ARCHITECT | DESIGN | BUILD 2012
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From environmentally-savvy tips and DIY,
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150 Best Eco House Ideas
Old Buildings, New Designs
to ideas for preserving a
by Martha Serrats
by Charles Bloszies, Foreword by Hugh Hardy
home's classic feel,
(HARPER COLLINS, 2011 )
(PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PRESS, 2012)
five of the latest books
$29.99 on Amazon.com
$24.95 on Amazon.com
in architecture and design
Architectural Intervention
A collection of eco-friendly architecture with images
Clients are often interested in preserving an existing
structure while adding contemporary design
creative ideas for builders to reduce their carbon
elements. In this informative guide, Charles Bloszies
footprint. With tips for building green heating and
addresses architectural diversity, and the idea of
cooling systems, to photographs from well-known
adding new style to an old building while sustaining
architects and designers, Martha Serrats captures both
its nostalgic feel. Images of historical buildings
the beauty and practicality of going green.
BY DANIELLE LENGLET
Eco-Friendly
that offer inspiration, this well-crafted book offers
provide something for everyone.
around the world with seamlessly integrated modern
renovations provide visual examples.
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The Great American House:
Tradition for the Way We Live Now
The Things That Matter
Young House Love:
243 Ways to Paint, Craft, Update & Show
Your Home Some Love
by Nate Berkus
by Gil Schafer III, Foreword by Bunny Williams
(SPIEGEL & GRAU,2012)
(RIZZOLI, 2012)
$35.00 on Amazon.com
$55.00 on Amazon.com
by Sherry Petersik and John Petersik
(ARTISAN, 2012)
A Personal Touch
$17.47 on Barnesandnoble.com
Historically Modern
Part of design decisions stem from personal
If you're trying to add a classical feel to a modern
experience. In his Author's note, Interior Designer Nate
Couples DIY
home, Gil Schafer's book is a must read. With detailed
Berkus' first line reads, "I always believed that your
Self-proclaimed "DIY dorks" Sherry and John Petersik have
essays, he discusses how to use interior decoration and
home should tell your story." In this intimate book
converted their design blog (which has 5 million hits per
landscape, in addition to architecture, to holistically
full of personal stories, Berkus allows his readers to
month) into a book, filled with resourceful tips. With both
preserve a historical home, while modernizing it to be
examine the connection between life experiences and
traditional and inimitable concepts for decorating and
fit for contemporary living.
the way we choose to decorate our space.
renovating almost any space, everyone is bound to find a
creative idea or two for converting a house into a home.
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