This is the first volume of a series of four on hotels that offer the best in style, service and design - on the most luxurious hotels in the world. Whether traditional or modern, luxury need not be defined in terms of richly decorated formality. The European hotels featured in these pages, both the well-established names and the hidden gems, have been chosen for their distinctive architecture and the tastefulness and simplicity of their interior design. It includes a separate section on busines...
This is a photographic book on the history of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a city of tradition and ceremony with constrasting styles of architecture. To illustrate this, the author has group photographs of the late 19th and early 20th centuries with comparative photographs of the 1960s and again in recent years. There is a street plan showing the location of the photographs, and the book can also be used as a guide for an interesting walk around the historical sites of the city. It should be of interest...
This pictorial record celebrates the cities and temples of Angkor in Southeast Asia. Ever since explorer and naturalist Henri Mouhot rediscovered the centre of Khmer civilization in Cambodia over a hundred years ago, the buildings, which date from the 9th to the 13th century, have become a source of great interest. Each of the significant monuments is illustrated, including the Angkor Wat itself, and the overgrown 13th-century temples of Ta Prohm and Preah Kahn. The Banteay Srei with its intrica...
Letters from England - Traditional Lettering (English Heritage Pocket Books S.)
by Peter Ashley
English Heritage Pocket Books encourage us to look beyond the obvious. Writer and photographer Peter Ashley champions the sometimes neglected and unsung architecture and related artefacts of everyday life, looking at everything from signal boxes to pre-war road signs, from lighthouses to canal tunnels. The series is beautifully produced with original colour photography throughout, accompanied by a witty and often idiosyncratic text. Lettering on signs and buildings were once the preserve of the...
No photographer during renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s lifetime was granted as much personal and professional access as his official photographer, Pedro E. Guerrero, who spent 20 years shooting Wright’s work, his homes and many key moments in his life. Picturing Wright: An Album from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Photographer provides an illuminating portrait of Wright from the day of Guerrero’s serendipitous hiring in 1939 until his last assignment just before the architect’s 1959 death, a p...
A select review of the Indian sub-continent's most unique hotels and resorts. From metropolitan concrete cubes to a renovated 17th century Portuguese fort, each location offers a new look and all have been chosen for their fantastically designed interiors.
Despite its consistent presence in architectural practice throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, collage has never been considered a standard form of architectural representation like drafting, model making, or sketching. The work of Marshall Brown, an architect and artist, demonstrates the power of collage as an architectural medium. In Brown’s view, collage changes the terms of architectural authorship and challenges outdated definitions of originality. Published in conjunction with the exhib...
Wooden Houses places the wooden house into a historical, social and decorative context, explores the decorative potential of wood in our homes and provides inspiration for anyone who appreciates the beauty and soul of this wonderful natural material. Wooden houses range from rustic log cabins and timbered country cottages to traditional alpine chalets and elegant clapboard houses with shaded verandas. Wood has always played an invaluable part in construction, architecture and interior decoratio...
The authors trace the development of Thai architectural styles and motifs in both royal and religious buildings throughout history. With an emphasis on wooden homes and the utilisation of the country's finest furniture, art, and artefacts, the book concludes with a stunning selection of exquisite, uniquely Thai art objects, from Buddha images to lacquer ware and gold and silver jewellery.