• Anime Architecture: Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities

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    Anime Architecture presents the most breathtaking environments created by the most important and revered directors and illustrators of Japanese animated films. From futuristic cities of steel to romantic rural locales, the creators of anime have conjured memorable and painstakingly detailed worlds, the influences of which have been felt across cinema, literature, comic books and videogames for decades.

    This volume offers a peerless survey of these cinematic arenas – including materials from Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Tekkonkinkreet – through original background paintings, storyboards, drafts, sources of inspiration and film excerpts.

    A celebration and resource produced in direct collaboration with the original Japanese production studios, Anime Architecture offers privileged views into the earliest conception stages of iconic scenes, through to their development into finished films. Anyone who has been touched by the beauty and imagination of classic anime will find page after page of revelation and inspiration. Containing the often secretive creative processes of the major anime studios, this enthusiast’s treasure trove will have its significance for future generations of artists, illustrators, architects, designers, videogame makers and dreamers.

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    £26.30£33.30
  • How to Read London: A crash course in London Architecture

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    Over 2,000 years of settlement give London its unique architectural heritage. Unlike Haussmann’s Paris, neither monarch nor politician imposed their will; private ownership and enterprise shaped the city and defined its parts. Elegant West End squares and crescents hallmark the Classical townscape that emerged between 1600 and 1830, but medieval, Tudor and Victorian enclaves identified by occupation, class or guild make their own design statement, notably in the City and East End. From its renewal after the Great Fire of 1666 as a centre of commerce, culture, finance and as a railway hub, the seat of power and law, How to Read London reveals through the built environment how London’s domestic, civic and commercial landscape has evolved and adapted from imperial capital to global city.

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    £7.30£9.50
  • 100 Houses 100 Years

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    A fascinating insight into Britain’s built heritage and the diverse housing styles of the twentieth and twenty-first century. This book showcases 100 houses – one from each year from 1914 – that represent the range of architectural styles throughout the years and show how housing has adapted to suit urban life. Each house is accompanied by stunning photography and texts written by leading architectural critics and design historians, including Gavin Stamp, Elain Harwood, Barnabas Calder, Ellis Woodman and Gillian Darley.

    From specially commissioned architect-designed houses for individuals and for families to housing built for increased workforces, each of the 100 houses brings a different design style or historical story. There are houses built as part of garden cities, semi-detached suburban houses, housing estates, eco-houses, almshouses, converted factories and affordable post-war homes. The architectural styles encompass mock Tudor, modernist, Arts & Crafts and brutalist and the featured architects include Giles Gilbert Scott, Walter Gropius, Edwin Lutyens, Powell and Moya and David Chipperfield.

    The book also contains essays that explore the social and political aspects of housing design in Britain over the last 100 years, looking at the impact the World Wars had on housing, exploring domestic technology and building materials and asking how the modern house came about.

    Whether exploring Grayson Perry’s folly-like House for Essex, Patrick Gwynne’s modernist glass villa in Surrey, Sarah Wigglesworth’s Straw Bale House or Simon Conder’s black rubber-clad fisherman’s hut in Dungeness, this book gives a glimpse into the wonderful housing in Britain and is a must-have for all fans of design history and architecture.

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    £9.50£23.80

    100 Houses 100 Years

    £9.50£23.80
  • Brutalist Italy: Concrete architecture from the Alps to the Mediterranean Sea

    Containing over 140 exclusive photographs – ranging from private homes to football stadia – across every region of the country, Brutalist Italy is the first publication to focus entirely on this subject.

    ‘Brutalist Italian architecture enthusiasts and concrete completists will be spoilt for choice by Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego’s pictorial tour.’ – Wallpaper*

    What makes Italian Brutalist buildings different to their counterparts in other countries? Containing over 140 exclusive photographs – ranging from private homes to churches and cemeteries via football stadia – across every region of the country, Brutalist Italy is the first publication to focus entirely on this subject.

    Architectural photographers Roberto Conte and Stefano Perego (authors of Soviet Asia) have spent the past five years travelling over 20,000 kilometres documenting the monumental concrete structures of their native country.

    Brutalism – with its minimalist aesthetic, favouring raw materials and structural elements over decorative design – has a complex relationship with Italian history. After World War II, Italian architects were keen to distance themselves from fascism, without rejecting the architectural modernism that had flourished during that era. They developed a form of contemporary architecture that engaged with traditional methods and materials, drawing on uncontaminated historical references. This plurality of pasts assimilated into new constructions is a recurring feature of the country’s Brutalist buildings, imparting to them a unique identity.

    From the imposing social housing of Le Vele di Scampia to the celestial Our Lady of Tears Sanctuary, Syracuse – Brutalist Italy collects the most compelling examples of this extraordinary architecture for the first time in a single volume.

    The book is dual language, with texts in both English and Italian.

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    £18.70£25.60
  • Traditional Japanese Architecture: An Exploration of Elements and Forms

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    By examining the Japanese history of buildings and building designs from prehistory to modern day, lovers of Japan will develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of this island country.

    Simplicity, sensitivity to the natural environment, and the use of natural materials are the hallmarks of Japanese architecture. The Art of Japanese Architecture provides a broad overview of traditional Japanese architecture in its historical and cultural context. It begins with a discussion of prehistoric dwellings and concludes with a description of modern Japanese buildings. Important historical influences and trends–notably the introduction of Buddhist culture from Korea and China, the development of feudalism, and the influence of modern Western styles of building–are all discussed in detail as facets of Japanese design.

