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Designing modern Germany
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This publication reveals how German attitudes toward national identity, modernity and technology are crucial to understanding German design. Aynsley traces the historical development of German design, beginning in the 1870s with the first dedicated Arts and Crafts schools and stretching through to the famous institutions of the Bauhaus and the Ulm Hochschule für(...)
Designing modern Germany
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This publication reveals how German attitudes toward national identity, modernity and technology are crucial to understanding German design. Aynsley traces the historical development of German design, beginning in the 1870s with the first dedicated Arts and Crafts schools and stretching through to the famous institutions of the Bauhaus and the Ulm Hochschule für Gestaltung. He analyses the works of leading figures such as Peter Behrens and Hannes Meyer, through to Ingo Maurer and Jil Sander, and many others in design specialties, including graphics, industrial products and furniture, fashion and architecture. He also offers the first consideration of the contrasting traditions of East and West Germany between 1945 and 1989. Whether examining the pre-First World War department store, the National Socialist fashion system or East Germany’s official design culture, German design significantly affected citizens’ daily lives.
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November 2008
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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Spanning from 1945 through today, the book examines Brazilian architecture beyond the works of renowned architects such as Oscar Niemeyer and the “Carioca” architects of Rio de Janeiro. Williams investigates issues such as the use of historic architecture, the importance of leisure and luxury, the role of the favela as a backdrop and inspiration for development, and the(...)
Architecture since 1900, Europe
February 2009, London
Brazil: modern architecture in history
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Spanning from 1945 through today, the book examines Brazilian architecture beyond the works of renowned architects such as Oscar Niemeyer and the “Carioca” architects of Rio de Janeiro. Williams investigates issues such as the use of historic architecture, the importance of leisure and luxury, the role of the favela as a backdrop and inspiration for development, and the rapid growth of cities. From the designated world heritage site of Brasilia—a capital city that was planned from the ground up—to the installation work of artists such as Hélio Oiticica, Brazil delves into the origins and far-reaching influence of Brazil’s architectural modernism. Richard J. Williams teaches in the School of Arts, Culture and Environment at the University of Edinburgh.
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Houses of Missouri 1870-1940
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With nearly 300 archival photographs, drawings, and original floor plans, Houses of Missouri, 1870–1940, offers an intimate tour behind the facades of 45 purely American houses. Among these are Greystone, the pastoral Gothic cottage of Major Emory Foster in Pevely; Oak Hall, the opulent mansion of the legendary Kansas City Star publisher William Rockhill Nelson; the(...)
Architecture since 1900, Europe
October 2008, New York
Houses of Missouri 1870-1940
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With nearly 300 archival photographs, drawings, and original floor plans, Houses of Missouri, 1870–1940, offers an intimate tour behind the facades of 45 purely American houses. Among these are Greystone, the pastoral Gothic cottage of Major Emory Foster in Pevely; Oak Hall, the opulent mansion of the legendary Kansas City Star publisher William Rockhill Nelson; the iconoclastic “machine in the prairie,” Samuel Marx-designed Ladue residence for department store magnate Morton May; and Chatol, the striking Art Moderne “farmhouse” in rural Boone county. The authors bring to life the fortunes, motivations, and aspirations of their wealthy and upstanding house owners who rigorously defined what was “suitable” and respectable living in America’s heartland.
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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Winding its way southward through the Philadelphia communities of Chestnut Hill and Mount Airy, as well as the verdant rural countryside of Gwynedd, Whitemarsh, and Wyndmoor, the Wissahickon Creek flows through a region of both unsurpassed natural beauty and some of the nation’s most exquisite residential architecture. The marvelous landscape that attracted early(...)
Architecture since 1900, Europe
September 2008, New York
Houses of Philadelphia: Chestnut Hill and the Wissahickon Valley 1880-1930
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Winding its way southward through the Philadelphia communities of Chestnut Hill and Mount Airy, as well as the verdant rural countryside of Gwynedd, Whitemarsh, and Wyndmoor, the Wissahickon Creek flows through a region of both unsurpassed natural beauty and some of the nation’s most exquisite residential architecture. The marvelous landscape that attracted early travelers and settlers became the setting for glorious estates that celebrated the connection between the natural and the built environment. From the mid-19th through the mid-20th century, three generations of prominent regional and national architects designed houses that have endured as magnificent examples of their own time, and remain eminently livable homes to this day.
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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Découverte d'une architecture passionnante, très créative, base de l'architecture contemporaine actuelle La présentation d'une architecture inédite, très présente à Bruxelles. Reflet d'une époque en quête de renouveau, elle ose les couleurs joyeuses et les formes dynamiques et aériennes. Toute personne qui aime l'architecture, le patrimoine, qui recherche l'âme d'une(...)
Architecture since 1900, Europe
June 2008, Bruxelles
Bruxelles '50 '60 Architecture moderne au temps de l'Expo 58
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Découverte d'une architecture passionnante, très créative, base de l'architecture contemporaine actuelle La présentation d'une architecture inédite, très présente à Bruxelles. Reflet d'une époque en quête de renouveau, elle ose les couleurs joyeuses et les formes dynamiques et aériennes. Toute personne qui aime l'architecture, le patrimoine, qui recherche l'âme d'une ville, passionnée de découverte. Env. 600 photos. Repères historiques, de styles, de vocabulaire architectural et des techniques utilisées. Enrichi de citations de contemporains. Situation des immeubles sur une carte de la région bruxelloise. Plaisir d'un livre entre le guide et le livre d'art à un prix accessible. Force de séduction d'un livre qui convainc dès qu'il est feuilleté.
