Edward Hollis
Edward Hollis studied Architecture at the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh before joining a practice, working first on ruins and follies in the coastal lagoons of Sri Lanka and then on Victorian villas, old breweries and town halls in Scotland. He now teaches Interior Design at Edinburgh College of Art and this is his first book.
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The Secret Lives of Buildings From the Parthenon to the Wailing Wall (First Hardback Edition)
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
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The Secret Lives of Buildings Launch Party
A few snaps from Ed Hollis' jolly launch party at Daunt Books in Holland Park.
Guardian First Book Award
Edward Hollis' The Secret Lives of Buildings has been longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.
Praise for The Secret Lives of Buildings
Christopher Woodward, director of the Garden Museum raves over The Secret Lives of Buidlings.
Recent Related Events
Edward Hollis at the Wigtown Book Festival on Sunday 27th September 2009 at 4.30pm
Edward Hollis will be speaking about The Secret Lives of Buildings at the Wigtown Book Festival on Sunday 27th September 2009 at 4.30pm.
Edward Hollis at the Edinburgh Central Library on Saturday 26th September 2009
Edward Hollis will be speaking about The Secret Lives of Buildings as part of the Bridge Reading series at the Edinburgh Central Library on Saturday 26th September 2009.
Edward Hollis at the Throckmorton Literary Festival on Sunday 20th September 2009 at 11.00am
Edward Hollis will be speaking about The Secret Lives of Buildings at the Throckmorton Literary Festival on Sunday 20th September 2009 at 11.00am.
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