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The Dream City by Rose V S Berry

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Pre-ISBN Book Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Walter N. Brunt,, San Francisco Date published: 1915 Description: Nearly new text block bookstore quality, items of note, faded cover text, slight edge wear. No dust jacket. 335 p. Flexible hb covers, 4 3/4 x 6 1/2", filled w/ black and white photos. NOT a reprint edition. This is the original edition/printing. Fantastic gift copy for a collector. This book is a detailed collection of stories and essays exploring the art, architecture, and structural meanings behind the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco, California Browse our online inventory 24/7/365 View this book in our Alibris Store https://www.alibris.com/stores/globalbooksearchandsales/search?mtype=&searchtype=title&searchquery=dream+city

Casa Malaparte by Marida Talamona English translation by Vittoria Di Palma first edition trade paperback Princeton Architectural Press (1992)

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This book shows through original documents and photographs that the client, Curzo Malaparte, a writer, was the driving force in the design of the house, instead of the architect, Adalberto Libera.

The Poetry of Architecture and Awakening Human Sensibilities to Survive Climate Change by Michael N. Corbett first edition trade paperback

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 "We find ourselves without an education that adequately prepares us for the complexities of today's world."