Art, Architecture & Design

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780906212455Author Bruno ErnstFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Tarquin PublicationsPublisher Tarquin Publications

Francis Bacon: Shadows continues in the revelatory mode established by Inside Francis Bacon. It comprises six essays on diverse topics, interpretative as well as factual, which cumulatively present an abundance of fresh ideas and information about Bacon...

As featured on BBC RADIO 4's Start the Week: a dazzling look at modern videogame worlds seen through an architectural lens, utilizing maps, diagrams and graphic illustrations to offer new perspectives on the art of virtual world building. Videogame...

From the monumental splendour of Tower Bridge and the august span at Westminster to the engineering masterpieces at Ironbridge and the Forth, bridges comprise some of the most recognisable landmarks in Britain. Whether the smallest arch or the largest...

In 2019, mobility experts Melissa and Chris Bruntlett began a new adventure in Delft in the Netherlands. They had packed up their family in Vancouver, BC, and moved to Delft to experience the cycling city as residents rather than as visitors. A year...

Bridges touch all our lives - every day we are likely to cross a bridge, or go under one. How many of us stop to consider how the bridge stands up and what sort of people designed and built something so strong? Bridge building is a magnificent...

This book provides all the advice you need for taking the world by storm, from the inimitable Lisa Congdon. In this illustrated guide to life-perfect for graduates and other seekers-acclaimed artist and educator Lisa Congdon offers up wisdom and...

During the Middle Ages decorative floor tiles were used in abbey churches, royal palaces, parish churches and the homes of wealthy citizens. Tiles were durable and hygienic and added a new decorative element to the interior. Despite their simple tools...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999557327Author Alicia L McDanielFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint Alicia McDaniel Fine ArtPublisher Alicia McDaniel Fine ArtWeight(grams)...

The Art Nouveau movement became an international phenomenon at the beginning of the twentieth century that ushered in the era of modernity in almost every aspect of cultural life. For decades critics have argued that Art Nouveau was not an artistic...

Design your own original 2D patterns and use 3D prototyping to test your designs, achieve the perfect fit and make quick alterations. Pattern Cutting For Fashion with Lectra Modaris (R) will guide you from the basics of pattern modification through to 3D...

Art History: The Key Concepts is a systematic, reliable and accessible reference guide to the disciplines of art history and visual culture. Containing entries on over 200 terms integral to the historical and theoretical study of art, design and culture...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788857239675Author Matteo CivaschiFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint SkiraPublisher SkiraWeight(grams) 1580g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998929217Author Jennifer ZimmermannFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Full Circle Arts, LLC BooksPublisher Full Circle Arts, LLC BooksWeight(grams)...

This is the first ever manual to systemati-cally delve into the zoo as an architectur-al typology. The author Natascha Meuser examines five generations of zoological structures in order to show that the archi-tecture of zoos has always incorporated...

Flowering meadows are appealing to gardeners and valuable for wildlife, but they can be difficult to establish and many people give up. This book will change all that with practical advice and new establishment techniques. Garden owners will value...

Sustainability: All That Matters, by award-winning writer and campaigner Chris Goodall argues that building a sustainable society is perhaps the greatest test that the world has ever faced. Today's generation has borrowed from the future by grabbing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for The Richard Schlagman Art Book Awards 2019 (UK).Book InformationISBN 9781786272614Author Viola BertiniFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Laurence King...

This is the first full biography of two of Scotland's most eminent Architects, James Miller and John James Burnet. While born just three years apart into very different circumstances - Burnet was the son of a wealthy Glasgow architect and Miller a...

Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) is one of the most influential protagonists of the avant-garde, both as an artist and an author. With his utopia of the "total Merz vision of the world" he aimed at the "unification of art and non-art". The art of assemblage...

We spend our lives moving through passages, hallways, corridors, and gangways, yet these channeling spaces do not feature in architectural histories, monographs, or guidebooks. They are overlooked, undervalued, and unregarded, seen as unlovely parts of a...

Farah Nayeri addresses the difficult questions plaguing the art world, from the bad habits of Old Masters, to the current grappling with identity politics. For centuries, art censorship has been a top-down phenomenon--kings, popes, and one-party...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486436692Author Edmund DulacFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 250gDimensions(mm)...

In today's world of instant snapshots, 24-hour news, and round-the-clock connectivity, an illustrated press where the images are as important as the text has become an increasingly rare art form. This far-reaching compendium celebrates the golden age of...

Precisely rendered to dazzle the eye with their botanical accuracy, the sumptuous arrays of fruit and flowers by Dutch painter Jan van Huysum (1682-1749) were among the most avidly collected paintings of the 18th century. The arrangements were...

Magic has enchanted humankind for millennia, evoking terror, laughter, shock, and amazement. Once persecuted as heretics and sorcerers, magicians have always been conduits to a parallel universe of limitless possibility-whether invoking spirits, reading...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911346142Author George BaxterFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Ovolo Publishing LtdPublisher Ovolo Publishing Ltd

Create cool carryalls--no pattern required! Hit the town, office or schoolyard with these one-of-a-kind satchels! In this handy beginner's guide, the experts behind Sew4Home.com show you how to create ten hip projects, from clutches and shoulder bags...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486203430Author Daniel V. ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

In 30:30 Landscape Architecture, 30 of the most renowned landscape architects explore the work of the 30 of the world's top emerging architects with more than 500 illustrations.This book captures the essence of how the world is designed around us. A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486813745Author Creative HavenFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611806120Author Lisa SolomonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Asmara, the capital of the small East African country of Eritrea, bordering the Red Sea, is one of the most important and exciting architectural 'discoveries' of recent years. Built almost entirely in the 1930s by the Italians, who transformed it into a...

ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHICS Architectural Graphics is the classic bestselling reference by one of the leading global authorities on architectural design drawing, Francis D. K. Ching. This seventh edition offers a comprehensive introduction to graphic tools...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620330654Author Tanis GrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Interweave Press IncPublisher Interweave Press Inc

Helen and Danny keep themselves to themselves. But the outside world comes crashing into their lives one day when Helen's brother turns up. Covered in blood. Dennis Kelly's new play is a thrilling contemporary suspense story which takes its audience...

The definitive illustrated guide to modern British architecture returns in a beautiful new editionModernism is now a century old, and its consequences are all around us, built into our everyday lived environments. Its place in Britain’s history is...

Paul Klee on Modern Art, with an introduction by Herbert Read, represents the essential collection of thinking about art from one of the last century's most influential artists.Paul Klee on Modern Art, with an introduction by Herbert Read, represents the...

Minimise waste and maximise creativity with 14 stylish freehand dressmaking projects from Chinelo Bally. Making your own clothes is a sustainable, ethical and fun craft that is brought alive by bestselling author and...

Are they frivolous or practical? Follies are buildings constructed primarily for decoration, but suggest another purpose through their appearance. In this superbly illustrated book Celia Fisher describes follies in their historical and architectural...