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Attentifs au contexte culturel de leurs interventions (comme la tradition du Véda en Inde) et à l'héritage de l'architecture moderne (tour Opus 12, La Défense), les architectes Denis Valode et Jean Pistre conçoivent la tour comme un objet de recherche à la fois fonctionnel et esthétique qui doit répondre aux exigences de l'urbanité de demain : respecter l'environnement,(...)
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March 2010
Tours: Denis Valodre et Jean Pistre
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Attentifs au contexte culturel de leurs interventions (comme la tradition du Véda en Inde) et à l'héritage de l'architecture moderne (tour Opus 12, La Défense), les architectes Denis Valode et Jean Pistre conçoivent la tour comme un objet de recherche à la fois fonctionnel et esthétique qui doit répondre aux exigences de l'urbanité de demain : respecter l'environnement, économiser l'énergie et réduire l'emprise au sol, inventer des manières d'habiter les hauteurs. Certaines tours se peuplent d'arbres et de jardins (tour Generali, La Défense), d'autres inscrivent dans leur dessin la course du soleil (tour Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis/Aubervilliers). À travers douze exemples, douze tours réalisées par l'agence Valode & Pistre dans le monde entier (Russie, Liban, France, Inde, Chine), Éric Reinhardt révèle les principes et les valeurs qui fondent leur architecture.
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The Supercrit series revisits some of the most influential architectural projects of the recent past and examines their impact on the way we think and design today. Based on live studio debates between protagonists and critics, the books describe, explore and criticise these major projects. Supercrit #4 Bernard Tschumi: Parc de la Villette examines the groundbreaking(...)
Architecture Monographs
May 2010
Bernard Tschumi : parc de la Villette, supercrit #4
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The Supercrit series revisits some of the most influential architectural projects of the recent past and examines their impact on the way we think and design today. Based on live studio debates between protagonists and critics, the books describe, explore and criticise these major projects. Supercrit #4 Bernard Tschumi: Parc de la Villette examines the groundbreaking public space with art installations. You can hear the architect's project definition, see the drawings and join in the crit. This innovative and compelling book is an invaluable resource for any architecture student.
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Will Alsop: The noise
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The design process of Will Alsop acts as a conduit for the dreams and aspirations of others. Moving from public consultation to the privacy of his painting studio – here ideas are born in the liquidity of paint, the serendipity of collage and the flourish of line, resulting in the avant-garde and vibrant designs that Alsop is particularly well known for. Whether the(...)
Will Alsop: The noise
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The design process of Will Alsop acts as a conduit for the dreams and aspirations of others. Moving from public consultation to the privacy of his painting studio – here ideas are born in the liquidity of paint, the serendipity of collage and the flourish of line, resulting in the avant-garde and vibrant designs that Alsop is particularly well known for. Whether the world approves of these designs or not, does not devalue the creative and artistic process which produces so rich, varied, challenging and inspirational outcomes. Focusing on the refreshing process of design with which Will Alsop engages, Tom Porter reveals and traces the process, from public consultation to private studio, from paint to line to model, and in doing so uncovers a treasure trove of ideas for transforming the process of architectural design. Whether a working architect or a student embarking on the first steps towards creating your own design process, this book offers an insight and example into how engaging with the public, before painting the way into architecture, can offer the most stimulating solutions.
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A documentation of the 2008 annual Martell Lecture given by Thom Mayne on March 19, 2008. Includes the Caltrans Headquarters in Los Angeles, Social Housing in Madrid, 41 Cooper Square in Manhattan, Diamond Ranch High School, Giant Group Company in Shanghai, San Francisco Federal Building, Phare Tower in Paris and more.
The continuity of contradiction
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A documentation of the 2008 annual Martell Lecture given by Thom Mayne on March 19, 2008. Includes the Caltrans Headquarters in Los Angeles, Social Housing in Madrid, 41 Cooper Square in Manhattan, Diamond Ranch High School, Giant Group Company in Shanghai, San Francisco Federal Building, Phare Tower in Paris and more.
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Hassan Fathy, the Egyptian architect known for his recognition of the potential of vernacular forms as a vital force in contemporary architectural design, sought to integrate the traditions of Islamic art with his modern visions for living. Guided by Fathy's principles, Ahmad Hamid, an architect who collaborated with Hassan Fathy in the Institute for Appropriate(...)
Hassan Fathy and continuity in Islamic arts and architecture
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Hassan Fathy, the Egyptian architect known for his recognition of the potential of vernacular forms as a vital force in contemporary architectural design, sought to integrate the traditions of Islamic art with his modern visions for living. Guided by Fathy's principles, Ahmad Hamid, an architect who collaborated with Hassan Fathy in the Institute for Appropriate Technology, identifies questions about the nature of Islamic art and its building culture, as well as the origins of modern architecture. This book provides new insights into Hassan Fathy's profuse, pathbreaking design documents and built projects, while exploring the socioeconomic, environmental, psychological, and esthetic components of Fathy's work in the light of a quest for a new universal modernity for the twenty-first century.
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Valerio Olgiati has worked as an architect in Los Angeles, Zurich, and, since 2008, in Flims. He has been a visiting professor at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Zurich, the AA in London, and at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Since 2002 he has been professor at the Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio and(...)
