Architecture Books
Rizzoli International Publications The Colourful Past
Book SynopsisIn his first book, leading interior designer Edward Bulmer takes his readers on in-depth tours of his renovations and preservation of centuries-old homes across England into comfortable homes designed for modern living. The spotlight is on Bulmer's own gorgeous 320-year-old home, a laboratory for his practice, including a canvas for testing new colours for his popular line of natural paints.
£38.36
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Structural Basis of Architecture
Book SynopsisThis is a book that shows how to see structures as being integral to architecture. It engages a subject that is both about understanding the mechanical aspects of structure as well as being able to relate this to the space, form, and conceptual design ideas that are inherent to the art of building.Analyzing the structural principles behind many of the best-known works of architecture from past and present alike, this book places the subject within a contemporary context. The subject matter is approached in a qualitative and discursive manner, illustrated by many photographs and structural behavior diagrams. Accessible mathematical equations and worked-out examples are also included so as to deepen a fundamental understanding of the topic.This new, color editionâs format has been thoroughly revised and its content updated and expanded throughout. It is perfect as either an introductory structures course text or as a designerâs sourcebook for inspiration, for here two esTrade Review"The profession of the master-builders split into the independent disciplines of architecture and structural engineering in the 19th century. In order to pursue a holistic approach, architects need an understanding of the structural basis of architecture. For this purpose, there is no better reading imaginable than this book. This is not only true for students, but also for practitioners who want to understand how buildings function structurally. Moreover, I would recommend this book to engineers, who seek to understand the reasoning and motivation of architects in order to find structural solutions for their intentions." - Manfred Grohmann, Founder and principal of Bollinger+Grohmann Ingenieure; Professor for Structural Design, Faculty of Architecture, University of Kassel"The Structural Basis of Architecture, 3rd edition, is a comprehensive account of the many trickeries architects employ to defeat "nature". Since structure is our ultimate tool, the more extended our understanding of it the better chances to make a seamless transition of loads, either live or dead, into the ground." - Mauricio Pezo & Sofia von Ellrichshausen, founding partners of Pezo von Ellrichshausen"What a delightful book! The Structural Basis of Architecture has been widely recognized as a classic that exposes how structures make Architecture. In this revisited third edition, new contemporary case studies, colored illustrations and an original chapter on structural systems sharpen and further reinforce any reader’s learning experience. Every student in architecture should study this book." - Sigrid Adriaenssens, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton UniversityReview of the 2nd edition"The Structural Basis of Architecture uses a myriad of historical and contemporary case studies to provide a concise and thorough explanation of the relationship between engineering and architecture. This book is an indispensable source for anyone interested in the logic of structures and their role not just in supporting but in imagining architecture." - Mohsen Mostafavi, Dean, and Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design, Harvard University Graduate School of DesignTable of ContentsPreface 1. Structuring Space 2. Introducing Structural Systems 3. Loads 4. Statics 5. Materials 6. The Hanger and the Tie 7. The Beam and the Slab 8. The Column and the Wall 9. The Truss and the Space Frame 10. The Frame and the Shear Wall 11. The Cable and the Membrane 12. The Arch and the Vault 13. The Dome and the Shell Endnotes Illustration Credits Bibliography Index (by project name) Index (by subject)
£35.99
Amberley Publishing Birmingham in 50 Buildings
Although Birmingham’s history goes back beyond the Middle Ages, there are only a few fragments of medieval Birmingham left, some of which have been moved from their original site as the city expanded. The city expanded rapidly in the industrial age and although Birmingham has many properties from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it was radically transformed by the bombing raids of the Second World War and the subsequent rejuvenation by city planners. Some 1960s and 1970s buildings like the Rotunda have become icons of the city, but in recent years much of the mid-twentieth-century building, often in concrete brutalist style, has in turn been replaced by new structures like Beetham Tower and Birmingham Library. As England’s second city, Birmingham was a major centre of manufacture, and many of the buildings still stand today. It was also the home of a significant art and architecture movement, the Arts and Crafts movement, which has left its mark on the architectural legacy of Birmingham. Birmingham in 50 Buildings explores the history of this fascinating West Midlands metropolis through a selection of its most interesting buildings and structures, showing the changes that have taken place over the years. It uncovers the earliest churches and dwellings in the city, unique pieces of industrial architecture, the amazing heritage of Victorian religious and municipal structures, art deco cinemas, modernist high-rise blocks and iconic shopping centres. This book will appeal to all those who live in Birmingham or have an interest in the city.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Scottish Lighthouses
Book SynopsisA fascinating pictorial history of Scottish lighthouses.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Nottingham in 50 Buildings
Book SynopsisExplores the rich and fascinating history of Nottingham through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.
£14.39
Polity Press The Expressway World
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£21.25
Reaktion Books Antoni Gaudí
Book SynopsisThe celebrated art nouveau architect Antoni Gaudí was a contradictory figure: a deeply religious, politically right-wing man who nevertheless created revolutionary, lyrical buildings. This book explores Gaudí’s life, work and influences, from Catalan nationalism to the Industrial Revolution. Michael Eaude expertly guides readers through Gaudí’s dozen great works, including the Sagrada Família, which attracts millions of tourists to Barcelona each year. Gaudí’s life is also chronicled, from his provincial upbringing in Reus to his time in Barcelona, where he became a dandy whose only attempt at marriage was rejected. He later suffered a nervous breakdown, became obsessively religious, and fused Gothic, Baroque, and Orientalist architecture into his unique style.
