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Publication dédiée à l'œuvre de l'architecte, plasticien et critique italien Gianni Pettena, se concentrant plus particulièrement sur ses travaux réalisés durant les années 1960 et 1970. L'ouvrage permet de découvrir l'étendue de la pratique artistique et intellectuelle d'un personnage connu principalement comme un représentant de l'architecture radicale. Contient la(...)
Gianni Pettena: non-conscious architecture
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Publication dédiée à l'œuvre de l'architecte, plasticien et critique italien Gianni Pettena, se concentrant plus particulièrement sur ses travaux réalisés durant les années 1960 et 1970. L'ouvrage permet de découvrir l'étendue de la pratique artistique et intellectuelle d'un personnage connu principalement comme un représentant de l'architecture radicale. Contient la réédition d'une conversation entre Gianni Pettena et Robert Smithson.
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La collection de photographies présentée dans cet ouvrage provient de l'agence de Robert Mallet-Stevens. Les archives de l'architecte ayant été détruites après sa mort, ces images constituent un témoignage rare et précieux. Elles couvrent toute la carrière de Mallet-Stevens, de 1920 à la fin des années 1930, et en montrent toute la diversité : décors de films, pavillons(...)
Robert Mallet-Stevens et ses photographes : La collection Jean-Louis Cohen
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La collection de photographies présentée dans cet ouvrage provient de l'agence de Robert Mallet-Stevens. Les archives de l'architecte ayant été détruites après sa mort, ces images constituent un témoignage rare et précieux. Elles couvrent toute la carrière de Mallet-Stevens, de 1920 à la fin des années 1930, et en montrent toute la diversité : décors de films, pavillons d'expositions, magasins, immeubles, villas... Certaines sont les seules traces d'oeuvres aujourd'hui disparues. Nombre de ces photographies portent, au dos, des annotations de la main de l'architecte ou de ses collaborateurs : il s'agit de précisions sur les matériaux ou les couleurs du mobilier et des objets, ou encore d'indications de cadrage ou de retouche en vue d'une publication dans la presse. Publié à l'occasion de l'exposition éponyme présentée à la villa Cavrois du 5 juin au 2 septembre 2018, ce livre reproduit l'intégralité de la collection Jean-Louis Cohen sous la forme d'un catalogue raisonné organisé chronologiquement.
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À la fin des années 60, l'aménagement des espaces de jeux offre une profonde monotonie : balançoires, tourniquets et cages à poules font la loi dans les bac à sable. L'article d'un journal en témoigne: 'Dans nos villes en mal d'espace, les enfants n'ont souvent pour tout royaume que la cour étriquée de leur immeuble ou des terrains vagues condamnés à disparaître. Il reste(...)
Group Ludic : l'imagination au pouvoir
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À la fin des années 60, l'aménagement des espaces de jeux offre une profonde monotonie : balançoires, tourniquets et cages à poules font la loi dans les bac à sable. L'article d'un journal en témoigne: 'Dans nos villes en mal d'espace, les enfants n'ont souvent pour tout royaume que la cour étriquée de leur immeuble ou des terrains vagues condamnés à disparaître. Il reste encore quelques squares où poussent une balançoire et le traditionnel trapèze au milieu de l'inévitable bac à sable. Ici l'enfant est condamné à se balancer ou à faire des pâtés.' Partant de ce constat, Group Ludic fait des propositions avec ses idées originales : utiliser des matières nouvelles comme le plastique, inventer des structures aux formes simples et abstraites, créer des parcours modulables, pousser les limites de la prise de risque des enfants usagers.
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Curated by Jennifer Gray, the exhibition ‘Frank Lloyd Wright Between USA and Italy’ at Turin’s Pinacoteca Agnelli is devoted to the drawings and designs of the famous American architect. Wright first visited Italy in 1910; there he would elaborate the ideals of a democratic architecture, closely connected to nature, that inspired his work and that of many Italian(...)
Frank Lloyd Wright: Between USA and Italy
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Curated by Jennifer Gray, the exhibition ‘Frank Lloyd Wright Between USA and Italy’ at Turin’s Pinacoteca Agnelli is devoted to the drawings and designs of the famous American architect. Wright first visited Italy in 1910; there he would elaborate the ideals of a democratic architecture, closely connected to nature, that inspired his work and that of many Italian architects. In 1935 Edoardo Persico’s thoughts on Wright precipitated a decades-long engagement with the theory of organic architecture and its implications for Italian culture. This exhibition catalogue details the relationship between Wright and Italy, from prairie houses and skyscrapers to public projects.
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Cet ouvrage propose une traversée de l’histoire et des enjeux de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, de sa conception à son inauguration. À travers six thématiques, de nombreux essais, des entretiens, et plus de 600 visuels, il retrace l’aventure de ce projet unique, imaginé et construit par Dominique Perrault.
