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This book presents a selection of eco-houses and sustainable homes built according to what is feasible today in terms of sustainable architecture that respects the environment. It shows us what ecological alternatives are available to standard building design and construction. Once considered architectural curiosities, these houses - built in a way that respects the(...)
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This book presents a selection of eco-houses and sustainable homes built according to what is feasible today in terms of sustainable architecture that respects the environment. It shows us what ecological alternatives are available to standard building design and construction. Once considered architectural curiosities, these houses - built in a way that respects the(...)
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This book presents a selection of eco-houses and sustainable homes built according to what is feasible today in terms of sustainable architecture that respects the environment. It shows us what ecological alternatives are available to standard building design and construction. Once considered architectural curiosities, these houses - built in a way that respects the environment - actually lay the foundations of tomorrow's regular construction and the building legacy that we bequeath to our children and grandchildren with which they feel at home and where enjoying a healthy and sustainable environment is the norm.
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This book presents a selection of eco-houses and sustainable homes built according to what is feasible today in terms of sustainable architecture that respects the environment. It shows us what ecological alternatives are available to standard building design and construction. Once considered architectural curiosities, these houses - built in a way that respects the environment - actually lay the foundations of tomorrow's regular construction and the building legacy that we bequeath to our children and grandchildren with which they feel at home and where enjoying a healthy and sustainable environment is the norm.
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December 2020
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''Living in nature'' showcases a selection of architect-designed houses that have something fundamental in common: a special relationship with the natural world. Each of the book's 50 homes is carefully chosen for its stunning location, whether cocooned within the earth itself or soaring high amongst treetops, surrounded by cooling waters, or resisting the desert heat.(...)
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''Living in nature'' showcases a selection of architect-designed houses that have something fundamental in common: a special relationship with the natural world. Each of the book's 50 homes is carefully chosen for its stunning location, whether cocooned within the earth itself or soaring high amongst treetops, surrounded by cooling waters, or resisting the desert heat.(...)
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Living in nature: contemporary houses in the natural world
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''Living in nature'' showcases a selection of architect-designed houses that have something fundamental in common: a special relationship with the natural world. Each of the book's 50 homes is carefully chosen for its stunning location, whether cocooned within the earth itself or soaring high amongst treetops, surrounded by cooling waters, or resisting the desert heat. With a wealth of photographs showcasing each house inside and out, ''Living in nature'' offers inspiration — and tranquillity.
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''Living in nature'' showcases a selection of architect-designed houses that have something fundamental in common: a special relationship with the natural world. Each of the book's 50 homes is carefully chosen for its stunning location, whether cocooned within the earth itself or soaring high amongst treetops, surrounded by cooling waters, or resisting the desert heat. With a wealth of photographs showcasing each house inside and out, ''Living in nature'' offers inspiration — and tranquillity.
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April 2021
April 2021
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The era of moving to the suburbs is coming to an end. Instead, a growing movement of city dwellers are looking for grand architectural solutions in the smallest of spaces. Slender, slim, and tall structures are soaring in the limited land available, offering innovative solutions to a world with ever-growing urbanization. 'Vertical Living' is an introduction to the(...)
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The era of moving to the suburbs is coming to an end. Instead, a growing movement of city dwellers are looking for grand architectural solutions in the smallest of spaces. Slender, slim, and tall structures are soaring in the limited land available, offering innovative solutions to a world with ever-growing urbanization. 'Vertical Living' is an introduction to the(...)
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Vertical living: Compact architecture for urban spaces
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The era of moving to the suburbs is coming to an end. Instead, a growing movement of city dwellers are looking for grand architectural solutions in the smallest of spaces. Slender, slim, and tall structures are soaring in the limited land available, offering innovative solutions to a world with ever-growing urbanization. 'Vertical Living' is an introduction to the architecture and interior masterminds using skillful, clever design to conquer compact living wherever there is space. As we continue to expect more of our flats and houses, unexpected approaches are necessary for the future of our urban spaces.
