100 Twentieth-Century Churches by Twentieth Century Society

$44.99 AUD

Category: Architecture General

Following on from 100 Buildings 100 Years and 100 Houses 100 Years, this book illustrates and describes 100 churches and chapels built in the UK since 1914, charting the development of buildings for worship. In this period concrete and steel gave a new freedom to construction, while new ideas about how congregations could participate in services changed assumptions about traditional layouts, bringing celebrants and people closer together. The century saw dynamic churches in dramatic shapes of all sizes thanks to ambitious engineering, and brilliant colour from new forms of stained glass, murals and sculpture. Architects whose work is included here range from Basil Spence and Edward Maufe, designers of major cathedrals, to the radical Gillespie, Kidd and Coia whose brutalist seminary lies abandoned near Dumbarton. The book provides biographies of major designers; articles on glass, fittings, and on the synagogues, mosques and temples that play an intrinsic and important part in worship in Britain today. Contributors include architectural historians Elain Harwood, Alan Powers and Clare Price. Beautiful photography throughout showcases the very best of British church design, whether it is the minimal symmetry of a timber-framed altar, or light streaming in through a multi-coloured stained glass panel. ...Show more

Architects at Home by JOHN V. MUTLOW

$39.99 AUD

Category: Architecture General

This stunning book takes you on a thrilling tour through the fascinating, eclectic and stylish abodes of some of the world's best-known architects. Not only do these pages offer a rare glimpse into each architect's personal, private environment, but each uniquely designed project provides insight into h ow each architect marries trends with their own personal philosophy, and how they inject interior design flair into their own contemporary domain. Combining rich photography and spectacular imagery with an incisive summary by a leading architecture specialist, Architects at Home provides a rich source for those keen to delve into the design aesthetics, concepts and innovations of prominent architects from around the globe. ...Show more

Belle Australian Landscape Designers by Belle

$69.99 AUD

Category: Architecture General

Australian Landscape Designers are creating some of the most innovative, beautiful and sustainable gardens in the world. To celebrate this incredible Australian talent Belle has teamed up with acclaimed garden and interiors photographer, Nicholas Watt, and regular Belle contributor Chris Pearson to show case 26 leading Australian landscape designers and their work. Despite our often harsh climes and difficult sites the garden aficionados featured in Belle's new tome have taken on these challenges with gusto and have produced enjoyable green spaces that sit comfortably within their surrounds and are a natural extension of the homes that they enhance. If you are looking for professional help for a landscape project or are simply an admirer of gardens this book will provide plenty of inspiration. ...Show more

Le Corbusier Le Grand mini edition by Tim Benton; Jean-Louis Cohen

$79.95 AUD

Category: Architecture General

A spectacular visual biography of the life and work of Le Corbusier - one of the twentieth century's most influential architectsA decade after its first publication, the bestselling monograph Le Corbusier Le Grand is finally available in a new paperback edition. Documenting the life and work of one of t he giants of twentieth-century architecture and design, the book presents an array of sketches, photographs, and correspondences, charting the vast and varied output of Le Corbusier, an artist who continues to fascinate those inside and outside the architectural world. ...Show more

Free Flow Apartments by Francesc Zamora

$59.99 AUD

Category: Architecture General

This book shows the transformation of an existing apartment with problems into a new, open floor space that satisfies the needs of the owners. The books presents the transformation of this spaces through full color and b&w images and drawings of the before and after. A description of the project, be ginning with an overview of the existing conditions and a wish list of changes, adds to the comprehensibility of the work. Architects/designers, owners, builders or any member of the team involved in the construction bring in their own experience to point out the challenges faced during the remodel, including code issues, structural upgrading, pipework changes, and the inability to fully satisfy the owners spatial requirements. The description mentions the improvements and how these have increased the value of the property. ...Show more

Off the Grid - Houses for Escape by Dominic Bradbury

$60.00 AUD

Category: Architecture General

The imperative to reduce our carbon footprint and focus on renewable energy is having a profound impact on our daily lives and the way we think about living spaces. Surveying some of the world's most innovative off-grid homes, Off the Grid reveals the creative architecture and cutting-edge technologies that are redefining where and how we live--enabling us to escape to some of the most extraordinary and secluded natural environments on the planet. Dominic Bradbury tells the story of how innovative architects have made everyday living in the most wild and remote locations of the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia not only feasible, as all of the homes featured are largely self-sustaining in terms of energy, water, and in some cases food, but also a rewarding and tempting reality. From snowbound cabins in the far Northern Hemisphere to coastal retreats that can only be accessed by boat, this fully illustrated overview explains the diverse ways in which architects are tackling extreme climates, remoteness, and sustainability challenges to enable a new way of life that is both liberating and responsible, wherever on Earth you happen to be. ...Show more

Bruce Rickard: A Life in Architecture by Peter Lonergan (Editor); Julie Cracknell (Editor); Sam Rickard (Editor)

