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291 pages, 5 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, [2021], ©2021
Atlas : Tadao Ando / photographs by Philippe Séclier ; editor, Jordan Alves ; translation from the French, Jeremy Harrison ;
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291 pages, 5 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
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Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, [2021], ©2021
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575 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiely color), plans (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Zürich, Switzerland : Lars Müller Publishers, [2015], ©2015
Young-old : urban utopias of an aging society / Deane Simpson.
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575 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiely color), plans (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Zürich, Switzerland : Lars Müller Publishers, [2015], ©2015
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7 items ; 97 cm. or smaller.
Naoya Hatakeyama : échelles = Naoya Hatakeyama : scales : exhibition products, 2007-2008.
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7 items ; 97 cm. or smaller.
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1 model : ceramic, felt ; 15 x 9 x 10 cm
[between 1932 and 199] (Japan)
Wilbur Wright, Orville Wright : In commemoration of the conquest of the air by the brothers Wilbur & Orville Wright concieved by genius and achieved by dauntless resolution and unconquerable faith.
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1 model : ceramic, felt ; 15 x 9 x 10 cm
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[between 1932 and 199] (Japan)
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According to Japanese architect Yasutaka Yoshimura, his body of work “is iridescent, varying in both scope and function.” Here he aims to guide readers to view his works from a particular angle through texts that take a different approach than those he has published in the past. He therefore explores diverse topics, such as architecture and the creative commons, building(...)
Yasutaka Yoshimura : behaviors and protocols
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According to Japanese architect Yasutaka Yoshimura, his body of work “is iridescent, varying in both scope and function.” Here he aims to guide readers to view his works from a particular angle through texts that take a different approach than those he has published in the past. He therefore explores diverse topics, such as architecture and the creative commons, building Japanese houses overseas, container architecture and cities without infrastructure.
Architecture Monographs
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The book is a record of a creative quest sought by Japanese architects that researched the forgotten masterpieces of timber architecture in the early modern period of Germany. It introduces the buildings with architectural drawings and pictures taken during the research trip and vividly depicts the excitement of the trip with cartoons. Essays and discussions of the(...)
Materials and Lighting
September 2020
Holz Bau: Timber architecture
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The book is a record of a creative quest sought by Japanese architects that researched the forgotten masterpieces of timber architecture in the early modern period of Germany. It introduces the buildings with architectural drawings and pictures taken during the research trip and vividly depicts the excitement of the trip with cartoons. Essays and discussions of the meaning of architects to research are also included. The first copies were sold out immediately after release, and this expanded edition includes a new discussion with Yoshiharu Tsukamoto of Atelier Bow-Wow.
Materials and Lighting
Riken Yamamoto
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The work of the Japanese architect, Riken Yamamoto, in particular his residential buildings, schools and university buildings, stands out amongst the diversity of Japanese architecture. Yamamoto tries to incorporate social change into his architecture. This monograph records 34 years of architectural philosophy and Yamamoto’s future vision on architecture. The book(...)
Riken Yamamoto
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The work of the Japanese architect, Riken Yamamoto, in particular his residential buildings, schools and university buildings, stands out amongst the diversity of Japanese architecture. Yamamoto tries to incorporate social change into his architecture. This monograph records 34 years of architectural philosophy and Yamamoto’s future vision on architecture. The book features 29 projects including the Yamakawa Villa in Nagano, the Fujii House in Kanagawa, the Yamamoto Mental Clinic in Okayama or the Saitama Prefectural University and includes sketches, blue prints and photo's of past and present buildings.
Architecture Monographs
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191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 26 cm
[Novato, CA] : Applied Research And Design Publishing, [2016], ©2016.
Constructed ecosystems : ideas and subsystems in the work of Ken Yeang / Ken Yeang, Shireen Jahnkassim, Humaedah Rosly, Robert Powell.
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191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans (some color) ; 26 cm
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[Novato, CA] : Applied Research And Design Publishing, [2016], ©2016.
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Born in Tokyo, educated in Japan and the United States, and principal of an internationally acclaimed architectural practice, celebrated architect Fumihiko Maki brings to his writings on architecture a perspective that is both global and uniquely Japanese. Influenced by post-Bauhaus internationalism, sympathetic to the radical urban architectural vision of Team X, and a(...)
Architectural Theory
September 2008, Cambridge, London
Nurturing dreams: collected essays on architecture and the city
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Born in Tokyo, educated in Japan and the United States, and principal of an internationally acclaimed architectural practice, celebrated architect Fumihiko Maki brings to his writings on architecture a perspective that is both global and uniquely Japanese. Influenced by post-Bauhaus internationalism, sympathetic to the radical urban architectural vision of Team X, and a participant in the avant-garde movement Metabolism, Maki has been at the forefront of his profession for decades. This collection of essays documents the evolution of architectural modernism and Maki's own fifty-year intellectual journey during a critical period of architectural and urban history.
Architectural Theory
Homes in Japan
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The first comprehensive study on contemporary Japanese houses designed by established and emerging architects alike. Featuring a collection of homes designed by the main contemporary Japanese architects, this indispensable volume explores the country’s new architectural trends. This book demonstrates the ability of Japan’s leading young architects to express an intrinsic(...)
Homes in Japan
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The first comprehensive study on contemporary Japanese houses designed by established and emerging architects alike. Featuring a collection of homes designed by the main contemporary Japanese architects, this indispensable volume explores the country’s new architectural trends. This book demonstrates the ability of Japan’s leading young architects to express an intrinsic union with the elements of nature through the language of architecture.
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