Filter By
- Book
- Qty in Cart
- Quantity
- Price
- Subtotal
-
Northamptonshire by Bruce A. Bailey
RRP: $77.40$64.64Some of England's grandest country houses are to be found in this prosperous rural county. The Elizabethan Renaissance Kirby Hall, the Jacobean mansion at Apethorpe, the late 17th-century French-inspired Boughton, Hawksmoor's stately Baroque Easton... -
The Ingenious Mr Flitcroft: Palladian Architect 1697-1769 by Gill Hedley 9781848226500
RRP: $64.50$48.58Henry Flitcroft was first employed by the leading aristocratic architect of the time, Richard Boyle, Lord Burlington, who helped him to establish his long career. Flitcroft had about 50 clients over 40 years, working for many dynasties, including the... -
Narrative Environments and Experience Design: Space as a Medium of Communication Tricia Austin 9781032236445
RRP: $51.59$45.23This book argues narrative, people and place are inseparable and pursues the consequences of this insight through the design of narrative environments. This is a new and distinct area of practice that weaves together and extends narrative theory, spatial... -
Landscapes of Communism: A History Through Buildings by Owen Hatherley
RRP: $19.34$14.13'In the craven world of architectural criticism Hatherley is that rarest of things: a brave, incisive, elegant and erudite writer, whose books dissect the contemporary built environment to reveal the political fantasies and social realities it embodies'... -
Shropshire by John Newman 9780300120837
RRP: $77.40$64.64This fully-illustrated guide to Shropshire treats each city, town, and village in a detailed gazetteer and includes a variety of helpful maps, plans, and indexes along with an illustrated glossary. The book is an invaluable reference work on the... -
After the Fire: London Churches in the Age of Wren, Hooke, Hawksmoor and Gibbs Angelo Hornak 9781910258088
RRP: $64.50$44.83'London was but is no more!' In these words diarist John Evelyn summed up the destruction wrought by the Great Fire that swept through the City of London in 1666. The losses included St Paul's Cathedral and eight-seven parish churches (as well as at... -
Scottish Lighthouses: An Illustrated History by Michael A. W. Strachan
RRP: $20.63$14.00Before the age of the lighthouse Scotland's untamed seas and perilous rocky coast too often witnessed the watery end to the mariner's voyage. From its establishment in 1786, it was the remit of the Northern Lighthouse Board to tame these harsh seas with... -
Lichfield in 50 Buildings by Joss Musgrove Knibb
RRP: $20.63$14.00From the third quarter of the seventh century when St Chad wandered into a watery valley in the heart of the Kingdom of Mercia to the Black Death, the English Civil War and the days of the Enlightenment when it was home to great minds such as Samuel... -
Renaissance Architecture by Christy Anderson
RRP: $30.30$21.94The Renaissance was a diverse phenomenon, marked by innovation and economic expansion, the rise of powerful rulers, religious reforms, and social change. Encompassing the entire continent, Renaissance Architecture examines the rich variety of buildings... -
From Brycgstow to Bristol in 45 Bridges by Jeff Lucas 9781909446182
RRP: $25.80$18.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909446182Author Jeff LucasFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Bristol Books CICPublisher Bristol Books CIC -
The Story of Architecture by Witold Rybczynski
RRP: $32.25$30.88An inviting exploration of architecture across cultures and centuries by one of the field's eminent authors "Rybczynski's expansive account traces the influence of social, technological, and economic shifts on architecture across centuries."-New York... -
Miami Art Deco Arnold Schwartzman 9781786751317
RRP: $16.76$11.09A book reviewer once described Arnold Schwartzman as “a trufflehound with a Nikon”, praising his passion and inquisitive eye. In Miami Art Deco, Schwartzman's sixth photographic book on Art Deco architecture, he turns his lens on the tropical... -
The Scottish Castles Story by Marc Alexander
RRP: $12.89$9.74The castle is an evocative structure, no matter its setting, and this is no truer than in Scotland, where the multitude of castles reflect the country's turbulent history: its many conflicts and skirmishes, whether against invaders from the north, the... -
Vitruvius Scoticus: Plans, Elevations, and Sections of Public Buildings, Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Houses in Scotland by William Adam 9780486473079
