This new, compact, portable version of the critically acclaimed bestseller, "Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York, " immerses the reader in a virtual tour of NYC at its most authentic from tiny stores tucked away on narrow side streets to well-known institutions.... Meer

The promise of an empty football field is an irresistible force for those who understand and revere the game, Jeff Wilson observes. Drawn by the sense of possibility and nostalgia inherent in every stadium, Wilson travelled the state of Texas to photograph high school stadiums for a photo essay that... Meer

Londen is een ongeëvenaarde mix van traditie en vernieuwing. Nergens is dit duidelijker te zien dan in de hotels. Dit forse boek toont chique hotels die ervoor zorgen dat zelfs de meest sleetse gasten zich verbazen. Elk beschreven hotel bevat lijsten met hotelfaciliteiten alsmede nabijgelegen r... Meer

Cool Hotels Australia/Pacific hand-picks the best modern accommodations throughout the region. A generous assortment of alluring photographs highlight fashionable furnishings and exceptional decor.... Meer

When Gaudi decided to build the definitive temple he did it conscientiously. His most famous construction is full of allegories, details, symbols and hidden messages. This book deciphers the secrets of the Sagrada Familia.... Meer

This publication presents the first comprehensive overview of the German collaborative Fischer/El Sani. Nine of their most important films, installations and photographic works are featured, all of which emphasize the duo's ongoing commitment to dismantling and re-appropriating Modernist architectur... Meer

Walter Niedermayr is known for his photographs of alpine landscapes in blinding light, as well as his large-scale multi-panel works. The Tokyo architects SANAA (the team of Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa) are known for their Minimalist and even ephemeral-seeming buildings, a portfolio that include... Meer

This book offers an evocative photographic documentation of Cairo's few remaining public bathhouses. In the twelfth century, Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi affirmed that the Egyptian baths were 'the most beautiful in the East, the most practical, and the best located.' Nine centuries later, forgotten by t... Meer

This work is a stunning visual tour of Egypt's churches. With over 300 full-color photographs, this is the first fully illustrated book devoted to Christian houses of worship in Egypt. The text incorporates the latest research to complement the broad geographic scope covering nearly all significant ... Meer

The crumbling splendor of Calcutta's architectural heritage, captured in marvelous photographs.

In nineteenth-century Calcutta, a financially strong Indian elite emerged under the rule of the British East India Company, building up eclectic Bengali equivalents of industrialists' mansions,... Meer