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Chronicle Books The Women Who Changed Architecture

The Women Who Changed Architecture

$50.00

This is the most comprehensive look at women in architecture, from the 19th century to today. Discover contemporary leaders, like MacArthur Fellow Jeanne Gang, spearheading sustainable design and reimagining cities as equitable spaces.

Chronicle Books California Contemporary

California Contemporary

$65.00

A stunning collection of twelve visionary and contemporary California residential exteriors and interiors, from award-winning design firm KAA Design, founded by Grant Kirkpatrick.

Chronicle Books The Stahl House

The Stahl House

$24.95

This book shares the never-before-told inside story by the Stahl family's adult children who grew up there and still graciously give home tours to fans from around the world. Research, interviews, historical information, and photos are featured.

Gibb Smith Eichler: Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream

Eichler: Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream

$60.00

Joseph Eichler was a developer who defied the conventional by hiring progressive architects to design Modernist homes for the growing middle class of the 1950s. This book examines Eichler's legacy seen in his original homes and in the revival of Modernism

Taschen Crazy California

Crazy California

$60.00

In this new examination of architectural style, discover the roadside structures of California. Several essays explore how these buildings became synonymous with the West Coast and the power of personal expression championed any architectural establishmen

Hachette Hotel Kitsch

$35.00

A visual celebration of the best fantasy suites and honeymoon hotels across America and beyond, from the creators of A Pretty Cool Hotel Tour • Named a Wall Street Journal Best Gift for Travelers

Gibb Smith William Krisel's Palm Springs

William Krisel's Palm Springs

$45.00

William Krisel features examples and insights from his own papers. Krisel’s architectural drawings and renderings highlight examples of his custom homes, mass-produced housing, recreational facilities, and commercial projects in the Coachella Valley.

Rizzoli Palm Springs A Modernist Paradise

Palm Springs A Modernist Paradise

$75.00

Paying homage to the mid-century modern architecture of Palm Springs, this book showcases historic jet-set homes designed by legendaries such as Richard Neutra, Albert Frey, and Paul Williams, as well as private residences by today’s leading tastemakers.

Gibb Smith Arthur Elrod Desert Modern Design

Arthur Elrod Desert Modern Design

$45.00

Arthur Elrod was a successful interior designer in Palm Springs from 1954 to 1974. He worked tirelessly for his A-list clients, such as Lucille Ball and Walt Disney. His most famous work was done in his own home, known as the Elrod House in Palm Springs.

Taschen Basic Art Series Case Study Houses

Basic Art Series Case Study Houses

$20.00

This essential introduction features 150 photographs and plans to explore each of these model residences and their architects, including Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen.

Taschen Basic Art Series Albert Frey

Basic Art Series Albert Frey

$20.00

Meet desert modernist Albert Frey. From his European beginnings, Frey developed a unique architectural brand, one that would redefine midcentury California through sleek, leisurely structures nestled among the arid landscapes of Palm Springs and beyond.

Taschen Basic Art Series Neutra

Basic Art Series Neutra

$20.00

Explore structure in this essential architectural introduction to Richard Neutra, pioneer of a holistic brand of modernism which incorporated the ragged lines of a landscape as much as the sleek surfaces and pared down geometries of 20th-century cool.

Taschen Basic Art Series Koenig

Basic Art Series Koenig

$20.00

Pierre Koenig is one of the leading figures of the Modern movement. With his two contributions to the Case Study Houses program and many pioneering projects, he streamlined elegance of industrial materials and epitomized postwar experimentalism.

Taschen Basic Art Series Lautner

Basic Art Series Lautner

$20.00

With his geometric structures perched upon the hillsides, beaches, and deserts of California, John Lautner is responsible for some of the most original buildings of the 20th century. This book surveys his iconic aesthetic.

Taschen Basic Art Series Eames

Basic Art Series Eames

$20.00

Charles and Ray Eames were transformative forces in design history: through furniture, photography, architecture, and textile design, the husband and wife defined a multifunctional modernity. Discover their repertoire and its impact on American living.

Taschen Bauhaus Updated Edition

Bauhaus Updated Edition

$70.00

Realized with the Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin, this updated edition gathers 550 illustrations across 400 pages, including architectural plans and biographies of key figures like Walter Gropius, Paul Klee, and Marianne Brandt—the ultimate guide.

Taschen Neutra Complete Works

Neutra Complete Works

$80.00

Indoor-outdoor flow meets clean, crisp modernism in the structures of Austrian-American Richard Neutra, whose cool, sleek style synthesized technology with nature. See his complete works illustrated by over 1,000 photographs.

Gibb Smith The Modern A Frame

The Modern A Frame

$35.00

The Modern A-Frame celebrates seventeen diverse accounts of these minimalists cabins reinvented for the twenty-first century. The variety in this photo-driven collection beautifully captures the romance of a classic structure just as it did sixty years ag

Chronicle Books A-Frame

$29.95

In a fascinating look at this architectural phenomenon, Chad Randl tells the story of the triangle house. The book documents every aspect of A-frame living with cartoons, ads, DIY examples, and an appendix with blueprints in case you want to build your ow

Taschen Medium Bookstand 10x11x7

Medium Bookstand 10x11x7

$65.00

Taschen has developed the perfect bookstand. Closed or open to leaf through, your book is displayed upright without any strain to its spine.

Taschen Large Bookstand 13x14x9

Large Bookstand 13x14x9

$95.00

Taschen has developed the perfect bookstand. Closed or open to leaf through, your book is displayed upright without any strain to its spine.

Taschen Basic Art Series F L Wright

Basic Art Series F L Wright

$20.00

Explore the life and work of the greatest pioneer in the history of architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright. Chronicle all of Wright’s major works, celebrate his organic architecture philosophy and innovative use of industrial materials.

Gibb Smith Neon Road Trip

$24.99

Take to the road to discover the history and artistry of North America’s disappearing neon signs.

Penguin Random House The Palm Springs School: Desert Modernism 1934-1975

The Palm Springs School: Desert Modernism 1934-1975

$65.00

Palm Springs is at the center of a unique tradition in architecture marked by invention and a sensitivity to local conditions that has resulted in design that exerts an influence far greater than the town’s small size.