Frank Lloyd Wright - The Architecture of Defiance by Jonathan Adams
Category: Architecture | Series: Architecture of Wales Ser.
The historic Welsh origins of the architect's creative defiance. The father of modern architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright learned his defiant creativity from the radical politics and work ethic of his Welsh family. Throughout his career, Wright strongly resisted the idea that his accomplishments owed a ...Show more
Traditional Brickwork - Construction, Repair and Maintenance by Terrence Lee
Category: Architecture
Container Architecture - Modular Construction Marvels by Sibylle Kramer
Category: Architecture
Design reduced to the absolute essential - the shipping container. Invented in the 1950s by Malcom McLean, these plain steel boxes with corrugated profiles revolutionized the worldwide trade sector. These huge receptacles for storing and transporting cargo have found their way into architecture to becom ...Show more
Modern Cabins: Return to the Wild by IMAGES PUBLISHING
Category: Architecture | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
In today's fast-paced world, there is a growing desire among many to get back to nature to decompress. Modern Cabins: Return to the Wild illustrates the infinite possibilities in beautiful, creative cabin designs set in idyllic natural locations for a great local vacation. A worldwide selection of proje ...Show more
Off-Grid Getaways: Organic Architecture by MONSA PUBLICATIONS
Category: Architecture
The multiple signals coming from all corners of the planet, represents a new warning for the awareness of the need to promote global policies that protect the environment in all areas. In this sense, the responsibility of architecture with society acquires a special protagonism. The projects presented i ...Show more
Beautiful Beach Houses: Living in Stunning Coastal Escapes by IMAGES PUBLISHING
Category: Architecture | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Superb guide to the best contemporary beach house designs from around the world, including stunning examples from Australia, South Africa, United States, Spain, Portugal, and Greece Adorned throughout with full-color photographs of dreamy inspiring houses set in gorgeous coastal settings Includes more t ...Show more
Modular Homes: Building Blocks of Freedom by VINCENT BUYO
Category: Architecture
This book invites you on a captivating journey into the dynamic world of modular construction. From their humble origins to their soaring popularity today, modular houses have captured the imaginations of architects, designers, and homeowners alike. This volume serves as your comprehensive guide to unde ...Show more
Sydney Brutalism by Heidi Dokulil
Category: Architecture
Big and bold or soft and sculptural, or a mix of the two, it’s not until you get up close that you feel brutalism’s radical roots. Brutalist architecture hit Sydney in the late 1950s when local architects and their international peers experimented with raw concrete and brick and kicked off a revolution ...Show more
Arent & Pyke: Interiors Beyond the Primary Palette by Juliette Arent, Sarah-Jane Pyke
Category: Architecture
The objects that tell stories, the colours that call to the senses, the materials that evoke certain moods - all these play a vital part in the design of a home by Arent & Pyke. Known for their focus on the psychology of space, the design duo maintains that a well-designed home can enrich your life ...Show more
Station - A Whistlestop Tour of 20th- and 21st-Century Railway Architecture by Christopher Beanland
Category: Architecture
A glorious celebration of modern railway architecture in the 20th century and beyond, travelling all over the world. Many railway books are about nostalgia for the steam age, but this one is different: a global study of railway architecture from the 1950s onwards and into the future. In 50 fascinatin ...Show more
Renzo Piano by Lorenzo Ciccarelli
Category: Architecture
Renzo Piano is one of the world's greatest living architects and creator of a host of iconic modern buildings, including the Pompidou in Paris, the Menil Collection in Texas, Kansai Airport in Japan, the Shard in London and the new Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Written and created in c ...Show more
Call It Home: The Details That Matter by Amber Lewis
Category: Architecture
In Call it Home interior designer and author, Amber Lewis, reveals her detail-oriented approach to renovating, decorating, and building a beautiful home. Amber shows how the tiniest of features were used to create her eclectic, laid-back Californian look. In Call It Home, she shares her secrets to choos ...Show more