This book picks up from where "100 Top Houses from Down Under" left off with another fabulous collection of Aussie and Kiwi houses. There is something special about the way that 'our' architects and designers approach

The challenge in designing homes is to negotiate the balance between aesthetics and the personal desires of the occupants. This work presents 100 dwellings.

01 From the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza to the Parthenon in Athens from the Colosseum in Rome to the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, buildings have long been used as demonstrations of power through their mathematical precision, the

Arranged alphabetically by architect, this book features more than 1,500 illustrations and approximately 250 buildings and projects including freshly built work as well as competition entries, theoretical projects, and works

Offers a collection of apartments from all over the world, devised by distinguished international architects and designers who have worked to achieve practical, innovative, and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs

Featuring more than fifty major projects, this work looks at diverse visions of the modern house and sets them in the context of the technologial and aesthetic concerns of the architects. Filled with illustrations and featur

Features apartments and lofts that highlight the architecture and design innovations, with an emphasis on open space and materials such as glass, plastic, steel, and stone. Including designs, this book explores the joy of li

From the 1950s to the 1970s, the work of Lloyd Wright, Gropius and van der Rohe strongly influenced a generation of young Australian architects, who adopted modernist principles in their work. In Iconic Australian Houses: Thr

Dan Cruickshank tells the story of architecture in all its diversity, looking at 40 buildings that have impressed, astonished or delighted us or changed our perception of the world.

Although most Archigram projects were at the limits of possibility and remained unbuilt, the six architects at the centre of the movement, Warren Chalk, Peter Cook, Dennis Crompton, David Greene, Ron Herron, and Michael Webb

This practical foundation course in architectural design offers key advice on the principles, practice & techniques of the subject.

Brings together the important essays about architecture written since the Renaissance, illustrated and organized chronologically by country. This book gathers the treatises by architecture's greatest masters from Alberti and

From airports to Ziggurats, this title explores the world's greatest buildings with illustrations that take you to the heart of the world's landmark buildings. Featuring major historical styles, and covering pa

Features architects - from the firmly established to the up-and-coming - with the focus on how they have contributed to the architecture in Switzerland. This work includes contact information and short biographies in addition

Features architects - from the firmly established to the up-and-coming - with the focus on how they have contributed to the architecture in Netherlands. This work includes contact information and short biographies in addition

Part of a series, this title brings a practical perspective to world architecture, highlighting the best work architects have completed in each country. For each book, 15 to 20 o

German, French, English

German, French, English

German, French, English, A two-volume compilation which brings together highlights from Taschen's title "Building a New Millennium" and the first four volumes of "Architecture Now!" books for a comprehensive st

In 1840, Sir Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor General of the British Crown, chose a rocky promontory on Sydney harbour for his home. He built a cottage in the style of Gothic Revival, popularised in England by Augustu

Until the early 1990s the southern and eastern towns of Yemen were extremely difficult to access. This book offers an investigation into the characteristic architecture of the region. It provides insights into building techni

Edited by Claudia Perren, Kristien Ring. Text by Philip Drew, Philip Goad, Gevorks Hartoonian, et al.

Mexican architect Luis Barragan (1902-1988) is famous throughout the world for his seductive treatment of colour and space. His unique persona and remarkable buildings have attracted growing interest for many years. In this monogra

Each of the hotels in this book has its own distinct identity. Alongside outstanding architecture and design that draws on the surrounding culture and geography, these hotels stand out through their exceptional service, adjus

With colour photography, this work also reveals the smallest details, the quirks, and the lavish décor of AvroKO's amazing restaurants.

In their design book, "Best Ugly", the thirtysomething design team sh

Takes a look at Geoffrey Bawa's life and career and at the legacy of his influence through the work of contemporary architects working across southeast Asia.

Presents a history of the design and construction, as well as culture and symbolism, of the bridge. This title includes examples from around UK, such as Gateshead's Millennium Bridge, and London's Tower and London Bridges; and from th

Even in an age of soaring skyscrapers and cavernous sports stadiums, the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, with its immense, terracotta-tiled cupola, still retains a rare power to astonish. Yet the eleg

One of the primary concerns of owner-builders is their capacity to deal with the structural issues associated with building a straw bale house. This guide for the owner-builder provides the reader with instructions supported

Presents colour photographs and descriptions of more than 60 castles of the Loire Valley.

Features 20 well-preserved tradtional homes, presenting examples from a range of rural and metropolitan areas throughout China.

Offers a study of Swedish design of the baroque, rococco and empire periods. From Drottningholm, the Royal Palace of Stockholm, and Gustav Ill's Pavilion at Haga to less well-known masterpieces, this illustrated history of Sw

Claude-Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806) is the 'boldest and most extreme' (Nikolaus Pevsner) French revolutionary architect. Since the 1930s, his visionary but widely realized buildings have served as a source of inspiration for un