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Postmodern design complete
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Originating as a rebellious movement in philosophy and literature, Postmodernism proclaimed the death of modernism and promoted a new, nonlinear way of approaching architecture and design, spearheaded by Michael Graves, Robert Venturi, Ettore Sottsass, and Alessandro Mendini. It became a style in itself and the defining look of the 1980s. Postmodern Design Complete is(...)
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Originating as a rebellious movement in philosophy and literature, Postmodernism proclaimed the death of modernism and promoted a new, nonlinear way of approaching architecture and design, spearheaded by Michael Graves, Robert Venturi, Ettore Sottsass, and Alessandro Mendini. It became a style in itself and the defining look of the 1980s. Postmodern Design Complete is(...)
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Postmodern design complete
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Originating as a rebellious movement in philosophy and literature, Postmodernism proclaimed the death of modernism and promoted a new, nonlinear way of approaching architecture and design, spearheaded by Michael Graves, Robert Venturi, Ettore Sottsass, and Alessandro Mendini. It became a style in itself and the defining look of the 1980s. Postmodern Design Complete is the comprehensive reference to this period of vibrant design, as it profiles key creators including Graves, Mendini, Sottsass, Venturi, Charles Jencks, and Denise Scott Brown and covers the fields of architecture, furniture, graphic design, textiles, and product and industrial design.
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Originating as a rebellious movement in philosophy and literature, Postmodernism proclaimed the death of modernism and promoted a new, nonlinear way of approaching architecture and design, spearheaded by Michael Graves, Robert Venturi, Ettore Sottsass, and Alessandro Mendini. It became a style in itself and the defining look of the 1980s. Postmodern Design Complete is the comprehensive reference to this period of vibrant design, as it profiles key creators including Graves, Mendini, Sottsass, Venturi, Charles Jencks, and Denise Scott Brown and covers the fields of architecture, furniture, graphic design, textiles, and product and industrial design.
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November 2017
November 2017
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Design, Periods and Styles
Design, Periods and Styles
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O'Neil Ford on architecture
O'Neil Ford on architecture
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Acclaimed for his designs of the Trinity University campus, the Little Chapel in the Woods, the Texas Instruments Semiconductor Components Division Building, and numerous private houses, O’Neil Ford (1905–1982) was an important twentieth-century architect and a pioneer of modernism in Texas. Collaborating with artists, landscape architects, and engineers, Ford created(...)
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Acclaimed for his designs of the Trinity University campus, the Little Chapel in the Woods, the Texas Instruments Semiconductor Components Division Building, and numerous private houses, O’Neil Ford (1905–1982) was an important twentieth-century architect and a pioneer of modernism in Texas. Collaborating with artists, landscape architects, and engineers, Ford created(...)
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O'Neil Ford on architecture
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Acclaimed for his designs of the Trinity University campus, the Little Chapel in the Woods, the Texas Instruments Semiconductor Components Division Building, and numerous private houses, O’Neil Ford (1905–1982) was an important twentieth-century architect and a pioneer of modernism in Texas. Collaborating with artists, landscape architects, and engineers, Ford created diverse and enduringly rich works that embodied and informed international developments in modern architecture. His buildings, lectures, and teaching influenced a generation of Texas architects. "O’Neil Ford on Architecture" brings together Ford’s major professional writings and speeches for the first time.
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Acclaimed for his designs of the Trinity University campus, the Little Chapel in the Woods, the Texas Instruments Semiconductor Components Division Building, and numerous private houses, O’Neil Ford (1905–1982) was an important twentieth-century architect and a pioneer of modernism in Texas. Collaborating with artists, landscape architects, and engineers, Ford created diverse and enduringly rich works that embodied and informed international developments in modern architecture. His buildings, lectures, and teaching influenced a generation of Texas architects. "O’Neil Ford on Architecture" brings together Ford’s major professional writings and speeches for the first time.
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April 2019
April 2019
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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The 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Balkrishna Doshi is one of India's most influential architects, renowned for his harmonious designs that merge the formal language of classical modernism with Indian building traditions and local craft skills. Always designed with a sensitivity to the social, environmental and economic conditions of a given commission or site,(...)
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The 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Balkrishna Doshi is one of India's most influential architects, renowned for his harmonious designs that merge the formal language of classical modernism with Indian building traditions and local craft skills. Always designed with a sensitivity to the social, environmental and economic conditions of a given commission or site,(...)
