Residential Buildings, Domestic Buildings

Originally published in 1957, Exploring Castles examines the 'classic' castle story. The book traces the origins of castles across England and Scot...

Edwardian domestic architecture was beautiful and varied in style, and was very often designed and built to an unprecedented level of sophisticatio...

Whether in town or country, James Gorst’s buildings are defined by a combination of modern thinking and an ingrained respect for craftsmanship and ...

Basel-born architect Max Alioth (1930–2010) was a prominent figure on the Swiss architecture and culture scene. Alioth was a co-founder of Basels’ ...

A cutting-edge blend of contemporary design and art informs the work of architecture s enfant terrible. This first book on his firm presents an arr...

The great walled castles of the medieval world continue to fascinate the modern world. Today, the remains of medieval forts and walls throughout Eu...

Twentieth-century New York is now famous as the city of "cliff dwellers," but in the second half of the nineteenth century, middle-class apartments...

It was the American Dream by Mail Order --Smithsonian Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their h...

Zweisprachige Ausgabe (deutsch/englisch) / Bilingual edition (English/German) Während die meisten Hochhäuser nach wie vor in China und den USA ge...

the Unité in Marseille (1945-1952) was a pioneering achievement at a time when social housing in the post WWII years posed an immense problem. Free...

This is a pictorial and richly documented history of classic New England architecture Northern New England in the late 19th-century saw an explosio...

World-renowned architectural writer and critic Philip Jodidio delves into his selection of the Top Twenty-six of the most contemporary and current ...

Your hands-on, day-to-day guide to small practice. This book provides reassurance as to how to achieve great results on a budget, utilising strippe...

Many people dream of commissioning an architect to design their perfect home. It is a commitment that takes time and money, but having a bespoke sp...