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Material Reform by Amica Material Cultures 9781913620813
RRP: $37.80$30.45This book, the first by the design and research practice Material Cultures, assembles a series of short essays and conversations exploring the cultures, systems, and infrastructures that shape the architectural industry and the destructive ecologies it... -
The Handbook of Home Design: An Architect’s Blueprint for Shaping your Home by Laura Jane Clark
RRP: $46.20$31.42Architectural solutions & designs to optimize the spaces in your home without spending a fortune.Architect Laura Jane Clark, from the BBC and Netflix smash-hit series Your Home Made Perfect, has spent over 15 years designing, remodelling, and building... -
The Eco-Christmas Craft Book: 30 Stylish Festive Projects That Won't Hurt the Planet by Marrianne Miall
RRP: $41.90$18.02If you love Christmas, you'll love this book! It's the perfect antidote to the traditional tinsel and glitter that shed harmful microplastics, polluting our oceans and waterways. The Eco-Christmas Craft Book is filled with lots of ideas to create your... -
Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated by HRH The Prince of Wales
RRP: $73.50$50.46HIGHGROVE: A GARDEN CELEBRATED is a commemoration of the beautiful, mature gardens planned and planted by The Prince of Wales over thirty years ago. The gardens at Highgrove evoke intense emotion. In January, the dramatic light and early snowdrops of the... -
EnerPHit: A Step by Step Guide to Low Energy Retrofit by James Traynor
RRP: $98.70$81.33In order to meet UK Carbon reduction commitments for 2020 and 2050 building owners will be required to upgrade their buildings to meet an increasingly stringent set of energy performance requirements. In the absence of any clear advice from UK Government... -
Sustainable Interior Design by Chloe Bullock 9781914124990
RRP: $63.00$51.60What does it mean to be a sustainable interior designer? Where do you start? This book demystifies how to be a sustainable interior designer, both within practice and on design projects. It gives you the tools to educate clients that sustainable practice... -
The Passivhaus Handbook: A Practical Guide to Constructing and Retrofitting Buildings for Ultra-Low Energy Performance by Janet Cotterell 9780857840196
RRP: $84.00$64.64'As we move towards the 2016 zero carbon target in house building, Passivhaus construction looks like becoming not just popular in the UK, but commonplace. This is a no-nonsense and engaging introduction on how to do it.' KEVIN MCCLOUD - The... -
Building with Straw Bales: A Step-by-Step Guide by Barbara Jones
RRP: $48.30$37.51An updated, fully revised, full-colour edition of the definitive manual on building with straw bales, described by Grand Designs as an 'essential guide'. Straw-bale buildings are cost-effective, easy to build and highly energy efficient, enabling you... -
Shelter by Lloyd Kahn 9780936070117
$53.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780936070117Author Lloyd KahnFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Shelter Publications Inc.,U.S.Publisher Shelter Publications Inc.,U.S.Weight(grams) 907g -
Green Architecture by Philip Jodidio
RRP: $42.00$32.11The most exciting new buildings today are almost all environmentally aware, sustainable, and conceived to consume less energy than ever before. Discover the best examples of green projects from the Architecture Now! series in this handy Bibliotheca... -
Cabin Porn: Inside by Zach Klein 9780141990194
RRP: $31.48$17.47'The ultimate traveller guilty pleasure, offering a look inside some of the most compelling cabins around the world' Lonely Planet Initially created by a group of friends as an online scrapbook, Cabin Porn became a phenomenon following the publication... -
Hidden Japan: An Astonishing World of Thatched Villages, Ancient Shrines and Primeval Forests Alex Kerr 9784805317518
RRP: $27.28$18.06"A sharp-tongued spokesman for Japan's environment and traditions" -The New York TimesIn Alex Kerr's critically acclaimed Lost Japan and Dogs and Demons, he documented the decline of the traditional landscapes of Japan, his adopted home of many years... -
Mini-Forest Revolution: Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rewild the World by Hannah Lewis
RRP: $35.68$24.23'There may be no single climate solution that has a greater breadth of benefits than mini-forests...[and] can be done by everyone everywhere.' Paul Hawken, from the foreword Are you ready to join the movement to restore biodiversity in our cities and... -
Sustainable Materials without the hot air: Making buildings, vehicles and products efficiently and with less new material by Julian Allwood
