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Penny Craswell
Designing with the environment in mind is not 'new'. What is new is the increasing number of ways houses can be more sustainably built. With a fresh focus on design…
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Maria Larkins
Grounds, Romberg and Boyd (1953-1962) was one of the most innovative modernist architectural firms ever to practice in Australia. Grounds, Romberg & Boyd is the only book ever published on…
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Dominic Bradbury
Featuring 450 of the very best works of Mid-Century Modern architecture from every continent, the Atlas of Mid-Century Modern Masterpieces showcases how the architects of the time harnessed the post-war…
Phaidon Editors
A collection of 50 stone houses from around the world that make the most of this extraordinary, tactile material
Fleur Watson
Provides readers with a compelling behind-the-scenes view of the design process and culture of one of the most dynamic young practices in Australia today.
Nick Sissons
Glenn Murcutt believes, 'Architecture is not about a material, it's about place-making. It's about prospect, refuge, climate, topography, flora, fauna, it is about making beautiful spaces that link with the…
Phaidon Editors, Sam Lubell, Greg Goldin
The ultimate book of concrete architecture, featuring 300 buildings of every type and style from the past 100 years
Cristina A. Ross, Lorenzo Ottaviani, Jeffrey R. Matz, Michael Biondo
Traces the evolution of midcentury houses and demonstrates how they are experienced and lived in today
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Des Fitzgerald
An unmissable journey into the past, present and future of urban life.
Heidi Dokulil
Big and bold or soft and sculptural, or a mix of the two, it's not until you get up close that you feel brutalism's radical roots.
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Gideon Haigh, Peter Elliott
Architect Peter Elliott joined forces with journalist Gideon Haigh to produce a 'captivating chronicle' of the intriguing (and ongoing) development of Victoria’s Parliament House.
Patricia Callan
The intuitive design, sun-lit spaces and tranquil vibe of Modernist houses still have an enduring appeal today. But can these homes be updated for contemporary living while maintaining the integrity…
This stunning revised and updated edition takes you on a thrilling tour through the fascinating, eclectic and stylish abodes of some of the world's best-known architects.
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Magnus Englund,Leyla Daybelge
A stunning visual biography of the life of Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus, and one of the world’s most influential architects
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Studio William Hefner
This richly illustrated monograph on Hefner's work showcases beautiful homes, from contemporary to traditional, each conveying the details and depth of design character that make Studio William Hefner's oeuvre so…
Malou Wedel Bruun (ed.), Mette Marie Kallehauge (ed.), Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (ed.)
The first publication on the Kenyan collective exploring colonial erasure and the future of architecture in the age of the Anthropocene.
Dr Greer Honeywill
On a chance visit to Palm Springs, the author was immediately drawn to the desert gardens and the beautiful lines of the modernist houses from that post-war era. At once…
Joan-Maree Hargreaves, Marita Bullock
Tasmania does for Australia what the Nordic countries do for Europe.
Paul Memmott
Here is the definitive guide to Australian Indigenous architecture, comprehensively updated to showcase the flourishing Indigenous design practices reshaping Australia’s architectural landscape.
A group of Japanese architects calling themselves Metabolists first appeared together in 1960 at the World Design Conference in Tokyo. This impressive illustrated volume is the first to focus on…
Fiona Austin
This is the much anticipated follow up book to Beaumaris Modern - Modernist Homes in Beaumaris
Cameron Bruhn,Katelin Butler
This richly illustrated book takes the reader on an immersive journey through Queensland’s most exciting, contemporary architect-designed houses.
A spectacular collection of 50 magnificent contemporary houses across the globe, each built to exist harmoniously amid the trees
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Anna Johnson,Richard Black
Neeson Murcutt Neille: Setting Architecture draws on residential, civic and education projects alike to celebrate the practice’s long commitment to creating joyful spaces that contribute to private and public life.
Take a rare look inside of some of the world’s most extraordinary homes, curated by leading design magazine, Openhouse.
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Leon van Schaik
For over twenty-five years, Kerstin Thompson has explored how architecture can respond to local conditions to positively shape lives and communities. This book takes readers on an immersive journey into…
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Davina Jackson
A comprehensive narrative history of building and design styles in Australia, from traditional Aboriginal gunyahs; to the local interpretations of northern hemisphere trends; to the sustainable, climate sensitive and high-tech…
An exhilarating collection of today’s most remarkable homes built in awe-inspiring coastal locations around the world
Kristoffer Lindhardt Weiss
1000 pages about new Danish architecture. Through 10 buildings, the book provides a vital signal of the latest Danish architecture - from Bjarke Ingels (BIG) to Dorte Mandrup. Each volume…
A unique survey of forty architect-engineers who have been pioneers in both aesthetic design and technological innovation.
Marwa al-Sabouni
The follow-up to the Syrian architect’s dramatic memoir, in which she explores how cities and buildings might be rebuilt in the aftermath of conflict, crisis or financial depression.
Tim Reeves
A fully illustrated photographic collection of award winning homes from the last century of Australian design and architecture, from the first competition won by the governors wife.
Beatrice Galilee
An important and fascinating collection of original projects by unique thinkers in the world of architecture and spatial design
Charlotte Van den Broeck
A sensation in the Flemish world: a spellbinding new talent explores the dark side of creativity through the stories of thirteen tragic architects
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Nature and architecture have never been more intertwined. As more of the earth’s surface is swallowed up by the built environment, architects are increasingly up to the task of integrating…
Julia Jamrozik,Coryn Kempster
What was it like to grow up in a Modernist residence? Did these radical environments shape the way that children looked at architecture later in life?
A landmark survey of one of architecture’s most controversial yet popular styles - in a great, new, classic edition
Alison Page, Paul Memmott
Aboriginal design is of a distinctly cultural nature, based in the Dreaming and in ancient practices grounded in Country.Alison Page and Paul Memmott show how these design principles of sophisticated…
Wolfgang Fehrer
All about the architecture and design principles of a very private place to communicate and meditate from its origins until today.
Owen Hopkins
An unprecedented survey of more than 250 architects who continue to define one of the most polarizing yet celebrated of styles
Renato Anelli
Celebrating the one-hundredth birthday of Brazil’s most important female architect and designer.
The Italio-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) forged a unique path with her bold designs. Spanning architecture, stage…
Chris van Uffelen
The challenging task to develop enthralling room concepts and convincing spatial solutions for the efficient use of small houses and living spaces.
The follow-up to Gestalten’s hugely successful title Upgrade : From lush suburban residences to former churches and barns, The Home Upgrade shows the rewards of reinventing a historic property that…
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The Eishin Campus near Tokyo is Christopher Alexander’s largest and most significant project based on the Pattern Language he developed in the 1970s together with Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein…
HORTITECTURE explores synergies combining architecture and vital plant material - taking plants off the ground into a new conceptual and spatial context.
Adolf Loos
‘But art has nothing to do with forgery, with lies. The paths of art may be thorny, but they are clean.’
Sean Godsell
A survey of residential projects by Australia’s leading minimalist architect, Sean Godsell.
A demonstration of how the use and popularity of bricks has not feigned one bit over the millennia, and is even gaining popularity today.
