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A History of Western Architecture, 5th edition
David Watkin
Laurence King
ISBN: 1856697908
RRP Price: £24.95
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In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin traces the history of western architecture from the earliest times in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the eclectic styles of the twenty-first century.
The author emphasizes the ongoing vitality of the Classical language of architecture, underlining th....MORE
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Reading Architecture: A Visual Lexicon
Owen Hopkins
Laurence King
ISBN: 1856697363
RRP Price: £19.95
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This innovative and unique book is a visual guide to the buildings that surround us, naming all the visible architectural features so that, unlike other architectural dictionaries, the reader doesn't have to know the name before looking it up.
Clear line drawings and extensive colour photographs ....MORE
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Key Buildings from Prehistory to the Present: Plans, Sections and Elevations
Andrew Ballantyne
Laurence King
ISBN: 1856698378
RRP Price: £35.00
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Hardback with CD-ROM
The latest in this successful series, this book features around 150 of the most important buildings in the history of world architecture – from the pyramids and Parthenon to some of the most significant works by recent architects.
The buildings are organized by type – from....MORE
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100 Ideas that Changed Architecture
Richard Weston
Laurence King
ISBN: 1856697320
RRP Price: £19.95
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This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture. Entertainingly written by an expert on architecture, it provides a concise history of the subject, and offers a fascinating resource to dip into for the general reader.
Starting with the basic building 'compo....MORE
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The New Modern House: Redefining Functionalism
Jonathan Bell , Ellie Stathaki
Laurence King
ISBN: 1780670257
RRP Price: £19.95
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Modern architecture is a story of movements, styles and genres. But what of the work that remains defiantly unique, refusing to submit to a label? The New Modern House is a comprehensive look at the emerging trend of architecture that favours substance over style, combining functional design and sus....MORE
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Architectural Inventions
Matt Bua, Maximillian Goldfarb
Laurence King
ISBN: 1780670052
RRP Price: £24.95
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Born out of the drawingbuilding.org online archive, Architectural Inventions presents a stunning visual study of impossible or speculative structures that exist only on paper. Soliciting the work of architects, designers, and artists of renown –as well as emerging talents from all over the world –Ma....MORE
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Architect
Ruth Peltason , Grace Ong-Yan
Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500342652
RRP Price: £28.00
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27.80 x 24.10 cm
PLC (with jacket)
376pp
706 Illustrations, 603 in colour
First published 2010
£28.00
The Pritzker Prize is the most prestigious international prize for architecture. Awarded annually to a living architect by an independent jury of experts, its purpose i....MORE
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Adjaye · Africa · Architecture
David Adjaye, Peter Allison
Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 050028914X
RRP Price: £65.00
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A beautifully produced 7-volume slipcased survey of Africa's architecture: One of the most original and important architectural publications of our timeAdjaye - Africa - Architecture
David Adjaye is one of the world’s most exciting and accomplished architects, and has built many highly acclaimed ....MORE
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Adjaye · Africa · Architecture
David Adjaye, Peter Allison
Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 050028914X
RRP Price: £65.00
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A beautifully produced 7-volume slipcased survey of Africa's architecture: One of the most original and important architectural publications of our timeAdjaye - Africa - Architecture
David Adjaye is one of the world’s most exciting and accomplished architects, and has built many highly acclaimed ....MORE
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Composing Space
Hélène Binet
Phaidon
ISBN: 0714861197
RRP Price: £100.00
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This book is an elegant overview of Binet’s career, bringing together black & white and color work. It is divided into thematic sections, each highlighting specific architects and designers as well as a particular aspect of their work that Binet’s dramatic photographs draw out and present. Interlude....MORE
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Understanding Architecture
Robert McCarther, Juhani Pallasmaa
Phaidon
ISBN: 0714848093
RRP Price: £49.95
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A new way of reading and understanding architecture
A personal tour of 72 significant buildings from the Pyramids and the Pantheon to the Sydney Opera House
Accessible text and images enable readers to experience the buildings as if they were visiting them
Each building is presented with a ....MORE
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20th-Century World Architecture
Phaidon Editors
Phaidon
ISBN: 0714857068
RRP Price: £125.00
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Over 750 of the most outstanding works of architecture built between 1900 and 1999
20th-Century World Architecture portrays, for the first time, an overview of the finest built architecture from around the world completed between 1900 and 1999. The unprecedented global scope of this collection of....MORE
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20th-Century World Architecture
Phaidon Editors
Phaidon
ISBN: 0714857068
RRP Price: £125.00
Hardback
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Over 750 of the most outstanding works of architecture built between 1900 and 1999
20th-Century World Architecture portrays, for the first time, an overview of the finest built architecture from around the world completed between 1900 and 1999. The unprecedented global scope of this collection of....MORE
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Julien-David Leroy and the Making of Architectural History
Christopher Drew Armstrong
Routledge
ISBN: 0415778891
RRP Price: £80.00
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This book examines the career and publications of the French architect Julien-David Leroy (1724–1803) and his impact on architectural theory and pedagogy.
Despite not leaving any built work, Leroy is a major international figure of eighteenth-century architectural theory and culture. Considering ....MORE
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Architecture Now! Vol. 8
Philip Jodidio
Taschen
ISBN: 3836526816
RRP Price: £24.99
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Today's starchitects
Currents in architecture around the world
Architecture Now! 8 reviews new and exciting projects completed and under construction in the whole world. No style, no building type is ignored, making this volume a true compendium of what anybody interested in buildings today need....MORE
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