Category: Architecture
Welcome to the desert. Welcome home. This visually stunning tour of the world's most amazing desert homes will inspire "desert vibes" wherever you are. Creatives are drawn in by the extreme landscapes and limited resources of the desert; in fact, they're inspired by them, and the homes they've ...Show more
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MMXX tells the story of architecture in Australia in the first two decades of the 21st century. Shaped by unprecedented prosperity, urbanisation, uncertainty and internationalisation, the past two decades have produced some of the most significant and diverse architecture in this country. This richly il ...Show more
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This is 99% Invisible - A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean? Or stopped to ponder who gets to name the ...Show more
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Richly illustrated with full colour photographs of inspiring outdoor spaces and private havens- Includes a selection of designer spaces from some of the largest and densest cities. Ranges from breathtaking rooftops to bijou courtyards, patios and terraces Shows that anyone can create their own private ...Show more
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A collection of award winning homes from modern times and colonial history of Australian design and architecture. Full of illustrations, plans and a history of each house, providing context and theme. Carefully constructed by housing historian, Tim Reeves.
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- Each of the 12 houses will be featured in national and international press to announce the book - In the UK, the media includes Tatler, House & Garden, Country Life, The English Home, and Telegraph Luxury Online - In the US, the media includes Town & Country, Architectural Digest Online, The AD Aesthe ...Show more
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Features small houses, apartments, cabins, cottages, and studios by a range of leading designers and architects from around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Japan, Israel, Mexico, Ecuador, and EuropeIncludes stunning full-color photography, complem ...Show more
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Situated in a dress circle position on the slopes of the village of Les Avants, overlooking Lake Geneva in Switzerland, Chalet Monet is the magnificent home of Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE and her husband, Maestro Richard Bonynge AC CBE. In his charming, eloquent, conversational style, Richard Bonynge ...Show more
Category: Architecture | Series: Pocket Editions Ser.
This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture. Entertainingly written by an expert on architecture, it provides a concise history of the subject, and offers a fascinating resource to dip into for the general reader. Starting with the basic building ‘compon ...Show more
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From the Sydney Opera House and the National Gallery of Victoria to sought-after homes across the country, the pervasive presence of modernism is inescapable in Australia. Led by the likes of Robin Boyd, Harry Seidler and Walter Burley Griffin, modernist architects and designers set out to rebuild at al ...Show more
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Bricks are the only non-natural building material that can look back at several thousand years of history. And as Mies van der Rhohe stated: "Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins". Buildings made of this fabric from very different epochs and cultures all over t ...Show more
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The untold story of Michelangelo's final decades--and his transformation into one of the greatest architects of the Italian Renaissance As he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were past. Anguished by the death of friends and dis ...Show more
