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
Hideouts: Cabins, Shacks, Barns, Sheds by MONSA PUBLICATIONS
$54.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
The idea of an environmentally respectful house is appealing to more and more people. In the last decade, architects from all over the world have been especially interested in the possibilities of an innovative home in a natural environment, with ecological solutions and a low impact on the environment. ...Show more
Living on the Edge: Houses on Cliffs by AGATA TOROMANOFF
$99.99 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Buildings that seem to defy the laws of gravity. In Living on the Edge, the author goes in search of the most amazing and seemingly unfeasible buildings which are situated at the edge of deep chasms and on steep cliffs. These houses are the work of architects who approach complexity and difficult condit ...Show more
Australian Architecture: A history by Davina Jackson
$39.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
From First Nations gunyahs and First Fleet huts to 21st century eco-pavilions and skyscrapers, Davina Jackson surveys the evolution of architecture in Australia. Dr Jackson explores how early colonial building designers like James Bloodworth, Francis Greenway and John Lee Archer interpreted classical Eu ...Show more
Houses That Can Save the World by Courtenay Smith, Sean Topham
$49.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Nothing short of a design revolution is underway as architects, designers, engineers, self-builders, and artists confront climate change, polluting plastics, global migration, rapidly expanding cities, and an ageing population. Part handbook, part manifesto, Houses That Can Save the World shows how crea ...Show more
Sustainable Architecture - Contemporary Architecture in Detail by The Plan (Editor)
$75.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
In the architecture world, sustainability has evolved from an optional feature into an urgent necessity. Now in paperback, this publication presents 25 building projects from around the world that range from a nursery to an office skyscraper, from a medical centre to an artist's residence, and even priv ...Show more
Recycled Home by Sal, Mark; Bailey Bailey
$39.95 AUD
Category: Architecture
Mark and Sally Bailey share their passion for the simple and well-made things in life. The look they love is stripped back, focusing on the integrity of the materials and surface quality. In this book they demonstrate key components of simple interior design, including textures, storage, walls and floor ...Show more
Gehry in Sydney : The Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, UTS by Liisa Naar
$69.99 AUD
Category: Architecture
Frank O Gehry, one of the most influential architects of his generation, is famous for many iconic buildings. Works to date include the Dancing Building, Prague, Czech Republic (1996); the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain (1997) and, in the United States, the Weatherhead School of Management, Ohio (2002) ...Show more
Iconic: Modern Australian houses 1950-2000 by Karen McCartney
$59.99 AUD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
Karen McCartney's bestselling books on modern Australian architecture now in a collectable single best-of edition with completely updated design. 'Karen McCartney's Iconic Australian Houses books are re-imagined so cleverly in this freshly redesigned, encyclopaedic book, which brings together in one vol ...Show more
The Spectacular Science of Buildings (HB) by Rob Colson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Architecture | Series: Spectacular Science Ser.
The Spectacular Science of Buildings is guaranteed to answer all those tricky questions that children ask about buildings, bridges, and other structures - and that parents often struggle to answer. Find out: How did the Egyptians build the Great Pyramid of Giza? How can skyscrapers keep getting taller? ...Show more