RRP: $21.92$16.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486473079Author William AdamFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
A History of Western Architecture Seventh Edition Owen Hopkins 9781529420302
RRP: $58.05$37.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781529420302Author Owen HopkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 752Imprint Laurence King PublishingPublisher Laurence King PublishingWeight(grams)... -
The Aesthetics of Architecture by Roger Scruton 9780691158334
RRP: $41.28$31.94Architecture is distinguished from other art forms by its sense of function, its localized quality, its technique, its public and nonpersonal character, and its continuity with the decorative arts. In this important book, Roger Scruton calls for a return... -
Country Cottage Conservation: A Guide to Maintenance and Repair Bevis Claxton 9781847971791
RRP: $21.92$18.71Country Cottage Conservation is essential reading for everyone who loves country cottages. From simple DIY redecoration to employing architects and builders to tackle significant repairs, this book is full of helpful information. The author explains... -
London 1870-1914: A City at its Zenith by Andrew Saint
RRP: $45.15$34.93This book conveys the excitement, diversity and richness of London at a time when the city was arguably at the height of its power, uniqueness and attraction. Balancing the social, the topographical and the visible aspects of the great city, author... -
Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-Century Designers by Leslie Williamson
RRP: $49.02$36.15An intimate and revealing collection of photographs of astonishingly beautiful, iconic, and undiscovered mid-century interiors. Among significant mid-century interiors, none are more celebrated yet underpublished as the homes created by architects and... -
Steep, Strait and High: Ancient Houses of Central Lincoln Christopher Johnson 9781910653012
RRP: $51.60$51.02Architectural and historical surveys of many of the most important buildings in Lincoln. This volume illuminates the development of different building styles in timber, stone and brick over a period of 750 years, in one of the oldest areas of Lincoln... -
The Conservatory: A Celebration of Architecture, Nature, and Light by Alan Stein
RRP: $58.05$41.81Elegant and magnificent, conservatories reveal fascinating social, cultural, botanical, and engineering advances as they have evolved across history. First appearing in the eighteenth century as simple structures designed to protect fruit trees and other... -
Holy Place: Architecture, Ideology, and History in Russia by Konstantin Akinsha 9780300110272
$56.61The history of a building site in Moscow where Russian rulers since Alexander I have planned, constructed, and destroyed monuments of colossal proportions This book surveys two centuries of Russian history through a succession of ambitious architectural... -
A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings by Dan Cruickshank
RRP: $16.76$10.94This stunning book by renowned television historian Dan Cruickshank tells the history of architecture through the stories of 100 iconic buildings. Journeying through time and place, from the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the soaring skyscrapers... -
The Hidden Dimension by Edward T. Hall
RRP: $18.05$11.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385084765Author Edward T. HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing... -
Sussex: East: With Brighton and Hove by Nicholas Antram
RRP: $77.40$64.64The East Sussex volume of The Buildings of England covers an area ranging from the High Weald in the north of the county to the massive ridge of the South Downs and the resort towns and ancient ports of the coast. Its coastal resorts are particularly... -
Nottinghamshire by Clare Hartwell
RRP: $77.40$64.64A richly illustrated exploration of the architecture of one of England's hidden gems-Nottinghamshire This volume offers an enlightening introduction to the memorable and surprising buildings of one of England's least-known counties. Located in the center... -
Haunted Places by Robert Grenville
RRP: $25.79$18.90The strange cries heard at night in a dilapidated penitentiary, the glimpse of a 'White Lady' floating through a graveyard, the face at the window in a room that has been locked for decades - stories of hauntings never cease to intrigue us. From palaces... -
