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Buildings and Society: Essays on the Social Development of the Built Environment Anthony D. King 9780710202345
RRP: £48.99Booksplease Price: £44.67Buildings are essentially social and cultural products. They result from social needs and accommodate a variety of functions - economic. social. political. religious. Their size. appearance. location... -
An Architecture of Ineloquence: A Study in Modern Architecture and Religion by J.K. Birksted
RRP: £58.99Booksplease Price: £52.44Set on a hillside near Cluny, in a region associated with religious institutions and sacred architecture (including Le Corbusier's La Tourette), Le Carmel de la Paix, designed by Jose Luis Sert,... -
Actions of Architecture: Architects and Creative Users by Professor Jonathan Hill 9780415290432
RRP: £83.99Booksplease Price: £74.66Drawing on the work of a wide range of architects, artists and writers, this book considers the relations between the architect and the user, which it compares to the relations between the artist and... -
Gastronomy of Italy by Anna Del Conte
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £26.00Gastronomy of Italy - the seminal work on Italian food, first published in the 1990s - is revised and updated and illustrated with new photography. This classic book leaves no stone unturned in... -
Where Can I Go? Big City Explorer by Maggie Li
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £8.67Join Penguin as he travels through 28 of the most amazing cities in the world. Each city has its own spread including a map of the central district, showing sites, cultural information, hot spots and... -
Tulips: Beautiful Varieties for Home and Garden by Jane Eastoe 9781423651291
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £15.69From the tulip fields of Netherlands to your garden flower patch, tulips are loved the world over. Jane Eastoe's passion for gardening and Rachel Werne's spectacular photography combine to... -
In-Between: A Future with Generative AI Jun Aoki 9783037788011
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £22.62Through the exhibition at the Japan Pavilion, "In-Between" stages a dialogue between the Pavilion building's constituent elements- the Hole, Wall, and Columns, Outer Walls, Brick Terrace, Pensilina,... -
Super Root Spices: Truly modern recipes for turmeric, ginger, galangal & more by Zoe Lind van't Hof
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £6.70Wunder Workshop founders, Zoe and Tom, present their exploration of healing root spices including turmeric, ginger, galangal, ashwagandha and maca. As well as reviewing the scientific literature... -
The Forsyte Saga 1: The Man of Property John Galsworthy 9780755340859
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £8.02London of the 1880s: The Forsyte family is gathered - gloves, waistcoats, feathers and frocks - to celebrate the engagement of young June Forstye to an architect, Philip Bosinney. The family are... -
The Forsyte Saga 2: In Chancery John Galsworthy 9780755340866
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £8.02Separated from his wife Irene for some years now, Soames Forsyte has resigned himself to the fact she's never coming back. But as he grows older and richer, he yearns for an heir. When he confronts... -
Echoes of a Land by Gabriela Etchegaray 9786076055397
RRP: £28.00Booksplease Price: £20.27Echoes of a Land features contributions by 21 participants, architects and designers as a proposal for the Mexican Pavilion at the Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition in 2018... -
Weather Architecture by Professor Jonathan Hill
RRP: £65.99Booksplease Price: £59.24Weather Architecture further extends Jonathan Hill's investigation of authorship by recognising the creativity of the weather. At a time when environmental awareness is of growing relevance, the... -
Dear Green Sounds - Glasgow's Music Through Time and Buildings: The Apollo, Glasgow Pavilion, Mono, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, King Tut's Wah Wah Hut and More Kate Molleson 9781849341936
RRP: £15.00Booksplease Price: £12.59Glasgow has always been known for its live music, and at the heart of any music community it is the live venues and buildings that are important, and play host to local and touring acts. One of the... -
Bio-Architecture Javier Senosiain 9780750656047
RRP: £78.99Booksplease Price: £70.37Bio-Architecture studies the natural principles of animal and human constructions from several different perspectives, and presents a great part of the knowledge that gives origin and shape to built... -
Silk and Insight Yukio Mishima 9780765603005
RRP: £35.99Booksplease Price: £33.23This is a tale based on the strike which took place in the mid-1950s at Omi Kenshi, a silk manufacturer not far from Tokyo. The events described reflect the management / labour tensions of the period... -
Cloud-to-ground Oren Eldar 9783038603382
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £21.08"Cloud-to-ground" is the scientific term for lightning that strikes directly into the ground. The title of this book, published in conjunction with the Israeli pavilion at the 18th International... -
In Praise of Shadows Architecture: A Line of Thought Fredric Benesch 9783038603801
RRP: £42.00Booksplease Price: £34.34Founded by Fredric Benesch and Katarina Lundeberg in 2009, Stockholm-based firm In Praise of Shadows Architecture engages in a wide range of projects of varied scales and typologies. This first... -
This is Temporary: How transient projects are redefining architecture by St. Cate Hill
RRP: £37.00Booksplease Price: £32.23Temporary architecture is flourishing in our urban public spaces. Branded 'pop-ups' and follies to provide a moment of light entertainment they are in fact borne of a long history of more holistic... -
The Adventures of Moose & Mr Brown by Sir Paul Smith
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £8.99This is the iconic international fashion designer Sir Paul Smith's very first children's picture book - and the first book in a new and exciting series. Written... -
On Span and Space: Exploring Structures in Architecture by Bjorn N. Sandaker
