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Based on the findings of an interdisciplinary research project, Transcultural Modernisms maps out the network of encounters, transnational influences, and local appropriations of an architectural modernity manifested in various ways in housing projects in India, Israel, Morocco, and China.
Transcultural modernisms: model house research group (Ed.)
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Based on the findings of an interdisciplinary research project, Transcultural Modernisms maps out the network of encounters, transnational influences, and local appropriations of an architectural modernity manifested in various ways in housing projects in India, Israel, Morocco, and China.
Modernism
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Painter, engraver and printer, designer, collector, stylist, refined craftsman, art gallery manager and exhibition promoter, Piero Fornasetti was an extremely rich and complex personality. He designed and made approximately 13,000 objects and decorations. His world is animated by the rigour of project, of art and craftsmanship, but also by unbridled fantasy, surrealist(...)
Piero Fornasetti: one hundred years of practical madness
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Painter, engraver and printer, designer, collector, stylist, refined craftsman, art gallery manager and exhibition promoter, Piero Fornasetti was an extremely rich and complex personality. He designed and made approximately 13,000 objects and decorations. His world is animated by the rigour of project, of art and craftsmanship, but also by unbridled fantasy, surrealist invention and poetry. This book accompanies the exhibition of the Triennale Design Museum, curated by Barnaba Fornasetti, the first grand and unprecedented exhibition in Italy of the artist’s work.
Design Monographs
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At the beginning of the twentieth century, two avant-garde movements emerged that sought to change the world: Expressionism and Constructivism. Utopia 1900-1940 documents the two schools and the work they produced. The leaders of these movements--Franz Marc, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, El Lissitzky, Vladimir Tatlin, Theo van Doesburg and others--believed they were standing at(...)
Utopia 1900-1940: visions on a new world
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At the beginning of the twentieth century, two avant-garde movements emerged that sought to change the world: Expressionism and Constructivism. Utopia 1900-1940 documents the two schools and the work they produced. The leaders of these movements--Franz Marc, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, El Lissitzky, Vladimir Tatlin, Theo van Doesburg and others--believed they were standing at the threshold of a new era, and they sought to shape its reality in a radical way.
Urban Theory
Toyo Ito : 1971-2001
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For Toyo Ito, architecture is not so much a work of art but a mirror reflecting the times. From modest beginnings with a small atelier in 1971, he has grown to become one of the foremost practitioners of conceptual architecture, and was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2013. Covering topics like architecture for a consumption-oriented society, the pursuit of abstract beauty,(...)
Toyo Ito : 1971-2001
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For Toyo Ito, architecture is not so much a work of art but a mirror reflecting the times. From modest beginnings with a small atelier in 1971, he has grown to become one of the foremost practitioners of conceptual architecture, and was awarded the Pritzker Prize in 2013. Covering topics like architecture for a consumption-oriented society, the pursuit of abstract beauty, public buildings and Ito’s “white period”, this monograph of collected works allows an unparalleled view into his development and work through the years. Besides an extensive and insightful conversation with Terunobu Fujimori, the book contains five interviews with Ito focusing on specific projects and periods.
Architecture Monographs
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This edition focuses on work completed between 2002-2013, featuring eighteen exemplary projects, from residences and schools to museums and public buildings. Besides an interview with the architect, an essay by Juan Antonio Cortés explains how territory and landscape play a role in his oeuvre. Notable works include the Lisbon Cruise Terminal, Candeias House, Belém Palace(...)
El croquis 170: Joao Luis Carrilho Da Graca
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This edition focuses on work completed between 2002-2013, featuring eighteen exemplary projects, from residences and schools to museums and public buildings. Besides an interview with the architect, an essay by Juan Antonio Cortés explains how territory and landscape play a role in his oeuvre. Notable works include the Lisbon Cruise Terminal, Candeias House, Belém Palace Archive, Carpinteira Pedestrian Bridge and more.
