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Under The Edge: Peter Stutchbury
Ewan McEoin

$89.95 – Hardcover book /

This elegant book brings the work of Peter Stutchbury to a greater audience. It includes critical essays on his work by his friend Richard Leplastrier and Professor Brit Andresen, and by Ingerid Helsing Almaas, Editor of... Buy or find out more 


Sustainable House
Michael Mobbs

$45.00 – Paperback book / Choice Books

Whether youre planning to build or renovate, whether you in live in an apartment or a house, Sustainable House is the essential guide to help you achieve an environmentally friendly home. It includes advice on converting... Buy or find out more 



The Phaidon Atlas Of 21st Century World Architecture: Travel Edition
Phaidon

$29.95 – Paperback book /

A condensed version of the Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture, this travel edition is pocket sized and portable, ideal for the holiday or business traveller. Organized geographically and illustrated with gl... Buy or find out more 


The Encyclopedia Of Australian Architecture
Philip Goad Julie Wills

$150.00 – Hardcover book / Cambridge Univ Pres

Behind the iconic images of Australian homesteads, beach houses and the billowing sails of the Sydney Opera House lies a rich and enthralling history of how Australians have responded to natural and urban environments, a... Buy or find out more 



Another 100 Of The World's Best Houses
Antique Collectors' Club

$29.99 – Hardcover book / Images Publishing

Designed by some the world's leading architects, the homes featured in this visually spectacular title are works of art, as beautiful as they are innovative and practical. Built in some of the most inspiring and challeng... Buy or find out more 


Living In The Endless City
R Burdett

$79.95 – Hardcover book /

The companion of Phaidon's popular The Endless City, Living in the Endless City will add the cities of Mumbai, Sao Paulo and Istanbul to the six cities of the first volume with the same mix of compelling photographs, in-... Buy or find out more 



Sublime New Design And Architecture From Japan
Robert Klanten

$112.00 – Hardcover book / Die Gestalten Verlag

Elegant Japanese products, architecture, and interiors that build upon tradition while defining the future of design. After the visual excesses of the first decade of the new millennium, there now appears to be a distinc... Buy or find out more 


70 80 90: Iconic Australian Houses
Karen McCartney

$79.99 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books

In this follow-up to the design classic 50/60/70 Iconic Australian Houses, Karen McCartney, founding editor of interiors magazine Inside Out has compiled a selection of significant examples of Australian houses of the 19... Buy or find out more 



Victorian Modern
Robin Boyd

$99.95 – Paperback book / Robin Boyd Foundation

Robin Boyd published his first book ‘Victorian Modern: 111 years of modern architecture in Victoria’ in 1947. Just prior to his death in 1971 Robin was in discussions with publishers to arrange a new edition of this impo... Buy or find out more 


Forty-Six Square Metres Of Land Doesn't Normally Become A House
Stuart Harrison

$70.00 – Hardcover book / Thames And Hudson

This book starts on the front cover and ends on the back with no empty pages in between - to maximize available space. Which is what the book is about. With the largest houses in the world and ever-increasing suburban sp... Buy or find out more 



Collaborative Resilience Moving Through Crisis To Opportunity
Goldstein Bruce Evan

$39.95 – Paperback book / Mit Press

Crisis--whether natural disaster, technological failure, economic collapse, or shocking acts of violence--can offer opportunities for collaboration, consensus building, and transformative social change. Communities often... Buy or find out more 


Two Hundred Houses
Mark Cleary

$69.95 – Hardcover book / Images Publishing

The 100 House series from Images Publishing has been a phenomenal success over the past 7 years. Now, to celebrate this series, Images is releasing "200 Houses", an even more impressive volume. Featured in this massive 6... Buy or find out more 



Beyond Shelter: Architecture For Crisis
Marie Aquilano

$37.95 – Paperback book / Thames And Hudson

Across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the United States, groundbreaking work is being done by small teams of outstanding professionals who are helping communities to recover from disaster and rebuild, bridging the gap t... Buy or find out more 


Great Builders
Powell Kenneth Ed

$49.95 – Hardcover book / Thames And Hudson

Seven hundred years of architectural innovation make for an international survey of spectacular scope and depth, from the dome of St. Paul’s cathedral to the arresting angles of the Sydney Opera House, from the monumenta... Buy or find out more 



White Green Ten Projects In The Great Outdoors By White Arkitekter
Mark Isitt

$75.00 – Hardcover book / Laurence King

White arkitekter AB, is Scandinavia's leading architectural practice and among the ten largest in Europe. Founded in 1951 the employee-owned company is a leader in sustainability and environmental issues. The projects se... Buy or find out more 


House British Domestic Architecture
Philippa Lewis

$70.00 – Hardcover book / Prestel

This richly illustrated and valuable resource reaches back five centuries to document the evolution and ingenuity of house design in the British Isles. Buy or find out more 



Textile Tectonics Research And Design
Lars Spuybroek

$48.00 – Paperback book / Netherlands Archit.

