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St Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle
ISBN: HB: 9788024631295, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, August 2017
550 pp., 27.9x20.3 cm, 315 colour plates, 25 halftones
Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! "St Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle" is one of the symbols of the Czech statehood; it is the coronation and burial site of Bohemian kings and to this day is a leading Christian cathedral,...
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£56,50
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Cool Plants for Cold Climates A Garden Designer's Perspective
ISBN: PB: 9781602233256, University of Chicago Press, University of Alaska Press, August 2017
256 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 338 colour illus.
A cold climate is no excuse for a dull, colorless garden. The key is knowing the right plants that will survive and thrive in even the chilliest environments. Who better to guide gardeners than an expert from the far north? Award-winning designer and...
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£26,50
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Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright A Complete Catalog (Updated Fourth Edition)
ISBN: PB: 9780226435756, University of Chicago Press, August 2017
528 pp., 22.1x14.5 cm, 371 colour plates, 99 halftones, 32 line drawings
From sprawling houses to compact bungalows and from world-famous museums to a still-working gas station, Frank Lloyd Wright's designs can be found in nearly every corner of the country. While the renowned architect passed away more than fifty years a...
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£34,00
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Prague Gardens and Parks
ISBN: PB: 9788024634227, University of Chicago Press, Karolinum Press, August 2017
260 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 145 colour plates
Not for sale in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic! The design of Prague's gardens and parks – especially the green spaces of its palaces, castles, and monastery complexes, both private and public – is inseparable from the millennium-long e...
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£20,00
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Guggenheim Frank Lloyd Wright's Iconoclastic Masterpiece
ISBN: HB: 9780300226058, Yale University Press, July 2017
176 pp., 22.9x17.8 cm, 63 colour illus., 104 black&white illus.
The captivating tale of the plans and personalities behind one of New York City's most radical and recognizable buildings. Considered the crowning achievement of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan is often...
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£20,00
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A4A Architecture for Animals
ISBN: PB: 9788862421157, Prestel Publishing, Lettera Ventidue, July 2017
192 pp., 22x17 cm, illustrations throughout
This book is a concise selection of twenty buildings designed to shelter animals. While being examples of contemporary architecture they also clearly illustrate the evolution of our relationship with animals. Man has always exploited and tamed animal...
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£19,99
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Land Stocks New Operational Landscapes of City and Territory
ISBN: PB: 9788898774937, Bookport, ListLab, June 2017
208 pp., 20x14 cm, colour illus.
Land Stocks are landscapes whose potential is deemed lost or worthless. This book seeks to reclaim the latent usefulness of these areas. It envisions the residual spaces, wastelands, and destitute buildings that exist within the complex urban tapestr...
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£17,95
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OfficeUS Manual Storefront for Art and Architecture
ISBN: PB: 9783037784396, Lars Muller Publishers, June 2017
288 pp., 24x16 cm, 461 illus.
OfficeUS Manual is a critical, occasionally humorous and sometimes stupefying guide to the architectural workplace that documents and interrogates the protocols, policies and procedures of architectural offices. The book is the third publication of t...
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£17,00
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Garden at War Deception, Craft and Reason at Stowe
ISBN: PB: 9781911300229, Casemate, Paul Holberton Publishing, June 2017
128 pp., 21x21 cm, 40 illus.
At Stowe, 250 acres of parkland off er a complex web of views, pathways, statues, inscriptions, urns and ideas. Unlike its French fl oricultural precursors, Stowe presents sudden shifts of scene, abrupt revelations, as well as spots at which to stop...
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£12,00
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Remodeling Tiny Lofts Creating an Upper Level
ISBN: HB: 9788416500529, GMC Group, Monsa, June 2017
144 pp., 18x23 cm, colour illus.
Not for sale in Ukraine and Russia! The loft, which is essentially an urban construction, is an ideal way of converting one's own home to a unique space that reflects and extends the personality of those who dwell there. The intention of this book...
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£19,99
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