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Book Cover for: Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, Henry Grabar

Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World

Henry Grabar
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.@awalkerinLA talked with 'Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World' author @henrygrabar about the raging against the garage, how eliminating parking minimums can combat the housing crisis, and why we should all pay more to park our cars in public https://t.co/Ex4p6HBWyf

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Architecture Unbound: A Century of the Disruptive Avant-Garde, Joseph Giovannini

Architecture Unbound: A Century of the Disruptive Avant-Garde

Joseph Giovannini
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.@jdavidsonNYC raises a question left unanswered by critic Joseph Giovannini’s new lavishly illustrated 800-page book, Architecture Unbound: what could a more genuinely progressive vanguard look like now? https://bit.ly/3LdGYBL

Hardcover, 2021

$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: How to Live with Objects: A Guide to More Meaningful Interiors, Monica Khemsurov

How to Live with Objects: A Guide to More Meaningful Interiors

Monica Khemsurov
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Between the thoughtful collective advice and topical essays, readers of "How to Live With Objects: A Modern Guide to More Meaningful Interiors" readers are also invited to explore the homes of creatives. #GreatRooms https://t.co/nFQNU7gbN2

Hardcover, 2022

$60.00$35.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Fleishman Is in Trouble, Taffy Brodesser-Akner

Fleishman Is in Trouble

Taffy Brodesser-Akner
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How 'Fleishman Is in Trouble' turned 2022 NYC into 2016: A shot-by-shot guide https://t.co/LlteHC8jlQ

Paperback, 2020

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall, Alexandra Lange

Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall

Alexandra Lange
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Design critic @langealexandra, author of "Meet Me By the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall," chatted with @heybonanos at (of course!) the mall https://bit.ly/3NEH5Xz

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Book Cover for: Sandfuture, Justin Beal

Sandfuture

Justin Beal
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"They failed as buildings, but they were brilliant as objects." Read an excerpt from Justin Beal's book, SANDFUTURE, which explores the life of Minoru Yamasaki, the architect who designed the Twin Towers, through his own experiences. https://t.co/IS2OCgGnJD

Paperback, 2021

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Statue of Liberty, Joe Gaspar

The Statue of Liberty

Joe Gaspar
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Inspired by sacrifices made by nursing home worker Rose H., @DanielLibeskind saw the pandemic as a kind of cage, constricting lives - a concept he expressed by confining the Statue of Liberty in steel bars https://bit.ly/3MMC4ge

Paperback, 2013

$9.25$4.63 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle, Jody Rosen

Two Wheels Good: The History and Mystery of the Bicycle

Jody Rosen
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.@jdavidsonNYC talked with @jodyrosen about his new book “Two Wheels Good” and the fraught relationship between cities and cycling https://trib.al/vZbs3PQ

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, Henry Grabar

Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World

Henry Grabar
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.@awalkerinLA talked with 'Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World' author @henrygrabar about the raging against the garage, how eliminating parking minimums can combat the housing crisis, and why we should all pay more to park our cars in public https://t.co/TtqwEL5DN0

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Ferrari Book: Passion for Design, Michael Köckritz

The Ferrari Book: Passion for Design

Michael Köckritz
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.@rachel_handler attempted to crystallize the experience of reading My Passion for Design by selecting a few of the book’s Most Barbra Moments. Each quote offers a bit of singular wisdom that you might consider applying to your own life and Malibu barn https://bit.ly/3LINIaN

Hardcover, 2021

$150.00$125.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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