Florence Broadhurst: Her Secret & Extraordinary Lives

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In a volume as captivating as its subject, Florence Broadhurst paints an unforgettable portrait of a woman ahead of her time. To this day, mystery shrouds her myriad personae starlet, couturier, painter as well as her unsolved murder. One thing, however, is certain: Broadhurst's place in the history of interior d cor. Recognized worldwide for her groundbreaking wallpaper patterns, this enigmatic Australian left behind a trove of exquisite work, brilliantly displayed here in the first-ever authorized biography of the design icon. Broadhurst's wallpapers out of circulation for nearly 20 years are just now being restored and sold globally to much fanfare. This amazing package showcases more than 100 never-before-published patterns and popular prints such as those owned by Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, and Carly Simon alongside a fascinating murder mystery.

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Fascinating designer!.......2007-09-01

I had heard of Florence Broadhurst but didn't know a lot about her. I read this book cover to cover (granted, it is not that thick) without putting it down, it was so interesting! I never realised the amount of scandal involved in one of Australia's greatest designers of the time. I found her life fascinating and her wallpaper designs so beautiful. I did feel that the book could have shown more designs but it was excellent as an introduction to Florence Broadhurst and her more popular wallpapers.

The Queen of Wallpaper!.......2007-06-27

This book is perfect for the design fanatic- especially prints and home decor. The cover is made of a sweet fabric and seems precious. The inside features amazing color images of Florence Broadhurst's one of a kind work. There are many great wallpapers and prints that span the art deco style to modern geometrics. As a painter I found the patterns fascinating. Makes for a great gift.

beautiful collection of designs.......2007-05-06

All in all I really enjoyed the book. I thought that the title built up the story to be more than it was, I could have used a lot more text (Keep all the photos though). There wasn't as much detail into Florences life as I would have liked. But the book introduced me to another great designer and all her (or someone elses) great work. A wonderful reference for designers

Glenn Murcutt: A Singular Architectural Practice

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Architect's text enjoyable to read
Murcutt: an Engineer's Perspective
Finally, A Good Murcutt Book
Glen Murcutt: A Singular Architectural Practice

Glenn Murcutt: A Singular Architectural Practice
Glenn Murcutt
Manufacturer: Images Publishing Dist A/C
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Binding: Turtleback

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Glenn Murcutt: Buildings and Projects 1962-2003
Three Houses: Glenn Murcutt Architecture in Detail
Lake|Flato: Buildings & Landscapes
Plain Modern: The Architecture of Brian MacKay-Lyons (New Voices in Architecture)
Patkau Architects

ASIN: 1864701366

Book Description

This book is a valuable resource for architects and non-architects alike. It is both a comprehen- sive presentation of Murcutt's drawings, construction details, and preliminary sketches of key projects, and an inspirational photographic vision of an Australian way of life seen through his buildings.

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Architect's text enjoyable to read.......2003-11-15

This basically documents the architect's work but is not a great book. The photos, although good, are not top quality. There are lots of construction drawings, in a separate section (forcing a lot of flipping back and forth, BTW), but they were not redone for the book, are tiny reproductions of the originals, so not too readable. You usually at least get a floor plan, and some rough sketches in the text section, but the point of the book is not to explain how these buildings are built.

The worst aspect is the commentary by the two authors, mere filler material. The best are the words of the architect himself, who can offer background on all his projects, and who comes across as very sincere.

Murcutt: an Engineer's Perspective.......2003-08-15

This Review is not only an Engineer's perspective of Murcutt - it's also, in a way, a definitive statement that Murcutt has the perspective required of an Engineer.
As a marine engineer with a keen professional and personal involvement with architecture, I have grown to respect Glenn Murcutt deeply. This book expresses much of what could be said about him, about his work, his principles and his motivation.
I have been most impressed by the interpretation of Murcutt's architecture by the engineers associated with him, as well as the fruit borne in the lives of younger architects who have studied under his guidance, and have continued to co-labour with him in Australia today. If only it were so all over the world!
The influence of Murcutt in our day must surely rank with that of Aalto during the past century.
Inspired and highly recommended reading and study for all students of architecture, regional modernism and vernacular materials, as well as engineers with a passion for design.
Brent O'Callaghan
Engineer - Cape Town

Finally, A Good Murcutt Book.......2003-03-08

I have been into Murcutt's work for a few years now, but I have been disappointed by the lack of good books on his work. Until now, the best book around was Phaidon's '3 houses'. The only projects I have been able to see have been single family houses in the middle of the australian brush--so it was pretty cool to see this book with houses (or at least A house) in an urban area as well as larger commercial type buildings (like the education center).

