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Creative Reuse of Buildings: Volume Two Derek Latham 9781873394373
RRP: $252.00Booksplease Price: $224.51Addresses the advantages and practicalities involved in the issue of the creative re-use of existing buildings.Book InformationISBN 9781873394373Author Derek LathamFormat HardbackPage Count... -
Observations on Limes by C. W. Paley 9781873394274
RRP: $241.50Booksplease Price: $231.82This volume represents a small part of the book Sir Charles Pasley wrote in 1838 which detailed his own experiments in the development of artificial cement for military uses. Whilst much of the first... -
Legislation for the Built Environment: A Concise Guide by Penelope Cooling 9781873394038
Booksplease Price: $155.38This guide is intended to lead the reader through part of the ever-increasing maze of environmental legislation. It provides information on planning, conservation, pollution, the system of building... -
Sharing the Earth by J. M. Fladmark
RRP: $199.48Booksplease Price: $176.06Our heritage is rooted in local cultures and environments. However, does modern communication and its international bias now threaten regional integrity? How do we combine global awareness with... -
Encyclopaedia of Architectural Terms James Curl 9781873394250
RRP: $88.18Booksplease Price: $85.03The study of architecture requires not only an understanding of the history of buildings, but also knowledge of the correct terminology that is used to describe them. The "Encyclopaedia of... -
Architecture, 1900 Peter Burman 9781873394328
RRP: $144.88Booksplease Price: $129.65The period around 1900 was a defining point in the history of architecture and it offers a fascinating insight into the whole development of the modern architectural movement. The intellectual debate... -
Building in Cob, Pise and Stabilized Earth Clough Williams-Ellis 9781873394397
Booksplease Price: $126.17This study, first published in 1919 then substantially revised in 1947, was based on experiments undertaken by the author into the use of pise de terre and other earth-based materials. It was written... -
Treasures on Earth: A Good Housekeeping Guide to Churches and Their Contents Peter Burman 9781873394106
RRP: $199.48Booksplease Price: $175.01Churches are valuable not only for their significance within Christian religion, but also because of the historic value of the buildings themselves, and the artistic objects, furnishings and... -
Conservation of Historic Buildings and Their Contents: Addressing the Conflicts David Watt 9781873394632
RRP: $75.58Booksplease Price: $69.07The conference entitled 'Where Conservation Meets Conservation', held at De Montfort University, Leicester on 9 September 2002 provided the opportunity to explore the interface between historic... -
Conservation and Interpretation: Heritage of the North Sea Region by L. M. Green
RRP: $199.48Booksplease Price: $175.01Representatives from the five partner countries of the 'Kings of the North Sea' Project met to compare conservation practice across many regions and countries. This title includes the conference... -
Practical Architecture: Brickwork, Mortars and Limes CW Pasley 9781873394472
RRP: $252.00Booksplease Price: $232.45Pasley's work was first written in 1826 as a course of architecture for his students at the Royal Engineer's School in Chatham. The original title of the book, "Outline of a Course of Practical... -
Heritage and Identity: Shaping the Nations of the North J.M. Fladmark 9781873394557
RRP: $252.00Booksplease Price: $232.45Was the shaping of nation states in Northern Europe governed by military might, or by Christian and democratic ideals? How has trade and cross-cultural exchange between Scandinavia and the British... -
Conservation of Modern Architecture Susan Macdonald 9781873394847
RRP: $102.88Booksplease Price: $95.82The importance of protecting significant buildings from decay and destruction would seem to be undeniable. Yet whilst the majority of buildings of merit constructed before the Second World War have... -
Conservation of Clay and Chalk Buildings Gordon T. Pearson 9781873394007
Booksplease Price: $155.38This publication provides practical guidance on appropriate methods of conservation and repair of earth buildings using traditional building materials. It is the first major work on the subject since... -
Old House Care and Repair Janet Collings 9781873394700
RRP: $75.58Booksplease Price: $69.07Owners of old houses are often baffled by the confusing advice they receive from their builders, architects or surveyors who may be more familiar with repairing modern buildings than dealing with the... -
Hydraulic Lime Mortar for Stone, Brick and Block Masonry: A Best Practice Guide Geoffrey Allen 9781873394649
RRP: $75.58Booksplease Price: $72.64This best practice guide to using hydraulic lime mortar is the result of a research project by the UK Limes team which studied the performance application and classification of hydraulic limes for... -
Lime and Lime Mortars A. Cowper 9781873394298
RRP: $75.58Booksplease Price: $72.64First published in 1927 by the Building Research Station, this volume provides a classification of lime and a complete review of its various uses in building construction and repair. This facsimile... -
Architectural Conservation: Issues and Developments: A Special Issue of the Journal of Architectural Conservation Vincent Shacklock 9781873394779
RRP: $60.88Booksplease Price: $56.55This authoritative book offers contributions from leading practitioners and scholars presenting an assessment of the current state of conservation in the UK. It raises concerns about the ambivalence... -
Staircases: History, Repair and Conservation James W. P. Campbell 9781873394977
Booksplease Price: $193.79The staircase dates back to the very beginning of architectural history. Virtually every significant building from the ziggurats of ancient Mesopotamia to the present day, has not only contained one... -
Layers of Understanding Helen Hughes 9781873394588
RRP: $107.08Booksplease Price: $101.18These are the proceedings of an English Heritage national seminar which was organised to address growing concerns about the variable quality of architectural paint research currently being carried...