Eat, Drink, Nap: Bringing the House Home
$65.00 AUD
Category: ARCHITECTURE
In the 17 years since the first Soho House opened its doors, we've learnt a bit about what works: how to make people feel at home, how to cook food they love, how to make a room stylish but welcoming, how to throw a party, get the lighting right, mix a cocktail, design a bedroom, build an art collection ...Show more
The Australian Decks & Pergolas Construction Manual by ALLAN STAINES
$29.99 AUD
Category: ARCHITECTURE
This book is another in Allan Staines popular range of building books. His graphic and technical skills based on practical experience and the most recent technology will make this book a must for the professional and the Do-it-Yourselfer. This new edition includes all new tables plus deck construction i ...Show more
Hidden Architecture: Buildings that Blend In by ALYN GRIFFITHS
$99.00 AUD
Category: ARCHITECTURE | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
An inspired selection of buildings that blend into their environment. This book presents innovative examples of hidden architecture: buildings that are designed to disappear into their surroundings or hide in plain sight. In the city, hidden buildings are often designed to provide the occupants with pri ...Show more
Living in the Landscape by Anna Johnson, Richard Black
$39.99 AUD
Category: ARCHITECTURE
Living in the Landscape explores new and exciting relationships between landscape and design. It examines how architects increasingly use various nuanced landscape conditions as inspiration and sites for creativity. The complexities of the Australian landscape with its beautiful but often harsh geograph ...Show more
The Terrace House: Reimagined for the Australian Way of Life by Cameron Bruhn, Katelin Butler
$45.00 AUD
Category: ARCHITECTURE
With British precedents and working-class origins, the terrace house has a story of remarkable resilience.Today it is highly sought-after for its nostalgic charm and inner-city locale. A new generation of homeowners is making their mark by working with architects and designers to reimagine the terrace h ...Show more
Architects' Houses by Michael Webb
$65.00 AUD
Category: ARCHITECTURE
Thirty of the world's most talented architects, including Norman Foster, Thom Mayne, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, talk about the houses they designed for themselves over the past decade in Architects' Houses. What inspired them, what were the constraints, how did their concepts take shape? Michael Web ...Show more
Musical Architects by A. Picard
$55.99 AUD
Category: ARCHITECTURE
The Royal Academy of Music is one of the most prestigious conservatoires in the world, training generations of eminent musicians for all parts of the profession. Its alumni include Henry Wood, John Barbirolli, Myra Hess, Felicity Lott, Simon Rattle, Harrison Birtwistle, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Max Ric ...Show more
Bridges of the World by Giancarlo Ascari, Pia Valentinis
$24.99 AUD
Category: ARCHITECTURE
Fifty bridges from all over the world to be crossed on foot or with one's imagination. Throughout history bridges have been used as a way to link people, places and cultures. Whether a natural arch or a man-made feat of engineering, bridges can be both beautiful and functional, each in a unique relatio ...Show more
The Roof Building Manual: The Easy Step-by-Step Guide with Tables and Bevels by Allan Staines & Lloyd Hiddle
$29.99 AUD
Category: ARCHITECTURE
The new improved and enlarged 5th Edition!! This easy step by step guide describes roof building in an easy to grasp style with new quick and easy table and bevels essentialto all tradespersons or owner builders.
Urban Sanctuary: The New Domestic Outdoors by Anna Johnson, Richard Black
$70.00 AUD
Category: ARCHITECTURE | Series: Domestic Outdoors
In today's fast-paced world, finding refuge from our busy lives is one of the most significant requirements for home. This refuge takes the form of rooms for rest, spaces for interacting with family and friends, as well as outdoor spaces. Urban Sanctuary showcases outstanding contemporary houses from A ...Show more
The Classical Language of Architecture by John Summerson
$19.99 AUD
Category: ARCHITECTURE | Series: World of Art Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Classical architecture is a visual "language" and like any other language has its own grammatical rules. Classical buildings as widely spaced in time as a Roman temple, an Italian Renaissance palace and a Regency house all show an awareness of these rules even if they vary them, break them or poetically ...Show more
Australia Modern: Architecture, Landscape & Design 1925–1975 by Hannah Lewi, Philip Goad
$80.00 AUD
Category: ARCHITECTURE
From the Sydney Opera House and the National Gallery of Victoria to sought-after homes across the country, the pervasive presence of modernism is inescapable in Australia. Led by the likes of Robin Boyd, Harry Seidler and Walter Burley Griffin, modernist architects and designers set out to rebuild at al ...Show more