Vertical living: Compact architecture for urban spaces
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The era of moving to the suburbs is coming to an end. Instead, a growing movement of city dwellers are looking for grand architectural solutions in the smallest of spaces. Slender, slim, and tall structures are soaring in the limited land available, offering innovative solutions to a world with ever-growing urbanization. 'Vertical Living' is an introduction to the architecture and interior masterminds using skillful, clever design to conquer compact living wherever there is space. As we continue to expect more of our flats and houses, unexpected approaches are necessary for the future of our urban spaces.
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January 2021
January 2021
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L'Homme et sa maison
L'Homme et sa maison
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Figure pionnière et incontournable de la géographie française, Pierre Deffontaines publie ce texte majeur en 1972, peu de temps avant sa mort.Le géographe a alors dans ses bagages de « voyageur actif » d'innombrables lectures, carnets de terrain et dessins sur le vif; de quoi nourrir abondamment plusieurs monographies régionales mais, surtout, donner corps à cet ambitieux(...)
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Figure pionnière et incontournable de la géographie française, Pierre Deffontaines publie ce texte majeur en 1972, peu de temps avant sa mort.Le géographe a alors dans ses bagages de « voyageur actif » d'innombrables lectures, carnets de terrain et dessins sur le vif; de quoi nourrir abondamment plusieurs monographies régionales mais, surtout, donner corps à cet ambitieux(...)
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L'Homme et sa maison
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Figure pionnière et incontournable de la géographie française, Pierre Deffontaines publie ce texte majeur en 1972, peu de temps avant sa mort.Le géographe a alors dans ses bagages de « voyageur actif » d'innombrables lectures, carnets de terrain et dessins sur le vif; de quoi nourrir abondamment plusieurs monographies régionales mais, surtout, donner corps à cet ambitieux volume sur la diversité des hommes au prisme de leur « marque essentielle » : la maison.De branchages ou de pierre, souterraines ou dominantes, bourgeoises ou agraires, groupées ou dispersées… les habitations des cinq continents sont ici répertoriées dans un souci d'exhaustivité et de description méthodique. Toutes spécifiques et adaptées à leur milieu, elles apparaissent sous la plume de ce passionné comme des structures dont la trame répond aux exigences d'ordre physique, économique et symbolique de leurs occupants.Sous-tendu par la conscience d'une uniformisation progressive de l'habitat et de la fin annoncée des modes de vie traditionnels, ce travail de synthèse s'entend comme une entreprise de recueil des principales empreintes humaines avant que ne s'éteigne un monde séculaire.Mais outre un précieux témoignage historique teinté d'ethnographie, les pages illustrées de ce classique de la géographie humaine recèlent entre leurs lignes un enseignement remarquable; une leçon magistrale sur la science, sinon l'art, de l'attentive observation.« La maison est le reflet de la vie des hommes, de leur effort physique, de leur pensée, de leur état social, de leur degré d'évolution. » Pierre Deffontaines
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Figure pionnière et incontournable de la géographie française, Pierre Deffontaines publie ce texte majeur en 1972, peu de temps avant sa mort.Le géographe a alors dans ses bagages de « voyageur actif » d'innombrables lectures, carnets de terrain et dessins sur le vif; de quoi nourrir abondamment plusieurs monographies régionales mais, surtout, donner corps à cet ambitieux volume sur la diversité des hommes au prisme de leur « marque essentielle » : la maison.De branchages ou de pierre, souterraines ou dominantes, bourgeoises ou agraires, groupées ou dispersées… les habitations des cinq continents sont ici répertoriées dans un souci d'exhaustivité et de description méthodique. Toutes spécifiques et adaptées à leur milieu, elles apparaissent sous la plume de ce passionné comme des structures dont la trame répond aux exigences d'ordre physique, économique et symbolique de leurs occupants.Sous-tendu par la conscience d'une uniformisation progressive de l'habitat et de la fin annoncée des modes de vie traditionnels, ce travail de synthèse s'entend comme une entreprise de recueil des principales empreintes humaines avant que ne s'éteigne un monde séculaire.Mais outre un précieux témoignage historique teinté d'ethnographie, les pages illustrées de ce classique de la géographie humaine recèlent entre leurs lignes un enseignement remarquable; une leçon magistrale sur la science, sinon l'art, de l'attentive observation.« La maison est le reflet de la vie des hommes, de leur effort physique, de leur pensée, de leur état social, de leur degré d'évolution. » Pierre Deffontaines
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May 2021
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Contemporary house India
Contemporary house India
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India has a long, diverse history of remarkable architecture. This stunning overview of contemporary residential architecture in India features over twenty houses from across the country, designed by leading firms such as Samira Rathod Design Associates and Architecture Brio, as well as emerging architects such as Martand Khosla. Beginning with a helpful essay,(...)
