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A Pocketful of Houses
A Pocketful of Apartments
Dostępność: na zamówienie Many view apartment-living as the way of the future, and this book demonstrates just why it can be so desirable. After all, apartment dwellers enjoy the best of everything: the best views; functional floorplans; low-level maintenance, and convenient, inner-city locations close to work, shops, restaurants and continuous entertainment.
A Pocketful of Beach Houses
Out of Town
Dostępność: na zamówienie This beautifully photographed book explores the lure of the countryside: the wide open spaces and starry skies, the lack of neighbours, noise and pollution, the ability to 'get away from it all'. Many people are choosing to persue their 'sea change' inland, and are creating some spectacular homes in well-hidden locations. However, the diversity and fragility of rural locations provide substantial challenges for the architect of today, primarily, how to insert a building into a pristine environment without affecting often delicate ecosystems.
21st Century Sustainable Homes
Necessity is the mother of invention, and the global necessity of facing the challenges of Climate Change has unleashed the inventive powers of architects around the world, many of whom are tackling the problem in original and highly creative ways. And yet, as the projects contained in this volume attest, sustainable design doesn't necessarily preclude style and comfort, or even a little bit of luxury.
LIFESTYLES OF SOUTHERN...
DOSTĘPNOŚĆ: NA ZAMÓWIENIE 'Lifestyles of Southern California: Personal Sanctuaries' celebrates homes that set the stage for living the Californian Dream and which are the culmination of fruitful collaborations between the KAA Design Group and its clients. For more than 20 years, this group of architects, interior and landscape designers, has fulfilled the high expectations of its clients by designing environments in which they feel secure, nurtured, and inspired.
100 GREAT KITCHENS AND...
Dostępność:na zamowienie "100 Great Kitchens & Bathrooms: By Architects" examines the role of architects in creating comfortable, visually pleasing and functional kitchens and bathrooms. This title features a stunning collection of recent interior projects examining the vast array of styles adopted by architects around the world, particularly in the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Slovenia and Brazil, in the search for that perfect balance between luxury and function. This book includes full-colour photography and descriptions of each design by the architects themselves, providing a unique insight into the craft of the featured architects.
RONALD LU & PARTNERS THE...
RESEARCH FOR THE GLOBAL...
This timely book reveals, in layman's terms, the critical role that research has in the future of our planet. Author Daniel D. Watch is passionate about generating widespread support and understanding of the vast research opportunities at hand, whether through financing, political decision-making, education, laboratory construction, or through conducting the actual research. Watch sets the scene with an overview of the impact of research on the global economy; then explores specifics such as research into sustainability; the often controversial areas of biological and biomedical research, including proteomics, bioinformatics, stem cell and biocontainment research; and nanotechnology and neuroscience.
MINIMUM SPACE MAXIMUM...
Details for Living
Residential Style
Dostępność; na zamówienie This publication brings together the most talented architects and designers worldwide to showcase inspirational and contemporary trends in residential interiors. Covering living, leisure, dining, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and outdoor spaces, this full-colour book also features details that will excite architects, designers and all those who admire outstanding design. The mere mention of the word 'home' evokes feelings of warmth and belonging, suggesting places of refuge, retreat and personal space that are as much a personal statement of the resident's enjoyment of life, as testament to the skill of the designer.
Outdoor Living
Architecture for Healthcare
50 OF THE WORLD S BEST...
Is apartment living the way of the future? According to some, it's the only way to live. For most apartment-dwellers, beautiful views, functional floor plans, low maintenance and convenient, inner-city locations far outweigh the attributes of the traditional quarter-acre suburban block.
ARCHITECTURE FOR ARCHITECTS
VIEW FROM THE TOP
Beach Houses
ULTIMATE URBAN MAKEOVER
After many were demolished or 'modernised' beyond recognition in the post-war period, terrace houses were rediscovered in the 1980s, as people moved back to the inner city. Period features were tenderly replaced but many of the buildings remained as they had originally been: small, dark and impractical for family living in the 21st century.