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Happy rural seat; the English country house and the literary imagination. by Gill, Richard,1922-1989.(CARDINAL)547567;
Subjects: English fiction; English fiction; Architecture, Domestic, in literature.;

Faces on places : about gargoyles and other stone creatures / by Haldane, Suzanne.(CARDINAL)510522;
Describes the work of sculptors, model makers, stone cutters, and stone carvers in creating gargoyles and other creatures and surveys carving on churches and other buildings.
Subjects: Animals, Mythical, in art; Decoration and ornament, Architectural.; Decoration and ornament, Architectural; Gargoyles.; Gargoyles; Human beings in art; Sculpture.; Sculpture;

The Victorian home / by Kalman, Bobbie.(CARDINAL)181024; Bedell, Barbara,illustrator.(CARDINAL)317602; Bedell, Barbara.(CARDINAL)317602;
Takes a look at the various rooms in a grand Victorian house, explaining the design and purpose of each and describing the furniture, lighting, and decorations used in the context of daily life during the second half of the nineteenth century.920LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Victoriana in interior decoration; House furnishings; Decorative arts, Victorian; Architecture, Victorian; Dwellings;

Hypnerotomachia : the strife of loue in a dreame / by Colonna, Francesco,-1527,author.(CARDINAL)128094; Oxford Reprints,publisher.;
Subjects: Fiction.; Facsimiles.; Illustrated books; Wood-engraving, Renaissance; Arts, Renaissance; Architectural writing; Architecture in literature; Renaissance; Architecture, Renaissance; Gardens in literature.; Gardens; Incunabula;

The Renaissance / by Corrick, James A.(CARDINAL)726096;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Traces developments in European art, architecture, music, literature, philosophy, science, and exploration between 1300 and 1600.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Renaissance;

Careers in architecture and construction / by Sheen, Barbara,author.(CARDINAL)719598;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Architect -- Carpenter -- Civil engineer -- Construction manager -- Electrician -- Landscape architect -- Plumber -- Surveyor.An introduction to careers in architecture and construction, including job duties, educational requirements, salary ranges, required skills, employment prospects, and more.
Subjects: Architects; Architecture; Construction industry;

Adventures in architecture for kids : 30 design projects for STEAM discovery and learning / by Chan, Vicky,author.;
General construction -- Architecture and history -- Landscape architecture -- Sustainable architecture -- City planning."Design Genius Jr.: Adventures in Architecture for Kids uses design thinking to teach kids how buildings are built"--Grades 2-3
Subjects: Architecture;

Building the medieval world / by Sciacca, Christine,1976-;
Includes bibliographical references.Introduction : architecture in medieval life -- Mirror of the medieval world. The castle -- Church spaces -- Medieval cities, towns, and countryside -- Documenting historical buildings -- Medieval construction methods -- Focus : architecture inside and out -- Architecture in stories and symbols. Architecture in Scripture -- Architecture in medieval literature -- Saints and their architectural symbols -- The Virgin Mary and the church -- Focus : architecture takes center stage -- Architecture beyond buildings. Architecture in the margins -- Triumphal arches and niches of honor -- Framing charts and texts -- Structuring compositions -- Focus : architecture abstracted.
Subjects: Architecture, Medieval.; Architecture and society; Architecture, Medieval, in art.; Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.;

Buildings in disguise : architecture that looks like animals, food, and other things / by Arbogast, Joan Marie.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Roadside architecture; Mimetic architecture; Architecture; Buildings;

The architects / by Fisher, Leonard Everett.(CARDINAL)141803;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Traces the history of architecture in the American colonies, describing the influence of existing styles and the needs of environment.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Architects; Architecture, Colonial; Architecture, Colonial;