Architects

  ARCHITECTS OF IDEAS THE GREAT  THEORIES OF MANKIND BY  ERNEST R. TRATTNER BOOK IS HARDCOVER AND IN FAIR CONDITION POSTAGE IS R 55 - 00 QUESTIONS CAN ONLY BE ANSWERED IN THE EVENING   PLEASE COMPLETE ORDER AND PAYMENT WITHIN 72 HRS AFTER AUCTION CLOSED   BOOK WILL BE POSTED AFTER PROOF OF PAYMENT WAS RECEIVED        

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Thirty of the world's leading architects, including Norman Foster, Thom Mayne, Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, talk about the houses they designed for themselves over the past decade. What inspired them, what were the constraints, how did their concepts take shape? Michael Webb explores the creative process and traces the influence of architects' houses over the past two hundred years, from Jefferson's Monticello to the creations of Charles and Ray Eames, Toyo Ito and Frank Gehry. Texts, images, sketches and plans are interwoven to illustrate houses that differ widely, in size, material, character and location. There are urban infills, rustic retreats, experiments, and fusions of new and old. They all make a statement, modest or ambitious, and each reflects the personality and tastes of its owner. These architects have accepted the challenge of doing something out of the ordinary, turning constraints to advantage. They give different answers to a crucial question: how can a house enrich lives and its surroundings? Spacious or frugal, refined or rough-edged, daring or reductive, these adventurous dwellings will inspire other architects and everyone who would like to design or commission a house that is one-of-a-kind. Features Summary Thirty pioneering houses designed by architects for themselves over the past decade, revealing the ingenious ways they have addressed the challenges of creating a contemporary living space. Author Michael Webb Publisher Thames and Hudson Release date 20180601 Pages 304 ISBN 0-500-34340-3 ISBN 13 978-0-500-34340-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days "Architects of World History" presents an innovative collection of original essays by leading scholars associated with World History, exploring through intellectual autobiography the ideas, challenges, and inspirations that are shaping the fieldFeatures original, accessible contributions from pioneering scholars in the fieldOffers insights into the process of developing a workable world history research topic and the experience of professional life as a world historian.Points to methodological challenges; the scholar's current research agenda in relation to the development of world history; and future directions anticipated for key areas within world history Features Summary Presents a collection of original essays by leading scholars associated with World History, exploring through intellectual autobiography the ideas, challenges... Author Kenneth R. Curtis (Editor), Jerry H. Bentley (Editor) Publisher John Wiley & Sons Release date 20141130 Pages 252 ISBN 1-118-29484-X ISBN 13 978-1-118-29484-0

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Of an estimated 1 billion people in the world who are trapped in a cycle of grinding poverty and despair, a disproportionate number live in sub-Saharan Africa. In this account, Moeletsi Mbeki analyses the plight of Africa and concludes that the fault lies not with the mass of its people but with its rulers - the political elites who contrive to keep their fellow citizens poor while enriching themselves. Concentrating mainly on South Africa, his country of birth, and Zimbabwe, his home when he was in exile, Mbeki tells a tale of lost opportunities and extinguished hopes. Yet Mbeki is no Afro-pessimist. Along with his candid expose of the problems, he poses some suggestions about what needs to be done to break the stranglehold of the African elites on political power and to set sub-Saharan Africa once more on the road to development. Format:Paperback (Trade paperback, B format) Pages:216

