Individual Architects & Firms

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,...

Julia Morgan was truly a pioneer of her time among other accomplishments, she was the first woman architect to be licensed in California, in 1904. Through her remarkable life and legacy, this book celebrates the Beaux-Arts architecture of California...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788155786Author David FlandersFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Onwards and UpwardsPublisher Onwards and UpwardsDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 22mm

German writer, critic, and theorist Paul Scheerbart died nearly a century ago, but his influence is still being felt today. Considered by some a mad eccentric and by others an important visionary in his own time, he is now experiencing a revival thanks...

Paulo Providencia occupies a special place in contemporary Portuguese architecture. He is recognised by many as one of the best of the generation following Eduardo Souto de Moura. His work is concerned about interpretation of programmatic needs, relating...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788412003437Format PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint El CroquisPublisher El Croquis

Through the process of redrawing the plans of a wide range of completed projects by Le Corbusier, this book offers a new interpretation of his architectural works. Redrawing all the technical drawings provides an insight into the thoughts of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783959054256Author Zamp KelpFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Spector BooksPublisher Spector BooksWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 258mm * 178mm * 20mm

Living Where Land Meets Sea features 35 homes that showcase 10 years of work inspired by the coast and designed and built by Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders (PSD). This stunning volume also contains the firm's resort work; selected work in...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788494775444Format PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint El CroquisPublisher El Croquis

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999793135Author Ian LathamFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Right Angle Publishing LtdPublisher Right Angle Publishing Ltd

Jewel Changi Airport documents the creation of a remarkable addition to one of the world's premier airports. The sinuous, faceted glass Jewel serves as Singapore's new gateway to the world, and redefines what an airport can be. Brimming with terraced...

First monograph on a leading architect of the American Country House Era who synthesized Scandinavian, European, and American traditions. This architectural tour brings to light the genius and influence of Harrie T. Lindeberg, a leader of the American...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782844266491Author A. LemonierFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Centre Georges Pompidou Service CommercialPublisher Centre Georges Pompidou Service...

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...

A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an...

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...

This richly illustrated monograph delves into the innovative output of one of the world's most prolific international design and architecture practitioners, Tokyo-based Shigeru Ban. Canvassing an enormous compilation of works, this title is a significant...

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

"A pleasure to read." -Architectural Review "A wonderful, nontechnical introduction to one of this century's most fascinating minds." -Whole Earth Review "Original . . . [and] valuable, because it describes . . . Fuller's original techniques."...

"It's a great way to spark interesting conversations with friends and perfect entertainment if you're coffee-ing solo." - Real Homes "Fascinating new book reveals homes in vertigo-inducing locations, from a house clinging to a cliff to a gravity-defying...

Conquering the extremes: LIQUIFER Systems Group, a design and research firm based in Vienna and Bremen, has been addressing the issue of human life on planet Earth and elsewhere in the universe for two decades. Their work demonstrates how considerate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781859463680Author Timothy Brittain-CatlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint RIBA EnterprisesPublisher RIBA EnterprisesWeight(grams) 430g

With his residential buildings, office blocks, schools and factories, Boris Velikovsky (1878-1937) made a definitive contribution to Russian avant-garde architecture. His early constructions, such as Gribov House in Moscow, are still very much bound to...

This volume, the first comprehensive assessment of the work of the Metabolic architect Kiyonori Kikutake (1928 - 2011) in the English language, highlights his lifelong creation of a constantly evolving platform for living, floating above land and sea...

An in-depth exploration of the design process and teaching methods of the remarkable British architect as revealed by the archives of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal The British architect James Frazer Stirling (1924-1992) stimulated...

Typology 2 follows up on the preceding and successful Typology, published in 2012. Emanuel Christ and Christoph Gantenbein together with their teaching staff and students at ETH Zurich expanded their research on building typology to four more...

Architecture and freehand drawing are inextricably linked. Even in the Gothic period, the principle applied: what you can't build, you at least draw. The same applies to the sketches of Wolf dPrix, co-founder and CEO of Coop Himmelb(l)au. Over the 53...

Architectural drawings and models are instruments of imagination, communication, and historical continuity. The role of drawings and models, and their ownership, placement, and authorship in a ubiquitous digital age deserve careful consideration...

Peter Cook has been a pivotal figure within the architecture world for over half a century. He first came to international renown in the 1960s as a founder of the radical, experimental group Archigram, winners of the 2002 RIBA Royal Gold Medal. He is...

This book presents Rahul Mehrotra's writings over the last thirty years and illustrates his long-term engagement with and analysis of urbanism in India. This work has given rise to a new conceptualization of the city. Mehrotra calls it the Kinetic City,...

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of his death (August 27, 2015), one of Le Corbusier's most significant books becomes available again in English. The "Precisions", as the book is commonly known, emerged from a spontaneous and exuberant series of 10...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773860497Author Pat HenmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Caitlin PressPublisher Caitlin PressWeight(grams) 301g

Though he garnered global praise at the peak of his career from 1960 to 1990, Australian architect John Andrews faced waning fame as postmodern cultural transformations challenged modernist design values, and wider social and economic changes led to a...

In the book Al Wasl Plaza: Dubai Expo 2020 the architects, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture highlight the inspiration and innovation of the design of Al Wasl Plaza. The book explores each aspect of the project including the garden, the trellis,...

The book, with contributions from personalities from the world of design, art and of architecture, recounts some of the main works designed by ACPV ARCHITECTS - founded by Antonio Citterio and Patricia Viel in 2000 - through photographs by Carlo...

The definitive monograph on the legendary Mexican architecture firm known for its soulful, sensual modernism. Although architect Ricardo Legorreta has been often labeled a high modernist, his buildings and that of his firm are rooted in the traditional...

Frank Lloyd Wright Field Guide provides the first complete visitors' guide to all of Wright's buildings in the United States and around the world. This new, single-volume edition is written and compiled by architect and Frank Lloyd Wright expert Thomas A...