High-Tech Britain
£35.00A showcase of Britain’s most astonishing examples of High-Tech buildings from the late twentieth century and beyond.
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Weird Buildings
£20.00This photographic collection will explore some of the world’s most stunningly strange and imaginative buildings, from terracotta-pink bubble palaces in the south of France to mind-bendingly warped houses in Poland and buildings shaped like dogs, shoes and picnic baskets. Taking in private homes and national libraries, towering churches inspired by mountains and glaciers and architectural marvels from Bilbao to Beijing, these buildings are united by their adventurous spirit and mould-breaking ethos.
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Culture
£54.95Explore singular destinations with The Leading Hotels of the World in this celebration of exceptional hospitality, extraordinary cultural heritage, and unforgettable travel locales
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100 20th-Century Sports and Leisure Buildings
£30.00100 20th Century Sports and Leisure Buildings gives a fascinating insight into the spaces where we play from swimming pools and skate parks to cricket pavilions and ice rinks, this book explores some of the most architecturally significant structures of the past century.
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Extraordinary pools
£25.00Extraordinary Pools is a visual feast of 49 weird, wonderful and architecturally astounding swimming pools from around the world.
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Stone houses
£34.95A collection of 50 stone houses from around the world that make the most of this extraordinary, tactile material
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The art of play
£30.00A photographic exploration of the world’s most imaginative and surprising playscapes, spanning artist-designed play sculptures, picturesque soft plays and wildly creative conceptual playgrounds, from Copenhagen to Canberra, via Bangkok and Beijing. Discover more than 100 playful environments – some recently installed, others currently serving their third generation of children, some private and many more public, but all united by their originality, visual appeal and power to help children unleash their creativity and adventurous spirit.
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The architect and designer birthday book
£35.00“A day-by-day celebration and exploration of the greatest architects and designers throughout history”–.
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Gleneagles
£90.00Since opening its doors a century ago, Gleneagles has remained one of Scotland’s most iconic luxury hotels and sporting estates. This celebratory volume, published to coincide with the hotel’s centenary, explores the heritage, glamour, and timeless sophistication of this enduring Scottish treasure.
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Midcentury houses today
£39.95Traces the evolution of midcentury houses and demonstrates how they are experienced and lived in today
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Living the Alps
£54.00An interior design book showing how the alpine context, with its snowy landscapes and forests, influences the choice of colors, materials, and atmospheres.
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David Hicks
£50.00Back in print for the first time in years, this classic of interior-design history showcases the masterful work of David Hicks (1929-1998), who is acknowledged as one of the most important designers of the late twentieth century, in the company of Billy Baldwin and Albert Hadley.