Bold building with timber, even in tall structures: Ban, the Japanese architect who won the Pritzker prize in 2014, also uses paper, adobe and other sustainable materials in innovative ways.... read more
Zervudachi did his first house aged 21, under the eye of David Mlinaric, and ever since has been creating interiors that are both chic and understated.
A global architectural history of the synagogue, from Frank Lloyd Wright's exquisite Beth Sholom Synagogue in Philadelphia to Dresden's movingly austere Neue Synagogue. Beautifully photograp... read more
A well-presented account that balances history with technicalities, and challenges Vasari's idea of a linear, step-by-step assimilation of classical ideas. Focuses on Florence and Rome. Illu... read more
Corberó (1935-2017) was a Catalan sculptor known for his monumental works for public spaces. For nearly fifty years he also constructed an extraordinary modernist labyrinth of buildings on ... read more
The contemporary Belgian decorator/designter on his own houses, photographed by the incomparable Halard. Spare, restrained, and altogether at odds with the burgeoning Maximalism of the last ... read more
A handsome book of drawings and watercolours by a skilled and sensitive hand that understands the very different way that the mind reads art as opposed to a computer-generated image.
From Arts and Crafts and Art Deco through Modernism, Postmodernism and emerging bright sparks: Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Edwin Lutyens, Berthold Lubetkin, Richard Rogers, Seth Stein, et ali... read more
Smalley's architectural work is renowned for its simplicity, clarity and understatement. As well as his own work, he includes here a Palladian villa, Barbara Hepworth's studio, houses in Mex... read more
The authors took Madame de Pompadour's maiden name for their design company, inspired by their restoration projects and their recreation of C18th domino papers. Their work is enchanting and ... read more
We walked and dozed in Umberto Pasti's garden with Eden Revisited a few years ago; now we wander his house amongst his treasures - tiles, carpets, textiles... All beautifully photographed t... read more
The author (an extremely active American lawyer) guides us through her own eclectic collection, from an ancient Chinese horse sculpture to a metal snail from a hardware store. Most of us wou... read more
Built in 1420-1436, the dome was not painted by Vasari and Zuccari until 1572-1579. This book, with text in English & Italian, presents in detail the entire pictorial cycle.
The product of many years' research, this is an amazing book that reconstructs the eleven 'Strand Palaces' which both gave rise to the distinctly English style that emerged in country houses... read more
After a decade of renovations, the Derbyshire palace is looking pretty dapper. Focusing on seven scenes in its history, this volume is a handsome portrait of the house and its collections.