La Bibliothèque nationale de France : Dominique Perrault : portrait d'un projet (1988-1998)
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Cet ouvrage propose une traversée de l’histoire et des enjeux de la Bibliothèque nationale de France, de sa conception à son inauguration. À travers six thématiques, de nombreux essais, des entretiens, et plus de 600 visuels, il retrace l’aventure de ce projet unique, imaginé et construit par Dominique Perrault.
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Architecture Monographs
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Works by Renzo Piano are distinguished by a unique interplay of functional, technical and aesthetic aspects. An architect with no recognisable trademark style, Renzo Piano has nevertheless designed some of the most famous buildings in the world: among them the Pompidou Centre, the headquarters of the New York Times, the Shard Tower in London, the Whitney Museum in New(...)
Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Works by Renzo Piano are distinguished by a unique interplay of functional, technical and aesthetic aspects. An architect with no recognisable trademark style, Renzo Piano has nevertheless designed some of the most famous buildings in the world: among them the Pompidou Centre, the headquarters of the New York Times, the Shard Tower in London, the Whitney Museum in New York and the recently completed Palace of Justice in Paris. Renowned as a master of construction technology, the Pritzker Prize winner uses a wide variety of materials and construction methods to create buildings whose designs are heavily inspired by location and function. This monograph presents twelve works that were published in the DETAIL magazine in recent years.
Architecture Monographs
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David Chipperfield's architecture stands for clarity and minimalism, for a successful combination of proven ideas and innovation. He aims for architecturally, socially and intellectually sophisticated solutions - which is why DETAIL has regularly published reports, interviews, discussions and many project documentations since the foundation of his practice in 1985. As(...)
David Chipperfield Architects, 1st edition
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David Chipperfield's architecture stands for clarity and minimalism, for a successful combination of proven ideas and innovation. He aims for architecturally, socially and intellectually sophisticated solutions - which is why DETAIL has regularly published reports, interviews, discussions and many project documentations since the foundation of his practice in 1985. As customary, this monograph of publications in DETAIL by the David Chipperfield Architects practice takes a closer look behind the scenes, describes processes and shows above all: many construction details.
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Since its founding in 1971, Paris-based SCAU Architecture has grown to be one of the premier architectural firms in the world, with landmark projects like the Stade de France, Paris; the Quai des Savoirs, Toulouse; and the Pierre Zobda-Quitman Teaching Hospital, Fort-de-France, Martinique. The firm is known for innovative design across a wide variety of buildings and(...)
SCAU Architecture: creatures of the city
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Since its founding in 1971, Paris-based SCAU Architecture has grown to be one of the premier architectural firms in the world, with landmark projects like the Stade de France, Paris; the Quai des Savoirs, Toulouse; and the Pierre Zobda-Quitman Teaching Hospital, Fort-de-France, Martinique. The firm is known for innovative design across a wide variety of buildings and structures, from museums and office complexes to hospitals, housing developments, stores, and universities. SCAU has also been at the forefront of developments in the fields of infrastructure and urban planning. "Creatures of the City" provides a stunning look back over four decades of the prestigious firm’s vast portfolio of work.
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German modernist architect Konrad Wachsmann (1901–1980) had a career-spanning interest in construction processes—in particular the prefabrication of building components and their assembly within modular systems. In this respect, Wachsmann was a pioneer whose ideas and work paved the way for today’s industrialized construction. Many contemporary masters, such as Renzo(...)
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August 2018
Konrad Wachsmann and the grapevine stucture
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German modernist architect Konrad Wachsmann (1901–1980) had a career-spanning interest in construction processes—in particular the prefabrication of building components and their assembly within modular systems. In this respect, Wachsmann was a pioneer whose ideas and work paved the way for today’s industrialized construction. Many contemporary masters, such as Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, have taken inspiration from and paid homage to Wachsmann’s forward-thinking work. With "Konrad Wachsmann and the Grapevine Structure", Swiss architect Christian Sumi synthesizes years of careful research into a compelling look at the career and lifetime contributions of this highly creative architect.
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Poolology of housing
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In architecture, nothing is ever truly new; everything has been tried before. And nowhere is this more evident than in the architecture of housing. Each proffered solution to a specific architectural problem is actually an amalgam of predecessors’ ideas and new approaches, which itself contributes in turn to a great global 'pool' for succeeding concepts. For twenty years,(...)
Poolology of housing
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In architecture, nothing is ever truly new; everything has been tried before. And nowhere is this more evident than in the architecture of housing. Each proffered solution to a specific architectural problem is actually an amalgam of predecessors’ ideas and new approaches, which itself contributes in turn to a great global 'pool' for succeeding concepts. For twenty years, this philosophy has driven the activities of Zurich-based cooperative Pool Architekten, with a special focus on the research and design of residential buildings. ''Poolology of housing'' is an up-close look at the collective’s body of work and a potential font of inspiration for others interest in letting this philosophy guide the creation of innovative architecture. At the core of the book are two hundred floor plans, designed by members of the collective and students during Pool Architekten’s tenure from 2013 to 2016 at Technische Universität Berlin.
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