RRP: $94.50$73.56Now in its second edition, Sustainable Materials shows how we can greatly reduce the amount of material demanded and used in manufacturing, while still meeting everyone's needs. Materials, transformed from natural resources into the buildings,... -
Cabin Porn: Inspiration for Your Quiet Place Somewhere by Zach Klein
RRP: $27.28$19.09'Addictive ... a charter for wistfulness' Observer'An enchanting rabbit hole of handmade houses' The New York Times'The Bible of pared back, natural living' Der Spiegel'Take a deep breath and let the inspiration sink in' GQCabin Porn began as an on-line... -
Permaculture Design: A Step by Step Guide by Aranya
RRP: $37.70$24.47Are you excited about permaculture but unclear how to put it into practice for yourself? In this unique, full colour guide, experienced permaculture teacher Aranya leads you through the design process from beginning to end, using clear explanations,... -
Building Services Handbook Fred Hall 9781032548371
RRP: $83.98$75.73The tenth edition of Hall and Greeno's leading textbook has been reviewed and updated in relation to the latest building, wiring and water regulations, new technology and new legislation. For this edition, new updates include electric vehicle charging,... -
Biophilic Architecture Monsa Publications 9788417557683
RRP: $44.08$31.37Biophilic architecture integrates nature into spaces and buildings to improve people's health and well-being. It is based on the idea that humans are innately connected with nature and that exposure to natural elements, such as sunlight, water, and... -
Concrete Jungle: Tropical Architecture and its Surprising Origins by gestalten
RRP: $115.50$86.18Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783967040890Author gestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag -
Architecture and Anarchism: Building without Authority by Paul Dobraszczyk 9781913645175
RRP: $52.50$39.10This groundbreaking new book presents 60 projects - past and present, real and imagined - of 'anarchist' architecture. From junk playgrounds to Extinction Rebellion in the UK, from Christiania to the Calais Jungle in Europe, and from Dignity Village to... -
Nature Inside: A biophilic design guide by William D. Browning
RRP: $98.70$82.59Written by a leading proponent of biophilic design, this is the only practical guide to biophilic design principles for interior designers. Describing the key benefits, principles and processes of biophilic design, Nature Inside illustrates the... -
Photographing Birds: Art and Techniques by Mark Sisson
RRP: $35.68$29.61Bird photography is one of the most challenging genres of photography, and can test even modern high-specification cameras to their limits. This practical book guides you through both how to understand your camera and how to develop your own style and... -
Green Roofs: A guide to their design and installation by Angela Youngman
RRP: $20.98$17.16Environmentally friendly buildings are a must for our future. Among the many new ideas for buildings are green roofs. But what is a green roof? How do they work? Why are individuals and businesses installing them? How do you install and maintain a... -
How to Build a Natural Swimming Pool: The Complete Guide to Healthy Swimming at Home Wolfram Kircher 9780993389214
RRP: $73.50$48.30A natural swimming pool is an exciting addition to a garden. It is the ultimate play resource that provides a healthy, chlorine-free environment for swimming, a living ecosystem for nature lovers and whole new world of aquatic plants for gardeners. This... -
The Rare Metals War: the dark side of clean energy and digital technologies by Guillaume Pitron
RRP: $20.98$13.69A celebrated international bestseller that exposes the ticking time-bomb underneath our new technological order. The resources race is on. Powering our digital lives and green technologies are some of the Earth's most precious metals - but they are... -
Marshall and Worthing's The Construction of Houses by Derek Worthing
RRP: $92.38$84.08The sixth edition of The Construction of Houses builds on the success of the previous five editions. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and processes of the construction of houses and their services. As such it is aimed at... -
Build Your Own: Use what you have to create what you need Harrison Gardner 9780717192649
RRP: $41.98$32.09Making, maintaining and mending our own homes is part of what makes us human. It is a skill that was alive and well until just two or three generations ago. Harrison Gardner is a man on a mission to help us rediscover the lost art of building our own... -
