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Interpretation in Architecture: Design as Way of Thinking by Adrian Snodgrass 9780415384490
RRP: $92.87$80.56Drawing on cultural theory, phenomenology and concepts from Asian art and philosophy, this book reflects on the role of interpretation in the act of architectural creation, bringing an intellectual and scholarly dimension to real-world architectural... -
The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely by Anthony Vidler
$45.98Apologies 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 -
Arthur Elrod: Desert Modern Design Adele Cygelman 9781423648789
RRP: $49.02$33.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423648789Author Adele CygelmanFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Gibbs M. Smith IncPublisher Gibbs M. Smith Inc -
Emotionally Durable Design: Objects, Experiences and Empathy Jonathan Chapman 9780415732154
RRP: $56.75$49.59Emotionally Durable Design presents counterpoints to our 'throwaway society' by developing powerful design tools, methods and frameworks that build resilience into relationships between people and things. The book takes us beyond the sustainable design... -
Practical Building Conservation: Stone Historic England (Historic England, UK) 9780754645528
RRP: $167.70$145.91Stone 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... -
Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography by Meryle Secrest
$25.94This biography focuses on Wright's family history, personal adventures and colourful friends and family. The author had unprecedented access to an archive of over 100,000 of Wright's letters, photographs, drawings and books, and she also interviewed... -
Housing Fit For Purpose: Performance, Feedback and Learning by Fionn Stevenson
RRP: $45.15$37.69Housing Fit for Purpose sets out a research-focused approach to looking at the challenges facing the built environment in approaching the design, construction and management of housing. This book uses original research by the author on housing... -
Santa Fe Modern: Contemporary Design in the High Desert by Helen Thompson
RRP: $45.15$35.11First survey of modernist and contemporary architecture and interiors in the richly layered architectural history of Santa Fe Santa Fe Modern reveals the high desert landscape as an ideal setting for bold, abstracted forms of modernist houses. Wide... -
The Identity of the Architect: Culture and Communication Laura Iloniemi 9781119546214
RRP: $41.22$37.01Today there are more tools for communication than ever before, yet very little in the way of reflection on how these are being used and even less on what exactly is being conveyed. This issue of AD looks at how architecture is communicated from a... -
AphroChic: Celebrating the Legacy of the Black Family Home by Jeanine Hays
RRP: $38.70$28.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593234006Author Jeanine HaysFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
A Bittersweet Heritage: Slavery, Architecture and the British Landscape by Victoria Perry
RRP: $32.25$28.42The 2020 toppling of slave-trader Edward Colston's statue by Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol was a dramatic reminder of Britain's role in trans-Atlantic slavery, too often overlooked. Yet the legacy of that predatory economy reaches far beyond... -
Slup: The Polish Poster Column by Zupagrafika
RRP: $38.69$25.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788396326836Author ZupagrafikaFormat HardbackPage Count 50Imprint ZupagrafikaPublisher Zupagrafika -
Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East by Clare Hartwell 9780300105834
RRP: $77.40$64.64This complete guide to the buildings of South-East Lancashire features the proud municipal buildings and pioneering mills and transport structures at the heart of the great industrial city of Manchester. The book also offers full accounts of the suburbs,... -
Loft Conversion Handbook by Construction Products Association
RRP: $42.57$35.13This 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... -
Learning From Las Vegas by Robert Venturi
RRP: $117.39$77.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262036962Author Robert VenturiFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Pinch Me: Trying to Feel Real in the 21st Century by Francesca Ramsay 9781838388775
RRP: $16.76$11.53This is a book about how it feels to exist. About the moments we come off autopilot and engage fully with the world around us. The fleeting moments in which our minds and bodies connect totally to one another and to our environment. Intimate,... -
Farnham in 50 Buildings by Pat Dargan 9781398111905
RRP: $20.63$14.00The town of Farnham in Surrey lies south-west of London, on the River Wey. The original settlement dates from the Saxon period, although little survives of it today. Following the Norman invasion the Bishop of Winchester built an earthen motte-and-bailey... -
Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition, Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition by Sigfried Giedion
RRP: $59.28$49.39"This new edition ensures that the book will continue to be internationally acknowledged as the standard work on the development of modern architecture." -Walter Gropius"A remarkable accomplishment. . . one of the most valuable reference books for... -
domus 1928-1939 Charlotte & Peter Fiell 9783836594455
RRP: $38.70$26.72Offering an unrivaled record of architecture and design, the “living diary” of domus was founded by Gio Ponti in 1928. Through the years and decades that followed, the journal charted the major themes and movements of industrial, interior, product, and... -
Graphic Design for Architects: A Manual for Visual Communication by Karen Lewis 9780415522618
RRP: $51.59$45.74Graphic Design for Architects is a handbook of techniques, explanations and examples of graphic design most relevant to architects. The book covers a variety of scales of graphic design, everything from portfolio design and competition boards, to signage... -
Key Modern Architects: 50 Short Histories of Modern Architecture by Andrew Higgott
$34.61Key Modern Architects provides an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to the work of the most significant architects of the modern era. Fifty short chapters introduce fifty key architects, from Le Corbusier to Aldo Van Eyck to Zaha Hadid,... -
