Container Architecture: Modular, Pre Fab, Affordable, Movable and Sustainable Living by DAVID ANDREU
$59.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
The ultimate in sustainable architecture, containers provide a cheap and resilient building material with a myriad of possible applications. Modular, these self contained units are easy to attach to an existing build, incorporate within larger buildings or even combine together to create a single struct ...Show more
A Day at Chateau De Vaux Le Vicomte by Alexandre de Vogue
$49.99 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: A Day at
Vaux-le-Vicomtes rich history began in 1641, when infamous Finance Minister Nicolas Fouquet bought the estate and enlisted architect Louis Le Vau, decorator Charles le Brun, and garden designer Andre Le Notre to transform it into a lavish residence. His extravagance piqued Louis XIVs jealousy, and he wa ...Show more
A-Frame: New Concept by ANNA MINGUET
$54.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
A-Frame constructions emerged in the mid-20th century and have been forgotten for decades. In recent years we are seeing how the spirit of A-Frame style houses is gradually being revived by avant-garde architects who have adapted this approach to more modern times. It is not uncommon nowadays to find ex ...Show more
Bricks Now and Then - The Oldest Man-Made Building Material by Chris van Uffelen
$59.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Bricks are the only non-natural building material that can look back at several thousand years of history. And as Mies van der Rhohe stated: "Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins". Buildings made of this fabric from very different epochs and cultures all over t ...Show more
Cabins: Escape to Nature by IMAGES PUBLISHING
$59.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Almost everyone has indulged in the irresistible notion of carving out a romantic rural refuge in a typically rustic setting, beside a beach or meadow, in the mountains, or other pristine environments. This book brings together the infinite number of possibilities of beautiful and creative cabin design ...Show more
Houses of the National Trust by Lydia Greeves
$39.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
This captivating book, fully revised and updated and featuring more NT houses than ever before, is a guide to some of the greatest architectural treasures of Britain, encompassing both interior and exterior design. This new edition is fully revised and updated and includes entries for new properties in ...Show more
Future Homes: Sustainable Innovative Designs by AVI FRIEDMAN
$69.99 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
New challenges on a global scale have forced a rethinking about the way homes and communities are designed. Future Homes provides an engaging and in-depth analysis of possible solutions, providing hope for the future. Broadly speaking these challenges came in three ways: environmental, social, and econo ...Show more
Down To Earth: Rammed Earth Architecture by SERGIO ASENSIO
$59.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
An ancient building method that has experienced a renaissance in recent years as people seek greener and more sustainable building materials and construction methods, rammed earth is a wall building technique that uses earth, chalk, lime and gravel as raw materials. Naturally insulating, non-combustible ...Show more
Treetop Hideaways: Treehouses for Adults by Philip Jodidio
$45.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
A stunning array of rustic and charming treehouses from around the world for inspiration and for those who fantasize about getting away from it all. Whether it's a yearning to escape the stress of day-to-day existence, or a desire to live more sustainably and to get closer to nature, more and more p ...Show more
Atlas of Brutalist Architecture by Phaidon Editors, Phaidon Editors
$100.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
A landmark survey of one of architecture's most controversial yet popular styles -- in a great, new, classic edition The Brutalist aesthetic is enjoying a renaissance -- and this book documents Brutalism as never before. In the most wide-ranging investigation ever undertaken into one of architecture's m ...Show more
Classical Architecture by ANDREW BALLANTYNE
$66.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Lavishly illustrated and accessibly written, Classical Architecture takes the reader on a journey through the history of this iconic architectural genre, starting with an introduction to its origins in ancient Greece, through its resurgence across Europe during the Renaissance, to its influence on moder ...Show more
Architecture: A Visual History | From Prehistory to Climate Emergency by Jonathan Glancey
$39.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
An accessible guide to the most important and spectacular buildings on the planet, and the people behind themExplore the world's most incredible buildings, from the magnificent architecture of the ancient world to green buildings of the present day.Discover the beautiful details, principal elements, and ...Show more