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20th Century World Architecture
The Phaidon Atlas
Phaidon Editors
Phaidon, HB, 9780714857060
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From prestigious art publisher Phaidon comes this monumental – in size as well as content! – overview of the fi nest built architecture from around the world completed between 1900 and 1999. The unprecedented global scope of this collection of over 750 key buildings juxtaposes architectural icons with regional masterpieces, and highlights the international flow of architectural ideas and architects. The entries were selected by 150 specialists from around the world and each is fully illustrated and described by a short text. One for practitioners and serious architect buffs.
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Iconic Australian Houses 50 / 60 / 70
Karen McCartney
Murdoch Books, HB, 9781740458986
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Architectural journalist Karen McCartney presents significant examples of Australian domestic architecture in each of these lavishly illustrated volumes, reviewing each project and providing historical, social and architectural context. All of the houses are brilliantly photographed inside and out – providing plenty of opportunities for wishful thinking. Why can’t we all live in houses like these?!
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Iconic Australian Houses 70 / 80 / 90
Karen McCartney
Murdoch Books, HB, 9781741968965
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Architectural journalist Karen McCartney presents significant examples of Australian domestic architecture in each of these lavishly illustrated volumes, reviewing each project and providing historical, social and architectural context. All of the houses are brilliantly photographed inside and out – providing plenty of opportunities for wishful thinking. Why can’t we all live in houses like these?!
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The Phaidon Archive of Graphic Design
Phaidon Editors
Phaidon, BX, 9780714848679
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Five hundred graphic designs created since the advent of mechanical reproduction and identifi ed by an international panel of experts are showcased in this archive. The ultimate reference guide for graphic design professionals and enthusiasts, it contains examples of the newspapers, magazines, advertisements, typefaces, logos, corporate design, record and CD covers and moving graphics that have created the benchmarks for excellence and innovation in the graphic design industry and helped to shape our culture. Designed as a giant box of cards rather than a book, the format allows the visuals to speak for themselves – they’re on one side of the card, and information about their creator, context and history is on the reverse.
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Rethink
The Way You Live
Amanda Talbot
Murdoch Books, HB, 9781742667577
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As our world changes, so too must our living arrangements. Trend forecaster Amanda Talbot aims to both inspire and challenge us to adapt to new social and environmental behaviours by redesigning our homes – and rethinking the very notion of ‘home’ itself. Profiling innovative residential projects from around the globe, she questions standard domestic arrangements: Now that we all have laptops, are home studies redundant? Can a kitchen become an edible farm? Is a bedroom only for sleeping in? Is portable housing practical? Presented in a scrapbook format that’s chock-full of photographs, Rethink may well lead you to change your personal space and how you live in it.
December Release
Reviving Great Houses From the Past
Stephen Crafti
Images Publishing, HB, 9781864704655
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This showcase of remodelling, extending and adaptively reusing houses and other spaces shows what wonders a good architect, a clear brief and (it must be said) a hefty budget can achieve. Twelve residential projects in Sydney and Melbourne – some renovations and some conversions – are photographed in detail, providing plenty of inspiration for readers planning on embarking on a restoration project of their own. Environmental, heritage and social issues are discussed, but the overriding theme here is liveability – cleverly matching the house to its occupant while showing respect to its past. Architects represented include Douglas Snelling and Leslie Wilkinson (original buildings), and Tzannes Associates, Denton Corker Marshall and Kerstin Thompson (remodels).
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Rural Australian Homes
Leta Keens
Murdoch Books, HB, 9781742663470
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Leta Keens pulls on her gumboots and goes bush in search of 18 homes that, to her, epitomise the Australian country home. It’s an eclectic mix, and indeed much of the appeal comes from Keens’ idiosyncratic choices. Marchmont, a classic Queenslander with a ballroom-sized living room and majestic verandah, is in stark contrast to the monastic style of the appropriately named Permanent Camping in NSW, a 3 metre by 3 metre city getaway that’s as stripped back a living space as you’ll fi nd. A sheep station, a converted general store, a Mies van der Rohe–inspired modern home and a whacky 1950s one-off add to the list. The text is engaging, and the wonderful photographs by Simon Griffi ths capture the essence of what makes this a very personal selection of rural Australian homes.