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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May 2019
May 2019
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Balkrishna Doshi: architecture for the people
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The 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Balkrishna Doshi is one of India's most influential architects, renowned for his harmonious designs that merge the formal language of classical modernism with Indian building traditions and local craft skills. Always designed with a sensitivity to the social, environmental and economic conditions of a given commission or site, Doshi’s architecture honors the past while at the same time accommodating the rapidly changing conditions and needs of modern India. "Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People" presents the first comprehensive survey of this groundbreaking architect’s oeuvre in over 20 years.
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The 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Balkrishna Doshi is one of India's most influential architects, renowned for his harmonious designs that merge the formal language of classical modernism with Indian building traditions and local craft skills. Always designed with a sensitivity to the social, environmental and economic conditions of a given commission or site, Doshi’s architecture honors the past while at the same time accommodating the rapidly changing conditions and needs of modern India. "Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People" presents the first comprehensive survey of this groundbreaking architect’s oeuvre in over 20 years.
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May 2019
May 2019
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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This crucial reassessment of Aldo Rossi’s (1931–1997) architecture simultaneously examines his writings, drawings, and product design, including the coffeepots and clocks he designed for the Italian firm Alessi. The first Italian to receive the Pritzker Prize, Rossi rejected modernism, seeking instead a form of architecture that could transcend the aesthetic legacy of(...)
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This crucial reassessment of Aldo Rossi’s (1931–1997) architecture simultaneously examines his writings, drawings, and product design, including the coffeepots and clocks he designed for the Italian firm Alessi. The first Italian to receive the Pritzker Prize, Rossi rejected modernism, seeking instead a form of architecture that could transcend the aesthetic legacy of(...)
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Aldo Rossi and the spirit of architecture
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This crucial reassessment of Aldo Rossi’s (1931–1997) architecture simultaneously examines his writings, drawings, and product design, including the coffeepots and clocks he designed for the Italian firm Alessi. The first Italian to receive the Pritzker Prize, Rossi rejected modernism, seeking instead a form of architecture that could transcend the aesthetic legacy of Fascism in postwar Italy. By delving into the relationships among Rossi’s multifaceted life, his rich body of work, and his own reflections, this book provides a critical new understanding of Rossi’s buildings and the place of architecture in postwar Italy.
Aldo Rossi and the spirit of architecture
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This crucial reassessment of Aldo Rossi’s (1931–1997) architecture simultaneously examines his writings, drawings, and product design, including the coffeepots and clocks he designed for the Italian firm Alessi. The first Italian to receive the Pritzker Prize, Rossi rejected modernism, seeking instead a form of architecture that could transcend the aesthetic legacy of Fascism in postwar Italy. By delving into the relationships among Rossi’s multifaceted life, his rich body of work, and his own reflections, this book provides a critical new understanding of Rossi’s buildings and the place of architecture in postwar Italy.
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May 2019
May 2019
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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Adriano Olivetti, the son of the company’s founder, valued not only the firm’s products, he also made the same demands regarding quality in architecture. The grandson, Roberto Olivetti, commissioned Eiermann, a famous representative of German postwar Modernism, to design the German branch offices. For the architect the project formed the culmination of his career, while(...)
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Adriano Olivetti, the son of the company’s founder, valued not only the firm’s products, he also made the same demands regarding quality in architecture. The grandson, Roberto Olivetti, commissioned Eiermann, a famous representative of German postwar Modernism, to design the German branch offices. For the architect the project formed the culmination of his career, while(...)
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Egon Eierrmann: Deutsche Olivetti Frankfurt am Main
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Adriano Olivetti, the son of the company’s founder, valued not only the firm’s products, he also made the same demands regarding quality in architecture. The grandson, Roberto Olivetti, commissioned Eiermann, a famous representative of German postwar Modernism, to design the German branch offices. For the architect the project formed the culmination of his career, while for the Karlsruhe student Klaus Kinold it marked the beginning of a career as a photographer of architecture. He maintained that he had learned more for his future profession from his teacher Egon Eiermann than from anyone else.
Egon Eierrmann: Deutsche Olivetti Frankfurt am Main
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Adriano Olivetti, the son of the company’s founder, valued not only the firm’s products, he also made the same demands regarding quality in architecture. The grandson, Roberto Olivetti, commissioned Eiermann, a famous representative of German postwar Modernism, to design the German branch offices. For the architect the project formed the culmination of his career, while for the Karlsruhe student Klaus Kinold it marked the beginning of a career as a photographer of architecture. He maintained that he had learned more for his future profession from his teacher Egon Eiermann than from anyone else.