Locati Architects & Interiors was founded in 1989 by its principal, Jerry Locati, in Bozeman, Montana. With the belief that quality architectural design improves lives and brings people together, each project is an opportunity to create a gathering place, a community gateway and a connection to the landscape. With decades of experience in designing high-end residential, commercial, and resort architecture, and incorporating innovative products with classic style, Locati aspires to deliver architecture as a connective art form. The result is a body of work that is more than wood, stone, glass, and metal, more than a collection of structures: architecture as a means of connecting people to place. With the intention that every building should enhance the personal experience of the landscape, Locati designs dream homes throughout the Western United States, homes that bring both detail and definition to the natural world. Locati Architects approaches architecture with a clear philosophy: good design improves lives. Editorial Reviews About the Author Founding partner of Locati Architects and Interiors, Jerry Locatis work has garnered many awards throughout his career and has been published regularly in shelter magazines, including Architectural Digest. A Montana native, Jerry grew up in a family of artists who fostered his passion for drawing. Realizing his love of art could transfer to the built environment, he pursued a career in architecture. After completion of his Masters of Architecture from Montana State University, Jerry established the Montana-based firm in 1989. Read more #productDescription { color: #333333; word-wrap: break-word; font-size: small; line-height: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px 0em 25px; } #productDescription_feature_div > h2.default { color: #CC6600; font-size: medium; margin: 0 0 0.25em; } #productDescription_feature_div > h2.books { color:#333 !important; font-size:21px !important; line-height: 1.3; padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; } #productDescription_feature_div > h2.softlines { color:#333 !important; font-size:21px !important; line-height: 1.3; padding-bottom: 4px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; } #productDescription > p, #productDescription > div, #productDescription > table { margin: 0 0 1em 0; } #productDescription p { margin: 0em 0 1em 1em; } #productDescription h3 { font-weight: normal; color: #333333; font-size: 1.23em; clear: left; margin: 0.75em 0px 0.375em -15px; } #productDescription table { border-collapse: inherit !important; margin-bottom: 0; } #productDescription table img { max-width: inherit !important; } #productDescription table td { font-size: small; vertical-align: inherit !important; } #productDescription ul li { margin: 0 0 0 20px; } #productDescription ul li ul { list-style-type: disc !important; margin-left: 20px !important; } #productDescription ul ul li { list-style-type: disc !important; margin-left: 20px !important; } #productDescription > ul ul li { list-style-type: disc !important; } #productDescription ul li ul li { margin: 0 0 0 20px; } #productDescription.aplus p { margin: 0 0 1em 0; } #productDescription small { font-size: smaller; } #productDescription.prodDescWidth { max-width: 1000px } P.when('jQuery').execute(function($){ $("#productDescription table").each(function() { var width = $(this).attr('width'); if (width) width += 'px'; else width = 'auto'; $(this).css('width', width); var padding = $(this).attr('cellpadding'); if (padding) padding += 'px'; else padding = '0px'; $(this).css('padding', padding); }); }); Shipping Weight: 7.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Hardcover: 260 pages Publisher: ORO Editions (February 1, 2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 1935935992 ISBN-13: 978-1935935995 Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 1.2 x 12.2 inches Shipping Weight: 7.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days Features Author Dp Architects Publisher Artifice Books on Architecture Release date 20171025 ISBN 1-911339-13-3 ISBN 13 978-1-911339-13-7

Hardcover. English. Taschen. 2008. ISBN: 9783822837863. 480pp. Good condition in hardcover with good dw. The book features 100 houses designed and built by 100 famous architects for themselves, including: Alvar Aalto, Peter Behrens, Ralph Erskine, Walter Gropius, Victor Horta, Knut Knutsen, Le Corbusier, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Erich Mendelsohn, Willam Morris, Joseph Maria Olbrich, John Pawson, Alison and Peter Smithson, Bruni Taut, Jorn Oberg Utzon, Otto Wagner and others. Book No: 47427

Buy The Association of Transvaal Architects | The Government Gazette Extraordinary for R400.00

Buy The Builders, Architects and Engineers Year Book (1955/56 Edition) for R150.00

