Welcome to my miniature new and used bookshop of primarily architecture titles. Title links are to publisher pages or reviews on a weekly dose of architecture, if applicable. Prices include shipping in the United States; international orders will require additional postage. Payment is via PayPal, though Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover are accepted without PayPal registration. Items will be shipped within 24 hours of receipt of payment, except orders placed on Saturday or Sunday will be shipped on Monday.

 
Books for sale:
 
  Engineered Transparency
  edited by Michael Bell and Jeannie Kim
 
  This collection of papers from a 2007 conference of the same name at GSAPP is equal parts theory and practice, architecture and engineering. It is an excellent snapshot of the use of glass in contemporary architecture and its future potential.
  Princeton Architectural Press, 2008
Hardcover, 250 pages
  Item is new.
  Cover Price: $65.00
  Archidose Price: $32.50
 
 
  Architektur der Dogon
  by Wolfgang Lauber
 
  This rare, out-of-print title (text in German) presents the traditional earth architecture of the Dogon in Mali. Studied drawings of Dogon habitats accompany the abundant photographs of the architecture and artifacts. Recommended for fans of Bernard Rudofsky's Architecture Without Architects.
  Prestel, 1998
Hardcover, 174 pages
  Item is like new, with slight wear on the dust jacket edges.
  Cover Price: $N/A
  Archidose Price: $300.00
 
 
  Home from Nowhere
  by James Howard Kunstler
 
  Kunstler's follow-up to his biting history of suburbia, The Geography of Nowhere, puts a positive spin on the American Dream by looking at people and movements (New Urbanism) focused on remedying suburban ills.
  Touchstone Books, 1998
Paperback, 320 pages
  Item is like new.
  Cover Price: $15.00
  Archidose Price: $7.50
 
 
  In the Chinese City
  edited by Frederic Edelmann
 
  The book collects a number of essays by academics from China and France and plethora of historical and contemporary illustrations and photographs. It aims to "cast a new light on architecture and the city in China," due to the rapid pace of change and the concomitant repercussions of practices in the country, most notably innovation, destruction, and pollution.
  Actar, 2008
Hardcover, 300 pages
  Item is like new.
  Cover Price: $49.95
  Archidose Price: $30.00
 
 
 
  Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion, Architecture
  essays by Jill Gasparina, Taro Igarashi, and Olivier Saillard
 
  This abundantly illustrated coffee table book celebrates the art, fashion, and architecture of the Louis Vuitton brand, also acting as an encyclopedia of the artist, architects, photographers, designers, et. al. who have helped shape the Paris fashion house's image in recent years.
  Rizzoli, 2009
Hardcover, 404 pages
  Item is like new.
  Cover Price: $85.00
  Archidose Price: $45.00
 
 
  Quiet Light
  by Bruce Altshuler
 
  This rare, out-of-print catalog to an exhibition of Isamu Noguchi's Akari Light Sculptures at the Gallery at Takashimaya in New York City contains beautiful b/w photographs that illustrate the book's title. The exhibition was designed by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, who contributed one of the essays here.
  Takashimaya, 1994
Paperback, 46 pages
  Item is in good condition, with a crease in the bottom right corner of the cover, but no other defects.
  Cover Price: $N/A
  Archidose Price: $125.00
 
 
  Philip Johnson: Recent Work
  by Jeffrey Kipnis
 
  This monograph present the work of Philip Johnson after he co-curated the Deconstructivist Architecture show at MoMA in 1988. It documents another of the architect's many transformations in style.
  Academy Editions , 1996
Paperback, 127 pages
  Item is in very good condition.
  Cover Price: $N/A
  Archidose Price: $15.00
 
 
  Dwelling, Place & Environment
  edited by David Seamon and Robet Mugerauer
 
  Essays covering "phenomenological research on environmental and architectural issues" are featured in this multi-disciplinary collection. Contributors include Edward Relph, Botond Bognar, and Kim Dovey. Version is 1989 reprint of 1986 book published by nijhoff; both are out of print.
  Columbia University Press, 1989
Paperback, 310 pages
  Item is in very good condition: crease on back cover; slight crease on front cover; pages and binding like new.
  Cover Price: $NA
  Archidose Price: $20.00
 
 
 
  Between Heaven and Earth
  edited by Nicholas Olsberg
 
  This book is a companion to the exhibition on architect John Lautner, staged at LA's Hammer Museum. Texts by Jean-Louis Cohen, Nicholas Olsberg, and Frank Escher accompany the numerous archival drawings and photographs on one of the 20th century's least understood architects.
  Rizzoli, 2008
Hardcover, 234 pages
  Item is like new.
  Cover Price: $60.00
  Archidose Price: $30.00
 
 
  Paris 2000+
  by Sam Lubell
 
  Lubell collects over 30 buildings in Paris completed since the turn of the century. Numerous photographs accompany striking buildings like Jean Nouvel's Musée du Quai Branly, Michael Saee's Publicis Drugstore, and Francis Soler's Ministry of Culture.
  Monacelli Press, 2007
Hardcover, 216 pages
  Item is like new.
  Cover Price: $50.00
  Archidose Price: $32.50
 
 
  Minka
  by John Roderick
 
  Journalist Roderick tells the story of his rebuilding of a traditional Japanese farmhouse, saved by a local family he befriended. The memoir describes the traditions of building in Japan, but also how one grapples with making something old usable today.
  Princeton Architectural Press, 2007
Paperback, 256 pages
  Item is like new.
  Cover Price: $24.95
  Archidose Price: $12.50
 
 
  Politics at the Airport
  edited by Mark B. Salter
 
  Essays that examine airports in the post-9/11 era in relationship to politics, society, and economics, via studies of architecture, surveillance, biometrics, border control, and the means for restricting travel, the infamous "no-fly" lists. A thorough and academic look at these important places.
  University of Minnesota Press, 2008
Paperback, 240 pages
  Item is like new.
  Cover Price: $20.00
  Archidose Price: $15.00
 
 
 
  Idea and Phenomenon
  by Steven Holl
 
  Out-of-print catalog to a 2002 exhbition on Steven Holl in Vienna features seven completed buildings and six projects, three of the latter since executed. The large-format book is loaded with color photographs and is accompanied by a few essays.
  Lars Müller Publishers, 2002
Cloth, 128 pages
  Item is like new, without any defects.
  Cover Price: $50.00
  Archidose Price: $125.00
 
 
  UN Studio: UNFOLD
  by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos
 
  Out-of-print catalog to a 2002 exhibition on UNStudio at the Netherlands Architecture Institute. The book is loaded with drawings, renderings and photographs. Contributors to the book include Aaron Betsky, Daniel Birnbaum, Lidewij Edelkoort, Neil Leach, Greg Lynn and Mark Wigley.
  NAi Publishers , 2002
Paperback, 144 pages
  Item is in very good condition, with some wear to the cover.
  Cover Price: $N/A
  Archidose Price: $75.00
 
 
  Subnature
  by David Gissen
 
  Gissen departs from simplistic views of nature (sun, wind, soil) to examine what he calls subnature, the outcomes of human habitation (dust, mud, weeds, etc.). He discusses these alternatives by exploring projects of avant-garde architecture.
  Princeton Architectural Press, 2009
Paperback, 224 pages
  Item is like new.
  Cover Price: $35.00
  Archidose Price: $17.50