The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred & eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world`s most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. & they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth. ...

Concorde airplane model. Replica of the passenger aircraft that came into commercial service in 1976 & retired in 2003. Solid h&-cast, polished aluminum. Perfect addition to any desktop. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

When commercial air services were launched in 1976, Concorde was hailed as one of the wonders of the technological world. Flying at speeds in excess of Mach 2, she was the only commercial airliner ever developed that could maintain twice the speed of sound for periods of over two hours. This is a complete illustrated guide to Concorde, which examines how its designers had to overcome significant challenges in the pursuit of supersonic commercial passenger travel. It documents early opposition to the development of supersonic flight, going on to trace Concorde`s path to commercial success. With stunning photography of the aircraft in development & in service, this gift book tells the story of one of the greatest engineering & technological feats of modern history. ...

A lamp for town & country. Universal appeal, in a style going back to the 1930s. Its natural flair combines well with its utilitarian design & illuminating purpose. Solid brass with an antique bronze finish. Incline & adjust the head for your desired angle. Features a weighted base for added stability. This lamp is built to last. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

First flown in 1969, Concorde was the first supersonic aircraft to go into commercial service in 1976 & made her final flight in 2003. She was operated primarily by British Airways & Air France. British Airways` Concordes made just under 50, 000 flights & flew more than 2.5m passengers supersonically. A typical London to New York crossing would take a little less than three & a half hours compared to around eight hours for a `subsonic flight`. In November 1986 a Concorde flew around the world, covering 28, 238 miles in 29 hours, 59 minutes. Today, Concordes can be viewed at museums across the UK & in France, including at IWM Duxford, Brooklands & Fleet Air Arm Museum, as well as at Heathrow, Manchester & Paris-Orly airports. However, there have been recent reports suggest that a Concorde may start operating commercially again. Through a series of key documents the book tells the story of how the aircraft was designed & developed as well as ground-breaking moments in her commercial history. ...

” In Concorde, Jonathan Glancey tells the story of this magnificent & hugely popular aircraft anew, taking the reader from the moment Captain Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947 through to the last commercial flight of the supersonic airliner in 2003. It is a tale of national rivalries, technological leaps, daring prototypes, tightrope politics, & a dream of a Dan Dare future never quite realized. Jonathan Glancey traces the development of Concorde not just through existing material & archives, but through interviews with those who lived with the supersonic project from its inception. The result is a compelling mix of overt technological optimism, a belief that Britain & France were major players in the world of civil as well as military aviation, & faith in an ever faster, ever more sophisticated future. This is a celebration, as well as a thoroughly researched history, of a truly brilliant machine that became a sky god of its era.” ...

A visual exploration of the world`s most extraordinary & inspiring concrete architecture
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No modern architectural movement has aroused so much awe & so much ire as Brutalism. This global survey profiles 50 brutalist beasts around the world (built between the 1950s to 1970s), & demonstrates how Brutalism infected popular culture. This is architecture at its most assertive: compelling, distinctive, sometimes terrifying. But, as Concrete Concept shows, Brutalism can be about love as well as hate. ...

A unique guide to Toronto`s remarkable examples of concrete & Brutalist architecture from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. This two-sided guide features a map of selected buildings in Toronto & its suburbs, an introduction by an editorial team at Toronto`s ERA Architects, original photography by Jason Woods, & details of forty-seven concrete buildings & structures. ...

Was Britain`s postwar rebuilding the height of midcentury chic or the concrete embodiment of Crap Towns? John Grindrod decided to find out how blitzed, slum-ridden & crumbling `austerity Britain` became, in a few short years, a space-age world of concrete, steel & glass. On his journey he visits the sleepy Norfolk birthplace of Brutalism, the once-Blitzed city centre of Plymouth, the futuristic New Town of Cumbernauld, Sheffield`s innovative streets in the sky, the foundations of the BT tower, & the brave 1950s experiments in the Gorbals. Along the way he meets New Town pioneers, tower block builders, Barbican architects, old retainers of Coventry Cathedral, proud prefab dwellers & sixties town planners: people who lived through a time of phenomenal change & excitement. What he finds is a story of dazzling space-age optimism, ingenuity & helipads -- so many helipads -- tempered by protests, deadly collapses & scandals that shook the government. Concretopia is an accessible & eye-opening history of an aspect of Britain often ignored, insulted & misunderstood. It will change the way you look at Arndale Centres, tower blocks & concrete forever ...