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Barcelona Sketchbook: Homage to Catalan Architecture

Paintings by Graham Byfield | written by Marcus Binney
ISBN 9781786272195
242 X 295 mm (Landscape)
Hardback  with Jacket; 96 pages
Pub Date: March 2018
BIC: AMX, AFCC
A Talisman Book for Laurence King

 

The perfect introduction to the city’s architectural heritage, Barcelona Sketchbook gives visitors and residents insight into a wealth of sights, both grand and intimate in scale. Many facets of the Catalonia capital and surroundings are recorded here, as Graham

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This is Singapore

by Kim Inglis | photography by Jacob Termansen
ISBN 9789811123894
297 x 210mm
Hardback with Jacket; 128 pages
Pub Date: April 2016
BIC: HBJF, AMX

As Singapore is constantly reinventing itself, this book is a timely publication. After all, anything on contemporary Singapore that doesn’t include the Marina Bay Sands’ iconic towers, Gardens by the Bay and the new Business District extension is hopelessly out of date. Yet, this book is much more than a round-up of Singapore’s new urban

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Singapore Notecards | Landmarks

Paintings by Graham Byfield
ISBN 9789811105166
165 x 125mm
12 Notecards & Envelopes, with illustrations
Pub Date: September 2016

This box contains 12 delightful notecards depicting 12 landmark sites in Singapore. Painted by Graham Byfield, each has been chosen for its historical, cultural or architectural significance. Representing the diversity of Singapore, there are Indian, Malay and Chinese buildings, along with some magnificent edifices dating from the colonial era.

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Singapore Notecards | Chinatown

Paintings by Graham Byfield
ISBN 9789811105173
165 x 125mm
12 Notecards & Envelopes, with illustrations
Pub Date: September 2016

This box contains 12 delightful notecards depicting 12 famous sites in Singapore’s Chinatown, an area known for its authentic architecture and colourful cultural life.Painted by Graham Byfield, each has been chosen for its historical, cultural or architectural significance

 

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IN SEARCH OF BAWA: Master Architect of Sri Lanka

by David Robson | photography by Sebastian Posingis

ISBN 9789810999728
234 x 210mm
Hardback; 144 pages
Pub Date: August 2016
BIC: WTL, AMV, AMX

This book answers some important questions about Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka’s pre-eminent architect, and his legacy. A sizeable introduction to Bawa’s world, life, education and work is reviewed by eminent Bawa scholar, David Robson. This precedes a site-by-site tour of 45 of his buildings scattered throughout Sri Lanka. Many are considered “pilgrimage sites” by up-and-coming architects ... ...

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