Adaptive Reuse & Renovation

This richly photographed volume is a celebration of what is, at once, an ancient symbol of shelter and harvest and, as well, a quintessential American architectural form. Widely revered yet steadily vanishing from our cultural landscape, the barn is an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789888528561Author Katie CummerFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Hong Kong University PressPublisher Hong Kong University PressWeight(grams) 203g

The incessant trend to throw away rather than to repair, demolish rather than refurbish has been a topic of discussion and criticism for years-at the same time, resource consumption and the waste continue to increase. To counteract this trend, students...

Bringing together leading writers and practicing architects including Jean Dethier, David Mayernik, Massimo Scolari, Robert Adam, David Watkin and Leon Krier, this volume provides a kaleidoscopic, multilayered exploration of the Architectural Capriccio...

This book features the best and most spectacular conversions on the international architecture scene, accompanied by an insightful text and photographs. It includes over 60 projects around the world, including work by Hassell + OMA, David...

What is the role of design research in the types of insight and knowledge that architects create? That is the central question raised by this book. It acts as the introductory overview for Ashgate's major new series, 'Design Research in Architecture'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037682753Author Dorian LucasFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Braun Publishing AGPublisher Braun Publishing AGWeight(grams) 1560g

This book chronicles the development of Greenbank House from its origins in a rural Toxteth Park in the mid 18th century to the present day. Home to the prominent merchant Rathbone family from 1788 until it was donated by them in 1944 to the University...

Gateshead has often been overshadowed by Newcastle, its northern neighbour across the River Tyne, yet its history is full of fascinating insights into the way in which a northern industrial town experienced the 19th and 20th centuries. This book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789492095411Author Eva de KlerkFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint ValizPublisher ValizWeight(grams) 635gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 168mm * 20mm

Focusing on the requirement for energy-efficient sustainable architecture with a small carbon footprint, this book explores the many ways in which containers can be renovated to create housing and more. With environmentally friendly design, low...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037682340Author Chris van UffelenFormat HardbackPage Count 456Imprint Braun Publishing AGPublisher Braun Publishing AGWeight(grams) 2450g

This book is about a lost world, albeit one less than 50 years old. It is the story of a grand plan to demolish most of Whitehall, London's historic government district, and replace it with a ziggurat-section megastructure built in concrete. In 1965 the...

During the years 1919 into 1925 Frank Lloyd Wright worked on four houses and a kindergarten located in metropolitan Los Angeles using concrete blocks as the main building material. The construction system has been described by Wright and others as...

Architectural discourse and practice are dominated by a false dichotomy between design and chance, and governed by the belief that the architect's role is to defend against the indeterminate. In Architectures of Chance Yeoryia Manolopoulou challenges...

Refurbishment and repair accounts for approximately 50 per cent of annual construction turnover. It is therefore essential that practitioners and those students who aspire to work in this sector are equipped with the best tools to do the job. This book...

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Renovation, conversion and restoration are challenging architectural tasks that are seldom discussed. For many years now, the architect couple from Zurich has pursued this topic with great care, creating notable conversions and restorations such as the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781696847100Author Alpa RationalistFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 177g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798711276180Author John BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781547256815Author Cleveland Urban Design CollaborativeFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798607815349Author Max Meindl PmpFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 168g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798386243616Author Mariano LimongelloFormat PaperbackPage Count 170Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 562g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788774074434Author Kristian KrogFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Danish Architectural PressPublisher Danish Architectural PressWeight(grams) 230g

Enchanted by their beauty, complexity, and historical significance, the Bartuskas began researching, visiting, and photographing the region's round barns soon after Tom accepted a teaching position at Washington State University's architecture department...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945971020Author Scott BurnhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint VrmntrPublisher VrmntrWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 3mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914337789Author Veronika ZubkoFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Glagoslav Publications LtdPublisher Glagoslav Publications LtdWeight(grams) 599g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780971558878Author Sheryl M HowieFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Gentle Beam PublicationsPublisher Gentle Beam PublicationsWeight(grams) 178g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781076873286Author Laura LittleFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams) 152g

A collection of case-studies that prove how the industrial past can be preserved while making way for a new future. Based in a number of American cities, including Detroit, New York and Pittsburgh. A worthwhile read for anyone interested in modernising...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578691862Author Philip M TusaFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Philip Tusa, ArchitectPublisher Philip Tusa, ArchitectWeight(grams) 191g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998117607Author Stephanie A WaschaFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint Wascha StudiosPublisher Wascha StudiosWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

For 17 days in June 2016 the Luminato Festival transformed the Hearn Generating Station in the Port Lands in Toronto into the largest temporary cultural and community center in the world. The Hearn Generating Station is three times the size of Tate...

A must-have primer for homeowners and professionals, this impressive book presents the first comprehensive survey of its kind on how to achieve truly compatible, stylistically resonant additions and renovations. From exploring “How Do Houses Grow?” to...