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Loft Conversion Handbook by Construction Products Association
RRP: $64.35$53.10This book is an easy-to-use handbook, providing architects and builders with up-to-date guidance on managing loft conversions and ensuring they achieve compliance with the Building Regulations. It brings together solutions offered in the Approved... -
Built in Chelsea: Three Centuries of Living Architecture and Townscape by Dan Cruickshank
RRP: $58.50$41.20Among the London districts, Chelsea has always held a special charm for residents and visitors alike - spacious and gracious with the River Thames as background, but with a unique history of artists, bohemians and good causes. Twelve chapters tell... -
Zuber: Two Centuries of Panoramic Wallpaper by Brian Coleman 9781423649083
RRP: $120.90$82.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423649083Author Brian ColemanFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint Gibbs M. Smith IncPublisher Gibbs M. Smith Inc -
Radical Architectural Drawing by N Spiller 9781119787778
RRP: $58.48$52.73There is a newfound interest in architectural drawing. Some of the most forward-looking architects worldwide are reinventing it to discover the radical possibilities of contemporary architecture as a rich mix of the virtual and the actual. Architectural... -
John Piper's Brighton Aquatints by Alan Powers 9780957666566
RRP: $68.25$58.15Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957666566Author Alan PowersFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint The Mainstone PressPublisher The Mainstone Press -
Diener & Diener Architects - Housing by Martin Steinmann
RRP: $87.75$57.82Diener & Diener Architects, based in Basel and Berlin and one of Switzerland's leading contemporary firms, have had a special focus on residential architecture throughout its 40 years of existence. The origins of the work are based in the ... -
Slow Burn City: London in the Twenty-First Century by Rowan Moore
RRP: $21.43$15.03With a new introduction for the paperback.London is a supreme achievement of civilization. It offers fulfilments of body and soul, encourages discovery and invention. It is a place of freedom, multiplicity and co-existence. It is a Liberal city, which... -
Architecture of Defeat by Kengo Kuma 9781138390843
RRP: $70.18$61.80Kengo Kuma, one of Japan's leading architects, has been combining professional practice and academia for most of his career. In addition to creating many internationally recognized buildings all over the world, he has written extensively about the... -
Clerk of Works and Site Inspector Handbook: 2018 Edition by The Institute of Clerks of Works and Construction Inspectorate
RRP: $111.15$90.99This new edition of the popular handbook is a practical companion for Clerks of Works, Site Inspectors and anyone with the responsibility of managing construction works on site. Clerk of Works and Site Inspector Handbook, 2018 edition the book explains... -
Architectural Drawings: Hidden Masterpieces from Sir John Soane's Museum by Dr. Frances Sands
RRP: $68.25$49.73A visual, large-format compilation of some the finest architectural drawings from Sir John Soane's extensive collection. Architectural Drawings casts light on the magnificent architectural drawings of neo-classical architect, teacher and collector, Sir... -
Mitchell's Introduction to Building by Roger Greeno 9780273738046
RRP: $107.23$103.12Introduction to Building provides a comprehensive introduction to various aspects of development and associated building procedures, from initial planning and design through procurement of building work, contractual arrangements and construction... -
Rethinking Architecture: A Reader in Cultural Theory by Neil Leach
RRP: $93.58$82.31Brought together for the first time - the seminal writing on architecture by key philosophers and cultural theorist of the twentieth century.Issues around the built environment are increasingly central to the study of the social sciences and humanities... -
The Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture by Harry Francis Mallgrave
RRP: $54.50$47.29The Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture is the first book to consider the relationship between the neurosciences and architecture, offering a compelling and provocative study in the field of architectural theory. * Explores... -
Koolhaas/Obrist. Project Japan. Metabolism Talks by Rem Koolhaas
RRP: $97.50$70.63"Once there was a nation that went to war, but after they conquered a continent their own country was destroyed by atom bombs... then the victors imposed democracy on the vanquished. For a group of apprentice architects, artists, and designers, led... -
Sigurd Lewerentz - Pure Aesthetics: St Mark's Church 1960 by Karin Bjoerkquist 9783038602439
RRP: $117.00$78.29St Mark's Church in Bjoerkhagen, one of Stockholm's southern districts, is one of Sigurd Lewerentz's (1885-1975) key designs. But unlike Lewerentz's other famous church, St Peter's in Klippan, no book has been published to date that constitutes a fitting... -
French Country Cottage by Courtney Allison 9781423648925
RRP: $58.50$39.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423648925Author Courtney AllisonFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Gibbs M. Smith IncPublisher Gibbs M. Smith Inc -
Disability, Space, Architecture: A Reader by Jos Boys
RRP: $107.23$93.83Disability, Space, Architecture: A Reader takes a groundbreaking approach to exploring the interconnections between disability, architecture and cities. The contributions come from architecture, geography, anthropology, health studies, English language... -
Adaptive Reuse of the Built Heritage: Concepts and Cases of an Emerging Discipline by Bie Plevoets
RRP: $77.98$68.37Adaptive reuse - the process of repairing and restoring existing buildings for new or continued use - is becoming an essential part of architectural practice. As mounting demographic, economic, and ecological challenges limit opportunities for new... -
Speculative Coolness: Architecture, Media, the Real, and the Virtual by Bryan Cantley
RRP: $58.48$51.95Cantley's work offers a unique and critical insight into the emergence of a liminal territory that exists between the real and the virtual that mainstream architecture has yet to exploit. Speculative Coolness surveys and collects a highly experimental... -
Introduction to Architecture by Francis D. K. Ching 9781118142066
RRP: $89.60$80.16A survey of the built environment distills the work of legendary author and illustrator Francis D. K. Ching into a single volume Introduction to Architecture presents the essential texts and drawings of Francis D. K. Ching for those new to architecture... -
