TOWNS AND BUILDINGS DESCRIBED in DRAWINGS and WORDS, by STEEN EILER RASMUSSEN. SIGNED by STEEN EILER RASMUSSEN in his florid calligraphy on the blank page facing the title page. Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1951. First American Edition (first published in Denmark in Danish in 1949). Hardcovers, marbled paper covered boards and brown paper covered spine, 6x9.5 inches, 202 pages. Illustrated throughout with b&w drawings. GOOD Condition: Covers are worn through at the corner tips and show some rubbing, the spine has a 1/2 inch piece missing at the top of the spine, is chipped at the bottom of the spine, and is cracked but holding at the folds; internally, there is a previous owner's signature and the ghost of a small sticker on the front free endpaper, otherwise the inner pages are very nice, tight, bright, clean and unmarked. RARE SIGNED COPY of one of the seminal works of the Danish architect STEEN EILER RASMUSSEN.

JAPANESE HOUSES TODAY, edited by Kunihiko Yamakosi, Masaru Katsumi, et al

TOKYO: The Asahi Shimbun Press, 1958. First edition.

Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, brown textured cloth covered boards, black titles to the front cover and spine, 8.5x11 inches (21x28.5 cm), 270 pages. Text in Japanese and English.

Illustrated throughout with b&w and some color photographs, as well as architectural plans and drawings.

Sections include: The Surroundings of the House; The Function of the House; and The Structure and Furnishings of the House.

NEAR FINE book, a light bump to the upper corner tip of the front cover, otherwise sharp, tight, bright, clean and unmarked. In a VERY GOOD dustjacket that has some shelf rubs and a bit of wear to the corner tips and spine ends, else solid, bright, clean and without tears. The dj retains its original $16.00 price at the top of the front flap. A lovely copy.

Important resource on the architecture and design of mid-century Japanese homes.

SIX BLUEPRINTS / DRAWINGS for the REHABILITATION of the PALACE OF FINE ARTS, SAN FRANCISCO. Printed on sheets that are yellow on front and white on back. Each measures 14.5 x 22 inches and states "REDUCED HALF SIZE".

The blueprints were created by: "Architects for the Palace of Fine Arts Historical State Park - WILLIAM GLADSTONE MERCHANT and ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS; and WELTON BECKET and ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS; San Francisco, California." The blueprints were part of a "BASE BID". They are undated but circa 1960. (William Gladstone Merchant, the lead architect, died in 1962 while the rehabilitation based on his drawings was underway).

GOOD condition, a couple small edge tears, one blueprint has a vertical center fold, overall the blueprints are solid, bright, clean and clear.

The blueprints are of the following:

ROTUNDA - Rehabilitation Section on East-West Axis; ROTUNDA - Rehabilitation Main Entablature, Details; ROTUNDA - Rehabilitation Attic Story, Details; ROTUNDA - Rehabilitation Attic Sculpture, Panels & Urns, Details; ROTUNDA - Rehabilitation Misc. Sculpture Details; ROTUNDA - Rehabilitation Reflected Ceiling Plan and Roof Plan.

The blueprints will be shipped carefully rolled into a sturdy mailing tube.

About WILLIAM GLADSTONE MERCHANT, Architect (from the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design website):

******William Gladstone Merchant, b.1889 d.1962, was a San Francisco architect who worked in the offices of John Galen Howard and Bernard Maybeck until he opened his own firm in San Francisco in 1930, designing a number of commercial buildings in San Francisco. From 1932-1939, he was the consulting architect for the San Francisco Recreation Commission; he was also a member of the Architectural Commission of Golden Gate International Exposition (1939). William G. Merchant & Associates was the successor firm to and inherited the practice of Bernard Maybeck. William Gladstone Merchant was the lead architect for the rehabilitation of the Palace of Fine Arts, designing a rehabilitation that would keep the glory of Maybeck's Rotunda intact. Merchant died just as the Palace of Fine Arts was being rebuilt based on his designs.******

GOLDEN GATEWAY REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT : Eichler Homes Inc. - Developer; Dinwiddie Construction Co. - Associate; Anshen & Allen - Architects. Undated but known to be 1960.