Shows normal age wear and tear and stains Softcover ISBN: 9781932709384  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Some architects dream of 3D-printing houses. Some even fantasise about 3D-printing entire cities. But what is the real potential of 3D printing for architects? This issue focuses on another strand of 3D-printing practice emerging among architects operating at a much smaller scale that is potentially more significant. Several architects have been working with the fashion industry to produce some exquisitely designed 3D-printed wearables. Other architects have been 3D-printing food, jewellery and other items at the scale of the human body. But what is the significance of this work? And how do these 3D-printed body-scale items relate to the discipline of architecture? Are they merely a distraction from the real business of the architect? Or do they point towards a new form of proto-architecture - like furniture, espresso makers and pavilions before them - that tests out architectural ideas and explores tectonic properties at a smaller scale? Or does this work constitute an entirely new arena of design? In other words, is 3D printing at the human scale to be seen as a new genre of 'body architecture'? This issue contains some of the most exciting work in this field today, and seeks to chart and analyse its significance. Contributors include: Paola Antonelli/MoMA, Francis Bitonti, Niccolo Casas, Behnaz Farahi, Madeline Gannon, Eric Goldemberg/MONAD Studio, Kyle von Hasseln/3D Systems Culinary Lab, Rem D Koolhaas, Julia K rner, Neil Leach, Steven Ma/Xuberance, Neri Oxman/MIT Media Lab, Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, Gilles Retsin, Jessica Rosenkrantz/Nervous System, and Patrik Schumacher/Zaha Hadid Architects. Features Summary Some architects dream of 3D-printing houses. Some even fantasise about 3D-printing entire cities. But what is the real potential of 3D printing for architects? Author Neil Leach (Guest editor), Behnaz Farahi (Guest editor) Publisher John Wiley & Sons Release date 20171117 Pages 136 ISBN 1-119-34018-7 ISBN 13 978-1-119-34018-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days We are now on the brink of a new era in construction that of autonomous assembly. For some time, the widespread adoption of robotic and digital fabrication technologies has made it possible for architects and academic researchers to design non-standard, highly customised structures. These technologies have largely been limited by scalability, focusing mainly on top-down, bespoke fabrication projects, such as experimental pavilions and structures. Autonomous assembly and bottom-up construction techniques hold the promise of greater scalability, adaptability and potentially evolved design possibilities. By capitalising on the advances made in swarm robotics, the collective construction of the animal/insect kingdom, and advances in physical computational, programmable materials or self-assembly, architects and designers are now able to build from the bottom up. This issue presents future scenarios of autonomous assembly by highlighting the viability of decentralised, collective assembly systems, demonstrating the potential to deliver reconfigurable and adaptive solutions. Contributors include: Marcelo Coelho, Andong Liu, Robin Meier, Kieran Murphy and Heinrich Jaeger, Radhika Nagpal and Kirstin Petersen, and Zorana Zeravcic. Featured architects: Aranda/Lasch, Arup, Philippe Block, Gramazio Kohler Architects, Ibanez Kim, Achim Menges, Caitlin Mueller, Jose Sanchez, Athina Papadopoulou and Jared Laucks, and Skylar Tibbits. Features Summary We are now on the brink of a new era in construction that of autonomous assembly. For some time, the widespread adoption of robotic and digital fabrication technologies has made it possible for architects and academic researchers to design non-standard... Author Skylar Tibbits Publisher John Wiley & Sons Release date 20170721 Pages 136 ISBN 1-119-10235-9 ISBN 13 978-1-119-10235-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days This publication compiles the winning and the finalist entries of the City Sense competition, organized by the Institute of Advanced Architecture. The competition was open to architects, engineers, planners, designers and artists who wanted to contribute to progress in making the world more habitable by developing proposals capable of responding to emerging challenges in areas such as ecology, information technology, architecture, and urban planning, with the purpose of balancing the possible impact of real-time data collection on sensor-driven cities. The competition jury, which was composed of architects, experts from a wide range of fields and directors of some of the world's foremost architecture schools, were looking for outstanding proposals of any scale, for any city in the world. The book presents a selection of the best projects on Smart Cities, Eco Neighbourhoods, Self-Sufficient Buildings, Intelligent Homes and other proposals which examine the phenomena of sensor-driven cities and intelligent behavioural systems. Features Summary This publication compiles