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Book Cover: The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture
By editors Phaidon

Explore the best architecture of the 21st century in this collection of 1037 exemplary buildings sited all over the world in the Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture . Divided into six world regions, the Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture provides an important overview of global and local trends in architecture. This truly unparalleled resource presents easily accessible world...

Explore the best architecture of the 21st century in this collection of 1037 exemplary buildings sited all over the world in the Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture . Divided into six world...

Published: 01/11/2008
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780714848747
RRP: $200.00
Book Cover:  Brazil's Modern Architecture
By Elisabetta Andreoli

The most comprehensive survey and analysis of 20th-century Brazilian architecture.

The most comprehensive survey and analysis of 20th-century Brazilian architecture.

Published: 01/10/2007
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780714848457
RRP: $55.00
Book Cover: The Future of Architecture Since 1889
By Phaidon

Truly far-ranging – both conceptually and geographically – Modernity and Continuity: The History of Architecture from the Late 19th to the Early 21st Century is a rich, compelling history that will shape future thinking about this period for years to come and provide an ideal introduction to this vital period for students, architects and the public at large.

Truly far-ranging – both conceptually and geographically – Modernity and Continuity: The History of Architecture from the Late 19th to the Early 21st Century is a rich, compelling history that...

Published: 09/02/2012
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780714845982
RRP: $79.95
Book Cover:  Venice: The City and Its Architecture
By Richard Goy

A comprehensive account of the urban history and architecture of Venice.

The first ever truly comprehensive history of Venetian architecture, Venice: The City and its Architecture abandons the traditional chronological approach of earlier histories in favour of one that is able to encompass the diverse and manifold influences that have affected the city's development.

A comprehensive account of the urban history and architecture of Venice.

The first ever truly comprehensive history of Venetian architecture, Venice: The City and its Architecture abandons the traditional...

Published: 29/07/1999
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780714838649
RRP: $55.00
Book Cover:  Arts & Crafts Architecture
By Peter Davey

A major survey of architects of the Arts and Crafts movement.

This major survey gives an incisively critical account of the lives, theories and work of the architects of the Arts and Crafts movement, which began in England and quickly influenced Europe and North America. It highlights the complex contradictions they tried to resolve in accommodating or rejecting the developments of the new machine...

A major survey of architects of the Arts and Crafts movement.

This major survey gives an incisively critical account of the lives, theories and work of the architects of the Arts and Crafts movement, which...

Published: 11/09/1997
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780714837116
RRP: $49.95
Book Cover:  Shifting Views: Selected Essays on the Architectural History of
By Andrew Leach & Antony Moulis
A selection of the best essays on Australian and New Zealand architectural history.

From an initial meeting of a small group of architects in 1984, the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ) conference has become one of the key architectural history conferences internationally. Shifting Views draws together a selection of the most outstanding writing from this conference...

A selection of the best essays on Australian and New Zealand architectural history.

From an initial meeting of a small group of architects in 1984, the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and...

Published: 02/06/2008
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702236600
RRP: $59.95
Book Cover:  Gunyah, Goondie & Wurley: The Aboriginal Architecture of Australia
By Paul Memmott
When Europeans first reached Australian shores, an expedient and long-held belief developed that Australian Aboriginal people did not have houses or towns. Instead it was believed that they occupied temporary camps, sheltering in makeshift huts or lean-tos of grass and bark.
When Europeans first reached Australian shores, an expedient and long-held belief developed that Australian Aboriginal people did not have houses or towns. Instead it was believed that they occupied temporary...
Published: 01/10/2007
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780702232459
RRP: $90.00
Book Cover:  Maori Architecture
By Deidre Brown

A landmark achievement in New Zealand history, Māori Architecture charts, for the first time, the genesis and form of indigenous buildings in Aotearoa New Zealand.

A landmark achievement in New Zealand history, Māori Architecture charts, for the first time, the genesis and form of indigenous buildings in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Published: 04/05/2009
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780143011125
RRP: $59.95
Book Cover:  Greek Architecture
By Roland Martin

A definitive introduction to the entire range of Greek architecture.

A definitive introduction to the entire range of Greek architecture.

Published: 31/10/2003
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781904313168
RRP: $39.95
Book Cover:  Roman Architecture
By John B Ward Perkins

An overview of the history of Roman architecture.

An overview of the history of Roman architecture.

Published: 01/01/2004
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781904313199
RRP: $39.95
Book Cover:  Ancient Architecture
By Hans Wolfgang Muller

The beginnings of architecture in the Ancient Near Middle East and Egypt.

The beginnings of architecture in the Ancient Near Middle East and Egypt.

Published: 01/05/2004
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781904313281
RRP: $39.95
Book Cover:  Architecture of the Nineteenth Century
By Robin Middleton

A complete survey of European architecture during the 18th and 19th centuries.

A complete survey of European architecture during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Published: 10/07/2003
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781904313090
RRP: $49.95
Book Cover:  Baroque Architecture
By Christian Norberg-Schultz
An detailed examination of the Baroque phenomenon in architecture.
An detailed examination of the Baroque phenomenon in architecture.
Published: 11/06/2003
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781904313106
RRP: $39.95
Book Cover:  Adam Style
By Steven Parissien
A study of the form of domestic Neo-Classicism, named after Robert Adam.
A study of the form of domestic Neo-Classicism, named after Robert Adam.
Published: 30/04/1996
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780714834535
RRP: $49.95

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16 May 2012
2012 John Button Prize - longlisted

The Australian Moment by George Megalogenis.

The prize winner will be announced at the John Button Oration to be held with the Melbourne Writers' Festival in August.

For more information please visit: http://johnbuttonprize.org.au

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