Architecture since 1900, Europe
Ready for take-off
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"Ready for Take Off": the German contribution to the 2007 Sao Paulo Architecture Biennale An increasing number of young German architects are taking off--becoming key players in global architecture. The firms selected for this publication, Architekturb�ro Deutschland, Barkow Leibinger Architekten, Behnisch Architekten, BeL, Carsten Roth Architekt, Gerber Architekten,(...)
Architecture since 1900, Europe
June 2008
Ready for take-off
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"Ready for Take Off": the German contribution to the 2007 Sao Paulo Architecture Biennale An increasing number of young German architects are taking off--becoming key players in global architecture. The firms selected for this publication, Architekturb�ro Deutschland, Barkow Leibinger Architekten, Behnisch Architekten, BeL, Carsten Roth Architekt, Gerber Architekten, Gewers K�hn und K�hn Architekten, Ingenhoven Architekten, J. MAYER H., Kirsten Schemel Architekten, KSP Engel und Zimmermann Architekten, KSV Kr�ger Schuberth Vandreike, Pysall Ruge Architekten, sauerbruch hutton, Staab Architekten and Wandel Hoefer Lorch + Hirsch, are all currently working on their first large projects outside of Germany. In this volume, each firm, along with its engineering partner, presents a current commission from outside of Germany in addition to a finished building in Germany, providing an in-depth look at its development.
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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Nature has always furnished stimulating ideas for the design of architecture, both vernacular and in the work of major architects. Inspired by Nature: Plants looks at how the plant world serves as a useful source of inspiration, whether intentional or inconscious, for great contemporary architecture. Accompanying the images of built examples, ranging from houses to(...)
Architecture since 1900, Europe
May 2008, New York, London
Inspired by nature plants, the building/botany collection
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Nature has always furnished stimulating ideas for the design of architecture, both vernacular and in the work of major architects. Inspired by Nature: Plants looks at how the plant world serves as a useful source of inspiration, whether intentional or inconscious, for great contemporary architecture. Accompanying the images of built examples, ranging from houses to hotels, schools, and commercial and industrial projects, are botanical drawings and an explanation of why natural forms make good models for structure. The visual analogies underline how architects can find elegant solution and create new, sustainable, and efficient architectonic forms by the close and unsderstanding observation of nature.
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On Brick Lane
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A mesmerizing return to the memory-nest of Rachel Lichtenstein's heartland. By listening with such care and sympathetic attention, she teases out the voices of the living and the dead. Here is a mapping to set beside mayhew and Jack London, a valid attempt to identify eternal verities in a place that is vanishing, reinventing itself, even as she walks across it' Ian Sinclair
Architecture since 1900, Europe
August 2007, London, New York
On Brick Lane
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A mesmerizing return to the memory-nest of Rachel Lichtenstein's heartland. By listening with such care and sympathetic attention, she teases out the voices of the living and the dead. Here is a mapping to set beside mayhew and Jack London, a valid attempt to identify eternal verities in a place that is vanishing, reinventing itself, even as she walks across it' Ian Sinclair
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August 2007, London, New York
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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Through extensive picture material as well as project-related text annotations, this book features recently built and realized projects that - in addition to their exceptional architectural quality - make a notable contribution to a liveable and sustainable future, such as Morphosis, Steven Holl Architects, Sauerbruch Hutton, SMC Alsop, Rural Studio, Urban-Think Tank,(...)
Architecture since 1900, Europe
April 2008, Berlin
Architecture of change: sustainability and humanity in the built environment
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Through extensive picture material as well as project-related text annotations, this book features recently built and realized projects that - in addition to their exceptional architectural quality - make a notable contribution to a liveable and sustainable future, such as Morphosis, Steven Holl Architects, Sauerbruch Hutton, SMC Alsop, Rural Studio, Urban-Think Tank, Architecture of Humanity,and many more. The book also includes essays by and interviews with internationally renowned experts in architecture, science, economics, and politics such as Saskia Sassen, Klaus Toepfer, Yung Ho Chang, and others. Table of contents, index of projects, Biographies.
Architecture since 1900, Europe
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The urban and cultural climate of Rotterdam changed radically between 1970 and 2000. Opinions differ about what the most important changes were, and when they occurred. "Imagine a metropolis" shows that it was first and foremost a new perspective on Rotterdam that stimulated the development of the city during this period. If the Rotterdam of 1970 was still a city with an(...)
Architecture since 1900, Europe
October 2007, Rotterdam
Imagine a metropolis : Rotterdam's creative class, 1970-2000
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The urban and cultural climate of Rotterdam changed radically between 1970 and 2000. Opinions differ about what the most important changes were, and when they occurred. "Imagine a metropolis" shows that it was first and foremost a new perspective on Rotterdam that stimulated the development of the city during this period. If the Rotterdam of 1970 was still a city with an identity crises that wanted to be small rather than large and cosy rather than commercial, by 2000 Rotterdam had the image of the most metropolitan of all Dutch cities. Artists and other cultural practitioners – a group these days termed the ‘creative class’ – were the first to advance this metropolitan vision, thereby paving the way for the New Rotterdam that would begin to take concrete shape at the end of the 1980s. "Imagine a metropolis" goes on to show that this New Rotterdam is returning to its nineteenth-century identity and the developments of the inter-war years and the period of post-war reconstruction.
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