RRP: £130.00Booksplease Price: £115.97In this richly illustrated book with many practical examples, Bjorn Sandaker provides readers with a better understanding of the relationship between technology and architecture. As an experienced... -
Shadow: the architectural power of withholding light by Simon Unwin
RRP: £25.99Booksplease Price: £24.66Each of these Analysing Architecture Notebooks is devoted to a particular theme in understanding the rich and varied workings of architecture. They can be thought of as addenda to the foundation... -
A Studio Guide to Interior Design by Elys John 9780367637798
RRP: £37.99Booksplease Price: £34.95A Studio Guide to Interior Design leads you through the creative process of developing an interior design proposal. From reading existing buildings, to presenting the final design, each stage is... -
Towards Universality: Le Corbusier, Mies and De Stijl Richard Padovan 9780419240303
RRP: £78.99Booksplease Price: £70.37There is no shortage of books about Le Corbusier, or Mies van der Rohe, or De Stijl. However, this book considers them in relation to each other, observing how a study of one can illuminate the works... -
Gaelle Lauriot-Prevost, Design by Michele Champenois 9782915542851
RRP: £45.00Booksplease Price: £35.36Dominique Perrault is recognised as one of the outstanding architects of the 21st century. In 2015 he was awarded the prestigious Praemium Imperiale prize. The general public knows him as the... -
Death in Cyprus by M. M. Kaye 9781471900372
Booksplease Price: £18.18Uncle Oswin thinks that Amanda's plan to go to Cyprus is rash and unwomanly. But he does not foresee that she is running into deadly peril. Even before the boat docks at Limassol there is a dead body... -
Making Mobiles: Creating Beautiful Polish Pajaki from Natural Materials by Karolina Merska
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £14.06In this practical book, learn how to make beautiful, folk mobiles - also known as 'pajaki' - to decorate your home or event space in show-stopping style. ... -
Deep Deep Sea by Frann Preston-Gannon
RRP: £4.99Booksplease Price: £4.07A gorgeous chunky board book by award-winning author Frann Preston-Gannon featuring colours, counting and a whole host of undersea animals. Descend into the depths of the sea! And meet... -
The Forsyte Saga 9: Over the River by John Galsworthy
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £8.02Clare Cherrell has come home, fleeing the clutches of her violent, abusive husband. When he pursues her she vows she will never return and sets about fighting him in bitter divorce proceedings. Dinny... -
On Span and Space: Exploring Structures in Architecture Bjorn N. Sandaker 9780415357920
RRP: £40.99Booksplease Price: £37.82In this richly illustrated book with many practical examples, Bjorn Sandaker provides readers with a better understanding of the relationship between technology and architecture. As an experienced... -
Death in Berlin by M. M. Kaye 9781471900358
Booksplease Price: £18.18Miranda Brand was uneasy even before the train left to take her to stay with her army cousin in divided Berlin. Then a story of a missing fortune in war-looted diamonds, told to pass the time on the... -
The Birth of Art Deco: Ruhlmann and the Hôtel du Collectionneur, 1925 Jared Goss 9780847874354
RRP: £90.00Booksplease Price: £65.39This book celebrates the 1925?Paris Exposition at its centenary a landmark event that shaped twentieth-century design and gave its name to Art Deco. The exposition dazzled over sixteen million... -
House Tour: Views of the Unfurnished Interior Adam Jasper 9783038601142
Booksplease Price: £38.45240cm is the standard distance between floor and ceiling in residential buildings: the height of the void we inhabit. In its precision, and its emptiness, the number reflects contemporary interior... -
Collaborations in Architecture and Engineering Clare Olsen (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, USA) 9780367862855
RRP: £35.99Booksplease Price: £33.23This new edition of Collaborations in Architecture and Engineering explores how to effectively develop creative collaborations among architects and engineers. The authors, an architect and an... -
Balkan Heritages: Negotiating History and Culture by Maria Couroucli 9780367880606
RRP: £45.99Booksplease Price: £41.80This volume deals with the relation between heritage, history and politics in the Balkans. Contributions examine diverse ways in which material and immaterial heritage has been articulated,... -
Let's Do Dinner: Perfect do-ahead meals for family and friends by James Ramsden 9781911624738
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £9.29Welcome friends with an aperitif, before serving up a home-cooked feast, without spending precious socialising time in the kitchen. Chef James Ramsden first honed his skill for creating... -
A Potted History: Henry Willett's Ceramic Chronicle of Britain Stella Beddoe 9781851498116
RRP: £45.00Booksplease Price: £35.36The Willett Collection is unique. It is the only collection formed to illustrate what 19th century businessman Henry Willett called 'popular British history'. The collection of nearly 2,000 items is... -
111 Places in Brighton & Lewes That You Shouldn't Miss by Alexandra Loske
RRP: £13.99Booksplease Price: £9.71Brighton has transformed itself several times since the Middle Ages: once a small fishing village, it became the most fashionable seaside resort in the 18th century, a thriving tourist destination in... -
Contemporary Art About Architecture: A Strange Utility by Nora Wendl 9781138254572
RRP: £59.99Booksplease Price: £53.29An important resource for scholars of contemporary art and architecture, this volume considers contemporary art that takes architecture as its subject. Concentrated on works made since 1990,... -
3D Printing Architecture: Workflows, Applications, and Trends by Carlos BAÑÓN 9789811583872
RRP: £59.99Booksplease Price: £56.12This book investigates how architectural design advances as a result of the rapid developments in 3D Printing. As this technology become more powerful, faster and cheaper, novel workflows are... -
This Book is Not a Bedtime Story by Eoin McLaughlin
RRP: £6.99Booksplease Price: £5.78Renowned author Eoin McLaughlin and award-nominated illustrator Rob Starling join forces to create a hilarious, not-so-spooky tale! ...