House of Victor Horta
20 Years of Conservation
ISBN: HB: 9780300273205,
Yale University Press,
Mercatorfonds,
June 2024
160 pp., 26,5x17,0 cm, 100 colour and black&white illus.
160 pp., 26,5x17,0 cm, 100 colour and black&white illus.
The story of how the Belgian Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta conceived his private residence/studio and how architect Barbara Van Der Wee restored it to its original splendour.
Victor Horta (1861-1947) is considered the most prominent Belgian ar...
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£40.00
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John Soane's Cabinet of Curiosities
Reflections on an Architect and His Collection
ISBN: HB: 9780300275698,
Yale University Press,
June 2024
224 pp., 27,0x21,6 cm, 155 colour and black&white illus.
224 pp., 27,0x21,6 cm, 155 colour and black&white illus.
An in-depth study that sheds a fascinating new light on Sir John Soane (1753-1837) and his world-renowned collection.
Sir John Soane's architecture has enjoyed a revival of interest over the last seventy years, yet Soane as a collector – the strate...
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Aldo Rossi and the Spirit of Architecture
ISBN: PB: 9780300276732,
Yale University Press,
May 2024
280 pp., 25,4x20,3 cm, 135 colour illus., 5 black&white illus.
280 pp., 25,4x20,3 cm, 135 colour illus., 5 black&white illus.
An essential look at the Italian architect, writer, and designer whose work paved the way for the postmodern movement.
Now available in paper, this crucial reassessment of Aldo Rossi's (1931-1997) architecture examines his writings, drawings, and p...
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£40.00
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Pierre Chareau
Modern Architecture and Design
ISBN: HB: 9780300277852,
Yale University Press,
May 2024
288 pp., 29,2x24,1 cm, 285 colour illus.
288 pp., 29,2x24,1 cm, 285 colour illus.
Now back in print, a revealing look at the visionary French furniture designer and architect, highlighting his virtuoso designs and versatile creativity.
The designer and architect Pierre Chareau (1883-1950) was a pivotal figure in modernism. His e...
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Cottages ornes
The Charms of the Simple Life
ISBN: PB: 9780300276978,
Yale University Press,
April 2024
272 pp., 27,0x22,0 cm, 193 colour illus., 50 black&white illus.
272 pp., 27,0x22,0 cm, 193 colour illus., 50 black&white illus.
An engaging account of the cottages orne, exploring the history of this charming architectural form's aesthetic values, cultural impact, and lasting influence.
Tracing the history of cottages ornes (ornamental cottages), this copiously illustrated...
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£30.00
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How to Enjoy Architecture
A Guide for Everyone
ISBN: HB: 9780300263930,
Yale University Press,
April 2024
192 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 34 colour illus.
192 pp., 21,6x13,8 cm, 34 colour illus.
Charles Holland challenges us to look beyond the day-to-day familiarity of buildings to rediscover the pleasure of experiencing architecture.
Architecture is bound up with our daily lives but, for most of us, it is experienced as a blur of habit. O...
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£14.99
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London
A History of 300 Years in 25 Buildings
ISBN: HB: 9780300269208,
Yale University Press,
April 2024
448 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 88 colour illus.
448 pp., 23,4x15,6 cm, 88 colour illus.
A lively new history of London told through twenty-five buildings, from iconic Georgian townhouses to the Shard.
A walk along any London street takes you past a wealth of seemingly ordinary buildings: an Edwardian church, modernist postwar council...
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Mack
Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art
ISBN: HB: 9780300239850,
Yale University Press,
April 2024
256 pp., 27,0x21,6 cm, 230 colour and black&white illus.
256 pp., 27,0x21,6 cm, 230 colour and black&white illus.
The most up-to-date account of the Scottish architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterwork.
The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art is a monument of international significance in the history of architecture and design. D...
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£35.00
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Suspended Moment
The Architecture of Frida Escobedo
ISBN: PB: 9781588397867,
Yale University Press,
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
April 2024
112 pp., 25,4x20,3 cm, 130 colour and black&white illus.
112 pp., 25,4x20,3 cm, 130 colour and black&white illus.
An illuminating profile of one of today's most innovative and forward-looking architects, whose materials-based practice explores how space can provoke emotional response.
Frida Escobedo's (b. 1979) designs for public spaces have received global ac...
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£25.00
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Arne Jacobsen
Designing Denmark
ISBN: HB: 9788775972906,
Yale University Press,
March 2024
260 pp., 31,5x24,5 cm, 260 colour and black&white illus.
260 pp., 31,5x24,5 cm, 260 colour and black&white illus.
An exploration of the world of Arne Jacobsen, one of the twentieth century's most influential architects and designers.
The Danish architect Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) is renowned both within and outside Denmark's borders. Celebrated for his iconic...
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