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From Idea to Site: A project guide to creating better landscapes by Claire Thirlwall
RRP: $88.20$73.02From Idea to Site explores how to improve the working practices of landscape architects and therefore the quality of the design and management of our external environment. Based around the life of a project, this book puts innovation and technology at... -
Nature and Space: Aalto and Le Corbusier by Sarah Menin
RRP: $140.68$122.28This book is a unique comparative study of two of the very greatest figures in modern architecture - Le Corbusier and Alvar Aalto. In assessing the historical, personal and intellectual influences of their attitudes to nature and the creative direction... -
Design for Climate Change by Katie Puckett
RRP: $84.00$69.68Ford architects, contractors, engineers and specialists in the field, this book uses real-world evidence from a Technology Strategy Board-funded research project to develop a set of tools for architects and other building designers to meet a growing need... -
Designing with Society: A Capabilities Approach to Design, Systems Thinking and Social Innovation by Scott Boylston
RRP: $79.78$70.10This book explores an emerging design culture that rigorously applies systems thinking to the practice of design as a form of facilitating change on an increasingly crowded planet. Designers conversant in topics such as living systems, cultural... -
Jackie Style by Pamela Clarke Keogh 9780060199524
RRP: $94.50$59.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060199524Author Pamela Clarke KeoghFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)... -
Practice: Architecture, Technique and Representation by Stan Allen
RRP: $115.48$101.05Conversant in contemporary theory and architectural history, Stan Allen argues that concepts in architecture are not imported from other disciplines, but emerge through the materials and procedures of architectural practice itself. Drawing on his own... -
SuperLux: Smart Light Art, Design & Architecture for Cities by Davina Jackson
RRP: $67.20$45.38Smart-lighting design is a rapidly growing area of interactive and cross-disciplinary design that is defining new practices in the profession. SuperLux is an international celebration of the ingenuity and artistry of the latest lighting technology and... -
Living Systems: Innovative Materials and Technologies for Landscape Architecture by Liat Margolis 9783764377007
RRP: $36.75$35.87Revolutionizing landscape architecture through the use of intelligent materials and technologies Living Systems surveys a wide array of innovative approaches to material technologies within the field of landscape architecture. The selected projects... -
Masterplanning for Change: Designing the Resilient City by Ombretta Romice
RRP: $98.70$80.49Cities are under increased pressure to be resilient and resistant to the effects of climate change and rapid urbanisation. However, this idea has still not been fully integrated in to practice. This book presents a practical approach to masterplanning... -
Building Mycology: Management of Decay and Health in Buildings by Jagjit Singh 9781138988002 [USED COPY]
RRP: $92.38$61.82Biodeterioration is the most common problem of mankind and its record can be traced back to biblical times or probably earlier. Building Mycology deals with the study of fungi in and around the building environment, having direct and indirect effect on... -
Building Mycology: Management of Decay and Health in Buildings by Jagjit Singh 9781138988002
RRP: $92.38$81.56Biodeterioration is the most common problem of mankind and its record can be traced back to biblical times or probably earlier. Building Mycology deals with the study of fungi in and around the building environment, having direct and indirect effect on... -
Inclusive Urban Design: Public Toilets by Clara H. Greed 9780750653855
RRP: $123.88$108.11This is a unique text providing both design guidance and policy direction for the provision and design of public toilets covering city-wide, district-level and site-specific principles. It highlights the role of urban design in reversing the trend of... -
Fundamentals of Sound and Vibration by Frank Fahy 9780367874872
RRP: $94.48$82.49A Solid Introduction to Sound and Vibration: No Formal Background NeededThis Second Edition of Fundamentals of Sound and Vibration covers the physical, mathematical and technical foundations of sound and vibration at audio frequencies. It presents... -
American Framing: The Same Something for Everyone by Paul Andersen
RRP: $67.20$43.28From its origins in the Midwest in the early nineteenth century, the technique of light timber framing-also known at the time as "Chicago construction"-quickly came to underwrite the territorial and ideological expansion of the United States. Softwood... -
Intersections: Architectural Histories and Critical Theories by Iain Borden
RRP: $115.48$101.05Over the last decade, critical theories of different kinds have had an enormous impact on many different disciplines and practices. Intersections is the first book to survey comprehensively this impact on Architecture, providing sixteen essays that... -
The Shard - London Bridge Quarter by Renzo Piano 9788862640145
RRP: $94.50$65.65Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788862640145Author Renzo PianoFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Fondazione Renzo PianoPublisher Fondazione Renzo Piano -
FutuREstorative: Working Towards a New Sustainability by Martin Brown
RRP: $79.80$65.52This book aims to further the debate on new sustainability thinking in the built environment, by bringing together a selection of short contributions from thought leaders in the UK and the rest of the world (USA, China, India, Australia, NZ, Indonesia)... -
Nordic Architects Write: A Documentary Anthology by Michael Asgaard Andersen
RRP: $115.48$101.05This anthology gathers together for the first time the most influential architectural texts from the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Many of the texts appear for the first time in English, making them available to a worldwide... -
Lina Bo Bardi: The Theory of Architectural Practice by Cathrine Veikos 9780415689137
RRP: $115.48$100.21The architect, Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992), has long been considered one of the major modern architects of the twentieth century in Brazil. Her iconic Museum of Art of Sao Paulo (1968), and the bold, Social Service for Commerce Building-Pompeia, Sao Paulo... -
Beyond the Bubble: The New Japanese Architecture by Botond Bognar