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India has a long, diverse history of remarkable architecture. This stunning overview of contemporary residential architecture in India features over twenty houses from across the country, designed by leading firms such as Samira Rathod Design Associates and Architecture Brio, as well as emerging architects such as Martand Khosla. Beginning with a helpful essay,(...)
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Contemporary house India
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India has a long, diverse history of remarkable architecture. This stunning overview of contemporary residential architecture in India features over twenty houses from across the country, designed by leading firms such as Samira Rathod Design Associates and Architecture Brio, as well as emerging architects such as Martand Khosla. Beginning with a helpful essay, ''Contemporary house India'' is divided into four thematic chapters, each opening with a contextual introduction. Included with each featured home are detailed drawings and plans, specially commissioned photographs of the interiors and exteriors by leading architectural photographer Edmund Sumner, and accompanying text based on interviews with the architects by author Rob Gregory. Gregory places the selected homes in a global context, including the fascinating legacy of major modern architects such as Le Corbusier’s work in Chandigarh, India.
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India has a long, diverse history of remarkable architecture. This stunning overview of contemporary residential architecture in India features over twenty houses from across the country, designed by leading firms such as Samira Rathod Design Associates and Architecture Brio, as well as emerging architects such as Martand Khosla. Beginning with a helpful essay, ''Contemporary house India'' is divided into four thematic chapters, each opening with a contextual introduction. Included with each featured home are detailed drawings and plans, specially commissioned photographs of the interiors and exteriors by leading architectural photographer Edmund Sumner, and accompanying text based on interviews with the architects by author Rob Gregory. Gregory places the selected homes in a global context, including the fascinating legacy of major modern architects such as Le Corbusier’s work in Chandigarh, India.
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November 2021
November 2021
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Residential Architecture
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The Monocle book of homes
The Monocle book of homes
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Good homes are places where lives unfold, families grow up, dogs jump on sofas, and friends share meals. They’re also spaces to find some solitude—a quiet corner to read a book or have a Saturday afternoon nap. Homes need to do it all—they sustain you, inspire you, and tell your story through architecture, design, and collections. Monocle has always celebrated everything(...)
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Good homes are places where lives unfold, families grow up, dogs jump on sofas, and friends share meals. They’re also spaces to find some solitude—a quiet corner to read a book or have a Saturday afternoon nap. Homes need to do it all—they sustain you, inspire you, and tell your story through architecture, design, and collections. Monocle has always celebrated everything(...)
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The Monocle book of homes
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Good homes are places where lives unfold, families grow up, dogs jump on sofas, and friends share meals. They’re also spaces to find some solitude—a quiet corner to read a book or have a Saturday afternoon nap. Homes need to do it all—they sustain you, inspire you, and tell your story through architecture, design, and collections. Monocle has always celebrated everything that makes a space a home when covering residences—whether featuring a city hideaway, a modernist seaside residence, or a summer outpost in a forest. The Monocle team brings this all together in one volume that explores individual homes, housing projects old and new, communities of self-builders, even whole neighborhoods where a simple philosophy of building well has created quality of life for many. "The Monocle book of homes" is packed with great photography that delivers the bigger picture and the smallest details alongside fascinating essays full of advice by key thinkers, writers, and designers. As we spend more time at home than ever, this is a book that could change how you live.
