100 Contemporary Concrete Buildings by Philip Jodidio
100.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
Anchored in the Earth. The charm of concrete architecture today. Who has not heard of concrete? It is that ugly stuff they make highway bridges and crumbling walls out of, right? Well, yes, and no. Concrete is actually a name applied to a remarkably wide range of substances used in construction, and, wh ...Show more
Santiago Calatrava - Updated Version by Philip Jodidio
85.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
Master Of Form. Fusion of architecture, art and engineering. Santiago Calatrava is a renowned architect, structural engineer and artist. Recent projects such as the Athens 2004 Olympic sports complex, the Turning Torso in Malmo, and TGV station in Liege, have brought him international acclaim. The only ...Show more
Small Architecture by Philip Jodidio
35.00 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Ser.
Saving space: Big ideas for small buildingsOver the years, talented architects have occasionally indulged themselves with the challenge of designing small but perfectly formed buildings. Today, with reduced budgets, many architects have turned in a more focused way to creating works that may be diminuti ...Show more
100 Contemporary Brick Buildings by Philip Jodidio
100.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
Brick by Brick The world's most innovative brick buildings Of all building materials in the world, brick is one of the most enduring and ubiquitous. Traces of brickmaking date back to 7500 BC and fired brick first made its appearance in about 3500 BC. Since then, the trusty brick has shown amazing resil ...Show more
Reviving: Great Houses from the Past by Stephen Crafti
59.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
'Reviving' is a detailed study of significant restorations and remodels of houses built between 1900 and 1950 in Australia. Now highly sought-after, structures from this era are being cleverly reworked by architects to reveal stunning contemporary spaces within. The book includes fascinating stories fro ...Show more
Modern Architecture by Jonathan Glancey
29.95 AUD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
This visually stunning and lavishly produced guide to the great buildings and structures of the modern age from around the world is divided into nine clear sections, and each movement in architecture from 1900 to the present day is represented: Arts and Crafts, Classicism, Organic, Modernism, Postmodern ...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
Iconic House: Architectural Masterworks Since 1900 by Dominic Bradbury
70.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
"The Iconic House" features one hundred of the most important and influential architect-designed houses from around the world. With seminal works from such icons as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe, as well as modern-day greats including Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas and Herzog & de ...Show more
Florence: Art & Architecture: Florence by Antonio Paolucci
59.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
There can be no doubt about it: this is a magnificent achievement. The illustrated volume Florence: Art and Architecture combines interesting and easily understood texts with an abundance of opulent color illustrations into a first class cultural experience. Prominent Florentine scholars and museum dire ...Show more
Le Corbusier: Poem of the Right Angle (Le Poeme De L'Angle Droit)
83.50 AUD
Category: Architecture
21st-century London: The New Architecture by Kenneth Powell
49.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
This book presents a selection of the most exciting building projects in London since the year 2000. The first decade of the twenty-first century has marked out London as arguably the pre-eminent international city for innovative and ambitious architecture, with the design and construction of imaginativ ...Show more
Casa Modernista: A History of the Brazil Modern House by Alan Hess
95.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
A rediscovery of one of the most powerful schools of Modernism. On the one hand sensual and warm, on the other rational yet rhythmic, Brazilian Modernism is the soulful alternative to its European parent, better known for theoretical rigor and cold precision. Using the modern materials of concrete and r ...Show more