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Vito Acconci is well-known as a concept and performing artist who was far ahead of his time. In 2003, he realized one of his first architectural projects : for his artist-and-gallerist friend Kenny Schachter he designed the multifunctional gallery space conTEMPorary in New York. This experimental space became programmatic for their further collaboration, up to their(...)
Architectural Theory
June 2005, Wien / New York
Art becomes architecture becomes art : a conversation between
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Vito Acconci is well-known as a concept and performing artist who was far ahead of his time. In 2003, he realized one of his first architectural projects : for his artist-and-gallerist friend Kenny Schachter he designed the multifunctional gallery space conTEMPorary in New York. This experimental space became programmatic for their further collaboration, up to their latest project in King’s Cross, London. Over the past years, Vito Acconci has moved towards architecture. Today’s Acconci Studio covers planning for such diverse projects as the Skateboard Park in San Juan, the Inside-Out Bookstore for Documenta X, or an urban planning for Tel Aviv. Vito Acconci and Kenny Schachter met for two discussions in London and Basel in 2004 and 2005.
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Le Corbusier's paintings, sketches, prints, tapestries, architecture, urban planning, furniture, and other works are exhibited here with equal priority, providing an all round introduction to his life of creativity.
Architecture Monographs
October 2007, Tokyo
Le Corbusier: Art and Architecture - A life of creativity
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Le Corbusier's paintings, sketches, prints, tapestries, architecture, urban planning, furniture, and other works are exhibited here with equal priority, providing an all round introduction to his life of creativity.
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October 2007, Tokyo
Architecture Monographs
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the book presents Gino Valle's original architectural drawings and many photos of the buildings he constructed in Carnia, the mountain region of Friuli Venezia Giulia near the border with Austria. Included are: the treppo and sutrio town halls, the thermal baths at arta, casa quaglia, the kursaal at arta, the yet unpublished fielis kindergarten and other projects. Gino(...)
Architecture Monographs
January 1900, Trieste
Gino Valle in Carnia : architecture in the mountains
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the book presents Gino Valle's original architectural drawings and many photos of the buildings he constructed in Carnia, the mountain region of Friuli Venezia Giulia near the border with Austria. Included are: the treppo and sutrio town halls, the thermal baths at arta, casa quaglia, the kursaal at arta, the yet unpublished fielis kindergarten and other projects. Gino Valle's work has always been the target of critical attention, published regularly in the most important italian and foreign architectural periodica; although never given adequate space it is also present in the histories of contemporary architecture.
Architecture Monographs
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In the challenging context of accelerating climate dynamics, the core discipline of architectural design is evolving and embracing new forms of action. New York-based nonprofit Terreform ONE has established a distinctive design tactic that investigates projects through the regenerative use of natural materials, science, and the emergent field of socio-ecological design.(...)
Green Architecture
January 2020
Design with life: biotech architecture and resilient cities
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In the challenging context of accelerating climate dynamics, the core discipline of architectural design is evolving and embracing new forms of action. New York-based nonprofit Terreform ONE has established a distinctive design tactic that investigates projects through the regenerative use of natural materials, science, and the emergent field of socio-ecological design. This kind of design approach uses actual living matter (not abstracted imitations of nature) to create new functional elements and spaces. These future-based actions are not only grounded in social justice, but are also far-reaching in their application of digital manufacturing and maker culture. Terreform ONE tackles urgent environmental and urban social concerns through the integrated use of living materials and organisms.
Green Architecture
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"Share: Conversations about contemporary architecture. The Nordic countries" is the first book in a new global series of investigative interviews about the modern architectural process. Initiated and undertaken by the Norway-based Canadian architect Todd Saunders, the Nordic Countries edition features interviews with 30 architectural practices from Finland, Norway,(...)
Contemporary Architecture
October 2022
Share: Conversations about contemporary architecture. The Nordic countries
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"Share: Conversations about contemporary architecture. The Nordic countries" is the first book in a new global series of investigative interviews about the modern architectural process. Initiated and undertaken by the Norway-based Canadian architect Todd Saunders, the Nordic Countries edition features interviews with 30 architectural practices from Finland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Iceland. With more than 25 years of professional practice behind him, Saunders has always been fascinated by the role of creativity in everyday practice and the potential power alluded to it. In a series of interviews undertaken over the past year, Saunders has queried the changing role of the architect, the challenges of contemporary practice – especially the impact of the pandemic – and the ways in which architects can achieve the right balance in the relationship between site, client, craft and innovation. Presented as a series of candid conversations between architect and architect, the book offers insights that go beyond the polished histories that usually make it into print. In particular, the interviews explore the role of challenge and failure, conflict and mistakes, chance and coincidence; all familiar aspects of the architectural process yet elements that tend to be glossed over in conventional monographs. The Nordic countries edition will be followed by companion volumes that explore the work of architects in North and South America, central Europe and the Far East.
Contemporary Architecture
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Formerly grounded in values of craftsmanship, in the skilled making of products, ‘quality’ is now associated with the management of administrative or technical processes. Its appreciation, once based in the exercise of individual judgement and taste, is now often founded on supposedly objective systems of evaluation. Practitioners of design are under pressure to(...)
