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Borromini by Anthony Blunt
RRP: $70.10Booksplease Price: $58.77Francesco Borromini is one of the great geniuses of Baroque architecture, perhaps the greatest in inventiveness and in use of spatial effects. Here is the first book in English to survey the whole work of the master. The author, former Director of the... -
New Design for Old Buildings by Roger Hunt
RRP: $87.75Booksplease Price: $74.67Showcasing a range of homes, churches, barns, commercial, and industrial buildings from across the UK, this book demonstrates the SPAB philosophy that good new architecture can sit happily alongside old and is preferable to pastiche. Building on the... -
Sun Seekers: The Cure of California by Lyra Kilston 9780997593587
RRP: $52.65Booksplease Price: $37.48Sunshine and nature: California as a beacon of better health Since the mid-19th century, the idea of California has lured many waves of migrants. Here, writer and editor Lyra Kilston explores a less examined attraction: the region's promise of better... -
Fundamental Building Technology by Andrew J. Charlett 9780415692595
RRP: $97.48Booksplease Price: $87.26Fundamental Building Technology introduces the technology, methods, and processes fundamental to construction by focussing on what is involved in building a typical low-rise house. Written with the novice in mind, this textbook is the ideal starting... -
Ned Pratt: One Wave Mireille Eagan 9781773100869
RRP: $68.23Booksplease Price: $47.46The world in bold; Newfoundland in abstract."It is the landscape that endures, it is the landscape that remains in control." -- Ned PrattWith Ned Pratt, there is no nostalgia, no romance, no theatre. His interest in the Newfoundland landscape... -
A Chronology of Architecture: A Cultural Timeline from Stone Circles to Skyscrapers by John Zukowsky
RRP: $48.65Booksplease Price: $34.42A Chronology of Architecture presents a fresh perspective on the medium by taking a purely chronological approach to its history, tracing the complex links between structural innovations, social changes, and artistic interventions. Organized around a... -
Coventry: The making of a modern city 1939-73 Jeremy Gould 9781848022454
RRP: $33.13Booksplease Price: $31.45The Coventry Blitz of 14 November 1940 was a key event of the Second World War and in the growth of public consciousness of the destructive power of warfare. The medieval city, already undergoing rapid change, was largely destroyed on that night. The... -
Lead Designer's Handbook: The Lead Designer and Design Management by Dale Sinclair
RRP: $78.00Booksplease Price: $66.87Despite co-ordination being the principal focus of the Lead Designer's role, there is very little written about how to undertake these duties. What tools can the Lead Designer use to address the many complexities of developing a design as part of an... -
Say My Name: Stark International 1 J. Kenner 9781472226280
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.33New York Times bestselling author J. Kenner kicks off a smoking hot, emotionally compelling erotic Stark International trilogy that returns to the world of her beloved Stark novels, Release Me, Claim Me and Complete Me, with the explosive romance... -
250 Things An Architect Should Know by Michael Sorkin
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $20.22Michael Sorkin's iconic list is now in a handsome printed package, a perfect gift for any architect, student of architecture, or design-savvy urbanist. By turns poetic and humorous, practical and wise, this book is a joyful celebration of the craft of... -
The World in One School: The History and Influence of the Liverpool School of Architecture 1894-2008 by Peter Richmond 9781846311659
RRP: $48.26Booksplease Price: $45.90The World in One School explores in text and image the global influence of Britain's oldest University School of Architecture, exploring the history of the School and what its teachers and graduates have achieved internationally in designing and... -
The Masjid in Contemporary Islamic Africa Michelle Moore Apotsos 9781108461412
RRP: $58.48Booksplease Price: $55.71This volume examines the emergence of alternative spaces and architectural landscapes of Islamic practice in contemporary Africa through the lens of the masjid, whose definition as a "place of prostration" has enabled Muslim populations across the... -
Architectural Styles: A Visual Guide by Margaret Fletcher
Booksplease Price: $53.14A hand-drawn guide to architectural styles throughout historyArchitectural Styles is an incomparable guide to architectural styles across the centuries and around the world. Modeled after an architect's plein air sketchbook, the volume features hundreds... -
