Listed are some of the coolest architecture shops around.
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Do you really need a 150,000 square foot mega-bookstore to have something for everybody? Arundel Books proves that you don't. The store stocks new, used and rare books but does so in way as...
Writing about music may be like dancing about architecture, but writing about architecture seems as natural as dancing to the music. At least if the sheer number of architecture titles as...
With the proliferation of home-improvement shows it seems that if you have a thousand dollars and a can of paint you can turn any room into a designer showroom. For anyone who is looking for a...
With the proliferation of home-improvement shows it seems that if you have a thousand dollars and a can of paint you can turn any room into a designer showroom. For anyone who is looking for a...
There's a subtle art to picking the perfect coffee table book--it must be substantive, but easy to digest, intriguing, yet relatable. David Mirvish Books has about a thousand iterations of...
Equator Books is one of the most beautiful bookstores you're likely to come across. The center of the tall, airy store includes a gallery wall featuring monthly exhibitions of original...
Go to Bilbao to see the Guggenheim, to Stockholm to see the "Twisting Torso." Then come to Peter Miller to learn who designed them, how they were built and why. The store stacks its...
Arundel
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Do you really need a 150,000 square foot mega-bookstore to have something for everybody? Arundel Books proves that you don't. The store stocks new, used and rare books but does so in way as to not artificially bulk up their shelves with any book they can get their hands on. Their limited retail space is filled with a nicely edited selection of titles from a variety of topics, though...
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Address:8380 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90048
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-323-852-9852
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11-6 Sun: Closed
Ballenford Books on Architecture
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Writing about music may be like dancing about architecture, but writing about architecture seems as natural as dancing to the music. At least if the sheer number of architecture titles as Ballenford Books on Architecture is any indication. What is an underappreciated section on a dusty corner of your typical general interest bookstore has been expanded to a massive selection of books on...
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Address:600 Markham Street
Toronto ON M6G 2L8
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-416-588-0800 or 1-888-588-0806
Hours: Mon: 12-5 Tue-Sat: 10-6 Sun: 12-5
Builders Booksource
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With the proliferation of home-improvement shows it seems that if you have a thousand dollars and a can of paint you can turn any room into a designer showroom. For anyone who is looking for a reality check or a house that doesn't involve MDF, stop by Builders Booksource. The aptly named bookstore stocks titles focusing on the building trade--a phenomenal resource for contractors and...
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Address:1817 4th Street
Berkeley CA 94710
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-510-845-6874 or 1-800-843-2028
Hours: Mon-Sat: 8:30-7 Sun: 10-7
Builders Booksource
With the proliferation of home-improvement shows it seems that if you have a thousand dollars and a can of paint you can turn any room into a designer showroom. For anyone who is looking for a reality check or a house that doesn't involve MDF, stop by Builders Booksource. The aptly named bookstore stocks titles focusing on the building trade--a phenomenal resource for contractors and...
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Address:900 North Point Street
San Francisco CA 94109
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-415-440-5773
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-8 Sun: 11-7
David Mirvish Books
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There's a subtle art to picking the perfect coffee table book--it must be substantive, but easy to digest, intriguing, yet relatable. David Mirvish Books has about a thousand iterations of the perfect coffee table book. For those in the art world it's an indispensable resource. For the rest of us it's a fascinating place to browse photography-heavy volumes for hope of finding...
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Address:596 Markham Street
Toronto ON M6G 2L8
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-416-531-9975
Hours: Mon-Wed: 10-6 Thu-Fri: 10-7 Sat-Sun: 11-6
Equator Books
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Equator Books is one of the most beautiful bookstores you're likely to come across. The center of the tall, airy store includes a gallery wall featuring monthly exhibitions of original artwork. The gallery space is flanked on either side by long, tall bookshelves. One side holds used art, design and architecture titles, sold in collectable condition, wrapped with a protective archival...
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Address:1103 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice CA 90291
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: No
Phone: 1-310-399-5544
Hours: Mon-Sun: 10-10
Peter Miller
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Go to Bilbao to see the Guggenheim, to Stockholm to see the "Twisting Torso." Then come to Peter Miller to learn who designed them, how they were built and why. The store stacks its shelves to the ceiling with books on architecture and design. Whether looking for a volume on historic facades, an anthology of a top architect, you can find them at Peter Miller. Furthermore, the...
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Address:1930 1st Avenue
Seattle WA 98101
Site: Official Site Online Shopping: Yes
Phone: 1-206-441-4114
Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6 Sun: Closed
