Glass Houses by Phaidon Editors
$69.95 AUD
Category: Architecture
An inspiring collection of 50 spectacular houses built almost entirely from glass Glass Houses presents 50 stunning architect designed homes that utilize glass to maximum effect. The international selection includes early modernist houses from the 1930s, such as Philip Johnson's Glass House and Mies va ...Show more
Julius Shulman. Modernism Rediscovered by Pierluigi Serraino; Julius Shulman (Photographer)
$75.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
The buildings burned in our memories, which to us represent the spirit of '50s and '60s architectural design, were those whose pictures were widely published in magazines and books; but what about those that got lost in the process, hardly or never appearing in publication? The exchange of visual info ...Show more
Second Home by STEPHEN CRAFTI
$105.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
A beautifully illustrated photography book showcasing second homes that answer today's aesthetic, functional, and ecological demands while highlighting the uniqueness of its location. On a remote island, among sand dunes, adjacent to a lake, and on a rocky beach-these are just some of the stunning sites ...Show more
Sublime Hideaways - Remote Retreats and Residencies by gestalten (Editor)
$115.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
Escape to the seaside or into the forest and find remote architectural masterpieces that are just as inspiring as your destination. Spanning all continents, Sublime Hideaways presents a selection of houses that encourages planning the next getaway. Meet the starships of modern architecture from the la ...Show more
WOHA: New Forms of Sustainable Architecture by Patrick Bingham-Hall
$90.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
A major overview of Singapore's most exciting architecture practice, documenting the complete corpus of WOHA's pioneering sustainable and built work. WOHA is at the vanguard of urban and ecological revitalization in Singapore and a pioneer of Southeast Asia's green-building revolution. Founded by Wong M ...Show more
Thomas Jefferson at Monticello - Architecture, Landscape, Collections, Books, Food, Wine by Leslie Greene Bowman (Editor); Charlotte Moss (Editor); Miguel Flores-Vianna (Photographer); Annette Gordon-Reed (Contribution by); Jon Meacham (Contribution by)
$110.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), third president of the United States, designed his Virginia residence with innovations that were progressive, even unprecedented, in the new world. Six acclaimed arts and cultural luminaries pay homage to Jefferson, citing his work at Monticello as testament to his genius i ...Show more
Growing Up Modern: Canberra's Round House and Alex Jelinek by Roger Benjamin
$49.95 AUD
Category: Architecture
Named "a genius if there ever was one", Czech refugee Alex Jelinek created Australia's 1957 House of the Year in the uniquely modern city of Canberra. This is the story of how Canberra’s ‘Round House’ came to be designed, built, and lived in – alongside the stories of the people who turned it into the h ...Show more
Prefab and Modular - Prefabricated Houses and Modular Architecture by gestalten (Editor)
$115.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
Embrace the world of innovative opportunities provided by prefabrication and modular construction, billed by many as the future of modern architecture.Step into the new era of architecture and design with Prefab and Modular, a well-curated collection of prefabricated and modular housing as well as cultu ...Show more
Down To Earth: Rammed Earth Architecture by SERGIO ASENSIO
$60.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
An ancient building method that has experienced a renaissance in recent years as people seek greener and more sustainable building materials and construction methods, rammed earth is a wall building technique that uses earth, chalk, lime and gravel as raw materials. Naturally insulating, non-combustible ...Show more
Concrete Architecture - The Ultimate Collection by Phaidon Editors; Sam Lubell; Greg Goldin
$120.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
The ultimate book of concrete architecture, featuring 300 buildings of every type and style from the past 100 years. A singularly impressive volume featuring 300 examples of the most incredible and inspiring concrete architecture from the early twentieth century to the present day. Organised visually ...Show more
The Edith Farnsworth House - Architecture, Preservation, Culture by Michelangelo Sabatino; Scott Mehaffey (Foreword by); Dietrich Neumann (Commentaries by); Hilary Lewis (Afterword by)
$110.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
The comprehensive story of an icon of modern architecture: the Edith Farnsworth House, designed by Mies van der Rohe One of the most famous residences in modern history, a glass and steel marvel that seems to float above its site, the Edith Farnsworth House had been legendary in the public imagination l ...Show more
Architecture and Disjunction by Bernard Tschumi
$85.00 AUD
Category: Architecture
Avant-garde theorist and architect Bernard Tschumi is equally well known for his writing and his practice. Architecture and Disjunction, which brings together Tschumi's essays from 1975 to 1990, is a lucid and provocative analysis of many of the key issues that have engaged architectural discourse over ...Show more