If the 20th century was the age of the skyscraper, the 21st century belongs to the Big Shed colossal and highly engineered structures, such as sports arenas, airports and concert halls, that have become landmarks around the world. This volume features the story of this important genre, in a geographically diverse set of locations.

Compiled by architects for architects, this resource is suitable for professionals seeking to understand how colourful buildings can animate their environs and engage their users. It shows nineteen projects by the worlds most exciting practices through specially drawn plans, sections and elevations.

Explore vintage and contemporary typefaces with this stylish and information-rich collection of cards.

A visual resource for the tropical lifestyle, presented via the depiction of an amazing richness of architectural styles rustic and luxurious, simple and ornate, historic and contemporary. It focuses on the Asian tropics, and includes discussions of the history of each region in terms of colonization, immigration and the tourist trade.

Offers a tour of more than 65 of the world's most fascinating houses. This book features photographs that vary between sweeping panoramas of the houses in their glorious settings to close-ups of specific rooms, furniture and design details, and they span homes around the world, from India to France, from Morocco to Sweden, from the USA to the UK.

Durable and easy to clean, tile has been a popular practical material for thousands of years. This title takes the readers through the basics of tile, from incorporating certain materials in certain areas to installation considerations, from aesthetic aspects to pairing tiles with different patterns or materials in the same area.

Jean-Paul Goude is one of the worlds most brilliant and unorthodox imagemakers. This book assembles a collection of advertising artwork he created over a ten-year period for Galeries Lafayette, Paris' most celebrated department store.

What does Alvar Aalto's 1 Paimio have in common with a Doberman Pinscher, Le Corbusier's LC4 with a Spanish Greyhound, or Philippe Starck's Costes Chair with a Fox Terrier? The author draws parallels between nearly twenty-five dogs and designer chairs in this fun and stylish book that matches iconic chairs with their corresponding breed of dog.