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Swiss shapes
Swiss shapes
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Since the nineties Swiss architecture has gained worldwide recognition beyond mere circles of experts. With its minimalist masterpieces between Basel and the Grisons, the so called Swiss Box achieved highest acclaim. In the meantime, a new generation of young architects has left the path to abstraction and turned to new objectives: Moving interest from surface to space(...)
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Since the nineties Swiss architecture has gained worldwide recognition beyond mere circles of experts. With its minimalist masterpieces between Basel and the Grisons, the so called Swiss Box achieved highest acclaim. In the meantime, a new generation of young architects has left the path to abstraction and turned to new objectives: Moving interest from surface to space(...)
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January 1900, Berlin
January 1900, Berlin
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Swiss shapes
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Since the nineties Swiss architecture has gained worldwide recognition beyond mere circles of experts. With its minimalist masterpieces between Basel and the Grisons, the so called Swiss Box achieved highest acclaim. In the meantime, a new generation of young architects has left the path to abstraction and turned to new objectives: Moving interest from surface to space marks the works on display. Selected were projects presenting in exemplary fashion these new spatial, functional, constructive, ecological and urban planning qualities.
Swiss shapes
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Since the nineties Swiss architecture has gained worldwide recognition beyond mere circles of experts. With its minimalist masterpieces between Basel and the Grisons, the so called Swiss Box achieved highest acclaim. In the meantime, a new generation of young architects has left the path to abstraction and turned to new objectives: Moving interest from surface to space marks the works on display. Selected were projects presenting in exemplary fashion these new spatial, functional, constructive, ecological and urban planning qualities.
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January 1900, Berlin
January 1900, Berlin
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The grid book
The grid book
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In this publication, Higgins examines the history of ten grids that changed the world: the brick, the tablet, the gridiron city plan, the map, musical notation, the ledger, the screen, moveable type, the manufactured box, and the net. Charting the evolution of each grid, from the Paleolithic brick of ancient Mesopotamia through the virtual connections of the Internet,(...)
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In this publication, Higgins examines the history of ten grids that changed the world: the brick, the tablet, the gridiron city plan, the map, musical notation, the ledger, the screen, moveable type, the manufactured box, and the net. Charting the evolution of each grid, from the Paleolithic brick of ancient Mesopotamia through the virtual connections of the Internet,(...)
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The grid book
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In this publication, Higgins examines the history of ten grids that changed the world: the brick, the tablet, the gridiron city plan, the map, musical notation, the ledger, the screen, moveable type, the manufactured box, and the net. Charting the evolution of each grid, from the Paleolithic brick of ancient Mesopotamia through the virtual connections of the Internet, Higgins demonstrates that once a grid is invented, it may bend, crumble, or shatter, but its organizing principle never disappears.
The grid book
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In this publication, Higgins examines the history of ten grids that changed the world: the brick, the tablet, the gridiron city plan, the map, musical notation, the ledger, the screen, moveable type, the manufactured box, and the net. Charting the evolution of each grid, from the Paleolithic brick of ancient Mesopotamia through the virtual connections of the Internet, Higgins demonstrates that once a grid is invented, it may bend, crumble, or shatter, but its organizing principle never disappears.
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March 2009, Cambridge
March 2009, Cambridge
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Design Theory
Design Theory
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Iain Sinclair embarks on a series of expeditions - through London, Marseille, Mexico and the Outer Hebrides. A father and his daughter, who has a rare syndrome, visit the estate where they once lived. Developers clink champagne glasses as residents are 'decanted' from their homes. A box sculpted from whalebone, thought to contain healing properties, is returned to its(...)
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Iain Sinclair embarks on a series of expeditions - through London, Marseille, Mexico and the Outer Hebrides. A father and his daughter, who has a rare syndrome, visit the estate where they once lived. Developers clink champagne glasses as residents are 'decanted' from their homes. A box sculpted from whalebone, thought to contain healing properties, is returned to its(...)
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Living with buildings and walking with ghosts: on health and architecture
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Iain Sinclair embarks on a series of expeditions - through London, Marseille, Mexico and the Outer Hebrides. A father and his daughter, who has a rare syndrome, visit the estate where they once lived. Developers clink champagne glasses as residents are 'decanted' from their homes. A box sculpted from whalebone, thought to contain healing properties, is returned to its origins with unexpected consequences. Part investigation, part travelogue, 'Living With Buildings' brings the spaces we inhabit to life as never before.
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Iain Sinclair embarks on a series of expeditions - through London, Marseille, Mexico and the Outer Hebrides. A father and his daughter, who has a rare syndrome, visit the estate where they once lived. Developers clink champagne glasses as residents are 'decanted' from their homes. A box sculpted from whalebone, thought to contain healing properties, is returned to its origins with unexpected consequences. Part investigation, part travelogue, 'Living With Buildings' brings the spaces we inhabit to life as never before.
