Live Greener by CAYETANO CARDELUS VIDAL
$59.99 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism
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
Tao of Architecture by Amos lh Tiao Chang
$22.99 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism | Series: Princeton Classics
Frank Lloyd Wright first noted the affinity between modern Western architecture and the philosophy of the ancient Chinese writer Laotzu. In this classic work, Amos Ih Tiao Chang expands on that idea, developing the parallel with the aid of architectural drawings and Chinese paintings. Now with a new for ...Show more
Julius Shulman. Modernism Rediscovered by Pierluigi Serraino; Julius Shulman (Photographer)
$75.00 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism
The buildings burned in our memories, which to us represent the spirit of '50s and '60s architectural design, were those whose pictures were widely published in magazines and books; but what about those that got lost in the process, hardly or never appearing in publication? The exchange of visual info ...Show more
The Classical Language of Architecture by John Summerson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism | Series: World of Art Ser.
A revised and updated edition of Sir John Summerson's classic book.Derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture in antiquity, the classical style has long dominated the history of western architecture from the Renaissance to the present. Sir John Summerson's timeless text, as relevant tod ...Show more
Windows in Architecture by CHRISTOPHER MASTERS
$90.00 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism
This new study explores the development of the window, showing how it both transformed human experience by increasing access to light and air and changed our perception of architectural space Christopher Masters celebrates the multiple roles of the window in architecture by providing engaging commentari ...Show more
Painter le Corbusier - Eileen Gray's Villa e 1027 and le Cabanon by Tim Benton
$99.50 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism
In 1929, Eileen Graydesigned Villa E 1027 for herselfand her youthful partner Jean Badovici, but only lived therefor three years. Today, the elegant house in Roquebrune-Cap-Mar- tin insouthern France is an icon of modernism. In 1937, Le Corbusier discovered theplace and the "Maison en Bord de Mer". Insp ...Show more
Paris Metro Architecture and Design Map - Bilingual Guide Map to the Architecture, Art and Design of the Paris Metro by Mark Ovenden (Editor); Nigel Green (Photographer)
$19.95 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism
Curated by transport design historian and broadcaster Mark Ovenden, with original photography by Nigel Green, this two-sided cartographic guide is an original and fascinating insight into architecture and graphic design for transport lovers, students of design and anyone interested in the history of Par ...Show more
Growing Up Modern: Canberra's Round House and Alex Jelinek by Roger Benjamin
$49.95 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism
Named "a genius if there ever was one", Czech refugee Alex Jelinek created Australia's 1957 House of the Year in the uniquely modern city of Canberra. This is the story of how Canberra’s ‘Round House’ came to be designed, built, and lived in – alongside the stories of the people who turned it into the h ...Show more
Habitat: Vernacular Architecture for a Changing Climate
$80.00 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism
A compact edition of this landmark publication, which celebrates humanity's ability to create buildings that for millennia have responded ingeniously to cultural and environmental conditions. There has never been a more important time to understand how to make the best use of local natural resources and ...Show more
Concrete Tokyo Map by []
$19.95 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism
Featuring Tokyo’s most remarkable examples of concrete architecture, this two-sided, bilingual (Japanese and English) guide includes a map of the city, an introduction by Naomi Pollock, photographs and details of fifty selected buildings. Concrete construction is the signature of many Japanese architect ...Show more
The Brutalists: Brutalism's Best Architects by Owen Hopkins
$100.00 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism
An unprecedented survey of more than 250 architects who continue to define one of the most polarizing yet celebrated of stylesBrutalist architecture inspires a passionate response, be it adulation or contempt. There is no disputing, however, that the style produces some of the world's most breathtaking ...Show more
Beaumaris Modern 2 by Fiona Austin
$65.00 AUD
Category: Architecture and Urbanism
In reality, the first Beaumaris Modern book, featuring Mid Century Modern houses of Beaumaris just scraped the surface of what was out there. And, fortunately, in the past few years many more of these unique architect-designed houses have been discovered-- thankfully surviving the developer's wrecking b ...Show more