Architecture & Design

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

Looking at how stone barns have developed to meet the needs of ever-changing farming practices, revealing clues about the rich rural history of the Cotswolds.

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.

The design of interactive applications or presentations on small screens can be challenging for the designer. Not all design concepts that are valid on larger screens can be implemented on the small screen. This book equips the student with the appropriate tools with which to develop functional concepts and realise good designs for small screens.

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.

A sourcebook for those interested in buying vintage, period furniture. It leads the reader through the evolution of design styles, new materials and production techniques along a chronological route within each design movement. Each chapter weaves historical information with groundbreaking key furniture icons.

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 ...

A worldwide history of the house traces its origins and evolution from caves, mud huts, and underground villages to postmodernism and neo-traditionalism, explaining why people historically built as they have and how a house reflects certain ideas.

A visual history of graphic design that introduces students to the work of some of the most established and innovative designers in the discipline's history.

Decorative borders resource with CD-Rom

Spotlighting innovative design projects in places ranging from Texas to Italy and China, this book sounds a call for architects, designers, and regional planners to create a built environment that works on a regional scale in harmony with the planet's ecology.

Contains photographs that document the European city.

Between 1957 and 1964 the Conservative governments of Harold Macmillan and Sir Alec Douglas-Home presided over a short but key period in 20th-century British history. During this period the British Empire was transformed into a multi-racial Commonwealth. This title examines the end of the empire during ...

This sourcebook provides an insight into the minds of 18 of the world's most distinguished working today.