Until recently, thanks to the unforgiving geometric rigors of modernism, biomorphism in design and architecture was seen a purely decorative feature--as in Art Nouveau, for example. "Textile Techtonics" turns this idea o... Buy or find out more 


Architects Sketchbooks
Will Jones

$59.95 – Hardcover book / Thames And Hudson

Take an exclusive view inside the private sketchbooks of over 80 architects and studios from around the world. Packed with over 750 illustrations, Architects Sketchbooks is a joyful celebration of how a sketch can become... Buy or find out more 



Constructing Shadows Tents Pergolas Cables Plants
Peter Petschek

$130.00 – Hardcover book / Birkhauser

Trees are ideal sources of shade; where they cannot be used, their function is taken over by tents, pergolas, and pavilions. In the context of global warming, shade-providing construction is becoming an increasingly impo... Buy or find out more 


Pocket Neighborhoods Creating Small Scale Community In A Large Scale World
Ross Chapin

$41.95 – Hardcover book / Taunton

Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small Scale Community in a Large Scale World introduces an antidote to faceless, placeless sprawl — small scale neighborhoods where people can easily know one another, where empty nesters a... Buy or find out more 



Twenty First Century Sustainable Homes
Mary Cleary

$49.99 – Hardcover book / Images Publishing

Another addition to the highly successful 21st Century series The latest in sustainable housing design trends from around the world, providing inspiration and practical ideas Features lush color photographs of visually s... Buy or find out more 


Low Tech Architecture
Monsa

$20.00 – Paperback book / Monsa

La arquitectura low-tech surge con la crisis petrolera, oponiéndose a la frialdad de la arquitectura moderna, y proponiendo una participación activa del usuario en la concepción y realización de las construcciones con un... Buy or find out more 



Wood And Wood Joints Building Traditions Of Europe Japan Andchina (Second Revised And Expanded Edition)
Klaus Zwerger

$110.00 – Paperback book / Birkhauser

Building with wood as an ecologically viable material is a tradition with a long history. The timber architecture, which has ensued over the past centuries, reveals to the modern observer the depth of knowledge which has... Buy or find out more 


Sustainable Architecture In Japan The Continuing Challenge 1900 2010 & Beyond
Sekkai Nikken

$109.50 – Paperback book /

Established in 1900 and today the largest and oldest architectural consulting firm in Japan, the formative role played by Nikken Sekkei Architects in sustainable architecture is legendary in the field. This deluxe public... Buy or find out more 



How To Design A House
Museum Design

$25.00 – Hardcover book / Hodder Headline

"How to Design a House" tells you everything you need to know and looks at the principles and processes of designing a house, giving an insight into the design and building process. In a working case study John Pawson, o... Buy or find out more 


Alvar Aalto Houses
Jetsonen Jari And Sirkkaliisa

$77.50 – Hardcover book / Princeton Architectural Press

Over the course of a career spanning more than fifty years, Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) designed nearly one hundred single-family houses. Aalto, who is also known for his furniture and glasswar... Buy or find out more 



Building Your Own Home: Comprehesive Guide For Australian Owner-Builders (3rd Edition)
George Wilkie

$0.00 – Paperback book / Unknown

This complete guide to building your own home covers every step of the process. It explains how to select land and gives design guidelines, outlines the roles of professional consultants and the workings of control autho... Buy or find out more 


The New Modern House: Redefining Functionalism
Jonathan Bell and Ellie Stathaki

$60.00 – Hardcover book / Laurence King

The New Modern House is a comprehensive look at the emerging trend of architecture that favors substance over style, combining functional design and sustainable processes with a straightforward, honest aesthetic. The New... Buy or find out more 