Large format cloth covered stiff boards, 13x21 inches, 21 heavy stock leaves (i.e. 42 pages). The rectos are all illustrations, many are photographs of architectural models and drawings showing how the proposed project would look when completed.Text on facing pages describes the illustrations.

The last page has the printed signatures of Joseph L. Eichler (Eichler Homes), Curtis E. Smith Jr. (Dinwiddie Construction), and "Anshen & Allen" signed by either Robert Anshen or Steve Allen.

Condition: Some of the paper pastedown on the outer corner area of both the front and rear cover has peeled away exposing the boards beneath, otherwise in very good condition, bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

SCARCE, this is the only copy I have ever seen.

An important historic look at the dramatic changes in the San Francisco skyline that started taking place in the 1960s.

About The Golden Gateway (from LocalWiki):

******The Golden Gateway was one of the first projects of the SF Redevelopment Agency. The area that is now the Golden Gateway used to be an Italian neighborhood called Produce Market. The Redevelopment Agency designated the area blighted and after a long fight with business owners in the area, it was demolished and replaced by Golden Gateway and One Maritime Plaza (both part of the Golden Gateway Redevelopment Project).******

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A THESIS Submitted to the ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Architecture. Titled: COUNTY BUILDINGS: A COUNTY BUILDING FOR STORY COUNTY AT NEVADA, by ROGER BOYER. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1960. Original Carbon Copy, bound in black vinyl covers, 8.5x11 inches, 130 pages of text plus many architectural renderings / drawings at the rear. INCLUDED WITH THE THESIS is a 1972 Hardcover ROGER OWEN BOYER & CARL A. SCHOLZ, ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS presentation BOOK that includes resumes of Roger Boyer and others in the firm, and lists the firms projects and awards. The firm was headed by Roger Boyer and Carl Scholz. Hardcovers, 8.5x11 inches, 30 unnumbered pages. VERY GOOD condition. Both the Original Thesis and the Boyer/Schulz presentation book are in VERY GOOD condition. Just lightly used. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: These two books will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

NORTHERN WATERFRONT PLAN.

Produced by John S. Bolles Associates for the City Planning Commission of the City in cooperation with the San Francisco Port Authority, 1968.

From the Introduction: "The City of San Francisco and the San Francisco Port Authority have determined that it is essential at this time to ensure full use of its waterfront in a manner consistent with the waterfront's position as a unique and irreplaceable resource of not only the City but the entire Bay Area.

The purpose of the Northern Waterfront Plan is to guide future development in all areas on and contiguous to the harbor in a manner consistent with the interests of San Francisco. The plan must provide mechanisms and guidelines whereby public and private interests can work together to fulfill the social, economic and physical objectives with maximum benefit for all.

The challenges posed by this study have been to integrate an authentic maritime atmosphere into the character and fabric of the City, and to capture in a strong and positive manner the unique opportunities for imaginative and dramatic development of San Francisco's waterfront."

Hardcovers, no dustjacket as issued, 11x14 inches oblong, 146 pages.

Contains 85 ILLUSTRATIONS including maps, drawings, photos and architectural renderings.

GOOD condition, the covers are rubbed and scraped but still solid and doing their job well, there is some wear and a small hole to the front free endpaper, some of the inner hinges are cracked and a bit weak but still holding (this book is known for its weak glue binding), otherwise the inner pages are bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

This is the plan that guided the transformation of San Francisco's Northern Waterfront from the ugly, elevated freeway, desolate area that it was, into the techie mecca of expensive lofts, sailboats, and foodie playgrounds, that it is today.

