THAMES & HUDSON

This Building Likes Me offers an engaging account of the recent work of one of Australias most significant architectural practices, John Wardle Architects (JWA). The practice is fascinated by those ...

Renzo Piano has created some of the most emblematic buildings of our age, including the New York Times Building in New York City, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the ...

Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) achieved international recognition in the late 1940s for his paintings inspired by childrens drawings, the art of psychiatric patients and graffiti. Drawing played a major role in ...

The fashions of the 19th century continue to capture the imagination, but surviving examples are often too fragile to be on display, let alone frequently handled and studied. This book ...

With extended biographies of the most important artists and concise biographies of all the principal artists as well as a thematic index, this volume is the essential and authoritative guide ...

In a world where 'smart' objects can talk to each other and a gun can be printed with a desktop 3D printer, the conditions for contemporary design are nothing if ...

How does the experience of turning a door handle, opening a door from one space into another, affect us? It is no wonder that the door, one of the most ...

The picturesque English town would be nothing without its steeple. Fifty English Steeples tours the fifty most important medieval parish church towers and spires in England, covering a period of ...

Published in association with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, The Quest for Shakespeare s Garden traces the origins of garden history and the Elizabethan garden, as well as telling the story ...

Throughout history great gardeners have risen from all walks of life. Some have been aristocratic amateur gardeners, others professional designers with an international practice. Some have come to garden-making from ...

In recent years living in the big cities of Australia and NZ has become unaffordable to many. However, thanks to stronger transport infrastructure living in rural towns is now an ...

The World New Made is an in-depth exploration of over 130 specific paintings, and accompanying artists writings. Focusing on the work of more than fifty painters, Hyman presents a collective ...

Art. The latest issue of the Cahiers dArt revue is devoted to Pablo Picasso and the various techniques he employed, offering an exceptional, intimate look at the artist in his ...

Louise Bourgeois was a prolific artist known for her highly personal body of work consisting of sculptures, installations, drawing and prints that deal with themes of memory, trauma, fear and ...

Focusing on the British Isles, the author explores a period of huge societal change - the Neolithic, or 'New Stone Age' - through the most iconic artifact of its time: ...

The pavilion is the architectural form of the moment, enabling emerging architects to make their mark. Often ephemeral and orientated to a specific function, they are less expensive than their ...

In many ways the history of civilization is a history of our relationship with nature and landscape. Christophe Girot sets out to chronicle this intimate connection, drawing on all aspects ...

Prototyping is an essential part of designers repertoires, allowing them to test their projects from structural, aesthetic, and technical standpoints. Prototyping for Architects examines how architects are combining new digital ...