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May 2019
May 2019
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
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Joseph Cornell: wanderlust
Joseph Cornell: wanderlust
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Joseph Cornell (1903–1972) was one of the 20th century’s leading exponents of collage and assemblage. A connoisseur of an astonishing array of subjects, Cornell’s captivation with bygone imagery encompassed astronomical charts and geographical maps, Italian and Spanish Old Master paintings, historical ballet, early film, literature, poetry, and ornithology. Most iconic(...)
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Joseph Cornell (1903–1972) was one of the 20th century’s leading exponents of collage and assemblage. A connoisseur of an astonishing array of subjects, Cornell’s captivation with bygone imagery encompassed astronomical charts and geographical maps, Italian and Spanish Old Master paintings, historical ballet, early film, literature, poetry, and ornithology. Most iconic(...)
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Contemporary Art Monographs
Contemporary Art Monographs
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September 2015
September 2015
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Joseph Cornell: wanderlust
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Joseph Cornell (1903–1972) was one of the 20th century’s leading exponents of collage and assemblage. A connoisseur of an astonishing array of subjects, Cornell’s captivation with bygone imagery encompassed astronomical charts and geographical maps, Italian and Spanish Old Master paintings, historical ballet, early film, literature, poetry, and ornithology. Most iconic among his works are his box constructions—microcosmic curiosity cabinets—filled with once-precious fragments that he collected in thrift shops in his native New York.
Joseph Cornell: wanderlust
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Joseph Cornell (1903–1972) was one of the 20th century’s leading exponents of collage and assemblage. A connoisseur of an astonishing array of subjects, Cornell’s captivation with bygone imagery encompassed astronomical charts and geographical maps, Italian and Spanish Old Master paintings, historical ballet, early film, literature, poetry, and ornithology. Most iconic among his works are his box constructions—microcosmic curiosity cabinets—filled with once-precious fragments that he collected in thrift shops in his native New York.
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September 2015
September 2015
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Contemporary Art Monographs
Contemporary Art Monographs
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Prefabricated housing.
Prefabricated housing.
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2 volumes : illustrations ; 29 cm
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2 volumes : illustrations ; 29 cm
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Berlin, Germany : Dom Publishers, [2018]
Berlin, Germany : Dom Publishers, [2018]
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Berlin, Germany : Dom Publishers, [2018]
Berlin, Germany : Dom Publishers, [2018]
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American guides : the Federal Writers' Project and the casting of American culture / Wendy Griswold.
American guides : the Federal Writers' Project and the casting of American culture / Wendy Griswold.
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xiv, 361 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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American guides : the Federal Writers' Project and the casting of American culture / Wendy Griswold.
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xiv, 361 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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Zoe Welch : Under One Sun
Zoe Welch : Under One Sun
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''Under One Sun'' is a photobook that chronicles some of the hand-painted sign art on Miami’s local businesses. Made across more than six years, inadvertently the collection also documents the loss of local businesses and their distinct signage — some buildings razed altogether — often the fallout of Miami's real estate development churning inland. Along with that(...)
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''Under One Sun'' is a photobook that chronicles some of the hand-painted sign art on Miami’s local businesses. Made across more than six years, inadvertently the collection also documents the loss of local businesses and their distinct signage — some buildings razed altogether — often the fallout of Miami's real estate development churning inland. Along with that(...)
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Zoe Welch : Under One Sun
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''Under One Sun'' is a photobook that chronicles some of the hand-painted sign art on Miami’s local businesses. Made across more than six years, inadvertently the collection also documents the loss of local businesses and their distinct signage — some buildings razed altogether — often the fallout of Miami's real estate development churning inland. Along with that loss, so goes some of Miami’s unique history. Today, ''Under One Sun'' is a memory box for Miami’s locals, and a memento for its visitors.
Zoe Welch : Under One Sun
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''Under One Sun'' is a photobook that chronicles some of the hand-painted sign art on Miami’s local businesses. Made across more than six years, inadvertently the collection also documents the loss of local businesses and their distinct signage — some buildings razed altogether — often the fallout of Miami's real estate development churning inland. Along with that loss, so goes some of Miami’s unique history. Today, ''Under One Sun'' is a memory box for Miami’s locals, and a memento for its visitors.
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November 2025
November 2025
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journals and magazines
journals and magazines
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Volume is project Archis + AMO + C-LAB + ... Can we do something by doing (almost) nothing? Can we achieve anything by doing too much? Can we do what we need to do, by doing just what is needed? How do we define doing too much, too little? How to think through doing anyway? The box contains 4 elements to examine these questions: "Volume Magazine", an A1 poster, a(...)