Building Britannia: A History of Britain in Twenty-Five Buildings by Steven Parissien 9781801108751
RRP: $45.15$28.64An ambitious history of Britain told through the stories of twenty-five notable structures, from the Iron Age fortification of Maiden Castle in Dorset to the Gherkin. Building Britannia is a chronicle of social, political and economic change seen... -
Museum Without Walls by Jonathan Meades
RRP: $16.76$11.26Jonathan Meades has an obsessive preoccupation with places. He has spent thirty years constructing sixty films, two novels and hundreds of pieces of journalism that explore an extraordinary range of them, from natural landscapes to man-made buildings and... -
Real Heritage Pubs of the South East by Paul Ainsworth 9781852493639
RRP: $10.31$8.26This guide will lead you to the pubs throughout the South East that still have interiors or internal features of real historic significance. They range from rural 'time-warp' pubs, some with no bar counters, to old coaching inns and include some unsung... -
Bridges by Richard Hayman
RRP: $12.89$9.89From the monumental splendour of Tower Bridge and the august span at Westminster to the engineering masterpieces at Ironbridge and the Forth, bridges comprise some of the most recognisable landmarks in Britain. Whether the smallest arch or the largest... -
Aberdeenshire: North and Moray by David W. Walker
RRP: $77.40$64.64This volume is the first of two to illuminate the buildings of the northeast of Scotland. It covers not only Aberdeenshire's historic districts of Formartine, Buchan, and Banff but also the whole of Moray. Picturesque former fishing villages cling to... -
Medieval Tiles by Hans van Lemmen 9780747804635
RRP: $9.02$7.57During the Middle Ages decorative floor tiles were used in abbey churches, royal palaces, parish churches and the homes of wealthy citizens. Tiles were durable and hygienic and added a new decorative element to the interior. Despite their simple tools... -
Elizabethan Architecture by Mark Girouard 9780300093865
RRP: $64.50$57.47Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture- the uniquely strange and exciting buildings built by the great and powerful, ranging from huge houses to gem-like pavilions and lodges designed for feasting and hunting-is a phenomenon as remarkable as the... -
Corridors: Passages of Modernity by Roger Luckhurst 9781789140538
RRP: $38.70$38.04We spend our lives moving through passages, hallways, corridors, and gangways, yet these channeling spaces do not feature in architectural histories, monographs, or guidebooks. They are overlooked, undervalued, and unregarded, seen as unlovely parts of a... -
Asmara: Africa's Secret Modernist City by Edward Denison 9781858943824
RRP: $32.19$25.52Asmara, the capital of the small East African country of Eritrea, bordering the Red Sea, is one of the most important and exciting architectural 'discoveries' of recent years. Built almost entirely in the 1930s by the Italians, who transformed it into a... -
architect, verb.: The New Language of Building by Reinier De Graaf 9781839761928
RRP: $14.18$11.53No longer does it suffice to judge a building solely by its appearance; it must be measured and certified. When architects talk about 'Excellence', 'Sustainability', 'Well-being', 'Liveability', 'Placemaking', 'Creativity', 'Beauty' and 'Innovation',... -
Maya Art and Architecture by Mary Ellen Miller
RRP: $16.71$11.80Rewritten from cover to cover and updated to include the discoveries and new theories from the past decade and a half, this classic guide to the art of the ancient Maya is now illustrated in full colour throughout. World expert Mary Miller and her... -
Osbert Lancaster's Cartoons, Columns and Curlicues: Including Pillar to Post, Homes Sweet Homes and Drayneflete Revealed Osbert Lancaster 9781910258378
RRP: $51.60$35.02This beautiful boxed-set contains three long out-of-print and influential books by the great British humourist, Sir Osbert Lancaster (1908-1986) - Pillar to Post, the story of architecture through the ages, first published in 1938 and described by Gavin... -
Suffragette City: Women, Politics, and the Built Environment Elizabeth Darling (Oxford Brookes University, UK) 9781138571648
RRP: $49.01$43.06SHORTLISTED FOR THE COLVIN PRIZE 2021! Awarded by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, the Colvin Prize is one of the world's most prestigious honors in the field of architectural history. The medal is awarded annually to the author...