Architectural History/Architecture
Louise Blanchard Bethune
The trailblazing story of the life and career of Louise Blanchard Bethune, America’s first professional woman architect.
The Manors and Historic Homes of the Hudson Valley
A classic guide to the history and architecture of the historic manors and homes of the Hudson River Valley
Barcelona, City of Comics
Explores the close relationship between comics and urbanism in one of Europe's most notable global cities.
Race and the Suburbs in American Film
Explores how suburban space and the body are racialized in American film.
The Architecture of Downtown Troy
Tells the forgotten but surprising stories of the many handsome and significant buildings in downtown Troy, New York.
The Last Fortress of Metaphysics
Examines the relationship of Derrida’s writings on architecture to his methodology of deconstruction and to deconstrutivism in architecture.
The Parthenon and Liberal Education
Discusses the importance of the early history of Greek mathematics to education and civic life through a study of the Parthenon and dialogues of Plato.
Steven Holl
Examines Steven Holl’s intricate and distinctive process of making architecture through approximately one hundred models, related sketches and other studies created for nine recent projects.
The History of Here
How the Pine Hills neighborhood in Albany, New York, changed and grew, as reflected in the history of one house and the lives of its residents.
The Adirondack Architecture Guide, Southern-Central Region
Explores the architectural treasures of the Southern-Central region of New York's Adirondack Park and places them in the context of Adirondack history and culture.
New York Art Deco
The first guidebook devoted exclusively to New York City’s Art Deco treasures.
American Chartres
Documents the city’s surviving grain elevators and their profound influence on twentieth-century architecture.
Our Time at Foxhollow Farm
Chronicles the life of an upper-class, mid–Hudson Valley family during the first three decades of the twentieth century.
Grain Dust Dreams
Explores the history and present-day reality of grain elevators on the Great Lakes.
Bridges
A multidisciplinary and accessible introduction to humanity’s favorite structure: the bridge.
Capitol Story, Third Edition
A lavishly illustrated history of New York's Capitol and its recent renovation.
Jamestown, New York
A comprehensive guide to the architectural history of Jamestown, New York.
An Uncommon Cape
Three mysteries precipitate an investigation into an otherwise ordinary suburban property, revealing a past inextricably woven into four centuries of American history.
The Landmarks of New York, Fifth Edition
The definitive resource on the architectural history of New York City.
Castles of New York
An architectural and historical tour of twenty-nine of New York State’s finest castles.
New York's Historic Armories
Chronicles the evolution of the armory as a specific building type in American architectural and military history, and the role these buildings played in the history of America’s volunteer militia.
Cosmology and Architecture in Premodern Islam
A fascinating exploration of how the transcendent is expressed in the spatial sensibility of premodern Islam.
Promise and Betrayal
Argues that universities can help revitalize poor neighborhoods.
Life in the White House
Interdisciplinary essays on the White House and the lives of first families.
Anaximander in Context
Places the development of Anaximander's thought within social, political, cosmological, astronomical, and technological contexts.
The Emergence of the Christian Basilica in the Fourth Century
Explores why the Christian basilica emerged.
Interpretations on Behalf of Place
In this book, Mugerauer emphasizes the interplay between European continental philosophy and North American environments and architecture. Drawing on a keen understanding of conceptual trends in both ...