Architecture and Design

ISBN: 9781780671635
Title: ARCHITECTURAL STYLES : A Visual Guide
Author: HOPKINS OWEN
Format: PAPER COVER
Publishing status: ACTIVE TITLE

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical? This guide makes extensive use of photographs to identify and explain the characteristic features of nearly 300 buildings. The result is a clear and easy-to-navigate guide to identifying the key styles of western architecture from the classical age to the present day.

Imprint: LAURENCE KING
RRP: $29.99

ISBN: 9780500343371
Title: ARCHITECTURE INSIDE + OUT : 50 Iconic Buildings in Detail
Author: ZUKOWSKY JOHN
Format: HARD COVER
Publishing status: MARCH 2018 NEW RELEASE

Imprint: THAMES & HUDSON
RRP: $49.99

ISBN: 9788499369716
Title: ARCHITECTURE TODAY : HOUSES
Author: GUTIERREZ MANEL
Format: HARD COVER
Publishing status: TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK

An illustrated celebration of the work of forty contemporary architecture studios from around the world which specialise in house designs guided by different factors, with commentaries by the architects themselves. The result is a rich variety of architectural ideas and design solutions. Some celebrated influential architects are featured, alongside emerging talents. They have offices spread out across the world, promoting their ideals and visions, and creating works that have the power of suggestion and that inspire emotion. The participating architects - through some of their most notable works - offer their own theories, technical innovations and design contributions to the built environment. Each architect, in his or her particular way, thrives to offer design solutions that lead to society's progress and well-being. Architecture Today: Houses is a compilation of a rich variety of house designs influenced by different factors. For a truly faithful presentation of the projects, the architects themselves explain their work in their own words.

Imprint: LOFT PUBLICATIONS
RRP: $59.99

ISBN: 9780711238411
Title: ART OF THE AIRPORT : The World's Most Beautiful Terminals
Author: GUTZMER ALEXANDER
Format: HARD COVER
Publishing status: TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK

For most of us, the experience of being in an airport is to be endured rather than appreciated, with little thought for the quality of the architecture. No matter how hard even the world's best architects have tried, it is difficult to make a beautiful airport...And yet such places do exist. Cathedrals of the jet age that offer something of the transcendence of flight even in an era of mass travel and budget fares. Here are twenty-one of the most beautiful airports in the world.

Imprint: FRANCES LINCOLN
RRP: $49.99

ISBN: 9780714875668
Title: ATLAS OF BRUTALIST ARCHITECTRUE
Format: HARD COVER
Publishing status: ACTIVE TITLE

The Brutalist aesthetic is enjoying a renaissance - and this book documents Brutalism as never before. In the most wide-ranging investigation ever undertaken into one of architecture's most powerful movements, more than 850 Brutalist buildings - existing and demolished, classic and contemporary - are organised geographically into nine continental regions. Much-loved masterpieces in the UK and USA sit alongside lesser-known examples in Europe, Asia, Australia and beyond - 104 countries in all, proving that Brutalism was, and continues to be, a truly international architectural phenomenon.

Imprint: PHAIDON
RRP: $175.00

ISBN: 9781760760090
Title: BOHEMIAN LIVING : Creative Homes Around the World
Author: ROBYN LEA
Format: HARD COVER
Publishing status: ACTIVE TITLE

This is a visually stunning book featuring twenty homes in Australia, Europe and the USA. Bohemian Living is an exhilarating visual deconstruction of what it means to live a truly authentic creative life. Robyn Lea is an incredible storyteller. In every profile she traces the journey from unusual childhoods to artistic, often unorthodox, adult worlds. Each profile is accompanied by pages of stunning photographs

Imprint: THAMES & HUDSON
RRP: $65.00

ISBN: 9780141022116
Title: BUILDING AND DWELLING : Ethics for the City
Author: SENNETT RICHARD
Format: PAPER COVER
Publishing status: March 2019 New Release

The third in a series of three books about the ways in which we can reform society by reconnecting with different forms of self-expression.

Imprint: PENGUIN BOOKS
RRP: $22.99

ISBN: 9780500343302
Title: BUILDING COMMUNITY : New Apartment Architecture
Author: WEBB MICHAEL
Format: HARD COVER
Publishing status: ACTIVE TITLE

A survey that explores contemporary apartments not as raw canvases for interior decoration but as a building type of growing significance. It features 38 recent and ongoing projects, designed by leading international studios and rising talents. Each project is considered for the way in which it enriches the lives of residents and the city.

Imprint: THAMES & HUDSON
RRP: $80.00

ISBN: 9781408870358
Title: BUILT : The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures
Author: AGRAWAL ROMA
Format: TRADE PAPER COVER
Publishing status: ACTIVE TITLE

The wonders of engineering revealed--by the inspirational female engineer behind The Shard, Western Europe's tallest building.

While our cities are full of incredible engineering feats, most of us live with little idea of what goes into creating the built environment, let alone how a new building goes up, what it is constructed upon, or how it remains standing.

In Built, star structural engineer Roma Agrawal explains how construction has evolved from the mud huts of our ancestors to skyscrapers of steel that reach into the sky. She unearths how humans have tunneled through solid mountains; how we've walked across the widest of rivers, and tamed nature's precious water resources. She tells vivid tales of the visionaries who created the groundbreaking materials used to build the Pantheon and the Eiffel Tower; and explains how careful engineering can minimize tragedies like the collapse of the Quebec Bridge. Interweaving science, history, illustrations, and personal stories, Built offers a fascinating window into a subject that makes up the foundation of our everyday lives.

Imprint: BLOOMSBURY
RRP: $27.99

ISBN: 9780500343357
Title: COMPLETE ZAHA HADID : Expanded and Updated
Author: BETSKY AARON
Format: HARD COVER
Publishing status: TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK

Imprint: THAMES & HUDSON
RRP: $50.00

ISBN: 9780714875156
Title: CONCRETE
Author: HALL WILLIAM
Format: HARD COVER
Publishing status: TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK

A visual exploration of the world's most extraordinary and inspiring concrete architecture - now in a cool, compact format.

In this new, reimagined, and easy-to-use stylish size, Concrete takes a fresh look at the world's most versatile and abundant building material. Collating fascinating and beautiful concrete buildings by some of the most celebrated architects of the last century, it features familiar projects from Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright alongside work from some of the leading lights of contemporary architecture including Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, and many lesser-known newcomers.

Imprint: PHAIDON
RRP: $29.95

ISBN: 9780711237643
Title: CONCRETE CONCEPT
Author: BEANLAND CHRISTOPHER
Format: HARD COVER
Publishing status: TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK

Featuring 50 existing international examples (built between the 1950s to 1970s), it skips from one country to the next to illustrate why concrete buildings grew to become both the most hotly contested and fashionable architectural style in history. Building descriptions cover key details about the building as well as a context for its original use, public reception and current status.

Imprint: FRANCES LINCOLN
RRP: $45.00