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Volume is project Archis + AMO + C-LAB + ... Can we do something by doing (almost) nothing? Can we achieve anything by doing too much? Can we do what we need to do, by doing just what is needed? How do we define doing too much, too little? How to think through doing anyway? The box contains 4 elements to examine these questions: "Volume Magazine", an A1 poster, a(...)
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Volume no. 2 : doing (almost) nothing
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Volume is project Archis + AMO + C-LAB + ... Can we do something by doing (almost) nothing? Can we achieve anything by doing too much? Can we do what we need to do, by doing just what is needed? How do we define doing too much, too little? How to think through doing anyway? The box contains 4 elements to examine these questions: "Volume Magazine", an A1 poster, a research paper on 'Unknown urbanity in China' and a deck of cards cum essay.
Volume no. 2 : doing (almost) nothing
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Volume is project Archis + AMO + C-LAB + ... Can we do something by doing (almost) nothing? Can we achieve anything by doing too much? Can we do what we need to do, by doing just what is needed? How do we define doing too much, too little? How to think through doing anyway? The box contains 4 elements to examine these questions: "Volume Magazine", an A1 poster, a research paper on 'Unknown urbanity in China' and a deck of cards cum essay.
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journals and magazines
journals and magazines
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July 2005, Amsterdam
July 2005, Amsterdam
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Magazines
Magazines
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Hanezawa Garden is a walled garden in Tokyo, between thick foliage, slender bamboo and semi-inhabited outhouses, their plastic roofs heavy with leaves, as if reclaimed by the jealous trees. This book by Swedish photographer Anders Erdström documents the garden and peripheral details: a sealed cardboard box, lingering on a sill, or the receding body of a(...)
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Hanezawa Garden is a walled garden in Tokyo, between thick foliage, slender bamboo and semi-inhabited outhouses, their plastic roofs heavy with leaves, as if reclaimed by the jealous trees. This book by Swedish photographer Anders Erdström documents the garden and peripheral details: a sealed cardboard box, lingering on a sill, or the receding body of a(...)
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Anders Erdström: Hanezawa Garden
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Hanezawa Garden is a walled garden in Tokyo, between thick foliage, slender bamboo and semi-inhabited outhouses, their plastic roofs heavy with leaves, as if reclaimed by the jealous trees. This book by Swedish photographer Anders Erdström documents the garden and peripheral details: a sealed cardboard box, lingering on a sill, or the receding body of a workman. Hanezawa Garden was demolished by the real estate developer Mitsubishi Estate in 2012, despite countless attempts by local residence to preserve the house and gardens.
Anders Erdström: Hanezawa Garden
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Hanezawa Garden is a walled garden in Tokyo, between thick foliage, slender bamboo and semi-inhabited outhouses, their plastic roofs heavy with leaves, as if reclaimed by the jealous trees. This book by Swedish photographer Anders Erdström documents the garden and peripheral details: a sealed cardboard box, lingering on a sill, or the receding body of a workman. Hanezawa Garden was demolished by the real estate developer Mitsubishi Estate in 2012, despite countless attempts by local residence to preserve the house and gardens.
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February 2016
February 2016
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Photography monographs
Photography monographs
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Yet Vivian Maier is all of these things, a professional nanny, who from the 1950s until the 1990s took over 100,000 photographs worldwide--from France to New York City to Chicago and dozens of other countries--and yet showed the results to no one. It wasn't until local historian John Maloof purchased a box of Maier's negatives from a Chicago auction house and began(...)
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Yet Vivian Maier is all of these things, a professional nanny, who from the 1950s until the 1990s took over 100,000 photographs worldwide--from France to New York City to Chicago and dozens of other countries--and yet showed the results to no one. It wasn't until local historian John Maloof purchased a box of Maier's negatives from a Chicago auction house and began(...)
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Vivian Maier : street photographer
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Yet Vivian Maier is all of these things, a professional nanny, who from the 1950s until the 1990s took over 100,000 photographs worldwide--from France to New York City to Chicago and dozens of other countries--and yet showed the results to no one. It wasn't until local historian John Maloof purchased a box of Maier's negatives from a Chicago auction house and began collecting and championing her marvelous work just a few years ago that any of it saw the light of day.
Vivian Maier : street photographer
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Yet Vivian Maier is all of these things, a professional nanny, who from the 1950s until the 1990s took over 100,000 photographs worldwide--from France to New York City to Chicago and dozens of other countries--and yet showed the results to no one. It wasn't until local historian John Maloof purchased a box of Maier's negatives from a Chicago auction house and began collecting and championing her marvelous work just a few years ago that any of it saw the light of day.
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October 2011
October 2011
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Photography monographs
Photography monographs
