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"Portrait of a house: Conversations with BV Doshi" draws the celebrated architect into conversation with the photo artist Dayanita Singh in an exploration of the kindred alchemy of their creative practices. Beginning when she first photographed him in his famed Kamala House (Dayanita’s ‘favourite temple of light’), named after BV’s wife, the book spans years of their(...)
BV Doshi: Portrait of a house
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"Portrait of a house: Conversations with BV Doshi" draws the celebrated architect into conversation with the photo artist Dayanita Singh in an exploration of the kindred alchemy of their creative practices. Beginning when she first photographed him in his famed Kamala House (Dayanita’s ‘favourite temple of light’), named after BV’s wife, the book spans years of their conversations, presented alongside black-and-white portraits of the space filled with family. In a collaborative exchange, BV responds directly to these photographs, revealing hidden motivations behind his architectural innovations. At its core, "Portrait of a house" is an exploration of light, movement, and a home’s capacity to guide its inhabitants, at turns lulling them to sleep or sparking them into animated conversation.
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Jørn Utzon: Can Lis
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Enamoured with the light of the Mediterranean sun, "Can Lis, Jørn Utzon" is a visual ode to one of the most iconic homes of the 20th century. An early ideal for design inspired by place, Can Lis rests on a Mallorcan cliff, nearly concealed by the marés stone from which it was made. Photographs by Simon Watson chart the movement of light along the compound that served as(...)
Jørn Utzon: Can Lis
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Enamoured with the light of the Mediterranean sun, "Can Lis, Jørn Utzon" is a visual ode to one of the most iconic homes of the 20th century. An early ideal for design inspired by place, Can Lis rests on a Mallorcan cliff, nearly concealed by the marés stone from which it was made. Photographs by Simon Watson chart the movement of light along the compound that served as Utzon’s family home for over two decades, his first permanent residence following his work on the Sydney Opera House. A curated selection of archival photographs, sketches, and blueprints mined from Utzon’s private collection guide readers from early plans for Can Lis to the everyday ways the home was inhabited.
Architecture Monographs
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Over the last 20 years, Manuel and Isabelle Der Hagopian have lived between Singapore, Vietnam, and Switzerland. The couple have built various dwellings in each location to house their lives and redefine their domesticity as a fundamental need. Each “nest” arises from intimate conversations between them and the spaces, giving birth to meticulously-crafted domains and(...)
Architecture Monographs
March 2025
NESTS: An order to domesticity
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Over the last 20 years, Manuel and Isabelle Der Hagopian have lived between Singapore, Vietnam, and Switzerland. The couple have built various dwellings in each location to house their lives and redefine their domesticity as a fundamental need. Each “nest” arises from intimate conversations between them and the spaces, giving birth to meticulously-crafted domains and lovingly-curated interiors echoing the spirit of the local culture. 'NESTS' features six of these dwellings—Seng Poh, TB80, Bi Khi Ni, Thi Sach, Beaumont, and Diablay De—as seen through the lens of Khoo Guo Jie. The photographer’s images of the life and love that imbue these spaces have been curated into booklets that are designed to embody the unique character and materiality of each nest. Together, they weave a voyage across different habitats and offer an introspective journey back home, in all the senses.
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The Villa Cavrois
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A masterpiece of 20th-century architecture designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens between 1929 and 1932, the Villa Cavrois had an eventful history before its restoration and opening to the public in 2015. The man who commissioned it, Paul Cavrois, a well-established industrialist from Northern France, wanted a residence large enough to house his family and servants. His(...)
The Villa Cavrois
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A masterpiece of 20th-century architecture designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens between 1929 and 1932, the Villa Cavrois had an eventful history before its restoration and opening to the public in 2015. The man who commissioned it, Paul Cavrois, a well-established industrialist from Northern France, wanted a residence large enough to house his family and servants. His meeting with Robert Mallet-Stevens was to make his project an object-manifesto, an ocean liner rising on the heights of Roubaix, in a striking contrast with the neighbouring traditional bourgeois houses. Mallet-Stevens mastered all aspects of the design: the silhouette and geometry of the villa; the simple, yet luxurious furniture, and the materials chosen specifically for each room – marble and precious woods in the reception areas and tiles in sober colours in the bathrooms and kitchen – the lighting fixtures, the heating and sound systems.
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This book is a retrospective documentation of this achievement, detailin the plans and projects that Stirling executed right up until his death. Critical apparaisals, technical data and extensive illustrations record many important buildings, including the Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart.
Architecture Monographs
January 1994, New York
James Stirling, Michael Wilford and associates: buildings and projects 1975-1992
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This book is a retrospective documentation of this achievement, detailin the plans and projects that Stirling executed right up until his death. Critical apparaisals, technical data and extensive illustrations record many important buildings, including the Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart.