Hermann Czech: An Architect in Vienna Eva Kuss 9783038603467
RRP: $58.05$39.80Hermann Czech, born in 1936, is one of Austria's most eminent and influential architects and theorists. This influence is based not only on his work as a designing architect, which extends to furniture, interiors, and exhibitions. Czech is also widely... -
Architecture: The Whole Story by Denna Jones
RRP: $25.74$19.26From ancient and classical masterpieces to contemporary, cutting-edge buildings, architecture has defined our world throughout history. Drawing its examples from all around the globe, Architecture: The Whole Story is a richly illustrated and... -
Buckinghamshire by Nikolaus Pevsner 9780300095845
RRP: $77.40$64.64This completely new edition reveals a county of contrasts. The semi-rural suburbia of outer-Outer London, with its important early Modern Movement houses, is counterbalanced by magnificent mansions and parks, like idyllic Stowe and the Rothschilds'... -
The Phenomenology of Real and Virtual Places by Erik Malcolm Champion
RRP: $51.59$45.23This collection of essays explores the history, implications, and usefulness of phenomenology for the study of real and virtual places. While the influence of phenomenology on architecture and urban design has been widely acknowledged, its effect on the... -
Architectural Model Building: Tools, Techniques and Materials by Roark T. Congdon
RRP: $51.59$49.08Advances in computer aided design have proven to be an invaluable tool for the architect and designer, yet Frank Gehry still begins his creative process by making "simple" models out of modest materials. Drawings and video, while an essential part of the... -
One Good Turn: a Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw by Witold Rybczynski 9780684867304
RRP: $18.06$12.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684867304Author Witold RybczynskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 173Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 140gDimensions(mm) 190mm *... -
Theme Park Design & The Art of Themed Entertainment by David Younger 9780993578915
$60.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993578915Author David YoungerFormat PaperbackPage Count 572Imprint David YoungerPublisher David YoungerWeight(grams) 1306g -
Lime and Lime Mortars A. Cowper 9781873394298
RRP: $42.56$37.62First published in 1927 by the Building Research Station, this volume provides a classification of lime and a complete review of its various uses in building construction and repair. This facsimile edition should be of interest and of practical value... -
Kinfolk Volume 49 by Kinfolk 9781941815533
RRP: $24.50$16.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941815533Author KinfolkFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint KinfolkPublisher Simon & Schuster -
Karl Friedrich Schinkel. Guide to his buildings Schinkel-Zentrum d. Technischen Universitat Berlin 9783422066717
RRP: $39.35$36.42This delightful book is the first comprehensive guide to all extant buildings of the great German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel. With detailed descriptions and color illustrations, it takes the reader from Aachen through Potsdam and Berlin to St... -
KOBENHAVN. Urban Architecture and Public Spaces Eva Herrmann 9783955535384
RRP: $59.34$53.75This book reveals Copenhagen's quality of life using the example of built spaces. It leads its readers on a tour of exploration, visiting exciting architecture projects and surprising districts between Orestadt and Nordhavn. A total of over 25... -
The Story of Post-Modernism: Five Decades of the Ironic, Iconic and Critical in Architecture by Charles Jencks
RRP: $39.93$35.93In The Story of Post-Modernism, Charles Jencks, the authority on Post-Modern architecture and culture, provides the defining account of Post-Modern architecture from its earliest roots in the early 60s to the present day. By breaking the narrative into... -
1980's LONDON: Making the Best of It by Alec Forshaw
RRP: $19.35$18.95Alec Forshaw's latest volume covers the troubled decade of 1980s London, the Thatcher years, a time of political and civil unrest and protest, deregulation and privatisation, a period when London underwent changes that would shape its development through... -
Forensic Architecture: Violence at the Threshold of Detectability by Eyal Weizman
RRP: $45.15$32.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935408871Author Eyal WeizmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone Books -
Log Cabins and Outbuildings: A Guide to Building Homes, Barns, Greenhouses, and More by The United States Department of Agriculture 9781510739819
RRP: $12.89$11.02Building and constructing barns, outhouses, A-frames, greenhouses, outdoor recreation sites, boat landings, and more. Homesteading is a lifestyle that people around the world gravitate toward-and for good reason. In today's high-stress world, many people... -
The Architecture of the City by Aldo Rossi
RRP: $55.47$47.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262680431Author Aldo RossiFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 248mm * 213mm * 11mm -
Standard Letters in Architectural Practice David Chappell 9781405179652
RRP: $112.17$97.94This book provides over 300 standard letters for architects and contract administrators to use at all stages of contract administration. The letters are grouped into sections which correspond with the RIBA Plan of Work: the aim is to cover all the common... -
Land of Stone: A Journey Through Modern Architecture in Scotland by Roger Emmerson
RRP: $32.25$23.01'Welcome to a journey of remarkablebuildings and remarkable thoughts aboutthese buildings, shaped as they are by deep time, modern ideas and Scottish culture. Readers are sure to see new vistas in the land of stone open before them' From the Foreword by... -
Defining Contemporary Professionalism: For Architects in Practice and Education by Alan Jones
RRP: $49.02$40.76This book is a series of curated essays by high-profile architecture and design leaders and educators on the topic of professionalism. The book first sets out the current agenda - defining professionalism for the architecture sector - before moving on to...