£11.69
Blue Crow Media London Underground Architecture & Design Map
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£9.50
Watkins Media Limited Walking the StreetsWalking the Projects
Book SynopsisA walk through the remnants of a social democratic America, and an argument about its future. In the 1960s, a novel ideology about cities, and what was best for them, emerged in New York. Pushing against the state planning of the time, it held that cities were at their best when they were driven from the bottom-up and when organic, unplanned processes were allowed to run their course, in a spontaneous ballet of the street. Cities were at their worst, however, when the state stepped in, demolishing lively old neighbourhoods and erecting giant, sterile, empty projects. This book uses the method of this ideology - walking - to test how true it actually is about the capital of the twentieth century, New York City, with a brief interlude in the capital, Washington DC. The projects that are walked in this book range from cultural complexes in Manhattan to New Deal-era public housing developments in Brooklyn, Harlem and Queens, from the social experiment of Roosevelt Island to Communist h
£10.44
Oro Editions Drawing ProperDrawing Improper
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£26.12
Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale Design the Home You Love: Practical Styling
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£22.95
Editions Skira Paris Crossed Histories
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£24.00
Braun Publishing AG Contemporary Interior Design
£56.21
Birkhauser Verlag AG A Way of Life: Notes on Ballenberg
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£22.50
Taschen Magritte
£14.82
Zupagrafika Brutal Posters
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£23.99
Loft Publications Ibiza: The Coolest Hotspots
Book SynopsisA photographic celebration of the unique look of Ibiza architecture, including houses, bars, beach clubs, restaurants, hotels in the most beautiful locations. This is a new guide to Ibiza created from a photographic viewpoint, seeking the appeal of the locations through the eyes of a unique artist with his camera. All of the photographs in this book are brand new commissions. Ibiza is an island of magical contrasts that reflect the passage of time through its history, colonisations and its people of different roots, customs and ways of understanding its particular environment. The island is bathed in a magical light, accentuating the deep blue of the sky and the turquoise of the sea. Conrad White's photography was featured in Loft's previous book on this subject: Ibiza: Blackstad Houses (ISBN 978 849936 906 8) which was launched to great acclaim at the Architectural Association's London School of Architecture in February 2013. In the author’s own words, “the camera is my brush, and the light is my colour”.
£33.60
Goose Lane Editions The Painted House of Maud Lewis
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This great little book describes the rescue and restoration of folk artist Maud Lewis's truest work of art: her home ... It is Ms Lewis's work in the house that illustrates her unspoiled vision: the extraordinary work executed before the forced labour of commercial pieces took over ... descriptions of the technical processes and applications are successfully balanced by excellent colour photographs." * New Brunswick Reader *
£15.19
Onomatopee Greenhouse Stories: A Critical Re-Examination of
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£20.90
MIT Press Radical Pedagogies
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£41.25
Phaidon Press Ltd Brick
Book SynopsisAn unrivalled exploration of the world's most surprising and inspiring brick architecture - in a stylish, compact formatTrade Review"Intriguing... Remarkable and beautiful brick buildings."—The Hill Resident"An oddly engaging work for such a simple premise, and a glowing testament to the small details that make a huge impact."—The Essential Journal"Brick, in its new mini format, takes a mighty look at one of the world's most familiar and popular building materials."—Aspire: Design and Home Magazine"Brick is a visual ode to the humble red block, perhaps humanity's best idea."—LA Times
£14.20
Monacelli Press Through a Designer's Eye: A Focus on Interiors
Book SynopsisA sumptuous presentation of impeccably designed classic interiors by Matthew Patrick Smyth. Matthew Patrick Smyth is renowned for elegant, sophisticated rooms that combine sumptuous fabrics, well-selected antiques, and contemporary comfort. In Through a Designer's Eye, he reveals his design process, emphasizing his commitment to exploring the world, through travel and in the imagination of the theater, and to recording scenes and vignettes in photographs. Through a Designer's Eye presents Smyth's recent work ranging from a traditional Park Avenue apartment and an edgy Tribeca loft in Manhattan to waterfront houses in Florida, New England, and Long Island that demonstrate his skills in responding to context and eliciting preferences of clients to create a unique environment for each. Nowhere is this better seen than in his own house in Salisbury, Connecticut, an unexpected 1970s prefabricated deck house now elegantly appointed with an eclectic mix of furniture, objects, and works of art he and his partner have collected over many years. Smyth's engaging, first-person narrative references formative experiences with theater and photography and focuses on five elements of interior design - appreciating of artisanal and handcrafted elements, understanding of history and context, evaluating light and seasonal change, weaving furnishings and art into a coherent mise-en-scene, creating an inviting atmosphere - that contribute to successful spaces. Illustrating the text are lush photographs of completed rooms, interspersed with Smyth's own vignettes and details, which add a unique visual layer to the presentation.Trade Review“Matthew Smyth is an inspired designer whose vision brings imagination and practicality into balance.” - Gloria Vanderbilt "Matthew’s work is as varied as his clients’ tastes, but the one thing that remains consistent is his brilliance at delivering authentic beauty and true comfort no matter where his talent lands." - Wendy Goodman “...be transported into some beautiful homes and learn