Architectural History and Styles

Italy/Australia: Postmodern Architecture in Translation examines the influence of Italian postmodernism on Australian architecture. This book is one of only a few concerning Australian postmodernism and represents the first critical assessment of national postmodern architecture.

Outgrowth of the author's thesis (doctoral--Royal College of Art, 2015), under title: NAT[: exploring architecture as a narrative medium in postmodern London.

The neo-avant-garde and postmodernism have long been understood in terms of their re-working of modernism and a narrative emphasizing rupture and new beginnings. This title discusses the work of architects and their associates, and explores why the debate over postwar modernism was especially vocal in Britain.

The Library has one of the largest and most impressive cartographic collections in the world, including manuscript maps and atlases, administrative records and plans, largescale surveys and digital maps. From this rich resource, 100 fascinating examples have been selected as the basis for this puzzle book.

A study of the impact of Austrian-born architect and designer Joseph Urban (1872-1933) on the development and acceptance of American Modernism through the story of one of his last commissions, the Art Deco bedroom he created for the teenage Elaine Wormser.

Arts & Crafts Churches provides a definitive guide to 735 of the finest Arts & Crafts churches in Britain, including detailed descriptions of 175