RRP: $94.50$73.48The most up-to-date guide available to some of the best of contemporary Japanese architecture, including the work of the most exciting architects working in Japan today.About the AuthorBotond Bognar holds the Edgar A. Tafel Chair in Architecture at the... -
Eleven Exercises in the Art of Architectural Drawing: Slow Food for the Architect's Imagination by Marco Frascari
RRP: $100.78$88.64This book deals with the critical nature and crucial role of architectural drawings. A manual which is essentially not a manual; it is an elucidation of an elegant manner for practising architecture. Organized around eleven exercises, the book does not... -
Irish Churches And Monastic Buildings I The First Phases And The Romanesque by Harold G Leask 9781016133005
RRP: $33.50$29.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781016133005Author Harold G LeaskFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Legare Street PressPublisher Legare Street PressWeight(grams) 313g -
Qatari Style: Unexpected Interiors by Ibrahim Mohamed Jaidah
RRP: $79.80$54.26Qatari Style investigates the architectural identity of Qatar, which celebrates the warmth and hospitality of the Middle East. The selected interiors are pioneering examples of how new and foreign influences can be absorbed harmoniously into the local... -
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
$144.59Book 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... -
For The Love of Ireland's Buildings: Treasures from fifty years of the Roadstone Calendar by Michael Lunt 9781788494465
RRP: $58.78$46.07For the Love of Ireland's Buildings takes us on a tour of our built heritage, from ancient monuments to Modern architecture. For over fifty years the iconic Roadstone Calendar celebrated Ireland's architectural treasures and triumphs of engineering, with... -
Better Buildings: Learning from Buildings in Use by Richard Partington
RRP: $81.90$67.18This book started life as a successor to Sustainable Architecture, published in 2007, which set out to prove that sustainable architecture can indeed both `lift the spirit' as well as save the planet. This fully revised edition seeks to take a step... -
Edges of Books by Steven K. Galbraith
RRP: $27.28$24.07Edges of Books uncovers a tradition that extends back centuries in which the edges of books were important sites for information and decoration. Edges of Books examines a familiar form from an unfamiliar perspective. When books are on display it is... -
A House In The City: Home Truths in Urban Architecture by Robert G. Dalziel 9781859464526
RRP: $77.70$64.68What makes a great house in the city? This title examines what has worked well in some of the most successful housing types throughout the world - from old to new, high rise to low rise, innovative to conventional. Alongside editor Tim Battle, authors... -
The Wings of the Crane, 50 Years of Lufthansa Design: 50 Years of Lufthansa Design by Volker Fischer 9783932565533
RRP: $60.90$45.23Text in English and German. The basic features of Deutsche Lufthansa's present corporate image emerged almost 45 years ago. It was created by Otl Aicher, one of the principal figures at the now legendary Hochschule fur Gestaltung in Ulm. Another work by... -
Good Practice Guide: Assessing Loss and Expense by Jeffrey Whitfield 9781859464458 [USED COPY]
RRP: $67.20$20.85This Good Practice Guide arms the architect and contract administrator with everything they need to know to make fair determinations of loss and expense. It explains the principles of evaluation so that claims can be assessed quickly and safely, in many... -
Good Practice Guide: Assessing Loss and Expense by Jeffrey Whitfield
RRP: $67.20$55.52Assessing Loss and Expense explains to architects and other construction industry professionals in accessible language how to assess the quantum value of loss and expense claims arising from projects. The book allows architects, assessors and others to... -
Life Cycle Assessment by Kathrina Simonen
RRP: $69.28$61.24Life Cycle Assessment addresses the dynamic and dialectic of building and ecology, presenting the key theories and techniques surrounding the use of life cycle assessment data and methods.Architects and construction professionals must assume greater... -
The Art of Classic Planning: Building Beautiful and Enduring Communities by Nir Haim Buras
RRP: $176.30$145.45An 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... -
The Evolution of a Building Complex: Louis I. Kahn's Salk Institute for Biological Studies by Jeffry Kieffer
RRP: $62.90$54.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911339359Author Jeffry KiefferFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Artifice PressPublisher Artifice Press -
Constructions by John Rajchman 9780262680967
$74.84In this series of overlapping essays on architecture and art, JohnRajchman attempts to do theory in a new way that takes off from the philosophy of the late Gilles Deleuze. foreword by Paul Virilio. In this series of overlapping essays on architecture... -
Dover in 50 Buildings by Paul Harris
RRP: $33.58$22.79Once known as the 'Key to England', Dover is one of the country's most important ports and has been at the forefront of this island's history from the earliest times. This has left a rich legacy of buildings from Roman times to the present day, such as... -
Architectural Research Methods by Linda N. Groat
RRP: $134.30$116.93ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH METHODS ARCHITECTURE/GENERAL A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO RESEARCH FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS-NOW UPDATED AND EXPANDED! From searching for the best glass to prevent glare to determining how clients might react to the color choice for... -
Chinese Gardens by Qingxi Lou 9780521186612
RRP: $41.98$31.98China is renowned for its enchanting, tranquil gardens, designed to reflect both the charm of nature and the ancient Chinese view of life. Chinese Gardens explores the creation of classical gardens through history, discussing the theories and artistic... -
Design Management by Stephen Emmitt
RRP: $77.68$68.31This is a design guide for architects, engineers and contractors concerning the principles and application of design management. This book addresses the value that design management and design managers contribute to construction projects. As part of the... -
Architecture, Power and National Identity by Lawrence J. Vale
RRP: $96.58$84.27The first edition of Architecture, Power, and National Identity, published in 1992, has become a classic, winning the prestigious Spiro Kostof award for the best book in architecture and urbanism. Lawrence Vale fully has fully updated the book, which...