the winning and the finalist entries of the City Sense competition, organized by the Institute of Advanced Architecture. The competition was open to architects... Author Lucas Capelli Publisher Actar D Release date 20130205 Pages 368 ISBN 84-15-39129-3 ISBN 13 978-84-15-39129-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Integrate poetics into real-world spaces by bringing theory down to earth Practical Poetics in Architecture takes poetics out of the theory class and into the design studio, showing architects how the atmospheric and experiential qualities of built structures can be intentionally considered and planned. With an emphasis on analysing and explaining the sensibility of poetics at work in designing and constructing architecture, this book features projects from architects around the world that demonstrate the principles of poetics come to life. The rich illustration of two hundred colour images, including analytical diagrams, plans, sections, and photos, make this insightful guide a highly visual foray into a topic that has thus far remained more theoretical than practical. The text is matter-of-fact and concrete, yet remains richly connected to its forbears and the writings of William Lethaby, Gaston Bachelard, and Steen Eiler Rasmussen. The perspective is contemporary in its examples and its connections to the evolving science of perception. An established seminar topic in theory classes around the world, poetics tends to rely heavily on classic philosophic texts until now. Practical Poetics in Architecture brings theory down to earth to show architects how to invoke poetics when designing real projects. * Integrate poetics principles into real-world designs * Consider atmosphere in terms of form, space, and acoustics * Study actual projects that bring poetics into real spaces * Take cues from analytical diagrams of projects accounting for context Poetics the accumulated experience of place, space, and culture has become more critical in recent years as the atmospheric and experiential qualities of built spaces have become more elusive in the virtual age. Practical Poetics in Architecture provides real guidance for real projects, and brings poetics out of the mind and onto the plans. Features Summary Integrate poetics into real-world spaces by bringing theory down to earth Practical Poetics in Architecture takes poetics out of the theory class and into the design studio... Author Leon Van Schaik Publisher John Wiley & Sons Release date 20150424 Pages 248 ISBN 1-118-82889-5 ISBN 13 978-1-118-82889-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days In this hyper-compact, fully illustrated guide to architecture, Susie Hodge outlines the history and theory of architecture from the earliest structures to the cutting-edge concepts of the present day. Along the way she profiles 200 key buildings, historic styles, architectural movements and celebrated architects from all around the world. Contents include the Greek orders, Roman engineering, Gothic architecture, the Renaissance, the Baroque, Revivalism, Art Nouveau, Modernism and Postmodernism, Futurism and Dynamic architecture along with architects like Inigo Jones, Christopher Wren, Gaudi, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier and Frank Gehry. Features Summary The fastest way to grasp the key concepts of architecture Author Susie Hodge Publisher Quercus Publishing Release date 20160520 Pages 416 ISBN 1-78429-603-1 ISBN 13 978-1-78429-603-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days One of the most powerful design philosophies of recent years has been architect Glenn Murcutt's dictum that buildings should "touch the earth lightly." Ever since the Industrial Revolution, architects have sought to liberate our houses from their solid foundations, but now climate change, new materials and restricted land use have given fresh impetus to finding lightweight solutions for our dwellings. The projects here combine two strands of thinking: that buildings can weigh less and have minimal impact on their environments, and that this lightness--visual, material, ecological--can create beautiful, ethereal houses that offer new, natural modes of habitation and greater communion with our surroundings. Each of the 40 houses selected by Phyllis Richardson--author of the widely successful "XS" series and "Nano House"--is presented through photographs, plans and lucid explanations. Residences that float on air or water, ingenious constructions using local materials, innovative structures, inflatable spaces, high-tech hyper-intelligent houses--"superlight" takes many forms. From the desert landscape of Arizona to the urban jungle of Tokyo, from rural China to mountainous Chile, this book brings new solutions for architects and designers everywhere. Features Summary One of the most powerful design philosophies of recent years has been architect Glenn Murcutt's dictum that buildings should "touch the earth lightly." Ever since the Industrial Revolution... Author Phyllis Richardson Publisher Metropolis Books Release date 20140809 Pages 256 ISBN 1-938922-58-1 ISBN 13 978-1-938922-58-9

