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101 Rules of Thumb for Low Energy Architecture by Huw Heywood
RRP: $46.20$37.76Buildings and construction are a major contributor to the climate and biodiversity emergency. They account for nearly 40% of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. It is more important than ever for architects to design responsibly and create... -
RIBA Principal Designer's Guide by Dieter Bentley-Gockmann 9781915722201
RRP: $60.90$49.12The RIBA Principal Designer Guide, a companion guide to the RIBA Health and Safety Guide, provides architects with the essential guidance required to understand the Principal Designer duties under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015... -
Reworking the Workplace: Connecting people, purpose and place by Nicola Gillen
RRP: $94.50$77.18The office has changed forever.Emerging from the pandemic, the workplace has undergone its greatest disruption since the dawn of the service economy. Covid has rewritten the rule book about how, when, where and even why we work. How can investors,... -
Little Book of Balenciaga: The Story of the Iconic Fashion House by Emmanuelle Dirix
RRP: $29.38$20.14'Haute couture is like an orchestra, whose conductor is Balenciaga. We other couturiers are the musicians and we follow the direction he gives' - Christian DiorThe godfather of conceptual design, a master of shape, a true fashion game changer - all are... -
Little Book of Hermes: The story of the iconic fashion house by Karen Homer
RRP: $29.38$20.31The iconic bags, the instantly recognizable packaging, the celebrity fans - Hermes is the last word in luxurious accessories. Through the generations, Hermes have created innovative and exquisite accessories for the most glamorous customers. From their... -
Anime Architecture: Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities by Stefan Riekeles
RRP: $73.50$50.46Anime Architecture presents the most breathtaking environments created by the most important and revered directors and illustrators of Japanese animated films. From futuristic cities of steel to romantic rural locales, the creators of anime have conjured... -
Architect's Pocket Book by Jonathan Hetreed 9781032414119
RRP: $62.98$56.78This handy pocket book brings together a wealth of useful information that architects need on a daily basis - on-site or in the studio. It provides clear guidance and invaluable detail on a wide range of issues, from planning policy through environmental... -
How To Read A Church by Dr Richard Taylor 9781846047770
RRP: $23.08$16.32'[a] gem of a book' SpectatorChurches and cathedrals were originally built to be read. They are alive with images and symbols. But today few people, including regular visitors, truly understand the wealth of meaning in what they find there.How to Read a... -
Draw Buildings and Cities in 15 Minutes: The super-fast drawing technique anyone can learn by Matthew Brehm
RRP: $27.28$18.06Good drawings aren't always the ones that you've spent a lot of time over; some of the best pieces are swift, energetic studies that capture the feel of the subject in just a few well-placed lines. This book contains a series of exercises that develop... -
Little Guides to Style II: A Historical Review of Four Fashion Icons by Emma Baxter-Wright
RRP: $105.00$80.66Containing the stories of four legendary fashion houses, this collectable box holds a beautiful set of covetable style guides.Exploring four designers who exemplify elegance and high couture, these little books of fashion follow these brands from their... -
Building Construction Illustrated by Francis D. K. Ching
RRP: $90.20$81.00The #1 visual guide to building construction principles, updated with the latest materials, methods, and systems For over four decades, Building Construction Illustrated has been the leading visual guide to the principles of building construction. Filled... -
How to Read Bridges: A crash course spanning the centuries by Edward Denison
RRP: $27.28$20.03A lavishly illustrated practical guide for understanding bridges, with case studies of the world's most famous bridges. How to Read Bridges is a practical introduction to looking at the structure and purpose of bridges and a guide to reading the... -
Shadow: the architectural power of withholding light by Simon Unwin
RRP: $48.28$42.34Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation volume Analysing Architecture, which first appeared in 1997... -
How to Read Buildings: a crash course in architecture by Carol Davidson Cragoe
