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Architects on stage
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"Architects on Stage" brings together material seldom published before, featuring exhibition design and scenography projects from the 90s by architects of recognized international prestige such as Coop. Himmelb(l)au, Diller & Scofidio, Frank Gehry, Toyo Ito, Jean Nouvel and John Pawson. The works presented cover a broad spectrum of ephemeral interventions,(...)
Commercial interiors, Building types
September 1999, Barcelona
Architects on stage
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"Architects on Stage" brings together material seldom published before, featuring exhibition design and scenography projects from the 90s by architects of recognized international prestige such as Coop. Himmelb(l)au, Diller & Scofidio, Frank Gehry, Toyo Ito, Jean Nouvel and John Pawson. The works presented cover a broad spectrum of ephemeral interventions, both interior and exterior, for shows and events both large and small in theaters, in museums and in the city.
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September 1999, Barcelona
Commercial interiors, Building types
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407 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color), maps (some color), plans ; 23 x 30 cm
New York, NY : Metropolis Books, [2016], ©2016
Never built New York / Greg Goldin, Sam Lubell ; foreword by Daniel Libeskind.
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407 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color), maps (some color), plans ; 23 x 30 cm
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New York, NY : Metropolis Books, [2016], ©2016
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256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
[Berlin] : Braun, 2008.
Pure plastic : new materials for today's architecture / [Chris van Uffelen ; Ed. staff: Sophie Steybe ; Chris van Uffelen].
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256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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[Berlin] : Braun, 2008.
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Rising dramatically above the Swiss landscape surrounding the well-known resort Flims - Laax - Falera, Jurg Conzett's unique mountain trail contains seven bridges crossing a wild stream. An internationally renowned civil engineer, Conzett has brought his considerable talent and experience to this project and the results are groundbreaking and visually appealing. Each(...)
Trutg dil Flem: Seven Bridges by Jurg Conzett
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Rising dramatically above the Swiss landscape surrounding the well-known resort Flims - Laax - Falera, Jurg Conzett's unique mountain trail contains seven bridges crossing a wild stream. An internationally renowned civil engineer, Conzett has brought his considerable talent and experience to this project and the results are groundbreaking and visually appealing. Each bridge uses a different type of construction and building method depending on the specific geographic features of its location.Wilfried Dechau has catalogued the project with over one-hundred previously unpublished images of the bridges and their surrounding landscape.
Architecture Monographs
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The resin-scented wood of the Swiss Pavilion by Peter Zumthor at the Hannover Expo, the hypo-oxygenated air of Diller+Scofidio’s Blur Bar, the sculpting air stream of Renzo Piano’s Wind Tunnel in Maranello, the placebo odors of Decosterd & Rahm, and the edible air of Marti Guixé’s Pharma Food are just a few of the most recent instances of an architecture that is seeking(...)
October 2006, Milan
Invisible architecture : experiencing places through the sense of smell
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The resin-scented wood of the Swiss Pavilion by Peter Zumthor at the Hannover Expo, the hypo-oxygenated air of Diller+Scofidio’s Blur Bar, the sculpting air stream of Renzo Piano’s Wind Tunnel in Maranello, the placebo odors of Decosterd & Rahm, and the edible air of Marti Guixé’s Pharma Food are just a few of the most recent instances of an architecture that is seeking to reappropriate the invisible dimension of olfaction in order to imbue the experience of places with greater meaning and totality.
New architecture New York
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A photographic compilation of New York City’s best new architecture, this book features projects by leading firms working today. From Bjarke Ingels Group’s VIA West 57 to SHoP Architects’ Barclays Center, and from Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s High Line to SOM’s One World Trade Center, New York City has been home to some of this century’s most exciting new architecture.(...)
Architecture since 1900, Europe
September 2017
New architecture New York
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A photographic compilation of New York City’s best new architecture, this book features projects by leading firms working today. From Bjarke Ingels Group’s VIA West 57 to SHoP Architects’ Barclays Center, and from Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s High Line to SOM’s One World Trade Center, New York City has been home to some of this century’s most exciting new architecture. Profiling more than fifty projects that are shaping the city’s streets and skylines, this book features color photographs of each building and a brief, informative text about its significance.
