Individual Architects & Firms

Gwathmey Siegel's buildings represent the pinnacle of late-twentieth and early-twenty-first-century modernist design, and this new volume focuses on a single architectural masterpiece: 400 Fifth Avenue. Designed by the award-winning architectural firm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783960988878Author Moises PuenteFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig,GermanyPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther...

At just over forty, David Adjaye is one of the world's most exciting and accomplished architects, and has built many highly acclaimed houses and public buildings in the UK and USA. Over a ten-year period, the Tanzanian born, London-based architect has...

The Belgian architectural firm Van Damme - Vandeputte was founded 5 years ago but their portfolio is impressive, featuring a wide range of architectural projects: new residential constructions tailored to the client's needs, sustainable and high-quality...

For the first time a comprehensive account of the outstanding work of Ryder & Yates has been chronicled in this new book by Tyneside architect Rutter Carroll. Formed by Gordon Ryder and Peter Yates and heavily influenced by Le Corbusier and Berthold...

The urban research projects of Estudio Teddy Cruz + Fonna Forman made the Tijuana-San Diego border region a global laboratory for engaging the central challenges of urbanization. The projects engage urban and political confl ict as a creative tool, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780870708398Author Corinne BelierFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern ArtWeight(grams) 1950g

The modern workplace has evolved from a dehumanized cubicle landscape to space designed for intelligent human life. While utility and amenity are vastly improved, wh at advances have been made in building truly creative communities that spark...

The World in One School explores in text and image the global influence of Britain's oldest University School of Architecture, exploring the history of the School and what its teachers and graduates have achieved internationally in designing and...

Founded in 1996 by Brian Messana and Toby O Rorke in New York City, Messana O Rorke describe their particular brand of minimalist-infected modernism as pragmatism, with their approach to design capturing as much usable square footage as possible,...

Gion Caminada is well-known far beyond Switzerland's borders: as an architect, whose work is developed out of - and gives new life to - its context. The award-winning renewal of his native community of Vrin, the renaissance of the village of Valendas...

Nearly everyone collects something, even those who don't think of themselves as collectors. William Davies King, on the other hand, has devoted decades to collecting nothing - and a lot of it. With "Collections of Nothing", he takes a hard look at this...

The prestigious architecture studio Romano presents its new book, a masterpiece dedicated to lovers of the world of decoration and architecture, lovers of contemporary lifestyle, and above all, of the Ibizan character. The book is a stylistic and...

Internationally recognized for his ability to blend space and light with great contextual sensitivity, architect Steven Holl achieves his award-winning designs by beginning each commission with a small watercolor exploring light, color, and form...

Arthur Casas has been one of the most prolic and innovative architects in Brazil since the late 1980s. His projects, the work of studios in both Sao Paulo and New York, can be seen in many of the world s capitals, including Paris, Tokyo, London, and...

The terms 'analogue architecture' and 'oldnew architecture' are key aspects of the teaching of Miroslav Sik at the ETH Zurich. During his first period there (1983-1991), Sik worked as Senior Assistant at the Chair of Fabio Reinhart and was in effect the...

A unique survey of the projects, products, and processes that define LOT-EK, the firm at the forefront of adapting prefabricated industrial units to create cutting-edge architecture. LOT-EK is a design practice that believes in being unoriginal, ugly,...

2019 Edition "Primeval architecture is an architecture of necessity. Nothing is there to excess, no matter whether stone, clay, reeds or wood, animal skins or hair are used. It is minimal. It can be very beautiful even amidst poverty and is good in the...

Peter Cook's distinctive drawings have captivated and inspired generations of designers. Freed from stylistic or functional conventions, his graphic speculations have redefined the language of architectural communication. Speculations spans Cook's entire...

In this monograph, the author approaches Le Corbusier from a new and unconventional angle. He analyses Le Corbusier s designs to reveal the geometric structures which give each building its unique sense of harmony. Through informative texts and...

Buildings by the London architect Stephen Taylor use their powerfully innovative nature to smoothly integrate themselves into the surroundings, thereby becoming a valuable part of the London environment. At the same time, the form, materials and details...

Arquitectonica is the design firm that put Miami on the map for the cool, hip, very now architecture that was first celebrated on TV in Miami Vice. Since their founding four decades ago, the firm has grown exponentially in stature, and its energies have...

In 2005, Fran Silvestre founded his Valencia-based interior design studio and architecture firm, Fran Silvestre Arquitectos. With its clean lines and minimalist yet sophisticated style, the practice rapidly attracted international renown. This monograph...

Kazunari Sakamoto (born 1943) has mainly been working on smaller residential buildings, in which he questions and explores the principles of architecture. His buildings and theoretical works have had a big influence on the contemporary Japanese...

The first survey in nearly two decades of the work of John McAslan + Partners. Making Architecture both provides an up-to-date account of the work of John McAslan + Partners, one of Britain's most respected and dynamic architectural practices, and...

This is the first major study of the subject in over seventy years. In a triumph of scholarship, Stefano Carboni has drawn on a huge range of sources to produce a beautiful and comprehensive history.The book is based on the superb al-Sabah Collection in...

Official catalogue of the eponymous exhibition curated by Bovenbouw Architectuur. How do city and architecture flourish together? This question is central to the three-dimensional capriccio that displays a fictional Flemish urban environment. Over time,...

After eight years, the new volume on the complete works of Herzog & de Meuron is published covering the years 2005 to 2007. The book presents 60 projects, which show the architects at the height of their powers. Their designs encompass the full range...

Today one of Australia's leading architects, Angelo Candalepas's career lifted off in 1994, when, at the age of twenty-six, he gained wide recognition for his winning project in the international competition for housing in Sydney's Pyrmont neighbourhood...

This book sheds new light on the work of German-born modernist architect Konrad Wachsmann (1901-1980) and his legendary knotted joints. It is based on years of research on Wachsmann's work by Swiss architect Christian Sumi. At the core of this book is...

Drawing from the unique design experience at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) as architects of the next world's tallest tower and several others under construction, Supertall | Megatall: How High Can We Go? highlights the design,...

A comprehensive book on Selldorf Architects, with a detailed look at the museums, residences, and public buildings the firm has designed in the United States and abroad. Founding principal Annabelle Selldorf was born in Cologne, Germany and educated at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781633450523Author Vladimir KulicFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern ArtWeight(grams) 640g

Offering a rare opportunity to explore the largest and most luxurious house designed by Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus, and Marcel Breuer, leading architect and furniture designer of the twentieth century, this beautifully designed volume...

The European Nomadic Biennial Manifesta takes place every two years in a different European city. The biennial rethinks the relations between culture and society, investigating and catalyzing positive social change in Europe through contemporary culture...

Discover the unique aesthetic of Tadao Ando, the only architect ever to have won the discipline's four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize. This collection spans the breadth of Ando's entire career,...

Fairy Tale Architecture is a ground-breaking book, the first study to bring architects in conversation with fairy tales in breathtaking designs. Little Red Riding Hood, Baba Yaga, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Snow Queen: these and more than 15...

The publication explores the different yet corresponding architectural concepts of Umberto Riva and Bijoy Jain. On the basis of building visits and ongoing conversations, the author Mirko Zardini interprets Umberto Riva's and Bijoy Jain's motivations and...

Architect Olivier Dwek celebrates the twentieth anniversary of his firm with a new book highlighting his signature style of modern European luxury.A virtuoso of volumes and a master of light, Brussels-based architect Olivier Dwek shapes buildings and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782869251687Author Junya IshigamiFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Fondation Cartier Pour l'Art Contemporain, ParisPublisher Fondation Cartier Pour...