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Philip Jodidio
This book documents a revolution. With photos, plans, and descriptions, it explores new approaches in building and presents resourceful and green private homes. Rejecting "stardom" but celebrating diversity, talents such…
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Once synonymous with eyesore highway bridges and crumbling, unloved walls, concrete has been reborn as adventurous and sexy. This collection considers the elaborate feats and prodigious engineering of contemporary concrete…
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A seductive, stylish, compelling, and authoritative assembly of vanguard small-scale houses that tread very lightly in nature, leading the way for architects, homeowners, and dreamers to rethink ways we can…
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The essential book for admirers of arboreal ateliers everywhere, this whimsical collection showcases 48 of the finest tree houses around the world. Whether serving as a lofty eyrie for childhood…
From an Olympic ski jump to the world's largest airport terminal, this book contains the complete works of Dame Zaha Hadid, one of the great architects of the 21st century…
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Yearning for rustic simplicity? Open the door to Cabins, a gorgeous showcase of minimal, low-impact, peaceful abodes around the world. From contemplative bliss in an English coastal studio to bamboo…
The first book devoted to all-white houses celebrates modernist idealism and the play of light and shadow, showing how white can act as the perfect backdrop against which to animate…
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Built to Inspire is a breathtaking book. These lavishly photographed pages are filled with incisive commentary and detailed plans and diagrams that help illuminate world-renowned architecture critic and writer Philip…
Showcases recent houses by the world-renowned Japanese minimalist architect, offering unprecedented access to his thought process through more than 100 photographs, line drawings, sketches, and plans.
Tour the world and discover the most exciting and innovative brick buildings! This volume features new talents as well as established stars and showcases the use of brick across diverse…
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Ever since Osaka World Expo '70 brought contemporary forms center stage, Japan has been a key player in global architecture. Presenting the Japanese art of building, this book reveals how…
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A look at the most signicant architectural and territorial projects by the world-renowned Chilean architect, a leader in the 'geopoetic' methodology in architecture.
This monograph showcases the work of Luis Vidal + Architects, one of the world's leading airport designers and includes key projects such as Boston Logan Terminal E and Terminal 2…
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This exquisite and fully illustrated monograph showcases the innovative and award-winning designs of Warsaw-based architect Robert Konieczny: KWK Promes.
Sprouting with fresh ideas and sunny outlooks, this compact edition brings together the best examples of contemporary green buildings today. Well-known architects like Frank Gehry and Norman Foster sit alongside…
Across small cottages and lavish villas, beach houses and forest refuges, discover the world’s finest crop of new homes.
These extraordinary homes accentuate the cosmopolitan designs of such architectural talents as Gurjit Matharoo from India, Mohamed Amine Siana from Morrocco, and Mariko Mori from Japan. Building private houses, which…
From Paper Tube Emergency Shelters and his Nomadic Museum built with containers to the Swatch/Omega Campus and the Centre Pompidou-Metz, discover the altruistic practice of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru…
Philip Jodidio, Emily Nelson
A stunning array of rustic and charming treehouses from around the world for inspiration and for those who fantasise about getting away from it all.
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This updated monograph includes all of Calatrava’s original collaborative input as well as his latest projects. From the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in Manhattan to the Museum of Tomorrow…
Santiago Calatrava is a world-renowned architect, structural engineer, sculptor, and artist. From the Athens 2004 Olympic Sports Complex to the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in Manhattan, he exhibits a…
Vo Trong Nghia,Philip Jodidio
A career-spanning monograph in two volumes presenting the work of one of Asia’s most progressive and innovative architects Vo Trong Nghia.
The fine line between art and architecture is rapidly becoming harder to perceive. At the dawn of the 21st century, architecture is entering a paradigm shift. This book features projects…
A monograph that places the author’s architecture in the context of his art, where nature meets engineering. This book features his work that includes suspended swimming pool at Zurich’s Federal…
A truly modern home must meet many demands; community, privacy, sustainability, and the quirks of its inhabitants. This two-volume compendium surveys 100 of the most outstanding examples of residential architecture…
This double-volume book travels the globe to investigate one of the greatest renaissances in architecture: wood. How has this ancient, elemental material come to steal the show at luxury hot…
Once synonymous with eyesore highway bridges and crumbling, unloved walls, concrete has been reborn as adventurous and sexy. This two-volume book considers the elaborate feats and prodigious engineering of contemporary…
Over seven decades, Oscar Niemeyer designed approximately 600 buildings, including almost all public structures in his homeland’s futuristic new capital, Brasilia. This essential introduction presents Niemeyer’s unique, voluptuous modernist touch…
Voyagez depuis Osaka, au Japon, jusqu'a Berne, en Suisse, a travers les villes, les edifices et les iles, pour decouvrir la variete du repertoire de Renzo Piano. De la fameuse…
From a cardboard cathedral to emergency shelters in paper tubing, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has made his name with a restlessly inventive response to material and situation. This book…
Through buildings of culture, science, and faith, and across his many famous bridges, explore the neofuturistic structures of Santiago Calatrava. This compact introduction explores the architect’s unique fusion of organic…
Travel from Osaka, Japan, to Bern, Switzerland, and through many cities, structures, and islands in between, to explore the staggering scope of the Renzo Piano repertoire. From the inside-out Pompidou…
Discover the audacious futurism of Zaha Hadid. As the first woman to win both the Pritzker Prize for architecture and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, Hadid broke the rules and…
This fresh overview of Tadao Ando’s oeuvre spans the breadth of his career, from his beginnings in 1975 to today. Based on the massive XXL edition, this accessible volume sheds…
A study of the striking Vortex building in Lausanne, Switzerland, the home for the athletes of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games.
The first comprehensive book on the internationally known architecture firm based in Paris, showcasing its innovative yet efficient designs.
A celebration of the opening of the new Museum of Fine Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland, exploring the creation of one of Europe s foremost art centers.
Architect Olivier Dwek celebrates the twentieth anniversary of his firm with a new book highlighting his signature style of modern European luxury.
Suitable for those interested in the zeitgeist and building design in the 21st century, this reference presents easy-to-navigate illustrated A-Z entries that include various projects, biographies, contact information, and websites.
A guided tour from one end of the globe to another where sustainability has become chic and indispensible. Discover the latest realizations of established stars like Peter Zumthor and Bernard…
Beyond the fundamental notion of shelter, what defines a house? This title features a selection of extraordinary dwellings that shows the concept to be infinitely malleable: one house seems to…
Saving space: Big ideas for small buildings Over the years, talented architects have occasionally indulged themselves with the challenge of designing small but perfectly formed buildings. Today, with reduced budgets…
Decouvrez le futurisme audacieux de Zaha Hadid. Premiere femme a avoir recu a la fois le prix Pritzker et la medaille d'or de l'Institut royal des architectes britanniques (RIBA), Hadid…
Discover the world’s finest crop of new homes. This dependable global digest features such talents as Shigeru Ban, MVRDV, and Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-comers like Xu Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia…
A must-have design source, with cutting-edge ideas from the world’s best designers and architects.