ideas for your own home or apartment.” - Anderson Cooper “[A] must-have for any private library.” - Elle Decor “. . . the one thing I’ve found is consistent in his work is the sense of comfort and ease that he integrates into everything he touches. In his new book . . . Smyth not only brings the reader into many of the homes he has decorated but also features his own photographs taken on trips all over the world (if he ever quits his day job, a career as a photographer lies in wait).” - The Cut “Through a Designer’s Eye has a first-person narrative engagingly written by Smyth, who uses the text to present his observations about the value of handcrafted artisanal objects as well as his love of history, drama and architecture. . . . The book’s greatest strengths, however, are how it helps us understand the way Smyth’s eye evolves as each interior comes together, and how it makes us see the connections between photography and design.” —1stdibs Introspective “[One of] the best new design books to buy this fall. . . . A book that takes readers from initial inspiration to design process to finished work, all - as the title suggests - through the discerning eye of a talented creative.” - House Beautiful “Features beloved design projects along with some of his favorite Instagram shots.” - Flower Magazine “In this new book, [Smyth’s] engaging, first-person narrative focuses on the five elements of interior design that contribute to successful spaces.” - Society Texas “Featuring tours of his projects, including his own country home, Smyth offers a fresh view on decorating in harmony.” - Atlanta Homes & Lifestyle “[One of] the IT books on interior design that deserve to be in your home. . . will help you think differently about design, and providing inspiration for your next design project.” - CovetED “It’s lovely.” —Portobello Design “A fresh perspective on the design monograph that’s part interior design career chronicle, featuring his sophisticated history-inflected rooms; part text book with informative design-directives; and part photographic essay featuring his spellbinding lens work. . . . Collectively, this book takes the reader on a thoroughly enjoyable tour of the sumptuous rooms of one of America’s foremost contemporary classicists.” - Interior Design Master Class “[A] must-have book.” - Paloma Contreras “[T]he perfect coffee table book, full of inspiration, to curl up with this fall. You won’t want to miss a single page.” - Kristy Woodson Harvey
£33.96
Monacelli Press Courtyard Homes
Book SynopsisA global tour of remarkable homes designed around nature-filled, light-filtering outdoor retreatsCourtyards are the heart of the home. Serving as centerpieces around which the rest of the living spaces flow, these private, tranquil spaces offer a connection to the sky and earth. This captivating global survey invites readers into 20 extraordinary contemporary courtyard residences, each uniquely designed to integrate the natural environment into everyday life.Richly illustrated with more than 150 color photographs, Courtyard Homes features a diverse range of homes designed by distinguished architects and designers from around the world, including Craig Steely Architecture, mwworks, Mary English and Xavier Vendrell Architects, Leckie Studio, Práctica Arquitectura, Shieh Arquitetos Associados, Fria Folket + Hanna Michelson, Matharoo Associates, Ted'A Arquitectes, Pham Huu Son Architects, Eliza Blair Architecture and Studio MKN, and Breakspear Architects. From a triangular courtyard in an off-grid home in Hawaii, to twin oculi punched into a concrete home in Mexico, to a plant-filled central courtyard in Australia, these awe-inspiring spaces reveal the creative ways that homeowners and designers have embraced innovative, nature-infused living.
£31.96
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Architecture Reference & Specification Book
Book SynopsisThe updated and revised edition of The Architecture Reference & Specification Bookcontains vital information that's essential to planning and executing architectural projects of all shapes and sizes, all in a format that is small enough to carry anywhere. Most architectural standards references contain thousands of pages of details, overwhelmingly more than architects need to know on any given day. In contrast, The Architecture Reference & Specification Book updated & revised distills the data provided in standard architectural volumes in an easy-to-use reference covering the most indispensable—and most requested—types of architectural information. The Reference & Specification Book series from Rockport Publishers offers students and practicing professionals in a range of creative industries must-have information in their area of specialty in an up-to-date, concise handbook.Trade Review“Precise, informative and is ideal for those with an engineering-based background. It is a must have while designing and planning.” * Architecture Lab *
£17.09
Birlinn General Lost Banff and Buchan
Book SynopsisIn this book Daniel MacCannell uncovers many aspects of lost Banff and Buchan. In addition to buildings, transport networks, industries, and ways of life which now no longer exist, from whaling to open-air market trading, he also considers other elements which have been forgotten over time.
£14.24
Birlinn Ltd Lost Badenoch and Strathspey
Book SynopsisBadenoch and Strathspey is a land of many contrasts, and in modern times a land of many uses. Not always has it been the playground of winter sports enthusiasts and a mecca for tourists - for centuries the mountains which protected the province of Moray to the north and the Highland glens to the west were an obstacle to travel and a haven for cattle thieves and reivers.In this fascinating book, illustrated with over 100 period photographs, Bruce B. Bishop explores the changing face of the area over millennia, from the Ice Age, Pictish and Celtic times through the coming of Christianity, the Jacobite rebellions, the more leisured Victorian age, and the twentieth century. Being a rural part of the country, Lost Badenoch and Strathspey covers not only lost buildings - churches, castles and other structures in the main settlements of Badenoch and Strathspey, Aberlour, Tomintoul, Grantown-on-Spey, Aviemore, Kingussie, Newtonmore and Dallwhinnie - but also lost ways of life and industry, from droving and fishing to milling, transportation.