As far as I know, all of his projects are shown in the book--built and unbuilt in great detail. The first 30 pages or so of the book is a collection of essays by both the authors and Murcutt. Then the book gets into his projects chronilogically--each with photographs, sketches and drawings.

The last part of the book is a collection of 'blue-print' drawings showing the plans and more importantly the construction details of all his buildings--all in pretty good detail showing dimensions and materials.

Im stingy with my book money--but I definately feel like I got my money's worth outta this one.

Glen Murcutt: A Singular Architectural Practice.......2003-01-02

The Pritzker laureate selected his favorite buildings for this handsomely illustrated monograph, with its insightful text by two Australian architectural professors who know his work well. Nearly a third of the pages are devoted to drawings that illuminate Murcutt's meticulous approach to design.

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Best Designed Hotels Asia & Austral
David Kaufman , and Martin Nicholas Kunz
Manufacturer: Birkhauser
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 3929638975

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The journey starts in the desert hotel in the Orient, continues to a luxurious temple in India as well as the fascinating resorts in the Far East and extends to the most chic town hotels in the Asian and Australian metropolitan towns. In co-operation with "Design Hotels Inc.", the author has gathered together a collection of unusual addresses for aesthetes and fans of the Unusual. Each of the hotels has its own unmistakable identity. In addition to excellent architects and interior architects who consciously deal with the surrounding culture and geography, the houses are considered special due to the top service they offer. This is combined with unusual and creative cuisine. This collection is not only a selection of the best designed hotels in the Asian-Pacific region but also a high-quality guide with numerous insider tips.

The Aussie Expat - The Luckiest Person on Earth

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The Luckiest person on Earth

The Aussie Expat - The Luckiest Person on Earth

Manufacturer: Steve Douglas
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Perfect Paperback

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ASIN: 9810575467
Release Date: 2007-01-01

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For any Australian looking to spend part of their life working and living overseas, this is the essential guide that needs to be read. This clear and easy to understand book, will give you all the information necessary to make the most of your time abroad and show you how you can gain control of your financial and taxation affairs. Armed with this knowledge, the possibility to enjoy many years of tax free living on return to Australia, and even the prospect of perhaps never paying tax again is within your grasp. No tricks, no scams, just good old fashioned common sense on how to legally make the most of your situation, advice that anyone can benefit from.

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The Luckiest person on Earth.......2007-09-16

This book was bought buy my Aussie wife, we've found loads of money saving and investment ideas if we were to move to Australia, if you are intending to move back read this book and save yourself a packet.. It's a small guide, but its a quality one.

100 Top Houses From Down Under (100 of the Worlds Best)

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Great Value
Nice book - could have been better

100 Top Houses From Down Under (100 of the Worlds Best)
Robyn Beaver
Manufacturer: Images Publishing Dist A/C
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Binding: Hardcover

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Art Invention House

ASIN: 1864701412

Book Description

100 Top Houses from Down Under is a collection of 100 projects from the best architects and interior designers in Australia and New Zealand. Included are: beach bachs, city apts, country retreats, suburban homes with a twist, holiday shacks, and much more.

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Great Value.......2006-03-16

I enjoyed this book because it was not full of fluff or the hit and miss content of similar books - the architecture was compelling, the theme was consistant - I really enjoy this one! In fact I am sending it to several of my friends.

Nice book - could have been better.......2006-02-22

This is a nice book in general. It has a good format, showcases interesting projects and unlike the first book of the "100 Best" series, devotes more pages to each project with more photographs and plans. Some of the photography however is disappointing. Even though most of the projects are professionally shot, some of the houses are represented by snapshots with distorted walls and incorrect color balance, and in my opinion do not belong in a book of this caliber.

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Interesting themed art book

Dog in Art
Robert Rosenblum
Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Best in Show: The Dog in Art from the Renaissance to Today
Dog Painting 1840 - 1940
The Artful Dog: Canines from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dog: A Dog's Life in Art and Literature

ASIN: 0810911434

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Interesting themed art book.......2005-08-23

This book features photos of artworks from many time periods showing dogs. Most of the artworks are realistic in style. Towards the end, there are a few more modern paintings. I wish the author would have included more modern paintings. Anyway, this is a great book to introduce young children to art appreciation.