    Through all of these changes, a restrained architectural tradition developed in marked contrast to an exuberant tradition characterized by monumentality and the use of bold colors. The book provides tremendous insights into the dynamic nature of Japanese architecture and how it reflects an underlying diversity within Japanese culture.

    The book is profusely illustrated with over 370 color photographs, woodblock prints, maps, diagrams, and specially commissioned watercolors.

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    £16.70
  • Period Homes – Styles & Original Features: An Easy Reference Guide (Britain’s Architectural History)

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    Are you ready to step inside the world of period homes? To unlock the secrets of the iconic buildings we see throughout the cities, towns and villages of Britain? Then this is the book for you.

    Combining detailed illustrations and Trevor Yorke’s trademark easy-to-read explanations, this book reveals everything you need to know about these fascinating buildings.

    Period houses might be all around us, but sometimes it’s hard to know exactly which features to look at in order to date them. Or what to look for if you need to replace an original fitting.

    This book aims to help the reader recognise the common architectural styles and original features from each period, whether they just want to find out more about a particular property, or are trying to restore one.

    If you’re in the middle of renovating a period home, for example, and you want to know which original window style you should be installing, you’ll find it here.

    All styles and periods are covered – from graceful Regency terraces with elegant iron balconies and muscular Victorian houses with colourful stained glass, to Edwardian homes with white patterned timber work, and stylish 1930s semis with curved suntrap windows. From glasswork and doors to fireplaces and floors (plus everything in between) this is a treasure trove of information about the British period homes we love.

    CONTENTS

    • Introduction
    • Chapter 1: HOUSE STYLES – From Neoclassical to Art Deco
    • Chapter 2: WINDOWS – Sashes, Casements & Coloured Glass
    • Chapter 3: DOORS – Panels, Stained Glass & Knobs
    • Chapter 4: EXTERIOR FITTINGS – Railings, Bargeboards & Guttering
    • Chapter 5: INTERIOR STYLES – Adam Style to Art Deco
    • Chapter 6: HEAT & LIGHT – Fireplaces, Ranges & Lamps
    • Chapter 7: WASHING & BATHING – Sinks, Baths & Toilets
    • Chapter 8: INTERIOR FITTINGS – Stairs, Doors & Floors
    • Places to Visit
    • Glossary

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    £5.70
  • Brutal North: Post-War Modernist Architecture in the North of England

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    BRUTAL NORTH offers the first photographic exploration of modernist and Brutalist architecture across the North of England.

    During the post-war years the North of England saw the building of some of the most aspirational, enlightened and successful modernist architecture in the world. For the first time, a single photographic book captures those buildings, in all their power and progressive ambition.

    Over the last few years acclaimed photographer Simon Phipps has travelled and sought out the publicly commissioned architecture of the post-war North. From Newcastle’s Byker Wall Estate, voted the best neighbourhood in the UK, to the extraordinary Park Hill Estate in Sheffield, from Preston’s sweeping bus station and Liverpool’s Royal Insurance Building, these structures have seen off threats to their survival and are rightly celebrated for the imprint they leave upon the skyline and the cultural life of their cities.

    This inspiring invitation to explore northern modernism includes maps and detailed information about all the architecture photographed.

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    £14.20£17.10
  • Architect’s Pocket Book (Routledge Pocket Books)

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    This handy pocket book brings together a wealth of useful information that architects need on a daily basis – on-site or in the studio. It provides clear guidance and invaluable detail on a wide range of issues, from planning policy through environmental design to complying with Building Regulations, from structural and services matters to materials characteristics and detailing. This fifth edition includes the updating of regulations, standards and sources across a wide range of topics.

    Compact and easy to use, the Architect’s Pocket Book has sold well over 90,000 copies to the nation’s architects, architecture students, designers and construction professionals who do not have an architectural background but need to understand the basics, fast.

    This is the famous little blue book that you can’t afford to be without.

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    £23.80£30.40
  • Phantom Architecture

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    ’60 fantastical structures described and illustrated in this colourful and highly entertaining book.’ The Sunday Times

    ‘If you can’t think of a present for the armchair architect in your life – well, problem solved’ The Daily Telegraph

    ‘These ghostly architectural echoes entrance the reader.’ The Field

    ‘This is a lavishly illustrated book of wonder for the dreamer in your life’ The Metro

    A skyscraper one mile high, a dome covering most of downtown Manhattan, a triumphal arch in the form of an elephant: some of the most exciting buildings in the history of architecture are the ones that never got built.

    These are the projects in which architects took materials to the limits, explored challenging new ideas, defied conventions, and pointed the way towards the future. Some of them are architectural masterpieces, some simply delightful flights of fancy. It was not usually poor design that stymied them – politics, inadequate funding, or a client who chose a ‘safe’ option rather than a daring vision were all things that could stop a project leaving the drawing board.

    These unbuilt buildings include the grand projects that acted as architectural calling cards, experimental designs that stretch technology, visions for the future of the city, and articles of architectural faith. Structures likeBuckminster Fuller’s dome over New York or Frank Lloyd Wright’s mile-high tower can seem impossibly daring. But they also point to buildings that came decades later, to the Eden Project and the Shard.

