Showcases architecture that's driven by a budget this book features 50 projects from Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Europe and includes new homes, kit homes and renovations. This book by Stephen Crafti showcases innovative budget-driven architecture from around the world. These new houses, extensive renovations, and kit homes illustrate how dreams can be achieved with restricted funds. Rather than attempting to fulfil endless wish lists, the architects and designers of these budget-conscio...
"Focusing on the variety and quality of materials used, these projects demonstrate that when it comes to residential design, there are few limits to what you can do, whether it's a complete knock-down and rebuild or a careful restoration... A great resource for anyone interested in modern design" - Country Home Ideas Houses Now: Material Style is a chic, modern book that showcases an eclectic range of contemporary homes, designed by an impressive selection of architects. Honing in on the variety...
The Maintenance, Repair and Replacement of Historic Cast Stone
by Richard Pieper
French Country Style (Architecture & design library)
by Barbara Buchholz, Lisa Skolnik, and Barbara Bucholtz
The next in our Spotter's Guide series reveals 120 of the world's great human constructions and where to find them, from cloud-piercing skyscrapers and ancient sites to classic buildings and contemporary designs. Packed with facts, maps and photos, it's a fun and fascinating introduction to the sublime, the strange and everything in between. When we travel it's often to see a building - the Taj Mahal, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Eiffel Tower. They're things of beauty, symbols of their age a...
Discover the past history and future possibilities of airport design in this extraordinarily delightful book packaged with a special Z-binding. Open one side to explore history, current trends and pop culture imagery...flip the book over to soar into a world of possibilities in a visual voyage through the Airport of the Future. A book of high design, soaring humour and elevated ideas, it is the perfect way to discover a building type that most have experienced but few understand in detail. Feat...
Specialized Establishments
Traditional residential architects are borrowing historic designs of the past and updating them for a fresh take on the American home-one that offers authentic forms while functioning for the way we live today. These houses are practical, comfortable, sustainable, and restorative. We look at all facets of the design-the architecture, interiors, and landscape-and how designers weave elements these together to create the welcoming and comfortable home for the 21st-century. Highlighted are regional...
Ninety Years of Cinema in Abergavenny, Penrith and Tenby
by Brian Hornsey
Historic Houses & Gardens of Warwick
by Christine M. Cluley and Jennifer Meir
Owing to the superb defensive position of the great castle, which still stands sentinel above the River Avon, Warwick has been important for the past thousand years or more. The town has a long and interesting history, and still has many attractive buildings dating from medieval times, the Elizabethan era and the Georgian period. The interesting variety of gardens and parks in Warwick includes the grounds of the castle, which were redesigned by Capability Brown in the mid-eighteenth century. The...
This full-colour survey provides insight into the complex history of the basilica and its namesake. The guided tour of the most significant internal and external elements is a tribute to the art and architecture of one of the wonders of Venice.
