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Airports | |||
| A Century of Architecture | Art | |||
| Hugh Pearman | ||||
| Laurence King 2004 240 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1856693562 290x250mm | ||||
| Published Price £40.00 | Our Price £9.99 | |||
| From wooden hangars on a cow pasture in 1904, airports quickly moved into the vanguard of structural design, allowing architects to work on an increasingly vast, futuristic scale. This history examines 100 years of progress - from the Wright brothers' Huffman Prairie and Berlin's Tempelhof to Norman Foster's Chek Lap Kok in Hong Kong. Through an authoritative text illustrated with historical prints, posters and contemporary photographs, it tells the story of what Pearman calls 'the most exciting places on earth'. | ||||
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The English Buildings Book | |||
| An Architectural Guide | Art | |||
| Philip Wilkinson; Peter Ashley | ||||
| English Heritage 2006 390 pages | ||||
| Hardback Illustrated 1850749698 295x217mm | ||||
| Published Price £35.00 | Our Price £16.99 | |||
| A tribute to the richness of England's built environment, this volume covers the whole history of English architecture and vernacular building - the chapters on houses and churches, in particular, span Saxon times to the present day - and it describes the tremendous variety of building types. The book presents over 700 buildings altogether, arranged by function, from parish churches to pavilions and including castles, fortifications, farm buildings and buildings for education, transport, industry and hospitality. | ||||
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The Georgian Parish Church | |||
| 'Monuments to Posterity' | Art | |||
| Terry Friedman | ||||
| Spire 2004 91 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0954361539 295x210mm | ||||
| Published Price £33.95 | Our Price £9.99 | |||
| In the 18th century parish churches were the most conspicuous public architecture, described by Vanbrugh as 'Ornaments to the Towne'. This book contains studies of six important churches, each designed in a different style, from the Gothic Revival of St Margaret's, Westminster, to Roman Neoclassical at All Saints', Newcastle upon Tyne. Illustrated throughout with photographs, engravings and plans, it brings insights into construction techniques, the reinterpretation of ancient pagan forms, and the challenges of parish politics and controversy over 'improvements' to medieval buildings. | ||||
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