Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) felt a profound empathy with the natural environment, and considered the spiritual essence of trees to be comparable with that of human figures. This book traces Van Goghs development as a painter of trees in the natural landscape from his home province of North Brabant, through Paris to Provence.

From the 1860s through to the early 20th century the rise of Japonisme and the Art Nouveau movement meant that few could ignore or resist the obsession with all things Japanese. This book includes examples of the designed and executed decorative arts of the Meiji periods from the Khalili Collection.

'I perhaps owe it to flowers', wrote Claude Monet (1840-1926), 'that I became a painter.' One of the leading figures of the Impressionist movement and perhaps the most celebrated landscape painter of his age, Monet dedicated his life to capturing the subtleties of the natural world. Trees - willows enveloped in the eerie mists of the Seine, palm trees beneath the bright Mediterranean sun or poplars heavily laden with snow - became a significant motif in his work, and he used them to experimen...

The definitive guide to the Bayeux Tapestry and its legacy, exploring the rich narrative behind its stitches and the turbulent times in which it was created.

The Architecture of Multigenerational Living.

The Architecture of Creative Reuse. Reduce, reuse and recycle. In todays world, there is a renewed enthusiasm for the adaptive reuse of our existing structures at different scales.

Um ein unscheinbares Gebäude in ein begehrenswertes Zuhausezuverwandeln,braucht man nur Kreativität.

Wie kann man aus einem Haus ein Zuhause machen? Gebäude, die man so vorfindet, wie wir heute wohnen möchten, sind eine Seltenheit. Oftmals fehlt es an Platz, an Licht, Energieeffizienz, einer offenen Küche und einem flexiblem Grundriss, der für "Work from Hom" funktioniert und sich an die wandelnden Ansprüche moderner Familien anpassen lässt. Anbauten, Aufbauten, Durchbrüche, geänder...

These extraordinary homes accentuate the cosmopolitan designs of such architectural talents as Gurjit Matharoo from India, Mohamed Amine Siana from Morrocco, and Mariko Mori from Japan. Building private houses, which can sometimes be quite small, they demonstrate creativity and technological inventiveness, shaping the architecture of tomorrow.