Louis Sullivan Creating a New American Architecture

Louis Sullivan's designs stand today as leading exemplars of Chicago School architecture. Having spent much of his career in a late Victorian world that bristled with fussy ornament for ornament's sak...

Breaking Ground

A ground-breaking visual survey of architecture designed by women from the early twentieth century to the present day 'Would they still call me a diva if I were a man?' asked Zaha Hadid, challengi...

Le Corbusier, Paris - Chandigarh

In this monograph, the author approaches Le Corbusier from a new and unconventional angle. He analyses Le Corbusier s designs to reveal the geometric structures which give each building its unique sen...

Decorate Fearlessly

This is a how-to decorating book featuring sophisticated interiors in a wide range of styles - spanning the spectrum from modern to traditional, from bohemian to more formal. The focus throughout is o...

Josep Lluis Sert/ Joan Miro

This latest volume of Harper Design's ongoing Duets series focuses on a special creative relationship indeed-that between architect Josep Llu?s Sert (1902-1983) and artist Joan Mir? (1893-1983.) Both...

Garden Room

Whether it's a sun-filled breakfast room, a charming potting shed, or a rose-covered gazebo, The Garden Room celebrates the happy union of indoors and outdoors, where house and garden merge. Featuring...

The Architecture of Paris

When not directly shaping the fabric of Paris themselves, its rulers have always kept tight control over the activities of others, with the result that Paris has developed under some of the strictest...

Architecture and Light

Light is the soul of space, a breath that passes through it, giving it life. Chasing the shadow unabated, in a ritual that makes visible the passage of time. The architecture is, first of all, the imp...

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