Practical Self-sufficiency: The complete guide to sustainable living today by Dick Strawbridge
RRP: $52.50$35.97Embrace off-grid green living with this all-encompassing guide to self-sufficiency alongside Dick Strawbridge and his son James. Introducing Practical Self-Sufficiency, your new go-to survival guide offering step-by-step instructions on all things... -
Julia Watson. Lo-TEK. Design by Radical Indigenism by Julian Watson
RRP: $84.00$61.01Three hundred years ago, intellectuals of the European Enlightenment constructed a mythology of technology. Influenced by a confluence of humanism, colonialism, and racism, this mythology ignored local wisdom and indigenous innovation, deeming it... -
The Urban Design Process by Philip Black 9781848222885
RRP: $73.50$56.03This useful guide sets out clearly a bespoke urban design process for practice, developed by the authors. The process works through urban analysis; policy and people; strategic framework; concepts and options; design layering and technical detail; to... -
Misfits & Hybrids: Architectural Artifacts for the 21st-Century City Ferda Kolatan 9781032396118
RRP: $69.28$61.24Contemporary cities are shaped by the unlikely adjacencies of objects that are vastly different in kind, origin, and scale: buildings, infrastructure, and other urban components that over time accumulate into mismatched configurations. However, despite... -
Straw Bale Building Details: An Illustrated Guide for Design and Construction by CASBA
RRP: $60.88$41.24The devil is in the details-the science and art of designing and building durable, efficient, straw bale buildings Straw bale buildings promise superior insulation and flexibility across a range of design aesthetics, while using a typically local and... -
Green Housekeeping: Recipes and Solutions for a Cleaner, More Sustainable Home by Christina Strutt
RRP: $31.48$20.85Christina Strutt of Cabbages & Roses reveals how to have a calmer, healthier, eco-friendly home. Saving the planet for future generations is a laudable aim, but what about the current populace? Why wait when even quite small lifestyle changes can make... -
The City of Today is a Dying Thing: In Search of the Cities of Tomorrow by Des Fitzgerald 9780571362219
RRP: $39.88$26.94'Counterintuitive, funny and provocative . . . We could all use a little more of Fitzgerald's scepticism.' Edwin Heathcote, Financial Times'Like Jon Ronson on town planners . . . Endlessly funny and seriously smart.' John GrindrodCities are bad for us:... -
Essential Rammed Earth Construction: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide by Tim J. Krahn
RRP: $75.58$50.53Everything you need to know to build with rammed earth in warm and cold climates. Rammed earth - sand, gravel, and clay or lime/cement binder packed into forms - is a low-energy, high-performance building method, yielding beautiful, sustainable... -
Cabin: How to Build a Retreat in the Wilderness and Learn to Live With Nature by Will Jones 9780500024959
RRP: $42.00$26.52The story of the author's cabin build in the wilderness, packed with practical advice for aspiring builders and insights into of the history of cabin culture around the world. In 2010, journalist and author Will Jones gave up London life to move to... -
The Environmental Design Pocketbook by Sofie Pelsmakers
RRP: $67.20$56.36The Environmental Design Pocketbook 2nd ed places the information you need for sustainable, low energy building design at your fingertips. Packed with diagrams, tools and tips, it cuts through the complex mass of technical data and legislation that... -
Vegetarian Architecture: Case Studies on Building and Nature by Andrea Bocco Guarneri 9783868595697
RRP: $58.80$50.17What is "good" architecture? This seemingly simple question is connected to a wide range of criteria-just like the radical quest for "good" food, which has produced a wealth of insights over the past few decades. This book showcases buildings based on... -
Design Emergency by Alice Rawsthorn
RRP: $52.40$39.67Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli, two of the world's most influential design figures, meet the visionary designers whose innovations and ingenuity give us hope for the future by redesigning and reconstructing our lives, enabling us to thrive Design... -
Movement: how to take back our streets and transform our lives by Thalia Verkade
RRP: $31.48$20.58Our dependence on cars is damaging our health - and the planet's. Movement asks radical questions about how we approach the biggest urban problem, reflecting on the apparent successes of Dutch cities. Making our communities safer, cleaner, and greener...