Von den mächtigen Burgen des Deutschen Ordens bis zu den prunkvollen Schlössern der Hohenzollern – die Baukunst Preußens erzählt die Geschichte einer Region, die sich stetig wandelte.
Humorvoll, selbstironisch und leise verzweifelnd erzählt Zeit-Autor Matthias Kalle vom Wahnsinn und dem großen Glück, das einer erleben kann, der sich tatsächlich dazu entscheidet, ein Haus zu bauen: vom aufkeimenden Wunsch nach dem Eigenheim über die Standortsuche bis hin zu den subtilen Kämpfen, die man sich mit dem Bauleiter liefert.
Sehr geehrte Leserinnen und Leser, ich freue mich, Ihnen nach nunmehr zwei Jahren der Recherche und Vorarbeit mein neues Buch über die japanische Handwerkskunst vorstellen zu können.
A beautifully illustrated celebration of Stourhead, featuring the legendary Georgian landscape garden in glorious autumn colour with essays by head gardener Alan Power.
You see a wonderful garden on TV, at the Chelsea flower show, or at your neighbours' house, but how do you go about recreating it in your own back yard?
"e;This powerful book of cultural criticism"e; by the renowned art historian "e;shines a harsh light on"e; a historic city's destruction in the name of profit (The Washington Post).
DER AWARD "WOHNBAUTEN DES JAHRES" IM CALLWEY VERLAG IST DIE EINZIGE AUSZEICHNUNG IM BEREICH GESCHOSSWOHNUNGSBAU, DIE BAUHERREN UND ARCHITEKTEN GEMEINSAM AUSZEICHNET.
This publication offers guidance for investors, developers and architects on how to best design, build and operate housing with care, part of the later living sector in the UK.
Treehouses have always been a symbol of imagination and adventure, but despite the traditional stereotype, treehouses are not just for children and children's stories.
This publication offers guidance for investors, developers and architects on how to best design, build and operate housing with care, part of the later living sector in the UK.
"e;Chicagoland Dream Houses is an engaging addition to the growing body of scholarship concerning Chicago's twentieth-century residential landscape characterized by a diverse group of architects and builders.
This is the first book to critically and visually explore the spatial practices of refuge in response to conditions of war, violence, and displacement experienced in Iraq from 2003 to 2023.
Kaiser Maximilian von Mexiko, Kronprinz Rudolf und Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand - drei habsburgische Prinzen, die auf den ersten Blick nicht mehr als ein tragischer Tod verbindet.
The former American History editor explores the creation and restoration of an essential part of a twentieth-century home's identity-the American porch.
From the gothic fantasies of Walpole's Otranto to post-modern takes on the country house by Kazuo Ishiguro and Ian McEwan, Phyllis Richardson guides us on a tour through buildings real and imagined to examine how authors' personal experiences helped to shape the homes that have become icons of English literature.
Der Massenwohnungsbau war eine Antwort auf den durch Industrialisierung und Urbanisierung verursachten Mangel an Wohnraum in Jugoslawien und prägt bis heute das postjugoslawische urbane Gewebe.
A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.
In 1277, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Gwynedd, met with Edward I of England in Aberconwy to finalise a treaty that would change the fate of both nations.
This is the ultimate history and guide to Kerak, one of the greatest crusader castles, tracing the architectural history of the castle over the course of 800 years.
Spannend liest sich die Architekturgeschichte der Südbahnhotels, die aufgrund ihrer Lage zwischen Gletschern und Palmen beispielhaft für die Gründung zahlreicher Kurorte waren.
This accessible guide shows how easy it is to bring midcentury modern touches to every room in the house whether you're a seasoned designer or starting from scratch.
Kent has an impressive collection of castles, over sixty including the scanty ruins and earthwork remains of now vanished ones, as well as the more celebrated castles, such as Leeds, Rochester and Dover.
Now hard to believe, Eilean Donan Castle was once one of the largest castles in the west Highlands, known to have featured seven towers, the remains of which lie buried on the island.
Now hard to believe, Eilean Donan Castle was once one of the largest castles in the west Highlands, known to have featured seven towers, the remains of which lie buried on the island.