Academia - Collegiate Gothic Architecture in the United States by William Morgan
$125.00 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
The Collegiate Gothic style, which flourished between the Gilded Age and the Jazz Age, was intended to lend an air of dignified history to America's relatively youthful seats of higher learning. In fact, this mash-up of Oxbridge quaintness with piles of new money gave rise--at schools like Princeton and ...Show more
Andrew Martin Interior Design Review, Vol. 27 by ANDREW MARTIN
$150.00 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
The annual classic, which has been given the lofty title of the bible of interior design by the British Times, shows the latest design trends in the hottest interior styles. From minimalist Scandinavian to charming Boho, to decadent, bright and colourful, Martin Waller presents not only houses and flats ...Show more
By the Sea: Stunning Hotels, Homes and Restaurants by Barry Stone
$49.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
By the Sea features more than 50 unique properties throughout theworld that have their footprints onsome of the world's most wonderfulbeaches. Featuring a mix of residentialhomes, hotels, restaurants and cafes,each property has been carefullyselected for its aesthetic value, history,and ambience, and th ...Show more
California Homes II: Studio William Hefner by WILLIAM HEFNER
$120.00 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Southern California, blessed with an enviable climate, progressively discerning individuals, talented craftspeople, and impassioned artisans, sets the stage for this lushly illustrated volume of work. The book features the work of the renowned Los Angeles based firm, Studio William Hefner, a practice th ...Show more
Container Architecture - Modular Construction Marvels by Sibylle Kramer
$79.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Design reduced to the absolute essential - the shipping container. Invented in the 1950s by Malcom McLean, these plain steel boxes with corrugated profiles revolutionized the worldwide trade sector. These huge receptacles for storing and transporting cargo have found their way into architecture to becom ...Show more
Courtyard Living: Contemporary Houses of the Asia-Pacific by Charmaine Chan
$49.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
A stunning showcase of the unique lifestyle opportunities afforded by contemporary courtyard design in the Asia-Pacific region. Courtyards have long played an important function in residential design, regulating light, shade and the use of space. With thousands of years of tradition as inspiration, cont ...Show more
Design Monograph: Wright by Naomi Stungo
$32.99 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: Design Monograph Ser.
A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.The ...Show more
Eco Materials: Decorating with Ecological Materials by CLAIRE BINGHAM
$49.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
It is no longer a secret that a trip to nature can work wonders. As a lightning-like mood enhancer, we instantly feel more relaxed and alive; after all, nature has served us as a retreat to gather strength since time immemorial. The new coffee table book Eco Materials shows how we can bring this calming ...Show more
Glass Houses by Phaidon Editors
$69.95 AUD
Category: Architecture
An inspiring collection of 50 spectacular houses built almost entirely from glass Glass Houses presents 50 stunning architect designed homes that utilize glass to maximum effect. The international selection includes early modernist houses from the 1930s, such as Philip Johnson's Glass House and Mies va ...Show more
Live Greener by CAYETANO CARDELUS VIDAL
$59.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
In recent decades, there has been a growing awareness of environmental issues in society as a whole, mainly due to the increasingly serious consequences of climate change and the progressive degradation of the natural environment caused by human activity. Within this trend, the practice of "Green Archit ...Show more
Living on the Edge: Houses on Cliffs by AGATA TOROMANOFF
$99.00 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Buildings that seem to defy the laws of gravity. In Living on the Edge, the author goes in search of the most amazing and seemingly unfeasible buildings which are situated at the edge of deep chasms and on steep cliffs. These houses are the work of architects who approach complexity and difficult condit ...Show more