    Some of those unbuilt wonders are buildings of great beauty and individual form like Etienne-Louis Boullée’s enormous spherical monument to Isaac Newton; some, such as the city plans of Le Corbusier, seem to want to teach us how to live; some, like El Lissitsky’s ‘horizontal skyscrapers’ and Gaudí’s curvaceous New York hotel, turn architectural convention upside-down; some, such as Archigram’s Walking City and Plug-in City, are bizarre and inspiring by turns. All are captured in this magnificently illustrated book.

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    £7.60£23.80

    Phantom Architecture

    £7.60£23.80
  • Ando. Complete Works 1975–Today. 2019 Edition

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    Discover the completely unique aesthetic of Tadao Ando, the only architect ever to have won the discipline’s four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize.

    Philippe Starck defines him as a “mystic in a country which is no longer mystic.” Philip Drew calls his buildings “land art” as they “struggle to emerge from the earth.” His designs have been described as haiku crafted from concrete, water, light, and space. But to Ando, true architecture is not expressed in metaphysics or beauty, but rather through space that embodies physical wisdom.

    This thoroughly updated edition spans the breadth of his entire career, including such stunning new projects as the Shanghai Poly Theater and the Clark Center at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Each project is profiled through photographs and architectural drawings to explore Ando’s unprecedented use of concrete, wood, water, light, space, and natural forms. Based on the massive XXL monograph, this edition brings the architect’s definitive career overview to an accessible format.

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    £46.50
  • Whole Enterprise Architecture

    Exploring the context of an enterprise

    Enterprise Architecture and IT Architecture are often seen as one and the same.

    But do you fully understand the overall enterprise of which your organisation is only a part? Whole Enterprise Architecture brings together Tom Graves’ thirty years of experience working in EA in multiple industries around the world, to help you spot and tackle the common pitfalls which plague organisations facing change.

    Presented in a series of approachable articles with diagrams, this book will help all organisations facing change to explore and resolve it effectively.

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    £12.30
  • The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects – Includes Relevant … … Care and repair for this…

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    Thinking of buying a Victorian or Edwardian house? Or maybe you already own one? Either way, this clearly written manual explains all you need to know about the care and repair of these classic properties. Today, many houses of this age are in need of extensive updating and maintenance, having suffered years of neglect. Some have been damaged by misguided home improvements or botched repairs using the wrong materials. Even newly refurbished properties can sometimes conceal dangerous structural alterations and shoddy build-quality. This unique manual provides detailed, expert advice, backed up with clear how to colour photographs, describing where to check for the critical danger signs and how to fix all common defects. Each chapter is devoted to a key part of the house in the style of a professional home survey, guiding you safely through the whole building. The author also investigates potential dangers from subsidence, damp, beetle infestation, fungal decay, lead paint, lead pipes, asbestos and toxic mould . Every old house has a story to tell, and one of the joys of owning a valuable antique building is discovering its history stripping back modern finishes to reveal long lost original features. So the manual also includes a wealth of fascinating information about 19th & early 20th century houses everything from the immeasurable contribution made by Victorian toilet pioneers such as the legendary Thomas Crapper, to why horse hair and dung were common ingredients in building materials. Coming right up to date, the book shows the best ways to upgrade and extend your home for 21st century lifestyles, and reveals which improvements add real value and the ones to avoid. * Discover how your house was built its age, materials and history, also where Victorian building work was sometimes skimped. *The DEFECT / CAUSE / SOLUTION format helps you quickly identify and solve all common defects *Step-by-step photo features show the correct way to carry out repairs and maintenance *Common sense solutions to damp and timber problems *Assessing cracking when to start worrying *How to avoid expensive mistakes and quick fix scams *How to boost thermal efficiency to make your home warm with lower energy bills

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    £16.60£23.80
  • Gaudí: From Nature to Architecture

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    God s architect

    Gaudí s ravishing symbiosis between built environment and natural world

    From the towering Sagrada Família to the shimmering, textured facade of Casa Batlló and the enchanting landscape of Park Güell, it s easy to see why Antoni Gaudí (1852 1926) gained the epithet God s architect . With fluid forms and mathematical precision, his work extols the wonder of natural creation: columns soar like tree trunks, window frames curve like flowering branches, and ceramic tiling shimmers like scaly, reptilian skin.

    With this outstanding attention to natural detail, his inspirations from both neo-Gothic and Orientalist aesthetics, and a lifelong commitment to Catalan identity, Gaudí created a unique brand of the Modernista movement which transformed, and defines, Barcelona s cityscape.

    With seven of Gaudí s projects listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, this book introduces the architect s extraordinary vision and unique legacy, exploring the influences and the details which allow his buildings to impress, inspire, and amaze, one century after their construction.

    About the Series:
    Each book in TASCHEN s Basic Architecture series features: an introduction to the life and work of the architect
    the major works in chronological order
    information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions
    a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings
    approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)

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    £12.50£14.30
  • You Be The Architect: Design Your Own Building | An Architectural Activity Book For Kids 8-12

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    This book is a fantastic starting point for any child interested in designing buildings. Kids will learn architectural drawing techniques and then can apply them by drawing actual floor plans, elevations, cross-section drawings, and two-point perspective drawings on the templates provided. Prolific architect/writer/publisher/voice actor, Albert B. Squid pens this book, like most of his books, in the second-person perspective, allowing the reader/participant to become Squid’s architectural assistant as he slowly guides the reader/participant, step by step in creating architectural drawings for a fictitious client. This book helps future architects and designers to gain confidence and to expand their creative horizons, to experience the wonders of architectural design while being immersed in the world of artistic expression.

