Architecture: public and commercial Books
Lars Muller Publishers Data Centers: Edges of a Wired Nation
Book SynopsisQuestions of privacy, borders, and nationhood are increasingly shaping the way we think about all things digital. Data Centers brings together essays and photographic documentation that analyze recent and ongoing developments. Taking Switzerland as an example, the book takes a look at the country's data centers, law firms, corporations, and government institutions that are involved in the creation, maintenance, and regulation of digital infrastructures. Beneath the official storyline— Switzerland’s moderate climate, political stability, and relatively clean energy mix—the book uncovers a much more varied and sometimes contradictory set of narratives.
£25.50
Birkhauser Herzog & de Meuron Transforming Park Avenue
Book SynopsisHow to deal with historic buildings has long been a core issue of the international architectural discourse. Herzog & de Meuron began addressing the potential of existing structures very early on: the maintenance and alteration of buildings are among the key strategies of the architects. For the Park Avenue Armory in New York, Herzog & de Meuron have designed a new model for dealing with monuments. The historical building was opened in 1881 on the Upper East Side of Manhattan as a meeting place and training ground for the National Guard, and boasts a rich mixture of different styles. Herzog & de Meuron developed a multifaceted strategy for the transformation of the building, now used as a cultural center, that allows for a combination of restoration, transformation, and innovation. From the exposing of historic structures to the addition of new elements, the architecture gained new vibrancy from the considered entanglement of different aspects. In the current debate, this departure from the practice of historic preservation in the United States is, beyond its value as an actual example, a unique contribution that unfolds in close reference to material. It is exemplary and groundbreaking.
£59.08
Birkhauser Schools and Kindergartens: A Design Manual
Book SynopsisAs a new generation of educational environments are designed and built, this Design Manual illustrates the most up-to-date educational strategies and how they are realized in built form. Concepts such as working with small teams of students, interdisciplinary learning and inclusion of SEN students all require specific spation solutions. This specialized field is explained in all its relevant aspects such as role in the community, outdoor spaces, sustainability and technical requirements such as lighting and acoustics. With over 70 case studies from Europe, North America and the Pacific Region, this is an essential guide for architects involved in the design of schools and kindergartens. For the revised edition six groundbreaking new best-practice examples were selected such as Primary School Niederheide near Berlin, the first plus-energy school in Germany, the education center “Tor zur Welt”, one of the key projects of building exhibition IBA 2013 in Hamburg and “Children’s House for All” by Maki Onisha and Toyo Ito, conceived for use in refugee camps.
£39.15
Bohlau Verlag The Governance of Style: Public buildings in
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£60.29
Aschendorff Verlag Burg Vischering: Wasserburg Und Wahrzeichen
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£28.31
Harrassowitz Das Grossartigste Gebaude in Munchen: Die
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£62.40
Brill U Schoningh Mythos Wewelsburg: Fakten Und Legenden
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£35.06
Niggli Verlag Postmodern Non-Residential Berlin
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£36.00
Birkhauser Einfamilienhäuser
Book SynopsisThe private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. In this completely revised and expanded second edition these topical developments have been taken into consideration. The organisation and layout of the first volume, with its concise and detailed project documentation, has been retained. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind changing family structures. At the same time, the contributions provide an in-depth introduction to planning single family houses, from the design of the floor plan to useful tips for the realisation. In addition to this fundamental information, 22 projects are documented, providing ideas and inspiration for planners, students and clients. The international selection of projects highlights current trends in planning and designing single family housing and reveals the tried and tested basics.
£51.85
Hirmer Bethany Eden Jacobson Ode to a Cemetery
Book SynopsisBethany Jacobson is an award winning Brooklyn-based photographer and filmmaker. Her films and photographs have been exhibited at international exhibitions and film festivals. She teaches at Pratt Institute and Brooklyn College. Cole Swensen is the author of nineteen books of poetry. A former Guggenheim Fellow and recipient of the National Poetry Series and the PEN USA Award for Literary Translation, she has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.
£23.96
Schnell & Steiner Der Invalidenfriedhof in Berlin Und Seine
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£14.20
JOVIS Verlag Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in China
Book Synopsis"The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center (SOSC) has emerged as a model project of German architecture and engineering skill" is the verdict of the renowned architecture journalist Dirk Meyhöfer in his architectural critique of the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. Inaugurated in 2011 on the occasion of the FINA World Swimming Championships, the site brings together the SOSC swimming facilities, a multipurpose venue, and a press centre, whose forms and materials harmonise as an ensemble. From an urban development perspective, its park grounds merge with their surroundings. In this volume, the SOSC is presented by the responsible architects and illuminated by means of images and plans. Dirk Meyhöfer comments on the ensemble in an extensive accompanying critique. Text in English and German.