£14.24
Blue Crow Media Nicholas Hawksmoor London Map
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£9.00
DOM Publishers Norway
£34.20
Zone Books Forensic Architecture: Violence at the Threshold
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£31.50
Princeton University Press Design with Climate
Book SynopsisArchitects today incorporate principles of sustainable design as a matter of necessity. But the challenge of unifying climate control and building functionality, of securing a managed environment within a natural setting--and combating the harsh forces of wind, water, and sun--presented a new set of obstacles to architects and engineers in the mid-Trade Review"Design with Climate has had an extremely important impact on the practice of sustainable design, and is perhaps even more relevant today than when it was when originally published in 1963. In many ways the book was ahead of its time."—Peter Anderson, author of Prefab Prototypes: Site-specific Design for Offsite Construction"Design with Climate is a seminal work of continued relevance, and is especially needed as architects relearn the basics of climatic design in order to right the causes and effects of global warming."—Bruce Haglund, University of IdahoTable of ContentsPART 1. CLIMATIC APPROACH I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1 The Earth and Life - Animal Life and Shelter - Human Life and Shelter - Adaptation of Shelter to Climate - Similarities Around the World - Community Layouts and Climate - Regional Character - Climate Balance - To Find a Method - Summary II. THE BIOCLIMATIC APPROACH 14 The Effects of Climate on Man - Shelter and Environment - The Comfort Zone - Relation of Climatic Elements to Comfort - The Bioclimatic Chart III. REGIONAL EVALUATION 24 Climatic Evaluation by Region - Bioclimatic Needs by Region IV. CLIMATIC ELEMENTS 32 Factors in Weather - Radiant Heat Transfer PART 2. INTERPRETATION IN ARCHITECTURAL PRINCIPLES V. SITE SELECTION 44 Microclimatic Effects - Effect of Topography - Natural and Built-Up Surroundings - Criteria for Site Selection VI. SOL-AIR ORIENTATION 53 Bound to the Sun - Recent Theories - Sol-Air Approach - Regional Adaptation - Regional Application VII. SOLAR CONTROL 63 The Structure - Transmission of Radiation and Heat - Economy of Shading Devices - Design of Shading Devices - Shading Effects of Trees and Vegetation - Obstruction of Surroundings - Summary of Method VII. ENVIRONMENT AND BUILDING FORMS 84 Morphology in Nature - Impact of External Forces on Buildings - Criterion of Optimum Shape - Conclusions for Basic Forms of Houses - Regional Effects on Large Building Shapes - Morphology of Town Structures IX. WIND EFFECTS AND AIR FLOW PATTERNS 94 Wind and Architecture - Wind Analysis - Local Factors in Wind Orientation - Windbreaks - Flow Patterns Inside Buildings - Summary of Procedures in Wind Control X. THERMAL EFFECTS OF MATERIALS 113 Opaque Materials and Indoor Temperature Balance - Heat Entry on the Surface - Moisture Effects - Deterioration of Materials - Heat Transmission of Materials - Resistance Insulation, or Heat Capacity Effects - Time Lag and Calculation Methods - Balanced Insulation - Summary PART 3. APPLICATION XI. HELIOTHERMIC PLANNING 126 Comfort Criteria - Calculating Thermal Behavior of Structures - Method of Approach for Heliothermic Planning - Thermal Behaviors - Heat Analysis of Structures in Temperate Zone, Cool Area, Hot-Arid Area, Hot-Humd Area - Summation of Regional Conclusions XII. EXAMPLES IN FOUR REGIONS 153 Architectural Application to Community Layouts APPENDIX A. Technical Notes 178 APPENDIX B. The Thermoheliodon 180 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES 186 INDEX 189
£25.20
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Skateboarding and the City
Book SynopsisSkateboarding is both a sport and a way of life. Creative, physical, graphic, urban and controversial, it is full of contradictions a billion-dollar global industry which still retains its vibrant, counter-cultural heart. Skateboarding and the City presents the only complete history of the sport, exploring the story of skate culture from the surf-beaches of 60s California to the latest developments in street-skating today. Written by a life-long skater who also happens to be an architectural historian, and packed through with full-colour images of skaters, boards, moves, graphics, and film-stills this passionate, readable and rigorously-researched book explores the history of skateboarding and reveals a vivid understanding of how skateboarders, through their actions, experience the city and its architecture in a unique way.Trade ReviewThe book is superbly researched, colorfully and beautifully illustrated, and thoroughly analyzes the topic. It has the physical appearance of an elegant coffee-table book combined with outstanding scholarship, effectively employing theory and empirical data, particularly the oral and written testimony of participants. * CHOICE *There's absolutely no way I can do the work justice here – the book is incredibly thought-provoking, especially from the perspective of actually being a skateboarder. I highly recommend it. * Sidewalk Magazine (praise for Skateboarding, Space and the City, 2001) *SA fine book that I recommend to any skateboarder who can read at a college level. * Big Brother Skateboarding Magazine (praise for Skateboarding, Space and the City) *This is an amazing book and a real surprise … A first. Pick it up and you’ll learn something interesting about the cities you skate in; you might even learn something about skating itself. * Slap Skateboard Magazine (praise for Skateboarding, Space and the City) *Skateboarders help us to think about buildings and their use. Borden argues that they draw our attention to the city as the site of perpetual change. * The Independent (praise for Skateboarding, Space and the City) *Borden owes as much to 30 years of personal passion and experience as he does to any architectural or social theory. * The Architect’s Journal (praise for Skateboarding, Space and the City) *Iain Borden’s contribution to the field must be considered a milestone ... Incorporat[ing] a great volume of visual and textual material [this is] an interesting account that will attract both passionate skateboarders and academics who seek to broaden their understanding and appreciation of this small but remarkably influential wooden board. * Brief Encounters *Table of ContentsIllustrations Acknowledgments 1. Introduction SECTION ONE Skateboard Scenes 2. Skateboards Scooters and Surfing Old School New School 3. Living by the Board Freaks and Geeks Everything in Between Home Turf and Foreign Lands Beer and Barneys Positive and Loving Middle Age Shred All Girl Skate Jam Polycultural Practices 4. Affiliate Worlds Being Professional Companies and Brands Organizations and Control Boom Boom HuckJam 5. Media Worlds Truth and Screw the Consequences Wide-Angled Viewing Skateboarding at the Movies Video Worlds Social Media SECTION TWO Skateboarding 6. Found Space Asphalt and Concrete Waves Forevers Into the Deep End Blue Tile Obsession 7. Skatopia Concrete Utopia Mutant Wood 8. Skatepark Renaissance A New Dawn Plazas and Paths Terrain Vague DIY Skatepark Worlds 9. Super-Architectural Space Body Space Ask the Coping Flow Projecting 10. Skate and Destroy The City is the Hardware Zero Degree Architecture Urban Rhythms Writing the City Decentred Objects Speaking the City 11. Movement Without Words Critical Citizens Beyond the Shiny Product Gifts of Freedom Ban This Skateboarding is Not a Crime SECTION THREE Skate and Create 12. Artistry Graphic Design Art Skateable Sculpture Creativity 13. Do It For Others Public Space Moving History Healthy Living Building Business Building Lives 14. Skateboarding – a Magnificent Life? References Bibliography Index