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At Home in Bali
low quality photography
beautifully photographed book
Disappointed
Homes with Personality - Bali Style

At Home in Bali
Made Wijaya
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0789204673

Book Description

An insider's look at the exotic, decorative lifestyle of the "island of the gods."

Since early this century, Bali's beauty and the remarkable spirit of its people have attracted a steady stream of artists, architects, anthropologists, mystics, and celebrities from all over the world. These new residents have interpreted traditional Balinese style with elegant, chic, eccentric, and inspiring results.

Featured in this exquisitely illustrated volume are 23 of the most exceptional homes on the island, all shown in their lush tropical surroundings. They include houses in the traditional village style, the pondok pavilion dwellings of the rice fields, royal palaces, beach houses, and spectacular mountain residences. The book also features homes with magnificently designed gardens, as well as courtyard shrines and the public temples that play a role in Balinese life for both natives and newer residents.

An international source list of Balinese wares completes this insider's tour of the island, making At Home in Bali the next best thing to being there.

260 illustrations, 250 in full color

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At Home in Bali.......2003-12-18

Australian-born landscape designer and architect Made Wijaya (ne Michael White), resident on Bali since 1973, takes us on a private, guided color photo tour of twenty-four exquisite dream dwellings of the rich and famous. This lush pictorial essay displays the diversity, romance, and mystery of Balinese architecture: gorgeous bamboo and coconut wood barn houses, traditional rice storage bungalows, sumptuous estate grounds, water buffalo hide canopies, extravagant plunge pools, modern beachfront compounds hidden away in pandanus thickets, and royal water palaces. The reader's memory fills in the exotic, background atmosphere of dimly lit, shadowy courtyards; languid open-air pavilions; lava stone shrine silhouettes; the night time tinkle of village gamelan music through the thick foliage--and the sweet Asian smell of heat, flowers, and fire.
The concept of "home" in Bali is the "buana alit," a "small world," or microcosm of the greater world outside: lavish photo after photo transports us inside houses set like precious jewels in sculpted rice fields, rural villages, and isolated mountain eyries. This is where lucky strangers in paradise (painters, anthropologists, celebrities, rock stars, socialites, film makers, architects) have selectively carved out their own individual piece of an island paradise. Wijaya reminds us that the foreigners who came to Bali and fell in love with it designed these magnificent retreats as an extension of and as "an homage to that love." Photographer Ginanneschi uses a crisp, telling juxtaposition of interspliced color and black and white imagery to depict the contrasting spheres of east and west, and of native-born Balinese and their adopted, reborn-as-Balinese neighbors. The exceptional residences of the expatriates are recorded in brilliant splashy color while the everyday lives of the local people are shot in hazy, almost sepia-tone black and white. These muted snapshots capture the busy communal essence of Balinese life: readers are left to marvel at the sea of faces, families, and communities, and the elaborate pageantry of village markets, rituals, and religious ceremonies. For all their splendor and opulence, the glossy Architectural Digest showplaces appear deserted and surreal--compellingly isolated from the vibrant, teeming life swirling all around them. At Home in Bali has great appeal for devotees of fine homes and gardens and architecture buffs (note the Javanese, South Indian, Chinese, Dutch, and Portuguese styles and influences). Tourists to Bali will treasure this book as a special keepsake of the natural (and manmade) beauty they have savored during their eye-opening sojourn to the center of the archipelago.

low quality photography.......2003-04-28

I agree with Mr. Chiu in one of the previous reviews. I was expecting great photography in this type of book, but instead the book is filled with small, grainy, blury pictures. A much better 'Coffee Table' book is 'Tropical Asian Style', in my opinion.

beautifully photographed book.......2003-04-24

I would like to comment on a previous review, on this fine book, as a photographer i am happy to see Isabella Giananneschi work as different from the usual "sharp" "crispy" and predictable images, hers is very expressive and for someone who lives for 6 months in a year in Bali, she was able to capture the mood of the place beautifully. I also believed that she should be credited for bringing her work to a higher level of sophistication.this book is a must buy and 5 stars to the photographer and the author for thier efforts!

Disappointed.......2002-12-04

First my complaints.

For what I consider to be a coffee table book, the quality of the photographs (on average 1-2 per page), was incredibly poor. They were simply very blurry and not sharp at all.

