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In a series of interrelated essays, this book describes the British Library and the issues surrounding its design, construction, purpose and place in the architectural canon. Examining the experience of the building together with its form, these essays explore the ideas and aspirations behind its conception and its construction, offering insight into this striking, controversial, and stimulating building. For artists, architects and building professionals interested in the current debates concerning architecture and our culture, The Architecture of the British Library at St. Pancras is a stimulating read.
'Landscape Stories' offers a selection from the works of photographer Jem Southam. Each series of pictures describes the subtle changes in the landscape of the English West Country that he has witnessed over years of close observation, concentrating on water features.
A title exploring the isolated expanses of the British coastline and countryside and featuring new works by leading contemporary artists such as L.S. Lowry, Paul Nash, Tim MacMillan, Tania Kovats and Edward Burra. These artists have developed a close bondwith the places that nourish their vision.
A handbook presenting a selection of photographs in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Thoroughly illustrated with images of the buildings under discussion, advertisements, and other historical photographs, Britain is an authoritative, yet highly accessible, account of twentieth-century British architecture.
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