Architecture & Design

A generously illustrated monograph on the acclaimed French architect and engineer Marc Mimram whose original work is influenced by both disciplines.

Coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of the practice, craft material detail commemorates the innovative architectural firm. Included is an overview of projects that highlight the practice's considered approach to form, sensitivity to the environment, construction expertise, innovative use of materials and high-quality detail and workmanship.

RZLBD Hopscotch, the first monograph on RZLBD's work, focuses on its built projects over the last five years, while including a selection of past works and polemical writings that set the foundation for the practice.

Eric Parry Architects 2 closed with a glimpse of St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square; volume 3 opens with a thorough overview of this major scheme.

This is the first monograph on the award-winning Istanbul-based architecture and design firm Zoom TPU

Wotton, in Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire, has been dealt many blows and survived them all. Today it is a blossoming country house with the mark of Sir John Soane's essential reconstructions after fire struck in 1820. In 1953 after being employed as a boy's boarding school the house was left empty. ...

Presents a guide to the 'living' medieval churches of west and southwest Norfolk, that helps the church visitor to understand the universal features of churches as well as those unique to each different area.

From the iconic Routemaster bus to the Dyson vacuum cleaner, the graphics of Penguin bookcovers or Vivienne Westwood garments, Britain has been at the forefront of design practice. In this book, the author examines the culture as well as the products of design in Britain.

Cities are responsible for three-quarters of the world s energy consumption. If we are to reduce our demands on the planet s resources how can we make our urban areas more energy efficient? One way is to refit existing buildings with more thermally efficient building materials. But such retrofitting ...

Provides a valuable critique of the assessment methods used in ascertaining sustainability, from individual buildings up to cities and regions.

Cairo, 'Mother of the World': its vividly diverse neighborhoods and building styles reveal its cosmopolitan energy and reflect the myriad of economic, political, and cultural forces that have shaped the city over the centuries. So impressed was Khedive Ismail after a visit to Haussman's 'new' Paris in ...

This latest annual survey looks at China's recent architectural boom as well as the most important architects working in Germany today.

An acclaimed book designer describes how he uses first impressions to inform his art and describes the hidden meanings and decisions that went into the designing and packaging of everyday objects and the messages they are supposed to instantly convey. 50,000 first printing.

With hundreds of inspiring illustrations, this book presents modern and classic renovations and additions from around the world by renowned architects and designers. Each page will walk the reader though homes that have been thoughtfully transformed, explaining how the reader can achieve the same look ...

Focuses on Architects Design Partnership's work for schools, universities and colleges. This book begins by placing the founding of the practice against the cultural backdrop of Britain in the 1960s, with the death of Winston Churchill, the emergence of The Beatles, and the foundation of many 'redbrick' universities.

A compilation of an annual design award, this book features the best in product and material design from around the world, along with a selection of outstanding creatives working today.

Publisher's description: Today's designers need to communicate celebration greetings to audiences worldwide, and, as celebrations are a time for indulgence and fun, the results are among the most exuberant and beguiling in design. Celebration Graphics mixes innovation and tradition, presenting exemplary ...

London is full of animals. They are hidden in crumbling graveyards, daubed in canal-bank graffiti, perched atop rooftops. These animals fill London with life. This book deals with the animal artworks that give London its unique character.