£29.69
Zupagrafika Brutalia: Build Your Own Brutalist Italy
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£24.64
Columbia Books on Architecture and the City Aeropolis – Queering Air in Toxicpolluted Worlds
Book SynopsisHow do we get to know air? Aeropolis: Queering Air in Toxicpolluted Worlds offers a speculative and interdisciplinary framework to reorient common understandings of air and air pollution as matter “out there.” Aeropolis contests regimes of managing air which ultimately operate toward upholding dominant modes of world-making that are dependent on forms of exclusion and inequity. Instead, Aeropolis proposes that air is thought of as a city, to center its social, cultural, political, ecological entanglements. Drawing upon feminist technoscience and queer ecological frameworks, Aeropolis moves away from solutions toward a methodology of “designing-thinking-making” that redirects and connects our understandings of air—as designers, as citizens—with ongoing struggles for just futures. Moving through a series of design interventions, histories of air, and theoretical coordinates, Aeropolis thinks with air across its many forms—through smog and dust, bodies and breath, pollen and weeds, and from urban design to geopolitics, polluted environments to open data, parks to aerial infrastructures. It insists that we acknowledge the diversity of air and its relation to humans, non-humans, and environments, both physically and affectively. That we become sensible to air by following its unruliness—by living, breathing, seeing, holding, touching, queering airs.With contributions from María Puig de la Bellacasa and Timothy K. Choy.Trade ReviewThe airs of Aeropolis are full of political agonism and liberatory potential, and this book serves as a guide to navigating the world of the potently-affective and semi-visible. -- Jaffer Kolb * BOMB Magazine *
£15.29
Dover Publications Inc. The Ten Books on Architecture
Book SynopsisThe oldest and most influential book ever written on architecture, this volume served as a guide to Bramante, Michelangelo, Palladio, Vignola, and countless others. It describes the classic principles of symmetry, harmony, and proportion as well as the ancients'' methods, materials, and aesthetics. Authoritative translation by a distinguished Harvard professor.
£15.19
Yale University Press A Concrete Alliance
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£47.50
Laurence King Publishing A New History of Modern Architecture
Book SynopsisCombining a fascinating, thought-provoking and – above all – readable text with over 800 photographs, plans, and sections, this exciting new reading of modern architecture is a must for students and architecture enthusiasts alike. Organized largely as a chronology, chapters necessarily overlap to allow for the discrete examination of key themes including typologies, movements, and biographical studies, as well as the impact of evolving technology and country-specific influences.
£28.00
Princeton University Press Landscape as Urbanism
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shortlisted for the 2017 Urban Design Book Award, Urban Design Group""Before our cities were grids of asphalt, brick, and steel, they were islands, wetlands, and deserts. For centuries, urbanism relied on the engineer to reconstruct the natural environment around the built environment. But in our era of populist environmentalism, urbanism looks more than ever to the landscape architect. This book reflects on the transformation in which the landscape architect, by adapting human infrastructure to nature, is really the ultimate urbanist." * Metropolis *"In Landscape as Urbanism, one of the field's pioneers presents a powerful case for rethinking the city through landscape. Generously illustrated, [the book] examines works from around the world by designers ranging from Ludwig Hilberseimer, Andrea Branzi, and Frank Lloyd Wright to James Corner, Adriaan Geuze, and Michael Van Valkenburgh." * ArcSpace *"Rich in bold ideas."---Jared Green, The Dirt"For decades, New Urbanism was the only acceptable form of urban planning in the United States. In the past 15 years, however, several challengers have appeared on the scene, none bolder than the landscape urbanism movement. Spearheaded by Charles Waldheim, who chaired the Department of Landscape Architecture at Harvard's Graduate School of Design (GSD) from 2009 to 2015, the movement and its protagonists argue that landscape, more than buildings, has fundamentally changed the way cities urbanize in the 21st century. Waldheim's new book, Landscape as Urbanism . . . reflects on the origins of landscape urbanism and theorizes about its continued cultural relevance."---Samuel Medina, Metropolis"Talking about landscape urbanism is more like telling a story than theorizing a practice, and Waldheim tells this story well, with an authority arising from his key role in developing landscape urbanism. . . . As a history teacher faced with endless questions from students who love the idea of it but can't really work out what it is, I am grateful to Waldheim for his new book: Now I can give some readings that have some clarity, accompanied by great writing."---Julian Raxworthy, Landscape Architecture Magazine"Charles Waldheim, Irving professor of landscape architecture, advances a theoretical underpinning for breaching the barriers that have separated urbanism and landscape; the aim is a more coherent view of what cities can be." * Harvard Magazine *"[A] thorough and highly researched book."---David Sisam, Canadian Architect"A timely and fascinating book."---National Urban Design Awards 2017"Suffice to say, as one of the leading voices and purveyors of landscape urbanism, there is no better guide to the subject than Charles Waldheim. As such, Landscape as Urbanism: A General Theory stands in a league of its own, not only as a summary of Waldheim's work on the subject to-date, but also as a convincing and powerful argument for the relevance of landscape as a lens through which the contemporary city must be engaged."---Erick Villagomez, Spacing
£25.20
Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd Cabins: Escape to Nature
Book SynopsisAlmost everyone has indulged in the irresistible notion of carving out a romantic rural refuge in a typically rustic setting, beside a beach or meadow, in the mountains, or other pristine environments. This book brings together the infinite number of possibilities of beautiful and creative cabin designs set in idyllic locations where access to nature is unimpeded. There's a growing trend for living in a small getaway, but that needn't mean living in cramped, unimaginative spaces. Cabins: Hidden Places, Stylish Spaces showcases the challenges of how small floor plans and compact interiors can be overcome with inventive modern design solutions and the innovative use of technology. Once-basic structures are now evolving into fancy dwellings that offer off-grid living with low impact on the environment, all the while cocooning the occupants in differing levels of comfort, from rustic formats with basic necessities, to some which offer facilities for luxury living. From artist studios to alpine shelters, beachside shacks to rural retreats, this book is an endless source of inspiration for armchair architects and those seeking to create a peaceful sanctuary that fuses distilled ingenuity with eco-friendly style.