Dado : built and inhabited by Rudolph Olgiati and Valerio Olgiati
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Valerio Olgiati has worked as an architect in Los Angeles, Zurich, and, since 2008, in Flims. He has been a visiting professor at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in Zurich, the AA in London, and at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Since 2002 he has been professor at the Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio and since autumn 2009 he has held the Kenzo Tange Chair at Harvard. The unmistakable straight lines and independence of his buildings has brought him international attention. The Olgiati’s family estate is located in the historical town center of Flims. Rudolf Olgiati (1910–95) purchased the property, known as Dado, in 1930 and throughout his life used it to realize his architectural thoughts and ideas. Today, the son is living in his father’s house, and in 2008 he set up his much-admired architectural firm on the former site of the barn. This publication portrays the life and work of both architects using the example of the house and studio - that is, through the transformations they have undergone at the hands of their residents over a period of nearly eighty years. It shows personal furniture and objects, the individual layout and design of the spaces, and hence the penchants and attitudes of the two architects. At the same time this unusual portrait documents not only the relationship between father and son but also the characters of two generations and their understanding of architecture and aesthetics.
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A former student of Gropius and Breuer, Rakatanski's innovative brand of mid-century modernism blew a fresh breeze through staid colonial New England and has yet to lose its momentum. His office, established in 1946, has practiced into the 21st century, and this book captures the full range of his residential, religious, and commercial projects. Original technical(...)
Ira Rakatansky: As modern as tomorrow
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A former student of Gropius and Breuer, Rakatanski's innovative brand of mid-century modernism blew a fresh breeze through staid colonial New England and has yet to lose its momentum. His office, established in 1946, has practiced into the 21st century, and this book captures the full range of his residential, religious, and commercial projects. Original technical drawings, original photography from media coverage, as well as stunning color images beautifully illustrate the work of this figure of mid-century American architecture.
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C’est en écoutant Gil Honoré pester contre les impositions qui freinent l’émergence d’une architecture libre, et en découvrant les réponses astucieuses qu’il y apporte, que Carmelo Virone a trouvé le point de départ de son récit. « La cérémonie des prescrits », conte philosophique, se savoure seul ou en singulière résonance avec les édifices présentés dans cet(...)
AIUD/G. Honoré, architectes + Carmelo Virone, écrivain
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C’est en écoutant Gil Honoré pester contre les impositions qui freinent l’émergence d’une architecture libre, et en découvrant les réponses astucieuses qu’il y apporte, que Carmelo Virone a trouvé le point de départ de son récit. « La cérémonie des prescrits », conte philosophique, se savoure seul ou en singulière résonance avec les édifices présentés dans cet ouvrage. L’ingénieur architecte Gil Honoré, fondateur du bureau AIUD, pose des choix clairs. Il sculpte des bâtiments aux contours simples, efficaces, jouant sur le contraste des matières et des émotions. Carmelo Virone, écrivain, critique littéraire et critique d’art, plume acérée et esprit vif, s’amuse à jeter des ponts entre les arts et entre les artistes. Entre ces deux imaginations fertiles, connectées par le projet Architexto, se trament des fils conducteurs, une énergie commune : la lisibilité des productions, le refus des fioritures, l’inscription dans un patrimoine ancien pris comme matière à idées nouvelles, et la capacité, finalement, à s’affranchir des contraintes.
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Le Corbusier’s masterpiece, the Villa Savoye, is one of the iconic architectural buildings of the twentieth-century. According to Kengo Kuma, in his introduction to this edition, it is a house that ‘stands aloof, beautiful as ever, at a turning point – a turning point for a genius.’ Both full-page, black and white and colour photographs document the interior and exterior(...)
Residential masterpieces 05 : Le Corbusier Villa Savoye Poissy, France 1928-31
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Le Corbusier’s masterpiece, the Villa Savoye, is one of the iconic architectural buildings of the twentieth-century. According to Kengo Kuma, in his introduction to this edition, it is a house that ‘stands aloof, beautiful as ever, at a turning point – a turning point for a genius.’ Both full-page, black and white and colour photographs document the interior and exterior of the residence, with particular attention afforded to finer details. Plans and sections are also included alongside Kuma’s introduction.
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A representative figure of architecture in Sri Lanka Geoffrey Bawa was a virtuoso in the art of crafting a ‘paradise’. The works that he created until his death in 2003 have been an inspiration to architects not only in Sri Lanka but throughout Asian countries. Born in 1919 Bawa was a crossbreed, an embodiment of Sri Lanka’s history at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.(...)
Residential masterpieces 07 : Geoffrey Bawa, 33rd Lane Colombo, Sri Lanka 1960-98 / Lunuganga, Bentota, Sri Lanka 1948-98
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A representative figure of architecture in Sri Lanka Geoffrey Bawa was a virtuoso in the art of crafting a ‘paradise’. The works that he created until his death in 2003 have been an inspiration to architects not only in Sri Lanka but throughout Asian countries. Born in 1919 Bawa was a crossbreed, an embodiment of Sri Lanka’s history at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. This publication focuses on two of his own houses : his regular house in Colombo and his country house in Bentota.
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