Stephen Dykes Bower (1902-1993) was unique among twentieth century British architects as a sincere practitioner of Gothic design during the post-war period. He rejected ...
The Barbican is one of London's landmarks and Britain's largest listed buildings, yet its architects, Chamberlin, Powell and Bon (CPB), are little-known today. Their ...
Leonard Manasseh was an 'architect's architect', greatly admired by his contemporaries both on a personal and professional level. He came to prominence at the ...
John Madin was the indisputable master of post-war architecture in Birmingham. The work of Madin and his associates had a profound influence on the ...
The Environmental Design Pocketbook places the information you need for sustainable, low-energy building design at your fingertips. Packed with diagrams, tools, and tips, it ...
Based on new thinking and real world evidence, "Sustainable Concrete Architecture" offers a rational method for accounting for the carbon impact of concrete in ...
This is an informative, inspirational, and highly illustrated introduction to the design potential of concrete and its vital role in contemporary architecture. It mixes ...
This easy-to-use guide to loft conversions - the first to be supported by the department for Communities and Local Government - provides building control ...
The built environment has the potential to have a major impact on biodiversity, not least with the increasingly demanding requirements to design more energy ...
Written by leading experts in timber architecture and engineering, Timber in contemporary architecture investigates materials, connections, applications, and celebrates innovation. Excellence in timber design ...
Manchester: Shaping the City demonstrates the constant spirit and originality of Manchester's people and the physical, social and economic improvements, which continue to drive ...
What can good design offer the hospital, a functionally distinct building type showing considerable consistency of component parts and key issues around the world? ...
Shortcuts provide an eclectic mix of at-a-glance guides to the minefield of regulations, new materials, and technologies that confront building designers today. Comprising hand-drawn ...
For the first time a comprehensive and engaging account of one of Britain's most significant postwar practices, Powell & Moya, has been chronicled in ...
In this age of 'eco-bling' where sustainability becomes yet another buzz word and people rush to technically fix green badges to their unsuspecting buildings, ...
Richly illustrated in colour, this refreshingly original book is packed with case studies of recent buildins that feel good. Written by a highly respected ...
