Monographs

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...

To respond to the unique opportunities of each client and site, Bates Masi + Architects has developed an approach rather than a devotion to a particular style. Careful study of the needs of the site and owners uncovers a guiding concept particular to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783899559316Author GestaltenFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint gestaltenPublisher Die Gestalten Verlag

Tadao Ando is one of the best-known and most influential contemporary architects with a minimalistic aesthetic and love of natural materials like glass and concrete proof that less is more. This volume features ten houses and examines his approach to...

An intimate glimpse into the professional and romantic relationship between Harriet Pattison and the renowned architect Louis Kahn On a winter day in 1953, a mysterious man in a sheepskin coat stood out to Harriet Pattison, then a theater student at Yale...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783753307107Author Anne LacatonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther KonigPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig

Archigram comprised Warren Chalk (1927-88), Peter Cook (1936-), Dennis Crompton (1935-), David Greene (1937-), Ron Herron (1930-94), and Michael Webb (1937-). Together they envisioned the future of architecture in ways that enthralled a generation. In an...

A building by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is at once unmistakably individual and evocative of an entire era. Notable for their exceptional harmony with their environment, as well as for their use of steel and glass to revolutionize the interface of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783753304830Author Moises PuenteFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther KonigPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig

Zaha Hadid is widely regarded as a visionary and influential architect, who became globally acclaimed by the time of her untimely death in 2016. This book is the first to focus on how painting was fundamental to her practice. During the first 20 years of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783037787571Author Florian IdenburgFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Lars Muller PublishersPublisher Birkhauser Verlag AG

The first monograph from Indonesia's most celebrated and exciting architect, showcasing a selection of his best residential projects, including his own astonishing home. Tropicality: Houses by Andra Matin brings together sixteen of the best houses...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783969991381Author Stanislaus von MoosFormat HardbackPage Count 496Imprint Steidl VerlagPublisher Steidl PublishersWeight(grams) 2440g

First comprehensive architectural monograph by DEMOGO with images by Iwan Baan In their first comprehensive architectural monograph, the architects of DEMOGO explore the driving question of the importance of context for their architecture and invite...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783907631751Author Thomas K. KellerFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Quart PublishersPublisher Quart PublishersWeight(grams) 385gDimensions(mm) 291mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788417769574Author Jose Manuel BallesterFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint La FabricaPublisher La FabricaWeight(grams) 292g

Ezequiel Farca looks to the work of the late design icon Luis Barragan for inspiration, blending tradition with modernity. He focuses on the importance of collaborating with indigenous artisans who work in age-old Mexican crafts, to create...

The Barrack, 1572–1914 tells the little-known history of a building type that many people used to register as an alien interloper in conventionally built-up areas. The barrack is a mostly lightweight construction, a hybrid between shack, tent, and...

Island Homes: Casual Elegance in Design presents the beautiful yet unpretentious new homes, residential renovations, and commercial buildings designed by Honolulu-based Peter Vincent Architects. A boutique firm founded in 1992, PVA specialises in...

Modern urban architecture by the renowned and multi-award-winning firm praised for structures that respond to often-challenging contexts, and with a self-imposed mandate to build in a way that furthers the social good.A desire to redefine the ways...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798890180797Author Albert FreyFormat HardbackPage Count 282Imprint Radius BooksPublisher Radius Books

Sleek and sophisticated contemporary dwellings from one of Mexico’s most notable architecture firms This book commemorates the first 25 years of the studio GLR Arquitectos, an architecture firm based in Monterrey, Mexico, with a selection of 25 projects:...

When the New Museum, long a champion of downtown New York culture and unconventional art, announced that it would build itself a new home on the Bowery--a mostly bleak strip of flophouses and restaurant-supply storefronts--the art world wondered what...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783863357726Author Sou FujimotoFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther KonigPublisher Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783803007971Author Wolfgang VoigtFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Ernst Wasmuth VerlagPublisher Ernst Wasmuth Verlag

A concrete tree trunk growing in the middle of a commercial street in Tokyo, an airport terminal that looks almost like a bird's wing. A skyscraper facade that seems to move like ocean waves, a visitors' centre perfectly integrated into the landscape of...

Focus on the international projects of Cologne-based architectural firm JSWD. The Cologne architecture firm JSWD demonstrates the long-term benefits of an international presence. JSWD Architekten are currently involved in major projects in Italy,...

Bilingual edition (English/German) / Zweisprachige Ausgabe (deutsch/englisch) The Japanese architect Atsushi Kitagawara has been firmly established in the architecture scene of his homeland for 30 years. He is a protagonist of an artistically shaped and...

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638400752Author MIAS ArchitectsFormat HardbackPage Count 408Imprint Actar PublishersPublisher Actar Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638400356Author Sebastian AdamoFormat HardbackPage Count 228Imprint Actar PublishersPublisher Actar Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991181261Author DP ArchitectsFormat HardbackPage Count 308Imprint Visual Profile BooksPublisher Visual Profile Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783959057066Author Jurgen BeckFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Spector BooksPublisher Spector BooksWeight(grams) 821gDimensions(mm) 305mm * 234mm * 15mm

The architecture firm Ortner & Ortner Baukunst with branches in Vienna, Berlin, and Cologne was founded in 1987 by Laurids and Manfred Ortner and has its roots in the architecture group Haus-Rucker-Co, which was part of the vibrant Viennese architecture...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789056628031Author Michelle ProvoostFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint NAI PublishersPublisher Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi...

Vincent Mangeat became internationally renowned in1988 following the construction of his building for the Cantonal High School in Nyon. Influenced by his work experience in Paris, training under Jean Prouve and a spell as Assistant to Hans Brechbuhler...

This first comprehensive showcase of the Darmstadt-based practice of Pahl & Weber-Pahl presents projects from the past 20 years, from their multiple-award-winning railway station in Bochum and the footbridge at the IBA Emscher Park, to their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789462084605Author Iwan Strauven, Victor BourgeoisFormat HardbackPage Count 469Imprint NAI PublishersPublisher Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAi...

Residential design forms the core of Steven Ehrlich's award-winning architectural practice. Sixteen houses are presented here, designs characterized by the fusion of powerful modernist forms with the cultural, climatic, and contextual particulars of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786079489915Author Gerardo CaballeroFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint ArquinePublisher ArquineWeight(grams) 440g