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THREE REPORTS for DEVELOPMENT of MISSION BAY, SAN FRANCISCO, 1985 - 1986. These show, in great detail, San Francisco's early attempts to develop Mission Bay. (1) COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS : PROTOTYPES FOR MISSION BAY / MISSION BAY SAN FRANCISCO. Prepared by ELS / Elbasani & Logan Architects and Kwan-Henmi Architects, September 16, 1986. Printed paper covers, plastic spiral bound, 8.5x11 inches, photocopied pages printed on both sides, unpaginated (approximately 300 pages?). Contains 100s of examples of the type of commercial buildings that were being considered for construction in the commercialization of Mission Bay. Each building was an actual operating business located somewhere in the Bay Area. There is a fact sheet on each building with details on its structure, size, lease cost, current tenant, accessibility, occupants, etc. Illustrated with photos (photocopied) of many of the prototype buildings. (2) BACKGROUND AND PRELIMINARY FINDINGS REPORT / MISSION BAY SAN FRANCISCO. Published by the San Francisco Planning Department, and prepared by EDAW Inc.;

ELS / Elbasani & Logan Architects; Kwan Henmi Architects; Carl Anthony & Associates; et al, November 8, 1985. Printed paper covers, plastic spiral bound, 8.5x11 inches, photocopied pages printed on both sides, approximately 220 pages (pages numbered in sections). Illustrated with 32 MAPS / Figures. Sections Include: Existing Conditions; Prevailing Principles and Objectives; Opportunities and Constraints. (3) SCOPE OF WORK for the MISSION BAY EIR (Environmental Impact Report). Prepared by ESA (Environmental Science Associates). Published by the San Francisco Department of City Planning, July 10, 1986. Printed paper covers, plastic spiral bound, 8.5x11 inches, photocopied pages, pages printed on one side only, 99 pages. Goes into great detail about how developing Mission Bay into a Commercial, Residential and sports Mecca might impact the environment (ya think?) All three reports are in generally GOOD condition, one has a number of stamps of Boyer Associates (architects); one has offsetting to the front cover; and one has stamps and a stapled-on business cards of ESA / Planning and Environmental Services, and paper clipped pages; and all may have a mark, note, or smudge or two that I missed. From the estate of Roger Owen Boyer, a San Francisco Bay Area architect whose firm designed a San Francisco skyscraper (456 Montgomery Street), houses in Carmel, and was involved in various Bay Area redevelopment projects. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: These 3 reports will be heavy to ship and will require substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact me to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

1987 MASTER PLAN for SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL Maps Architecture Expansion CITY PLANNING Medical Centers

SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER - INSTITUTIONAL MASTER PLAN - November 1987. Prepared by Kaplan, McLaughlin, Diaz, Architects & Planners; and by Gordon H. Chong & Associates, Architects.

Published by the City & County of San Francisco, Department of Public Health.

Printed paper covers, plastic spiral bound, 8.5x11 inches, 210 pages (pages numbered in sections). Illustrated with b&w maps, architectural renderings, charts, graphs and tables.

VERY GOOD condition: the covers are slightly creased where they overhang the inner pages, the tabs marking sections are bent, otherwise tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A solid, very nice copy.

From the Executive Summary: "This Institutional Master Plan for the San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center, submitted to the City and County of San Francisco, is a record of the Hospital's growth needs and development plans for the future as they are currently defined. This Master Plan...(is) a vehicle for communicating identified needs and preferred methods of resolving those needs. The information presented in this document is grouped into three general parts: 1) background information regarding the nature of the facility, services provided, history of growth, and description of the physical plant; 2) development plans for future growth; and 3) a study of the transportation circulation and parking needs of the facility."

An interesting look at the expansion plans for San Francisco General Hospital as they were envisioned in 1978.

