Derita Design Library
Welcome to Charlotte’s most intimate Design Library! Located in the heart of Derita, the Library boasts a small 111 square foot space with bookshelves and seating. Each title is hand-picked with the intention of getting our readers a seminal introduction to the Culture and how it has given rise to the Designs we see today.
Books are not available for checkout. Please book a time to Visit the Library.
Please contact to donate any titles to this collection.
Books to Read:
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ACI Certification, Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade 1 - American Concrete Institute
Analyzing Architecture – Unwin, Simon
Architectural Acoustics -Egan, David
Building Construction Illustrated 4E - Ching, Francis D. K.
Civilizing Terrains – Morrish, William Rees
Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures - Deplazes, Andrea
Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures - Wilson, M. L.; Kosmatka, S. H.
Design-Build Services - Quatman II, G. William; Dhar, Ranjit
Design Drawing – Ching, Francis D. K.
Green Building: Principles and Practices in Residential Construction - Kruger, Abe; Seville, Carl
The Green Studio Handbook 2nd Edition – Kwok, Alison; Grondzik. Walter
Heating, Cooling, Lighting 3rd Edition – Lechner, Norbert
Landscape Planning: Environmental Applications - Marsh, William M.
Net Zero Energy Design – Hootman, Tom
Steel Construction Manual, 13th Edition - American Institute Of Steel Construction
Structural Principles - Engel, Irving
Sun, Wind & Light: Architectural Design Strategies, 2nd Edition - Brown, G. Z.; DeKay, Mark
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A5 - Jones III, Charles L
Barns - Howe, Nicholas S
Big & Green – Gissen, David
Buildings across Time: An Introduction to World Architecture - Moffett, Marian; Fazio, Michael; Wodehouse, Lawrence
Case Study Houses: The Complete CSH Program 1945-1966 - Shulman; Smith; Goessel
Citizen Science - Irwin, Alan
Dream Builder: The Story of Philip Freelon - Starling Lyons, Kelly
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel - James, Cary
Great Streets - Jacobs, Allan B.
Hariri + Hariri - Riera Ojeda, Oscar
How Buildings Learn - Brand, Stewart
Japanese Architecture Study - Bailey, Wesley
Love where you Live – Kageyama, Peter
Pattern and Context: Essays on Cesar Pelli - Gray, Lee Edward; Walters, David
Pietro Belluschi: Modern American Architect - Clausen, Meredith L.
The Prairie School - Brooks, H. Allen
Radical Practice - Blackwell, Marlon
Street Fight – Sadik-Khan, Janette
Superfurniture - Curry, Isaac
The World’s Greatest Architecture - Field, D.M.
Wright Sites - Sanderson, Arlene
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Classic Readings in Architecture - Stein/Spreckelmeyer
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture - Venturi, Robert
The Eyes of the Skin - Pallasmaa
Hip-Hop Architecture - Cooke, Sekou
In Praise of Shadows - Tanizaki, Jun'ichirō
The Living City - Gratz, Roberta Brandes
A Pattern Language - Alexander; Ishikawa; Silverstein; Jacobson; Fiksdahl-King; Angel
Sustainable Architecture White Papers - Earth Pledge Foundation
The Ten Books on Architecture – Vitruvius
Towards a New Architecture - Le Corbusier
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The Artist’s Complete Guide to Figure Drawing - Anthony Ryder
The Artist’s Way – Julia Cameron
The Complete Artist’s Manual - Simon Jennings
Drawing Expressive Portraits - Leveille, Paul
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Degas - Milner, Frank
Impressionist Portraits - McQuillan, Melissa
Karl Blossfeldt 1865-1932 (English and German Edition) - Adam, Hans Christian
Painted Space - Berkey, John
Walking and the Art it Created - Farticus Was Here
Works in Paper - Harper, Irving
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Building with Second Hand Stuff 2E - Peterson, Chris
The Complete Manual of Woodworking - Jackson, Albert; Day, David
Lettering and Modern Calligraphy - Paper Peony Press
Make Ink: A Foragers Guide to Natural Inkmaking - Logan, Jason
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World - Miodownik, Mark
Upcycling: Create Beautiful Things with the Stuff You Already Have - Danny Seo
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A History of Jewels and Jewellery - Kuntzsch, Ingrid
Cradle to Cradle – McDonough, William; Braungart, Michael
Decorating Makeovers, Over 130 Easy Projects - Boase, Petra
Living Home - Waites, Martin, Skurka
Music Lust - Harcourt, Nic
Restoration House - Buycks, Kennesha
Simple Style - Porter, Lindsay
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Basic Visual Concepts and Principles - Wallschlaager, Charles; Busic-Snyder, Cynthia
The Elements of Typographic Style - Bringhurst, Robert
Human Factors Design Handbook 2E - Woodson, Wesley; Tillman, Barry; Tillman, Peggy
Sketching: Drawing Techniques for Product Designers - Eissen, Koos; Steur, Roselien
Universal Principles of Design - Lidwell; Holden; Butler
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1000 Chairs - Fiell, Charlotte & Peter
Design of the 20th Century - Fiell, Charlotte; Fiell, Peter
Graphic Design: A History 3E - Eskilson, Stephen
Industrial Design A-Z - Fiell, Charlotte; Fiell, Peter
Interaction of Color - Albers, Josef
Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams - Klemp; Ueki-Polet
Logo Modernism - Müller, Jens ; Wiedemann, Julius
Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works - Erik Spiekermann & E.M. Ginger
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Advanced Textiles for Health and Well-Being - Marie O’Mahoney
Fashionpedia – Fashionary
The Sewing Book - Smith, Alison
Sew U: Home Stretch – Mullin, Wendy
Shoe Design – Fashionary
Textiles 9th Edition - Kadolf, Sara; Langford, Anna
Textilepedia - Fashionary
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A Cultural History of Fashion in the 20th and 21st Centuries: From Catwalk to Sidewalk - English, Bonnie
Buttons & Fasteners - Bailey, Gordon
Chanel: Revolutionary Woman - Johnson, Chiara Pasqualetti
Chic Bags - Enderlen-Debuisson, Marie; Laisne, Caroline
Shoes and Pattens (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) (Volume 2) - Grew, Francis; de Neergaard, Margrethe; Mitford [illustrations], Susan;
Shoes: An Illustrated History - Shawcross, Rebecca
Sneakers - Corral, Rodrigo; French, Alex; Kahn, Howie
Something’s Off - Abloh, Virgil
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The Green Man – Haley, Gail E
Junebug on a String - Conley, Eddie