RRP: $27.28$19.09A practical primer to looking at architecture and all the elements that are included in buildings. How to Read Buildings is a practical introduction to looking at and appreciating architecture which guides you through the historical and architectural... -
Recombinant Urbanism: Conceptual Modeling in Architecture, Urban Design and City Theory by David Grahame Shane 9780470093313
RRP: $90.20$79.74This book provides a simple but comprehensive framework for the emerging academic discipline of urban design, from its origins in Europe and America, to contemporary issues of imagery, finance and marketing in an age of globalisation There is currently... -
Cross Laminated Timber: A design stage primer by Nic Crawley
RRP: $94.50$77.18With a light environmental footprint, high strength, quick installation times and reduced waste, cross laminated timber (CLT) has long been heralded as a wonder material. Despite these benefits, the uptake of CLT has been dogged by challenges. Delving... -
Little Book of Christian Louboutin: The Story of the Iconic Shoe Designer by Darla-Jane Gilroy
RRP: $29.38$20.50'A woman can carry a bag, but it is the shoe that carries the woman' - Christian LouboutinAmong designers of luxury shoes, there is one whose designs are instantly recognizable: Christian Louboutin. His iconic red soles can be seen everywhere from the... -
The Happy Design Toolkit: Architecture for Better Mental Wellbeing by Ben Channon
RRP: $77.70$65.94If you were to design a building that prioritises occupants' happiness, what would it look like? How would the materials, form and layout support healthy ways of living and working? Delving into the evidenced-based research on architecture and mental... -
About Render: Designing and realising surfaces by Annette Spiro 9783955536176
RRP: $134.40$122.87This book shows that the potential of render goes far beyond current application practice and the wide range of design options plastering offers for the planning and implementation of building facades. Using photos, detailed drawings, and facade cuts on... -
High Definition: Zero Tolerance in Design and Production by Bob Sheil 9781118451854
RRP: $56.60$50.04A pioneering title, High Definition explores the onslaught of new and highly accurate digital metrology tools in large- and small-scale 3-D scanning and 3-D modelling. Capable of measuring space to an accuracy of less than 1 mm, these tools offer... -
Design Drawing by Francis D. K. Ching 9781119508595
RRP: $109.10$95.68THE CLASSIC GUIDE TO DRAWING FOR DESIGNERS, REVISED AND UPDATED TO INCLUDE CURRENT DIGITAL-DRAWING TECHNIQUES Hand drawing is an integral part of the design process and central to the architecture profession. An architect's precise interpretation and... -
The Housing Design Handbook: A Guide to Good Practice by David Levitt
RRP: $100.78$91.16Everyone deserves a decent and affordable home, a truth (almost) universally acknowledged. But housing in the UK has been in a state of crisis for decades, with too few homes built, too often of dubious quality, and costing too much to buy, rent or... -
Understanding Perspective (the Urban Sketching Handbook): Easy Techniques for Mastering Perspective Drawing on Location by Stephanie Bower 9781631591280
RRP: $31.48$20.58A good sketch starts with good bones. Often challenging and overwhelming to sketchers, the fourth book in the Urban Sketching Handbook series uses drawings and simple steps to explain the concepts of perspective in practical and useful ways for on-site... -
Revit 2024 for Architecture: No Experience Required by Eric Wing 9781394193295
RRP: $99.75$90.32The latest and most authoritative version of the popular step-by-step tutorial for Revit Architecture The newly revised third edition of Revit 2024 for Architecture: No Experience Required is the latest update to the market-leading, real-world guide for... -
Draw Like an Artist: 100 Buildings and Architectural Forms: Step-by-Step Realistic Line Drawing - A Sourcebook for Aspiring Artists and Designers by David Drazil
RRP: $31.48$20.58Featuring more than 600 sketches depicting a vast array of architecturally and culturally significant buildings, bridges, towers, monuments, and more, Draw Like an Artist: 100 Buildings and Architectural Forms is a must-have visual reference for student... -
Architect (New edition): The Pritzker Prize Laureates in Their Own Words by Ruth Peltason 9780316505055
RRP: $105.00$74.03The Pritzker Prize is the most prestigious international prize for architecture. Architect includes all 42 recipients of the Pritzker Prize, and captures in pictures and their own words their awe-inspiring achievements. Organized in reverse chronological... -
Draw 50 Buildings And Other Structures: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Castles and Cathedrals, Skyscrapers and Bridges, and So Much More... by Lee J. Ames
