Category Travel

The Romance of the Grand Tour: 100 years of Travel in South East Asia (PB)

April 5, 2019 Architecture / History / General, Asian Culture & History, Asian Writing, Travel

by Kennie Ting
ISBN 9789811408465
280 x 242mm
Paperback; 208 pages
Pub Date: May 2019
BIC: HBJF, WTLC, WTL

Celebrating a “golden age” of travel, this book retraces the steps of a Grand Tour of South East Asia from the turn of the 20th century to the present day. The Romance of the Grand Tour explores the living heritage of 12 exotic port cities... ....

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Barcelona Sketchbook: Homage to Catalan Architecture

April 13, 2018 All Books, Architecture / History / General, Travel

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 Byfield strolls with his sketchpad.....

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This is Singapore

February 24, 2017 Architecture / History / General, Travel

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include the Marina Bay Sands’ iconic towers, Gardens by the Bay and the new Business District extension is hopelessly out of date.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

September 8, 2016 Travel

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

September 8, 2016 Travel

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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