This publication is aimed at architects and designers wishing to specify concrete not only for its structural advantages but also for its unique aesthetics.   This publication is aimed at architects and designers wishing to specify concrete not only for its structural advantages but also for its unique aesthetics. Factors which will influence the outcome are discussed, starting with planning and design considerations and leading up to construction and maintenance. The intention is to provide guidance on how to achieve good quality architectural concrete finishes and examine the influencing factors. This will encourage realistic expectations and indicate what to expect on site. Author: Daniel Van Der Merwe Subtitle: A Guide To Achieving High-Quality Finishes Edition: 1st Edition ISBN: 9780958477956 Pages: 108 Width (mm): 241 Length (mm): 325 Weight (g): 706

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 13 working days This title comes with a new introduction by the author. In 70s South Africa, Rian Malan - descendant of the architects of apartheid, middle-class white boy, friend to blacks - went to work as a crime reporter for a local Johannesburg rag. There he encountered first-hand the horrors wrought by apartheid: the poverty, injustice and violence. After an eight-year exile, he returned to write this book. With gripping stories and in mesmerising prose, this is Malan's attempt to understand his country, its racial hatred, and his own tortured conscience. Features Summary In 70s South Africa, the author - descendant of the architects of apartheid, middle-class white boy - went to work as a crime reporter for a local Johannesburg rag... Author Rian Malan Publisher Vintage Classics Release date 20150429 Pages 519 ISBN 0-09-958346-1 ISBN 13 978-0-09-958346-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Brazil is a country of city dwellers undergoing radical transformation: over 85 per cent of the country s citizens live in cities and over 40 per cent of the population live in metropolises of more than a million people. Whereas previously urban growth had been ad hoc, preparation for the FIFA World Cup in 12 cities across the country in 2014, and for the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio, changed all that. Several Brazilian cities have proactively invested in infrastructure and the public realm. And a number of projects by international starchitects have heightened interest in Brazil from architects and urban practitioners abroad. The failure of public authorities to meet their ambitious aspirations for the sporting mega-events sparked a series of street protests across the country under the banner of the right to the city, beginning in 2013. For Brazil, this was an entirely new phenomenon, one which has unveiled the potential for bottom-up influences to effect urban change. The focus of this issue, though, is on design projects that contribute a strong sense of place to their respective cities, highlighting also the integration of landscape design in urban planning and community interventions that seek to address the enormous disparity between the lives of the country s rich and poor. Contributors: Ricky Burdett, Thomas Deckker, Gabriel Duarte, Sergio Ekerman, Nanda Eskes and Andre Vieira, Alexandre Hepner and Silvio Soares Macedo, Circe Monteiro and Luiz Carvalho, Joana Carla Soares Goncalves, Jaime Lerner, Ana Luiza Nobre, Justin McGuirk, Francesco Perrotta-Bosch, Maria do Rocio Rosario, Fernando Serapiao, Guilherme Wisnik Featured architects: AECOM, Biselli Katchborian, Brasil Arquitetura, Santiago Calatrava, Studio Arthur Casas, Diller Scofdio + Renfro, Herzog & de Meuron, Vigliecca & Associados Features Summary Brazil is a country of city dwellers undergoing radical transformation: over 85 per cent of the country s citizens live in cities and over 40 per cent of the population live in metropolises of more than a million people. Author Hattie Hartman Publisher John Wiley & Sons Release date 20160422 Pages 136 ISBN 1-118-97246-5 ISBN 13 978-1-118-97246-5

Buy Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects - Tr. from the Italian of Giorgio Vasa for R580.00

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days A pioneering title, High Definition explores the onslaught of new and highly accurate digital metrology tools in large- and small-scale 3-D scanning and 3-D modelling. Capable of measuring space to an accuracy of less than 1 mm, these tools offer unprecedented precision for the development and interrogation of design before, during and post production. Over the last decade or so, the array of designers digital tools to propose and make their ideas have evolved significantly, but the absence of high-accuracy, zero-tolerance design production has often remained the missing piece between design and fulfilment. Innovative technologies are thus substantially recalibrating the way that designers operate in the world between the drawn and the made, having the power to transform the architect s role from that of visualiser to one that is intensely involved with the realisation of objects and buildings. High Definition will examine the capabilities of advanced technologies in design production through their impact on design theory, practice and greater levels of collaboration between design and manufacturing. It will permeate the entangled world between means and meaning and unravel a new understanding between the representation and production of architectural design. * Contributors include: Philip Beesley, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Gehry Technologies, Ruairi Glynn, Zaha Hadid Architects, ScanLAB Projects, Territorial Agency, Skylar Tibbits, Mike Webb. Features Summary Explores the onslaught of accurate digital metrology tools in large - and small-scale 3-D scanning and 3-D modelling. This book examines the capabilities of advanced technologies in design production through their impact on design theory... Author Bob Sheil Publisher John Wiley & Sons Release date 20140131 Pages 136 ISBN 1-118-45185-6 ISBN 13 978-1-118-45185-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Using Continuous Delivery, you can bring software into production more rapidly, with greater reliability. A Practical Guide to Continuous Delivery is a 100% practical guide to building Continuous Delivery pipelines that automate rollouts, improve reproducibility, and dramatically reduce risk. Eberhard Wolff introduces a proven Continuous Delivery technology stack, including Docker, Chef, Vagrant, Jenkins, Graphite, the ELK stack, JBehave, and Gatling. He guides you through applying these technologies throughout build, continuous integration, load testing, acceptance testing, and monitoring. Wolff's start-to-finish example projects offer the basis for your own experimentation, pilot programs, and full-fledged deployments. A Practical Guide to Continuous Delivery is for everyone who wants to introduce Continuous Delivery, with or without DevOps. For managers, it introduces core processes, requirements, benefits, and technical consequences. Developers, administrators, and architects will gain essential skills for implementing and managing pipelines, and for integrating Continuous Delivery smoothly into software architectures and IT organizations. * Understand the problems that Continuous Delivery solves, and how it solves them* Establish an infrastructure for maximum software automation* Leverage virtualization and Platform as a Service (PAAS) cloud solutions* Implement build automation and continuous integration with Gradle, Maven, and Jenkins* Perform static code reviews with SonarQube and repositories to store build artifacts* Establish automated GUI and textual acceptance testing with behavior-driven design* Ensure appropriate performance via capacity testing* Check new features and problems with exploratory testing* Minimize risk throughout automated production software rollouts* Gather and analyze metrics and logs with Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana (ELK), and Graphite* Manage the introduction of Continuous Delivery into your enterprise* Architect software to facilitate Continuous Delivery of new capabilities Features Summary Using Continuous Delivery, you can bring software into production more rapidly, with greater reliability. A Practical Guide to Continuous Delivery is a 100% practical guide to building Continuous Delivery pipelines that automate rollouts... Author Eberhard Wolff Publisher Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc Release date 20170217 Pages 288 ISBN 0-13-469147-4 ISBN 13 978-0-13-469147-3

