Penguin Books Australia

The traditional landscape genre was radically transformed in the 1960s when many artists stopped merely representing the land and made their mark directly in the environment. Drawn by vast, uncultivated spaces of desert and mountain as well as by post-industrial wastelands, artists such as Michael Heizer, Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson moved earth to create colossal primal symbols. Others punctuated...

We are now at the dawn of the urban century.  What does it mean that half the earth's people now live in cities - and that two billion more will join them over the next twenty-five years?  How does this change the way the world works?  As an urban nation, with nearly 90 per cent of its population living in cities, how can Australia lead the way?

A MEMOIR and a series of expeditions undertaken to explore the hidden nature of today's grand projects, Ghost Milk is Iain Sinclair's personal investigation of landscapes ravaged by vanity architectures shaped from smoke and mirrors.
 

In September 2010 and in February 2011, Christchurch was struck by earthquakes of such force that the landmarks and landscape of the city and its surrounds were forever altered.

The essence of Christchurch, its elegance and charm, are captured evermore by artist Gwenda Turner in this truly memorable book. Using a blend of old photographs, mementos and original paintings, this book is both a tribute...

The geography of New Zealand, from the massive to the minute, tells of its origins in a variety of ways. These are truly New Zealand's natural wonders.