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Ocean View: The Perfect Holiday Homes
The most beautifully-designed holiday homes - wth a view of the waves. From the range of architectural gems, for rent near the ocean, find some peace and quiet and let...
Highly Desirable: Tales of London's super-prime property from the
'A hugely fun tale of how the super-rich buy their super-prime lairs - I was absolutely boggled throughout. Toto, I have a feeling we're not on Rightmove anymore . ....
Contemporary Living Handbook: 2010-2011
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Alan Partridge: Big Beacon: The hilarious new memoir from the nation's
'There are prizes, normally named after PG Wodehouse, given to literary comic novels and non-fiction, and these books will have blurbs saying "hilarious" on them. This is infinitely funnier than...
Monumental Matters: The Power, Subjectivity, and Space of India's
Built in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, India's Mughal monuments-including majestic forts, mosques, palaces, and tombs, such as the Taj Mahal-are world renowned for their grandeur and association with the...
My House, My Paradise
$40.00 AUD
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Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring
A stunning life of the iconic American artist, Keith Haring, by the acclaimed biographer Brad Gooch. In the 1980s, the subways of New York City were covered with art. In...
Little Book of Versace: The Story of the Iconic Fashion House
'Don't be into trends. Don't make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress...' - Gianni VersaceFrom Elizabeth Hurley's...
Adjaye: Works 2007-2015: Houses, Pavilions, Installations, Buildings
The second volume in Thames & Hudson's monographic series on global architect Sir David Adjaye, winner of the 2021 RIBA royal gold medal. Following on from Adjaye - Works: Houses,...
One Kensington: Tales from the Frontline of the Most Unequal Borough
Kensington and Chelsea - one of the wealthiest spots on planet Earth - is also one of the most unequal. A short walk from Harrods, families cannot buy enough food...
The Conservatory: A Celebration of Architecture, Nature, and Light
2021 GardenComm Media Awards Gold Medal Winner, Publishing categoryElegant and magnificent, conservatories reveal fascinating social, cultural, botanical, and engineering advances as they have evolved across history. First appearing in the...
Interwar: British Architecture 1919-39
British architecture between the wars is most famous for the rise of modernism - the flat roofs, clean lines and concrete of the Isokon flats in Hampstead and the Penguin...
Chanel in 55 Objects: The Iconic Designer Through Her Finest Creations
The elegance of the Little Black Dress. The simplicity of the Breton shirt. The luxury of the fragrance. These signatures exemplify the image of Chanel. Bringing to life the story...
Little Book of Givenchy: The story of the iconic fashion house
'It's a fabulous thing to give life to fabric, to make something move well, the harmony of colour.' - Hubert de GivenchyEver since Audrey Hepburn stood outside Tiffany's, croissant in...
Horace Jones: Architect of Tower Bridge
Sir Horace Jones (1819-1887) was the architect of Tower Bridge, designed in collaboration with John Wolfe Barry. But while some of his surviving buildings are world famous, Jones himself is...
Horace Jones: Architect of Tower Bridge
Sir Horace Jones (1819-1887) was the architect of Tower Bridge, designed in collaboration with John Wolfe Barry. But while some of his surviving buildings are world famous, Jones himself is...
Fanny Kemble: A Performed Life
A ForeWord magazine Book of the Year for 2007 Charismatic, highly intelligent, and splendidly talented, Fanny Kemble (1809-93) was a Victorian celebrity, known on both sides of the Atlantic as...
Twentieth-Century Man: The Wild Life of Peter Beard
An exuberant biography of the life of the iconic photographer and naturalist Peter Beard, whose life and work captured the cultural imagination Peter Beard lived an astonishing life. The artist,...
Pure Plastic: New Materials for Today's Architecture
Author: Chris van UffelenFormat: Hardback, 235mm x 235mm, 1390g, 256 pagesPublished: BRAUN, Germany, 2008Plastic has moved from a supporting role to being a new star among construction materials. Of the...
The New York Subway Map Debate: At Cooper Union April 20, 7:30 pm
Author: Gary HustwitFormat: Paperback, 127mm x 229mm, 300g, 140 pagesPublished: Plexi Productions, United States, 2022The New York Subway Map Debate documents a pivotal event in design history: the 1978 debate...
Material Matters 03: Stone: Creative interpretations of common materials
Format: Paperback, 160mm x 220mm, 400g, 160 pagesPublished: Victionary, Hong Kong, 2019 Materials have the power to affect human experiences and emotions by helping us build intimate connections with...
Architecture of the Glyptotek
Author: Jannie Rosenberg BendsenFormat: Hardback, 245mm x 320mm, 1660g, 432 pagesPublished: Strandberg Publishing, Denmark, 2023The New Carlsberg Glyptotek was established by brewer Carl Jacobsen in 1897, as a venue where...
QSL? (Do You Confirm Receipt of My Transmission?): A Visual Language of Two-way Radio Communication
Author: Marc DaCostaFormat: Hardback, 203mm x 279mm, 1540g, 276 pagesPublished: Standards Manual, United States, 2022Communications between amateur radio (AKA ham radio) operators and citizen band stations have been crowding the...
Steve Leung: Designing Asia and Beyond
Author: Christina KoFormat: Hardback, 260mm x 300mm, 2280g, 304 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2023Chronicling forty years of luxury architecture and design by Steve Leung, founder of one...