Oliver Tambo Speaks This unique collection of speeches, writings and rare interviews, with a foreword by Nelson Mandela, gives a coherent and comprehensive view of the ANCs development, from its origins as a protest movement in the stormy 1950s, through its banning and subsequent reconstitution in exile, into the organisation that it is today. Twenty years on from the first truly democratic elections, South Africans find themselves once again in a period of flux. In Oliver Tambo Speaks, one of the principal architects of the new South Africa expresses his thoughts on what the ANC was, what it became in order to liberate South Africa from oppression and what it should evolve into in order to provide a better life for all. Aside from being a vital historical document, Oliver Tambo Speaks presents us with fresh perspectives on our current situation from one of the greatest political thinkers that South Africa has produced. Author        Oliver Tambo ISBN           0795706855, 9780795706851 Format       Paperback Pages        272p.

  Oliver Tambo Speaks - Kwela - 2012 - Paperback as new. This unique collection of speeches, writings and rare interviews, with a foreword by Nelson Mandela, gives a coherent and comprehensive view of the ANC’s development, from its origins as a protest movement in the stormy 1950s, through its banning and subsequent reconstitution in exile, into the organisation that it is today.  Twenty years on from the first truly democratic elections, South Africans find themselves once again in a period of flux. In Oliver Tambo Speaks, one of the principal architects of the “new” South Africa expresses his thoughts on what the ANC was, what it became in order to liberate South Africa from oppression and what it should evolve into in order to provide a better life for all. Aside from being a vital historical document, Oliver Tambo Speaks presents us with fresh perspectives on our current situation from one of the greatest political thinkers that South Africa has produced.       