£23.40
JOVIS Verlag Neue Moscheen: Entwürfe und Visionen
Book SynopsisBilingual edition (English/German) / Zweisprachige Ausgabe (deutsch/english) The realization is gradually dawning in Europe that many immigrants from Muslim countries are here to stay and are seeking to be naturalized— and therefore have the right to build buildings in which to practice their religion. The current building activities frequently cause tension, also for esthetic reasons, within society well into the mosque associations. The question of how the structure and appearance of a mosque can gain acceptance by society is a subject of heated debate especially in Western Europe.14 interior architect students from RheinMain University have pursued this question and studied the traditional spatial concepts of mosques creatively. The range of ideal-typical designs shows not only the rich design potential harbored by this construction task, but also how contact between Islam and a western context could lead to a new, intercultural architecture, which reflects the reality of our living environment, without compromising commitment to tradition.
£21.14
JOVIS Verlag The Essence of Berlin-Tegel: Taking Stock of an
Book SynopsisTegel Airport, opened in 1974 in West Berlin, was not only finished under budget and on time but today also remains an impressive work of art. For their design of the terminal, the architects chose the figure of a large hexagon with edges of 120 metres. A sophisticated use of space created an 'airport of short distances', with as little as 28 metres between the doors of the cars and the aircraft. Peter Ortner's photographs capture his uniquely personal view of the airport complex - the details so familiar to anyone who has travelled through or waited inside Tegel. Text in English and German.
£17.10
JOVIS Verlag Mobility Design: Shaping Future Mobility. Volume
Book SynopsisClimate change and increasing resource scarcity together with rising traffic volumes force us to develop new environmentally friendly and people-oriented mobility options. In order to provide a positive mobility experience, the transition from one mobility mode to another must be managed smoothly and safely, and individual, shared or public means of transportation must become convenient and easy. Conceptual as well as existing infrastructure projects provide models for future sustainable and connected mobility. This volume focuses on the importance of design, introducing through photos, plans, and brief texts over 60 groundbreaking projects from the disciplines of product design, architecture, and urban planning. With this international overview Mobility Design portrays the current situation of sustainable mobility systems, while identifying mobility as one of the most important design tasks of the future. With project texts by Markus Hieke, Christian Holl, and Martina Metzner
£32.85
JOVIS Verlag Mobility Design: Die Zukunft der Mobilität
Book SynopsisClimate change and increasing resource scarcity together with rising traffic volumes force us to develop new environmentally friendly and people-oriented mobility options. In order to provide a positive mobility experience, the transition from one mobility mode to another must be managed smoothly and safely, and individual, shared or public means of transportation must become convenient and easy. Conceptual as well as existing infrastructure projects provide models for future sustainable and connected mobility. This volume focuses on the importance of design, introducing through photos, plans, and brief texts over 60 groundbreaking projects from the disciplines of product design, architecture, and urban planning. With this international overview Mobility Design portrays the current situation of sustainable mobility systems, while identifying mobility as one of the most important design tasks of the future. With project texts by Markus Hieke, Christian Holl, and Martina Metzner
£32.85
JOVIS Verlag Topographie des Terrors / Topography of Terror:
Book SynopsisZweisprachige Ausgabe (deutsch/englisch) / Bilingual edition (English/German) Wo sich während des NS-Regimes die Zentralen der Gestapo, der SS und des Reichssicherheitshauptamtes befanden, ist mitten in Berlin ein Lern- und Erinnerungsort mit jährlich mehr als einer Million Besucher*innen entstanden. In diesem Band berichtet Historiker Andreas Nachama, von 1994 bis 2019 Direktor der Stiftung Topographie des Terrors, von seinen ersten persönlichen Begegnungen mit dem Ort und zeichnet den Weg von der Entstehung und Etablierung der Topographie des Terrors nach, an der er seit den 1980er-Jahren entscheidend mitwirkte. Die Architektin und Ausstellungsgestalterin Ursula Wilms und der Landschaftsarchitekt Heinz W. Hallmann legen die Leitgedanken ihres Entwurfs für die Neugestaltung der Topographie des Terrors dar – ein Gesamtkonzept aus Architektur, Landschaftsarchitektur und Ausstellungsgestaltung. Erstmals werden in dem Band die Fotografien Friederike von Rauchs veröffentlicht, in denen die Künstlerin die Atmosphäre des Ortes kurz vor dessen Fertigstellung im Jahr 2010 festgehalten hat.
