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This generously illustrated book presents highlights from the National Gallery's display of Italian Renaissance painting, one of the richest collections of its kind in the world. Duccio to Leonardo focuses on Italian masterpieces made between 1250 and...

It is understood that Mies van der Rohe is one of the most important architects of the Modern movement. But how do Mies' ideas on architecture and on the logic of construction relate to his built - and sometimes unbuilt - oeuvre? This book investigates...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911339496Author Todd SaundersFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Artifice PressPublisher Artifice Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612197159Author Mike LankfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783960980964Author Kayoko OtaFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig,GermanyPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther...

The Neue Nationalgalerie, which was erected in 1965-68, is the only building by the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in Germany from after the Second World War. With its steel roof over the glass-walled exhibition hall and its reduced design...

DIFFUSIONS IN ARCHITECTURE A guide to diffusion models and their impact on design, with insight on how this novel artificial intelligence technology may disrupt the industry Diffusions in Architecture: Artificial Intelligence and Image Generators delves...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of RIBA South East Award 2019 (for Nick Veasey's Process Gallery) 2019 (UK).Book InformationISBN 9781911339403Author Guy HollawayFormat HardbackPage Count...

A visual compendium revealing the philosophy and life of America's renowned architect The story of Louis H. Sullivan is considered one of the great American tragedies. While Sullivan reshaped architectural thought and practice and contributed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780903685603Author Andre RenaudoFormat HardbackPage Count 108Imprint Richard DennisPublisher Richard DennisWeight(grams) 826gDimensions(mm) 312mm * 233mm *...

Yona Friedman is recognised as one of the most eminent proponents of 1960s avant-garde urbanism. His best-known work is the concept for a Spatial City ("La Ville Spatiale", 1956), in which he aimed to provide maximum flexibility through "megastructures"...

A gorgeous color depiction of every remaining structure designed by Louis Sullivan Louis Henry Sullivan (1856-1924) is a foundational figure in American architecture. Long considered the father of the skyscraper, he first came to wide attention in 1889...

One of Esquire's 50 Best Biographies of All Time * One of The Economist's Best Books of 2022 * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * Nominated for The Next Big Idea Club * The Week Magazine Book of the WeekFrom Alec Nevala-Lee, the author of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814318898Author W.Hawkins FerryFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Wayne State University PressPublisher Wayne State University PressWeight(grams) 600g

Celebrating the work of 31 of the most outstanding contemporary architecture practices and design firms - each a winner in the A+Firm Awards program from Architizer, the website used by over 335,000 architects throughout the world to celebrate and share...

National Parks are Britain's breathing spaces - protected areas enjoyed by the millions of visitors attracted every year by their tranquillity, beauty and landscape. Fifteen National Parks cover a significant share of Britain's total land area - 10 per...

A deluxe sleeved set that includes a facsimile republication of a classic work on Louis Kahn and an accompanying volume of new writings by colleagues, architects, and the Kahn familyThe Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn, originally published in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859461655Author Gerald AdlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint RIBA EnterprisesPublisher RIBA EnterprisesWeight(grams) 690g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524711221Author Duncan HannahFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint VintagePublisher VintageWeight(grams) 510gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 26mm

To respond to the unique opportunities of each client and site, Bates Masi + Architects has developed an approach rather than a devotion to a particular style. Careful study of the needs of the site and owners uncovers a guiding concept particular to...

The architecture of Michael Hopkins' (b.1935) formative years has evolved into something that defies easy stylistic categorization. In buildings such as Glyndebourne Opera House, the Inland Revenue Centre and the New Parliamentary Building, a new...

More than 400 years after his death, Andrea Palladio (1508-80) remains one of the most influential architects of all time. This catalogue explores how the design principles of Palladio have been interpreted, copied and re-imagined across time and...

The most incisive texts on Rem Koolhaas / OMA The activities of Rem Koolhaas and his staff were widely discussed even before the foundation of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in 1975. Today, many contributions on the work of OMA can be found...

The Elbphilharmonie is Hamburg's new landmark and is already an icon of contemporary architecture. In this book, Herzog & de Meuron document their project: extensive archive material, plans, and photographs are used to illustrate the process of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307387356Author Mark LamsterFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 301gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

A behind-the-scenes look at the meteoric rise and stunning takedown of a nightclub empire, by the man who held the reins. Limelight, Tunnel, Club USA, and Palladium-the cutting-edge, insanely successful, and notoriously decadent clubs that dominated...

Despite being at the forefront of high-tech innovation in architecture, Chris Wilkinson obe ra is an architect who believes passionately in the importance of drawing by hand. Where many practices are now dominated by computeraided design, Wilkinson still...

the Unite in Marseille (1945-1952) was a pioneering achievement at a time when social housing in the post WWII years posed an immense problem. Freed from restrictive regulations for the first time Le Corbusier was able to put into practice his concept of...

For Zurich architect Stefan Wulser, architecture is not reduced to the craft of designing and implementing the design, but also involves thinking about its socio-cultural significance in contemporary society. With the house in Bassersdorf, for example,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783967041842Author GestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

This is the first retrospective publication devoted to the British abstract expressionist artist, Gerald Wilde. For the first time, it is possible to survey examples of his work from all his periods. After being sadly neglected during his life - in spite...

If there is anything to be learned from the history of American architecture it is that it reflects the American adventure in creativity and inventiveness, and the desire to be unique and expressive. In The Groundbreakers, Charles E. Dagit, Jr. examines...

As our planet is becoming increasingly urbanized, the ways we think about cities and urbanism are also being fundamentally reconfigured. However, current urban planning approaches often remain stuck in urban-rural dualisms that do not reflect the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789492567321Author Sofie De CaignyFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Vlaams ArchitectuurinstituutPublisher Vlaams ArchitectuurinstituutWeight(grams)...

In 1908, the Exhibition Hall at the Mathildenhoehe Artists' Colony in Darmstadt-designed by the Jugendstil architect Joseph Maria Olbrich-was inaugurated. A century later, schneider+schumacher was entrusted with its general renovation. To begin with, the...

Oliver Menzi, Philippe Burgler and Helene Kuithan focus on ecological and economic sustainability, creating buildings with a precise, multifaceted architectural language. The range of services provided by the Zurich-based practice, which was founded in...

Founded in 2010 in Lausanne, the practice of Valentin Kunik and Guillaume de Morsier is shaped by its context-related projects, which are often implemented in experimental collaboration with engineers, photographers, philosophers and scenographers. Text...

Robaldo Morozzo della Rocca (1904-1993) shaped the architectural landscape of Italy - especially Genoa - through changing times. His work is impossible to categorise and, without taking any political stance, expressed itself in a variety of styles...

Founded in 1999 by Damien Chevalley, Patrick Longchamp and Gilbert Russbach, CRL architects have constructed a wide range of schools, administrative buildings and housing. Always in search of new typological solutions, the Geneva-based practice is...

According to Anna Heringer, "Beauty has nothing to do with money or finance, but everything to do with creativity and love". With statements like this she clearly has her finger on the pulse of our time, judging by the packed lecture halls, international...