Small but Smart - Design Solutions for Mini Homes by Chris van Uffelen
59.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
The aim to live in a mini house can have various reasons: For many it stands for a better, more livable existence on the basis of what is necessary, possible and desired, making one's life easier, more economical and more sustainable. The limitation of the floor space promotes concentration on the esse ...Show more
Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Style by Architectural Digest
180.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
A rich visual history of Architectural Digest, published for the magazine's 100th anniversary Architectural Digest at 100 celebrates the best from the pages of the international design authority. The editors have delved into the archives and culled years of rich material covering a range of subjects. Ra ...Show more
Reclaimed Wood - A Field Guide by Klaas Armster; Alan Solomon; Michel Arnaud (By (photographer))
39.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
The first handbook on reclaimed wood, combining useful information, rich history, and design ideas Wood reclaimed from old houses, factories, barns, water tanks, and boardwalks has become a valuable commodity, treasured for the patina that gives witness to its history. Our ancestors built well, using lo ...Show more
Notre-Dame: A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals by Ken Follett
19.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Ken Follett will donate his proceeds from this book to the charity La Fondation du Patrimoine. 'The wonderful cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, one of the greatest achievements of European civilization, was on fire. The sight dazed and disturbed us profoundly. I was on the edge of tears. Something price ...Show more
Materiality: Brick and Block in Contemporary Australian Architecture by Ron Ringer
94.95 AUD
Category: Architecture
There is a long and ancient historical legacy whereby human beings set out to create buildings that embody form, function, utility, beauty and, dare one say, meaning. Buildings tell us a great deal about how we see ourselves, our aspirations, or how we simply need to stop and gaze in wonder at human cre ...Show more
The Material City by Ron Ringer
94.95 AUD
Category: Architecture
This book explores the work of 50 of Australia's leading architects whose work reflects the ongoing urban densification of our cityscapes. The emphasis is on medium to high rise buildings. Practitioners and academics in the field of architecture also make a contribution in the form of short, illustrated ...Show more
Art Deco Britain - Buildings of the Inter-War Years by Elain Harwood
49.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
The definitive guide to Art Deco buildings in Britain. The perennially popular style of Art Deco influenced architecture and design all over the world in the 1920s and 1930s - from elegant Parisian theatres to glamorous Manhattan skyscrapers. The style was also adopted by British architects, but, until ...Show more
Australian Beach Houses by Barry Stone
49.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Once described as the Australian shack, beach houses are now the Australian dream . With new architecture and modern design it is our love of living by the water and having a beach lifestyle. Barry Stone has included some of the most amazing homes along our coastlines from all over Australia. With the d ...Show more
1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die by Mark Irving (General Editor)
39.99 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: 1001
With a foreword by Peter St John. 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die is a visual testament to the world's greatest achievements in architecture. Beginning with the marvels of the ancient world and continuing with the masterpieces of our present day, this book details the historical and geograph ...Show more
Iconic: Modern Australian houses 1950-2000 by Karen McCartney
59.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Karen McCartney's bestselling books on modern Australian architecture now in a collectable single best-of edition with completely updated design. 'Karen McCartney's Iconic Australian Houses books are re-imagined so cleverly in this freshly redesigned, encyclopaedic book, which brings together in one vol ...Show more
Australia - Modern Architectures in History by Harry Margalit
59.99 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: Modern Architectures in History Ser.
This book tells the story of the architects and buildings that have defined Australia's architectural culture since the founding of the modern nation through Federation in 1901. That year marked the beginning of a search for better city forms and buildings to accommodate the changing realities of Austra ...Show more
Hand Hewn - The Art of Timber Framing and a Life with Wood, an Intimate History by Jack A. Sobon
49.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Hand Hewn is a gorgeous celebration of the traditions and artistry of timber-frame building, a 7,000-year-old craft that holds an enduring attraction for its simple elegance, resilience, and the warmth of the wood. Internationally renowned timber-frame architect and craftsman Jack A. Sobon offers a fasc ...Show more