Architecture

Schiffer Publishing has produced more than 200 high-end illustrated books on architecture, landscape architecture, art, and interior design. Showcasing the best in contemporary book packaging, these substantive works celebrate how we live, what we build, and the environments that inspire and sustain us.

We also have a long tradition of helping creatives share their body of work with the world. We delight in partnering with thought leaders, focusing on exquisite layouts, quality paper and printing, and special cover treatments that result in one-of-a-kind books. If you have a concept you would like to bring to the public, contact us. We’ll be proud to make it happen.

Artisan Crafted Timber Frame Homes

$39.95

Explore more than 25 finely crafted timber frame homes, inside and out. Guided by floor plans, this photographic journey takes you from an overall look at the exteriors of stately, custom-built homes, through the interiors. Whether designed to be warm...

Barns of Cape Cod

$39.95

From Provincetown to Woods Hole, barns in the English and New England styles dot the landscape of Cape Cod's fifteen townships. Over 340 beautiful color photos display these fascinating structures to their best advantage, including many colorful details. Wooden and...

Building Outdoor Environments with Retaining Walls

$24.95

A beautiful gallery of luscious backyards and exquisite entryways will inspire you to terrace and sculpt your lawn. Step-by-step instructions will walk you through the process of creating these showpieces using concrete products widely available on today's landscaping market. Over...

Early Domestic Architecture of Pennsylvania

$29.95

A ground-breaking work when first published in 1931, this classic book is now released in soft cover. A visionary, Eleanor Raymond, A.I.A. explored what she called the, “unstudied directness in fitting form to function.” The book was one of the...

Glass Tile Inspirations for Kitchens and Baths

$19.95

Stunningly beautiful, high performance glass tiles are increasingly popular for walls, countertops, and floor coverings in kitchens and baths. As seen in the 205 beautiful color photos, a wide variety of forms and colors are available, produced by many skilled...

Country Style Kitchens

$19.95

This book explores one of home design's most enduring style trends as it applies to the kitchen—country style décor. Appealing to many because of its traditional flair, handmade accents, and cozy atmosphere, country inspired interiors are rich in a sense...

American Theaters

$39.95

American stage theaters are as diverse as the performances staged in them. Marvels of survival and revival, these robust structures are the special places where live performers and audience are suspended in a timeless aura of mystery, myth, and magic....

Colonial Architecture

$29.95

This wonderful volume contains over three hundred images and line drawings detailing the influence of Dutch, Swedish, and English colonization on the wonderful examples of colonial architecture built in Delaware. Covering a period of time ranging from 1660-1840, these buildings...

Contemporary Kitchens

$24.95

Hundreds of contemporary kitchens demonstrating a modern aesthetic are shown in over 250 gorgeous color photographs. Sleek space-age designs, minimalist masterpieces, and traditional kitchens with a modern flair all are included. This striking collection will inspire readers to consider innovative...

Lighthouses of Cape Cod & the Islands

$14.95

One of the attractions of Massachusetts destinations of Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard is their rich array of lighthouses. These architectural feats pepper the shores, where most continue to warn passing ships of the dangers of landfall. Arthur P....

Living Barns

$39.95

Across America old barns of all kinds are being imaginatively converted into new spaces in which to live and work. They offer luxuries otherwise scarce at any price today - lofty spaces, sound and intricate construction, and dramatic sunlight and...

Custom Kitchens

$29.95

Explore the benefits, and the beauty, of 50 custom kitchens in over 175 gorgeous color photographs. Stories from kitchen design professionals detail the planning process, and address layout and style in relation to the lifestyles and needs of homeowners. Images...

Gingerbread Gems of Ocean Grove, NJ

$24.95

This lavishly illustrated book explores the beautifully decorated homes, cottages, and hotels of New Jersey's historic Ocean Grove. This charming little seaside hamlet has been listed by the National Register of Historic Places as the richest concentration of Victorian architecture...

Fire Outdoors

$19.95

From warm weather climates to properties built on permafrost, homeowners everywhere are discovering anew the allure of fire outdoors. With zoning laws, resources, and proximity often limiting the open bonfire enjoyed by our ancestors, fire is being tamed in a...

Cliffhangers and Hillside Homes

$39.95

Mountains, oceans, cliffs, rivers -- don't many of us want to live above the treetops? Aside from soaring views and dramatic vistas, these hillside homes designs offer practical and attractive solutions to the increasing demand for and scarcity of level...

Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House

$14.95

Photographer Paul Clemence celebrates a revered icon of modern architecture, the Farnsworth House, located near Plano, Illinois, and designed in 1951 by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Striking architetural details are captured in 20 eye-catching B & W postcards....

Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House

$34.99

Photographer Paul Clemence celebrates a revered icon of modern architecture, the Farnsworth House, located near Plano, Illinois, and designed in 1951 by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Striking architetural details are captured in 20 eye-catching B & W postcards....

Lighthouses of the Pacific

$29.95

Learn historical facts and enjoy entertaining stories about lighthouses along the coasts of Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Alaska, and British Columbia. Black-and-white and color photos enhance the detailed text to present a comprehensive, one-of-a-kind look at these maritime structures, including...

Designer Showcase

$44.95

Each year, interior designers descend upon show houses to display their best work. Given free reign over the concepts, the color palettes, and all the details, designers go all-out to create some of world's most striking and trend-setting interiors. This...

1000 Fences and Gates

$24.95

This wonderful resource for homeowners and landscapers is packed with fences and gates of every kind and description. Examples made of various metals, wood, masonry, stone, and concrete are all included. Styles run the gamut from the simplest to the...

California Colonial Homes

$39.95

Work by over 30 leading architects of the Spanish Revival movement in California during the 1920s and '30s is featured in this beautifully illustrated book. Drawn from the era's leading architectural journals, these case studies document the "best of" residential...

Making Tracks

$44.95

Recording studios have personalities as varied as the artists who record in them. This unique book takes you on a tours eighteen one-of-a-kind recording studios, from multi-million dollar facilities spread across acres of land to smaller esoteric studios in cities....

Paver Projects

$29.95

Here is the ultimate portfolio featuring some of the most advanced interlocking concrete paver technology available today. Over 300 full color images showcase innovative paver shapes, textures, colors, and finishes, as well as a wide variety of classic pavers in...

Retreats to Retirement

$39.95

A vacation home is a dream for many of us, responding to our need for recreation and respite, revitalization, and refuge. The ideal vacation home is one where we escape yearly, weekly, and, eventually, permanently. This book looks at planning...

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