Architecture Monographs
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In France no less than in Britain, the late 1960s saw a rebellion against the relentless anonymity of modernist planning. In the search for alternatives, Jean Renaudie showed an originality and a daring unrivalled up to this day. Conceived along structuralist principles, informed by research in molecular biology, his urban projects overturned the logic of the vast housing(...)
A right to difference : the architecture of Jean Renaudie
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In France no less than in Britain, the late 1960s saw a rebellion against the relentless anonymity of modernist planning. In the search for alternatives, Jean Renaudie showed an originality and a daring unrivalled up to this day. Conceived along structuralist principles, informed by research in molecular biology, his urban projects overturned the logic of the vast housing estates that were being steamrolled across France by the State. In the place of uniform tower blocks, he designed developments in which every dwelling was unique. Diversity – the spanner in the works of mass production – was for him a moral obligation. No concession was made in the name of type, be it human or architectural. ‘The catalogue of forms is endless: until every shape has found its city, new cities will continue to be born. When the forms exhaust their variety and come apart, the end of cities begins.’ Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities
Architecture Monographs
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During McKim, Mead & White's most creative period (1879-1915), the firm received nearly 1,000 commissions. This book documents the non-residential works, including the Boston Public Library, Newport Casino, the second Madison Square Garden, the Washington Memorial Arch, the Morgan Library, the campuses of Columbia and Harvard universities, Pennsylvania Station in New(...)
Architecture Monographs
October 2003, New York
McKim, Mead & White : the masterworks
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During McKim, Mead & White's most creative period (1879-1915), the firm received nearly 1,000 commissions. This book documents the non-residential works, including the Boston Public Library, Newport Casino, the second Madison Square Garden, the Washington Memorial Arch, the Morgan Library, the campuses of Columbia and Harvard universities, Pennsylvania Station in New York, Bank of Montreal, American Academy in Rome, the Century Association, and the Harvard, Metropolitan, and University clubs in New York, among others.
Architecture Monographs
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L'édification de Sainte-Geneviève, dont Labrouste est chargé en 1838, caractérise le point de départ d'une longue série d'architectures, d'abord destinées aux livres et à la lecture. On veut expliquer ici comment l'expérience de Sainte-Geneviève, ancrée dans la tradition monastique et nourrie des réflexions recueillies sous la Restauration et au début de la Monarchie de(...)
Des palais pour des livres : Labrouste, Sainte-Geneviève et les bibliothèques
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L'édification de Sainte-Geneviève, dont Labrouste est chargé en 1838, caractérise le point de départ d'une longue série d'architectures, d'abord destinées aux livres et à la lecture. On veut expliquer ici comment l'expérience de Sainte-Geneviève, ancrée dans la tradition monastique et nourrie des réflexions recueillies sous la Restauration et au début de la Monarchie de juillet, s'est inscrite dans le contexte international du XIXe siècle tout entier ; comment elle a permis une impressionnante éclosion de réalisations, en Europe comme aux États-Unis. À Sainte-Geneviève, ce n'est pas seulement le principe de programme " bibliothéconomique " que l'architecte français a inventé, c'est encore le dessin d'une travée type : il devint par excellence le symbole architecturé de la bibliothèque.
Architecture Monographs
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Le nom de Lucio Costa est indissociable de Brasilia, la nouvelle capitale du Brésil. Concepteur en tant qu’urbaniste de cette grande aventure de l’architecture mondiale. Lucio Costa en récapitule et explique les différentes étapes dans cet ouvrage écrit en collaboration avec sa fille. L’ouvrage offre un éventail de l’ensemble de ses activités. Il conjugue les descriptions(...)
Architecture Monographs
September 2001, Saint-Étienne
Lucio Costa : témoin et acteur
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Le nom de Lucio Costa est indissociable de Brasilia, la nouvelle capitale du Brésil. Concepteur en tant qu’urbaniste de cette grande aventure de l’architecture mondiale. Lucio Costa en récapitule et explique les différentes étapes dans cet ouvrage écrit en collaboration avec sa fille. L’ouvrage offre un éventail de l’ensemble de ses activités. Il conjugue les descriptions avec les plans et les écrits théoriques avec aussi une partie de la correspondance de cet architecte artiste.
Architecture Monographs
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Un véritable petit carnet de croquis de Alvaro Siza mettant en valeur son amour pour le dessin et pour l’écriture. Un regard nouveau et intime sur l’architecte portugais. Textes réunis et traduits par Dominique Machabert.
Des mots de rien du tout
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Un véritable petit carnet de croquis de Alvaro Siza mettant en valeur son amour pour le dessin et pour l’écriture. Un regard nouveau et intime sur l’architecte portugais. Textes réunis et traduits par Dominique Machabert.
Architecture Monographs