Use Library Search on the My Ara app to find both print and eBooks on your topic. Search by keyword, book title or author last name.
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Other places to find eBooks include the following collections:
The Architecture Reference and Specification Book by 
The elements of modern architecture: Understanding contemporary buildings by 
The dissertation : a guide for architecture students by 
Cities in New Zealand : preferences, patterns and possibilities by 
A Green Vitruvius : Principles and Practice of Sustainable Architectural Design by 
Houses That Can Save the World by 
Improving Buildings, Cutting Carbon by 
Living architecture, living cities : soul-nourishing sustainability by 
Architecture at home : houses for New Zealanders to live, work and play by 
Cape to Bluff : a survey of residential architecture from Aotearoa New Zealand by 
Eco home : smart ideas for sustainable New Zealand homes by 
Making Space: a history of New Zealand women in architecture. by 
Otautahi Christchurch Architecture: a walking guide by 
Repurposed : New Zealand homes using upcycled materials and spaces by 
Sheppard & Rout Architects. Vol. 1,1982 - 2021 by 
Shifting foundations : post-quake architecture of Ōtautahi Christchurch by 
Small holiday houses : designer hideaways across New Zealand by 
Architectural Drafting and Design by 
The Dimensions of Urban Design by 
Essential urban design : a handbook for architects, designers and planners by 
Public places urban spaces : the dimensions of urban design by 
Restorative cities : urban design for mental health and wellbeing by 
Kia whakanuia te whenua : people, place, landscape by 
Marae : te tatau pounamu : a journey around New Zealand's meeting houses by 
Māori architecture by 
Māori Art: History, Architecture, Landscape & Theory by 
Our Voices: indigeneity and architecture by 
Rewi : āta haere, kia tere by 
100 Women: architects in practice by 
The architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright : a complete catalog by 
Frank Gehry: the Masterpieces by 
Jo Nagasaka / Schemata Architects by 
Le Corbusier : ideas and forms by 
New Chinese Architecture: twenty women building the future by 
Zaha Hadid, 1950-2016 : the explosion reforming space by 
