Bruce Culver
Following in the best traditions of German ingenuity in design and construction of armoured vehicles, the SdKfz 251 firmly realised the concept of a competent cross-country tactical vehicle for armoured infantry units. So successful was this ... [... more]
Random House |
Living Homes: Integrated Design & Construction
 Author: Thomas J. Elpel Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 690.837 EAN: 9781892784186 Edition: 5 ISBN: 1892784181 Number Of Pages: 233 Publication Date: 2005-03 [... more]
CDN$31.26
Amazon CA |
Thom Mayne
Morphosis/Diamond Ranch High School presents a detailed story of the design and construction of a single building, Diamond Ranch High School by avant-garde California architecture firm Morphosis. The volume opens with an interview with Thom ... [... more]
Random House |
Compact Living
All the mod cons.....: Two of my children recently moved into new homes -- one in San Diego (1450 square feet), and the other in Washington DC (1500 square feet & four children). They both have high rents/mortgage payments and modest budgets, so I've [... more]
CDN$41.95
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Framing Roofs
where's the info: The rafter jig idea was great, but there just wasn't enough info and detail to actually build it (I thought). I must admit, I'am not a pro as this book "by pros for pros" claims, but I guess if I was a pro, then I would [... more]
CDN$25.95
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Turn-of-the-Century House Designs: With Floor Plans, ...
What distinguishes this book is...: Although the title says "Turn of the Century", this book reprints an 1893 book and is more typical of 19th century than 20th century architecture books. The distinguishing features of this book: - Nineteen [... more]
CDN$12.95
Amazon CA |
Building and Designing Decks
The only book you'll need ....: I will be building my first deck in the near future and have purchased several "how to" books on the subject. This book is far and away superior. For starters, it has construction PHOTOS where most books have [... more]
CDN$27.95
Amazon CA |
Framing Roofs
where's the info: The rafter jig idea was great, but there just wasn't enough info and detail to actually build it (I thought). I must admit, I'am not a pro as this book "by pros for pros" claims, but I guess if I was a pro, then I would [... more]
CDN$21.00
Amazon CA |
The Art of Natural Building: Design, Construction, Resources
Stylishly Ethical Living: Today, around 5 million people on Earth work and live in buildings made of adobe, stone, rammed earth, straw bale, cob, wattle and daub and so forth. That is, most of our planetary brothers and sisters live in earthen houses [... more]
CDN$36.95
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The Timber-Frame Home: Design Construction Finishing
A book about very, very big houses: This book contains wonderful pictures of homes that are mostly 5,000 sq ft and larger. With one exception it completely ignores fine smaller timberframe homes. I was reminded more of ski lodges than homes by the places [... more]
CDN$49.95
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Building for a Lifetime: The Design and Construction of ...
The BEST Book ANYONE Can Read Before Building Their Own Home: I got this book because I was planning to build a house which I want to be accessible for future years. This book was really more than I bargained for. I think EVERYONE should read this book [... more]
CDN$65.00
Amazon CA |
Constructing Staircases, Balustrades & Landings
This book has everything I needed.: I purchased every book I could find on staircase building including _Basic Stairbuilding_ (usefull but not as straightforward as this one) and _Stair Builders Handbook_ (absolutely useless - don't waste your money). [... more]
CDN$15.95
Amazon CA |