£28.35
JOVIS Verlag Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt /
Book Synopsis Bilingual edition (English/German) / Zweisprachige Ausgabe (deutsch/englisch) In recent years, few German buildings have received as much public attention as the capital’s new airport, designed by von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects. Since opening in October 2020, BER can now be experienced by everyone. This volume of the gmp FOCUS series offers insight into the design and planning of the airport, which is characterized by short distances, a high degree of modularity, and flexibility of use. Based on a universal planning and design manual, all elements of the airport are integrated into an axial system and form an architectural-functional unit. An essay by architecture critic Falk Jaeger and an interview with the designing architects provide background information on the project.
£23.40
JOVIS Verlag Interstitial Hong Kong: Exploring the Miniature
Book SynopsisEnmeshed in Hong Kong’s densely woven urban fabric, wedged between its towering mixed-use complexes and perched along its steep hillsides, sits a network of more than 500 miniature public parks comprising the smallest unit of the city’s public open space network. Though plentiful, these so-called Sitting-out Areas – referred to locally as 三角屎坑 (literally: a “three-cornered shit pit”) – have never been considered in terms of the collective resource they have the potential to be. This book presents a series of critical essays revealing the city’s Sitting-out Areas in relation to Hong Kong’s planning histories and shifting terrains, while also tracking how these spatial fragments have been shaped by concepts of publicness, accessibility and regulation. The second half of the book presents 44 richly illustrated case studies revealing the variety and idiosyncrasies of Hong Kong’s smallest open spaces. Ultimately, the book argues that we can understand the high-density city not only through its buildings, but through the character and potency of its interstitial landscapes.Table of ContentsFrontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- PART 1: Contexts -- Introduction -- Hong Kong Terra Infirma: A City’s Defiance of Its Slippery Slopes -- Between the In-between: Research Findings on Data-Driven Strategic Urban Design -- On Imported Planning Policies: Adaptability and Resilience of a Small Public Open Space Typology -- Ambiguous Topologies of Public Open Space in Hong Kong: Stairs, Alleyways, Sitting-out Areas, Parks, Playgrounds, Privately Owned Public Spaces and Vacant Lots -- Reassembling the Case Study: Critical Analysis and Design Production in the Studio -- PART 2: Cases -- Index -- Lapse -- Misfit -- Rift -- Littoral -- Gap -- Lacuna -- Authors -- Acknowledgments
£25.20
JOVIS Verlag Mobility Design: Shaping Future Mobility. Volume
Book SynopsisClimate change, increasing resource scarcity, and rising traffic volumes are forcing us to develop new environmentally friendly and people-oriented mobility options. With the expansion of digital information systems, we will soon be able to reconfigure different modes of transport to suit our needs. These developments represent a significant challenge for designing a wide range of different mobility spaces. While Volume 1 of this series focused on practical aspects, Volume 2 collects research methods and findings from the fields of design, architecture, urban planning, geography, social sciences, traffic planning, psychology, and communication technologies. The book’s consideration of the possibilities and prospects of usercentred mobility design offers an important contribution to the ongoing debate concerning the mobility revolution.
£33.30
BRAUN 1000x European Hotels
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£67.46
De Gruyter Berlin: Urbane Architektur und Alltag 2009–2022
Book SynopsisDas Buch bietet eine architektonische Entdeckungstour durch Berlin und gibt einen eindrucksvollen Einblick in die jüngste Architektur der deutschen Hauptstadt. Es dokumentiert den Stadtumbau seit der Eröffnung des Neuen Museums 2009 am Beispiel von rund 30 ausgewählten architektonischen und landschaftsarchitektonischen Projekten. Das Augenmerk liegt auf großen architektonischen und stadtplanerischen Meilensteinen wie dem großen Neubau des Axel Springer-Gebäudes von OMA oder der Museumsinsel. Doch auch versteckte Schätze wie das Wohnregal von FAR Frohn & Rojas sind berücksichtigt. Interviews mit Protagonistinnen und Protagonisten der Berliner Architekturszene ermöglichen einen Blick hinter die Kulissen.