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Winner of the 30th anniversary Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Novel Adrian Tchaikovksy's critically acclaimed, stand-alone novel Children of Time, is the epic story of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet. Who will inherit this new Earth? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they discover the greatest treasure of the past age - a world terraformed and prepared for human life. But all is not right in this new Eden. In the long years since the planet was abandoned, the work of its architects has borne disastrous fruit. The planet is not waiting for them, pristine and unoccupied. New masters have turned it from a refuge into mankind's worst nightmare. Now two civilizations are on a collision course, both testing the boundaries of what they will do to survive. As the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, who are the true heirs of this new Earth? Features Summary Originally published: New York: Tor, 2015. Author Adrian Tchaikovsky Publisher Pan Books Release date 20160428 Pages 599 ISBN 1-4472-7330-3 ISBN 13 978-1-4472-7330-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Dobrovic in Dubrovnik traces the past and the present of avant-garde modern architecture constructed in the nineteen- thirties, in the Mediterranean landscape of the south Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. Comprehensive historical, theoretical, and phenomenological readings of events and forms, in two essays by architects Krunoslav Ivanisin and Ljiljana Blagojevic respectively, describe a specific yet, by its spirit, universal Venture in Modern Architecture. Spatially condensed to an area within ten square miles and temporally to less than ten years, these quintessentially modern villas, gardens, and hotels built seventy years ago by the architect Nikola Dobrovic (1897- 1967), are presented through previously unpublished original design drawings, black and white photographs from the period of their construction, and the contemporary color photographs by Wolfgang Thaler. The color plates depict precisely the beauty in decay of heroic works of international modern architecture and convey admirably their meaningful Mediterranean resilience. Features Summary Dobrovic in Dubrovnik traces the past and the present of avant-garde modern architecture constructed in the nineteen- thirties, in the Mediterranean landscape of the south Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea... Author Krunoslav Ivanisin (Author), Wolfgang Thaler (Author), Ljiljana Blagojevic (Author) Publisher Jovis Verlag Gmbh Release date 20151101 Pages 160 ISBN 3-86859-357-8 ISBN 13 978-3-86859-357-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days A Manifesto For Social Change is the third of a three-volume series that started seven years ago investigating the causes of our country¿s ¿ and the continent¿s ¿ development obstacles. Architects of Poverty: Why African Capitalism Needs Changing (2009) set out to explain what role African elites played in creating and promoting their fellow Africans¿ misery. Advocates for Change: How to Overcome Africa¿s Challenges (2011) set out to show that there were short-term to medium-term solutions to many of Africa¿s and South Africa¿s problems, from agriculture to healthcare, if only the powers that be would take note. And now, more than 20 years after the advent of democracy, we have A Manifesto For Social Change: How To Save South Africa, the conclusion in the ¿trilogy¿. This book started its life as Gridlocked, but through the process of research undertaken by Moeletsi and Nobantu it has evolved into a different project, a manifesto that identifies some of South Africa¿s key problems and what is required to change the country¿s downward trajectory. Features Summary A Manifesto for Social Change is the third of a three-volume series that started seven years ago investigating the causes of our country’s – and the continent’s – development obstacles... Author Moeletsi Mbeki (Author), Nobantu Mbeki (Author) Publisher Picador Africa Release date 20160516 Pages 131 ISBN 1-77010-497-6 ISBN 13 978-1-77010-497-6

Editor: Michael Lazenby Publisher: AD. Donker (1975) Edition: First Edition ISBN-10: 0949937290 ISBN-13: 9780949937292 Condition: Very good, the DJ has chipping on the edges, a 3 cm closed tear at the bottom, and smaller tears at the spine and edges, some light rubbing. minor staining to the texblock corners, some of the pages have a minor dent on the bottom corner else the contents is unmarked, tightly bound copy. Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket Pages: 274 Dimensions: 25.2 x 20.8 x 2.7 cm +++ Edited by Michael Lazenby +++ Housing People: Edited by Michael Lazenby. Proceedings of the Housing 75 Conference Johannesburg October 1975 arranged by the Institute of South African Architects.

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Divided into three chapters, Houses in the City, Houses in the Country and Places People Go To, the book showcases some of MBA's most spectacular projects, showing site pictures before, during and after construction. Most architecture books gloss over the nightmare part of the build, but the authors are keen to explain exactly what to expect during the process. Scattered throughout the book are some of the inspirations for MBA's designs, things they like and items that inspire them. While much of their work is focused in Central London, MBA has undertaken commissions worldwide including France,Germany and Los Angeles. In particular, their work for the Soho House Group and their emphasis on recycling and the environment have been the hallmarks of their success. Whether their commissions are commercial, residential or charitable, country or town houses, hotels, restaurants or bars, MBA create spaces you really want to eat, live or stay in. A quirky sense of humour is always at play, infusing their work with an empathy and warmth that many architects in the same filed just miss. Theirs is a vibrant and very busy practice. Format:Hardback Pages:160

Spaced Out: Radical Environments of the Psychedelic Sixties Alastair Gordon The utopian sixties inspired revolutionary and alternative ways to live, love, and entertain—and equally radical spaces to do it in. Stimulated by the psychedelic drug culture, rebel designers and architects distorted space to create womblike coves and isolation chambers, forging a spatial vocabulary that still reverberates today. At the same time, the tune-in-turn-on-drop-out message lured youths into far-flung communes, often under the roofs of brightly painted geodesic domes draped and tie-dyed fabric. Idealistic and anarchic enclaves with names like Drop City and Morning Star redefined the concept of community, inventing a wildly spontaneous way of building and dwelling. For the first time, these ephemeral spaces are brought together in Spaced Out. The many never-before-published photographs and an inventive text by acclaimed author Alastair Gordon show in detail the spirit and ideas of this radical period. Product details Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications; 01 edition (1 April 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 0847831051 ISBN-13: 978-0847831050 Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 3.2 x 31.3 cm