The 22 gardens selected for Secret Gardens of East Anglia celebrate the culture, beauty and diversity of the counties of Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex, and all deserve to be better known. The big skies and the extraordinary light of East Anglia make it unlike anywhere else in Britain, and offer the most amazing natural conditions in which to create gardens. Introduced by eminent …
A visual look at the architectural details of smaller residential spaces TheContemporary Design Detailsseriestakes a highly visual look at architectural design details that are more often dealt with in a technical textbook format. The books take readers on a tour of the best details designed by great architects around the world. The series provides a powerful presentation of the most challen…
Architecture is an art form that provides both function and beauty. Each architect brings something uniquely distinct to his or her work. Learning what makes an architectural work or the body of an architect's work unique is difficult to deconstruct. This book provides behind the scenes insight into the work of 100 top international designers through the deconstruction of 1000 architectural det…
‘The most romantic, creative person in garden design I know.’Piet Oudolf ‘Jinnys genius is to marry a beautiful vision to an extraordinary empathy with the landscape into which that vision will fit, resulting in a pastoral harmony second to none’Victoria, Lady Getty Prolific designer Jinny Blom embraces a widevariety of styles, from large garden spaces toformal walled …
Barnsis your ticket to delvinginto the fascinating history of these iconic American structures. Youll never see these unique structures the same way again! Strong-timbered barns are icons of American agriculture, harboring multilayered stories from their floors to their rafters. Barn reveals the compelling history of barns from colonial times, examining how immigrants adapted traditional desig…
London is the theatre capital of the world. From world-famous musicals to West End shows, from cutting-edge plays to Shakespeare in its original staging, from outdoor performance to intimate fringe theatre, the range and quality is unsurpassed. Leading theatre critic Michael Coveney invites you on a tour of the forty-five theatres which make the London stage what it is, with stories of the arc…
Oxford is one of the jewels of European architecture, much loved and much visited. The city offersan unparallelled collection of the best of English building through the centuries. Matthew RicesOxfordis a feast of delightful watercolour illustrations and an informed and witty text, explaining how the city came into being and what to look out for today. Whilethe focus is on architectural detail,…
This updated and revised edition of The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book gives you the information essential to planning and executing interior projects of all shapes and sizes in a format that is easy to use—now including interviews with top practitioners from across the field of interior design. With detailed charts, specifications, diagrams, and digital information f…
Sometimes called "Green Walls" or"Vertical Gardens," living walls are easier than ever to plan and grow! Grow a Living Wall is the first wall-gardening book to focus exclusively on the needs of home gardeners. Make your vertical garden environmentally friendly and sustainable. Its easy with author Shawna Coronados help! One of her themed vertical gardens is stocked mostly w…
A unique and glamorous book about British Imperial and post-Imperial architecture and a lively and evocative read for anyone interested in the international projection of British power and culture. British Embassies have a special role in our history. They represent our country in bricks and stone and have often expressed – at least in the eyes of foreigners – our national characte…