Eric Mendelsohn planned seven synagogues, of which four were built, all in the Midwest. In this book, photographer Michael Palmer has recorded in exquisite detail Mendelsohn's four built synagogues: Saint Paul, Saint Louis, Cleveland and Grand Rapids.
Thisbook examines the extraordinarily rich and pervasivecontribution of émigrés arriving from Europe in the 1930s to the visualculture, art education and art-world structures of the UK.
This book charts the relationship between architecture and tourism. It asks why monuments and buildings attract and compel us to visit,... Læs mere
Peter Rich has a unique, contemporary, yet uniquely African architecture. This book shows how his work emerges from a fascination with indigenous... Læs mere
The Master Builder: William Butterfield and his Times is both a comprehensive compendium of the works of one of the most important architects of the 19th century and a portrait of the age in which they appeared.
This book examines Walter Segal's unique approach to architecture practice and the enduring impact he has had on architecture and attitudes towards housing across the world.
Building Brands explores the role of architectural branding in the design of corporate modernism and tells how business strategies, modern architecture, urban conditions, and conceptions of society shaped the ambitious branding goals of corporate clients.
Illustrated with many newly discovered photographs, this book tells the story of community photography produced by the radical collectives in the 1970s.
Considering both her architectural work and her more renowned later watercolour paintings, this is the first comprehensive book on the work of Italian-American Lauretta Vinciarell.
This is the first major monograph on the paintings of Jim Shaw (b. 1952), whose work blends the reflected cultural climate of his adopted home, Los Angeles with the multi-layered world of American popular culture to create rich dream-like worlds.
This book sets the iconic building in its historic context, details its its initial development, design and construction, its listing and then critically examines the current scheme and the reimagining of a late 20th Century landmark.
Provides a grounding for planners and other related professionals in the key concepts associated with conservation and how to apply them in practice.