Architecture Now! Volume 2 by Philip Jodidio
$25.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
The fine line between art and architecture is rapidly becoming harder to perceive. With the aid of sophisticated computer programs, today's most innovative architects are working on designs so conceptual they could not be realized in the physical world. Nevertheless, these sorts of forward-thinking proj ...Show more
New Architecture - An International Atlas by Fransisco Asensio
$25.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
"The Atlas of New Architecture" is a review of the most significant works around the world in the last five years. Here are the most remarkable examples of public and private architecture of our time: residential houses, infrastructures, cultural centres and leisure parks, municipal and corporate buildi ...Show more
Art Deco Style by Bevis Hillier; Stephen Escritt
$55.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
The dominant style in architecture and design of the 1920s and 30s, Art Deco was an exuberant reaction to the austerity of the war years. Characterized by geometric shapes, stylized natural forms and the use of luxurious materials, and inspired by sources ranging from Ancient Egypt to the Ballets Russes ...Show more
Regency Style by Steven Parissien
$55.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
The Regency period (c.1780-1837) saw the development of what is today one of the most popular styles in architecture and design. The combined influences of the antique and the exotic, together with the technological innovations of the day, produced a sophisticated style that was eclectic but also quinte ...Show more
Next Wave - Emerging Talents in Australian Architecture by Davina Jackson
$35.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
As global focus turns towards the growing influence and power of the Far East, the architects of Australia are perfectly placed to respond with their own forward-looking visions. This book explores the sixteen most exciting young architectural studios in Australia, and the progressive projects built in ...Show more
Norman Foster - Reflections by Norman Foster
$65.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
Architecture is not a luxury, insists Norman Foster, but a necessity generated by people's social, spiritual, and material needs. In a series of essays Foster looks back on four decades of work in which he has provided humanity with places to hope and dream, find solace in a crowded world, and establish ...Show more
Castles and Palaces of Europe by Ulrike Schober
$40.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
In the Neoclassic Style - Empire, Biedermeier and the Contemporary Home by Melanie Fleischmann
$16.00 NZD
Category: Interior design | Reading Level: very good
An examination of the Empire style, as seen in couches, cabinets, wall hangings, silverwork and porcelain from the Napoleonic era. Demonstrates how such forms can be applied to today's homes, and looks at the work of a variety of designers who have used the neoclassical style. First published in 1988. ...Show more
Gehry's Vertigo by Ila Beka; Louise Lemoine
$15.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Reading Level: very good
Kaleidoscope Dakar & Kinshasa by Jean Michel Massing
$30.00 NZD
Category: Art | Reading Level: very good
Gimcracks, Greenstone & Gold - Collecting and Imagining the New Zealand International Exhibition Christchurch 1906-07 by Barry Hancox
$160.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: near fine
Spanish Mission Hastings - Styles of Five Decades by Peter Shaw; Peter Hallett
$20.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good