Product Description: "Color in architecture must be intense, logical and fertile," wrote Catalan architect and designer Antoni Gaudí in his diary in the late 1870s. Known for his sensuous, curving, almost surreal Art Nouveau buildings, Gaudí (1852-1926) is today one of the best known architects in the world...read more

Product Description: "Color in architecture must be intense, logical and fertile," wrote Catalan architect and designer Antoni Gaudí in his diary in the late 1870s. Known for his sensuous, curving, almost surreal Art Nouveau buildings, Gaudí (1852-1926) is today one of the best known architects in the world...read more

Product Description: A charming introduction to the inspired and inspiring cottages and bungalows of Venice, California. More than a century ago, when Abbot Kinney built his Venice-of-America with its network of canals and fanciful buildings, cultural aspirations were high...read more

Product Description: IndiaColor captures the bright hues and beautiful patterns of this diverse nation, offering a treasury of furniture, textiles, jewelry, clothing, and architecture, along with marketplaces, artists, and even animals. Here, a rainbow of bangles are for sale next to sleek electronics, and every last camel, pick-up truck, and water jug is adorned in glorious color...read more

A collection of two hundred full-color photographs captures a wide variety of California houses that exemplify the best in the Mediterranean style of design, which emphasizes an indoor-outdoor approach to living, and includes residences designed by such notable architects as Julia Morgan, Wallace Neff, Bertram Goodhue, Addison Mizner, and others.

Product Description: London is famous for Big Ben, Paris for the Eiffel Tower, and Rome for the Colosseum. Barcelona, on the other hand, is associated not with one or two buildings but with the blossoming of an entire movement in art history called Modernism...read more

Vibrant full-color photographs and an informative text capture the rich beauty of Mexico's walled gardens, patios, and courtyards and their unique design elements, including mosaic floors, hand-carved stone fountains, lush native plants, and frescoes. Original. 20,000 first printing.

Complemented by full-color photographs, this updated handbook recounts the story of the California missions and offers detailed profiles of all twenty-one historic missions, offering a unique tour of each site's architecture, artistry, and historical significance. Original. 15,000 first printing.

A treasure trove of eclectic studios that exemplify the individual ideas and aethetics of their owners details thirty-six contemporary and historical studio spaces, that range from serene, contemplative spaces to bustling workshops and feature the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Julia Morgan, and Frank Gehry, among others. 15,000 first printing.

Features forty-four small northern and southern California gardens, offering advice on how to overcome the challenges of working in smaller spaces and including photographs of gardens from such cities as Venice, Pasadena, and Laguna Beach.

Product Description: Updated and featuring a striking new cover, this lavishly illustrated guide opens the door to more than 20 unforgettable escapes. Whether it s rustic natural hot springs, an elegant fitness spa, or a glamorous desert hacienda, the Golden State offers rejuvenating retreats for every taste and it s all here...read more

Product Description: Detailed with loving accuracy in the photography of Melba Levick and in the lucid prose of Karen Dardick, Estate Gardens of California showcases fifteen magnificent estate gardens that are uniquely, exuberantly Californian. Included within are the classically inspired, 654-acre gardens of Filoli near San Francisco, a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation-an estate with grounds of such alluring beauty that many times the cameras of Hollywood have come here to film; the Huntington Library Gardens in San Marino, one of the most important botanical gardens in the world; and the opulent and strange but wildly popular Lotusland in Montecito, a fantasy world of exquisite beauty created by Madam Ganna Walska with famed designer Lockwood de Forest...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A visually stunning guide celebrates the beauty of Mexico's inns and haciendas, vividly capturing the history, culture, tradition, and unique story of each locale.

Product Description: Antonio Gaudí (1852-1926) is one of the best-known architects of the 20th century. Even today, some 75 years after Gaudí's death, his playful, exuberant buildings continue to influence architects, sculptors, and designers. Perhaps most identified with the dynamic, sculptural facades found on his structures, Gaudí is respected as much for his technological innovations as for his daring style...read more

An inspirational, photographic tour of eighteen of the world's most beautiful public and private gardens is accompanied by valuable tips on the cacti, succulents, and other native flora suited to arid climates; information on the locations and visiting hours of public gardens; and a comprehensive listing of sources to help gardeners create their own desert wonderlands. (view table of contents)

Product Description: London is famous for Big Ben; Paris for the Eiffel Tower; Rome for the Colosseum. Barcelona, on the other hand, is not identified by one or two famous buildings as these other European cities, but rather by an entire movement of turn-of-the-century architecture known simply as Modernisme...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Color photographs with accompanying text celebrate twenty Japanese-style gardens while discussing their history, evolution, patronage, and design (view table of contents)

A photographer, a travel writer, and an artist colloborate on an album of three hundred color photographs that capture the brilliant displays of color in the streets and houses of Mexico, from colonial towns to village workshops to open markets. Original.

Product Description: Reflections on the Pool presents 40 perfect pools in 100 brilliant color photographs. These include the vibrant, Mexican-style architectural design of Ricardo Legorreta and the avant-garde, sensational creations of John Lautner, and illustrate the theories of the renowned landscape designers Thomas Church and Isabelle Greene...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)