Spatial Agency: Other Ways of Doing Architecture by Nishat Awan
RRP: $91.63Booksplease Price: $82.33This book offers the first comprehensive overview of alternative approaches to architectural practice. At a time when many commentators are noting that alternative and richer approaches to architectural practice are required if the profession is to... -
Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors by Rosemary Kilmer
RRP: $113.00Booksplease Price: $108.34Discover 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... -
Embrace Your Space Organizing Ideas and Stylish Upgrades for Every Room on Any Budget: Organizing Ideas and Stylish Upgrades for Every Room on Any Budget by Katie Holdefehr
RRP: $42.90Booksplease Price: $27.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681888514Author Katie HoldefehrFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Weldon OwenPublisher Weldon Owen -
From Object to Experience: The New Culture of Architectural Design by Harry Francis Mallgrave 9781350059535
Booksplease Price: $66.61Harry Francis Mallgrave combines a history of ideas about architectural experience with the latest insights from the fields of neuroscience, cognitive science and evolutionary biology to make a powerful argument about the nature and future of... -
Approved Document F: Ventilation - Volume 1: Dwellings (2021 edition) by HM Government
RRP: $35.10Booksplease Price: $29.97This Approved Document provides guidance on how to comply with Part F to Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations covering ventilation and applies to dwellings only, and takes effect on 15 June 2022. It does not apply to work subject to a building notice,... -
A Treatise on the Decorative Part of Civil Architecture: With Illustrations, Notes, and an Examination of Grecian Architecture by Sir William Chambers 9781108054706
Booksplease Price: $65.33Sir William Chambers (1722-96), architect and furniture designer, wished to further his career in the 1750s by publishing on architecture. He also became the Prince of Wales' architectural tutor, architect to the office of works, then head of the royal... -
Aquatecture: Buildings Designed to Live and Work with Water by Robert Barker
RRP: $76.05Booksplease Price: $66.28Water plays a vital role in shaping our built environment, as it has done for centuries. We depend on it, we use it, we live with it and we must respect it. Aquatecture is the first book to outline new ways of `designing for water,' using examples from... -
Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East by Clare Hartwell 9780300105834
RRP: $117.00Booksplease Price: $99.37This 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,... -
Responsive Environments Sue McGlynn 9780750605663
RRP: $120.88Booksplease Price: $106.98Clearly demonstrates the specific characteristics that make for comprehensible, friendly and controllable places; 'Responsive Environments' - as opposed to the alienating environments often imposed today. By means of sketches and diagrams, it shows how... -
Cistercian Art and Architecture in the British Isles by Christopher Norton
RRP: $74.10Booksplease Price: $71.12From their introduction in the early twelfth century the Cistercians were one of the leading monastic orders in Britain. Many of the finest monastic remains - Fountains, Rievaulx and Tintern - are Cistercian. This 1986 book is a comprehensive survey of... -
Kinfolk Volume 36 by Kinfolk
RRP: $33.13Booksplease Price: $23.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941815403Author KinfolkFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint KinfolkPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 832g -
Special Forces Camps in Vietnam, 1961-1970 by Gordon L. Rottman 9781841768397
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $25.35In 1961 US special forces units began etering remote areas of Vietnam dominated by the Viet Cong. Their task was to organise local defence and strike forces aimed at stopping the enemy from gaining further control of such areas. The Green Berets set up... -
my cool shed: an inspirational guide to stylish hideaways and workspaces by Jane Field-Lewis
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $15.25This beautifully packaged book celebrates the humble and not so humble shed - from artists' studios to beach huts, My Cool Shed outlines the diverse ways of these small spaces and the unique ways in which owners are styling them make this title a delight... -
