{"title":"Olivia Horsfall Turner","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"mirror-of-great-britain-book-olivia-horsfall-turner-9781904965381","title":"The Mirror of Great Britain","description":"In studies of seventeenth-century British architecture, Britain has, more often than not, been a synonym for England, yet the geographical and political reality was far more complex. In this book, based on a Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain symposium, emerging and established scholars examine the multi-faceted national identity of architecture across the British archipelago and the Atlantic world. They examine how different architectural forms and features were employed to express political and social realities and aspirations. Ten rich and varied essays encompass Sir James Murray, the Kings Master of Works in Scotland; the fortification of Bermuda; plantation architecture in Ireland; country house design in Wales; architectural style on a Northern Irish estate; Scottish country house and vernacular architecture; the architectural lessons of the Levant; and the gentleman's house on the other side of the Atlantic. The authors are Mark Baker, Brenda Collins, Stephen Hague, Rolf Loeber, Emily Mann, Aonghus McKechnie, Daniel Maudlin, Lydia Soo, Charles Wemyss.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49601921745169,"sku":"GOR012376884","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1904965385.jpg?v=1750867597"},{"product_id":"alphabet-of-architectural-models-book-olivia-horsfall-turner-9781858946979","title":"An Alphabet of Architectural Models","description":"For thousands of years, architects have used models to invent, experiment and communicate. A world in miniature, such models are even more varied in their purposes and materials than their full-scale counterparts. This beautifully designed book explores the uniquely fascinating nature of the architectural model through 26 illustrated essays, one for each letter of the alphabet - from A for 'Ancient' (on the world's oldest models) to Z for 'Zoom' (on the photography of models). Unbound by the practicalities of life-size construction, models allow architects the flexibility and freedom to think in three dimensions. Whether made for purely speculative exercises or to solve a specific problem, they are aids to the imagination. Equally, they can be used as detailed and accurate representations of particular places (either built or as yet unrealized) in order to convey information to patrons or the public. Models can be made in a wide variety of media, from paper, cork and wood to such ephemeral materials as sugar and jelly. Most recently, the advent of digital technologies has transformed possibilities for prototyping, which in turn has greatly influenced architectural design. Models also have a vibrant life beyond the design process. Souvenir models collected on the Grand Tour, 1:1 scale plaster models of architectural fragments displayed in museums, and architectural toys that have delighted children and adults alike are just some of their manifestations outside the architect's office. Written by architects, model-makers, curators, conservators and scholars, the texts in this absorbing Alphabet explore such varied but fundamental issues as modelling materials and techniques, scale, and the role of the model in the design process. They also go beyond conventional accounts to look at models under the X-ray machine, their use in film, and edible models. The result is a wide-ranging, insightful and original account of the multiple lives of the architectural model.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49739533254929,"sku":"NGR9781858946979","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51056933732625,"sku":"NIN9781858946979","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52323465232657,"sku":"GOR011941339","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1858946972.jpg?v=1750995321"},{"product_id":"owen-jones-and-the-v-a-book-olivia-horsfall-turner-9781848226012","title":"Owen Jones and the V\u0026A","description":"Owen Jones (1809–1874), a prolific architect, designer, illustrator and printer, was recognised during his lifetime as one of the most influential contemporary figures in art and design theory. This insightful book, the latest in the V\u0026amp;A Nineteenth-Century Series, explores his relationship with the South Kensington Museum (later the Victoria and Albert Museum), from its inauguration in the 1850s through to his death in 1874. With particular focus on the creation of his celebrated volume The Grammar of Ornament (1856), his decorative scheme for the museum’s so-called ‘Oriental Court’ and the preparation of his lesser-known publication Examples of Chinese Ornament (1867), it offers a fascinating exploration of the identity of the early museum and its imperial context.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49743319695633,"sku":"NGR9781848226012","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50807024943377,"sku":"GOR014079200","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52671130861841,"sku":"NLS9781848226012","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":52879792308497,"sku":"CIN1848226012LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1848226012.jpg?v=1751440869"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-olivia-horsfall-turner.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}