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Sub-Categories of Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial
Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial
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The House: The dramatic story of the Sydney Opera House and the people who...
Helen Pitt
Art & Architecture; Concert halls, arenas, stadia
Paperback
The definitive account of the human story behind the building of the Sydney Opera House. [more]
$32.99
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The Library of Trinity College Dublin
Harry Cory Wright, Helen Shenton
Photographs: collections; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial
Paperback
The first in the new series Pocket Photo Books - attractive, immersive, compact photo guides - in which Harry Cory Wright... [more]
$24.99
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Seashaken Houses: A Lighthouse History from Eddystone to Fastnet
Tom Nancollas
Architecture; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; History of architecture; Social & cultural history; Maritime history
Hardback
Lighthouses are striking totems of our relationship to the sea. For many, they encapsulate a romantic vision of solitary homes... [more]
$39.99
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Spomenik Monument Database
Donald Niebyl, Damon Murray, Stephen Sorrell
Memorials, monuments; Travel & holiday
Hardback
The first ever spomenik guidebook, with over 75 examples alongside map references and information on why they exist and... [more]
$45.00
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London Underground: Architecture, Design and History
David Long
Photographs: collections; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; History; Trains & railways: general interest
Paperback
Paperback edition of an extraordinary collection of black and white photographs of London's Underground [more]
$37.99
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Ancient Sites of Southeast Asia: A Traveler's Guide Throught History, Ruins...
William Chapman
Memorials, monuments; Travel & holiday; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides
Paperback
Ancient Sites of Southeast Asia is the rst comprehensive guide to the ancient sites and archaeological ruins of Southeast... [more]
$44.99
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Remarkable Buildings of the World
Studio Esinam
Man-made objects depicted in art (cityscapes & machines); Architecture; Architectural structure & design; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial
Paperback
Remarkable Buildings of the World is a beautifully presented, unique visual profile of the most iconic buildings in the world,... [more]
$27.99
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Star Theatre: The Story of the Planetarium
William Firebrace
Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; Mathematics & Sciences; Popular astronomy & space
Hardback
Star Theatre traces the evolution of the planetarium through history, from its predecessors to its invention in Germany in... [more]
$59.99
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The Wall: Rome's Greatest Frontier
Alistair Moffat
Memorials, monuments; Museums & museology; History; British & Irish history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE
Paperback
New edition of Alistair Moffat's bestselling The Wall [more]
$22.99
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American Libraries 1730-1950
Kenneth Breisch
Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; Library & information sciences; History
Hardback
An expansive overview of our storehouses of knowledge, from the earliest library building (Philadelphia, 1745) to midcentury... [more]
$106.95
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Pavilions in Parks: Bandstands and Rotundas All Round Australia
Allison Rose
Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; History
Paperback
Reclining in the shade of a rotunda, or being serenaded from a bandstand, everyone has fond memories of sunny days in parks... [more]
$39.95
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The Library Book
Thomas R. Schiff, Alberto Manguel
Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; Library, archive & information management; Cultural studies
Hardback
The Library Book beautifully captures the shifting architectural styles... [more]
$120.00
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Tomb Treasures: New Discoveries from China's Han Dynasty
Jay Xu
Oriental art; Memorials, monuments; History; Asian history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE
Hardback
This stunning Chinese art book presents almost a hundred recently unearthed objects that offer a glimpse into the extraordinary... [more]
$44.99
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Most Beautiful Universities in the World,The
Guillaume de Laubier
Photographs: collections; Architecture; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; Universities
Hardback
Guillaume de Laubier, the renowned photographer of the surprise hit The... [more]
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Art Deco Airports
Terry Moyle, Rosie Louise
Architecture; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; Airports
Hardback
This book looks at the first airports of the world, specifically Airports of the 1920's and early 1930's. The book will be... [more]
$45.00
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Utzon And The Sydney Opera House: Penguin Special
Daryl Dellora
Individual architects & architectural firms; Concert halls, arenas, stadia; Biography
Paperback
Jorn Utzon designed the Sydney Opera House so that every element would be in harmony. But its construction, while it began... [more]
$9.99
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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]
$29.99
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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]
$89.95
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The Devil In The White City
Erik Larson
Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; Biography; Biography: historical, political & military; True crime
Paperback
The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and its amazing 'White City' was one of the wonders of the world. Burnham, the driving force... [more]
$22.99
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The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel
Julie Satow
Architecture; Memorials, monuments; History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Property & real estate
Hardback
Journalist Julie Satow's thrilling, unforgettable history of how one illustrious hotel has defined our understanding of money... [more]
Survivor Memorials: Remembering Trauma and Loss in Contemporary Australia...
Alison Atkinson-Phillips
Memorials, monuments; Museums & museology; History; Australasian & Pacific history
Paperback
This is a book about memorials - specifically about a new type of memorial that commemorates experiences of survivors. These... [more]
Participatory Culture and the Social Value of an Architectural Icon: Sydney...
Cristina Garduno Freeman (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Art & Architecture; Concert halls, arenas, stadia; History of architecture; Sociology: sport & leisure
Paperback
This book develops new and innovative methods for understanding the cultural significance of places such as the World Heritage... [more]
Inventing the Opera House: Theater Architecture in Renaissance and Baroque...
Eugene J. Johnson (Williams College, Massachusetts)
Architecture; Concert halls, arenas, stadia; Opera
Hardback
This book about the invention of the opera house, a building type of world-wide importance, treats its subject in interdisciplinary... [more]
Rem Koolhaas. Elements of Architecture
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Stephan Truby, James Westcott, Stephan Petermann
Architecture; Individual architects & architectural firms; Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; City & town planning - architectural aspects
Hardback
This collection is a look through the microscope at the real fundamentals of our buildings, revealing the essential design... [more]
The Western Front: Battlefields, Memorials and Cemeteries of the First World...
Marcel Belley
Memorials, monuments; History; Military history; First World War
Paperback
One of the rare books about the First World War that visually explores the efforts of the major combatants toremember the... [more]