    INCLUDES:

    • Architectural drawing techniques and methods
    • Easy step by step tutorials on drawing
    • Templates for different kinds of architectural drawings
    • Floor plan element samples, what goes in them.
    • Floor plan drawing samples and template
    • Cross-section drawing samples and templates
    • Elevation drawing samples and templates
    • Two-point perspective lesson
    • Perspective drawing templates
    • Extra Template set
    • Architect’s sketchbook
    • Design Contest Entry

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    £8.12
  • An Opinionated Guide to London Architecture

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    Following on from the success of An Opinionated Guide to East London, Hoxton Mini Press are developing a series of ‘opinionated guides’ to aspects of London, each offering concise, highly-curated, insider selections alongside stunning, original photography. Two expert writers, Sujata Burman and Rosa Bertoli, have joined forces with architectural photographer Taran Wilkhu to create an unashamedly confident guide to the must-see buildings in London, spanning all the architectural styles: from Art Deco to postmodern, brutalist to futuristic. Over 50 buildings are included alongside four maps with guided city walks.

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    £9.15£9.95
  • 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die

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    With a foreword by Peter St John.

    1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die is a visual testament to the world’s greatest achievements in architecture. Beginning with the marvels of the ancient world and continuing with the masterpieces of our present day, this book details the historical and geographic considerations that influenced the design, with stunning photographs illustrating the technical ingenuity and aesthetic brilliance of architects past and present.

    Comprehensive yet concise, each article includes essential information about the featured structure: who designed it, who commissioned it, key dates in its construction and more. From B
    yzantine and Gothic wonders, through the incredible wealth of the Renaissance and Baroque, and on to the marvels of the twentieth century, this book also culminates with the achievements of the past decade, such as Renzo Piano’s towering Shard London Bridge and the billowing glass sails of Frank Gehry’s Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris.

    Featuring extra material including the world’s finest and most important public and residential buildings from palaces, museums and ground-breaking new residences to unique or unusual structures, such as the ancient Pueblo cliff dwellings and rustic southern Italian trulli.

    1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die is the complete yet accessible guide to the architectural masterpieces of the world – a compendium of familiar landmarks and undiscovered gems that will inform and delight everyone with an interest in architecture.

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    £20.00
  • 5-Minute Sketching: Architecture: Super-quick techniques for amazing drawings

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    Great drawings in just five minutes! Perfect for beginners.

    Professional architect and urban sketcher Liz Steel provides expert tips and inspiring sketches to help you learn to ‘read’ buildings and capture them on paper. Relish the challenge of recording urban spaces – from the domestic to the majestic – in just five minutes!

    This book can help artists of all abilities, especially novices, to understand and reproduce real-life perspective in their drawings. The rules of perspective will become instinctive and the artist can focus on the creative: decorative forms, the setting, the mood, the people, and the activity that gives life to architecture.

    Featuring a comprehensive collection of expert tips, ideas and inspirational examples of amazing 5-minute sketches of architecture, the bite-sized approach of this book shows how little time is needed to make drawing a part of everyday life. It is an ideal introduction to a rewarding pastime and a new source of inspiration for experienced and lapsed sketchers.

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    £9.05£9.99
  • Modern Architecture A–Z

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    With more than 280 entries, this architectural A–Z, now part of our Bibliotheca Universalis series, offers an indispensable overview of the key players in the creation of modern space. From the period spanning the 19th to the 21st century, pioneering architects are featured with a portrait, concise biography, as well as a description of her or his important work.

    Like a bespoke global architecture tour, you’ll travel from Manhattan skyscrapers to a Japanese concert hall, from Gaudí’s Palau Güell in Barcelona to Lina Bo Bardi’s sports and leisure center in a former factory site in São Paulo. You’ll take in Gio Ponti’s colored geometries, Zaha Hadid’s free-flowing futurism, the luminous interiors of SANAA, and Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s unique blend of Scottish tradition and elegant japonisme.

    The book’s A to Z entries also cover groups, movements, and styles to position these leading individual architects within broader building trends across time and geography, including International Style, Bauhaus, De Stijl, and much more. With illustrations including some of the best architectural photography of the modern era, this is a comprehensive resource for any architecture professional, student, or devotee.

    About the series

    Bibliotheca Universalis ― Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!

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    £16.42
  • Zaha Hadid

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    Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect, who for many years built almost nothing, despite winning critical acclaim. Some even said her audacious, futuristic designs were unbuildable.

    During the latter years of her life, Hadid’s daring visions became a reality, bringing a unique new architectural language to cities and structures as varied as the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, hailed by The New York Times as “the most important new building in America since the Cold War”; the MAXXI Museum in Rome; the Guangzhou Opera House in China; and the London 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre.

    At the time of her unexpected death in 2016, Hadid was firmly established among the elite of world architecture, recognized as the first woman to win both the Pritzker Prize for architecture and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, but above all as a giver of new forms, the first great architect of the noughties.

    From her early sharply angled buildings to later more fluid architecture that made floors, ceilings, walls, and furniture part of an overall design, this essential introduction presents key examples of Hadid’s pioneering practice. She was an artist, as much as an architect, who fought to break the old rules and crafted her own 21st-century universe.

