Brigitte Métra
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Brigitte Métra, femme architecte et spécialiste des salles de spectacle et de concert, signe pour ses 10 ans d'agence un livre à l'image de son architecture, vivante, vibrante et élégante.
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Brigitte Métra, femme architecte et spécialiste des salles de spectacle et de concert, signe pour ses 10 ans d'agence un livre à l'image de son architecture, vivante, vibrante et élégante.
Architecture Monographs
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Embracing that which could dominate us-the city, infrastructure, overpopulation and social chaos-has been part of the process of Steven Holl Architects as the office has taken on work of increasing complexity and scale in China over the past decade. The projects featured in this book play a serious game with scale and the dynamic between micro and macro. In content and(...)
Urban hopes: made in China by Steven Holl
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Embracing that which could dominate us-the city, infrastructure, overpopulation and social chaos-has been part of the process of Steven Holl Architects as the office has taken on work of increasing complexity and scale in China over the past decade. The projects featured in this book play a serious game with scale and the dynamic between micro and macro. In content and format the book reflects such juxtaposition, featuring large format images and graphic documentation of Steven Holl's recent works realized in China alongside critiques and analyses offered by a new generation of theorists.
Architecture Monographs
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Wang Shu incarne pleinement la capacité de l’architecte à plonger ses racines dans les traditions et les cultures les plus riches et les plus anciennes, dans les techniques les plus traditionnelles. Il y puise des forces pour une créativité contemporaine adaptée au monde d’aujourd’hui, qui témoigne de préoccupations sociales, d’un souci esthétique permanent, et d’une(...)
Wang Shu: construire un monde différent conforme aux principes de la nature
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Wang Shu incarne pleinement la capacité de l’architecte à plonger ses racines dans les traditions et les cultures les plus riches et les plus anciennes, dans les techniques les plus traditionnelles. Il y puise des forces pour une créativité contemporaine adaptée au monde d’aujourd’hui, qui témoigne de préoccupations sociales, d’un souci esthétique permanent, et d’une prise en compte des objectifs du développement durable. Il a reçu le Prix Pritzker 2012.
Architecture Monographs
Tschumi: parc de La Villette
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The Park de la Villette in Paris is Bernard Tschumi's groundbreaking first project - an urban park for the twenty-first century that combines abstract thinking with a dizzying array of real-life activities. Documented by photographs of the park in action and a collection of never-before seen archival drawings, this book assembles in one volume selections from the nearly(...)
Tschumi: parc de La Villette
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The Park de la Villette in Paris is Bernard Tschumi's groundbreaking first project - an urban park for the twenty-first century that combines abstract thinking with a dizzying array of real-life activities. Documented by photographs of the park in action and a collection of never-before seen archival drawings, this book assembles in one volume selections from the nearly 4,000 drawings, models, photographs, and written texts created in the development stages of the project.
Architecture Monographs
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Meyers analyses the shape of sound; architecture and sound; form; materiality; windows; the urban soundscape, its politics, aesthetics and social character; reflection; virtuality; sound art; and silence. This publication offers new theoretical insights into sound and the spatial experience accompanied by several key case studies. These include Meyers work with Stephen(...)
Victoria Meyers: shape of sound
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Meyers analyses the shape of sound; architecture and sound; form; materiality; windows; the urban soundscape, its politics, aesthetics and social character; reflection; virtuality; sound art; and silence. This publication offers new theoretical insights into sound and the spatial experience accompanied by several key case studies. These include Meyers work with Stephen Vitiello, whose piece A Bell For Every Minute animated the New York High Line project, and her collaborations with composer and sound artist Michael Schumacher.
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TILT: codesigning space
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TILT are a London-based design and architecture practice that actively engages communities in designing and making their spaces. Founded by designer Oliver Marlow and social entrepreneur Dermot Egan, TILT has created a unique codesign methodology that transforms the way people interact with each other and the spaces around them. Participants are encouraged to explore the(...)
TILT: codesigning space
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TILT are a London-based design and architecture practice that actively engages communities in designing and making their spaces. Founded by designer Oliver Marlow and social entrepreneur Dermot Egan, TILT has created a unique codesign methodology that transforms the way people interact with each other and the spaces around them. Participants are encouraged to explore the role of objects and furniture within their space and understand their impact on culture and behaviour.
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Building community, community building: the work of Howard Rideout Architect in Simcoe County
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This is the first monograph of Howard Rideout Architect. It serves as a chronicle of the firm's work from 2001 to 2013 in the pituresque Ontario region of Simcoe County, while looking ahead at the great potentiel of this area.
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Building community, community building: the work of Howard Rideout Architect in Simcoe County
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This is the first monograph of Howard Rideout Architect. It serves as a chronicle of the firm's work from 2001 to 2013 in the pituresque Ontario region of Simcoe County, while looking ahead at the great potentiel of this area.
Bob Van Reeth Architect
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One of the most important post-war Belgian architects, bOb Van Reeth became the first Flemish Master Architect in 1999. Published on the occasion of a retrospective exhibition at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels, this richly illustrated book compiles 40 designs produced over the past 50 years. With numerous sketches, drawings, models and photos, it presents a(...)
Bob Van Reeth Architect
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One of the most important post-war Belgian architects, bOb Van Reeth became the first Flemish Master Architect in 1999. Published on the occasion of a retrospective exhibition at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels, this richly illustrated book compiles 40 designs produced over the past 50 years. With numerous sketches, drawings, models and photos, it presents a cross-section of his oeuvre, a collection of notable projects spanning an entire career, from competition entries to realised works. Each is accompanied by an existing text, from draft proposals to interviews, essays, newspaper articles, student theses, and more, to reflect the broad cultural presence of his work.
Architecture Monographs
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For Norman Foster, the drawing is a significant analytical and working tool, a way of relating to reality and an expression of his belief that design can improve our environment and quality of life. Within this multimedia publication are emblematic projects such as the Hearst Building in New York, the Beijing Airport and 30 St Mary Axe in London. Arranged chronologically,(...)
How much does your building weigh, Mr. Foster? Book and DVD.
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For Norman Foster, the drawing is a significant analytical and working tool, a way of relating to reality and an expression of his belief that design can improve our environment and quality of life. Within this multimedia publication are emblematic projects such as the Hearst Building in New York, the Beijing Airport and 30 St Mary Axe in London. Arranged chronologically, the drawings offer a concise history of work by Foster spanning 50 years and supplement a DVD of the award-winning documentary film directed by Norberto López Amado and Carlos Carcas, plus a second DVD with more than 100 minutes of interviews and images and an audio CD of the film’s original soundtrack.
Architecture Monographs
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Graphic Autobiography by Italo Lupi is a complex, comprehensive book on the work of the architect and master of graphics, images and design who, over the course of his career, worked with some of the biggest names in publishing, fashion, design and architecture. The book is divided into sections featuring the author's creations divided by thematic areas, each presented(...)
October 2013
Italo Lupi: graphic autobiography
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Graphic Autobiography by Italo Lupi is a complex, comprehensive book on the work of the architect and master of graphics, images and design who, over the course of his career, worked with some of the biggest names in publishing, fashion, design and architecture. The book is divided into sections featuring the author's creations divided by thematic areas, each presented through rich iconographic and textual apparatus – new and old – bearing the signature of critics, journalists, graphic designers, architects and friends who has shown their appreciation for Lupi's work.