Treetop Hideaways: Treehouses for Adults by Philip Jodidio
RRP: $63.38Booksplease Price: $49.88Whether it s a yearning to escape the stress of day-to-day existence, or a desire to live more sustainably and to get closer to nature, more and more people are finding reasons to go off-grid, high above the ground. Today s treehouses have evolved into... -
Healthy Placemaking: Wellbeing Through Urban Design by Fred London
Booksplease Price: $74.43In modern-day society the main threats to public health are now considered 'avoidable illnesses', which are often caused by a lack of exercise and physical activity. Research suggests that architectural and urban design strategies play an important role... -
Inviting Interiors: A Fresh Take on Beautiful Rooms by Melanie Turner 9780847869725
RRP: $78.00Booksplease Price: $63.55Inspired by fashion and borrowing a palette from nature, Melanie Turner s interiors possess a timeless quality that celebrates architectural details and classic design. In this fresh and serene first book, Turner shares her secrets for creating... -
Building on Challenging Ground by Monsa Publications 9788417557744
RRP: $40.93Booksplease Price: $28.12From environmentally integrated solutions to site-specific designs, this book offers valuable insights for architects, designers, and anyone passionate about sustainable and site-responsive architecture. Architecture in uneven terrains challenges... -
Glasgow by Dr Elizabeth Williamson
RRP: $117.00Booksplease Price: $99.37Glasgow has a wide array of architectural treasures: the greatest medieval cathedral in Scotland; fragments of a seventeenth- and eighteenth-century 'merchant city'; the well-preserved heart of a planned new town, Blythswood; a city centre dense with... -
Architecture and Its Sculpture in Viceregal Mexico by Robert Mullen
RRP: $40.93Booksplease Price: $35.61From monumental cathedrals to simple parish churches, perhaps as many as 100,000 churches and civic buildings were constructed in Mexico during the viceregal or colonial period (1535-1821). Many of these structures remain today as witnesses to the... -
The Grand Domestic Revolution: A History of Feminist Designs For American Homes, Neighborhoods, and Cities by Dolores Hayden 9780262580557
Booksplease Price: $88.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262580557Author Dolores HaydenFormat PaperbackPage Count 367Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 150mm * 23mm -
Interior Design: A Professional Guide by Jenny Grove
RRP: $64.35Booksplease Price: $54.52This is a benchmark book which encourages interior designers to raise their professional status and offers their clients an insight into the complex profession of modern interior design. It demystifies what an interior designer does, and showcases the... -
Kinfolk Volume 40 by Kinfolk
RRP: $33.13Booksplease Price: $23.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941815441Author KinfolkFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint KinfolkPublisher Simon & Schuster -
Designing Complexity: The Methodology and Practice of Systems Oriented Design by Birger Sevaldson 9780949313614
RRP: $132.60Booksplease Price: $99.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780949313614Author Birger SevaldsonFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Common Ground Research NetworksPublisher Common Ground Research... -
Window on the Lake by Monsa Publications 9788417557737
RRP: $40.93Booksplease Price: $28.12The lake, with its serene beauty and constant change, has been an endless source of inspiration for artists, poets, and, of course, architects. In this book, we explore a selection of architectural projects that share a common element: the grandeur of a... -
On Bramante by Pier Paolo Tamburelli
RRP: $70.20Booksplease Price: $46.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262543422Author Pier Paolo TamburelliFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
Bovenbouw Architectuur: Living the Exotic Everyday Dirk Somers 9789492567130
RRP: $66.30Booksplease Price: $46.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789492567130Author Dirk SomersFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Vlaams ArchitectuurinstituutPublisher Vlaams ArchitectuurinstituutWeight(grams) 620g -
Forgotten Heritage by Matthew Emmett 9782361951627
RRP: $58.48Booksplease Price: $45.24Rediscovering our forgotten heritage No Entry'; 'Dangerous Site Keep Out; Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted': common sights on walls or perimeter fences around many of the world's abandoned sites. These warnings allude to potential dangers and prove an...