    About the series

    Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture series features:

    an introduction to the life and work of the architect

    the major works in chronological order

    information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions

    a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings

    approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts, and plans)

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    £11.99

    Zaha Hadid

    £11.99
  • Lost Futures: The Disappearing Architecture of Post-War Britain

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    • Examines a wide variety of British building types dating from 1945 to 1979, with exquisite photographs of them as they were originally conceived
    • Includes the works of an important array of architects, including Richard Seifert, Alison and Peter Smithson, and Erno Goldfinger
    • Published to complement the display Futures Found at the Royal Academy in February 2017

    Lost Futures looks in detail at the wide range of buildings constructed in Britain between 1945 and 1979. Although their bold architectural aspirations reflected the forward-looking social ethos of the postwar era, many have since been either demolished or altered beyond recognition.

    Photographs taken at the time of their completion are accompanied by expertly researched captions that examine the buildings’ design, creation, the ideals they embodied and the reasons for their eventual destruction. Lost Futures covers many building types, from housing to factories, commercial spaces and power stations, and presents the work of both iconic and lesser-known architects. The author charts the complex reasons that led to the loss of these projects’ ambitious futures, and assesses whether some might one day be recaptured.

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    £12.35£14.95
  • Draw Over Architecture Illustrations: Practice Drawing Over The Grey Lines & Color Modern & Classic Architectural Illustrations. Adult Relaxation.

    Draw Over Architecture Illustrations
    Practice Drawing Over The Grey Lines & Color Modern & Classic Architectural Illustrations. Adult Relaxation.

    Get creative with stunning architecture sketches and guides! This workbook is perfect for all experience levels, providing plenty of room for practice and experimentation.
    Relax and have fun.

    • 100 Pages
    • Printed on one side to avoid pen bleed through paper
    • Draw over the guides
    • 8.5×11 Inches Size
    • Reduce stress and promote relaxation
    • Learn to draw architecture by sketching over illustrations
    • Great gift for an architecture enthusiast
    • Perspective drawing guides
    • Interior design guides

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    £5.99
  • Sustainable Design: A Critical Guide (Architecture Briefs)

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    Written for students and practitioners in the fields of architecture and interior design, our new Architecture Brief Sustainable Design provides a concise overview of all the techniques available for reducing the energy footprint of structures and spaces. With clear, simple language and a practical “can-do” approach, author David Bergman covers everything from the profession’s ethical responsibility, to design structures and spaces that sustain our natural resources, to specific considerations such as rainwater harvesting, graywater recycling, passive heating techniques, solar orientation, green roofs, wind energy, daylighting, indoor air quality, material evaluation and specification, and how to work with green building certification programs.

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    £12.40
  • Atlas of Amazing Architecture: The most incredible buildings you’ve (probably) never heard of

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    This fact-filled guide for kids 7 to 17 explores the world of architecture as you’ve never seen it before, from tiny shacks to vast palaces – and everything in between!

    Praise for Atlas of Amazing Architecture

    ”Given the global spread of coverage and the unusual buildings chosen, this is a must for children’s history, art, and architecture collections”.– Booklist Starred Review

    ”A delightful and informative trip around the globe”. — School Library Journal

    ”Peter Allen has written and illustrated a book that is stunning. I am sure there will be many, like me, who will revisit it time and time again and still find out something new and interesting”. — Just Imagine

    ”A vibrant, wonderful journey across the world and will open the eyes of young readers to the awe-inspiring architecture all around us”. — The BookActivist

    ”Both young and older readers will be drawn in, delighting in a wide-ranging exploration of fascinating buildings who are now getting a bit more exposure thanks to this fun and informative book”. — The AOI

    ”Bursting with fascinating detail, this book is ideal for any budding young architect”. — BookTrust

    ”A wonderful book to generate interest in the built environment”. — Goodreads

    This atlas of architectural wonders eschews the classic children’s book fare of the Pyramids and the Taj Mahal, and instead takes a broader view of what constitutes amazing architecture. Buildings include: the Jameh mosque of Isfahan in Iran, Native American plank houses in New Mexico, Stave Churches in Norway, The Djinguereber Mosque in Mali, and extraordinary 18th century wooden churches on Kizhi Island, Russia.

    Over 50 buildings span all the continents equally throughout history. Each of these buildings is visually striking and architecturally noteworthy; they introduce new engineering technologies or define a movement or capture the essence of a moment in human history. However, despite their significance, they are, for the most part, not part of the main Western architectural canon.

    This book seeks out a more diverse, inclusive approach to what constitutes amazing architecture, and presents it with fresh illustration and clear, punchy text.

    Established illustrator Peter Allen, whose work has been published extensively by Usborne and Walker, brings the illustrations alive in his typical playful and dynamic style .

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    £12.79£14.99
  • Introduction to Architecture

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    A survey of the built environment distills the work of legendary author and illustrator Francis D. K. Ching into a single volume

    Introduction to Architecture presents the essential texts and drawings of Francis D. K. Ching for those new to architecture and design. With his typical highly graphic approach, this is the first introductory text from Ching that surveys the design of spaces, buildings, and cities. In an easy to understand format, readers will explore the histories and theories of architecture, design elements and process, and the technical aspects of the contemporary profession of architecture.

    The book explains the experience and practice of architecture and allied disciplines for future professionals, while those who love the beauty of architecture drawing will delight in the gorgeous illustrations included.

    • Overview of the issues and practices of architecture in an all-in-one introductory text
    • Includes new chapters and introductory essays by James Eckler, and features more than 1,000 drawings throughout
    • Professor Ching is the bestselling author of numerous books on architecture and design, all published by Wiley; his works have been translated into 16 languages and are regarded as classics for their renowned graphical presentation

    For those pursuing a career in architecture or anyone who loves architectural design and drawing, Introduction to Architecture presents a beautifully illustrated and comprehensive guide to the subject.