RRP: $18.88$13.02This title is suitable for children aged 5 to 11 years old. It is targeted at young aspiring artists seeking to develop their technical skills and build a repertoire of subjects, particularly those relating to architecture. Acclaimed author Lee J. Ames... -
Architecture and Anarchism: Building without Authority by Paul Dobraszczyk 9781913645175
RRP: $52.50$35.36This groundbreaking new book presents 60 projects - past and present, real and imagined - of 'anarchist' architecture. From junk playgrounds to Extinction Rebellion in the UK, from Christiania to the Calais Jungle in Europe, and from Dignity Village to... -
Drawing Attention: Architecture in the Age of Social Media by Hamza Shaikh
RRP: $63.00$51.60How did you do that drawing? What software did you use? What’s your process? You may have found yourself asking these questions about a striking architectural drawing. In recent years, social media has become a primary source of expression for... -
Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction to AI for Architects by Neil Leach
RRP: $41.98$34.73Artificial intelligence is everywhere - from the apps on our phones to the algorithms of search engines. Without us noticing, the AI revolution has arrived. But what does this mean for the world of design? The first volume in a two-book series,... -
Skyscrapers: A History of the World's Most Extraordinary Buildings - Revised and Updated by Judith Dupre
RRP: $52.50$39.44Now, bigger than ever, this long-awaited revised edition of Judith?Dupr?'s best-selling Skyscrapers is a giant celebration of today's most significant superstructures. It features an all-new design with full-color photographs, 10 new buildings, and... -
Chanel in 55 Objects by Emma Baxter-Wright
RRP: $31.48$21.53The elegance of the Little Black Dress. The simplicity of the Breton shirt. The luxury of the fragrance. These signatures exemplify the image of Chanel. Bringing to life the story and designs of Gabrielle Chanel, the most influential couturiere in the... -
Architecture: The Definitive Visual History by DK 9780241566213
RRP: $73.50$52.14From ancient dwellings to modern high-tech skyscrapers, discover everything there is to know about the history of architecture worldwide.Covering over 6,000 years of human history, Architecture charts the most important developments in building... -
A View from the Top: Viewpoint Collection by Mike Kelley 9781957183275
RRP: $130.20$83.56The photography collected in A View from the Top may have arisen out of a desire to document a singular body of work-the Viewpoint Collection. Through Kelley's eye, lens, and postproduction choices, however, it advances the very way that buildings can be... -
Cartoon Vision: UPA Animation and Postwar Aesthetics by Dan Bashara 9780520298149
RRP: $63.00$49.62In Cartoon Vision Dan Bashara examines American animation alongside the modern design boom of the postwar era. Focusing especially on United Productions of America (UPA), a studio whose graphic, abstract style defined the postwar period, Bashara... -
Patina Farm by Brooke GiannettI 9781423640462
RRP: $69.30$46.66Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423640462Author Brooke GiannettIFormat HardbackPage Count 174Imprint Gibbs M. Smith IncPublisher Gibbs M. Smith IncWeight(grams) 1111gDimensions(mm)... -
Design for Social Innovation: Case Studies from Around the World by Mariana Amatullo
RRP: $83.98$75.73The United Nations, Australia Post, and governments in the UK, Finland, Taiwan, France, Brazil, and Israel are just a few of the organizations and groups utilizing design to drive social change. Grounded by a global survey in sectors as diverse as public... -
Sketch Like an Architect: Step-by-Step From Lines to Perspective by David Drazil 9788090762800
RRP: $42.00$37.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788090762800Author David DrazilFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Sketch Like an ArchitectPublisher Sketch Like an ArchitectWeight(grams)... -
Adaptive Architecture: Changing Parameters and Practice by Wolfgang F. E. Preiser
RRP: $94.48$83.33The constant in architecture's evolution is change. Adaptive Architecture explores structures, or environments that accommodate multiple functions at the same time, sequentially, or at periodically recurring events. It demonstrates how changing... -
Detail in Contemporary Timber Architecture (paperback) by Virginia McLeod
RRP: $62.98$42.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780676555Author Virginia McLeodFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 1190g