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Aurum Press
Pub. Date
2015
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Neglected to the elements, renovated for commercial use or demolished completely, many of Britain's beautiful churches have vanished, leaving no trace except photographs or illustrations to mark their existence. Architectural commentator Matthew Hyde travels the length and breadth of the country to seek out and tell the stories of these wonderful buildings, from churches that defy the elements in Orkney to abbeys destroyed in Henry VIII's dissolution...
3) Architecture
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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. It explores 5,000 years of architectural design, style, and construction.
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Publisher
Pan
Pub. Date
2019
Description
?Two days after Notre Dame burned, I flew to Paris to appear on the TV programme La Grande Librairie for a discussion about cathedrals. The following morning I had breakfast at the Hotel Bristol with my French publisher and she asked me to write a short book about Notre Dame and what it means to all of us. She said she would donate the publisher?s profits to the rebuilding fund and, if I wished, I could do the same with my royalties. Yes, I said;...
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Allen Lane
Pub. Date
2020
Description
In Bunker, acclaimed urban explorer and cultural geographer Bradley Garrett explores the global and rapidly growing movement of 'prepping' for social and environmental collapse, or 'Doomsday'. From the 'dread merchants' hustling safe spaces in the American mid-West to eco-fortresses in Thailand, from geoscrapers to armoured mobile bunkers, Bunker is a brilliant, original and never less than deeply disturbing story from the frontlines of the way we...
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Profile Books
Pub. Date
2018
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Kenneth Clark's 1969 BBC series Civilisation (note the singular) is perhaps the most celebrated documentary series ever made, except that it was entirely of its time: patrician to the exclusion of women and western to the exclusion of all other cultures. Spring 2018 sees an ambitious 10-part BBC re-make, presented by Britain's foremost historians, embracing global civilisations and exploring different themes in the universal histories of art and culture....
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Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2013
Description
One of the great, but often unmentioned, causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our environment: the kind of walls, chairs, buildings and streets we?re surrounded by. And yet a concern for architecture and design is too often described as frivolous, even self-indulgent. The Architecture of Happiness starts from the idea that where we are heavily influences who we can be - and argues that it is architecture?s task to stand as an eloquent...
9) Why we build
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Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Refusing to bow to fashion or reputation, Rowan Moore gives a provocative and iconoclastic view of what makes architecture, why it matters, and why we find it fascinating.
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A. & C. Black
Pub. Date
2003
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This work looks at the development of architecture around the world from the ancient civilizations of Egypt and the Near East through the Industrial Revolution. It presents a diverse series of building styles and architectural detailing with drawings and engraved plates.
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Te Neues
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Each volume in this series highlights the work of a master of classical architecture. Featuring photographs of exteriors and interiors, detailed plans, layouts and brief, comprehensive texts, the books are intended to provide an easy reference for work, school or leisure.
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Pub. Date
2018
Description
'Portillo's Secret History of Britain' presents a compelling and wonderfully evocative history of Britain through the stories of its 'lost' or abandoned buildings. Using a combination of his own investigations and archive research, plus memories and quotations from the contributors he interviewed for the series, Michael will explain what the buildings were used for and by whom, why they were abandoned, and what they can tell us about our past.
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Penguin Life
Pub. Date
2021
Description
In 2005, childhood friends Matt Gibberd and Albert Hill set out to convince people of the power of good design and its ability to influence our wellbeing. They founded The Modern House - in equal parts an estate agency, a publisher and a lifestyle brand - and went on to inspire a generation to live more thoughtfully and beautifully at home. As The Modern House grew, Matt and Albert came to realise that the most successful homes they encountered -...
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Feierabend
Pub. Date
c2003
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The Baroque - between 1600 and 1770 - had its origins in Rome and from there spread its influence to the royal courts of Europe. Popes, kings, and high nobility employed the architecture and fine arts to create backdrops for the great world theater.
19) Castles
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Publisher
Book Life
Pub. Date
2022
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Description
Looks at a variety of castles and describes how they were built and for what purposes.