Jules Brown

The Rough Guide to Barcelona is the ultimate guide to this intoxicating Spanish city, whether you are backpacking on a budget, or city-breaking in luxury. This up-to-date guide has a full-colour introduction that showcases the colourful streets and astonishing architecture, and there are new full-colour sections exploring Antoni Gaudi and modernism, as well as Barcelona & rsquo;s exotic festivals. The city is covered neighbourhood by neighbourhood,...

Why do we decide that parts of our built environment are worth the special attention that heritage designation brings? How can the character of conservation areas and other historic places continue to evolve to provide new housing, release their economic potential and enhance communities? What are the principles to understand when judging the impact of new development or alterations to our significant heritage assets? And what about the future of...

"A definitive survey of the new wave of innovation in abstract painting, featuring eighty of the most vital contemporary painters from around the world."--Back cover