The Monocle book of homes
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Good homes are places where lives unfold, families grow up, dogs jump on sofas, and friends share meals. They’re also spaces to find some solitude—a quiet corner to read a book or have a Saturday afternoon nap. Homes need to do it all—they sustain you, inspire you, and tell your story through architecture, design, and collections. Monocle has always celebrated everything that makes a space a home when covering residences—whether featuring a city hideaway, a modernist seaside residence, or a summer outpost in a forest. The Monocle team brings this all together in one volume that explores individual homes, housing projects old and new, communities of self-builders, even whole neighborhoods where a simple philosophy of building well has created quality of life for many. "The Monocle book of homes" is packed with great photography that delivers the bigger picture and the smallest details alongside fascinating essays full of advice by key thinkers, writers, and designers. As we spend more time at home than ever, this is a book that could change how you live.
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August 2021
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There's an elemental satisfaction in living in a cozy sanctuary in the midst of a snowy landscape. It evokes feelings of warmth, security, refuge, and comfort. "Winter homes" beautifully illustrates examples from winter wonderlands around the globe and provides ingenious solutions on how the home's design is formulated, and the architectural and interior design techniques(...)
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There's an elemental satisfaction in living in a cozy sanctuary in the midst of a snowy landscape. It evokes feelings of warmth, security, refuge, and comfort. "Winter homes" beautifully illustrates examples from winter wonderlands around the globe and provides ingenious solutions on how the home's design is formulated, and the architectural and interior design techniques(...)
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Winter homes: cozy living in style
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There's an elemental satisfaction in living in a cozy sanctuary in the midst of a snowy landscape. It evokes feelings of warmth, security, refuge, and comfort. "Winter homes" beautifully illustrates examples from winter wonderlands around the globe and provides ingenious solutions on how the home's design is formulated, and the architectural and interior design techniques used to create both a connection to nature and contend with biting winter conditions.
Winter homes: cozy living in style
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There's an elemental satisfaction in living in a cozy sanctuary in the midst of a snowy landscape. It evokes feelings of warmth, security, refuge, and comfort. "Winter homes" beautifully illustrates examples from winter wonderlands around the globe and provides ingenious solutions on how the home's design is formulated, and the architectural and interior design techniques used to create both a connection to nature and contend with biting winter conditions.
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September 2021
September 2021
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Leading design magazine Openhouse has spent the last six years giving readers a closer look at some of the most extraordinary houses around the globe. In their first book, the editors open the doors to their highlights, including exclusive photography and rarely seen homes. From case study houses by midcentury masters to cutting edge contemporary architecture, Casa Grande(...)
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Leading design magazine Openhouse has spent the last six years giving readers a closer look at some of the most extraordinary houses around the globe. In their first book, the editors open the doors to their highlights, including exclusive photography and rarely seen homes. From case study houses by midcentury masters to cutting edge contemporary architecture, Casa Grande(...)
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Living in: modern masterpieces of residential architecture
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Leading design magazine Openhouse has spent the last six years giving readers a closer look at some of the most extraordinary houses around the globe. In their first book, the editors open the doors to their highlights, including exclusive photography and rarely seen homes. From case study houses by midcentury masters to cutting edge contemporary architecture, Casa Grande describes what it feels like to occupy these spaces from the perspective of their owners – who themselves have become stewards of architectural history.
Living in: modern masterpieces of residential architecture
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Leading design magazine Openhouse has spent the last six years giving readers a closer look at some of the most extraordinary houses around the globe. In their first book, the editors open the doors to their highlights, including exclusive photography and rarely seen homes. From case study houses by midcentury masters to cutting edge contemporary architecture, Casa Grande describes what it feels like to occupy these spaces from the perspective of their owners – who themselves have become stewards of architectural history.
