Architecture

This book presents a detailed history of Katsura, the seventeenth-century Imperial Palace in Kyoto, a pivotal work of Japanese architecture often d...

Design legend Henri Samuel believed that a successful interior was one in which an observer never suspected that a decorator had been involved. Thi...

A spectacular visual biography of one of the greatest architects of the 20th century.

A covetable new study on the work of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, one of the twentieth-centuries most popular and accessible masters. Clear, conc...

How do we want to live? How shall we build? Where can we find ideas for the houses and cities of the future? Niklas Maak and Johanna Diehl focus th...

The Barbican Centre in the City of London is the largest multi-disciplinary arts centre in Europe. Designed by Chamberlin, Powell & Bon as part...

Visitors to Glasgow in search of Mackintosh's buildings will have little difficulty in finding the School of Art, or even The Hill House at Helensb...

In his seminal new book, Bill Dunster demonstrates that zero-carbon, zero-waste design doesnt have to come with a hefty price tag, and is achievabl...

Aarhus, Denmarks second largest town will be the European Capital of Culture in 2017 for a good reason: for decades the worlds smallest big city ha...