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Practical Building Conservation series – revised, expanded and updated
Since the original series of Practical Building Conservation appeared in 1988, it has become a standard reference for those caring for historic buildings large and small: essential reading for...
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New English Heritage Conservation Handbooks to be launched at Listed Property...
The first five volumes of the updated English Heritage Practical Building Conservation series will be launched at the Listed Property Show on 18 and 19 February at London’s Olympia (stand H20)....
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‘Learning from Delhi’ wins the Urban Design Publisher award 2012
We’re delighted that Learning from Delhi: Dispersed Initiatives in Changing Urban Landscapes has won the Urban Design Publisher award. Congratulations to Maurice Mitchell, Shamoon Patwari and Bo Tang!...
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New books – Architecture
Architecture Retailising Space: Architecture, Retail and the Territorialisation of Public Space Mattias Kärrholm, Malmö University, Sweden and Lund University, Sweden Practical Building...
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Practical Building Conservation – the first five volumes of the revised and...
Since the original series of Practical Building Conservation appeared in 1988, it has become a standard reference for those caring for historic buildings large and small: essential reading for...
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What to do with an unloved public housing project? Fill it with millions of...
Brian Stater recently reviewed Victoria Watson’s book Utopian Adventure: The Corviale Void in the Daily Telegraph. “What to do with unloved public housing projects is a perennial source of controversy...
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William Alvis Brogden writes about Aberdeen as a “designed city”
William Alvis Brogden’s book about the development and design of the city of Aberdeen was published earlier this year. You can find out more about A City’s Architecture: Aberdeen as “Designed City” on...
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Congratulations to author Janet E. Snyder on winning the SECAC Award for...
Posted by Luana Life, Marketing Coordinator Congratulations to author Janet E. Snyder on winning the SECAC Award for Excellence in Scholarly Research, 2012 for her book, Early Gothic Column-Figure...
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The Political Unconscious of Architecture, edited by Nadir Lahiji – now...
We are pleased to say that The Political Unconscious of Architecture edited by Nadir Lahiji is now available in paperback. Thirty years have passed since eminent cultural and literary critic Fredric...
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Architects Journal review of Nationalism and Architecture edited by Raymond...
Posted by Fiona Dunford, Marketing Executive An entertaining review of the book Nationalism and Architecture appeared in a recent edition of the Architects Journal written by James Pallister. From the...
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A Life in Education and Architecture – Mary Beaumont (Crowley) Medd
Catherine Burke’s book on the architect Mary Beaumont (Crowley) Medd was reviewed by Harriet Harriss earlier this year in the Times Higher Ed Burke, a historian of education, shows mastery of her...
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Urban Maps, by Richard Brook and Nick Dunn
Urban Maps: Instruments of Narrative and Interpretation in the City is now available in paperback. Written by Richard Brook and Nick Dunn from Manchester School of Architecture, the book considers the...
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The Greening of Architecture by Phillip James Tabb and A. Senem Deviren
Posted by Fiona Dunford, Marketing Executive What are the five most important steps in the greening of Architecture? Which of the early green design strategies can be considered up-to-date? Who will...
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Recent reviews by the LSE Review of Books
The LSE Review of Books regularly features Ashgate titles. It’s a fantastic site for book reviews in general, and covers a wide range of social science topics, including sociology, politics and IR,...
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Nigel Bertram wins prestigious AIA award for Furniture, Structure,...
Posted by Fiona Dunford, Marketing Executive Ashgate is pleased to announce that Nigel Bertram, author of Furniture, Structure, Infrastructure has received the Bates Smart Award for Architecture in the...
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A Controversial Subject – The Architecture of Abortion Clinics
Posted by Fiona Dunford, Marketing Executive Recently interviewed by the on-line journal Women in the World Lori Brown shares her experiences and responds to the debate with some thought-provoking...
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Congratulations to Catherine Burke, winner of the Anne Bloomfield Book Prize
Posted by Fiona Dunford, Marketing Executive Ashgate are delighted to announce that A Life in Education and Architecture: Mary Beaumont Medd has received the Anne Bloomfield Book Prize: an award given...
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“Just the right amount of provocation for readers”– Demolishing Whitehall...
Posted by Fiona Dunford, Marketing Executive Ashgate are pleased to announce that Adam Sharr and Stephen Thornton, authors of Demolishing Whitehall: Leslie Martin, Harold Wilson and the Architecture of...
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Pioneering women in Post-War Architecture and Planning
Posted by Fiona Dunford, Marketing Executive In marking the celebration of International Working Women’s Day on March 8th this year, it is good to look back and recognise the achievements of pioneering...
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A tour of Spanish Rome
Originally posted on Life at the BSR: Flagellation of Christ by Sebastiano del Piombo, 1516–24 Earlier this month, the staff and award-holders of the BSR were extremely fortunate to have been given a...
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