Re Crafted Interpretations Of Craft In Contemporary Architecture And Interiors
Marc Kristal

$75.00 – Hardcover book / Monacelli

Now more than ever, architects and designers are crossing aesthetic borders, and redefining craft to suit their own creative needs, philosophies, and expectations-often by commenting upon or challenging it. By transformi... Buy or find out more 


Old And New Design Manual For Revitalizing Existing Buildings
Jager Frank Peter

$155.00 – Hardcover book / Birkhauser

Most of the buildings that will be needed in Europe in the coming decades have long since been built. The building tasks of the future lie in the skillful reuse and transformation of existing building stock, whether it b... Buy or find out more 



Building Brasilia
Frampton Kenneth Et Al

$100.00 – Hardcover book / Thames And Hudson

An architect by training and an enthusiast of Le Corbusier and Miesvan der Rohe, photographer Marcel Gautherot was close to an elitegroup of Brazilian modernist architects such as Oscar Niemeyer andRoberto Burle Marx. Ae... Buy or find out more 


A Place In The Sun
Stuart Harrison

$69.95 – Hardcover book / Thames And Hudson

Living in Australia and New Zealand is now more than ever about adapting to our unique environment. As broad interest in sustainability grows, and energy ratings for buildings become more stringent, architects must work ... Buy or find out more 



Best Australian Architecture
Gary Takle

$39.95 – Paperback book / Think Publ

Think Publishing launches the 'Best Of' series.The publishers of the popular magazine titles Abode, Winning Design and Best Abodes,Think's ‘Best Of’ series is an inspirational set of pictorial books filled with what is ‘... Buy or find out more 


Plain Space John Pawson
Alison Morris

$120.00 – Hardcover book /

ohn Pawson is an architect and designer whose exceptional work combines an essential simplicity with a keen attention to the details of everyday life and human experience. His pared-down yet luxurious houses and art gall... Buy or find out more 



Low Cost Architecture

$20.00 – Paperback book / Monsa

Este libro reúne una selección de propuestas, que responden a la escasez de presupuesto de una manera particularmente imaginativa. Desde viviendas en solares minúsculos y de difícil resolución, hasta pequeños apartamento... Buy or find out more 


Drawing Italy
David George Holm

$49.95 – Paperback book / Jane Curry

As one of Australia's leading architects, David Holm is passionate about drawing, the built environment and Italy. These three passions are brought together in 'Drawing Italy' to create this intelligent and beautiful gui... Buy or find out more 



Drawing Paris
David George Holm

$49.95 – Paperback book / Jane Curry

As one of Australia's leading architects, David Holm is passionate about drawing, the built environment and travel. His first book Drawing Italy was published to great acclaim last year. This Christmas he offers us Drawi... Buy or find out more 


Katsura Picturing Modernism In Japanese Architecture
Yasufumi Nakamori

$79.95 – Hardcover book / Yale Univ Pr

Originally published by Yale University Press in 1960,Katsura: Tradition and Creation of Japanese Architectureis the most significant photographic publication about the relationship of modernity and tradition in postwar ... Buy or find out more 



Arium: Weather And Architecture
Robert Levit

$90.00 – Hardcover book / Hatje Cantz

Today, economic and ecological forces have finally collided and forced humankind to reassess its relationship to each. For architecture, this means facing its nemesis: the weather, with its attendant forces of instabilit... Buy or find out more 


Encyclopedia Of Detail In Contemporary Residential Architecture
Mc Leod Virginia

$120.00 – Hardcover book / Laurence King

This is a comprehensive sourcebook, containing newly commissioned scale drawings of every type of architectural detailtaken from 100 of the best contemporary houses. Over 700 detailed drawings of walls, floors, ceilings,... Buy or find out more 



Contemporary Japanese Houses 1985
Toto

$86.50 – Hardcover book / Toto, Tokyo

Twenty years of progressive residential architecture in Japan is surveyed in this substantial exhibition catalogue which was produced in conjunction with Gallery MAs anniversary celebrations. Containing 127 works by 91 a... Buy or find out more 


One Hundred And Twenty Eight Colors A Sample Book For Architects Conservators And Designers
Katrin Trautwein

$150.00 – Hardcover book / Birkhauser

Dealing with color is a complex subject: influenced by standards, fashions and trends, we derive our ideas and concepts from color theories, intuition and personal preferences. The color swatches and systems for describi... Buy or find out more 



