Built in 1610 during the reign of James I and remodeled in 1637-1639 by the future first Earl of Dysart, "Ham House" and its gardens have endured through centuries of English history while remaining representative of the styles and culture of the ori...

Today, one in five home owners in American cities and suburbs lives in a multifamily home rather than a single-family dwelling. As the American dream evolves, precipitated by declining real estate prices and a renewed interest in city living, many pr...

Rich in new discoveries and fresh interpretation, this fully revised survey is the perfect companion and guide to one England's most beguiling counties. A profusion of black-and-white timber-framed houses testifies to the prosperity of earlier centur...

When championing the commercial buildings and homes that made the Windy City famous, one can't help but mention the brilliant names of their architects – Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, and Frank Lloyd Wright, among others. But few people are aware o...

Hull is one of the great historic trading centres of northeast England. Severely hit by industrial decline, it has recently begun to see substantial regeneration. Exciting new architectural projects reflect the fierce pride of the community and relat...

The northern half of Hampshire covers territory ranging from the rolling chalk downland of the Test and Itchen valleys to the Wealden edge and the heathlands at the borders with Surrey and Berkshire. Winchester is not only unrivalled for medieval arc...

This book surveys two centuries of Russian history through a succession of ambitious architectural projects designed for a single construction site in central Moscow. Czars, Bolshevik rulers, and contemporary Russian leaders alike have dreamed of glo...

Chetham's School and Library is an exceptional example of fifteenth-century collegiate architecture: the best preserved building of its date and type in England. Located in the heart of Manchester, Chetham's originally lodged the college of fifteenth...

Six remarkable churches built by Nicholas Hawksmoor from 1712 to 1731 still stand in London. In this book, architectural historian Pierre de la Ruffiniere du Prey examines these designs as a coherent whole – a single masterpiece reflecting both Hawks...

We enter petrol stations, make our purchases and leave, without stopping to consider the creative and technical skill that has gone into the genesis of these modern-day icons. Minale's latest book not only provides us with a compendium of recent petr...