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August 2019
August 2019
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Architecture Monographs
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In this illustrated survey, British architect Quinlan Terry presents his guide to classical architecture. With intricate sketches, he explains the classical orders of architecture that were created by Vitruvius around 100 AD. The tradition of building using these orders was maintained well into the 20th century, until modernism began to dominate architecture. With this(...)
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In this illustrated survey, British architect Quinlan Terry presents his guide to classical architecture. With intricate sketches, he explains the classical orders of architecture that were created by Vitruvius around 100 AD. The tradition of building using these orders was maintained well into the 20th century, until modernism began to dominate architecture. With this(...)
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The layman's guide to classical architecture
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In this illustrated survey, British architect Quinlan Terry presents his guide to classical architecture. With intricate sketches, he explains the classical orders of architecture that were created by Vitruvius around 100 AD. The tradition of building using these orders was maintained well into the 20th century, until modernism began to dominate architecture. With this book, Terry, a strong proponent of classical architecture, aims to place focus on the kind of architecture that dominated the field for almost 2,000 years in the West—the vocabulary and heritage of which is known by few today.
The layman's guide to classical architecture
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In this illustrated survey, British architect Quinlan Terry presents his guide to classical architecture. With intricate sketches, he explains the classical orders of architecture that were created by Vitruvius around 100 AD. The tradition of building using these orders was maintained well into the 20th century, until modernism began to dominate architecture. With this book, Terry, a strong proponent of classical architecture, aims to place focus on the kind of architecture that dominated the field for almost 2,000 years in the West—the vocabulary and heritage of which is known by few today.
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March 2022
March 2022
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History until 1900
History until 1900
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Chicago: Architectural guide
Chicago: Architectural guide
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This book looks at Chicago through the prism of Post-Modernism — under the premise that this style did not cease to exist sometime in the 1990s, but is, in fact, still with us today. Starting with the 1978 Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, curator and critic Vladimir Belogolovsky presents 100 structures, most of which were created after(...)
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This book looks at Chicago through the prism of Post-Modernism — under the premise that this style did not cease to exist sometime in the 1990s, but is, in fact, still with us today. Starting with the 1978 Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, curator and critic Vladimir Belogolovsky presents 100 structures, most of which were created after(...)
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Chicago: Architectural guide
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This book looks at Chicago through the prism of Post-Modernism — under the premise that this style did not cease to exist sometime in the 1990s, but is, in fact, still with us today. Starting with the 1978 Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, curator and critic Vladimir Belogolovsky presents 100 structures, most of which were created after the turn of the millennium. These illustrated building descriptions are supplemented by introductory essays and interviews with Chicago architects, including Stanley Tigerman, Helmut Jahn and Jeanne Gang.
Chicago: Architectural guide
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This book looks at Chicago through the prism of Post-Modernism — under the premise that this style did not cease to exist sometime in the 1990s, but is, in fact, still with us today. Starting with the 1978 Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, curator and critic Vladimir Belogolovsky presents 100 structures, most of which were created after the turn of the millennium. These illustrated building descriptions are supplemented by introductory essays and interviews with Chicago architects, including Stanley Tigerman, Helmut Jahn and Jeanne Gang.
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August 2022
August 2022
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City Guides
City Guides
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Rietveld's chair
Rietveld's chair
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In this book, art historian Marijke Kuper investigates the birth, reception and use of Gerrit Rietveld’s world-famous red-and-blue De Stijl chair, an icon of Dutch design and modernism. Kuper’s account – which includes copious new research – is richly illustrated and includes an overview of all known existing examples of the chair. In the accompanying documentary,(...)
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In this book, art historian Marijke Kuper investigates the birth, reception and use of Gerrit Rietveld’s world-famous red-and-blue De Stijl chair, an icon of Dutch design and modernism. Kuper’s account – which includes copious new research – is richly illustrated and includes an overview of all known existing examples of the chair. In the accompanying documentary,(...)
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Rietveld's chair
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In this book, art historian Marijke Kuper investigates the birth, reception and use of Gerrit Rietveld’s world-famous red-and-blue De Stijl chair, an icon of Dutch design and modernism. Kuper’s account – which includes copious new research – is richly illustrated and includes an overview of all known existing examples of the chair. In the accompanying documentary, directed by the book’s designer, Lex Reitsma, furniture restorer Jurjen Creman reconstructs the lost first version of the chair, and Professor Erik A. de Jong recalls how his grandparents used their Rietveld furniture in the 1920s.
