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At once a history of Holker Hall in Cumbria, the story of a family, a life, a community and an exploration of continuity with the past and adaptation to the modern age. Hugh Cavendish, Baron Cavendish of Furness, owner of Holker Hall in Cumbria, writes...

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A study of the shape and appearance of civic places and the social, political, and cultural circumstances that bring them into existence. A civic place belongs to everyone and yet to nobody in particular. In Civic Realism, Peter G. Rowe looks at the...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780870812590Author Robert K. SuttonFormat HardbackPage Count 222Imprint University of Colorado,Department of Fine ArtsPublisher University of...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788481560916Author Arsenio MorenoFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Electa EspanaPublisher Electa Espana

The National Buildings Record, now part of the National Monuments Record, was born in 1941. It contains 2 million images of all aspects of English architecture, from 14th century cathedrals to the tower blocks of 1991. This book traces the history of the...

The National Trust cares for a wealth of houses and historic buildings of all types, ranging from the grand to the quirky to the humble. A companion volume to the bestselling 'Gardens of the National Trust', this captivating book is a guide to some of...

Our appreciation of the network of canals through Britain is greatly enhances by the structures that dot their course - bridges, locks, tunnels, aquaducts, cottages, pubs and workshops. Canal engineers usually used local materials but sometimes had to...

The Garden Book presents a diverse range of designers responsible for some of the most interesting and iconic gardens and landscapes of all time, from around the world. Gardens of Ancient Persia, the Moguls of India, and the palaces of Chinese Emperors...

A visual feast of 500 iconic houses and traditional dwellings from all over the world, The House Book presents a vibrant and fresh view of architects and designers responsible for some of the most diverse international houses of all time. From Hadrian's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140710519Author Richard HaslamFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Penguin Books LtdPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 445g

From steam engines and suspension bridges to canals, factories and pubs, the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries transformed the social and material landscape of Britain. Yet how many of us know why our local pub looks the way it does or...

The unique, the unusual, the rare - these are the features that form the criteria for selection in Brian Harris's wonderful guide to churches and cathedrals. Here is a man who, in the style of Pevsner, has travelled the length and breadth of England and...

Antoni Gaudi and his inimicable fluid, organic style will be forever linked to Barcelona. His spectacular buildings - among them the Guell Palace and the monumental La Sagrada Familia - have come to symbolize the city. As well as revealing the...

The twin processes of planning and property development are inextricably linked - it's not possible to carry out a development strategy without an understanding of the planning process, and equally planners need to know how real estate developers do...

'Altering Houses and Small-scale Residential Development' is a practical guide for home owners and those undertaking residential building projects. It is also useful for students and emerging professionals concerned with the built environment, especially...

Approved Document B of the Building Regulations covers fire safety matters within and around buildings. Published in two volumes, Volume 1 deals solely with dwellings, including blocks of flats, while this volume - Volume 2 - deals with all other types...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847714107Author John Meurig EdwardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa

Why was heraldry so important to the families for whom houses were built? How does the layout of a house reveal the values of the people who lived in it? By reading the architectural features of a house - even simple items such as windows, doors,...

TV's architecture and design guru Kevin McCloud shares his passion and expertise in this brilliant guide to designing and building your own home, illustrated with the most memorable houses from the award-winning Channel 4 series. The book goes way beyond...

A photo book profiling the history, architecture, conservation status, and visit details of every covered bridge in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and surrounding regions. Crossing under Cover is a lovingly crafted and detailed profiling of the 24...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786206915102Author Gustavo Náufel CavalcanteFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Our Knowledge PublishingPublisher Our Knowledge PublishingWeight(grams)...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648829218Author Retreat MagazineFormat HardbackPage Count 270Imprint Retreat MagazinePublisher Retreat MagazineWeight(grams) 671gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786206794110Author Mashhura BobomurodovaFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint GlobeeditPublisher GlobeeditWeight(grams) 136g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735350028Author Don KulakFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Solarwinds PublishingPublisher Solarwinds PublishingWeight(grams) 327g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639231867Author S L MacGregor MathersFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Lushena BooksPublisher Lushena BooksWeight(grams) 177g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957755373Author Mary BuchingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Lily Poetry ReviewPublisher Lily Poetry ReviewWeight(grams) 159g

The question of what heritage is and how we deal with it is not a neutral one. Recent events such as the Black Lives Matter movement and the toppling of monuments have made evident how much the colonial past is inscribed in our built environment; at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781241324131Author Robert Edward Myhill PeachFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint British Library, Historical Print EditionsPublisher British Library,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786206437239Author Leonardo JurkiewiczFormat PaperbackPage Count 60Imprint Our Knowledge PublishingPublisher Our Knowledge PublishingWeight(grams) 100g

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798210659798Author Air Colors EditionsFormat HardbackPage Count 72Imprint Blurb IncPublisher Blurb IncWeight(grams) 399g

It is not without irony that in an age characterised by the dissolution of certainty – a consequence of digital dematerialisation and the catastrophic destabilisation of our social institutions and natural world – architecture, for so long the repository...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798881346812Author Thy NguyenFormat PaperbackPage Count 34Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 91g