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    £40.95£45.95
  • The Architecture Of Happiness

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    In The Architecture of Happiness, bestselling author Alain de Botton explores one of our most intense but often hidden love affairs- with our houses and their furnishings. He asks- What makes a house truly beautiful? Why are many new houses so ugly? Why do we argue so bitterly about sofas and pictures – and can differences of taste ever be satisfactorily resolved? To answer these questions and many more, de Botton looks at buildings across the world, from medieval wooden huts to modern skyscrapers; he examines sofas and cathedrals, tea sets and office complexes, and teases out a host of often surprising philosophical insights. The Architecture of Happiness will take you on a beguiling tour through the history and psychology of architecture and interior design, and will change the way you look at your home. ‘Entertaining, stimulating and witty. Clever, provocative and fresh as a daisy.’ Literary Review ‘De Botton’s writing is elegant but utterly accessible . . . beautifully written and thought provoking . . . will make you look at your surroundings in a whole new way.’ Image ‘De Botton is a brave and highly intelligent writer.’ Observer ‘De Botton makes even the most challenging of subjects invitingly simple.’ Eve ‘A powerful eye-opener.’ Mail on Sunday.

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    £10.95
  • Architect’s Pocket Book (Routledge Pocket Books)

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    This handy pocket book brings together a wealth of useful information that architects need on a daily basis – on-site or in the studio. It provides clear guidance and invaluable detail on a wide range of issues, from planning policy through environmental design to complying with Building Regulations, from structural and services matters to materials characteristics and detailing. This sixth edition includes the updating of regulations, standards and sources across a wide range of topics, with a particular focus on sustainability issues. Compact and easy to use, the Architect’s Pocket Book has sold well over 100,000 copies to the nation’s architects, architecture students, designers and construction professionals who do not have an architectural background but need to understand the basics, fast. This is the famous little blue book that you can’t afford to be without.

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    £26.99£28.99
  • Art and Architecture of Sicily

    Art and Architecture of Sicily is the first book to cover the rich artistic heritage of Sicily from prehistory up to the late 20th century. Sicily’s strategic position in the centre of the Mediterranean led to settlement or conquest by a succession of different peoples – Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Muslims, Normans, Germans, French, Spanish – each one leaving its traces on Sicilian culture.

    The book provides a chronological survey, each section opening with a brief historical overview which is followed with an authoritative and engaging account of the development of the period’s art and architecture. The leading architects, artists and stylistic currents are all discussed and outstanding individual buildings and works of art are analysed, some famous, others which may be unfamiliar to readers. While architecture is the principal starting point for the understanding of each period, paintings and sculpture are treated in some detail; archaeology, urban development, patronage and decorative arts are also covered.

    The development of art and architecture in Sicily not interpreted as a story of artistic conquests, but as one of acculturation and creative transformation. The author instead reveals that successive layering of different cultures, and the way each one interacted with its predecessors produced art and architecture quite distinct from anywhere else in Europe. He thus challenges the commonly held view that Sicilian art and architecture is provincial and derivative, merely imitating the art of others.

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    £34.95£39.95
  • How Was That Built?: The Stories Behind Awesome Structures

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    ‘From the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge to building on the moon, this utterly fascinating and visually stunning book is sure to build sky-scraping curiosity in young engineers’ Kate Pankhurst, author of the Fantastically Great Women series

    ‘I adored reading How Was That Built? with my son. The fascinating facts and huge detailed pictures led to lots of interesting conversations for both of us. You will never take buildings for granted again!’ David Walliams, comedian and children’s author

    As seen on Steph’s Packed Lunch and featured in Cerys Matthew’s BBC Radio 6 Music show and ‘The Dreams We Live Inside’ on BBC Radio 4

    Join Roma Agrawal, the award-winning structural engineer who worked on The Shard, for an exciting behind-the-scenes look at some of the world’s most amazing landmarks.

    Meet the extraordinary people who challenged our beliefs about what’s possible, pioneering remarkable inventions that helped build the Brooklyn Bridge in the US, the Pantheon in Italy, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Shard in England and the Sapporo Dome in Japan. Discover the ingenious methods engineers have come up with to enable us to build underground, underwater, on ice and even in space. And learn about the impact different forces and materials can have on a structure by carrying out your own engineering experiments from the ‘Try it at Home’ sections.

    Beautiful and detailed illustrations by Katie Hickey, including cross-sections, skylines and close-ups of engineering techniques in action, provide unique and illuminating perspectives of our most awe-inspiring constructions.

    Get ready to see the built world around you like never before!

    ‘Exploring this beautiful book feels like having a conversation with Roma, full of expert insight and fascinating detail. With playful illustrations, stacks of brand-new information and plenty of context – this is children’s non-fiction at its best’ Isabel Thomas, science writer and author of Moth and Fox

    ‘Skilfully illustrated and filled with remarkable details, this book is a treat for any young engineer. Roma’s breadth of knowledge and genuine passion shines through every page. It’s simply beautiful’ Angela Saini, science journalist and author

    ‘Open this book at any page and you are immediately sucked into the fascination of how things work – a wonderful achievement and a beautiful one too’ Mark Miodownik, materials engineer, broadcaster and author of Stuff Matters

    ‘How Was That Built? is a brilliant and essential book . Hopefully schools and libraries will purchase the book in big numbers because it deserves to be widely read and discussed. I also think it will do a lot to encourage young people to consider a career in construction’ Infrastructure-Intelligence.com

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    £13.25£14.99
  • Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach

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    Salary surveys worldwide regularly place software architect in the top 10 best jobs, yet no real guide exists to help developers become architects. Until now. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture’s many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and presenting architecture, evolutionary architecture, and many other topics.

