| 1. |  | Architecture: Form, Space, & Order
from Van Nostrand Reinhold
Customer Review:
A great reference book along with:
A Visual Dictionary of Architecture
These two books are sort of the Elements and Principles for architecture, your tools and the manual of how to use them.
Architecture:Form,Space,&Order is more instructional and covers architecture principals... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Architectural Graphics (Architecture)
from Van Nostrand Reinhold
Customer Review:
If you are a person like myself whose idea of a perspective drawing is a line of telegraph poles disappearing into the distance next to a road, then this is the book for you, and me as it turned out.
Starting from the different grade of pencil through the different forms of architectural... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Timeless Way of Building
from Oxford University Press
Price: $40.95
Customer Review:
A colleague recommended this book to me. I am a software developer and he said that this would be a good book for me to read to better understand the concepts that are shared in this book.
I haven't finished it yet. I've been working on getting through the book for the past 2 months. I continue... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Interior Design Reference Manual: A Guide to the NCIDQ Exam
from Professional Publications (CA)
Price: $114.00
Customer Review:
This is the absolute bible to the ncidq. its a must read as its very basic and to the point. the questions weer similar to what was actually asked on the test, and its a great preparation. there has been newer editions since this one. but i strongly recommending investing on Ballast's reference... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | THE ARCHITECTURE OF LIGHT: Architectural Lighting Design Concepts and Techniques
from Conceptnine
Price: $59.64
Customer Review:
The Architecture of Light is not your average, boring textbook. It has a multitude of great graphics and easy to understand text which make it truly enjoyable to read. This book covers just about everything you would ever need to know about lighting, even including how to read manufacturer's... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Portfolio Design, Third Edition
from W. W. Norton & Company
Price: $24.75
Customer Review:
This was a required book for a senior level course I took in college. However, with a job change 2 years out of school, I found myself very pleased to reference it again.
There are very good examples of good and bad portfolios, and tips on what employers are looking for.
I gleaned much... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Leed Prep: What You Really Need to Know to Pass the Leed NC V2.2 and CI V2.0 Exams
from Professional Publications, Inc.
Price: $75.00
Customer Review:
The format of this book is good. The beginning 60 pages are "textbook" style explanations and recommendations. The information is separated by pre-design, design, construction, and operation. The rest of the book splits up the NC and CI prereqs and required credits (one for every two pages--leaving... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses
from Academy Press
Price: $31.38
Customer Review:
The book has excellent intentions and addresses a very important and neglected issue in architecture. The topic discusses the predominance of mind/visual based designs that end up being projects of artistic self expressions on the part of its sponsors. The author challenges
this bias to make... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | The Green Studio Handbook: Environmental Strategies for Schematic Design
from Architectural Press
Price: $59.09
Customer Review:
Very easy to do business with. Received book 2 days after I ordered it. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Interior Design Course: Principles, Practices, and Techniques for the Aspiring Designer (Quarto Book)
from Barron's Educational Series
Price: $14.95
Customer Review:
This book contains nothing that I expected based on the description. I should have read the other reviews before purchasing. I can't even use it as a coffee table book. To be fair, I don't know how good this book is because it had very little to do with what the description provided. Perhaps a... more info | 3.0 / 5.0
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