Treetop Hideaways: Treehouses for Adults by Philip Jodidio
Category: Architecture
A stunning array of rustic and charming treehouses from around the world for inspiration and for those who fantasize about getting away from it all. Whether it's a yearning to escape the stress of day-to-day existence, or a desire to live more sustainably and to get closer to nature, more and more p ...Show more
Automobile Architecture by Chris van Uffelen
Category: Architecture | Series: Architecture in Focus
The automobile has shaped the appearance of our streets for 100 years now. At the same building types have been created to serve it. Parking garages and gas stations as new species of architecture and showrooms whose exhibition spaces and display windows are markedly different from the usual businesses ...Show more
Kerstin Thompson Architects: Encompassing People and Place by Leon van Schaik
Category: Architecture | Series: Editions: Australian Architecture Monographs
Kerstin Thompson Architects: Encompassing people and place takes readers on an immersive journey into the very heart of this extraordinary body of work, and documents how, over time, the practice has shifted its focus from individual housing to larger-scale public projects created by a collaborative and ...Show more
Through the Cellar Door: Australia's Beautiful Wineries and Vineyards, their Design and Architecture by ALISON WEAVERS
Category: Architecture | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Wineries across the globe now regularly engage leading architects to create extraordinary, original constructions that complement the winemaking and tasting experiences. In Europe, world-renowned studios have rejuvenated winery and cellar-door architecture for some of the biggest names in the wine indus ...Show more
Beautiful Beach Houses: Living in Stunning Coastal Escapes by IMAGES PUBLISHING
Category: Architecture | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Superb guide to the best contemporary beach house designs from around the world, including stunning examples from Australia, South Africa, United States, Spain, Portugal, and Greece Adorned throughout with full-color photographs of dreamy inspiring houses set in gorgeous coastal settings Includes more t ...Show more
Reclaimed: New homes from old materials by Penny Craswell
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
Off the Grid: Houses for Escape by Dominic Bradbury
Category: Architecture
The imperative to reduce our carbon footprint and focus on renewable energy is having a profound impact on our daily lives and the way we think about living spaces. Surveying some of the world's most innovative off-grid homes, Off the Grid reveals the creative architecture and cutting-edge technologies ...Show more
Pre-Fab Living by Avi Friedman
Category: Architecture
Efficient and inexpensive to produce, pre-fabricated homes are an ideal solution to the financial and environmental costs facing the modern homeowner. Their extremely versatile format also makes them adaptable to all kinds of locations, be it a secluded off-the-grid setting or a dense urban area. This ...Show more
Living in Nature: Contemporary Houses in the Natural World by Phaidon Editors
Category: Architecture
An awe-inspiring collection of contemporary homes designed to foster a connection with the essential elements of landscape Living in Nature showcases a selection of architect-designed houses that have something fundamental in common: a special relationship with the natural world. Each of the book's 50 ...Show more
Love Shacks: Romantic modern getaways, rustic retreats and cabin charmers around the world by SUSAN REDMAN
Category: Architecture | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
What could be more romantic than watching the sun rise and set over the sea, the mountains or the endless desert from a stylish little getaway shack with the ones you love? In this beautifully illustrated book, design journalist, book author and lifestyle editor Susan Redman not only inspires readers w ...Show more
Bridges: Heroic Designs That Changed the World by Dan Cruickshank
Category: Architecture
Bridges define places. Imagine London without Tower Bridge, San Francisco without the Golden Gate Bridge, Manhattan without the Brooklyn Bridge, or Sydney without Sydney Harbour Bridge. Not only this, but they are spectacles of engineering, and have influenced the development of cultures, economies, en ...Show more
Architecture at the Heart of the Home by Jan Henderson, Dianna Snape
Category: Architecture
Increasingly, domestic architecture has sought to enhance everyday life by providing resonant settings that reflect the human need for comfort, safety and connection. A house has walls and ceilings, and perhaps a garden, but beyond that, there is always that one part of a home that becomes a place of be ...Show more