Individual Architects & Firms

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780500500699Author Ewan McEoinFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty LtdPublisher Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty...

A look at a leading Peruvian architectural firm through 12 exemplary projects From their Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize-winning design for the University of Piura educational facilities to their design for the Place of Remembrance in Lima, Barclay &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486250236Author Le CorbusierFormat PaperbackPage Count 289Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 408g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904246145Author Peter D SavageFormat PaperbackImprint Steve Savage Publishers LimitedPublisher Steve Savage Publishers Limited

John Nash is universally recognised as one of the most important architects of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain. As the man responsible for the creation of Regent Street and Regent's Park, he left an indelible mark on the West...

The fourth volume in the series The Architect's Studio is dedicated to the works of Anupama Kundoo. The much appraised Indian architect aims to shed light on a scarce resource in our life: time. Kundoo sees time as a forgotten resource in architecture...

Striking, innovative, and dramatically sited, the twenty-nine projects in Tom Kundig: Working Title reveal the hand of a master of contextually astute, richly detailed architecture. As Kundig's work has increased in scale and variety, in diverse...

Ahrends, Burton and Koralek (ABK) was established in London in 1961 by three young AA graduates, Peter Ahrends, Richard Burton and Paul Koralek. By the 1970s, ABK was known as one of the most creative and versatile of Britain's younger practices, its...

A spectacular, visually rich monograph on one of the most visionary architecture firms of the twenty-first century led by 2016 Pritzker Prize-winner Alejandro Aravena Elemental, based in Santiago, Chile, epitomizes a new generation of pioneering,...

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)...

The alphabet, fantastically illustrated by the philosophical work of Damien Hirst From A is for Anatomy to Z is for Zebra, discover British artist Damien Hirst's painting, sculpture, and much more on every page of this fantastically illustrated...

Return on Experience will be comfortable on the shelves of designers and artists and equally comfortable for business leaders and educators. It reflects the fundamental belief that design is integral to everything we do. That all human existence has been...

This book examines the emergence and evolution of the discipline of urban design as articulated through the work of Josep Lluis Sert (1902-1983), one of its most influential practitioners. Sert was noted for his city planning and urban development...

The first major retrospective of the Brazilian modernist architect's life and work One of the most important architects of the twentieth century, Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) was remarkably prolific and intriguingly idiosyncratic. A participant in the...

The Neue Nationalgalerie, which was erected in 1965-68, is the only building by the architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in Germany from after the Second World War. With its steel roof over the glass-walled exhibition hall and its reduced design...

Basel-based architects Daniel Buchner and Andreas Brundler established their studio in 1997 and soon gained wide recognition for their designs. Today, Buchner Brundler Architects ranks among the leading Swiss firm of the younger generation. This book,...

Breuer's Bohemia explores a vibrant period of midcentury modern design and culture as seen through the influential New England houses designed by Marcel Breuer for his circle of clients and friends. The iconic twentieth-century architect Marcel Breuer...

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 *...

MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, the influential and award-winning firm based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, have an international reputation. Producing a wide range of projects both in Canada and further afield, they work in a sophisticated modern...

Named to the 2022 Architectural Digest AD100 list Named to the 2022 Elle Decor A-List A deluxe new monograph that presents a selection of elegantly sumptuous houses by renowned architect Thomas Kligerman Over the past forty years, Thomas Kligerman has...

The most incisive texts on Rem Koolhaas / OMA The activities of Rem Koolhaas and his staff were widely discussed even before the foundation of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in 1975. Today, many contributions on the work of OMA can be found...

Whether in town or country, James Gorst's buildings are defined by a combination of modern thinking and an ingrained respect for craftsmanship and bespoke detailing, with equal weight given to architectural form and engaging, vibrant interiors, full of...

A career-spanning, slipcased monograph in two volumes presenting the work of one of Asia's most thoughtful and innovative architects. With rising populations around the world and the pressures of looming climatic catastrophe, the work of Vo Trong...

In times of global crises, architecture must also seek new sustainable approaches to climatic and social challenges. Designed by Kashef Chowdhury / Urbana, the Friendship Hospital in southern Bangladesh can be regarded as pioneering in this respect. The...

Richard Meier, Architect: Volume 8 comprehensively documents Meier s work since 2017. This extensively illustrated presentation vividly conveys the purity and power of Meier s unique and celebrated vision. Thirty residential, commercial, and civic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783753302911Author Pierre ChabardFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig,GermanyPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung...

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

A celebration of the work of contemporary architect David Rockwell, who works at the intersection of architecture and performance This unique insight into the projects and philosophy of renowned architect and Tony Award-winning set designer David...

Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) is celebrated as a furniture designer, teacher, and architect who changed the American house after his emigration from Hungary to the U.S.A. in 1937. More recently historians, architects, and-with the reopening in New York of...

Facades: Beauty. Utility. Performance illustrates the depth and breadth of the many innovative exterior wall facades that were designed from 2007-2020 at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG). The featured projects, both built and unbuilt, are...

A spectacular visual biography of one of the most celebrated architects and cultural icons of the twentieth century With his elegant suits and trademark round black glasses, Philip Johnson - a witty, wealthy, and well-connected architect - was for many...

Pirro Ligorio (1510-1583), an Italian architect and antiquarian who designed the Casino of Pius IV and large portions of the gardens of the Villa d'Este, has long been a notoriously elusive subject because of his daunting erudition and because his...

This highly anticipated catalogue of sixteenth-century paintings from the distinguished collection of the National Gallery in London encompasses artists who were active in Bergamo, Brescia, and Cremona, cities characterized as much by the artistic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789462082045Author O.M.A.Format PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint NAI PublishersPublisher Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi Uitgevers/Publishers)

for SATB and piano. An upbeat setting of words by Charles Bennett celebrating the arrival of spring, Opening features changing metres, a compelling verse-refrain structure, and catchy melodies. A darker middle section mirrors the text's reflection...

This volume introduces 'postgenocide' as a novel approach to study genocide and its effects after mass killing has ended. It investigates how the material violence of genocide translates into contests over memory, remembrance, and laws, and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037785904Author Carl PruschaFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Lars Muller PublishersPublisher Birkhauser Verlag AG

The OfficeUS Atlas collects the exhibition research in an archive of nearly 1000 architectural projects. Organized according to individual firm histories, the Atlas documents the development of U.S. architectural offices working abroad from 1914 to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902902883Author Bernard CacheFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Architectural Association PublicationsPublisher Architectural Association Publications

Exploring the paradox of design in our daily lives In the past decade, designers have become increasingly engaged with the quotidian. This shift away from more strictly formal and functional concerns has allowed them to freely explore design's...