El Croquis
L'idée du lieu
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Les articles rassemblés ici proposent une lecture inédite de différents sites, tout en proposant une méthode d’analyse originale. Ils montrent comment le lieu est susceptible de révéler les valeurs et les contradictions de ceux qui le pensent, l’érigent, l’habitent, le pratiquent ou l’évoquent.
L'idée du lieu
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Les articles rassemblés ici proposent une lecture inédite de différents sites, tout en proposant une méthode d’analyse originale. Ils montrent comment le lieu est susceptible de révéler les valeurs et les contradictions de ceux qui le pensent, l’érigent, l’habitent, le pratiquent ou l’évoquent.
Critical Theory
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The abandoned files of Julius Shulman show us another side of Modernism that has stayed quiet for so many years. Bringing together nearly 250 forgotten masterpieces, Modernism Rediscovered pays tribute to these lesser known yet outstanding contributions to the modern architectural movement. It’s like sneaking into a private history, into homes that have rarely been seen(...)
Julius Shulman : modernism rediscovered / La redécouverte d'un modernisme
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The abandoned files of Julius Shulman show us another side of Modernism that has stayed quiet for so many years. Bringing together nearly 250 forgotten masterpieces, Modernism Rediscovered pays tribute to these lesser known yet outstanding contributions to the modern architectural movement. It’s like sneaking into a private history, into homes that have rarely been seen and hardly appreciated as of yet.
Photography monographs
Métamorphoses : la réutilisation du patrimoine de l'âge industriel dans la métropole lilloise
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L’histoire de la métropole lilloise, liée à celle de l’industrie textile, lui a laissé en héritage un patrimoine architectural exceptionnel. Aujourd’hui, après une période de désindustrialisation initiée dès les années 1960, nombre des châteaux de l’industrie textile, halles, brasseries et autres lieux de production d’alors ont fait l’objet d’une reconversion et trouvent(...)
Métamorphoses : la réutilisation du patrimoine de l'âge industriel dans la métropole lilloise
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L’histoire de la métropole lilloise, liée à celle de l’industrie textile, lui a laissé en héritage un patrimoine architectural exceptionnel. Aujourd’hui, après une période de désindustrialisation initiée dès les années 1960, nombre des châteaux de l’industrie textile, halles, brasseries et autres lieux de production d’alors ont fait l’objet d’une reconversion et trouvent de nouveaux usages, très divers et souvent étonnement "high-tech".
Montréal, 8e édition
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Du Vieux-Port au mont Royal, des îles du Saint-Laurent au "Plateau", d'Outremont à Westmount, du quartier Chinois à la Petite Italie, la métropole québécoise se déploie avec un guide. Il comprend une carte dépliable par quartier, pour se repérer immédiatement. Les 10 incontournables de la ville et 10 idées pour vivre à l'heure de Montréal. 60 sites, musées et monuments à(...)
Montréal, 8e édition
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Du Vieux-Port au mont Royal, des îles du Saint-Laurent au "Plateau", d'Outremont à Westmount, du quartier Chinois à la Petite Italie, la métropole québécoise se déploie avec un guide. Il comprend une carte dépliable par quartier, pour se repérer immédiatement. Les 10 incontournables de la ville et 10 idées pour vivre à l'heure de Montréal. 60 sites, musées et monuments à découvrir, localisés sur les cartes.
Architecture de Montréal
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On retrouve une impressionnante collection d’images, documents et photographies historiques provenant en grande partie des vastes collections du Séminaire. De superbes maquettes, conçues expressément pour l’ouvrage par l’Université Laval, rendent compte de l’évolution du Séminaire au cœur du Vieux-Québec. Un format pratique de 160 pages en continuité avec la série des Guides Mendel.
Le séminaire de Québec: un patrimoine exceptionnel
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On retrouve une impressionnante collection d’images, documents et photographies historiques provenant en grande partie des vastes collections du Séminaire. De superbes maquettes, conçues expressément pour l’ouvrage par l’Université Laval, rendent compte de l’évolution du Séminaire au cœur du Vieux-Québec. Un format pratique de 160 pages en continuité avec la série des Guides Mendel.
Architecture du Québec