    Mark Richards and Neal Ford-hands-on practitioners who have taught software architecture classes professionally for years-focus on architecture principles that apply across all technology stacks. You’ll explore software architecture in a modern light, taking into account all the innovations of the past decade.

    This book examines:

    • Architecture patterns: The technical basis for many architectural decisions
    • Components: Identification, coupling, cohesion, partitioning, and granularity
    • Soft skills: Effective team management, meetings, negotiation, presentations, and more
    • Modernity: Engineering practices and operational approaches that have changed radically in the past few years
    • Architecture as an engineering discipline: Repeatable results, metrics, and concrete valuations that add rigor to software architecture

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    £48.54£55.99
  • Architecture: Form, Space, and Order

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    ARCHITECTURE

    THE GOLD STANDARD IN INTRODUCTORY ARCHITECTURE TEXTS, FULLY UPDATED TO REFLECT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD

    For more than forty years, the beautifully illustrated Architecture: Form, Space, and Order has served as the classic introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design. In this fifth edition, more recent additions to the architectural panoply illustrate how contemporary digital and building technologies have influenced the development of architectural forms and spaces and how architectural siting and design have responded to the call for more environmentally responsible buildings. It is designed to encourage critical thought and to promote a more evocative understanding of architecture.

    • The fifth edition is updated with many new urban design and building precedents from a diverse range of cultural and geographic areas
    • New content focuses on the latest technology and trends in structure, construction, materials, and sustainability
    • Includes more than 800 illustrations, many hand-drawn, which demonstrate the foundations and concepts every architect must master

    Architecture: Form, Space, and Order distills complex concepts of design into a clear focus and brings difficult abstractions to life. It explains form and space in relation to light, view, openings, and enclosures and explores the organization of space, and the elements and relationships of circulation, as well as proportion and scale. In addition, the text’s detailed illustrations demonstrate the concepts presented and reveal the relationships between fundamental elements of architecture through the ages and across cultures.

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    £37.59£42.50
  • The Bullet That Missed: (The Thursday Murder Club 3)

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    THE THIRD NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES BY RICHARD OSMAN

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    ‘Full of Osman’s trademark charm, insight and intelligence’ Lee Child
    ‘Tender, hopeful and funny’ Marian Keyes
    ‘I adored this thrilling adventure. His best yet!’ Claire Douglas
    ‘Infectious, charming and full of heart’ Gillian McAllister

    It is an ordinary Thursday and things should finally be returning to normal.

    Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club is concerned. A decade-old cold case leads them to a local news legend and a murder with no body and no answers.

    Then a new foe pays Elizabeth a visit. Her mission? Kill…or be killed.

    As the cold case turns white hot, Elizabeth wrestles with her conscience (and a gun), while Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim chase down clues with help from old friends and new. But can the gang solve the mystery and save Elizabeth before the murderer strikes again?

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    WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES

    ‘Infectious, charming and full of heart’ GILLIAN MCALLISTER

    ‘I adored this thrilling adventure. His best yet!’ CLAIRE DOUGLAS

    ‘Another witty, charming and hugely entertaining read … his best yet’ SUNDAY EXPRESS

    ‘A joy to be back…intrigue, red herrings and loads of charm’GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

    ‘I snickered so much reading this one’ THE OBSERVER

    ‘Opening the new Osman is like sitting down to dinner with treasured friends you know are going to kill you – deliciously!’ PETER JAMES

    ‘Full of humour and heart, Osman delivers another must-read. I loved it’ HARLAN COBEN

    ‘A warm, wise and witty warning never to underestimate the elderly’ VAL MCDERMID

    ‘So smart and funny. Deplorably good’ IAN RANKIN

    ‘Thrilling, moving, laugh-out-loud funny’ MARK BILLINGHAM

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    £5.00£9.99
  • Keira & Me: A tale of two best friends and how they saved each other, from the bestselling Supervet

    08

    Let national treasure Professor Noel Fitzpatrick – the Supervet – break your heart and put it back together again in this beautiful new Christmas story.

    ‘With you by my side, just doing my best was the best thing to do.’

    Keira is an extraordinary dog. She held the key to Noel’s heart from the moment he first met her.

    That’s because Keira doesn’t judge. When Noel struggles, Keira is there to remind him he need only do his best. When he sees only darkness, Keira is ready to lift him back into the light.

    Keira & Me is the real-life story of Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick, his companion Keira and their life together. It captures the incredible bond of unconditional love between us and our canine friends. Inspiring and healing in equal measure, this beautifully illustrated and deeply heartfelt story of Noel and Keira’s journey together teaches us all how to embrace the ups with the downs, the joy and the sorrow, the darkness and the light, that make up a life.

    For animal lovers everywhere, or anyone who needs a little comfort this Christmas, Keira & Me promises to break your heart and put it back together again – even better than it was before.

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    £9.00£18.99
  • Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 2024

    07

    Ripley’s Believe It or Not! will amaze and astound children and adults alike with thousands of strange stories, unusual feats and hair-raising oddities from around the world.