£41.60
De Gruyter Alpine Architecture in South Tyrol
Book SynopsisSouth Tyrol is a memorable place: climatically, culturally, and from a culinary standpoint, the region epitomises well-being in a stunning, mountainous setting like no other.Alpine Architecture in South Tyrol captures and highlights the region’s profile in all its multi-layered complexity. From cable car stops to mountain huts, monastery conversions to hotel suites, virtually every conceivable building typology comes under the spotlight. The publication delivers a case study in how local building tradition and contemporary architecture can mutually revitalise one another, and their potential to help turn a transit spot into popular holiday destination. Essays by selected South Tyrolean experts offer unique insight into key aspects of the region.
£36.98
ArchiTangle GmbH Building to Heal: New Architecture for Hospitals
Book SynopsisBuilding to Heal: New Architecture for Hospitals examines the hardships and major challenges faced by the hospital system today and presents innovative models and solutions in healthcare architecture. Through critical, scientifically based discourse, a variety of authors examine healthcare systems and hospital architecture, what hospitals are missing, and how architecture can contribute to the healing process of patients. The publication answers these questions in three comprehensive chapters based on the medical process: “Symptoms,” “Diagnosis,” and “Therapy.” The introductory section describes the symptoms of the “sick house” and spotlights the urgent need to take these problems seriously in the contexts of both society as a whole and architecture. In the second section, experts from psychology, medicine, and the related sciences, as well as from architectural theory and philosophy, take a diagnostic look at the complex causes that lead to the “diseased house.” The third section presents seven “active ingredients” or scientifically investigated environmental variables for successful therapy, incorporating tools from evidence-based design. Finally, thirteen international case studies show how the conscious use of environmental variables leads to a hospital architecture that promotes healing. Building to Heal: New Architecture for Hospitals bridges the gap between the ever-growing expertise on healthcare architecture and the urgent need for planners, politicians, and the public to pay attention to one of the most important issues in architecture today: health.
£45.00
Skira Contemporary Museums
Book SynopsisThe book analyzes the design and production of museum complexes all over the world in the last decade, and gives a critical interpretation of one of the most challenging subjects in the recent architectural panorama.
£16.20
Skira L'Italia delle Città / Italy of the Cities
Book SynopsisA veritable film on paper through 92 plates/frames comprising solely images and drawings, colours and architectural references interspersed with 92 pages where words rule. For six months during the Shanghai World Expo 2010 all of the thirty thousand visitors per day at the Italian Pavilion walked through a space magically designed by a symphony of images and sounds. Italy of the Cities condenses an urban and architectural history of more than two thousand years, suggesting a vision for the cities of tomorrow, and at the same time allows everyone to experience the breathtaking magic of a journey to Italy.
£29.71
Skira Lightfall: Genealogy of a Museum: Paul and Herta
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£32.30
Skira The Italian Legacy in the United Arab Emirates::
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£36.00
Skira The Italian Legacy in Washington, D.C.:
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£32.00
Bloomsbury India The Social Life of Streets in India: Histories,
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£80.75
Tulika Books Sair–ul–Manazil
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£18.00
Tulika Books Asar–us–Sanadid – (The Remnants of Ancient
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£46.75
Springer Verlag, Singapore Office Buildings: Health, Safety and Environment
Book SynopsisThis book brings together concepts from the building, environmental, behavioural and health sciences to provide an interdisciplinary understanding of office and workplace design. Today, with changes in the world of work and the relentless surge in technology, offices have emerged as the repositories of organizational symbolism, denoted by the spatial design of offices, physical settings and the built environment (architecture, urban locale). Drawing on Euclidian geometry that quantifies space as the distance between two or more points, a body of knowledge on office buildings, the concept of office and office space, and the interrelationships of spatial and behavioural attributes in office design are elucidated. Building and office work-related illnesses, namely sick building syndrome and ailments arising from the indoor environment, and the menace of musculoskeletal disorders are the alarming manifestations that critically affect employee satisfaction, morale and work outcomes. With a focus on office ergonomics, the book brings the discussion on the fundamentals of work design, with emphasis on computer workstation users. Strategic guidance of lighting systems and visual performance in workplaces are directed for better application of ergonomics and improvement in office indoor environment. It discusses the profiles of bioclimatic, indoor air quality, ventilation intervention, lighting and acoustic characteristics in office buildings. Emphasis has been given to the energy performance of buildings, and contemporary perspectives of building sustainability, such as green office building assessment schemes, and national and international building-related standards and codes. Intended for students and professionals from ergonomics, architecture, interior design, as well as construction engineers, health care professionals, and office planners, the book brings a unified overview of the health, safety and environment issues associated with the design of office buildings.Table of ContentsConcept of Office and Office Space.- Spatial and Behavioural Attributes in Office Design.- Sick Building Syndrome and Other Building Related Illnesses.- Musculoskeletal Disorders: Office Menace.- Fundamentals of Office Ergonomics.- Ergonomics of Computer Workstation.- Strategic Office Lighting.- Visual Performance in Office.- Bioclimatic Approach: Thermal environment.- Characteristics of Indoor Environmental Quality.- Assessing IEQ Performance in Buildings.- Ventilation in Office Buildings.- Lighting Systems.- Energy Performance in Buildings: Standards and Codes.- Green Building and Assessment Systems.- Building Sustainability: Credit Rating Criteria.
