Earth architecture: from ancient to modern
By Wiliam N. Morgan
Working: 20 projects in progress
By Enrique Norten/Ten Arquitectos
TEN Arquitectos firm principal Enrique Norten is known for a robust modern style that combines elements of high-tech: a clear, at times diagrammatic expression of function; and a concern for environmental sustainability. Conceived to represent the current state of the practice, Working: 20 Projects in Process is a dynamic presentation of photographs, models, drawings, and renderings, A vital element in Norten's design process is what he calls the "jellyfish diagram"; these graphically innovative analyses of programme and site are translated, more or less directly, into final building form. Representations of the works at each phase of development offer insight into the rich variety of projects on the drawing boards. The designs shown in Working range from museums and cultural institutions to educational facilities and commercial projects.
Frank Lloyd Wright: mid-century modern
Photographs by Alan Weintraub; text by Alan Hess
Timeless interiors and exteriors from a period of his career when he was at his most daring and innovative.
SpaceCraft: fleeting architecture and hideouts
Edited by Robert Klanten and Lukas Feireiss
Projects that meet the changing spatial needs of our modern lifestyles and that are simultaneously expanding our current understanding of architecture. On the one hand, the book features flexible structures that only exist for a limited time; these include pavilions, art projects or exhibition spaces, on the other hand, focussings on spaces that are used temporarily such as studios, offices or vacation homes. These structures, which are often used as hideouts from our hectic lives, can either blend in harmoniously with their surroundings or seem as exotic as a spaceship that has just landed. The book documents original work by architects, artists and others that is distinguished by a playful, unconventional use of space. Many of the projects are experimental interventions within urban environments that are strongly influenced by a street art context.
Erich Mendelsohn 1887-1953: the analytical visionary
By Arnt Cobbers
Mendelsohn revolutionized department store architecture and was the first to dramatically illuminate his buildings at night. Details of urban building projects, pavillions, his own house, a cemetery, hospitals mainly in Germany but also in Israel and the USA,
Design for kids
By Sharon and Peter Exley
This book examines the unique methodology that integrates architecture, learning, design and experience in its award-winning projects designed specifically for children. Includes museums, adventure playgrounds, church spaces and multi-generational areas.
Paris: architecture and design
Editor and text, Catherine Collin.
Shops, hotels, houses,museums, schools and interiors.
Architecture on architecture
By Platt Byard Dovell White
Good green homes: creating better homes for a healthier planet
By Jennifer Roberts
Ways of improving our environment and building better buildings.
Remote luxury: top resorts down under
Editor, Sabina Marreiros; photography Markus Bachmann; text Janelle McCulloch
Lodges and retreats in the outback and forest, on islands, in the wilderness and near the beach in both Australia and New Zealand. |