Creative EcologiesTheorizing the Practice of Architecture

Architect and philosopher Hélène Frichot examines how the discipline of architecture is theorized and practiced at the periphery. Eschewing a conventionally direct approach to architectural objects – to iconic buildings and big-name architects – she instead explores the background of architectural practice, to introduce the creative ecologies in which architecture exists only in relation …

Experiencing Architecture in the Nineteenth CenturyBuildings and Society in t…

Bringing together fourteen original essays, this collection opens up new perspectives on the architectural history of the nineteenth century by examining the buildings of the period through the lens of 'experience'. With a focus on the experience of the ordinary building user – rather than simply on the intentions of the designer – the book shows that new and important insights can be broug…

Laughing at ArchitectureArchitectural Histories of Humour, Satire and Wit

In a media-saturated world, humour stands out as a form of social communication that is especially effective in re-appropriating and questioning architectural and urban culture. Whether illuminating the ambivalences of metropolitan life or exposing the shock of modernisation, cartoons, caricature, and parody have long been potent agents of architectural criticism, protest and opposition. In a n…

The Old RectoryThe Story of the English Parsonage

"A humdinging page-turner of a book" The Spectator "This book will give great pleasure" Country Life Traditional English rectories and vicarages have been neglected by the Church in the post-war years, but have become highly desirable to property buyers, and are now cherished by their new private owners. They combine many coveted qualities: their fine architecture, their air of civilisation,…

Phantom Architecture

A skyscraper one mile high, a dome covering most of downtown Manhattan, a triumphal arch in the form of an elephant: some of the most exciting buildings in the history of architecture are the ones that never got built. These are the projects in which architects took materials to the limits, explored challenging new ideas, defied conventions, and pointed the way towards the future. Some of them …

The Intellectual Tradition in the Old Testament

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Modern Religious Architecture in Germany, Ireland and BeyondInfluence, Proces…

Modernity and religion are not mutually exclusive. Setting German and Irish church, synagogue and mosque architecture side by side over the last century highlights the place for the celebration of the new within faiths whose appeal lies in part in the stability of belief they offer across time. Inspired by radically modern German churches of the 1920s and 1930s, this volume offers new insights …

Quartierbildung in der UrbanisierungDas Münchner Westend 1890–1933

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Making a Rock Garden

This vintage book contains a classic guide to building and maintaining beautiful rock gardens in both small and large spaces, as well as planting and propagating of a variety of suitable plants and shrubs. "Making A Rock Garden" will be of considerable utility to those wishing to create a interesting rocketries or incorporate new plants into existing rock gardens. Contents include: "Selection o…

Small Gardens and How to Make the Most of Them

"Small Gardens And How To Make The Most Of Them" is a vintage guide to gardening designed for people with restricted space for their plants and flowers. It offers the reader information on what the best plants for smallholdings are, with details on when and where to plant, propagation, hybrids, planting, cutting, and much more. This guide contains a wealth of timeless information and is perfect…