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The dramatic, untold story of the world’s biggest creative rivalry This is the epic, never-before-told story of two titans of modern industry, two utterly different visionaries who came to shape the world like never before. Richard Rogers and Norman Foster studied together at Yale University...

The discovery of a forgotten graveyard upends a multi-million-dollar Manhattan real estate deal in this richly drawn exploration of the crisis of urban homelessness and its intersection with history In late 2019, the Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC) put a $1 million nonrefundable downpayment...

From Pulitzer Prize-winning design critic Alexandra Lange, a beguiling look at the waste-not architecture of the 1970s—and the consequences of leaving it behind. In 1977, Jimmy Carter sat by a fire and urged Americans to lower their thermostats, “live thriftily,” and help their neighbors...

The extraordinary life of the pioneering New York Times architecture critic who changed how Americans saw our cities. For fifty years, Ada Louise Huxtable (1921–2013) was the preeminent writer on architecture in America and a passionate voice in defense of civic beauty and the public good. The...

From snaky Echidna – half-nymph, half snake and mother of monsters – to the fearsome bull-headed Minotaur, the strange and terrible creatures of Greek myth have been grabbing our attention for thousands of years. In Irresistible Monsters, bestselling author, broadcaster and passionate...

A globe-spanning, never-before-told epic history of the garden—from antiquity to present Gardens have always been sacred spaces, allowing humans both to return to nature and to tame it. Avid gardener and literary historian Jonathan Bate traces our fascination with gardens across four millennia...

From the bestselling author of WABI SABI (translated into 29 languages) comes a luminous treatise on how to build a spacious life in the modern world ma 間 (noun): space; pause; gap; distance; interval Wind whispers in the pines, calling us into the space between things. This kind of space, an...

The co-founder of The Modern House and Inigo draws on psychology, sociology, design principles and firsthand accounts to examine how our homes and domestic habits have the power to make us feel profoundly better in every aspect of life. As a society, we’re spending more time at home than ever...

Against the social trust crisis of our era, an acclaimed urbanist shows how we can design healthy relationships back into our communities, online spaces, and nations.  Imagine you dropped your wallet and a stranger found it. Would you get it back? Your answer to this question says a lot about...

An in-depth, nonpartisan analysis of gentrification as an opportunity to make change work for everyone from a veteran architect and urban planner. Constant transformation is a given in urban life. However, re-vitalization and growth projects can often be sources of loss and displacement for many...

A Pulitzer Prize–winning architectural critic explores how modern cities thrive when urban planning leaves room for happy accidents and innovations. “A city is not a symphony, composed as a single work,” Paul Goldberger writes. “It is more like jazz, with its mix of order and...

What is your home asking you to carry that it could be carrying instead? Remembering where things belong. Managing unfinished tasks. Tolerating uncomfortable lighting. Finding the energy to begin again. For people with ADHD, autistic people, and others with sensory or executive-function...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Deep within a magical garden filled with glowing flowers, sparkling lakes, and heart-shaped trees, lives a gentle capybara named Cappy. Although kind and caring, Cappy struggles to see the special qualities within himself. When a mysterious voice calls...

Few civilisations capture our imagination like Ancient Egypt. Home to pharaohs and kings, breathtaking structures and astonishing tombs, it was a culture light years ahead of its time that laid the foundations for our modern world. Join bestselling historian Bettany Hughes as she unearths the...

Water is the one problem off-grid living can't improvise around — and most people don't think about it until it's already too late.If you're buying rural land, building a cabin, or planning a homestead, this handbook walks you through every major decision about your water supply before you're...

Bloomsbury presents Shakespeare's House by Richard Schoch, read by Mike Read. '[A] page-turning story' - Laurie Maguire, Times Literary Supplement 'A terrific addition to the Shakespeare library ... eye-opening.' - Michael Billington, Country Life Richard's Schoch's compelling history of...

What if a simpler, more independent life was within reach?Living beyond conventional infrastructure can offer greater resilience, freedom, and connection with the essentials of everyday life—but getting there requires more than a dream and a piece of land.Off-Grid Living takes an honest...

一场跨越生死的极致悲恋，最终淬炼成莫卧儿帝国最耀眼的建筑奇迹。跟着平实亲切的沉浸式旁白，在阿格拉河畔庭园中开启一场跨越时空的漫步。感受一位失去挚爱的帝王如何在无尽的哀思中，用绝美的白色大理石与极致的...

在黄沙漫天的努比亚绝壁深处，一位野心勃勃的古埃及法老用狂热的权力欲望，生生凿出了一座震撼千年的神庙建筑奇迹。无论你是在百无聊赖的拥挤通勤途中，还是渴望在喧嚣夜晚开启一场纯粹的精神逃离，这段沉浸式的音...