Directory of British Architects, 1834-1914


Book Description

A comprehensive biographical directory of some 11,000 British architects who worked between 1834 and 1914 .










Canberra 1912


Book Description

This is an account of the planning of the city of Canberra, Australia, describing how the competition to design the city was run, amid boycotts and controversy. It tells of the flamboyant King O'Malley, who oversaw events as Minister for Home Affairs, and how the winning entrant, Walter Burley Griffin, implemented his design.




English Hospitals, 1660-1948


Book Description

From vast asylums to cottage hospitals, this book offers a broad perspective on almost three centuries of hospital architecture and design. It examines hospital buildings constructed between 1660 and 1948, analyzing the changing ideas and institutions that created them.







Building the West


Book Description

This award-winning second edition shares the stories, discovers the aspirations, and celebrates the accomplishments of early architects in British Columbia.




Building Late Churches in North Hampshire


Book Description

Focusing on the period from the mid-eighteenth century to the First World War, this volume covers a major boom in church building, fuelled by population growth and heightened religiosity as well as socio-economic change, with 115 built or substantially modified in the north Hampshire area under study.




Visions of Scotland's Past


Book Description

Published in honour of John R. Hume, this book contains a selection of papers relating to Scottish history and Scotland's building heritage. Tackles issues relating to historical archives and records including still photography and cinema.




Cumulative Book Index


Book Description

A world list of books in the English language.