Botanical Buildings: When Plants Meet Architecture

DescriptionThe words we use when we talk and write about architecture describe more than just bricks and mortar--they direct the ways we think of a...

Reducere. For many people, the story of Charles Darwin goes like this: he ventured to the Galapagos Islands on the Beagle, was inspired by the biodiversity o...

To study a plant in detail is to make a fascinating journey of discovery. Even plants we think we know well will often surprise us as we look at th...

Part memento mori for architecture, and part invocation to reimagine the design values that lay at the heart of its creative purpose.Buildings, alt...

In this book the author shares his detailed understanding of the wild plants of the region, from plants of the sandy Mediterranean and Atlantic bea...

​This sparkling pocketbook from Kew offers a window into the diverse and beautiful plant life of Japan, from familiar flowers like chrysanthemums a...

Fifty of the world’s modern architectural masterpieces, constructed between 1950 and the present, are analysed through specially commissioned drawi...

An exploration of the world's most important medicinal plants, the compounds they produce and how they benefit the human body. With diagrams, photo...

This unique volume showcases the best illustrated architecture books ever published. The author, John Hill, is the founder of the hugely influentia...

This stunning series of pocketbooks from Kew offers a snapshot into the diverse and beautiful world of plants. Kew Pocketbooks: Carnivorous Plants ...

A guide to planting in warmer and drier environments, drawing on the decades of experience of Kew expert Tony Hall. Advises on flower colour, scent...

Reducere. This book is about a boy who has had a rough day, but learns a lesson in emotional awareness from a djembe that speaks . A djembe, named Jembe, sho...

Reducere. MVRDV is a Rotterdam-based architecture and urban design practice founded in 1993 (its name is an acronym for founding members Winy Maas, Jacob van...

Nature and architecture have never been more intertwined. As more of the earth's surface is swallowed up by the built environment, architects are i...

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Reducere. This easy-to-use reference is designed for the increasing numbers of serious home gardeners, commercial nurserymen, and members of the professional...

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Reducere. Plant Lovers Coloring Book 40 Beautiful Illustrations★★Houseplant Adult Coloring Book★★This fun and relaxing coloring book for grown-ups contains 4...

Meadow explores the intimate and complex relationship between people, place and plants which, over many centuries, has shaped the colour and charac...

Reducere. While Savannah's famous urban plan is rightly renowned in many studies of urban history, what brings streams of tourists and architects to the city...

The definitive architecture travel guide that lets you visit 1, 000 of today's most must-see contemporary buildings - whether at home or on the roa...

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Bauen im Bestand erfordert mehr als praktische L sungen und Sicherheit in Stilfragen. Wenn bei der Umnutzung von Bauten die neuen Programme und Fun...

Reducere. In contrast to a decade ago, when ecological architecture was considered a luxury, it has now become essentially impossible to build without consid...

DescriptionThe Short Story of Architecture is a new and innovative guide to the subject of architecture that explores 50 key buildings, from the Gr...

In her latest book, 'Botanical Style', stylist Selina Lake shows how to tap into the current trend for bringing nature, plants, and florals into th...

DescriptionIn 2013 designer and illustrator Michelle Mason co-founded Mason & Painter, a vintage emporium in east London on a street famed for its ...

Contributor(s): Author: Etta KanerIllustrator: Carl WiensFrom cactuses to birds' wings, termite towers to honeycombs, this book celebrates more tha...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Owen HatherleyNumber of pages: 608Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 182 x 266 x 62Cover type: HardbackRedesc...

Sixty images from the RHS Reeves Collection, a hauntingly beautiful collection of Chinese botanical artwork and an insight into what life was like ...

The Botanical Bible tells the story of plants and flowers, beginning with an overview of the plant kingdom and the basics of botany, then offering ...

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Reducere. DescriptionArchitecture? For kids? Well, why not? It's never too early to introduce architecture especially if you're child is interested in it. Th...

The world's best buildings created from 1950 to the present, dissected and analysed through specially commissioned freehand drawings.Illustrations:...

Publisher: Edition Axel MengesAuthor(s): Friedrich AchleitnerIllustration(s): 200 b/w & colour photosNumber of pages: 128Publication date: 2008Dime...

Publisher: TSOAuthor(s): Kew Royal Botanic GardensIllustration(s): illustrationsCollection: The Kew record of taxonomic literature relating to vasc...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Sonya Patel EllisThe Botanical Bible is an elegant and comprehensive introduction to the beauty, diversity, and value of th...