Architecture since 1900, Europe
Architecture expo 02
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Five iconic installations: one mobile and four fixed “Arteplage” locations; 500 individual structures in transition from experimental architecture to scenographics; 45 international designer teams. Illustrations, detailed plans, and instructive texts portray the architecture of the Expo in all its complexity: from Pipilotti Rist’s "Laboratory of Ideas" (Ideenlabor),(...)
Architecture expo 02
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Five iconic installations: one mobile and four fixed “Arteplage” locations; 500 individual structures in transition from experimental architecture to scenographics; 45 international designer teams. Illustrations, detailed plans, and instructive texts portray the architecture of the Expo in all its complexity: from Pipilotti Rist’s "Laboratory of Ideas" (Ideenlabor), visionary models of 1998 and the international competition, through to its fulfilment. The project concepts are explained by the authors in their own words: Coop Himmelb(l)au and GLS, Jean Nouvel and GIM, J. Sbriglio, and Extasia with T. Kobler/Vehovar + Jauslin, West 8/Diller + Scofidio.
Museums and Universal Exhibitions
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'Would they still call me a diva if I were a man?' asked Zaha Hadid, challenging as she did so more than a century of stereotypes about female architects. In the same spirited approach, ''Breaking ground'' is a pioneering visual manifesto of more than 200 buildings designed by women all over the world. Featuring twentieth-century icons such as Julia Morgan, Eileen Gray(...)
Breaking ground: architecture by women
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'Would they still call me a diva if I were a man?' asked Zaha Hadid, challenging as she did so more than a century of stereotypes about female architects. In the same spirited approach, ''Breaking ground'' is a pioneering visual manifesto of more than 200 buildings designed by women all over the world. Featuring twentieth-century icons such as Julia Morgan, Eileen Gray and Lina Bo Bardi, and the best contemporary talent, from Kazuyo Sejima to Elizabeth Diller and Grafton Architects, this book is, above all else, a ground-breaking celebration of extraordinary architecture.
Contemporary Architecture
Wunderkammer
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Inspired by the idea of the wunderkammer—“wonder-room” or “cabinet of curiosities”—that originated during the Renaissance, world-renowned architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien invited 42 celebrated architects and designers from around the world to create their own wunderkammers, filling boxes with objects that inspire them. This book gathers together the varied,(...)
Wunderkammer
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Inspired by the idea of the wunderkammer—“wonder-room” or “cabinet of curiosities”—that originated during the Renaissance, world-renowned architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien invited 42 celebrated architects and designers from around the world to create their own wunderkammers, filling boxes with objects that inspire them. This book gathers together the varied, evocative wunderkammers along with accompanying statements by their architect-creators, including such luminaries as Shigeru Ban, Toyo Ito, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Peter Eisenman, Steven Holl, Richard Meier, Murray Moss, Diébédo Francis Keré, Juhani Pallasmaa, Elias Torres, and Peter Zumthor.
Architectural Theory
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'AV Proyectos 102' devotes its dossier to David Chipperfield Architects, a firm that from its four offices – London, Berlin, Milan, and Shanghai – develops very diverse projects, from the refurbishment of abandonded complexes to new buildings in different European cities. The issue features two recent competitions for the city of Madrid; the first with the winning(...)
AV proyectos 102 : David Chipperfield Architects
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'AV Proyectos 102' devotes its dossier to David Chipperfield Architects, a firm that from its four offices – London, Berlin, Milan, and Shanghai – develops very diverse projects, from the refurbishment of abandonded complexes to new buildings in different European cities. The issue features two recent competitions for the city of Madrid; the first with the winning proposals for the new Metropolitan Forest, the new green ring of the city; and the second with the renewal of AZCA, presenting the winning project by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with b720 to reactivate this run-down financial area, along with four finalist projects.
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