Search Results: Architecture from Good Reading Second Hand Books

Balwyn, Victoria: The Five Mile Press, 1990. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 264 pages. The jacket is lightly chipped at the head and tail of the spine, else an immaculate copy. Second impression. Title on the front cover: "Australian Houses of the '20s & '30s : from Bungalows to Modern Styles ; Origins, Home Renovation, Garden Styles, Colour Schemes." Meticulously researched and profusely illustrated book that examines the inter-war houses, from the Californian Bungalow to the modern Art Deco houses of the 30s, in all their many manifestations.

Barcelona Espana: Instituto Monsa de Ediciones, 2012. Pictorial Boards. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 255 pages.Overseas customers please note the book is nheavy and will attract additional postage. "This is a superbly illustrated look at the latest trends and innovations in prefab housing. Today, many architects and designers are reviving the prefabricated house, designing products that incorporate the very best elements of prefabrication and sustainability, and combining them with the individuality and unique quality of traditionally built housing. It is available in a wide range of materials, styles and prices, contemporary prefabricated houses are built on the broad history of their predecessors." (publisher's blurb)

London: Dr. A.C.Papadakis, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. The covers are lightly rubbed, else a clean, unmarked and solid copy. 80 pages, please check with us for an accurate postage cost. Architectural Design, also known as AD, is a UK-based architectural journal first launched in 1930 as Architectural Design and Construction. "In 1975 Andreas bought the financially troubled Architectural Design (AD) magazine, and in 1977 published Charles Jencks's The Language of Post-Modern Architecture, which went through six editions. Jencks served as the entrée to a wealth of architectural talent in America and Japan as well as Britain. Both Architectural Design and Academy Editions continued to publish Post-Modern, Classical and Deconstructivist projects throughout the 1980s.....In 1990, Academy Group Ltd., along with Architectural Design and associated journals (Architectural Monographs, Art and Design and the Journal of Philosophy and the Visual Arts), was sold to VCH Germany." (Papadakis)

Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service for National Committee on Rationalised Building, 1975. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The book has been covered in contact, giving it a tired look, which is deceptive as internally the book is in excellent condition: clean and solid. Signature onb front paste down.

New York: Alftred A Knopf, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Large 8vo. Bruce, Curt (photography). 200 pages, plus index of street addresses and of buildings. The front of the jacket has two short tears at the head, the back is lightly damaged, also at the head. The body of the book is in excellent condition, clean, unmarked and solid."Photographs capture the unique features and distinctive personalities of houses found throughout San Francisco.

London: Ebury Press, 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Why was heraldry so important to the families for whom houses were built? How does the layout of a house reveal the values of the people who lived in it? By reading the architectural features of a house - even simple items such as windows, doors, chimneys and staircases - we can learn so much about the past. Interiors, as well as exteriors, have a story to tell, with floor layouts and contents of rooms revealing much about the people who built and lived in them. We can also read the iconography of a house: its symbols and images, spanning subjects such as classical mythology, religion and British history. Heraldry too is an essential tool for understanding much of the details found in country houses, from coats of arms to crests, or fireplace decorations and ceiling bosses. Through all this, we gain a glimpse into the social world of the families who lived there - and discover that the stories of many… Read More

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1946. Hardcover. No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. The boards are rubbed; the front end paper missing and the print on the spine is faded; the fore edge is stained as are the edges of the first few pages. In its favour the pages are clean and the binding solid.