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Country Style & Design' beautifully showcases Justin Bishop's intricate knowledge of country style and design. Blending traditional country style with modern influences, this book is a collection of beautiful images, practical tips, useful styling notes and personal sentiment. Regardless of whether you live in a city apartment or suburban home, if you love all things vintage and rustic, then this exquisite book is sure to delight. The interior architecture and landscaping featured in Country Style and Design encompasses a number of looks - from the French country style of Provence to the more floral country designs of England, and from rustic traditional Americana to Australia's distinctive rural style.

Homeowners search continuously for ways in which to rework existing residential space - for improved size, comfort, functionality and financial gain. As demonstrated in this timely publication, an architect must possess significant skill to create su ch an extraordinary collection of home extensions and renovations. From simple room additions to complete demolition and rebuild jobs, this book explores some of the infinite ways in which architects have reinvented original homes. The results are as tonishing in their diversity and innovation. Detailed project descriptions, drawings, house plans and full-colour 'before' and 'after' photographs in some cases, explain the thinking and process behind each extension from inception to completion.

The colours black and white have for centuries represented inimitable luxury and unparalleled glamour. Think of tuxedos and little black dresses, or beautifully styled interiors featuring a mix of high white period ceilings and black, mid-century modern furniture. Designers have known about the power of this impeccable pairing for years. "Design in Black & White" features the cool beauty and crisp, graphic edge of these two tones, and celebrates the design of world's most popular but understated shades.

The first edition of IMAGES' world-wide pictorial directory of architects and their work proved to be a huge success. This updated and expanded 2006 edition includes many new entries, and current contact details of the worlds best-known firms. Presented again as a two-volume, boxed set, 2000 Architects will continue as the architectural world's premier resource.

Features drawings and concept sketches with useful summaries, as well as full-colour photographs of the finished detail.

"100 Great Kitchens & Bathrooms: By Architects" examines the role of architects in creating comfortable, visually pleasing and functional kitchens and bathrooms. This title features a stunning collection of recent interior projects examining the vast array of styles adopted by architects around the world, particularly in the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Slovenia and Brazil, in the search for that perfect balance between luxury and function. This book includes full-colour photography and descriptions of each design by the architects themselves, providing a unique insight into the craft of the featured architects. "100 Great Kitchens & Bathrooms: By Architects" is the essential illustrative guide to the design of some of the world's most spectacular, yet functional interior designs.

Looks at the designs for stairs, from grand public spaces to modest residential and confined spaces.

In the lifetime of a single house or apartment, the kitchen can undergo countless renovations. Many a homeowner has dismissed a purchase owing to an outdated kitchen, yet despite this need to move with the times the kitchen remains a warm and nurturing place, where food is being served, and family and friends gather after a day at work or school to discuss the day just passed. "50 Great Kitchens" by Architects examines the role of the architect and the influence of the client in creating a visually pleasing and functional kitchen. Colourful photography and personal quotes portray the kitchens within the context of their surrounding rooms, as well as their most important design features.

"Project Japan" is the product of a long journey by author Graham Cooper. A sustained rolling program relating to contemporary art and architecture in Japan, this project involved over a decade of commitment, more than a dozen research and documentation visits to Japan and the help of an influential network of participants. A full-color introduction to art in the context of architecture; the book includes buildings by such renowned contemporary architects as Toyo Ito, Shigeru Ban, Kazuyo Sejima and Yoshio Taniguchi as well as schemes by other leading or emerging architects and artists. "Project Japan" celebrates a special time when artists in Japan regained their self-belief, rediscovering confidence in their own distinctive cultural identity. It also recognizes that traditional buildings, classical gardens and the historic town scape are keys to understanding the current scene.

In order to meet increasing public demand, institutions worldwide have opened their doors to provide their own definition of a spa - from medical day spas in mid-Manhattan to five-star destination spas in the south of France. The concept of the spa - healing waters, massage and body treatments - has now pervaded our way of life and leisure in a manner never witnessed before. "Spa: The Sensuous Experience" provides a timely exploration of forty of the very best spas created over the years, from more recent examples to traditional destinations that have become classic icons in the spa world. This new publication also takes an authoritative look by one of the world's leading spa architects, at the three basic elements of each property: site, design and treatments.

"21st Century Houses: 150 of the World's Best" offers a bumper selection of outstanding contemporary designs in gorgeous, glossy colour spreads. From modest to massive and everything between, all the houses feature the latest trends in building and interior design and provide a revealing glimpse of what it's like to live in some of the most spectacular houses in the world. Locations include the USA, UK, India, Germany, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Norway, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Netherlands, Japan, the Bahamas, Mexico, Canada, Peru, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain, UAE, Slovenia, Argentina, South Africa, Austria, Malaysia, and more. This title features 150 of the world's most prominent architects, including US architects Swatt Miers, Marmol Radziner, OSKA, LPA Inc, and Moore Ruble Yudell; European architects Jarmund Vigsnaes, Paul de Ruiter, Antonino Cardillo, Marc Kohler Architects, Damiliano Studio, and K-M Architects; and, South American architects Marcio Kogan, Una Arquitectos, FGMF, BAK Arquitectos, and Artadi Arquitectos.

"100 of the World's Best Houses" features contemporary houses from some of the greatest architects, including Hugh Newell Jacobsen, Daryl Jackson Architects, Glenn Murcutt, Kisho Kurokawa, Eric Owen Moss, Ray Kappe, Harry Seidler, Steven Ehrlich, Sean Godsell Architects, Rick Joy and Alberto Campo Baeza. Many of the featured structures are accompanied by detailed plans. Illustrated with photographs and drawings, the book should have wide appeal to both the layperson and those interested in the finer aspects of design.

The work of this Europe-based architectural design firm is an important addition to the Images Publishing Group's "Master Architect Series", which showcases the most significant works of today's leading international architects. For the firm's founders and principals, Denis Valode and Jean Pistre, each project they embark on is "a social act for both client and user, an act based upon original research and reflection, an act of creation in response to a specific program and site". This philosophy and the firm's exacting requirements for quality in design and construction have ensured that Valode and Pistre's work has been in constant demand around the world. This monograph (the first of the firm's work in English language) bears testament to their international renown, detailing major works in their portfolio, which includes commercial, retail, industrial and cultural projects.

Is apartment living the way of the future? According to some, it's the only way to live. For most apartment-dwellers, beautiful views, functional floor plans, low maintenance and convenient, inner-city locations far outweigh the attributes of the traditional quarter-acre suburban block. This book presents, through text, superb floor photographs and floor plans, fifty of the best apartments from around the world. Focusing on fabulous interiors, 50 of the World's Best Apartments is a digest of the myriad ways to fit out spaces that often begin as concrete shells, but are transformed, through the talents of the best interior architects and designers, into luxurious penthouses, funky lofts, hip apartments, sleek batchelor pads and sumptuous family homes. An inspiring sourcebook for all lovers of beautiful interiors.

Takes a look into the working environments of architects - spaces they have designed for themselves to both harness and nurture their creativity.