A Place In The Sun
Slim Aarons

$120.00 – Hardcover book /

Slim Aarons made a career, in his words, "photographing attractive people who were doing attractive things in attractive places." His subjects were the beautiful and the celebrated, the rich and the powerful, the talente... Buy or find out more 


Affordable Architecture Great Houses On A Budget
Stephen Crafti

$59.95 – Hardcover book / Images Publishing

This new book by Stephen Crafti showcases innovative budget-driven architecture. These new houses, extensive renovations, and kit homes illustrate how dreams can be achieved with restricted funds. Rather than attempting ... Buy or find out more 



New Palladians Modernity And Sustainability For Twenty First Century Architecture
Sagharchi Alireza Et Al

$75.00 – Hardcover book / Artmedia Press

Features the most important contemporary Classical architects in the World Buy or find out more 


Richard Rogers And Architects From The House To The City

$70.00 – Hardcover book / Fiell

"For two architects in their 30s, to win the Pompidou Centre competition was like winning the lottery! We had shared a vision of what the building should be -- both in social and architectural terms -- a place for people... Buy or find out more 



Frank Lloyd Wright: American Master
Smith Kathryn & Weintraub Alan

$39.95 – Hardcover book / Rizzoli

Frank Lloyd Wright presents a stunning overview of the work of this towering American genius, encompassing the entirety of Wright’s long and extraordinarily prolific career. From his earliest work, such as the Home and S... Buy or find out more 


Geologics Geography Information & Architecture

$70.00 – Hardcover book / Actar

A new era demands a new architecture: Vicente Guallart, pioneer and producer of new media on architecture, examines the technological, social and cultural changes inherent in our current information society. He proposes,... Buy or find out more 



Function Of Form
Farshid Moussavi

$70.00 – Paperback book / Actar

No extra details available for this item. Buy or find out more 


Made Of New Materials Sourcebook For Architecture And Design
Christiane Sauer

$130.00 – Hardcover book / Die Gestalten Verlag

Todays innovative architecture would be inconceivable and unbuildable without the rapid development of new building materials and technologies. Against this background Made of not only presents unconventional approaches ... Buy or find out more 



Chandigarh 1956: Le Corbusier and the Promotion Of Architectural Modernity
Stanislaus Von Moos & Ernst Scheidegger

$108.00 – Hardcover book / Univ. Of Chicago Pr.

Ernst Scheidegger was a founding member of the Magnum agency and is a photographer, teacher, filmmaker, newspaper editor, gallery owner, and publisher. Stanislaus von Moos teaches at the Accademia di architettura in Mend... Buy or find out more 


Handmade Houses And Other Buildings The World Of Vernacular Architect
John May

$39.95 – Hardcover book / Thames And Hudson

Vernacular architecture, by its very nature, is built from local materials that are readily to hand and is thus defined by the geology and ecology of the region and by local climatic conditions. Constructed by the commun... Buy or find out more 



Container Atlas: A Practical Guide To Container Architecture
Slawik, Bergman, Buchmeier and Tinney (Eds)

$120.00 – Hardcover book / Die Gestalten Verlag

This book presents a wide range of projects in container architecture a contemporary architectural phenomenon. It features container structures used as pop-up stores and temporary exhibits as well as sophisticated housin... Buy or find out more 


Boathouses
Adam Mornement

$75.00 – Hardcover book / Frances Lincoln

The allure of the boathouse defies definition. To some they're a place to loaf about with friends on a summer's afternoon, to others they're secret bolt holes. Though disparate in form and appearance these structures bui...


Residential Masterpieces 02 Luis Barragan

$60.00 – Paperback book /

Easier than catching an airplane to Mexico, this large format edition provides the viewer an opportunity to extensively visit Barragns self-designed house through a rich collection of both interior and exterior images. F... Buy or find out more 


Le Corbusier Residential Masterpieces
Yukio Futagawa

$76.00 – Paperback book /

Le Corbusiers masterpiece, the Villa Savoye, is one of the iconic architectural buildings of the twentieth-century. According to Kengo Kuma, in his introduction to this edition, it is a house that stands aloof, beautiful... Buy or find out more 