K : KERAMIKOS INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS MAGAZINE. Numero 10, Giugno 1989. Published by Alberto Greco Editore, Milan, Italy, 1989. Large format glossy Italian ceramics magazine, 9.5x13 inches, 94 pages. Fully Illustrated. Articles mostly on Italian Ceramics, from industrial and architectural (e.g.. Tile and Brick) to art ceramics. Articles in this issue include: THE TOWERS OF PARMA by ALDO ROSSI; The Children's Castle by Daniela Bezzi; FANTASY IN THE UNDERGROUND by SONIA RAIMONDI; Advanced Ceramics by Rita Rava; and More. FAIR condition, the top of the spine is bumped with some fraying, the middle of the spine has a 1 inch bump and scar, there is some scraping to the front edge of the front cover and the first few pages, and there is creasing to the corners of the inner pages; still a solid, tight, bright, clean and unmarked copy. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This large format book will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact me to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

THE VILLAGE AT TRES RIOS - TRES RIOS, COSTA RICA. A PROPOSAL. "Prepared and Conceptualized by the Tres Rios Group". Tres Rios Group, San Francisco, California, 1994. Project Description and Financing Proposal. Lead architects appear to be BACKEN ARROGONI & ROSS "BAR" of San Francisco, with the principal architect being HOWARD J. BACKEN, FAIA. Includes 4 color maps, 1 that folds open, and 7 color conceptual drawings, 1 that folds open, and 26 tables. Sections include: The Place, The Village, Marketing, Management, Pro Forma Balance Sheet, Profitability Projections, Cash Flow and ROI, and a Private Placement Memorandum. Heavy-stock printed paper covers, metal spiral binding, 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, pages printed on one side only. VERY GOOD condition, the covers show some light signs of handling and use, overall tight, bright, clean and unmarked.

1998 HOUSING INVENTORY. Prepared and Published by the SAN FRANCISCO PLANNING DEPARTMENT, June 1999.

From the Introduction: "The Housing Inventory is a statistical report that provides data for analysis of housing trends and projections, including housing construction, demolition and alterations."

From the Key Findings page: "forecasts point to the need for about 23,000 net new housing units by 2020 to support job growth and associated population growth. In the next decade, to 2010, a particularly high rate of housing production of about 1,440 units per year is anticipated under this scenario."

(I think someone in 1999 forgot to account for the coming Techie Invasion of San Francisco!)

Paper covers, metal spiral bound, 8.5x11 inches, 78 pages. Illustrated with graphs and charts.

VERY GOOD condition, bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

FTL SOFTNESS MOVEMENT AND LIGHT : TODD DALLAND / NICHOLAS GOLDSMITH. Architecture Monograph on architects Todd Dalland and Nicholas Goldsmith, and their company FTL (Future Tents Limited). By Robert Kronenburg. Published by Academy Editions, London, 1997. First Edition. Published as Architectural Monographs No. 48. SIGNED by both TODD DALLAND and NICHOLAS GOLDSMITH on the half title page. Softcover Book, French flaps, 10x12 inches, 128 pages. Illustrated throughout. VERY GOOD condition, the covers have shelf rubbing and a bit of wear to their corner tips and spine ends, overall tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A solid, very nice copy. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This book is rather large and heavy and will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact me to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM OF TOKYO, by NORIHIKO DAN, et al. Published by Garden City Publishers, Taipei, Taiwan, 2008. Text in Japanese, Chinese and English. Comprehensive work that examines Tokyo as a modern metropolis, and the historical trends in urban designs and architecture that brought it to its present state. The book is in two main sections. The first part presents a collection of writings by noted architects and urban designers. The second part presents case studies of nine landmark architectural projects that have contributed to Tokyo's urban landscape, including projects by Herzog & de Meuron, SANAA, Kenzo Tange and Fumihiko Maki. Illustrated throughout with plans, maps and photographs. Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, 7x9.5 inches. 433 total pages. Pagination: 111 pages (part one), 272 pages (part two), 50 pages (Curriculum Vitae of the Writers). ISBN-10: 9867009452

ISBN-13: 978-9867009456. Condition: NEAR FINE book, sharp cornered covers, internally tight, bright, clean and unmarked. In a VERY GOOD dustjacket that has creasing to the top edge of the flaps, otherwise bright and doing its job well. The book has its original obi wrap around band. The band is worn with creasing and some closed tears at the front fold. A handsome copy of this highly regarded book on the Architecture and Urban Design of Tokyo. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This book is somewhat heavy and will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

BIBLIOTECA CENTRAL : LIBROS, MUROS Y MURALES, 50o ANIVERSARIO, editado por Celia Martín Marín.

