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Ruins and Follies of East Anglia by Edward Couzens-Lake
RRP: $31.18$22.64This book takes an affectionate journey around some of the atmospheric and occasionally mysterious ruins and follies that can be found in East Anglia. It might be a building that has a particular historical, cultural or other significant interest but... -
Architecture & Micropolitics: Four Buildings 2011-2022. Farshid Moussavi Architecture Farshid Moussavi 9783038601944
RRP: $117.00$79.85This timely book seeks to dispel two widely held misconceptions: first, that architects are no longer central to the making of buildings and, second, that design is a linear process which begins with a fully formed architectural vision. Architect Farshid... -
Planning, Politics and City-Making: A Case Study of King's Cross by Peter Bishop
RRP: $87.75$72.44The King's Cross scheme is one of the largest and most complex developments taking place in Britain today. Through documenting this seminal case-study, this book sheds light on the complex process through which public realm development proposals are... -
Irigaray for Architects by Peg Rawes 9780415431330
RRP: $50.68$44.13Specifically for architects, the third title in the Thinkers for Architects series examines the relevance of Luce Irigaray's work for architecture. Eight thematic chapters explore the bodily, spatio-temporal, political and cultural value of her ideas for... -
Approved Document J: Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems (2010 edition incorporating 2010, 2013 and 2022 amendments) by HM Government
RRP: $39.00$32.04This amended edition of Approved Document J: Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems, extends the provisions and guidance for carbon monoxide alarms. The amended provisions and guidance come into effect on 1 October 2022. This Approved... -
Wonderful Houses Around the World by Yoshio Komatsu
RRP: $19.48$19.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Beehive Awards (Informational) 2007.Book InformationISBN 9780936070346Author Yoshio KomatsuFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Shelter Publications Inc.,U... -
The Architect's Guide to Running a Practice David Littlefield 9780750660990
RRP: $64.33$56.86This is your essential one stop shop for information on starting and running a practice. Case studies and advice from practitioners, big and small, run alongside outlines of all the key topics, to give you an insight into the problems and challenges... -
Management and Business Skills in the Built Environment Geoff Crook 9780419195405
RRP: $150.13$130.75The third book in this series is written by a team of interdisciplinary teachers and professionals, led by Mike Waterhouse and Geoff Crook, is aimed at students and professionals in the built environment who wish to develop their management and business... -
Journey to the East by Le Corbusier
RRP: $52.65$36.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Winning entry, General Trade Cover/Jacket Category, in the 2008 New England Book Show sponsored by Bookbuilders of Boston 2008.Book InformationISBN... -
Structural Engineering for Architects: A Handbook by William McLean
$70.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780670553Author William McLeanFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams) 1020g -
New York Art Deco: Birds, Beasts & Blooms by Eric P. Nash
RRP: $58.40$45.14New York City, arguably the world s Art Deco capital, is well known the world over for its striking and still iconic buildings that were early expressions of the style writ large most famously the Empire State and Chrysler buildings, both of which still... -
The Small House in Eighteenth-Century London by Peter Guillery 9780300102383
RRP: $87.75$78.06London's modest eighteenth-century houses-those inhabited by artisans and laborers in the unseen parts of Georgian London-can tell us much about the culture of that period. This fascinating book examines largely forgotten small houses that survive from... -
Smart Buildings: Technology and the Design of the Built Environment by Ron Bakker
RRP: $87.75$72.44How is technology shaping our built environment and changing the practice of architecture?This book explores how buildings and spaces are designed, built, used, and better understood through technology. A practical guide to technical advances including... -
A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840 by Howard Colvin 9780300125085
RRP: $146.25$123.65This authoritative and now classic work of reference on the history of British architecture contains biographical information on some 2,000 architects who practiced in England, Scotland, and Wales from the time of Inigo Jones (1573-1652) to that of... -
The Scream by Kris Needs 9780859653381
$26.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859653381Author Kris NeedsFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd -
Strange Networks Thom Mayne 9780847869411
RRP: $126.75$93.35An exquisitely crafted, large format volume featuring new and previously unpublished artwork by legendary architect Thom Mayne, principal of Morphosis Architects.Strange Networks debuts a new body of artwork and studies by Pritzker Prize-winning... -
The Arts and Their Mission by Rudolf Steiner 9780880101547
RRP: $29.23$22.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780880101547Author Rudolf SteinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint SteinerBooks, IncPublisher Anthroposophic Press IncWeight(grams) 154g -
Financial Management by Brian Pinder-Ayres
RRP: $39.00$32.04Most newly qualified architects have scant knowledge about the practicalities of running a practice and in particular the challenges of managing the financial side of the business. This book highlights the major financial risks and how these can be... -
Serious Fun: The Arty-tecture of Will Alsop S Hardingham 9781119833932
RRP: $58.48$57.00Guest-edited by Samantha Hardingham This issue of AD celebrates the extraordinary life and work of British architect Will Alsop (1947-2018) - a career and portfolio that is both literally and metaphorically steeped in colour. Characterised as a... -
OMA's Kunsthal in Rotterdam: Rem Koolhaas and the New Europe Tibor Pataky 9783038603214
RRP: $87.75$57.04Opened in 1992, the Kunsthal in Rotterdam is a key design in the portfolio of Rem Koolhaas and OMA, the renowned firm Koolhaas co-founded in 1975. It is part of the Museumpark, a park designed by OMA as well and the location of the Nederlands... -