    Bursting with thousands of extraordinary facts and accompanied by lists, stunning photography, infographics, and the science behind some of the weirdest stories, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! will entertain, inform and flabbergast you with stories of people who are pushing the boundaries. This year’s annual takes the reading experience to the next level with mini games, interactive video content, quizzes, secrets to be unlocked and many more innovative features. No Christmas is complete without it.

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    £9.00£22.00
  • Where’s Del Boy?

    03

    National treasure hunt

    Fromage Frais! Del Boy Trotter is on the run, with dodgy detective Roy Slater hot on his heels. With the manhunt going from Peckham to Hull and from Margate to Miami, will the long arm of the law finally catch up with him?

    The police chase plays out over ten minutely detailed, search-and-find artworks, with Peckham Echo front pages, articles and adverts also dropped in throughout, to move the story along.

    In this immersive plunge into the world of Only Fools and Horses, finding Del Boy is just the beginning. The pages are packed with artful clues, in-jokes and subtle references to all 64 episodes, testing the sleuthing skills of life-long fans of the classic show.

    Can Del Boy dodge the detective? Mange tout!

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    £9.99£12.99

    Where’s Del Boy?

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  • Pokémon Creative Collection: The ultimate Pokémon gift box!

    08

    Join Pikachu for the ultimate Pokémon adventure in this creative collection!

    With 3 awesome activity books, a poster, a bookmark and stickers, this a perfect gift for fans of all ages.

    Jam-packed with Pokémon fun, this gift box contains a colouring book, search and find and a how-to-draw book.

    The poster folds out to reveal a group of your fave Poké pals to hang on your wall and the bookmark is perfect for your next Pokémon reading adventure. Plus, some fun stickers of Pikachu and friends.

    Become the ultimate Trainer with this creative collection!

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    £8.00£14.99
  • One Piece Box Set Volume 2: Volumes 24-46 with Premium (One Piece Box Sets)

    07
    This set includes volumes 24-46, which comprise the third and fourth story arcs of the series, Skypeia and Water Seven. With exclusive premiums and great savings over buying the individual volumes, this set is a pirate’s treasure for any manga fan!

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    £86.97£145.00
  • What If?2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

    08

    ‘Nerd royalty’ Ben Goldacre
    ‘Laugh-out-loud funny’ Bill Gates
    ‘Totally brilliant’ Tim Harford

    WHAT IF you still had so many more strange questions about the universe?

    And WHAT IF Randall Munroe, former NASA roboticist and xkcd creator, were prepared to move mountains, fill the solar system with soup and alter the space-time continuum to answer them?

    Whether it’s how to make a lava lamp out of lava or feeding the inhabitants of New York to a T. Rex, welcome to the weird, wonderful (and sometimes terrifying) world of WHAT IF? 2

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    £7.49£10.99
  • Bunny vs Monkey and the League of Doom: 3

    08

    Since he crash-landed to Earth in a rocket, Monkey has been causing absolute mayhem! Bunny and the gang (Squirrel, Pig [the Pig], Action Beaver, and Skunky the Inventor) have almost had enough. Monkey’s eternal struggle for world domination is getting more ridiculous every day, and it’s impossible to predict which bizarre plan he’s going to put into action next . . .

    In this comic extravaganza, the pint-sized friends must face a giant robot whale, a pig cannon, a camping trip that goes wrong . . . oh, and the actual end of the world! Can Bunny and Co stop the apocalypse before it’s too late?!

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    £8.99£9.99
  • Marvel: Ultimate Storybook (Treasury of Superhero Adventures)

    08
    Enjoy a Super Hero story time full of wondrous web-slinging, brilliant battles and glorious galactic adventures!

    Inside you’ll find more than 50 terrific tales and punchy profiles, making this spectacular storybook essential for Marvel fans. This would also make the perfect gift for any aspiring superhero!

    Enjoy over 50 stories from the world of Marvel, including:
    – Avengers
    – Spider-Man
    – Guardians of the Galaxy
    – Black Panther
    – And tons of character profiles!

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    £10.00£24.99
  • Supertato: Presents Jack and the Beanstalk: a show-stopping gift this Christmas!

    08
    A fee-fi-fo-festive treat for Supertato fans this Christmas – an unmissable adventure in this super bestselling series! As seen on TV!

    It’s showtime in the supermarket as Supertato and the veggies put on their very own production of Jack and the Beanstalk, starring The Evil Pea as Jack and Supertato as Jack’s mum.

    There are thrills, spills and the return of a familiar-looking melon-bot as this hilarious, panto-tastic show unfolds. Will Jack’s beans bring him riches beyond his wildest dreams? Will Jack and Supermum be able to escape the fearsome giant?

    All will be revealed…

    Other Supertato adventures by Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet:
    Supertato
    Supertato: Veggies Assemble
    Supertato: Run, Veggies, Run!
    Supertato: Evil Pea Rules
    Supertato: Veggies in the Valley of Doom
    Supertato: Carnival Catastro-pea!
    Supertato: Bubbly Troubly!
    Supertato: Night of the Living Veg
    Supertato: The Great Eggscape!
    Supertato: Mean Green Time Machine

    Also by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet:
    Barry the Fish with Fingers
    Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell
    Norman the No-Bot with No Bottom
    I Spy Island
    I Spy Island: Book vs. Shark

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    £4.00£7.99

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