Making Architecture - The Getty Center by Harold M. Williams; Ada Louise Huxtable; Stephen D. Rountree; Richard Meier
$16.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Series: Introduction to Ser. | Reading Level: very good
This volume completes the documentation of the planning, design, and construction of the Getty Center begun in The Getty Center (1991). Designed by Richard Meier and Partners, the Getty Center sits atop a stunning 110-acre hilltop in west Los Angeles and is the new home for the Museum, the five Institut ...Show more
Foucault for Architects by Gordana Fontana-Giusti
$14.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Series: Thinkers for Architects | Reading Level: very good
From the mid-1960s onwards Michel Foucault has had a significant impact on diverse aspects of culture, knowledge and arts including architecture and its critical discourse. The implications for architecture have been wide-ranging. His archaeological and genealogical approaches to knowledge have transfor ...Show more
The Transformation of St Pancras Station by Alastair Lansley
$20.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
At the end of 2007, St Pancras became the new London terminus for the high-speed channel tunnel rail link to continental Europe, taking over from Waterloo International. Central to this change, the entire structure and area around St Pancras have been renovated and transformed as one of the largest civi ...Show more
This is the Trekka by Michael Stevenson: The Catalogue for the 50th Venice Biennale, 2003 by Michael Stevenson; Todd Niall; David Craig; W B Sutch; Alan Rodgers-Smith
$20.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good
Published on the occasion of La Biennale di Venezia 2003, New Zealand Pavilion, La Maddalena, Venice. This is the story of the intrepid Trekka, hailed as the only New Zealand-made production automobile. It is a story revolving around a period of isolationism and protectionism in New Zealand history when ...Show more
The Stones of London - A History in Twelve Buildings by Leo Hollis
$20.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
In a sweeping narrative, from its mythic origins to the glittering towers of the contemporary financial capital, THE STONES OF LONDON tells the story of twelve London buildings in a kaleidoscopic and unexpected history of one of the world's most enigmatic cities. From the Roman forum to the Gherkin, Reg ...Show more
A History of Future Cities by Daniel Brook
$18.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
In 1703, Peter the Great founded his eponymous capital on a Baltic marsh. Modelled on Amsterdam, he believed it would usher in a modernised, Westernised future. In the nineteenth-century Age of Imperialism, the British rebuilt Bombay as a tropical London, while three Western powers made Shanghai look ju ...Show more
Urban Claims and the Right to the City - Grassroots Perspectives from Salvador Da Bahia and London by Julian Walker (Editor); Marcos Bau Carvalho (Editor); Ilinca Diaconescu (Editor)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Social Science | Reading Level: near fine
Urban Claims and the Right to the City explores how the rights of city dwellers are understood and interpreted in Brazil and the UK.
The Maya - Palaces and Pyramids of the Rain Forest by Henri Stierlin
$25.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
London Style by Jane Edwards
$8.00 NZD
Category: Interior design | Series: Icons Series | Reading Level: very good
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Colour Deconstructed by Tricia Guild
$30.00 NZD
Category: Interior design
In 'Colour Deconstructed', Tricia Guild unlocks the secrets of her distinctive style. She focuses on colour as a starting point but, through careful dissection, looks at how other elements of a room come together.
The Grid, Lattice and Network - Aspects of Recent New Zealand Art by Andrew Bogle
$15.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Series: Aspects of Recent New Zealand Art Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Shared Living - Interior Design for Rented and Shared Spaces by Emily Hutchinson
$14.00 NZD
Category: Interior design | Reading Level: good-very good
Share houses traditionally get a bad rap but the reality of global housing markets has made sharing a longer-term solution for many. Featuring 21 shared homes around the world that are getting it right, Shared Living uncovers the potential of shared spaces. Inspirational rather than aspirational, these ...Show more