Forever Home: Designing Houses to Last a Lifetime by BOYCE THOMPSON
$85.00 AUD
Category: architecture
People expect much more from their home these days, especially after spending a year cooped up inside. They want a home designed and built to last for generations, and this book shows them how to get it. Most people live in homes that become dysfunctional when their family circumstances change, whether ...Show more
Reclaimed: New homes from old materials by Penny Craswell
$65.00 AUD
Category: architecture
Bricks can be cleaned, timber hardens with age and metal develops a pleasing patina without deteriorating, making them all perfect for reuse. Yet every day more building materials are being manufactured from virgin resources. This inspiring book focuses on contemporary homes made with reused components ...Show more
Pretty Good House: A Common-Sense Approach To Energy-Efficient Building by CHRISTOPHER BRILEY
$75.00 AUD
Category: architecture
Pretty Good House provides a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that focus on its inhabitants and the environment--but keeps in mind that few people have pockets deep enough to achieve a "perfect" solution. The essential idea is for homeowners to work with ...Show more
Train Stations of the World: From Spectacular Metropolises to Provincial Towns by MARTIN WELTNER
$85.00 AUD
Category: architecture
First book to provide a historical overview and stunning photography of train stations on five continents. A lot has happened in the world of railroads since the first train station opened in Darlington, northern England, almost 200 years ago. Today's railroad station buildings are as wonderfully divers ...Show more
Eco-Houses: Sustainability & Quality of Life by Instituto Monsa de Ediciones (Editor); Anna Minguet
$54.99 AUD
Category: architecture
"Sustainable design integrates consideration of resource and energy efficiency, healthy buildings and materials, ecologically and socially sensitive land-use, and an aesthetic sensitivity that inspires, affirms, and ennobles..."The construction process affects the environment and surrounding ecosystem. ...Show more
Future Homes: Sustainable Innovative Designs by AVI FRIEDMAN
$69.99 AUD
Category: architecture | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
New challenges on a global scale have forced a rethinking about the way homes and communities are designed. Future Homes provides an engaging and in-depth analysis of possible solutions, providing hope for the future. Broadly speaking these challenges came in three ways: environmental, social, and econo ...Show more
The Design Thinking Toolbox: A Guide to Mastering the Most Popular and Valuable Innovation Methods by Michael Lewrick, Patrick Link, Larry Leifer
$57.95 AUD
Category: architecture | Series: Design Thinking Ser.
How to use the Design Thinking Tools A practical guide to make innovation happen The Design Thinking Toolbox explains the most important tools and methods to put Design Thinking into action. Based on the largest international survey on the use of design thinking, the most popular methods are described i ...Show more
Neeson Murcutt Neille: Setting Architecture by Anna Johnson, Richard Black
$59.99 AUD
Category: architecture | Series: Editions: Australian Architecture Monographs
Neeson Murcutt Neille demonstrate a deeply empathetic approach to making architecture, one that is integrally connected to landscape, history, identity, culture and place. Whether a surf lifesaving club, a school gymnasium, a museum or a single-family house, each project exists in dialogue with its env ...Show more
Living by the Sea by WIM PAUWELS
$185.00 AUD
Category: architecture | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
This sumptuous book showcases, through beautiful photography, 18 new residential houses and apartments. Each one is gifted with breathtaking sea views. Features projects from all over the world, including Spain, Greece, New Zealand, Belgium, the USA, Denmark, Ibiza, and South Africa. Eighteen houses ...Show more
Wild Cabins: Blending into their Surroundings by ANNA MINGUET
$49.99 AUD
Category: architecture
Today's cabins are for all-season use, making them the delight of hikers, explorers, and urbanites searching for peace of mind. They are practical, comfortable, and built to withstand the harsh climates in the high mountains or the rugged coast. Some are basic and sparsely fitted shelters; others are un ...Show more
Mountain Escapes: The Finest Hotels and Retreats from the Alps to the Andes by MARTIN N. KUNZ
$120.00 AUD
Category: architecture
From the secluded mountain hut to the luxury ski chalet, to the resort reaching up to the sky, this unique and aspirational travel book presents the best mountain hotels around the world. Author Martin N. Kunz, an expert in the special hotel industry, shares detailed insider information, as well as thri ...Show more
Tiny Houses by SANDRA LEITTE
$52.99 AUD
Category: architecture
Travel the world to get inspired by 40 small houses with unique character and style. At the forefront of modern architecture, tiny houses exemplify today's ideals of minimalism, personal freedom, and low-impact construction - not to mention impeccable style and comfort. This book takes readers around th ...Show more