$79.99 AUD

Category: Architecture General

Bruce Rickard was one of the most significant Australian architects of the twentieth century. A key member of the Sydney School, his practice spanned 60 years and he produced some of the most notable and recognisable houses of the period. In Bruce Rickard: A life in architecture, architects, writers, ac ademics and family members, including Karen McCartney and Anna Fienberg (who have both lived in Rickard houses), Babette Hayes, Philip Drew and Richard Goodwin, share their unique insights into Rickard's practice.Featuring never-before-published photographs by Max Dupain and Bruce Rickard's hand-drawn plans, this stunningly produced book celebrates the pared-back beauty and ingenuity of Rickard's buildings. ...Show more

Sydney Art Deco by Peter Sheridan

$99.00 AUD

Category: Architecture General

 For the first time, Sydney's Art Deco buildings of the 1930s and 1940s are identified and gloriously displayed with contemporary photographs alongside archival images. Sydney Art Deco explores the impact of the Art Deco style on the landscape and life of Sydney during the 1930s and 1940s. Using co ntemporary and archival photos the book covers the whole gamut of moderne, functionalist and streamlined styling in the architecture of Sydney during the 1930s and 1940s. Art Deco was a global style and Sydney Art Deco explores its impact on the lifestyle of Sydneysiders with a glimpse of Australian artwork, fashion, furniture and accessories. The time of Art Deco was a brief hiatus between two World Wars and compounded by the devastating effects of the Great Depression. Life was not always glamorous but in many ways the style ushered in a new sense of freedom for people from the Victorian era's restrictions of class and attachment to tradition. New technology, mass production and the machine age brought a promise of a new future and industrial design with new materials made affordable and stylish goods available to the whole community. Sydney was still steadfastly British in the 1930s but the international style of Art Deco made its mark in Sydney. The city is graced with some beautiful architectural examples which can be seen in Sydney Art Deco and which should be appreciated and maintained as part of Sydney's built heritage. ...Show more

Wood by David Andreu

$59.99 AUD

Category: Architecture General

A noble and age-old material, wood remains a crucial component of contemporary architecture and design due to its tremendous versatility and favorable inherent qualities. Wood Architecture Today selects 30 of the most relevant contemporary international architects who put this well-known medium into ser vice in new and inspiring ways. A range of projects including homes, cabins, schools and chapels, all enhanced by the use of wood in both architectural and decorative settings, are featured in the pages of Wood Architecture Today. Diverse architects and firms such as Tiago Do Vale of Portugal, Lund Hagem of Norway, Landau + Kindelbacher of Germany, Lukkaroinen Architects of Finland and Plano Humano Architects of Spain have work featured in the pages of this inspiring collection. ...Show more

Isokon and the Bauhaus in Britain by Magnus Englund; Leyla Daybelge

$47.99 AUD

Category: Architecture General

Featuring many never-before-seen images, this fascinating look at England's famed Isokon building and the renownedartists who lived there coincides with the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Bauhaus in 1919. In the mid-1930s, three giants of the international Modernist movement, Bauhaus profes sors Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, and L szl Moholy-Nagy, fled Nazi Germany and sought refuge in Hampstead in the most exciting new apartment block in Britain. The Lawn Road Flats, or Isokon building (as it came to be known), was commissioned by the young visionary couple Jack and Molly Pritchard and designed by aspiring architect Wells Coates. Built in 1934, it was England's first Modernist apartment building and was hugely influential in pioneering the concept of minimal living. Here is the story of the Isokon, from its beginnings to the present day, with an in-depth examination of the work, artistic networks, and legacy of the Bauhaus artists during their time in Britain. These enthralling tales are not just about design and architecture, but about war, espionage, death, sex . . . and infamous dinner parties. Isokon resident Agatha Christie features in the story as does architect Le Corbusier, who Jack Pritchard commissioned in 1925. Beautifully illustrated with archival photography--much of which has been previously unseen--this compelling book includes the work of photographer and Soviet spy Edith Tudor-Hart, as well as plans and sketches, menus, postcards, and letters from the Pritchard family archive. ...Show more

History of Architecture by Michael Stephenson

$27.99 AUD

Category: Architecture General

The Exchange at Knowledge Market by Ross Mcleod

$49.99 AUD

Category: Architecture General

The Exchange was established as a multidisciplinary research project to prototype forms of community engagement, exploring the shared urban environment through the lens of design ethnography, landscape architecture, interior design, interaction design, fashion and textiles and graphic design. Over a yea r and a half, The Exchange addressed issues of urban development and how the community understands and might use such developments through an ongoing set of design research studios, exhibitions and public events. This model of research has provided a unique opportunity for a broad discussion on the nature of a resilient urban condition, incorporating the perspectives of governments, developers, architects, designers and residents in a robust and timely exchange of ideas. This book is intended for designers, policy-makers, planners, urbanists and academics, as well as project partners Lendlease and others from the construction and building industry. ...Show more