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The Heights - Kate AscherThe Heights: Anatomy of a skyscraper by Kate Ascher explores the interconnected systems that make life liveable in the sky and examines skyscrapers from around the world to learn how these structures operate. Modern skyscrapers function as small cities, with infrastructure not unlike that hidden beneath the streets. |
ZAR 150.00 |
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Eco Nest - Paula Baker-Laporte & Robert LaporteEco Nest: Creating Sustainable Sanctuaries of Clay, Straw, and Timber by Paula Baker-Laporte & Robert Laporte identifies homes designed and built respectfully, in appreciation of the harmony and beauty of nature and in a way that uses nature's resources so as to consume less energy, create less waste, nurture our health, and enrich our senses. |
ZAR 110.00 |
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The Plain Style - David BrettThe Plain Style by David Brett is a study of the effects upon design, principally architecture, of the Reformation and the associated rejection of imagery in worship. The Plain Style examines both the development of aesthetic theory and its practical applications in a number of different environments. |
ZAR 120.00 |
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Bridges - David J BrownBridges: Three Thousand Years of Defying Nature by David J Brown celebrates the technical and artistic achievements in the creation, design, engineering, construction, and social history of more than 100 great bridges from around the world. |
ZAR 90.00 |
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Bridges - David J BrownBridges: Three Thousand Years of Defying Nature by David J Brown celebrates the technical and artistic achievements in the creation, design, engineering, construction, and social history of more than 100 great bridges from around the world. |
ZAR 120.00 |
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The Secret Language of Sacred Spaces - Jon CannonThe Secret Language of Sacred Spaces: Decoding churches, temples, mosques and other places of worship around the world by Jon Cannon is both an overview of architecture and a survey of major faiths, offering fascinating insights into some of the most impressive man-made structures in the world. |
ZAR 220.00 |
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Gustav Stickley - David CathersGustav Stickley by David Cathers is the first ever authoritative and comprehensive monograph on the life and career of Stickley, and constitutes an essential contribution to the field of American Arts & Crafts and decorative arts. Gustav Stickley (1858-1942) was an iconic character and one of the most influential figures of the American Arts & Crafts movement. |
ZAR 320.00 |
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Alfresco Living - Mandy HerbertAlfresco Living: 21st Century Architecture edited by Mandy Herbert features courtyard gardens and terraces designed to become part of the interior spaces of the homes they adjoin. These courtyard spaces function as outdoor rooms and become extensions of everyday living spaces. Many of the outdoor spaces featured are architect-designed, while others are the work of landscape designers. |
ZAR 220.00 |
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Hundertwasser - Andreas HirschHundertwasser: The Art of the Green Path edited by Andreas Hirsch brings together works by Hundertwasser, photographs from his life, interviews with his contemporaries, and original quotations. Friedensreich Hundertwasser was a painter, environmentalist, philosopher, humanist, architect, and creator of original graphics, whose unique style appeals to a wide audience. |
ZAR 325.00 |
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Formica Forever - Formica CorporationFormica Forever by the Formica Corporation takes us on a lively, information-packed walk through the life of this much-loved material: from its humble beginnings as electrical insulation; to its initial adoption by designers including Donald Deskey in the 1930s; to a golden age ushered in by the post-World War II housing boom; through global expansion in the second half of the twentiet |
ZAR 195.00 |
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Staircases - Oscar Tusquets BlancaStaircases: The Architecture of Ascent by Oscar Tusquets Blanca and others showcases the astonishing diversity of staircases over the centuries, from the stepped pyramids of the Maya to the exquisitely proportioned stairs of the Renaissance, to the elaborate balustraded confections of the Baroque period, to the virtuosic, computer-aided designs of today. |
ZAR 325.00 |