£27.00
Reaktion Books Botanical Architecture
Book SynopsisA provocative and original take on the relationship between ecology and architecture.
£23.75
MIT Press Ltd Something Completely Different
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£30.60
Phaidon Press Ltd MidCentury Modern Architecture Travel Guide
Book SynopsisA curated list of more than 250 must-see destinations organized geographically from Maine to FloridaTrade Review"For daydreamers and explorers alike, Phaidon's new design-led travel guide to the USA's East Coast is the perfect companion... Road trips are as American as apple pie, diners and, it seems, émigré Mid-Century Modern architects... [A] beautifully curated guide... Provides an insight into the movement's iconic buildings as well as hidden gems along the way. Whether you decide to read it and daydream or book a trip and explore in person is up to you."—BrummellMagazine.co.uk"The great American road trip is a rite of passage glorified by numerous literary icons, filmmakers and photographers alike, but in Phaidon's new tome, Mid-Century Modern Architecture Travel Guide: East Coast USA, writer Sam Lubell and photographer Darren Bradley challenge the reader to uncover the east coast's rich architectural stories on a route less travelled."—AnOthermag.com"A field guide to modern architecture."—Albany Times-Union Tribune"Provides an introduction to the revelatory and inspiring charm of the East Coast's Mid-Century Modern masterpieces."—ArchDaily"Pure joy for architecture and design lovers... with enticing photographs illustrating an incredible adventure... This book is a feast to the eyes. The lovely images of the constructions put me right in the mood to think about a design-led trip. It has a lot of information from each building that makes you never stop turning the pages. Even after putting the book down, I found myself picking it up to check out more details about the places listed in this fantastic guide."—HotAndChilli.com"A compact book through which readers can explore the history behind each Modernist structure – and perhaps find a bit of inspiration to see the sights themselves."—Culture Trip"A great gift for any architect with wanderlust or a Mid-century fascination."—Metropolis Online"An indispensable companion for travels up or down I-95, and an ideal pendant to the authors' 2016 West Coast guide, this beautifully photographed book gets away from the usual subjects and introduces you to the modernism of New Hampshire, the commercial architecture of Harlem, and sublime beauties in Sarasota."—Curbed"These themed travel guides cater to travel and architecture lovers everywhere."—PeterGreenberg.com"The handsome design, new color photography, and informative text make it a pleasant journey."—Architectural Record Online
£21.21
Granta Books The Secret Lives Of Buildings: From The Parthenon
Book SynopsisThe plans are drawn up, a site is chosen, foundations are dug: a building comes into being with the expectation that it will stay put and stay for ever. But a building is a capricious thing: it is inhabited and changed, and its existence is a tale of constant and curious transformation. In this radical reimagining of architectural history, Edward Hollis tells the stories of thirteen buildings, beginning with the 'once upon a time' when they first appeared, through the years of appropriation, ruin and renovation, and ending with a temporary 'ever after'. In spell-binding prose, Hollis follows his buildings through time and space to reveal the hidden histories of the Parthenon and the Alhambra, Gloucester Cathedral and Haghia Sofia, Sans Souci and Notre Dame de Paris, Malatesta's Tempio and Loreto, and explores landmarks of our own time, from Hulme's legendary crescents to the Berlin Wall and the fibre-glass theme parks of Las Vegas.Trade ReviewHollis is magical on the layers of myth and history in the classical world - this is an engaging, erudite and readable book -- Edwin Heathcote * Financial Times *[A] tremendous book ... Hollis recounts the stories of 13 structures with passion and panache ... His book [is] a rare thing: non-fiction you can reread * Scotland on Sunday *Accessible and ambitious ... Hollis has the gift of making these buildings seem real and alive * The Times *Hollis brings together an iconoclastic attitude and a lively writing style to create a kind of counter-history of architecture, one that starts where the original designers left off and narrates the subsequent biography of the wonderful and chimeric monsters that buildings are -- Kirk Savage * Washington Post *Scintillating ... Every so often, works on the building art capture the public imagination. Now Tracy Kidder and Witold Rybczynski are joined by Edward Hollis, whose new book ... [is] worthy of wide consideration -- Martin Fuller * New York Review of Books *An accessible and ambitious exploration of the nature and meanings of architecture ... Hollis has the gift of making these buildings seem real and alive without recourse to illustrations, but his aim lies beyond the physical fabric, in the contested values that architecture can embody. Moral preoccupations are never far away -- Simon Bradley * Sunday Times *A fantasia from the real and the imagined... An unusual sort of speculative history, almost a work of experimental fiction. The buildings, which are its nominal subjects, are only MacGuffins on which Hollis hangs a series of short stories on the themes of love, loss, and time. -- Ian Volner * Time Out New York *What a happy tingle of discovery to come across a book that differs sharply from all the others in its field ... Hollis thinks with such originality and writes with such flair that he is a pleasure to read -- Stanley Abercrombie * The American Scholar *A beautifully wrought book: a kind of illuminated manuscript with words taking the place of pictures ... Here are wondrous stories writ in stone, and Edward Hollis has written about them very well indeed. * Guardian *A new and entertaining view of the context in which historic structures have existed ... Recommended to readers interested in architecture, the ideas of space and place, and intellectually stimulating historical tales -- Valerie Nye * Library Journal *Hollis moves gracefully through both buildings and historical periods with an impressive command of detail and a sensitivity to the people involved ... A strong, satisfying exploration of the history, beauty, and wonder of Western architecture * Kirbus Reviews *Not confined to world-famous monuments, Hollis's attractive approach attends to vernacular structures as well ... He writes history electrically, informatively, and entertainingly * Booklist *Any architecture or history buff would be pleased to find The Secret Lives of Buildings under the tree ... Through the eyes of first-time author Edward Hollis, an architect who specializes in restoring historic buildings, readers will discover that iconic structures like the Parthenon, the Berlin Wall, and even the Vegas Strip have led more storied lives than we realize. Hollis