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Wild buildings and bridges : architecture inspired by nature / by Kaner, Etta.; Wiens, Carl.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Explains how architects today look to plants and animals to help solve their design challenges.LSC
Subjects: Architecture; Building;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Landscape Architecture Australia
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: Home & Garden; Design;
© , Architecture Media
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The feel good home : a practical guide to conscious living / by Hellweg, Marion,author.;
This endlessly informative and inspiring guide to interior design shows how sensory perception is the key to creating a happy place inside your own home. What do you see, hear, and smell when you walk in your front door? Do you feel safe and relaxed? Is it too warm or too cold? As people spend increasing amounts of time in their homes, it's more important than ever to feel at peace there. Achieving that feeling of comfort can mean different things for different people but, as interior design expert Marion Hellweg shows us, there are basic principles of home design that work for every style of life and architecture.
Subjects: Interior decoration; Interior decoration.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Your outdoor room : how to design a garden you can live in / by Malde, Manoj,author.;
In this simple guide, Malde breaks down how to really make the most of the outdoor space you already have, whether it be a small yard, garden, or balcony. With examples from real-life, low-maintenance spaces, learn how pathways and screens, water features and color changes have the power to alter its look and feel in a flash. Find answers to the questions you always wanted to ask, like 'Can my balcony be biodiverse?' and 'What is color harmony?' with this practical and easy-to-follow planning tool. It's never been this easy to create a space that works for you. Learn how to style your outdoor room with advice Discover how to design a space for entertaining, a place to relax and drink a cocktail, or an area where the family can eat, play, and spend time together. But most importantly, design a garden you can live in. Make Your Outdoor Room an integral part of your home, without the skills, time, money, or experience.
Subjects: Landscape architecture.; Outdoor living spaces.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The home style handbook / by Gough, Lucy,author.; Bevan, Simon,photographer.;
We all want to live in a home that reflects our personalities and experiences. But if we are not a professional decorator or stylist where do we start? In this inspirational and helpful handbook, interiors stylist and tutor Lucy Gough will teach you how to understand your true style and how to implement it as you decorate your living space. Your dream home needn't be a spacious, architecturally designed building-it could be small or rented-and with this book you'll discover what YOU love so you can surround yourself with the colours, furniture, furnishings and finishing touches that inspire you. The book includes how to create and use a moodboard; how to translate magazine imagery into your home; how to create impact with art, plants and accessories; how to style your kitchen, living room, bathroom, home office and hallway; as well as key inspirational case studies-explaining how and why they work so well.
Subjects: Interior decoration.;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Construction : structures, style, and building / by Craats, Rennay,1973-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.Introduces the science of building construction, including a look at materials, blueprints, and design, and focuses on different types of structures that exist throughout the world.
Subjects: Building; Architecture;
© c2004., Raintree,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Biomimicry : when nature inspires amazing inventions / by Menu, Séraphine.; Walker, Emmanuelle.; Waters, Alyson,1955-;
"Discover how bats led to the development of radar, whales inspired the pacemaker, and the lotus flower may help us produce indestructible clothing. "Biomimicry" comes from the Greek "bio" (life) and "mimesis" (imitation). Here are various and amazing ways that nature inspires us to create cool inventions in science and medicine, clothing design, and architecture. From the fireflies that showed inventors how LEDs could give off more light to the burdock plant that inspired velcro to the high speed trains of Japan that take the form of a kingfisher's sleek, aerodynamic head, there are innumerable ways that we can create smarter, better, safer inventions by observing the natural world. Author Seraphine Menu and illustrator Emmanuelle Walker also gently explain that our extraordinary, diverse, and awe-inspiring world is like a carefully calibrated machine and its fragile balance must be treated with extreme care and respect. "Go outside," they say, "observe, compare, and maybe some day you'll be the next person to be struck by a great idea.""--Provided by publisher.Grades 4-6LSC
Subjects: Biomimicry; Technological innovations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The girl before : a novel / by Delaney, J P,author.;
"In the tradition of The Girl on the Train, The Silent Wife, and Gone Girl comes an enthralling psychological thriller that spins one woman's seemingly good fortune, and another woman's mysterious fate, through a kaleidoscope of duplicity, death, and deception. Please make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life. The request seems odd, even intrusive--and for the two women who answer, the consequences are devastating. EMMA: Reeling from a traumatic break-in, Emma wants a new place to live. But none of the apartments she sees are affordable or feel safe. Until One Folgate Street. The house is an architectural masterpiece: a minimalist design of pale stone, plate glass, and soaring ceilings. But there are rules. The enigmatic architect who designed the house retains full control: no books, no throw pillows, no photos or clutter or personal effects of any kind. The space is intended to transform its occupant--and it does. JANE: After a personal tragedy, Jane needs a fresh start. When she finds One Folgate Street she is instantly drawn to the space--and to its aloof but seductive creator. Moving in, Jane soon learns about the untimely death of the home's previous tenant, a woman similar to Jane in age and appearance. As Jane tries to untangle truth from lies, she unwittingly follows the same patterns, makes the same choices, crosses paths with the same people, and experiences the same terror, as the girl before."--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Architects; Single women; Dwellings; Control (Psychology);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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Midcentury modern style : an approachable guide to inspired rooms / by Nepacena, Karen,author.; Dibble, Christopher,photographer (expression);
Includes bibliographical references and index.This accessible guide shows how easy it is to bring midcentury modern touches to every room in the house whether you're a seasoned designer or starting from scratch. Full of approachable guideposts to lead you, insider tips and tricks, and easy DIYs, you'll learn how to create inspired, livable spaces full of mid-mod charm. It may seem daunting to design a midcentury modern-inspired home, but up-and-coming interior designer Karen Nepacena shows that by using just a few design guideposts anyone can make any room feel like a set from Mad Men or The Queen's Gambit. Showcasing real-life client redesigns, Nepacena goes room by room-and outside-offering bite-sized ways to create comfortable, stylish, and inviting spaces along the way. Full of approachable insider tips and tricks, easy DIYs, and important historical context, you'll learn how to create inspired, livable spaces full of mid-mod charm without the need for large-scale renovations or a big budget.
Subjects: Interior decoration.; Midcentury modern (Architecture);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Building : a carpenter's notes on life & the art of good work / by Ellison, Mark,author.;
"Over the past forty years Mark Ellison has designed and constructed some of the most stunning marvels of architecture that you've never seen. He built a staircase that the famed architect Santiago Calatrava called a masterpiece. He worked on the iconic Sky House, which Interior Design named the best apartment of the decade. He's even worked on the homes of David Bowie, Robin Williams, and others whose names he cannot reveal. He is regarded by many as the best carpenter in New York. In Building, Ellison writes of the mastery that comes from doing something well for a long time, by taking you on a tour through the lofts, penthouses, and townhomes of New York's elite that he has transformed over the years--before they're camera-ready--and in a singular voice offers a window onto what he's learned about living meaningfully along the way. From staircases that would be deadly if built as designed, to algae eating snails boiled to escargot in a penthouse pond, and the deceptive complextiy of "minimalist" interior design, Building exposes the messy wiring behind the pristine walls, features, and furnishings that grace the glossy pages of Architectural Digest, revealing the overrun budgets, scrapped blueprints, and last-minute demands that characterize life in the high-stakes world of luxury construction"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Ellison, Mark.; Carpenters; Workmanship.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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