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Although many letter boxes are ordinary, some types, such as those that survive from the 1850s, are understandably rare. This book describes some of those from the Channel Islands, where pillar boxes were first introduced in 1852, to Scotland, which has had its own design of letter boxes since the Queen's accession in 1952.

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Officially known as Washington Square Park, Philadelphia's Society Hill district contains an impressive number of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century houses. This book presents, in text and pictures, the stories of its outstanding Colonial and Early American mansions and ...

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(Paperback)

An international assessment of how the last 150 years of interior design have been influenced by the clothes people wear and the desire to create drama and social rituals.

(Hardback)

An international assessment of how the last 150 years of interior design have been influenced by the clothes people wear and the desire to create drama and social rituals.

(Paperback)

Philosophers and geographers have converged on the topic of public space, fascinated and in many ways alarmed by fundamental changes in the way post-industrial societies produce space for public use, and in the way citizens of these same societies perceive and constitute thems...

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Outlines the history of pier and pavilion construction, using colour illustrations and photographs to show the development of these attractions from simple wooden structures to complex entertainment venues.

(Hardback)

How do artworks 'speak', and how do we 'listen' and respond The tenets of critical performance, art-writing and site-writing inform the critical method used in Poetics and Place. Positioning the critic as the artwork's site of reception, the book engages creatively with the reader

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At the end of the Second World War Winston Churchill promised to manufacture half a million prefabricated bungalows to ease the housing shortage; in the end more than 156,000 temporary 'prefabs' were delivered. Through the stories and memories of residents, this book reveals the communities who were pleased to live in the prefabs.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

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Surveys the field of interior design, providing a look at the role of the interior designer and offering an array of career alternatives from the areas of residential and contract design to specialty design. This book covers an array of challenging and diverse career choices for those considering a career in design.

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This book focuses on the first edition of Kenneth Framptons Modern Architecture: A Critical History, published in 1980. It searches for clues and positions that will provide the reader with an unprecedented insight into the significance of Framptons historiography of modern architecture.

(Hardback)

This book is an interdisciplinary intervention into the history of interiors and collections, museology, archaeology, architectural history, art, and design history, and demonstrates a range of innovative methods and approaches, useful to historians, curators, and custodians of historical sites, spaces and objects.

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(Paperback)

This textbook prepares interior design students to understand how to change their professional practice from a project-based activity to a knowledge-based activity.

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Researching urban space and the built environment is a unique and accessible guide to the planning, researching and writing of spatial histories.

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Equips students with the skills to create functional and beautiful residential kitchens and baths. Starting with an overview of the kitchen and bath industry, the book covers the designer's role at each step of the design process, explains functional and ergonomic considerations and provides detailed instructions on communicating designs.

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(Paperback, 5th edition)