£179.99
WW Norton & Co The Human City Kings Cross
Book SynopsisDocuments the third collaborative developer/architect studio at the Yale School of Architecture. This book explores projects such as the redevelopment of King's Cross in London to create a human space.
£18.99
The University Press of Kentucky House of Champions
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1 Chapter 1 Part 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Part 3 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Part 4 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23
£22.50
University of Virginia Press Buildings of Texas East North Central Panhandle
Book SynopsisFrom Dallas-Fort Worth to El Paso, Goodnight to Marfa to Langtry, and scores of places in between, the second of two towering volumes assembled by Gerald Moorhead and a team of dedicated authors offers readers a definitive guide to the architecture of the Lone Star State.
£97.63
Cornell Aap Publications This Is Not a Wall Collected Short Stories on the
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£17.25
DK ManMade Wonders of the World
Book SynopsisTrade Review“A feast for the eyes, this informational volume will appeal not only to those interested in architecture, but also politics, economics, history, archaeology, and theology, as well as armchair travelers.” —Library Journal (Starred Review)
£45.00
Arcadia Publishing (SC) A History of Alcatraz Island Since 1853
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing Allegheny Cemetery Images of America
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£21.24
History Press Detroit Tiki
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£18.69
History Press Lost Chicago Department Stores
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£19.79
History Press The New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica
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£19.79
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Vertical Bellevue: Architecture Above a Boomburb
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£16.99
Purdue University Press A Round Indiana: Round Barns in the Hoosier State
Book SynopsisRounds barns are architectural phenomena that have graced rural America for over a century. Today the few that survive stand as symbols of another generation's innovation and ingenuity. To understand the importance of these buildings is to begin to understand the story of farming in America. A Round Indiana: Round Barns in the Hoosier State, Second Edition documents the 265 round barns identified in the history of Indiana. This book contains more than 300 modern and historical photographs alongside nearly 40 line drawings and plans.Author and award-winning photographer John T. Hanou combed through often-forgotten documents to tell the fascinating story of the farmers, builders, and architects who championed the innovative construction techniques. This second edition of A Round Indiana provides updated information on an additional 39 round barns discovered in Indiana's history. Of the 265 total round barns found at one time on the plains of Indiana, only 72 remain standing. A Round Indiana is a tribute to the state's endangered buildings and a work to be treasured by those interested in the history of Indiana, architecture, and agriculture.Table of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgments A Round Indiana The Ideal Circular Barn A Multitude of Designs Preservation of the Round Barn Thar's Beauty in Them Barns! Catalog of Indiana Round Barns Notes Index
£26.96
Astra Publishing House The Wonderful Towers of Watts
Book SynopsisThe incredible artwork of an Italian immigrant who followed his dream of monumental proportions in the impoverished Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles is revealed in this fascinating and engaging true story. A Reading Rainbow selection! Simon (Sam) Rodia had no formal engineering or architectural training. Yet, over the course of three decades, he constructed an artistic masterpiece in his own backyard – the Watts Towers. Using all kinds of things other people had thrown away, such as broken bottles and tiles, pieces of mirror and glass, seashells, and bits of pottery, he adorned the collection of 17 interconnected sculptural towers. His imaginative salvaging and perseverance can be seen today, as people from all over the world still come to marvel at Sam’s dream.Trade Review"Will intrigue readers, and the artwork has a charm all its own." --Booklist"The fascination of collecting and creating, of turning garbage into something splendid, shines through the book. . . . As well as being a story of individual human achievement, this could serve as an inspiration for some classroom art projects." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"The book can stand on its own, but could also spark an interesting discussion on art and its role in our society." --School Library Journal
£10.23
Bloomsbury Publishing Built: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures
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£17.99
University of Washington Press Architect of Dreams
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£23.39
