Architecture

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French Art Deco

Jared Goss

Art & design styles: Art Deco; Architecture

Hardback

Draws on the Metropolitan Museum of Arts significant French Art Deco holdings to present more than one hundred masterpieces... [more]

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The French Way with Design: Moving Forward While Looking Back

Betty Lou Phillips

Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Professional interior design

Hardback

A new look is emerging in France's apartments as well as its imposing chateaux and country manors. Along with signature pieces... [more]

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The Vatican Heresy: Bernini and the Building of the Hermetic Temple of the...

Robert Bauval, Chiara Hohenzollern

Religious buildings; Magic, alchemy & hermetic thought

Paperback

Reveals how the largest Sun Temple in the world, built according to Hermetic principles, is located at one of Christianity's... [more]

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Hare + Klein: Texture Colour Comfort

David Clark, Meryl Hare

Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Professional interior design

Hardback

Featuring alluring photography, sketches, mood boards and fabric samples, Hare + Klein offers a glimpse into the design process... [more]

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Castles & Great Houses of the Middle Ages

Charles Phillips

Palaces, chateaux, country houses; Castles & fortifications; History of architecture; History

Paperback

Britain's magnificent architectural history and heritage explored in an expert visual guide to over 90 of Britain's great... [more]

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AVJennings: Home Builders to the Nation

Art & Architecture; Architecture

Hardback

Leading the way in housing design and marketing, and setting the pattern of Australian detached housing, AVJennings built... [more]

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Utzon And The Sydney Opera House: Penguin Special

Daryl Dellora

Individual architects & architectural firms; Concert halls, arenas, stadia; History

Paperback

Jorn Utzon designed the Sydney Opera House so that every element would be in harmony. But its construction, while it began... [more]

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Measuring Urban Design: Metrics for Livable Places

Reid Ewing

Architecture; City & town planning - architectural aspects; Urban & municipal planning

Paperback

Addresses broad perceptions of street environments. This title provides operational definitions and measurement protocols... [more]

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Guide To The Architecture Of London

Edward Jones, Christopher Woodward

Architecture; History of architecture

Paperback

London has an unrivalled richness of architecture, from its squares and houses to its palaces and churches. This is the only... [more]

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Draw Me a House: Architectural Ideas, Inspiration and Colouring In

Thibaud Herem

Architecture; Architectural structure & design

Paperback

A playbook for budding architects and those interested in the built environment. It invites people of all ages to colour in,... [more]

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Venice

Giandomenico Romanelli

Architectural structure & design; Travel & holiday

Hardback

Explains Venetian art, in architecture, sculpture, and painting, from the thirteenth through the eighteenth centuries. This... [more]

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The Australian Ugliness

Robin Boyd

Art & Architecture; Architectural structure & design

Paperback

There can be few other nations which are less certain than Australia as to what they are and where they are. Brilliant, witty,... [more]

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The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture

Phaidon Editors

Architecture

Paperback

Condensed travel version features over 1,000 buildings and 50 new projects. [more]

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Exploring Britain's Churches and Chapels: Inspirational Journeys of Discovery...

AA Publishing

Religious buildings; Religion & beliefs; Travel & holiday guides

Hardback

This practical and inspirational guide has been produced in association with the National Churches Trust, to help you discover... [more]

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Art Deco Postcards

Patricia Bayer

Art & design styles: Art Deco; Architecture

Hardback

Art Deco was one of the most captivating and popular artistic movements of the 20th century. This title brings an original... [more]

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Axel Vervoordt: Wabi Inspirations

Axel Vervoordt, Tatsuro Miki

Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Houses, apartments, flats, units; Professional interior design

Hardback

Developed in the twelfth century, Wabi advocates simplicity and humility, the rejection of all that is superfluous or artificial.... [more]

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Angkor Wat: An Illustrated Guide

Gregory Byrne Bracken

Residential buildings, domestic buildings; History; Hinduism

Paperback

With educated text, architectural drawings, sketches, and maps, Angkor is a unique guide to this fascinating lost city. [more]

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The Parthenon

Mary Beard

Religious buildings; History; Classical history & classical civilisation; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology

Paperback

The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin... [more]

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Bridges

Parkstone Press

Architecture; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial

Hardback

A symbol of progress and innovation, the bridge is gradually becoming more and more light and fluid, constantly defying state-of-the-art... [more]

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Asia Beyond Growth

AECOM

City & town planning - architectural aspects; History

Paperback

More than half the world's population lives in cities and most of these cities are in Asia. Here are the challenges including... [more]

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Drawing Italy

David George Holm

Drawing & drawings; Architecture

Paperback

David Holm is passionate about drawing, the built environment and Italy. These three passions are brought together in Drawing... [more]

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Bathing in the Roman World

Fikret K. Yegul

Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; History; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Classical history & classical civilisation; Social & cultural history

Paperback

In Bathing in the Roman World, Fikret Yegul examines the social and cultural aspects of one of the key Roman institutions.... [more]

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The Roman Amphitheatre: From its Origins to the Colosseum

Katherine E. Welch

Architectural structure & design; Concert halls, arenas, stadia; History

Paperback

This is the first book to analyze the evolution of the Roman amphitheatre as an architectural form. Katherine Welch addresses... [more]

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From Fire to Form: Sculpture from the Modern Blacksmith and Metalsmith

Mathew S. Clarke

History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Sculpture; Architecture

Hardback

Over 500 striking color photos display artworks produced by today's leading blacksmiths and metalsmiths. Revealed here are... [more]

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The Architecture of Roman Temples: The Republic to the Middle Empire

John W. Stamper (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)

History of art: ancient & classical art; Religious buildings; History

Paperback

This book examines the development of Roman temple architecture from its earliest history to the reigns of Hadrian and the... [more]