From artworks and chairs to architecture, landscaping and interior design, Michael Boyd's devotion to the principles of modernism is comprehensive. An artist and musician, he acquired his expertise as a collector, surrounding himself with rare and beautiful finds. His immersion in the philosophy and creativity of the masters inspired him to ......
A Personal History of English Domestic Architecture
This book presents a rich and rewarding history of houses in England through the stories of nine houses, dating from the 1600s to the 1980s, which have been inhabited by the author, an architect and academic. Chronologically ordered, the book covers rural vernacular houses from the 17th Century, Georgian and Victorian townhouses, villas and ......
Inspiration from America's Special Tropical Island
Bright colors, floral patterns, and cottage-styles are all design choices associated with the Florida Keys. Key West, one of the most famous tropical islands in the world, embodies the ideas of the Florida Keys while also presenting its own style and culture. In Leslie Linsley's Key West Cottages & Gardens, lovers of the Key West architectural and ......
A Plea for Improving Rural Domestic Building in Asia & Africa
Early nomadic shelters, including caves, animal skin tents, and igloos, were used for protection against wind, rain, snow, sunlight, and other forces of nature. These basic homes also provided defence against predators and were used to store a few important possessions. They were temporary, and proximity to a water source was of prime importance. ......
Which is the grandest heritage house still standing in Sydney? This is the book which will make people say “Edina”. Beautifully preserved, but almost unknown, “Edina” is a showpiece, rich in art, ornament and garden features.
Across Corfu and the Ionian Archipelago, Claire and Dominic Skinner showcase the very finest of the private luxury villas and hotels they have built and designed for their high net worth clients over the last ten years. Many of the houses have never been seen before, revealing astonishing locations, interiors and breath-taking landscaped gardens.
How a Mid-Century Architecture Competition Reimagined the American Home
"Chicagoland Dream Houses is an engaging addition to the growing body of scholarship concerning Chicago's twentieth-century residential landscape characterized by a diverse group of architects and builders."--Michelangelo Sabatino, coauthor of Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929-1975
How a Mid-Century Architecture Competition Reimagined the American Home
"Chicagoland Dream Houses is an engaging addition to the growing body of scholarship concerning Chicago's twentieth-century residential landscape characterized by a diverse group of architects and builders."--Michelangelo Sabatino, coauthor of Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929-1975
This much loved and very popular book will now be available again, in an attractive paperback edition. A diverse collection of private and public dwellings from 100 years of Canberra, revealing social history, and the innovation and foresight of owners and designers.