(CENTRAL LIBRARY: BOOKS, WALLS AND MURALS, 50TH ANNIVERSARY, edited by Celia Martín Marín.)

Published by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Dirección General de Bibliotecas, Mexico City, Mexico, 2006. First Edition. ISBN 10: 9703234011, ISBN 13: 9789703234011. TEXT in SPANISH.

LIMITED EDITION of only 1000 copies, as stated on the Colophon page (the last page).

Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, 8.5x11 inches (21.5x28 cm), 254 pages. ILLUSTRATED throughout with color and b&w photographs and architectural drawings.

There is a large section on JUAN O'GORMAN, the architect and artist who was responsible for the buildings incredible 4,000 square meter mosaic murals.

Condition: NEAR FINE book, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked; in a VERY GOOD dustwrapper that has just a bit of shelf rubbing. A beautiful copy.

SCARCE, this limited edition of only 1000 copies quickly went out-of-print. It has become very hard-to-find.

About JUAN O'GORMAN and his CENTRAL LIBRARY MOSAIC (from Wikipedia):

******Juan O'Gorman's most celebrated work due to its creativity, construction technique, and dimensions, are the four thousand square meters murals covering the four faces of the building of the Central Library at Ciudad Universitaria at UNAM. These murals are mosaics made from millions of colored stones that he gathered all around Mexico in order to be able to obtain the different colors he needed. The north side pictures Mexico's pre-Hispanic past and the south facade its colonial one, while the east wall depicts the contemporary world, and the west shows the university and contemporary Mexico.

"From the beginning, I had the idea of making mosaics of colored stones in the walls of the collections, with a technique in which I was already well experienced. With these mosaics the library would be different from the other buildings of Ciudad Universitaria, and it would be given a particular Mexican character."******

About the CENTRAL LIBRARY (from Wikipedia):

******The Central Library of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) holds one of the largest collections in Mexico. The building is covered with the mural Historical Representation of Culture, created by the Mexican artist Juan O'Gorman. His unique masterpiece has made the Central Library one of the most iconic buildings in modern Mexico. In July 2007, UNESCO proclaimed the Central Library, along with the Central Campus of the University City, as a World Heritage site.

The four thousand square foot mural is made out of thousands of colored stones, something that never had been done at that scale. According to the artist, in each of the four walls that make up the surface of the mosaic, he represented three fundamental historical facets of Mexican culture: the pre-Hispanic era, the Spanish colonial era, and the modern age.******

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Black Rock City, NV - The New Ephemeral Architecture of Burning Man 2011-2012-2013-2015. By Philippe Glade.

This is the amazing sequel to the 2011 paperback Black Rock City, NV - The Ephemeral Architecture of Burning Man. THIS 2016 sequel covers the years 2011 through 2015, it is wonderfully printed in hardcovers with a photograph set into the front cover. It is a gorgeous publication. (The 2011 book was published in softcovers only)

Published by Real Paper Books, San Francisco, 2016. First Edition of The NEW Ephemeral Architecture of Burning Man 2011-2012-2013-2014-2015. ISBN: 9780983742814.

Hardcovers, cloth covered boards, 9.5x11 inches, 144 pages.

Illustrated throughout with photographs of the amazing art structures of Burning Man in the years 2011-2015.

FINE condition, sharp, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A lovely copy.

From the Publisher:

******5 years in the making, Black Rock City, NV - The New Ephemeral Architecture of Burning Man is the sequel of a sold out and sought after volume 1 that was dedicated to the ephemeral architecture of Burning Man published by Real Paper Books in 2011.

Instead of reprinting it, we decided to move on and present an entirely new survey made of 200 new images from 2011 to 2015 where vernacular and perennial solutions coexist along experimental and rule breaking designs, with foreword by Zahid Sardar and essays by Burning Man co founder Harley K. Dubois, Fred Bernstein architecture critic and AIASF architect Glenn Lym.******

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