An exploration of the art, personalities and politics of Baroque Rome seen through the lens of Bernini's elephant carrying an obelisk. Lively, anecdotal and well illustrated.
First publication in English of the extraordinary 1947 work. Vol 1 is historical - from earliest times to La Scala, Vienna State Opera etc, and the development of theatres in the Russian Emp... read more
The evolution of the country house in Britain from Roman times to the C21st. Aslet has an intimate knowledge of his subject and his kaleidoscope of houses, architects and occupants is inform... read more
A wander through the city's various districts by one of Korea's foremost architects: his love of old Seoul, with its low-rise neighbourhoods and narrow streets, is palpable.The Korean taste ... read more
Riveting stories of projects that killed their architect, from a spire in C17th France to a theatre in 1920s' Washington. A marvellously Goreyesque subject.
Innovative and original approach to architecture and urban planning that takes account of the economic as well as the human cost of awful building and proposes a very different solution.
A welcome reissue of this 1948 classic in the gorgeous Little Toller Nature Classics series. A careful survey of buildings associated with traditional farms, it is also fascinating social hi... read more