Ornament and Crime by Adolf Loos
22.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Revolutionary essays on design, aesthetics and materialism - from one of the great masters of modern architecture Adolf Loos, the great Viennese pioneer of modern architecture, was a hater of the fake, the fussy and the lavishly decorated, and a lover of stripped down, clean simplicity. He was also a wr ...Show more
Courtyard Living: Contemporary Houses of the Asia-Pacific by Charmaine Chan
70.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
Courtyards have long played an important function in residential design, regulating light, shade, and the use of space. With centuries of tradition as inspiration, contemporary architects are now realizing courtyard living afresh. This lavish survey of twenty-five residences across the Asia-Pacific reg ...Show more
Cabins: Escape to Nature by IMAGES PUBLISHING
44.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Almost everyone has indulged in the irresistible notion of carving out a romantic rural refuge in a typically rustic setting, beside a beach or meadow, in the mountains, or other pristine environments. This book brings together the infinite number of possibilities of beautiful and creative cabin design ...Show more
Tiny House - Live Small, Dream Big by Brent Heavener
34.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Having less is the secret to living more. Whether you've been dreaming about a treehouse in the wilderness of Quebec, or a remote mountain cabin in Scotland or the Swiss Alps; driving a campervan on the open roads of Australia, or steering a houseboat along the Canal du Midi - find escape, inspiration a ...Show more
New Nordic Houses by Dominic Bradbury
70.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
In a climate with dramatic shifts in temperature and light, the homes of Nordic countries respond to ever-changing and breathtaking environments with an intrinsic sense of warmth. Nordic architects today are as much informed by vernacular traditions and natural materials as their forebears, but the most ...Show more
Harry Seidler's Umbrella: Selected Writings on Australian Architecture and Design by Joe Rollo
49.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Harry Seidler's Umbrella is an incisive and personal collection of writings on architecture and design by writer and editor Joe Rollo. From an up-close account of Jørn Utzon's re-engagement with the Sydney Opera House and a poetic rendering of the design and making of the landscape at TarraWarra Estate ...Show more
White Houses by Philip Jodido
75.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
Devoted to all-whitehouses, this book celebrates the ever-popular "non-color" asa perfect backdrop for contemporary lifestyles Sometimes seen as an absence of color, white in fact reflects the purity of the entire spectrum. In the history of design, white houses often embody the bright, clean clarity a ...Show more
Apartment Buildings by Cayetano Cardelús
59.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
The phrase "apartment building" has traditionally brought to mind, at worst, massive blocks of Soviet-era collective housing, and, at best, the rarified lofts of Manhattan's skyscrapers. But a new generation of architects and designers are working to impart to multi-unit housing the degree of care and a ...Show more
Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People by Mateo Kries + Jolanthe Kugler eds. + Balkrishna Doshi
120.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
Balkrishna Doshi is one of India's most influential architects, and was honored with the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2018. The book Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People presents the first comprehensive survey of the architect and his oeuvre in 20 years, providing insights into th ...Show more
This Building Likes Me by John Wardle Architects
79.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
This Building Likes Me offers an engaging account of the recent work of one of Australia's most significant architectural practices, John Wardle Architects (JWA). The practice is fascinated by those who experience their buildings and spaces - by those who live or work in them, or simply walk past. These ...Show more
Buildings Reimagined - A Dialogue Between Old and New by Stella Papanicolaou
70.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
The transformation and reuse of old buildings is by no means only a kind of renovation in the simple sense, but it's about adjusting a certain site to accommodate new functions. The key is to find the proper use for the building's architectural heritage. This book provides an in-depth analysis of a sele ...Show more