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November 2020
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Featuring nineteen home-building and design strategies that are direct, original, and often surprisingly simple, this volume presents a mix of new technology and time-tested vernacular methods that will change the way we think about “home.” Each strategy features carefully selected and generously illustrated projects that put ideas into practice, offering real-world(...)
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Featuring nineteen home-building and design strategies that are direct, original, and often surprisingly simple, this volume presents a mix of new technology and time-tested vernacular methods that will change the way we think about “home.” Each strategy features carefully selected and generously illustrated projects that put ideas into practice, offering real-world(...)
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Houses that can save the world
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Featuring nineteen home-building and design strategies that are direct, original, and often surprisingly simple, this volume presents a mix of new technology and time-tested vernacular methods that will change the way we think about “home.” Each strategy features carefully selected and generously illustrated projects that put ideas into practice, offering real-world solutions regardless of location or size. With ideas and houses that span the globe, including developing regions in Asia, Africa, and South America, this highly illustrated volume shines a spotlight on everything from new techniques to creative reuse of existing buildings and materials.
Houses that can save the world
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Featuring nineteen home-building and design strategies that are direct, original, and often surprisingly simple, this volume presents a mix of new technology and time-tested vernacular methods that will change the way we think about “home.” Each strategy features carefully selected and generously illustrated projects that put ideas into practice, offering real-world solutions regardless of location or size. With ideas and houses that span the globe, including developing regions in Asia, Africa, and South America, this highly illustrated volume shines a spotlight on everything from new techniques to creative reuse of existing buildings and materials.
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November 2022
November 2022
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Ce livre traite de l’habitat temporaire, flexible et de nécessité à travers l’architecture, l’art, le design et l’humanitaire. À la fois catalogue de l’exposition du même nom présentée à Genève en 2022 et recueil de textes historiques et inédits sur ces domaines, cette publication aborde les diverses questions de l’habitat individuel grâce à des prototypes et des(...)
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Ce livre traite de l’habitat temporaire, flexible et de nécessité à travers l’architecture, l’art, le design et l’humanitaire. À la fois catalogue de l’exposition du même nom présentée à Genève en 2022 et recueil de textes historiques et inédits sur ces domaines, cette publication aborde les diverses questions de l’habitat individuel grâce à des prototypes et des(...)
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Open house: designing spaces for living / Conçevoir des espaces à vivre
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Ce livre traite de l’habitat temporaire, flexible et de nécessité à travers l’architecture, l’art, le design et l’humanitaire. À la fois catalogue de l’exposition du même nom présentée à Genève en 2022 et recueil de textes historiques et inédits sur ces domaines, cette publication aborde les diverses questions de l’habitat individuel grâce à des prototypes et des expérimentations originales. This volume deals with temporary, flexible and necessity housing through architecture, art, design and humanitarianism. Both a catalog of the eponymous exhibition presented in Geneva in 2022 and a collection of historical and unpublished texts on these fields, this book addresses the various issues of individual housing through prototypes and original experiments.
Open house: designing spaces for living / Conçevoir des espaces à vivre
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Ce livre traite de l’habitat temporaire, flexible et de nécessité à travers l’architecture, l’art, le design et l’humanitaire. À la fois catalogue de l’exposition du même nom présentée à Genève en 2022 et recueil de textes historiques et inédits sur ces domaines, cette publication aborde les diverses questions de l’habitat individuel grâce à des prototypes et des expérimentations originales. This volume deals with temporary, flexible and necessity housing through architecture, art, design and humanitarianism. Both a catalog of the eponymous exhibition presented in Geneva in 2022 and a collection of historical and unpublished texts on these fields, this book addresses the various issues of individual housing through prototypes and original experiments.
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