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At no time in recent history have architecture, urban planning, rehabilitation and reconstruction been as important to the Islamic World as they are today. Since 1977, the triennial Aga Khan Award has celebrated outstanding contributions to architectural design, logical construction and the revivification of hisoric cities. In this, the ninth Award cycle, the jury(...)
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Architecture and polyphony : building in the Islamic world today - the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the ninth award cycle
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At no time in recent history have architecture, urban planning, rehabilitation and reconstruction been as important to the Islamic World as they are today. Since 1977, the triennial Aga Khan Award has celebrated outstanding contributions to architectural design, logical construction and the revivification of hisoric cities. In this, the ninth Award cycle, the jury has selected seven projects to reflect the rich diversity of Muslim architecture today : Biblioteca Alexandrina - Alexandria, Egypt; Gando Primary School - Gando, Burkina Faso; Sandbag Shelter Prototypes - Various locations; Restoration of Al-Abbas Mosque - Asnaf, Yemen; Old City of Jerusalem Revitalization Program - Old City, Jerusalem; B2 House - Ayvacik, Turkey; Petronus Towers - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
History until 1900, Asia
Rookie Architecture
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The Asian Contest of the Rookie Awards brings together representative student projects selected from specific national competitions taking place across Asia. Its aim is to discover how best to nurture the next generation of architects, and this richly illustrated double volume presents not only the top awards, but also selected submissions from the first and second(...)
Rookie Architecture
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The Asian Contest of the Rookie Awards brings together representative student projects selected from specific national competitions taking place across Asia. Its aim is to discover how best to nurture the next generation of architects, and this richly illustrated double volume presents not only the top awards, but also selected submissions from the first and second editions of the competition, held in Seoul and Osaka, respectively. Students from Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia are given the opportunity to publish their visionary work, and thereby perhaps go on to play an active role in the future architectural culture of Asia.
Architecture Monographs
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In his Habitat series, Olaf Otto Becker (born 1959) presents idyllic dreamlike places—paradisical tableaus from the jungles of Malaysia and Indonesia. Even the temperate rainforest of Redwood National Parks in California seems reassuringly intact: the mammoth trees are surviving thanks to rigorous conservation measures. By contrast, in the second half of his series Becker(...)
Olaf Otto Becker: reading the landscape
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In his Habitat series, Olaf Otto Becker (born 1959) presents idyllic dreamlike places—paradisical tableaus from the jungles of Malaysia and Indonesia. Even the temperate rainforest of Redwood National Parks in California seems reassuringly intact: the mammoth trees are surviving thanks to rigorous conservation measures. By contrast, in the second half of his series Becker shows what happens across the globe when international corporations clear large tracts of land and giant areas of barren, treeless terrain result. Erosion also does its work, and no life can survive in these places. In the final section, Becker presents the artificial "forests" conceived by various international architects to insert greenery into urban space.
Photography monographs
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Peter Rowe and Yun Fu’s second volume on the modernization of architecture in the Far East deals with Southeast Asia and Austronesia, including the 12 nation states of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, East Timor, Philippines and Taiwan, as well as the ocean peoples of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. The modern(...)
Southeast Asia modern: from roots to contemporary turns
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Peter Rowe and Yun Fu’s second volume on the modernization of architecture in the Far East deals with Southeast Asia and Austronesia, including the 12 nation states of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, East Timor, Philippines and Taiwan, as well as the ocean peoples of Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. The modern architecture of these culturally and nationally heterogenous regions echoes local vernacular traditions and colonial as well as postcolonial hegemonies from both the East and the West. The book tells the stories of these separate roots and their culmination into contemporary architectural production, analyzing the distinctiveness and quality of approx. 65 building projects that have emerged in the past half century.
Contemporary Asian Architecture
Architecture in Asia now
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Asia's recent economic explosion has resulted in an unprecedented building boom of some of the world's most innovative architecture. Organized by country, "Architecture in Asia Now" is the first book of its kind to focus on buildings throughout the Asian continent. While it showcases prominent skyscrapers such as the Jin Mao Centre in Shanghai, the Nihonbashi 1-Chome(...)
