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Over the last six decades Barcelona-based MBM Architects has evolved as one of the pre-eminent architectural practices in Europe. Their work has helped shape many cities and fundamentally influenced the evolution of European architecture and city planning. Martorell, Bohigas and Mackay's work is characterised by its simplicity of form and human scale. They create urban spaces which are welcoming to their inhabitiants and add to the vibrancy of cities.

David Mackay's autobiographical review of the places which have informed his experience and served as the focus of his creative endeavour does not conform to a traditional chronology. Instead he blends personal and architectural explorations of the cities which have defined his life. This book travels through numerous cities and many decades. It touches upon diverse historical events and brings a uniquely sensitive personal perspective to a consideration of Europe's cities at the start of a new century.

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Glasgow's origins are of profound importance towards understanding how this city grew from modest beginnings to become first a place of pilgrimage, then a merchant centre and ultimately an industrial powerhouse of world significance.

Previous accounts of pre-Reformation Glasgow have been aimed at an academic audience. This book is the first exploration of Glasgow's medieval origins designed for a general readership. It will inform Glaswegians with an interest in how their city was formed and visitors who want to explore the whole history of this remarkable place.

Glasgow's medieval history has been too long lost to the popular imagination. Its rediscovery recognises the contribution of our forebears to the evolution of the great city of Glasgow.

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Chaos at the Crossroads is a catalogue of the sloppy thinking, political chicanary, bureaucratic incompetence and pandering to vested interests that characterise so much of waht is happening in Ireland today.

This book puts forward proposals on how to make urban life work better, how to get around cities and travel between them. It gives a warning of what is likely to happen if the current blase to-hell-with-the-next generation approach is allowed to prevail:chaos.

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Claim! contains material very rarely seen in public, and should be of interest to all those - client, architect and builder (to say nothing of the consultant) - engaged in construction.

It is an examination of some 50 building projects that have gone wrong, as seen through the insurer's claim files. and for which the insurers have paid.  In these pages, you will encounter accident, poor communication, misunderstanding, ignorance, amnesia and myopia - but usually carelessness.

There is behaviour ranging from the thrawn to the delightfully quirky.

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The introduction puts Glasgow's regeneration into context, by looking at its diverse history and the current influences which have led to major redevelopments.  The full-colour guide section then details the 99 featured projects - built and on the drawing board - with authority and wit.

The drawings of John Harden (1772-1847), a selection of which are reproduced in this book, form one of the most appealing and attractive minor treasures of the National Library of Scotland. The sketches were made to illustrate a journal. In this book, short but telling quotations from this extensive and remarkably detailed acount of the daily round of a well-to-do family have been chosen to accompany a selection of the finest and most appealing of the Harden drawings.

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This book is an appreciation of a misunderstood and little known architect, whose buildings have left an indelible mark upon Scotland. In his gigantic American-inspired banks he showed Scotland the means by which it could transform itself from the old architecture into the 20th century.

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Between the years 1955-1965 Magnum photographer Rene Burri spent much time with Le Corbusier, photographing him in the most diverse situations.Always chasing that special moment when everything is just right, Burri has captured moments in Le Corbusier´s private and professional life which provide fascinating insight into the man behind the public figure. These beautiful photographs are an outstanding document of value for art and architectural history and will provide many a surprise for those who browse through this volume. At a special reduced price, the book is immediately accessible to a wide audience of Le Corbusier fans, eager to catch a more personal glimpse of this renowned architect

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This book publishes for the first time all of Morphosis's completed work, showcasing 35 buildings and installations in bold, documentary-style colour photographs with selected plans and drawings. The work ranges from the firm's early residential and restaruant projects in Los Angeles to its most recent work beyond California and the United States, in Canada, Taiwan, Korea, japan and Austria.

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Through the islands' buildings, a glimpse of the long and richly woven threads of their history can be seen.  The illustrations encourage islanders and visitors to explore more closely, not only the towns of Kirkwall and Stromness and the better-known buildings and monuments, but also the more obscure sites and the outer islands which hold a wealth of treasures.

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The 'fair city' of Perth is the starting point for this much sought after Guide in the RIAS/Landmark Trust series.  The Gateway to the Highlands, it was second only to Berwick in terms of wealth by 1200 and a meeting place of parliaments and general councils when Scone Palace witnessed the coronations of Macbeth, Robert the Bruce and Charles II.

The book finishes in Kinross-shire, the second smallest county, where architects William Bruce and William Adam built their homes.

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The Monklands Guide traces the economic and social fortunes of the area through its varied architecture, and is laid out as a perambulation through the two principal towns and their satellite villages, working from east to west (from papermaking and weaving to iron puddling and fireclay manufacture)

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The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture is a comprehensive portrayal of the finest built architecture from around the world completed since the year 2000. Each building is fully illustrated with drawings and photographs, described in a short essay and accompanied by key facts. The atlas includes every building type, from the smallest single houses, cafes, and wineries to the largest museums, airports and stadia.

Divided into six world regions, The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture provides an important overview of global and local trends in architecture. Extensive indexes enable easy cross-referencing and comparison of data, and provide additional information on architects. This essential addition to any architecture library presents an unparalleled level of data on contemporary architectural practice.

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The extraordinary story of Glasgow Green: Britain's oldest public park

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This richly illustrated handbook reveals how the architecture of the Western Seaboard has transformed itself through at least four cultures - a compelling story of survival and revival. It is a story of holy men and holiday-makers, seafarers, warriors and crofters and of the enduring influences of religion and clanship in the face of repeated waves of modernisation. This is the ideal accompaniment for anyone wishing to visit some of the most haunting landscapes in the world and learn something of those who inhabit them.