Art, Architecture & Design

Building with straw bales is a technique pioneered a century ago in the state of Nebraska. In recent years there has been a renaissance in the use of straw as a building material largely in the American Southwest, but also in Canada, Australia, France,...

The concept of reinforcing brittle materials like cement paste, mortar or concrete with fibers has been known since ancient times. For example, baked clay reinforced with straw was used to build mud huts, and mortars for masonry were reinforced with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788793659124Author Laerke Rydal JorgensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint LouisianaPublisher LouisianaWeight(grams) 500g

Level design connects the player to the game through challenges, experiences, and emotions. This book is an invaluable introduction to the evolving practices of Level Designers across the games industry. The increasingly complex role of the Level...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788792949059Author Ida EngholmFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Strandberg PublishingPublisher Strandberg PublishingWeight(grams) 260g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899555875Author John ReillyFormat HardbackPage Count 399Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten VerlagWeight(grams) 1950gDimensions(mm) 269mm * 224mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909829121Author Tobie MathewFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Four Corners BooksPublisher Four Corners Books

In modern western history, the cultural and social developments of modernism have long been associated with Jews. For conservative groups this has been a negative association: the perceived breakdown of traditional norms was blamed on Jewish influence in...

The use of wax, paper, clay and other materials to prevent the effects of heat, fire, smoke, chemical reactions, colours and glazes from altering or contaminating the surfaces of work is very popular with ceramicists. However, learning to use these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262611053Author Rosalind E. KraussFormat PaperbackPage Count 366Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm *...

Carpeted in boreal forests, dotted with lakes, cut by rivers, and straddling the Arctic Circle, the region surrounding the White Sea, which is known as the Russian North, is sparsely populated and immensely isolated. It is also the home to architectural...

Unleash your inner artist with this beautiful guided sketchbook, full of brand new creative projects and illuminating bios of female artists, from the author of A Big Important Art Book (Now with Women). Full of interactive projects, profiles of...

This book educates and introduce readers to the ways in which we can adapt to the threat of flooding throughout the built and natural environment. It offers advice on how to better understand the nature of flood risk, whilst highlighting the key...

In recent years we have seen a number of dramatic discoveries within the biological and related sciences. Traditional arguments such as "nature versus nurture" are rapidly disappearing because of the realization that just as we are affecting our...

Still Life is an accessible instruction course for complete beginners to learn how to draw and paint contemporary still-life subjects. Following a concise guide to the tools, materials and basic techniques that every beginner needs to know (including...

Britpop Decades covers the ten-years that witnessed the birth, boom and bust of Britpop - a period in which home-grown indie guitar music from across the UK went mainstream, pop stars were cut from the most unlikely of cloth, and British culture made its...

Architect and designer Bobby McAlpine creates idyllic houses that wed historical precedent with gracious modern living. His distinguished firms, McAlpine Tankersley Architecture and McAlpine Booth & Ferrier Interiors, are renowned nationwide for their...

Modern Construction Envelopes deals with the facade and roof as an integral part of the building, allowing a holistic approach to the design of the building envelope and providing greater design freedom. The book is aimed at readers who want to extend...

Updated and reorganized to offer the best collection of state-of-the-art readings on the role of critical theory in contemporary art, this second edition of Theory in Contemporary Art since 1985 brings together scholarly essays, artists' statements, and...

A unique look at the visionary artist, educator and activist Ruth Asawa (1926-2013). 'I state, without hesitation or reserve, that I consider Ruth Asawa to be the most gifted, productive, and originally inspired artist that I have ever known...

'Properly analytical ... always entertaining' TIME OUT'Should tempt both those generally familiar with Andy Warhol and, even more, young people who have trouble imagining how popular art can challenge the status quo' L A TIMESPainter, filmmaker,...

A major survey of the influential British artist famed for his psychologically charged labyrinthine installations. Mike Nelson (born 1967) is best known for his carefully assembled large-scale immersive environments that tell multilayered narratives...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781506715520Author Sony StudiosFormat HardbackPage Count 120Imprint Dark Horse Comics,U.S.Publisher Dark Horse Comics,U.S.

Well established as a valuable source of reference for architects, landscape architects, professionals and students designin external works. This volume covers water features and offers drawings detailed to scale, unlike many of the other books on the...

Today Michelangelo's painting and sculpture is seen most often in museums, while his archi-tectural designs have been left incomplete or modified by others so that some are barely recognizable. But his art was made to be viewed in churches, homes and...

In Specifications for Building Conservation, the National Trust draws on a range of case studies and specifications to provide a much needed guide to specification writing for building conservation. Although traditional building accounts for...

Bringing together an international team of scholars, this book offers new perspectives on the impact that the Bauhaus and its teaching had on a wide range of artistic practices. Three of the fields in which the Bauhaus generated immediately...

The South Ulster volume of the Buildings of Ireland covers the inland counties of Cavan, Monaghan and Armagh, an area stretching from the thinly populated uplands around the Cuilcagh Mountains and the cradle of the Shannon to the fertile Blackwater...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633451292Author Nina ZimmerFormat HardbackPage Count 184Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern ArtWeight(grams) 1100g

New York City is one of the most visited cities in the world, attracting about 65 million visitors every year. On first impression, it is loud, busy, and expensive, with New Yorkers fighting against the crowds to get to the other side of 42nd Street and...

The Scottish Borders, one of the most architecturally enticing regions of Scotland, encompass rocky coastlines, rolling moors, and farmland. The early buildings reflect a history of conflict, as do the ruins of the numerous great Borders abbeys. The...

Georgian Jewellery is a celebration of the style and excellence of the eighteenth century, and of the ingenuity that produced such a wealth of fabulous jewellery. Heavy academic tomes have already been written about the period, but this book examines...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781624650345Author Stephen SilverFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Design Studio PressPublisher Design Studio PressWeight(grams) 1406gDimensions(mm)...

The greatest moments in sporting history in inglorious technicolour, from the 'artists' known as NO SCORE DRAWS 'Genuinely upsetting.' David Squires 'Repulsively ugly.' Seamas...

It is often forgotten just how provocative Impressionist canvases seemed when they were first exhibited in 1874. The advocates of the new style rejected the established principles of art prevalent at that time in France. This book traces Impressionism's...

"Story hook, tragic moment, poster, or outrageous character, the covers lured us in." - Paul Levitz, president of DC Comics 2002-2009From the trailblazing works of Bob Kane, to the photorealistic stylings of Adam Hughes and quirky humour of Amanda...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486828527Author F Sehnaz BacFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint 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 9781909741607Author Kate HeardFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint Royal Collection TrustPublisher Royal Collection TrustWeight(grams) 1880g

For students of design, professional product designers, and anyone interested in design equally indispensable: the fully revised and updated edition of the reference work on product design. The book traces the history of product design and its current...

Known for designing welcoming Southern homes, Historical Concepts, one of today s leading traditional architecture firms, is now working on diverse projects across America and in exotic locales, such as the Caribbean and Patagonia. A multigenerational...