shares them with a fairy-tale charm ... We at BookPage enjoyed this book so much that it made it onto our list of 2009's Top 10 Non-fiction Books * BookPage *An intriguing collection of essays ... Hollis takes his material seriously, and his bibliography and footnotes reflect his thorough research. His informal tone makes his essays more approachable for the novice ... This volume is ideal for general readers ... Recommended -- Laurel Bliss * Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries *There is something Sebaldian about The Secret Lives of Buildings: a digressive pleasure in the sheer strangeness of architecture and the mortal intrigues by which it was wrought ... Hollis is particularly good on the history of architectural reconstruction -- Brian Dillon * Independent *An impressive debut ... Beautifully written and produced -- Alice Wyllie * Scotsman *Tremendous ... It's unusual for a nonfiction book to match a neat conceit with elegant execution, but Hollis has achieved it. The stories are actually stories, not mere scrolls of fact. It helps that he has a beautifully wry tone ... Hollis experiments with structure, chronology, leitmotifs, and repetitions, and makes his book a rare thing: nonfiction you can reread -- Stuart Kelly * Scotland on Sunday *A fascinating tale, a fairy-tale journey that shifts seamlessly between edification and revelation ... Quite unlike any other recent book on architecture, and a worthy nominee for the Guardian's First Book Award -- Mark Cousins * Building Design *Edward Hollis rewrites architectural history in this beautiful and unsettling study of how the masterpieces of Western architecture have changed over time. Temples become mosques; monuments become ruins; deserts become cities, and deserts again. After reading this book, no building will seem quite the same -- Christopher Woodward, author of IN RUINS: A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY, ART, AND LITERATURE
£11.69
Yale University Press The Architectural History of Venice
Book SynopsisThis book is the indispensable guide to the history of architecture in Venice, encompassing the city's fascinating variety of buildings from ancient times to the present day.Trade Review"When it comes to reading the excellent text and looking at the beautiful illustrations of The Architectural History of Venice .. . take your time. Make the pleasure last. Savor this new book. . . . Anyone can enjoy it whether as an armchair preparation for or a substitute for an actual visit or as a way to recall the pleasures of an actual visit."—Leonard R. N. Ashley, Bibliothèque d’Humanisme et Renaissance"The Architectural History of Venice has now emerged in a wholly updated form, replenished with excellent new colour illustrations. It is the ideal companion for anyone seeking to evade the day-trippers and embark, with the help of Howard’s knowledge and insights, on an exploration of the city’s buildings. This is a hugely rewarding and accessible book."—Modern Painters"Well documented and superbly illustrated. . . . This will surely remain the standard work on the subject, based on acquaintance with the architecture of western Asia as well as that of Venice about which she has written the best brief history."—Hugh Honour, New York Review of Books"First published in 1980, Howard’s Architectural History of Venice hasbecome an indispensable guide to the architectural treasures of Venice. This new, revised and enlarged version further improves on the first edition: new chapters have been added to explore the most recent architectural developments in Venice. . . . This beautifully illustrated, handy, one-volume discussion of the architectural history of Venice will appeal as much to an audience already familiar with the classic first edition as to a new generation of readers."—Gabriele Neher, The Art Book
£26.12
Thames & Hudson Ltd Brick
Book SynopsisA architecture book that follows the story of brick from 5,000 bc to its use in building today, via the vast baths and basilicas of ancient Rome, through the wonders of Gothic brick in Germany, the majestic temples of Pagan and Mughal mosques in Iran, to its modern revival.Trade Review'Wonderful … highly seductive for any architect, with page after page of beautiful large photographs of every conceivable way of using brick … the pictures, juxtapositions and themes are compelling' - RIBA Journal'As a visually seductive and accessible account of its subject, this book is unlikely to be bettered for many a year' - The Architects’ JournalTable of Contents1. The first brick buildings in Egypt and Mesopotamia • 2. Rome and early Islam • 3. Medieval Europe and later Islam • 4. The Renaissance: Europe and the world • 5. The Eighteenth Century • 6. Industry and romanticism in the 19th century • 7. Tradition, innovation and renewal – the 20th century • 8. Conclusion – ideas for the future
£22.46
Princeton University Press The Architecture of Urbanity
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£27.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc Architecture For Dummies
Book SynopsisExplains the essentials of architecture. This book covers highlights of architectural history, from Great Pyramids to Frank Gehry's Guggenheim museum in Bilbao.Table of ContentsForeword. Introduction. Part I: Knowing and Appreciating Architecture. Chapter 1: Knowing When a Building Is Just a Building and When It's Architecture. Chapter 2: How to Look at a Building. Chapter 3: Building Your Architectural Vocabulary. Part II: Nuts and Bolts: Looking at How Architecture Is Designed and Built. Chapter 4: How Buildings Are Born. Chapter 5: Just What Do Architects Do, Anyway? Chapter 6: A Simple Structure: How Buildings Stand Up. Part III: Western Architecture: A Survey of the Most Important Structures. Chapter 7: Gimme Shelter: Prehistoric Structures and the Ancient World. Chapter 8: Acropolis Now: Classical Greece and Rome. Chapter 9: Domes, Arches, and Vaults, Oh My: Byzantine and Medieval Architecture. Chapter 10: Beauty Meets Mathematics and Drama: From Renaissance to Rococo. Chapter 11: Revivals Everywhere: The Classical and Gothic Are New Again. Chapter 12: Here Comes the Industrial Age: Prefab Is Here to Stay. Chapter 13; Flying High and Close to the Sun: Skyscrapers! Chapter 14: Mother Nature versus the Machines: Modern Styles. Chapter 15: The Only Constant Is Change: From Modern Purism to Postmodern Pluralism. Part IV: Eastern Architecture: A Survey of the Most Important Structures. Chapter 16: China and Japan: Traditions in Wood. Chapter 17: More Than the Taj Mahal: Architecture in India. Chapter 18: The Islamic World. Part V: Arranging the Present and Saving the Past. Chapter 19: Understanding Urban Design. Chapter 20: Historic Preservation: Saving the Past for the Future. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 21: The Ten Most Fascinating Architects Working Today. Chapter 22: Ten Architectural Masterpieces. Chapter 23: Ten Amazing Items of Trivia That'll Impress All Your Friends! Chapter 24: The Top Ten Skyscrapers. Index.
