Georgian Doors of Dublin

The Transformation of St Pancras Station

At the end of 2007, St Pancras became the new London terminus for the high speed channel tunnel rail link to continental Europe, taking over from the old Waterloo International. Central to this change...

Architecture

Philip Jodidio has collected numerous examples of the partnership between architecture and nature from throughout history and the world and presents them in one fully illustrated volume. Jodidio demon...

The Environmental Brief

The built environment is responsible for an estimated forty-five per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions. As the greatest opportunities for reducing these emissions occur during the briefing and desi...

Kampenhout, Berg, Buken en Nederokkerzeel in oude prentkaarten

The Art Deco House

Modern architecture between the two world wars was a deliberate rejection of the past, causing a tension between traditional concepts of the home as warm, intimate, and comfortable and cool, futuristi...

Black And White

New UPDATED EDITION 2014 The unique Black and White house in Singapore is the most distinctive and imposing of the island's colonial architectural legacy. Surviving examples are testament to their phy...

Hauptstadt der Verdrängung

Barrow-in-Furness in 50 Buildings

Barrow-in-Furness has a proud and distinctive identity, embodied in the many fine buildings that have shaped this Cumbrian town. At first glance it appears to be seated firmly in the nineteenth centur...

American Landmarks

Armchair travelers and globetrotters alike will appreciate these lavishly illustrated, informative volumes which will rekindle old memories and inspire new flights of fancy.Those who love barns regard...

Het lelijkste land ter wereld

In 1968 publiceert Renaat Braem Het lelijkste land ter wereld. Naar eigen zeggen richt hij zich met deze wandelgids in de Belgische jungle tot ontwakende slaapwandelaars. Zijn statement dat België het...

Proportional Systems in the History of Architecture

Since the origins of architectural history, proportional systems have served as objects of belief and modes of iconographical communication. Whether they are capable of fulfilling more tangible functi...

Towers of Choices

For English please see below Is het mogelijk in Hongkong woningen te bouwen die niet onverbiddelijk uniform zijn? Hoe kunnen architecten en ontwikkelaars de strenge lokale planningen bouwregels omzei...

Design Like You Give a Damn [2]

Design Like You Give a Damn [2] is the indispensable handbook for anyone committed to building a more sustainable future. Following the success of their first book, Architecture for Humanity brings re...

studioMDA

studioMDA is a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm, based in New York and Frankfurt, founded by Markus Dochantschi, who previously worked for Zaha Hadid Architects. He has dedicated his des...

French House Chic

Here at last is the new book from Jane Webster, the poster girl for upping sticks and following your dreams. More than ten years ago, she bought a virtually derelict chateau in Normandy, and in the ye...

Bamboo Architecture & Design

Bamboo, one of the fastest-growing plants on earth, is best known to many people as the food of giant pandas – more significant, however, is its long tradition as a construction material, especially i...

Vintage Home : 20Th-Century Design for Contemporary Living

Vintage Home is both a practical collector' s guide - what to look out for - and a celebration of the period. It covers both serious and costly designer creations...

Glass! Love!! Perpetual Motion!!!

German writer, critic, and theorist Paul Scheerbart died nearly a century ago, but his influence is still being felt today. Considered by some a mad eccentric and by others an important visionary in h...

Darwin Comes to Town

We are marching towards a future in which three-quarters of humans live in cities, more than half of the landmass of the planet is urbanized, and the rest is covered by farms,pasture, and plantations....