Analysing Architecture: the universal language of place-making by Simon Unwin
RRP: $77.98$70.32Now in its fifth edition, Analysing Architecture has become internationally established as the best introduction to architecture. Aimed primarily at those studying architecture, it offers a clear and accessible insight into the workings of this rich and... -
London: Immigrant City by Nazneen Khan-Østrem
RRP: $25.33$17.71TRANSLATED BY ALISON McCULLOUGH'One of the best books on the many diverse migrations to London . . . revealing the extent to which the diversity of immigrant origins has had transformative effects - through food, music, diverse types of knowledge and so... -
London 5: East by Bridget Cherry 9780300107012
RRP: $117.00$97.71Publication of this book, one of six devoted to the buildings of London, marks the completion of the long-awaited revision of the original Pevsner guides and brings the account of the capital's buildings entirely up to date.This fascinating volume... -
Houses and Cottages of Britain - Vernacular Building Series by R. W. Brunskill
RRP: $43.88$37.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780575071223Author R W BrunskillFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )Publisher Yale University... -
Mies van der Rohe by Peter Gossel
RRP: $29.25$22.15Famed for his motto "less is more," Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) was one of the founding fathers of modern architecture and a hotly-debated tastemaker of twentieth-century aesthetics and urban experience. Mies van der Rohe's philosophy was one... -
Practical Building Conservation: Stone by Historic England
RRP: $253.50$220.56Stone considers the wide variety of historical uses, from simple masonry walling through to elaborate carving and decoration. The book considers why stone decays or fails and how to assess and understand the causes, before concentrating on the practical... -
Architekturfuhrer Kassel: Architectural Guide by Berthold Hinz 9783496012498
$32.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783496012498Author Berthold HinzFormat PaperbackPage Count 179Imprint Dietrich ReimerPublisher Dietrich ReimerWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 241mm * 137mm... -
Architectural Aesthetics: Appreciating Architecture As An Art by Mr Edward Winters
RRP: $38.98$32.25The fine arts are traditionally seen to have intrinsic value: that is, they are valuable in themselves. But this poses a problem for architecture: its works are designed to serve our purposes, and therefore it is classed as functional. Carving out a new... -
The High Line by Phaidon
RRP: $97.40$75.39The acclaimed exploration of the iconic 'park in the sky' in New York that reshaped global perceptions of urban space - back in print Since opening to the public in 2009, the High Line has rapidly become one of New York City's most popular and beloved... -
Concrete Houses: The Poetics of Form by Joe Rollo
RRP: $77.90$54.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760760410Author Joe RolloFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty LtdPublisher Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty... -
Future Details of Architecture by Mark Garcia 9781118522530
RRP: $52.55$46.47Despite the exaggerated news of the untimely 'death of the detail' by Greg Lynn, the architectural detail is now more lifelike and active than ever before. In this era of digital design and production technologies, new materials, parametrics, building... -
Elements of Parametric Design by Robert Woodbury
RRP: $107.23$93.83Driven by new computer and digital fabrication tools, the architectural designs that are being built are pushing boundaries of form, customization and construction. Pushed by practices wanting and needing to produce novelty, computer-aided design systems... -
Passive Cooling of Buildings by D. Asimakopoulos
RRP: $89.68$79.03Energy use in buildings in the EU represents about 40% of the total annual energy consumption. With greater awareness of the need to reduce energy consumption comes a growth of interest in passive cooling, particularly as an alternative to... -
Hydraulic Lime Mortar for Stone, Brick and Block Masonry: A Best Practice Guide by Geoffrey Allen
RRP: $64.33$56.86This best practice guide to using hydraulic lime mortar is the result of a research project by the UK Limes team which studied the performance application and classification of hydraulic limes for the construction industry. It will prove invaluable for... -
Building with Earth: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture. Fourth and Revised Edition by Gernot Minke
RRP: $76.05$70.61Earth, in common use for architectural construction for thousands of years, has in the past thirty years attracted renewed attention as a healthy, environment-friendly and economical building material. What needs to be considered in this context? The... -
Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors by Rosemary Kilmer
RRP: $113.00$99.88Discover foundational concepts and the latest developments in interior construction documents In the newly revised Fourth Edition of Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors, distinguished interior design professors Rosemary Kilmer and W. Otie... -
The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely by Anthony Vidler
$69.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262720182Author Anthony VidlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 16mm -
Architect's Guide to Running a Job by Ronald Green
RRP: $77.98$68.37Best practice is the concern of this book. An architect has to be an administrator as well as designer, and smooth economical administration will provide the conditions under which client relations can be constructive and good design can be acheived.The... -
F.L. Wright by Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
RRP: $29.25$22.15Acclaimed as the "father of skyscrapers," the quintessentially American icon Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an architect of aspiration. He believed in giving cultivated American life its fitting architectural equivalent and applied his idealism to... -
Future Office: Next-generation workplace design by Nicola Gillen
RRP: $78.00$64.70The office is dead. Long live the office. Despite decades of predictions that the office is on the verge of extinction, it is surviving and thriving. Of course things are changing. And changing fast. Digital technologies are transforming not only the...