Merleau-Ponty for Architects Jonathan Hale 9780415480727
$55.34The philosophy of Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961) has influenced the design work of architects as diverse as Steven Holl and Peter Zumthor, as well as informing renowned schools of architectural theory, notably those around Dalibor Vesely at Cambridge,... -
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... -
Contemporary Vernacular Design: How British Housing Can Rediscover its Soul by Clare Nash
RRP: $81.90$67.02This book presents 25 inspirational housing schemes providing hope for the future of home building in Britain. Highlighting the need for the UK to reclaim its sense of local identity through the vernacular, these case studies are not just examples of... -
Stirling and Central Scotland by John Gifford 9780300095944
RRP: $117.00$98.88From Stirling Castle to the tower houses of Clackmannan, from the colleries and shipyards to the Millennium Wheel at Falkirk, the buildings of Stirling and Central Scotland reflect the divisions between Highland and Lowland, between rural and industrial... -
Intimacy of Making: Three Historical Sites in Korea by Hélène Binet
RRP: $107.25$74.98In The Intimacy of Making Swiss French photographer Helene Binet takes us on a visual journey through a world of stone, walls and gardens that define and celebrate the Korean art of making. In pure and calm photographs we discover traditional Korean... -
Signal Boxes of the London and South Western Railway: A Study of Architectural Style by G.A. Pryer 9780853615651
RRP: $23.30$21.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853615651Author G.A. PryerFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
The Art of Classic Planning: Building Beautiful and Enduring Communities by Nir Haim Buras
RRP: $163.70$135.06An accomplished architect and urbanist goes back to the roots of what makes cities attractive and livable, demonstrating how we can restore function and beauty to our urban spaces for the long term.Nearly everything we treasure in the world's most... -
2G 84: MOS: No. 84. International Architecture Review Moises Puente 9783960989646
RRP: $74.10$48.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783960989646Author Moises PuenteFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig,GermanyPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther... -
Palaces for Pigs: Animal architecture and other beastly buildings by Lucinda Lambton 9781850749899 [USED COPY]
RRP: $97.50$5.46Throughout the centuries there have been castles, great and small, for animals as diverse as goats and guinea pigs, deer and dogs, cows and bees, pigs and horses, as well as bears and even salmon. Thus cone-shaped homes were provided for doves in 1742,... -
Alvar Aalto and the Future of Architecture by Robert Cody
RRP: $72.13$63.43In the contemporary practice of architecture, digital design and fabrication are emergent technologies in transforming how architects present a design and form a material strategy that is responsible, equitable, sustainable, resilient, and... -
Event-Cities 2 by Bernard Tschumi
RRP: $35.08$29.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262700740Author Bernard TschumiFormat PaperbackPage Count 691Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 1565gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 165mm *... -
50 Architects 50 Buildings: The buildings that inspire architects by Twentieth Century Society
RRP: $58.50$40.72The most inspirational buildings in the world, as chosen by well-known contemporary architects. In this book, published in conjunction with the Twentieth Century Society, 50 contemporary architects choose the buildings from around the world that have... -
Healthy Homes: Designing with light and air for sustainability and wellbeing by Nick Baker
RRP: $78.00$65.87It is widely acknowledged that there is an urgent need to transform our housing stock to a better energy performance level. However, improving energy performance should not result in a negative impact on the health, wellbeing and the comfort of building... -
Tony Hunt's Second Sketchbook Tony Hunt 9780750658966
RRP: $107.23$93.05Tony Hunt's Sketchbook illustrates the connection between brain and hand in conceiving structural concepts and details as possible solutions to structures in architecture. This new edition features 100 previously unpublished sketches. These sketches... -
The Luminous Ground: The Nature of Order, Book 4: An Essay of the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe by Christopher Alexander 9780972652940
$130.77Book Four presents a new cosmology that arises from the careful study of architecture and art, and above all from the practice of the arts. It is a cosmology which places the I, our experience of self, as the linking stem that unites each individual with... -
The Routledge Companion to Italian Fascist Architecture: Reception and Legacy Kay Bea Jones 9781032236001
RRP: $85.78$74.96Today, nearly a century after the National Fascist Party came to power in Italy, questions about the built legacy of the regime provoke polemics among architects and scholars. Mussolini's government constructed thousands of new buildings across the... -
The Architecture of the Screen: Essays in Cinematographic Space by Graham Cairns 9781841507118
RRP: $46.70$45.28With the birth of film came the birth of a revolutionary visual language. This new, unique vocabulary - the cut, the fade, the dissolve, the pan and the new idea of movement - gave not only artists but also architects a completely new way to think about... -
Active Matter by Skylar Tibbits
RRP: $70.20$53.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262036801Author Skylar TibbitsFormat HardbackPage Count 350Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdDimensions(mm) 305mm * 229mm * 32mm -
Reading Architecture with Freud and Lacan: Shadowing the Public Realm by Lorens Holm
RRP: $72.13$63.43Reading Architecture with Freud and Lacan: Shadowing the Public Realm methodically outlines key concepts in psychoanalytic discourse by reading them against key modern and post-modern architects. It begins with what is, arguably, the central concept for... -
English Medieval Graffiti by V. Pritchard 9780521089814
RRP: $72.13$64.86Graffiti ('drawings or writings scratched on a wall or other surface') are to be found incised on the walls and pillars of innumerable cathedrals and churches in Great Britain. Most were done between the twelfth and early fifteenth centuries; many are...