Frank Lloyd Wright Ga Residential Masterpieces 04
Yoshio Futagawa

$76.00 – Paperback book /

Combining the modern technology of reinforced concrete, steel and glass with native stone masonry, Frank Lloyd Wrights masterpiece remains a breathtaking and innovative piece of architecture that achieves a rare balance ... Buy or find out more 


Conceptual Architecture

$99.00 – Hardcover book / Page One

An atlas of the most innovative architecture in the world, Conceptual architecture features projects with experimental use of material, exceptional exterior and interior design, and subtle architectural concept. With out... Buy or find out more 



Addicted To Architecture
Robert Dickson

$80.00 – Hardcover book / Wakefield Press

From the first challenge of designing and building a modest house while an architectural student, Robert Dickson has consistently applied a fresh and independent approach to design. Addicted to Architecture reveals the e... Buy or find out more 


Natural Houses The Residential Architecture Of Andersson Wise
Andersson Arthur And Wise Chris

$70.00 – Hardcover book / Princeton Architectural Press

For Arthur Andersson and Chris Wise, the fundamental elements that give buildings meaning are found in nature. Imbuing day-to-day activities with poetry and awe, their designs address both pragmatic needs and the psychol... Buy or find out more 



Architecture
Geoffrey Makstutis

$49.95 – Paperback book / Laurence King

This book offers a thorough introduction to the entire field of architecture, outlining the steps that are normally taken in becoming a qualified architect, from initial education right through to professional practice, ... Buy or find out more 


Implicit Performance Concrete Design Competition

$0.00 – Paperback book /

No extra details available for this item. Buy or find out more 



Iconic House Architectural Masterworks Since 1900
Dominic Bradbury

$70.00 – Hardcover book / Thames And Hudson

From the first stirrings of modernity in the early twentieth century to the present, the house has served as a test bed of design experimentation, the place where architects have sought to create new forms and to offer n... Buy or find out more 


Chroma Design Architecture And Art In Colour
Schmidt

$140.00 – Hardcover book / Birkhauser

Designers and architects have to make decisions regarding color every day. But how does one find the necessary inspiration? The appropriate color? How do other designers and artists deal with the issue? With Chroma, the ... Buy or find out more 



 

Calatrava Master Of Form
Jodidio Philip Editor

$70.00$29.95 – Hardcover book / Taschen

Santiago Calatrava is not only one of the worlds most prominent architects, but also an engineer and an artist. With recent projects such as the stadiums for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens or the new railway station in... Buy or find out more 


Building The New Millennium Architecture At The Start Of Thetwenty First Century

$49.95 – Hardcover book /

A concise overview of the most extraordinary landmarks built around the world since the turn of the millennium. Features such noteworthy projects as the Casa da Msica in Portugal by OMA, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in t... Buy or find out more 



Tadao Ando Museums
T Ando

$150.00 – Hardcover book / Skira

A survey of the extensive series of museums designed and built by Tadao Ando in Japan, Europe and the USA. Ever since Tadao Ando started to establish himself more than thirty years ago as one of the best designers on the... Buy or find out more 


Tadao Ando
Yann Nussaume

$103.50 – Hardcover book / Birkhauser

The minimalist concrete architecture of Tadao Ando has roots both in Japanese traditions and in Western architecture. This book begins with both contexts: it explores how Ando unites Japanese tradition with a contemporar... Buy or find out more 



Arcadia: Cross-Country Style Architecture And Design
R Klanten, S Ehmann, L Feireiss (Eds)

$115.00 – Hardcover book / Die Gestalten Verlag

Arcadia is an expansive collection of contemporary alpine and backcountry architecture and interior design. The book profiles architects and designers who are embracing nature and creating provocative rural hideaways tha... Buy or find out more 


Architectonic Color Le Corbusier

$64.00 – Hardcover book / 010, Rotterdam

From 1918 onwards, Le Corbusier was engaged in conceiving and generating the idea of Purism an activity he undertook in conjunction with the painter Amde Ozenfant. These reflections on the relationship between form and c... Buy or find out more 



Extreme Architecture: Building For Challenging Environments
Ruth Slavid

$75.00 – Paperback book / Laurence King

Architects face some of their most difficult challenges from building in extreme environments, which draw out some of their most interesting and inspiring work. Extreme Architecture showcases 45 recent buildings designed... Buy or find out more 


Woha Wong Mun Summ & Richard Hassell
Johnson Van Schaik Et Al

$90.00 – Hardcover book / Pesaro Publishing

Currently recognized as one of the world’s most innovative and mercurial architectural practices,WOHA began in 1994 with the partnership of Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell. Now Singapore’s (and Southeast Asia’s) best -... Buy or find out more 



Glass House Buildings For Open Living
Nicky Adams

$49.95 – Paperback book / Thames And Hudson

Glass Houseshowcases the many incredible ways that glass can be used to create sophisticated living spaces, tracing its progress from the first prismatic forays of the early modernists right up to the sparkling palaces o...

