The definitive overview of and ultimate resource on the iconic architect-designed houses built in Japan from 1945 to the present. The Japanese House Since 1945 is a cohesive chronology of iconic Japanese houses, presenting 100 architect-designed homes to show developments in form, material, architectural expression and family living over almost eight decades.

An exploration of the Bauhaus school and its legacy in the context of the modernist period, including its wider influence on art, design, and education.

A handbook for the new decade: a book that helps you think about how to slow down, reconnect and live a gentler life.

For as long as cats have coexisted with humans, they have been feared, revered, and respected. They appear as dynamic hunters in Paleolithic carvings and cave paintings; were venerated as gods in ancient Egypt; and still have the power to fascinate and frighten us, as the popularity of Joe Exotic, the self- styled Tiger King, shows. How did we go from hunting, and being hunted by, cats to keeping them as pets in our homes?In this wide-ranging and captivating history, archaeologist Jerry Moore...

An arresting insight into the origins and material culture of Arctic peoples, whose lifestyle is now threatened by climate change.