£17.09
Amber Books Ltd Haunted Places
Book SynopsisThe strange cries heard at night in a dilapidated penitentiary, the glimpse of a ‘White Lady’ floating through a graveyard, the face at the window in a room that has been locked for decades – stories of hauntings never cease to intrigue us. From palaces to prisons, from an 11th century chateau in France to 'The Island of the Dolls' in Mexico City, Haunted Places features the world’s most fascinating spooky locations. Some hauntings are recent, others are ancient, but all the stories are striking: from the deceased monks who pace the boundaries of a ruined former priory, to the lift operator in a Canadian hotel still working his shift decades after he died, to the infamous Vlad the Impaler, who haunts a Romanian castle where he was imprisoned for seven years. With tales of the ‘Mad Old Woman’ who searches Highgate cemetery in London for the children she supposedly murdered to strange laughter heard at night, from apparitions to floating orbs to radios suddenly changing station, Haunted Places features 150 outstanding photographs of haunted sites. Each eerie photograph is accompanied by a caption explaining the story of the haunting, from tragic accidents to brutal murders, from executions to disease and other sorrowful endings.Table of ContentsIntroduction Castles & Forts Bhangarh Fort, Rajasthan, India Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire, UK Château de Brissac, Angers, France Bran Castle, Brasov, Romania Château de Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, UK Corvin Castle, Hunedoara, Romania Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Hammond Castle, Massachusetts, USA Old Fort Niagara, New York, USA Château de Fougeret, Queaux, France Norwich Castle, Norwich, UK Framlingham Castle, Suffolk, UK Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, UK Bodiam Castle, East Sussex, UK Landguard Fort, Felixstowe, UK Predjama Castle, Slovenia Château de Randan, Auvergne, France Balintore Castle, Perthshire, UK Cemeteries Greyfriars Burial Ground, Perth, UK Highgate Cemetery, London, UK Precious Blood Cemetery, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, UK Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France Easton Baptist Church, Connecticut, USA Union Cemetery, Easton, Connecticut, USA Brightling Churchyard, East Sussex, UK Hotels & Public Places Blair Street Vaults, Edinburgh, UK Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Canada Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado, USA Mary King’s Close, Edinburgh, UK Cassadaga Hotel, Cassadaga, Florida, USA Edificio Praça da Bandeira, São Paulo, Brazil Lawang Sewu, Semarang, Indonesia Old Diplomat Hotel, Baguio City, Philippines Sterling Opera House, Derby, Connecticut, USA Bird Cage Theatre, Tombstone, Arizona, USA Monte Vista Hotel, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA Penny Lane, Liverpool, UK Cromer Pier, Cromer, Norfolk, UK Casino Degli Spiriti, Cannaregio, Venice, Italy Houses, Mansions & Palaces Norton Conyers, Yorkshire, UK Gaineswood, Demopolis, Alabama, USA Houghton Mansion, Massachusetts, USA Vaile Mansion, Independence, Missouri, USA Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, California, USA Dakota Building, New York, USA Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA LaLaurie House, New Orleans, USA Reichstag, Berlin, Germany Palace of Versailles, France Ecclesgrieg House, St Cyrus, UK Mohatta Palace, Karachi, Pakistan Baron Empain Palace, Cairo, Egypt Plas Teg, Flintshire, UK Speke Hall, Liverpool, UK Coolbawn House, County Wexford, Ireland Sturdivant Hall, Selma, Alabama, USA Industry Boston Light, Little Brewster Island, Boston, USA Slater Mill, Rhode Island, USA Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, Alabama, USA Little Brewster Island, Boston, USA St Augustine Lighthouse, Florida, USA Institutions Former HM Prison Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California, USA Former Atlanta Prison Farm, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Burlington County Prison, Mount Holly, New Jersey, USA Buffalo State Asylum, New York, USA Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, USA Rutland Prison Camp, Massachusetts, USA Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, Ireland Ohio State Reformatory, Mansfield, Ohio, USA Pennhurst State School, Spring City, Pennsylvania, USA Renwick Smallpox Hospital, Roosevelt Island, New York, USA Trans-Allegheny Asylum, West Virginia, USA West Virginia State Penitentiary, USA RAF West Raynham, Norfolk, UK Religious Places Catacombs, Paris, France Greyfriars Priory, Dunwich, UK Mont St Michel, Normandy, France Sedlec, Czech Republic Thetford Priory, UK Parish Church and Ruins, Binham Priory, UK St Andrew’s Church, Walberswick, UK Towns, Cities & Islands Ellis Island, New York, USA Island of the Dolls, Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico Salem, Massachusetts, USA Poveglia, Venice, Italy
£16.99
Quercus Publishing Architecture In Minutes
Book SynopsisIn this hyper-compact, fully illustrated guide to architecture, Susie Hodge outlines the history and theory of architecture from the earliest structures to the cutting-edge concepts of the present day. Along the way she profiles 200 key buildings, historic styles, architectural movements and celebrated architects from all around the world. Contents include the Greek orders, Roman engineering, Gothic architecture, the Renaissance, the Baroque, Revivalism, Art Nouveau, Modernism and Postmodernism, Futurism and Dynamic architecture along with architects like Inigo Jones, Christopher Wren, Gaudi, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier and Frank Gehry.
£9.99
