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The first in a new series celebrating the historical and cultural ties between Mexico and Switzerland through architecture In 2017, as part of the MEXTROPOLI Festival, Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor (born 1943) was invited to Mexico...

In recent decades, Carlo Scarpa's relevance has been steadily on the rise. At a time when architects have to use existing city and building structures as a point of departure for their work, his oeuvre remains a source of inspiration. Buildings such as...

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...

The second volume in Thames & Hudson's monographic series on global architect Sir David Adjaye, winner of the 2021 RIBA royal gold medal. Following on from Adjaye - Works: Houses, Pavilions, Installations, Buildings, 1995-2007, published by Thames &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780977787586Author Eric GroftFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Pointed Leaf PressPublisher Pointed Leaf PressWeight(grams) 1928gDimensions(mm) 310mm *...

Adele Naude: A Form of Practice celebrates the architect's 40 years of practice and teaching. In notable academic leadership positions, Naude taught across many locations globally, and her practice followed to new locations around the world. A Form of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783960985952Author Moises PuenteFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig,GermanyPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780890135044Author Doris FrancisFormat PaperbackPage Count 158Imprint Museum of New Mexico PressPublisher Museum of New Mexico PressWeight(grams) 706g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037786390Author Sverre FehnFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint Lars Muller PublishersPublisher Birkhauser Verlag AG

Tony Hunt's Sketchbook illustrates the connection between brain and hand in conceiving structural concepts and details as possible solutions to structures in architecture. This new edition features 100 previously unpublished sketches. These sketches...

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

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...

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...

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...

Modern houses that are timeless, thoughtfully detailed, marked by innovative and environmentally friendly design, and inevitably situated close to nature by the sea, on the bluff, upon the dunes are the hallmark of Stelle Lomont Rouhani. From Casa Loma...

We are living in the midst of the greatest public health crisis of our time.Confronting the many challenges of this moment-from the medical to the economic, the social to the political-demands all the moral and deliberative clarity we can muster...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780789300720Author Lynda S. WaggonerFormat HardbackPage Count 80Imprint Universe PublishingPublisher Universe PublishingWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm)...

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 compelling personal account of Terry Farrell’s life in architecture, as an influential Postmodern designer, architect-planner and principal of a leading global practice. What have the defining projects and watershed moments and encounters been in...

An exploration of Wharton Esherick's artistic evolution during the early decades of the twentieth century. Based on the exhibition in the Kamin and Kroiz Galleries of the University of Pennsylvania, this work expands upon the exhibition's themes with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902902890Author Detlef MertinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Architectural Association PublicationsPublisher Architectural Association Publications

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...

A survey of contemporary artists who use cut paper - from small-scale intricate cuttings to monumental architectural interventions and sculpture - as an art form. Eclectic, eccentric and tirelessly innovative, art crafted from cut paper has...

The Neue Nationalgalerie on the Berlin Kulturforum is an architectural icon as well as the crowning conclusion of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's life work. An outstandingly successful and sensitive refurbishment and modernization project was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262047173Author Victor Plahte TschudiFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892368631Author Ulrich BischoffFormat PaperbackPage Count 119Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USAWeight(grams)...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788412333138Format PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint El CroquisPublisher El Croquis

Architectures of Weaving bridges architecture and textile by exploring fiber architectures from the micro scale of biological systems to the macro scale of textile and built structures. Selected case studies, essays, and interviews reflect on cultural...

A cutting-edge blend of contemporary design and art informs the work of architecture s enfant terrible. This first book on his firm presents an array of immersive spaces for living and working that walk the edge of practicality and imagination. Best...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953284863Author Ian LathamFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Right Angle Publishing LtdPublisher Right Angle Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783956791871Author Felicity D. ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Sternberg PressPublisher Sternberg PressWeight(grams) 666g

Since Seth Stein founded his practice in 1990, he has gained an international reputation and numerous awards for creating extraordinary buildings, both residential and commercial. From new-built coastal retreats to revitalised historic urban townhouses...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788494775413Format PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint El CroquisPublisher El Croquis

How much house does a man need? The space we live in, reduced to a minimum, has been fascinating us for generations - the writer Thoreau lived in a self-built hut in the forest from 1845 -1847. In 1952, Le Corbusier built a hut at the Cote d'Azur for...

A definitive biography of an iconic Canadian architect-and a social portrait of the midcentury design world he lived in. Ron Thom came of age in the mid-20th century, just as the modern movement and an impending building boom were about to reshape the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783865609465Author Oswald Mathias UngersFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Buchhandlung Walther Konig GmbH & Co. KG. Abt. VerlagPublisher Buchhandlung...

In 1927, while a student of architecture at the Moscow Vhutemas, Georgii Krutikov presented a vision for a flying city. More than just a flight of architectural fancy, Krutikov's flying city was a utopian dream, a plan to solve the seemingly intractable...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451497352Author Daniel LibeskindFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Crown PublicationsPublisher Random House USA Inc