Le Corbusier And The Maisons Jaoul
Caroline Benton

$80.00 – Hardcover book / Princeton Archit. Pr

In 1955, just as the world was pigeonholing him as the high priest of modernism, Le Corbusier shocked the architecture world with of all things weekend houses. Built of brick, concrete, stone, and timber, the Maisons Jao... Buy or find out more 



Strike A Pose
Klanten

$160.00 – Hardcover book / Die Gestalten Verlag

Strike a Pose! documents a new extroverted architectural language. Manifested in spectacular structures, eccentric forms and vivid colours, this expressive approach goes way beyond conventional stylistic and geographic b... Buy or find out more 


Unfolded: Paper in Design, Art, Architecture and Industry
Petra Schmidt and Nicola Stattmann

$127.50 – Hardcover book / Birkhauser

In Unfolded – Paper in Design, Art, Architecture and Industry paper conquers the third dimension and demonstrates the undreamed-of possibilities it holds today for lightweight construction, product design, fashion and ... Buy or find out more 



Think Make Della Valle Bernheimer
Bernheimer Andrew And Valle Jared Della

$80.00 – Paperback book / Princeton Archit. Pr

Architecture, the saying goes, is a verb. It's an ongoing process of creating. For Brooklyn-based architects Jared Della Valle and Andrew Bernheimer it is, more accurately, two verbs: think and make. Two words that, when... Buy or find out more 


Barcelona Secret Museum
Vidal Folch Ignacio

$52.00 – Paperback book / Actar

Unlike any other city travel guide, Barcelona Secret Museum proposes a view of the city from the subjective perspective of a writer. His contemplative, humorous, and beautifully descriptive text guides the reader through... Buy or find out more 



Prefab Green
Michelle Kaufmann

$65.00 – Hardcover book / Gibbs Smith

IN PREFAB GREEN, architect Michelle Kaufmann shares her vision of creating thoughtful, sustainable design for everyone. Her firm, Michelle Kaufmann Designs, blends sustainable home layouts, eco-friendly materials, and lo... Buy or find out more 


100 Country Houses: New Rural Architecture
Beth Browne

$89.95 – Hardcover book / Images Publishing

This richly illustrated volume showcases the best of contemporary rural residential architecture from the world’s most innovative architects. The homes featured in 100 Country Houses: New Rural Architecture range from tr... Buy or find out more 



Drawing The Motive Force Of Architecture
Peter Cook

$59.95 – Paperback book / Wiley

Focusing on the creative and inventive significance of drawing for architecture, Drawings highlights the work of key contemporary figures who have, through their drawn work, affected the course of architectural thinking.... Buy or find out more 


Small Town Sustainability
Knox And Mayer

$92.50 – Paperback book / Birkhauser

In an era in which the individuality and vitality of small towns are under threat from globalization, and city planning discussions tend to center on topics like metropolitan regions, megaregions, and global cities, the ... Buy or find out more 



Beyond The Bubble New Japanese Architecture
Botond Bognar

$120.00 – Hardcover book /

The book looks at two contrasting but equally extraordinary phases in the recent history of Japanese architecture: first, the explosive 'Bubble' era of the 1980s and early 1990s, and second, the post-'Bubble' era which l... Buy or find out more 


American House

$39.95 – Hardcover book /

This illustrated reference book features examples of domestic homes ranging from the Blackfoot Indians' iconic Tipi dwellings to contemporary buildings which mark the latest developments in American design and constructi... Buy or find out more 



 

On Architecture: Collected Recollections On A Century Of Change
Huxtable Ada Louise

$49.95$15.00 – Hardcover book / Walker And Company

The architectural revolution of the twentieth century as witnessed by America’s preeminent architecture critic.