The book also doesn't quite know whether it wants to be a book on architecture, interior design or Bali society gossip column. I especially hated the constant name dropping on "so and so" used to be the life of the Bali party scene and how extravagant the parties were (well, I guess that has gone away definitely since the Bali bombings). I don't mind a short blurbs on the owners, but enough is enough.

Now to the good points.

The author is a well known and accomplished landscape architect in Bali, so he obviosly knows what he is talking about and what the owner was trying to accomplish in creating these wonderful houses.

But I think you can get the same thing from other recent books by the same author, which has much sharper and clearer photos.

Homes with Personality - Bali Style.......2000-08-27

With an eye for style and a love of -make that obsession with- personality, Made Wijaya leads the reader on a glorious tour of Bali's most stylish homes.

Text covers not only design sensibility but also the general history of homes, gardens, and sometimes whole villages. This attention to pedigree may irk that reader who's looking only for design tips or sources, but that's pure Wijaya. His unique descriptions are amusing and his name-dropping stays on the polite side of gossip. Reading this book, I became grateful to Wijaya for caring enough to record the architectural history of Batu Jimbar, Sayan, and other pockets of Bali chic. Just as the jungle can overgrow a garden in one rainy season, historical details can be lost as people die or move on... Wijaya's appetite for who's who has spawned this delightful record of what hands moulded the walls, seeded the gardens, and chose the accessories for any featured house.

The vast majority of homes in the book are owned by expatriate designers and artists. This makes for a great array of styles and personalities, and although this book seems to concentrate on quirkiness and individuality, the lighting, atmosphere, and sensibility are definitely and purely Bali. A fine book richly illustrated with Ginanneschi's photographs. A better investment than the usual Periplus style books.

The Garden Lover's Guide to the Netherlands and Belgium (Garden Lover's Guides to)
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Barbara Abbs
Manufacturer: Princeton Architectural Press
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The Garden Lover's Guide to Spain and Portugal (Garden Lover's Guides to)

ASIN: 1568981627

Book Description

This authoritative new series of guidebooks to the gardens of Europe is the perfect companion for any garden enthusiast, whether tourist or armchair traveler. Each title is a richly illustrated in-depth guide to over 100 gardens, from the famous to little-known hidden treasures, and features colorful photography and easy-to-read illustrations commissioned especially for this series. Also included are maps, directions, complete visitor information, special features, and neighboring sites of interest.
Each guide, written by a gardening expert, begins with a comprehensive background on the country's garden history and local climate. The most significant gardens in each volume are featured in even greater detail, accompanied by illustrated plans of the gardens and close-up views of particular features. The numerous color photographs and maps show travelers what awaits at each garden. The Garden Lover's Guide's are indispensible aids for those planning European travel itineraries.

The Garden Lover's Guide to the Netherlands and Belgium is for everyone who enjoys visiting gardens. In this compact volume, gardening writer Barbara Abbs explores over 100 of the most beautiful Dutch and Flemish gardens, highlighting their most striking features, describing their distinctive characters, and revealing charming aspects that will delight every garden lover. From the exquisite formal gardens of the Paleis Het Loo to the lavender expanses of the Kasteel Twickel, this volume reveals many of the?best-kept secrets awaiting travelers in Europe.

Innovation in Architecture: A Path to the Future
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Innovation in Architecture: A Path to the Future
Alan J. Ed. Brookes
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ASIN: 0415241332

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Traditional design and construction methods have been founded on interrelationships between design and production based largely on traditional techniques and established practice. With new materials such as advanced composites becoming part of the architect's palette, the construction process is inevitably becoming more complex. Architects and engineers are also becoming more ambitious as a result of developments in computer technology. The successful modern architect or engineer thus is one who is able to formulate solutions based upon an understanding of the application of these new forms of technology within the design / construction process.

In this highly original book, through a series of essays, key architects and engineers in Europe, Australia, and the USA describe the ideas and development behind the innovative technology in their chosen projects, with the emphasis being on the means of production and the links between design and the manufacturing process.

In many cases it will be seen that the desire for innovation arises from a philosophical belief in the application of technology to enhance peoples' lives and culture.

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Achieving Sustainable Urban Form
Mike Jenks
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Achieving Sustainable Urban Form represents a major advance in the sustainable development debate. It moves on from theoretical discourse about sustainable urban forms to proven knowledge and good practice. It presents research which defines elements of sustainable urban form - density, size, configuration, detailed design and quality - from macro to micro scale. Case studies from Europe, the USA and Australia are used to illustrate good practice within the fields of planning, urban design and architecture.
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