Secret Lives of Buildings, Architecture Design Edition by Scottish Author and Publisher
Secret Lives of Buildings Book : Publication
Hardback by Edward Hollis for Portobello Books, Edinburgh, Scotland
12 Aug 2009
The Secret Lives of Buildings
From the Parthenon to the Wailing Wall
(First Hardback Edition)
Author: Edward Hollis
Published: 1st Sep 2009
RRP: £25
Advance praise for Edinburgh architect Edward Hollis’ first book, THE SECRET LIVES OF BUILDINGS, coming from Metropolitan Books in early Autumn 2009:
“Edward Hollis rewrites architectural history in this beautiful and unsettling study of how the masterpieces of Western architecture have changed over time. Temples become mosques; monuments become ruins; deserts become cities, and deserts again. After reading this book, no building will seem quite the same.”
Christopher Woodward, author of In Ruins: A Journey Through History, Art, and Literature.
12 Aug
The Author – Edward Hollis
Education:
Cambridge University, England – Architecture degree
Edinburgh University, Scotland – Architecture diploma
Practice:
Worked for Richard Murphy Architects, Edinburgh, Scotland
Employment:
Edinburgh College of Art – Interior Design tutor
Napier University – Interior Architecture lecturer
The Secret Lives of Buildings
Description by Portobello Books
“Brilliantly original, gorgeously crafted, and truly illuminating – a book that takes us from the colossal achievements of antiquity to the contest for Ground Zero, telling stories about buildings and the ways they change”
Architectural Design
European Architecture Walking Tours : city walks by e-architect
Architecture Design Books – chronological list of publications
Contemporary Architecture Books
Edward Hollis is an architect and designer who teaches at the Edinburgh College of Art. Trained at Cambridge and Edinburgh universities, he worked for five years in the United Kingdom as a practicing architect, specializing in alterations to historic buildings.
He currently lives in Edinburgh, where he is Reader in Interior Design and Deputy Director of Research at Edinburgh College of Art in the University of Edinburgh.
Architecture in Scotland
Contemporary Architecture in Scotland – architectural selection below:
Paisley Museum Building News, western Scotland
Design: AL_A
image courtesy of architects office
Paisley Museum Renewal
Plans to transform Paisley Museum into a world-class visitor destination telling the town’s unique stories, including that of the globally admired Paisley Pattern. This architectural project has taken a major step forward as The National Lottery Heritage Fund announced £3.8million of support for the project.
Charnock Bradley Building, Easter Bush, Midlothian
Design: Atkins
image Courtesy architecture office
Charnock Bradley Building Roslin
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