Architectural History and Styles

An architectural journey through the three most significant decades 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s of urban development in Doha, Qatar, since the oil discovery.

From the publishers of Brilliant Maps, here is a cartographic journey through our planet's weirdest and most wonderful phenomena.

Through a series of case studies, this book documents the changing nature of industrial building and planning from the beginning of the twentieth century to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Drawing on research from the United States, Europe and Australia, this collection of essays highlights key moments in industrial architecture and plan

Democratic in intention and approach, the book will argue that the home interior, as independently created by the 'amateur' householder, offers a continuous informal critique of shifting architectural styles (most notably with the advent of Modernism) and the design mainstream.

Endlessly influential, each stage of the Art Deco movement is meticulously chronicled in this grand visual history by art consultant and writer Alastair Duncan.

Part garden history, part social history, this is the first book to celebrate the story of the British tea garden, born in the eighteenth century, at its height in the Edwardian era, and now undergoing a serious revival.

The comprehensive study of the Italian Renaissance altarpiece from the 13th to the early 17th century

An attractive and useful reference for anyone with an interest in castles and other fortifications.