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From the structure to plantings, lighting, and furnishings, there’s a free flow of space, through the house and out to the horizon. The quiet authority of McClean’s houses exerts a calming influence. There’s a sense of formality and spareness in the architecture, a reduction to essentials, serving not as a constraint, but as a foil to the landscape and the relaxed character of the interior spaces; wood strip floors, cabinetry, and natural stones add warmth, as do the soft furnishings in neutral tones. 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This is a celebration of the best talent as well as clients with the imagination and means to commission houses that are one-of-a-kind and advance the art of architecture.     California is a hotbed of sustainable construction, as mandated by state legislation, and all of these houses employ active and passive strategies to reduce their carbon footprint. There’s a strong emphasis on natural light and ventilation, thermal insulation and solar panels. Rainwater is harvested for irrigation. These are homes constructed to conserve energy, withstand earthquakes and, often, to resist wildfires, but without losing their aesthetic appeal.     The selection ranges from a landscaped concrete dome to an inflatable shelter that can be assembled and relocated as easily as a tent. An expansive ocean-front retreat contrasts with a bungalow that has been transformed on a shoestring budget and a weekend cabin in a desert wilderness. One house cascades down a wooded hillside, another spans a creek, and several more are tucked into confined city lots.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56290372911477,"sku":"9780500027127","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780500027127_ea9853c3-4e13-4d02-a300-421882fd30d7.jpg?v=1786013607"},{"product_id":"9780500343401","title":"Architects' Houses","description":"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.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56290480816501,"sku":"9780500343401","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780500343401_b6ce02aa-5008-4490-a1b3-0ecc24b60cfc.jpg?v=1786013555"},{"product_id":"9780500296394","title":"Building Community","description":"Building Community is an in-depth, wide-ranging survey of contemporary apartment buildings, not as raw canvases for interior decoration but as a building type of growing significance. An introduction presents the history of multiple-occupancy housing through its most innovative 20th-century exemplars, from the urbane blocks of Auguste Perret and Henri Sauvage in Paris, to the landscaped housing estates of Weimar Germany and the visionary schemes of Le Corbusier. The heart of the book features 39 recent or ongoing projects, designed by leading international studios and rising talents. Buildings range from social housing and micro apartments to urban villages, megastructures and innovative high-rises. Each project is considered for the way in which it enriches the lives of residents and the city, and is shown through drawings and photographs, taken from the street and within. The book also includes interviews with such contemporary masters of apartment design as Michael Maltzan, Lorcan O’Herlihy, Édouard François and Bjarke Ingels.     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Italian Nineteenth Century Instrumental Music aims to introduce readers to the wealth of non-operatic, instrumental music written by Italian composers in and around the 19th century. It also examines how the important historical and political events that marked the course of the century affected the country’s musical scenario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brief survey focuses on some of the most representative musicians of the period, many of whose names will be unfamiliar to the general public. The works of Saverio Mercadante, Alessandro Rolla, Antonio Bazzini, Giovanni Sgambati, Giuseppe Martucci and many others are still awaiting the full recognition they deserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith\u003cem\u003e Italian Nineteenth Century Instrumental Music\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Webb provides further impetus for a reassessment of this largely unexplored sector of Italian music.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368203301237,"sku":"9781836285687","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781836285687_b84b11fb-abd0-4984-841e-68359d744f3d.jpg?v=1786027799"},{"product_id":"9781911422495","title":"Archigram: The Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eArchigram comprised Warren Chalk (1927-88), Peter Cook (1936-), Dennis Crompton (1935-), David Greene (1937-), Ron Herron (1930-94), and Michael Webb (1937-). Together they envisioned the future of architecture in ways that enthralled a generation. In an era defined by the space race, they developed a ‘high-tech’, lightweight, infra-structural approach that stretched far beyond known technologies or contemporary realities. They devised autonomous dwellings and focused on survival technology; they experimented with megastructures and modular construction systems; they explored mobility through the environment, and the use of portable living capsules: all through the medium of an incredible series of drawings and models. Archigram’s influence has been profound and enduring. They gave the high-tech movement its impetus; they inspired architects such as Renzo Piano and Norman Foster; and they laid the ground for the design of buildings such as the Pompidou Centre. Edited and designed by Archigram member Dennis Crompton, this book catalogues Archigram’s activities over fourteen years, together with commentaries by the architects and critics writing then and now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56420120559989,"sku":"9781911422495","price":75.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781911422495_e648d99b-330c-4163-b20d-5018a95cefd0.jpg?v=1786029693"},{"product_id":"junior-history-book-2","title":"Junior History Book 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJunior History Book 2 introduces Key Stage 2 pupils to the fascinating ancient civilisations of Greece and Rome. \u003c\/b\u003eIn this book, pupils will be enchanted as they meet the key figures of the period including Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and a whole range of Greek and Roman gods and goddesses. 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