Architecture in Asia now
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Asia's recent economic explosion has resulted in an unprecedented building boom of some of the world's most innovative architecture. Organized by country, "Architecture in Asia Now" is the first book of its kind to focus on buildings throughout the Asian continent. While it showcases prominent skyscrapers such as the Jin Mao Centre in Shanghai, the Nihonbashi 1-Chome Building in Tokyo, and the world's tallest building - the Petronas Towers in Malaysia - this volume also features extraordinary achievements in the design of retail stores, airports, restaurants, museums, churches and temples. The book is illustrated with full color photographs and offers detailed information about building plans and sites. Surveying buildings in six countries, and including more than 200 photographs, this volume celebrates a rapidly developing region.
sale books
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This publication offers a selection of contemporary designs. From modest to massive and everything between, these houses feature the latest trends in building and interior design. Locations include the USA, UK, India, Germany, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Norway, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Japan, the Bahamas, Mexico, Canada, Peru,(...)
21st century houses : 150 of the world's best
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This publication offers a selection of contemporary designs. From modest to massive and everything between, these houses feature the latest trends in building and interior design. Locations include the USA, UK, India, Germany, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Norway, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Japan, the Bahamas, Mexico, Canada, Peru, Portugal, Switzerland, Spain, UAE, Slovenia, Argentina, South Africa, Austria, Malaysia, and more. This book features more than 100 of the world’s most prominent architects, including US architects Swatt | Miers, Marmol Radziner, Olson Kundig Architects, LPA Inc, and Moore Ruble Yudell; European architects Jarmund Vigsnaes, Paul de Ruiter, Marc Kohler Architects, Damiliano Studio, and K-M Architects; and South American architects Marcio Kogan, Una Arquitectos, FGMF, BAK Arquitectos, and Artadi Arquitectos.
Residential Architecture
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This title was first published in 2003: Modernist architecture claimed to be the 'international style' but the relationship between modernism and the new dispositions of nations and nationalities which have succeeded the old European empires remains obscure. In this, the first book to examine the interactions between modern architecture, imperialism and post-imperialism,(...)
Modern architecture and the end of empire. 2nd edition
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This title was first published in 2003: Modernist architecture claimed to be the 'international style' but the relationship between modernism and the new dispositions of nations and nationalities which have succeeded the old European empires remains obscure. In this, the first book to examine the interactions between modern architecture, imperialism and post-imperialism, Mark Crinson looks at the architecture of the last years of the British Empire, and during its prolonged dissolution and aftermath. Taking a number of case studies from Britain, Ghana, Hong Kong, Iran, India and Malaysia, he investigates the ambitions of the people who commissioned the buildings, the training and role of architects, and the interaction of the architecture and its changing social and cultural contexts. This book raises questions about the nature of modernism and its roles that look far beyond empire and towards the post-imperial.
Modernism
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Design Collective Architects (DCA) are a young and vibrant architectural practice based in Malaysia. "Homes, Issues and Processes " looks at the specific processes involved in each house the company designs and complets. The book includes essays about the issues of making houses and an overview on the process of building a house. Each project is clearly illustrated with(...)
Design collective architects : Homes, issues + processes
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Design Collective Architects (DCA) are a young and vibrant architectural practice based in Malaysia. "Homes, Issues and Processes " looks at the specific processes involved in each house the company designs and complets. The book includes essays about the issues of making houses and an overview on the process of building a house. Each project is clearly illustrated with complete photos, scale architectural models, diagrams and sketches. Issues relating to space usage, function, site and context, personal desire and need, nature, tradition, religion and belief, value systems and family politics are all covered in the process of building a house. The book is fully illustrated with blueprints and photographs of the projects from conception to completion. With texts from a variety of members of the collective, the book provides an invaluable insight into this up and coming architecture firm.
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Pacific modern
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Southeast Asia and Oceania are global epicenters of economic growth, and Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines in particular have each enjoyed building booms that include modern houses designed by some of the world's most talented architects. And though these countries feature rich variations in culture, language, and in some cases(...)
Pacific modern
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Southeast Asia and Oceania are global epicenters of economic growth, and Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines in particular have each enjoyed building booms that include modern houses designed by some of the world's most talented architects. And though these countries feature rich variations in culture, language, and in some cases climate, their contemporary residential architectures share many similar characteristics. Sometimes these are crisp residential designs rendered in the most modern forms, while in other cases architects draw on local cultural or vernacular building materials, such as stone or wood, to create houses that, while still undeniably modern, are very much of their place. But the most ambitious and innovative of these projects all maintain a strong design sensibility that transcends geographic borders. "Pacific modern" is an illustrated tour of the most exciting examples of residential architecture in these regions. Among the architects whose work is presented are Glenn Murcutt, Sean Godsell, Burley Katon Halliday, Engelen Moore, Kerry Hill, and Fearon Hay.
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