Mid-Century Living: The Butterfly House Collection by Christine Fernyhough; Damian Skinner
$60.00 NZD
Category: architecture
An incurable collector shares her astonishing collection of vintage New Zealand art, objects and design and her classic 1960s seaside bach. For over 30 years, philanthropist and best-selling author of The Road to Castle Hill Christine Fernyhough has built an extraordinary collection of over 4000 everyd ...Show more
Neeson Murcutt Neille: Setting Architecture by Anna Johnson, Richard Black
$65.00 NZD
Category: architecture | Series: Editions: Australian Architecture Monographs
Neeson Murcutt Neille demonstrate a deeply empathetic approach to making architecture, one that is integrally connected to landscape, history, identity, culture and place. Whether a surf lifesaving club, a school gymnasium, a museum or a single-family house, each project exists in dialogue with its env ...Show more
Patterson - Houses of Aotearoa by Andrew Patterson
$110.00 NZD
Category: architecture | Reading Level: very good
In Maori culture, architecture is approached as a construction of beliefs: a building must emulate and amplify personalities, hopes, and aspirations, becoming a physical expression of those who inhabit it. These ideas and others are the inspirations behind the design projects of New Zealand architect ...Show more
Reclaimed: New homes from old materials by Penny Craswell
$70.00 NZD
Category: architecture
Bricks can be cleaned, timber hardens with age and metal develops a pleasing patina without deteriorating, making them all perfect for reuse. Yet every day more building materials are being manufactured from virgin resources. This inspiring book focuses on contemporary homes made with reused components ...Show more
Remodelista: The Low-Impact Home: A Sourcebook for Stylish, Eco-Conscious Living by Margot Guralnick, Fan Winston
$99.99 NZD
Category: architecture | Series: Remodelista Ser.
Low-impact living is about making thoughtful, eco-friendly choices in your home. But being sustainable doesn’t have to mean sacrificing style. That’s where Remodelista comes in. In this comprehensive guide, they decode the secrets to creating a home that’s good for the planet – and totally liveable. Fi ...Show more
Rewi - Ata Haere, Kia Tere by Jade Kake; Jeremy Hansen
$75.00 NZD
Category: architecture
THE POWER OF ARCHITECTURE TO EXPRESS TE AO MORI AND TRANSFORMA major tribute to the late architect Rewi Thompson (Ngti Porou, Ngti Raukawa) whose early death robbed Aotearoa New Zealand of one of its greatest thinkers about how our built landscape could best express te ao Maori and be transformative. Wr ...Show more
Small House Living by Catherine Foster
$55.00 NZD
Category: architecture
Smart, space-efficient houses are becoming the way of the future. "Small House Living" showcases an inspiring collection of homes measuring less than 90m2 from around New Zealand.Family homes, baches, and apartments are included in the line-up, all of them demonstrating ingenious ways to reduce space an ...Show more
Tasmania Living: Quiet, Conscious Living in Australia’s South by Joan-Maree Hargreaves, Marita Bullock
$80.00 NZD
Category: architecture
The presence of nature looms large and city skylines are low on this island... From restored historical residences to contemporary, experimental masterpieces, the Tasmanian landscape is dotted with spectacular and innovative homes. Now, their inhabitants reveal how they stumbled upon their island proper ...Show more
The Architecture Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
$48.00 NZD
Category: architecture
An accessible guide to the most important ideas and developments in the history of architecture, and the people behind themDiscover the key architectural concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings and structures.The Architecture Book goes beyond other architecture books to analyse not just bu ...Show more
The Iconic House: Architectural Masterworks Since 1900 by Dominic Bradbury
$55.00 NZD
Category: architecture
The Iconic House features over one hundred of the most important and influential houses designed and built since 1900. With seminal works by Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Mies van der Rohe, as well as modern-day greats like Tadao Ando, Rem Koolhaas, and Herzog & de Meuron, this book brings t ...Show more
The Sea Ranch by Donlyn Lyndon & Jim Alinder
$75.00 NZD
$129.95 (42% off)
Category: architecture
A hundred miles north of San Francisco on California Coast Highway 1, the Sonoma County coast meets the Pacific Ocean in a magnificent display of nature. Waves crash upon the rocks or wash up on beautiful stretches of sandy beaches. This is the location of The Sea Ranch, an area covering several thousan ...Show more
Villa - From Heritage to Contemporary by Patrick Reynolds; Jeremy Salmond; Jeremy Hansen
$65.00 NZD
Category: architecture | Reading Level: very good
Despite the interest in contemporary architecture it's a fact that more people in inner-city suburbs throughout New Zealand end up living in a villa than a house of any other architectural style. Everyone at some stage finds themselves doing some renovation work, and that has tended in recent years to ...Show more