Known for her well-reasoned and passionately held beliefs about architecture, Ada Louise Huxtable has capt... Buy or find out more 


Water: Architecture Compact
Joachim Fischer

$35.00 – Paperback book / H F Ullmann

How does water affect a space? Can the design of walls, floors and ceilings actively enhance the experience of water? In this volume, remarkable buildings from the sector of living by or on water bodies, public buildings... Buy or find out more 



Light: Architecture Compact
Joachim Fischer

$35.00 – Paperback book / H F Ullmann

Industrial developments of the past few years have made possible amazing light and lamp designs. This volume illustrates the many new possibilities as well as giving some practical examples of how to apply light. Buy or find out more 


Building Happiness

$75.00 – Paperback book / Black Dog Publishing

Building Happiness discusses the nature of happiness within our built environment. In association with Building Futures, the book includes ideas and debates informed by architects such as Herman Hertzberger and Aldo van ... Buy or find out more 



50 Architects You Should Know
Isabel Kuhl

$34.99 – Paperback book / Prestel

Starting with the Renaissance, this introduction to fifty visionary architects traces the major aesthetic movements over the past six centuries and offers concise portraits of the geniuses behind them. This accessible an... Buy or find out more 


Architecture Depends
Jeremy Till

$36.95 – Hardcover book / Mit Press

Architecture depends—on what? On people, time, politics, ethics, mess: the real world. Architecture, Jeremy Till argues with conviction in this engaging, sometimes pugnacious book, is dependent on things outside itself. ... Buy or find out more 



Modern Architecture Pop Up Book
David Sokol

$59.95 – Hardcover book / Rizzoli

Modern Architecture Pop-Up Book showcases three-dimensional replications of some of the most innovative modern and contemporary architecture from around the world. Ranging from the nineteenth century to the present day, ... Buy or find out more 


Endless City
Deyan Sudjic

$0.00 – Hardcover book /

More and more people are moving into towns and cities to live and work, which is altering the urban/rural balance of countries worldwide. THE ENDLESS CITY is an unparalleled study of the growth of six of the world's inte... Buy or find out more 



Tadao Ando Modern Art Museum Of Fort Worth
Philip Jodidio

$0.00 – Hardcover book / Rizzoli

A self-taught architect, Tadao Ando combines the influences of Japanese building traditions with the elegance of modernism. His projects encourage contemplation and demonstrate a reverence for essential forms. Respected ... Buy or find out more 


The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture
Phaidon

$275.00 – Hardcover book /

Explore the best architecture of the 21st century in this collection of 1037 exemplary buildings sited all over the world in the Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture. Divided into six world regions, the Phaid... Buy or find out more 



Infill New Houses For Urban Sites
Mornement

$29.95 – Hardcover book / Laurence King Publishing

Urban land is an increasingly precious commodity, particularly in the centers of major cities. Every spare corner of land is in demand, however small, inaccessible, or awkwardly shaped. For architects the challenge is to... Buy or find out more 


Louis I Kahn
Robert Mccarter

$89.95 – Paperback book /

Born in Estonia in 1901, Louis Isidore Kahn was to become one of the United States' most important architects of the post-war period, alongside the Modern masters Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier. Altho... Buy or find out more 



Hatch The New Architectural Generation
Kieran Long

$75.00 – Paperback book / Laurence King Publishing

Hatchshowcases 114 architects who will define the physical fabric of our cities for the next 30 years, aswell as the theoretical and interpretive background of architectural practice worldwide.



These are practitioners f... Buy or find out more 


Perspecta 41 Grand Tour
Esra Akcan

$49.95 – Paperback book / Mit Press

The Grand Tour was once the culmination of an architect's education. As a journey to the cultural sites of Europe, the Tour's agenda was clearly defined: to study ancient monuments in order to reproduce them at home. Arc... Buy or find out more 



New Treehouses Of The World
Pete Nelson

$39.95 – Hardcover book / Abrams

Since the publication ofTreehouses of the World, the community of treehouse builders has grown tremendously, and many more innovative treehouses have been built around the world. InNew Treehouses of the World, world-ren...

Dark Writing: Geography, Performance, Design
Paul Carter

$45.95 – Paperback book / University Of Hawaii

We do not see empty figures and outlines; we do not move in straight lines. Everywhere we are surrounded by dapple; the geometry of our embodied lives is curviform, meandering, bi-pedal. Our personal worlds are timed, in... Buy or find out more 



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