Affordable housing for the masses has been an age-old problem that some of the best minds in the world have tried to solve. Never was it more criti...

"This book is an attempt at architectural criticism" – that is how Robert Venturi opened the discussion on Post-Modernism in architecture in Comple...

This book presents documentation, reflection and critical analysis of two award-winning projects Monash Steps and Stawell Steps. These linked proje...

The Spanish Revival movement in architecture was well established when Barker Brothers, a California furniture retailer, approached the Mason Manuf...

Tour the homes of great movie stars of the silver screen, from early silent films to the Technicolor years. Over 360 postcards and photos display t...

World-class woodworker Sam Maloof (1916-2009), the first craftsperson to receive a MacArthur Foundation grant, inhabited his family compound in Alt...

Text in English and German. A yawning gap between two 1960s buildings. Not at all unusual in Cologne. A gap between two buildings, 2,56 m wide and ...

This brilliant book combines the wisdom of a great reference tool with the wonder of an inspiration guidebook. Basics in foundations, framing, wall...

Where does a fox raise its young? Where does a bird lay its eggs? Readers will learn what animals live in burrows, trees, dens and more! Aligned to...

Text in English and German. One and a half million visitors per year can't be wrong. For them the royal castle at Neuschwanstein is the pinnacle of...

Popular artist Wallace Nutting traveled throughout New England and the United States giving lectures as minister, photographer, author, furniture m...

Turn any outdoor space into a personal paradise with these inspiring ideas. Over 330 beautiful color images present hardscape design elements to su...

One of America's oldest public buildings of European origin, the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe celebrates its quatrocentennial in photographs...

Museum architecture has blossomed over the past few decades. Art museums lead the way in terms of new buildings by superstar architects such as Fra...

Text in English and German. Spanish museum architecture has experienced a marked upturn since the 1990s, helping even small towns off the tourist b...

New Orleans was a melting pot of Spanish and French culture, in a climate that forced a uniquely American architecture. More than 260 images presen...

The accelerating pace of world urbanisation has been one of the most significant developments of the twentieth century. This development has had gr...

The public sphere is normally considered to be a forum for democratic deliberation. It can serve many other uses, however, such as an arena for str...

Newport, Rhode Island, nicknamed "the Queen of Resorts," has been celebrated in beautiful postcard portrayals for over a hundred years. Today, thes...

Newport, Rhode Island, nicknamed "the Queen of Resorts," has been celebrated in beautiful postcard portrayals for over a hundred years. Today, thes...

Norman Foster, one of the most consistent advocates of architec- ture based on modern technology, achieved a world-wide reputa- tion with the headq...

Since early times, humans have explored the space below their feet for different purposes: to flee persecution and war, to find protection from sev...

Long before the parents bring home the new baby they are planning the nursery. What kind of crib or diaper stand? What color palette? What décor? ...