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In this book, art historian Marijke Kuper investigates the birth, reception and use of Gerrit Rietveld’s world-famous red-and-blue De Stijl chair, an icon of Dutch design and modernism. Kuper’s account – which includes copious new research – is richly illustrated and includes an overview of all known existing examples of the chair. In the accompanying documentary, directed by the book’s designer, Lex Reitsma, furniture restorer Jurjen Creman reconstructs the lost first version of the chair, and Professor Erik A. de Jong recalls how his grandparents used their Rietveld furniture in the 1920s.
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September 2012
September 2012
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Industrial Design
Industrial Design
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When does an artists creation become art, and where? Does it occur in the solitary confines of an artists studio, or does it require the context of an art gallerys white cube? Studio and Cube is author Brian O'Dohertys long-awaited follow-up to his seminal 1976 essays for Artforum, republished in 1999 as Inside the White Cube : The Ideology of the Gallery Space. In Studio(...)
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When does an artists creation become art, and where? Does it occur in the solitary confines of an artists studio, or does it require the context of an art gallerys white cube? Studio and Cube is author Brian O'Dohertys long-awaited follow-up to his seminal 1976 essays for Artforum, republished in 1999 as Inside the White Cube : The Ideology of the Gallery Space. In Studio(...)
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November 2012
November 2012
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Studio and cube : on the relationship between where art is made and where art is displayed
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When does an artists creation become art, and where? Does it occur in the solitary confines of an artists studio, or does it require the context of an art gallerys white cube? Studio and Cube is author Brian O'Dohertys long-awaited follow-up to his seminal 1976 essays for Artforum, republished in 1999 as Inside the White Cube : The Ideology of the Gallery Space. In Studio and Cube, now available in paperback, O'Doherty expands his interpretation to include the artists studio, tracking the relationship between the artwork and the artist from Vermeer through late modernism.
Studio and cube : on the relationship between where art is made and where art is displayed
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When does an artists creation become art, and where? Does it occur in the solitary confines of an artists studio, or does it require the context of an art gallerys white cube? Studio and Cube is author Brian O'Dohertys long-awaited follow-up to his seminal 1976 essays for Artforum, republished in 1999 as Inside the White Cube : The Ideology of the Gallery Space. In Studio and Cube, now available in paperback, O'Doherty expands his interpretation to include the artists studio, tracking the relationship between the artwork and the artist from Vermeer through late modernism.
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November 2012
November 2012
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Mies van der Rohe : A Critical Biography is a major rewriting and expansion of Franz Schulze’s acclaimed 1985 biography, the first full treatment of the architect. Co-authored with architect Edward Windhorst, this revised edition features new and extensive original research and commentary. Schulze and Windhorst trace Mies’s European career in its progression to(...)
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Mies van der Rohe : A Critical Biography is a major rewriting and expansion of Franz Schulze’s acclaimed 1985 biography, the first full treatment of the architect. Co-authored with architect Edward Windhorst, this revised edition features new and extensive original research and commentary. Schulze and Windhorst trace Mies’s European career in its progression to(...)
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September 2012
September 2012
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Mies van der Rohe : a critical biography, new and revised edition
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Mies van der Rohe : A Critical Biography is a major rewriting and expansion of Franz Schulze’s acclaimed 1985 biography, the first full treatment of the architect. Co-authored with architect Edward Windhorst, this revised edition features new and extensive original research and commentary. Schulze and Windhorst trace Mies’s European career in its progression to avant-garde modernism — where his work was materially rich but of modest scale — to his second maturity and world renown in the United States, where he invented a new architectural language of “objective” structural expression.
Mies van der Rohe : a critical biography, new and revised edition
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Mies van der Rohe : A Critical Biography is a major rewriting and expansion of Franz Schulze’s acclaimed 1985 biography, the first full treatment of the architect. Co-authored with architect Edward Windhorst, this revised edition features new and extensive original research and commentary. Schulze and Windhorst trace Mies’s European career in its progression to avant-garde modernism — where his work was materially rich but of modest scale — to his second maturity and world renown in the United States, where he invented a new architectural language of “objective” structural expression.
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September 2012
September 2012
