A new type of architecture has emerged in the last 10 years: the iconic landmark building. Driven by social & commercial forces & the demand for instant fame, it has to be both an amazing piece of surreal sculpture & an understated insertion into the urban fabric. Following in the wake of Frank Gehry's New Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, architects such as Norman Foster, Peter Eisenman, Enric Miralles, Zaha Hadid, Coop Himmelblau, Daniel Libeskind, Renzo Piano, Will Alsop & Rem Koolhaas have created a series of lively architectural icons that have courted publicity & controversy in equal measure. Some are successful creations that fulfil their contradictory requirements; others are Malapropistic metaphors that make the public wince. With a mixture of wit, irreverence & sympathy, leading architecture critic Charles Jencks surveys the recent history of the iconic building & then focuses on ten key examples. These include Norman Foster's Swiss Re. building in London (known as ' The Gherkin'), Frank Gehry's Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles & Daniel Libeskind's project for Ground Zero in New York. Short interviews with some of the major architects are included, & a series of imaginative analytical drawings by Madelon Vriesendorp reveal some of the provocative associations that bring the buildings to life. The size of this book is 31cm in height & 20cm wide with 223 pages ...

Iconic Cars
- A pair from Ford & the most famous VW ever built. Life style cars as you've probably never seen of thought of them
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A collection of hundreds of full-colour illustrations & pencils spanning the entire career of the successful & popular artist Jim Lee. It

Includes:: his work on " Batman' & " Superman", Vertigo titles, & Wild Storm heroes Wild CATs, Divine Right & Deathblow, accompanied by interview material from the man himself.

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This fantastic 3 Disc Box Set
Includes:: Flying Scotsman
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Intended for use alongside the Essentials GCSE ICT Revision Guide, this workbook

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When foreign families converge on Provence for a better life, it seems as if sunshine, drinking & partying will create an idyllic little community of like-minded sorts. But compelled to venture far from this Eden to Africa, two of the couples lives are ...

Reflects the advanced developments in Disney & Disney-Pixar animation such as the apocalyptic tale of earth's failed ecosystem, WALL-E. This title examines a range of Disney's feature animations, in which images of wild nature are central to the narrative. ...

Piece together the humorous titles & colourfully illustrated spines of these books that could be found on anyone's shelf! From the creative mind of artist Jane Mount & her company for booklovers, The Ideal Bookshelf: Universal 1000pc Puzzle from Galison features a more universal work than the customized bookshelves she normally creates for voracious readers everywhere. This is the perfect for any book lover in your life, even if that's yourself! Product Information: • Ideal Book Shelf  • Jigsaw Puzzle • Brand: Galison • Pieces: 1000 • Measures: 29.1 x 21.3cm when complete   ...

Describes how dozens of the author's ideas came to be, how they succeed or sometimes disastrously fail. This title presents some of his ideas such as a range of adult sweets called ' Clitoris Allsorts' & a documentary that involved him going undercover as a 16-year-old schoolboy (when he was 30) & the launch of his own currency
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Thought can, & does, change the world. &, in turn, ideas evolve. Fundamentalism, globalisation & bioethics are defining our future just as Marxism, feminism or existentialism have influenced our present. So what do we need to know as we move into the 21st century? This is A. C. Grayling's personal & heartfelt guide to the ideas that shape our world. Covering religion, philosophy, scientific theory & political movements, each essay illuminates, elucidates & provokes. Written with Grayling's customary fire & erudition, the result is a book which arms readers with knowledge & engages them in philosophical debate. ...