In this lavish study of safari chic, stunning photographs of landscapes, lodge architecture and, especially, interior designs span the robust and sensual spectrum of the best-designed safari camps of our time. The text interweaves comments from the designers and architects who created the looks and concepts for each lodge. What emerges is a very focused glimpse at the spirit and sophistication of high-end South African safari design. Luxurious...

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The Sustainable Asian House celebrates modern architecture as an expression of environmental, social and cultural sustainability as seen in some of the most breathtaking luxury homes in Southeast Asia. Gorgeous residences in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines beautifully exemplify the trend towards sustainable architecture that engages with the natural world. The 27 houses featured in this fascinating and stunningly...

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Urbanization around the world is happening at unprecedented levels. Urban parks are a precious natural environment within our urban setting. Designing them well, to accommodate both the life and development demands of the present while also looking forward to the needs of our future generations and landscapes, requires a comprehensive look at creating healthy ecosystems and prosperous mega cities and how the two can coexist in the twenty-first...

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This book explains the theory, history, and intricacies of Japanese gardening. The creation of a Japanese garden combines respect for nature with adherence to simple principles of aesthetics and structure. In Japanese Garden Design, landscape architect Marc Peter Keane presents the history and development of the classical metaphors that underlie all Japanese gardens. Keane describes the influences of Confucian, Shinto and Buddhist...

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This book takes the architecture and display features of museums as its content, displaying various thematic museum features in modeling and space design. From the use of materials to their cultural and regional embodiment, the book analyses the cultural and historical connotations of museum design systematically.

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This title focus on the great projects of the landscape design round the public square all over the world. You could find the concept you need in the book.

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Book collections have always served 
to display their owners’ culture and learning and the word ‘library’ has come to 
mean not only the books themselves, but also the buildings that house them. Each age and culture has moulded them to reflect its own priorities and preoccupations – mirroring the history of civilization itself. In its highest form the library became 
a total work of art, combining painting, sculpture, furniture...

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Dongtan new town : urban space design : a book for master planner's contributions.

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Bali By Designs provides coverage of the latest and best design work in Bali today. Featuring 25 stunning contemporary homes, it showcases the ideas of a new generation of talented international and Indonesian designers. Each of these extraordinary houses presents new solutions for age-old challenges—illustrating how stylish modern lifestyles may be achieved through clever architecture and interior design. See the selection of artful...

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Features works by: WOHA Architects; Randy Chan, zarch collaboratives; MKPL Architects; Kerry Hill Architects; Bedmar & Shi; RT+Q Architects; CHANG Architects; K2LD Architects; SCDA Architects; LAB Architects; Chan Sau Yan Associates; Teh Joo Heng Architects; aKTa-rchitects; formerkz architects; ip:li architects; AR43 Architects; Toh Yiu Kwong Architects; Linghao Architects; Forum Architects.

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From his early days as one of the "New York Five," Richard Meier has been a central figure in contemporary architecture; this updated 2013 trade edition of the XL version is published in the occasion of the firm’s 50th anniversary. With the Getty Center and more recent buildings such as the Jubilee Church in Rome, Meier has established a reputation for expanded the horizons of contemporary American architecture while maintaining his...

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Pennsylvania Station was a marvel in its time, but it became a relic, a symbol of a bygone era in a time when the world preferred to look forward; a costly "white elephant" that had to come down to save money. The decision in 1962 to replace the old station and its subsequent demolition ultimately proved to be key moments in the birth of the historical preservation movement--a movement that came too late to save Penn Station itself. But during...

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