Collection: Reference

This text explores the spread of Buddhism and shrine-building throughout Asia. It features architectural plans, elevations and diagrams covering a range of places from the Potala to Thuparama Dagaba.

Nomads of the great plains, the ways of family and clan, a bounty from the wild beast, the timeless cycle of ceremony. Examines the history and culture of the Great Plains Indians, describes their handicraft, and looks at the ceremonies and traditions that continue today. Lavishly illustrated wit...

Charts innovations in engineering and building construction from Egypt and Classical Greece and Rome through the building booms of the Gothic era and the Renaissance, and from the Industrial Revolution to the present era of digital modeling.

This book explores the Sydney Opera House's gestation, development and completion. It looks at the individuals whose careers were made or broken, the workers who built it, the politicians, architects and members of the public who championed it.

Beginning with Aboriginal dwellings, the evolution of urban and rural housing is traced, from 1788 to 1980s.

Bulgari tells the story of the world's most famous family of jewelers, goldsmiths and silversmiths, and the pieces that made their name. This book will delight anyone in the fields of fashion and jewelry design, as well as collectors of Bulgari jewels.