Architecture & Design

Contains an essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of their work.

According to Orham Pamuk, 'Real museums are places where Time is converted into Space.' In this lavishly illustrated title we investigate these spaces. Since Frank Gehry created the phenomenon that is The Guggenheim in Bilbao, thus transforming the city into a popular tourist destination, there has been ...

For the past 25 years, tangerine has been among the world's leading design consultancies. With past directors including Sir Jonathan Ive (now Senior VP of Design at Apple, Inc.), tangerine has produced some of the most innovative and ground-breaking designs for organizations ranging from British Airways ...

Covers the various aspects of contemporary ceramic practice and includes work of all scales from a few centimetres in size to vast room-sized installations. With over 600 illustrations, this comprehensive survey is suitable for ceramists, students and collectors alike.

Rhythm in Architecture is the first ever translation into English of a key early Modernist text, written by the celebrated Soviet Constructivist architect Moisei Ginzburg and first published in Russian as Ritm v Arkhitekture in 1923.

Features a wide-ranging selection of projects spanning three decades, which reflect true architectural innovation, and provides an insight into the most current architecture and design discourse directly from a leader in the field.

Essays on architecture, beautifully illustrated with the author's own photographs and drawings. John Melvin, one of the UK's most experienced architects and town planners, reflects on the nature of tradition and the role of memory in the renewal of our cities. With a profound understanding of the history ...

Unforgettable Ancient Sites includes mysterious megalithic sites that appear to have been built using geometric principles far in advance of their time, pyramids that once ran with sacrificial blood, vast temple complexes, lost cities and stunning works of ancient architecture, these sites all have one ...

Focusing on Romanesque architecture, this book gives readers the tools they need to grasp the architectural language and building forms of this style.

The colourful and unique MoDA Style Guides offer a fascinating insight into 20the-Century home decoration and furnishings, and are an excellent resource for the enthusiast. Beautifully illustrated and expertly researched, the guides draw from the extensive MoDA collections and other original sources ...

Authentic 19th- and 20th-century royalty-free graphics, crisply rendered in black-and-white: human and animal figures, music and dance, florals, geometrics, much more.

A reprint of a rare architect's catalog of 1923, presenting a full range of typical home designs of the period. Photographs, floor plans, and full descriptions of interior and exterior detailing. 345 black-and-white illustrations.

From time to time the world needs creative madmen to stir things up and this Aart van Asseldonk.

Guide by a noted author of art instruction manuals details advantages of many drawing media, from pencil to watercolor, and their application to depictions of interior studies, figures, and landscapes.

The tree has always been a source of attraction to men: mystery, protection and veneration. From the trees of good and evil in manuscripts dating back to the Middle Ages, up to the symbolist vision of nineteenth-century artists, the tree has intrigued and fascinated. This book presents an investigation of the tree since the ancient times in art.

The Studio magazine was the foremost source of Art Nouveau in England at the turn of the century and featured illustrations by such artists as Crane, Bradley, Robinson, and others. Here are 171 of the best graphic art specimens, including posters, cards, borders, frames, and much more.

Durable and easy to clean, tile has been a popular practical material for thousands of years. This title takes the readers through the basics of tile, from incorporating certain materials in certain areas to installation considerations, from aesthetic aspects to pairing tiles with different patterns or materials in the same area.

Apart from having certain aesthetic and symbolic values, bridges have for centuries represented the essence of civil and military engineering. This volume is a journey through the centuries of bridge building, from the Roman empire to the latest high-tech constructions. They are fully documented by photos and diagrams.

Instructive and enlightening. Fun, too. D30 is a workout book. In addition to dozens of readily applicable tips, tricks and informational tidbits, D30 contains thirty exercises designed to develop and strengthen the creative powers of graphic designers, artists and photographers in a variety of intriguing ...

The CD-ROM contains 257 different permission-free designs shown in the book. Each image has been scanned at 600 dpi and saved in six different formats: BMP, EPS, GIF, JPEG, PICT, and TIFF.