Architecture
Discover the best architecture books, including top picks on architecture design and essential reads .
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Arts & Crafts: From William Morris to Frank Lloyd WrightFollowing on from Art Deco, this is the second volume of Arnold Schwartzman's trilogy on the architecture of the late 19th and early 20th Century, in which he focuses on a group of British craftsmen who decided to turn their backs on the mass...
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Modulbau: Ein Handbuch Aus Der Praxis Für Die PraxisAuthor: Thomas JakobPublisher: DetailPublished: 01/20/2020Pages: 168Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9783955535025Language: German
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SpacematrixOn urban density as a tool for planning and designThis revised edition of Meta Berghauser Pont and Per Haupt's 2010 volume attempts to analyze the connections between density, urban form and performance--a prerequisite for understanding and successfully predicting the effects of specific designs and...
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Shoji & Kumiko 85 Vintage DesignsShoji & Kumiko: 85 Vintage Designs was produced from the original, one of a kind c1930 Japanese architectural proposal book of designs in the collection of Gary Roberts, Publisher: Toolemera Press. www.toolemerapress.com SHOJI: A Japanese screen or sliding door used to partition living spaces....
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Vertical Urban FactoryThis revised edition focuses on the spaces of production in cities--both the modernist period and today--and the technologies that have contributed to shifts in factory architecture, manufacturing, and urban design. Vertical Urban Factory tracks the evolution of the vertical urban factory from the first...
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Some Reasons for Travelling to ItalyItalian cities have been points of reference for much of architect Peter Wilson's professional life and the many reasons for visiting the country have long presented themselves as not just the easy list - holidays, food, architecture and culture. The grand tour is the...
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Victory PointOn a summer's day, Ellen returns to the coastal town she grew up in, the picturesque, yet architecturally strange, Victory Point. Revisiting old haunts and people from her past, she feels increasingly disconnected from her previous life, and exhausted by the constant struggle of...
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Epics in the Everyday: Photography, Architecture, and the Problem of RealismArchitecture and photography share the condition of being suspended between fine art and craft. Realism is considered a given, something that happens almost by default. From the moment it is taken, a photograph is understood to be a record of what was in front...
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How to Make a Japanese HouseNowhere in the world have architects built homes as small as in Japan, and nowhere have they done so with such ingenuity and success. How to Make a Japanese House presents 21 lessons in how to design a single-family home from three decades of...
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Hiroshi Sugimoto: ArchitectureThe latest in Damiani and MW Editions' Sugimoto project collects his majestic images of classic modernist buildingsIn 1997, Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948) began a series of photographs of significant works of modernist architecture, intending "to trace the beginnings of our age via architecture." One...
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Snøhetta: People, Process, ProjectsOriginating from Oslo, Norway, the architectural and design firm Sn hetta has grown into an international practice, with offices in New York, San Francisco, Innsbruck and Singapore. Among Sn hetta's most influential architectural projects are the Oslo Opera House and their expansion of the...
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Living in MoroccoThough it lies just across the Mediterranean from Europe, barely a stone's throw from Spain's southernmost tip, Morocco couldn't possibly be farther away.With its mountainous and desert landscapes, labyrinthine souks, delectable cuisine, exquisite rugs and textiles, vibrant mosaics, fragrant odors, mesmerizing music, and welcoming...
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Julius Shulman. Modernism RediscoveredThe buildings burned in our memories, which to us represent the spirit of '50s and '60s architectural design, were those whose pictures were widely published in magazines and books; but what about those that got lost in the process, hardly or never appearing in...
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MeierL'ascension de Richard Meier a commencé dès l'instant où il s'est autoproclamé membre des New York Five . Commande après commande, il s'est élevé au rang d'immense star de l'architecture. De Madison Square Garden à Shenzhen, en Chine, on doit à son modernisme minimaliste,...
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African InteriorsWe've searched far and wide, through Africa's deserts and jungles, cities and wildlife reserves, islands and mountains, to uncover the continent's most inspirational dwellings; our goal was to find the kind of interiors that defy description, and we think the results will definitely leave...
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The Oudolf Gardens at Durslade Farm: Plants and PlantingPiet Oudolf is renowned for his exceptional use of perennials and grasses. His skill and artistic flair in choosing, partnering, and blending these plants is brilliantly displayed in the gardens of the Hauser & Wirth gallery in Bruton, Somerset (Durslade Farm). Here the inviting...
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Arthur Erickson on Learning SystemsCollected writings from an interdisciplinary architect and educator. Whether he was designing buildings and spaces for universities, museums, performing arts, or libraries, Arthur Erickson was preoccupied with intersections--of people, cultures, and ideas. Arthur Erickson on Learning Systems collects writings by an architect advocating for...
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Architect & Developer: A Guide to Self-Initiating ProjectsThe traditional role of the architect is far too passive and uncertain. The profession has positioned itself to sit by the phone until we are called upon and commissioned to do work. Architects have long been charged with creating a better-built environment, but it...
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Charas: The Improbable Dome BuildersA story of the '70s: when six New York ex-gangsters met Buckminster Fuller and built a geodesic domeIn 1970 a meeting took place in an empty loft on the Lower East Side of Manhattan between R. Buckminster Fuller, the revolutionary architect and inventor of...
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French Style with Vintage Finds: A Passion for French Antiques & CollectiblesStep into lovely French homes and shops for inspiration and enchanting ideas. Heirloom antiques and charming villages create a memorable journey throughout the pages of this book. Serene color palettes and timeless retreats provide an abundance of decorating inspiration and dreams of the countryside....
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