired with a recipe inspired by the design tours he leads in Europe and the US West Coast. • 9"x11" (228 x 279 mm) • 240 color and b/w images • 232 pp. • 978- 0-7643-6521-8 • HC • $60.00 / £54.99 / $86.00 CAD GREEN ARCHITECTURE & ENERGY 68 | CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE: GENERAL • Green Architecture & Energy