Architecture & Design

The creation, history and near destruction of Notre-Dame - and the reconstruction controversy

This book is an extensive account of the numerous ways in which letterforms affect our everyday lives. Exploring the many different types of letterform, such as handwriting, packaging and advertising design, logo and book design, typography and engraved letterforms.

Coinciding with the iconic magazine's fiftieth anniversary, Time Out: 50 years, 50 covers draws on Time Out's incredible archive of front pages and the stories behind them.
Via 50 stunning, arresting, beautiful and bizarre magazine covers, from its first issue in 1968
to the present day, this book charts ...

This attractive series reveals the V&A's spectacular and extensive pattern collections. Each title in the series includes a free CD of high resolution images. Sanderson showcases the wallpapers and textiles of this most British of manufacturers.

Written with a sparkle matching Townley's own enthusiasm, this beautiful and engaging publication tells the story of 14 Queen Anne's Gate and examines the extraordinary life of Charles Townley and his remarkable collection of over 150 Roman marble statues.

The usual history of architecture is a grand narrative of soaring monuments and heroic makers. But it is also a false narrative in many ways, rarely acknowledging the personal failures and disappointments of architects. In Bleak Houses, Timothy Brittain-Catlin investigates the underside of architecture, ...

An in depth exploration of one of the most exciting urban design competitions in recent years - the Land Art Generator Initiative for Freshkills Park on New York's Staten Island.

A rich visual survey of over 170 examples from the worlds of music, book publishing and magazines that have been released as a collector's, limited or deluxe edition.

Featuring colour photographs of exteriors and interiors, detailed plans, layouts and brief, comprehensive texts, each volume in this series highlights the work of a 20th-century architect. The series is intended to provide an easy reference for work, school or leisure.

Sixteen notecards (with envelopes), each featuring one of Julian Flannery's immaculate line drawings of the finest medieval parish church towers and spires in England.

How do designers get ideas? Many spend their time searching for clever combinations of forms, fonts, and colors inside thedesign annuals and monographs of other designers' work. For those looking to challenge the cut-and-paste mentality thereare few resources that are both informative and inspirational. ...

Building on the visionary design system that architect Fritz Haller and engineer aul Scharer developed in 1965 for Swiss furniture company USM, this title brings together specially commissioned essays and interviews with leading designers, architects and thinkers to present the wide-ranging importance of modular design over the years.

In this fascinating tour through typographic history, Paul Shaw provides a visually rich exploration of digital type revival. Many typefaces from the pre-digital past have been reinvented for use on computers and mobile devices, while other new font designs are revivals of letterforms, drawn from inscriptions, ...

The essays in this book trace a rich continuum of artistic exchange that occurred between successive Islamic dynasties from the twelfth through nineteenth centuries as well as the influence of Islamic art during that time on cultures as far away as China, Armenia, India, and Europe. Taking advantage ...

Delve into the hidden world of creativity and design afforded by the humble caravan.

My Cool Houseboat features boats of all shapes and sizes restyled and refurbished for modern life; from canal boats and riverboats to barges and cruisers moored in marinas from Europe, North America and Australia. Not only static residential boats and floating dwellings, houseboats are now holiday homes, bookshops and vintage clothes stores.

This book departs from the standard look-alike conventional kitchens offered by mass-market home stores. Instead, it celebrates individuality, creativity and artistic flair. From the kitchens of beach houses and warehouses to tiny city apartments and cupboards, this is a refreshing look outside the boxes and units of the catalogue kitchen.