Architectural Theory
January 2010
Quality out of control: standards for measuring architecture
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Formerly grounded in values of craftsmanship, in the skilled making of products, ‘quality’ is now associated with the management of administrative or technical processes. Its appreciation, once based in the exercise of individual judgement and taste, is now often founded on supposedly objective systems of evaluation. Practitioners of design are under pressure to quantify ‘quality’, but it is questionable whether it is possible or even desirable to do so. This book considers this important issue, looking at how quality is defined,appreciated, evaluated, managed, and produced. With contributions from eminent architects and architectural critics, this book is for architects, academics, students and anyone interested in what architectural quality is, and how it may be achieved.
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Du plus profond de chaque territoire, leur architecture témoigne, en tant que “fragment du monde”, d’une vision renouvelée de notre avenir. C’est dans ce contexte que Jana Revedin, architecte et professeur, a créé en 2007 le “Global Award for Sustainable Architecture”. Cet ouvrage illustre le travail des lauréats 2009 et 2010 (Sami Rintala, Studio Mumbaï, Diébédo Francis(...)
Green Architecture
March 2012
Sustainable design II : vers une nouvelle éthique pour l'architecture et la ville
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Du plus profond de chaque territoire, leur architecture témoigne, en tant que “fragment du monde”, d’une vision renouvelée de notre avenir. C’est dans ce contexte que Jana Revedin, architecte et professeur, a créé en 2007 le “Global Award for Sustainable Architecture”. Cet ouvrage illustre le travail des lauréats 2009 et 2010 (Sami Rintala, Studio Mumbaï, Diébédo Francis Kéré, Patrick Bouchain et Loïc Julienne, Thomas Herzog, Junya Ishigami, Steve Bear, Giancarlo Mazzanti, Troppo Architects et Snohetta). La première partie de chaque chapitre présente les architectes en retraçant les conditions de leur engagement, en expliquant la démarche que chacun a construite au sein de la société où il vit et en mettant en lumière ce que son expérience apporte au débat mondial. La seconde partie présente deux ou trois projets qui illustrent particulièrement cette démarche et sont porteurs d’enseignements.
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Venice Takeaway : Ideas to Change British Architecture brings together the research of ten architectural teams exhibiting in the British Pavilion at the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale. Charting a course that takes in Argentina, Brazil, China, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Russia, Thailand and the USA, the catalogue presents images and essays by the(...)
Contemporary Architecture
November 2012
Venice take away : ideas to change British architecture
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Venice Takeaway : Ideas to Change British Architecture brings together the research of ten architectural teams exhibiting in the British Pavilion at the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale. Charting a course that takes in Argentina, Brazil, China, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Russia, Thailand and the USA, the catalogue presents images and essays by the teams who travelled the world to seek imaginative responses to universal issues and explore the common ground of architecture. In addition, the book features texts by Patrik Schumacher, the show’s curators Vanessa Norwood and Vicky Richardson and a foreword by Brett Steele.
Contemporary Architecture
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Architecture on Display is a research initiative that consists of interviews with each of the living directors of the Venice Biennale for Architecture. The origins of the architecture biennale are generally traced to the 1970s, when it emerged from under the umbrella of the larger Venice Biennale, which was itself established in 1895. Since then it has become one of the(...)
Architecture on display: On the history of the Venice Biennale of Architecture
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Architecture on Display is a research initiative that consists of interviews with each of the living directors of the Venice Biennale for Architecture. The origins of the architecture biennale are generally traced to the 1970s, when it emerged from under the umbrella of the larger Venice Biennale, which was itself established in 1895. Since then it has become one of the most prestigious forums for architectural discourse today, and has served as a model for a range of international exhibitions. The book explores the biennale through the directors who established its particular discourse, including Vittorio Gregotti, Paolo Portoghesi, Francesco Dal Co, Kurt W Forster, Massimiliano Fuksas, Hans Hollein, Richard Burdett, Deyan Sudjic, Aaron Betsky and Kazuyo Sejima, as well as the current president of the Venice Biennale, Paolo Barrata. These conversations do not seek to recapitulate the exhibitions themselves but rather explore the questions that these exhibitions raise, with the hope of offering a model for future curatorial endeavours.
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After World War I, architects around the world aspired to transcend national boundaries devastated by conflicts, resulting in a flurry of artistic creativity. In Japan, a generation of young architects strove to create "international architecture," or kokusai kenchiku, a product of increasing international travel and communication, growth of the mass media, and(...)
International architecture in interwar Japan: constructing Kokusai Kenchiku
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After World War I, architects around the world aspired to transcend national boundaries devastated by conflicts, resulting in a flurry of artistic creativity. In Japan, a generation of young architects strove to create "international architecture," or kokusai kenchiku, a product of increasing international travel and communication, growth of the mass media, and technological innovation. Ken Tadashi Oshima traces the many interconnections between architects from Japan, Europe, and America and their designs during the interwar years by examining the careers and buildings of three leading modernists in Japan: Yamada Mamoru (1894-1966), Horiguchi Sutemi (1895-1984), and Antonin Raymond (1888-1976).
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January 2001
Contemporary Asian Architecture