Modern Architecture and the Lifeworld: Essays in Honor of Kenneth Frampton
Author: Karla Cavarra BrittonFormat: Hardback, 170mm x 240mm, 1160g, 352 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2020The evolution of modern architecture has been inextricably entangled in issues of politics,...
Architecture for Health
Author: Christine Nickl-WellerFormat: Hardback, 1110g, 176 pagesPublished: Braun Publishing AG, Switzerland, 2021Hospital architecture reflects society in a state of flux. How do we care for our patients? What working environments...
Gonzalez Haase AAS: 2021-1999 484-001
Author: Judith HaaseFormat: Hardback, 230mm x 300mm, 1220g, 288 pagesPublished: Hatje Cantz, Germany, 2022Bringing together 21 years and 475 projects in one book is a mammoth task. Especially when it...
G: Forever Green
Author: Carlos MotaFormat: Hardback, 254mm x 330mm, 2660g, 320 pagesPublished: Vendome Press, United States, 2022Green is like water; it is everywhere, and we can't live without it. Green is the...
World War I in Post-Cards
$25.00 AUD
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Surrounded by Wood: Contemporary Living Styles
Author: Agata ToromanoffFormat: Hardback, 240mm x 280mm, 1300g, 256 pagesPublished: Braun Publishing AG, Switzerland, 2021Wood has undergone quite an image change - as future and trend researcher Matthias Horx puts...
Byoung Cho: My Life as An Architect in Seoul
The second book in the 'My Life as an Architect' series, looking at the Seoul buildings that have shaped the practice and outlook of the celebrated Korean architect Byoung Cho....
Designing Peace: Building a Better Future Now
Author: Cynthia E. SmithFormat: Paperback, 220mm x 300mm, 1100g, 240 pagesPublished: Cooper-Hewitt Museum, United Kingdom, 2022Designing Peace asks, how might we collectively put our creative forces together to envision a...
Arts Of China: Buddhist Cave Temples, New Researches
$45.00 AUD
Author: Terukazu Akiyama; Saburo Matsubara; translated by Alexander C. Soperbinding: HardbackPublished: Kondansha International Ltd, 1972Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the Buddhist cave...
Lost Buildings: Demolished, Destroyed, Imagined, Reborn
$50.00 AUD
Author: Jonathan Glanceybinding: HardbackPublished: Goodman, 2015Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book explores the fascinating history of buildings that have been demolished, destroyed, or...
Terence: The Man Who Invented Design
Author: Roger Mavity Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'Bayley, the author of books on style, design and taste, tells the Habitat story with his customary polycultural panache . ....
Highly Desirable: Tales of London's super-prime property from the Secret Agent
Author: Anonymous Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 'A hugely fun tale of how the super-rich buy their super-prime lairs - I was absolutely boggled throughout. Toto, I have a...
Life Hacks for Dads: Handy Hints to Make Life Easier
Author: Dan Marshall Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 Have you ever wanted to know: how to drill a hole in the wall without creating mountains of dust? the best...
Alan Partridge: Big Beacon: The hilarious new memoir from the nation's favourite broadcaster
Author: Alan Partridge Format: CD-Audio Number of Pages: 0 In Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the odds. TWICE. Using an innovative 'dual narrative'...
Albertus: The Biography of a Typeface (The ABC of Fonts)
Author: Simon Garfield Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 One of the most beautiful handcrafted typefaces in the world, Albertus is also one of the most enduring. The face of...
A Logo for London
Author: David LawrenceFormat: Paperback, 226mm x 255mm, 1054g, 176 pagesPublished: Laurence King Publishing, United Kingdom, 2013The London Transport bar and circle - also known as the bulls-eye or roundel -...
Alan Partridge: Big Beacon: The hilarious new memoir from the nation's favourite broadcaster
Author: Alan Partridge Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'There are prizes, normally named after PG Wodehouse, given to literary comic novels and non-fiction, and these books will have blurbs...
Now is Better
Author: Stefan Sagmeister Format: Other book format Number of Pages: 264 Stefan Sagmeister's newest project encourages long-term thinking and reminds us that many things in the world are improving. Initially...
Introduction to Architectural Technology Third Edition
Author: Pete Silver Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Understanding the relationship between design and technology is critical to the understanding of architecture. This book clearly explains the core aspects...
The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court
Author: Gareth Russell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 'If a house could gossip, this is the book that Hampton Court would whisper. An enjoyable and readable stroll through 500...
Morris Lapidus: Architect of the American Dream
$110.00 AUD
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Shinto: The Kami Spirit World of Japan
Author: Sokyo OnoFormat: Paperback, 130mm x 203mm, 144 pagesPublished: Tuttle Publishing, United States, 2024Japanese Shinto is the simple belief that the divine dwells in all things around us!Shinto: The Japanese...
Lives of Houses
Author: Kate Kennedy Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 A group of notable writers - including UK poet laureate Simon Armitage, Julian Barnes, Margaret MacMillan, and Jenny Uglow - celebrate...
McAlpine: Romantic Modernism
Author: Bobby Mcalpine Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A celebration of the recent work of McALPINE, the award-winning architectural and interior design firm, with a collection of residences embracing...