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Future systems
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This book presents a selection of work from the past twenty-five years - much of it previously unpublished. It celebrates the accomplishments for which Future Systems are recognized today, as well as looking at the more recent proposals and concepts that continue their forward-looking philosophy. Organized according to theme, this book presents well-known works in a(...)
Future systems
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This book presents a selection of work from the past twenty-five years - much of it previously unpublished. It celebrates the accomplishments for which Future Systems are recognized today, as well as looking at the more recent proposals and concepts that continue their forward-looking philosophy. Organized according to theme, this book presents well-known works in a new light, permitting a new appreciation of Future Systems' oeuvre today.
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June 2006, London
Architecture Monographs
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All trompe l’oeil painting uses light and shadow to create illusory forms and surfaces. This how-to manual introduces the techniques of painting with monochrome washes, a key element of trompe l’oeil painting. It gives step-by step instructions for a variety of grisaille effects, shows how to utilize such avant-garde materials as sheet steel and plastic foil, and offers a(...)
June 2006, New York, London
Trompe l'oeil : grisaille architecture & drapery
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All trompe l’oeil painting uses light and shadow to create illusory forms and surfaces. This how-to manual introduces the techniques of painting with monochrome washes, a key element of trompe l’oeil painting. It gives step-by step instructions for a variety of grisaille effects, shows how to utilize such avant-garde materials as sheet steel and plastic foil, and offers a collection of classical and modern motifs to copy.
Europan 7 : european results
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Europan 7: Suburban challenge, urban intensity and housing diversity gives an overview of the prizewinners, exhaustively documenting their design proposals with model photographs, plans and conceptual sketches. Interviews with the designers shed further light on the projects. The project section of the book also includes an essay on the central theme of urban intensity, a(...)
Europan 7 : european results
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Europan 7: Suburban challenge, urban intensity and housing diversity gives an overview of the prizewinners, exhaustively documenting their design proposals with model photographs, plans and conceptual sketches. Interviews with the designers shed further light on the projects. The project section of the book also includes an essay on the central theme of urban intensity, a description of the four Dutch sites and an analysis of the entries from a European perspective.
Urban Theory
The new tech garden
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Reveals experimental gardens designs of recent years, including gardens that feature dry ice, smoke machines, wind sculptures, painted rocks, giant light boxes, and mirrors. Explores the creative potential of new technology and man-made materials, such as metal, plastic, glass, rubber, and fabric, as well as natural elements such as water and wind, and everyday found(...)
The new tech garden
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Reveals experimental gardens designs of recent years, including gardens that feature dry ice, smoke machines, wind sculptures, painted rocks, giant light boxes, and mirrors. Explores the creative potential of new technology and man-made materials, such as metal, plastic, glass, rubber, and fabric, as well as natural elements such as water and wind, and everyday found objects. Includes a directory suitable for use in the new tech garden.
Gardens
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This is the first publication of Steven Holl's water-colours. The 365 water-colours in diary form represent American architect's creative process. The water-colours show Steven Holl's highly individual methods, developed over many years and containing his first ideas and sketches for all major buildings and competition projects. Holl is known for his sculptural(...)
Steven Holl : written in water
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This is the first publication of Steven Holl's water-colours. The 365 water-colours in diary form represent American architect's creative process. The water-colours show Steven Holl's highly individual methods, developed over many years and containing his first ideas and sketches for all major buildings and competition projects. Holl is known for his sculptural architecture and his genuine use of light, qualities ideally suited to water-colour technique.
Architecture Monographs
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In this volume, we offer a perspective on the domestic shelters fabricated by and for a wide range of urban and rural peoples over more than three centuries of transforming the land that is today Canada. In so doing, we seek to shed light not only on the commonalities and differences in house form and appearance, but also on the social and economic forces(...)
Architecture in Canada
September 1998, Toronto
Homeplace : the making of the Canadian dwelling over three centuries
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In this volume, we offer a perspective on the domestic shelters fabricated by and for a wide range of urban and rural peoples over more than three centuries of transforming the land that is today Canada. In so doing, we seek to shed light not only on the commonalities and differences in house form and appearance, but also on the social and economic forces that lay behind their creation.
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September 1998, Toronto
Architecture in Canada
Atget, the pioneer
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A portfolio of more than 160 photographs shedding new light on the often neglected features of Eugene Atget's work, those innovative features of his photography that were to transform the photographic medium for a modern generation. Juxtaposing Atget's works with those of later photographers, this volume reveals how deeply Atget influenced modern perceptions in his novel(...)
Atget, the pioneer
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A portfolio of more than 160 photographs shedding new light on the often neglected features of Eugene Atget's work, those innovative features of his photography that were to transform the photographic medium for a modern generation. Juxtaposing Atget's works with those of later photographers, this volume reveals how deeply Atget influenced modern perceptions in his novel depictions of street scenes, industrial landscapes, shopfronts and interiors, architectural details and parks.
Photography monographs
The Houses of Philip Johnson
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Johnson's celebrated Glass House, built in 1949 in New Canaan, Connecticut, is perhaps the single most famous house of the twentieth century. Until now, however, that house has not been looked at in the context of Johnson's many other house projects. This book, the first to comprehensively survey Johnson's residential work, not only brings to light a largely neglected(...)
Architecture Monographs
September 2001, New York, London
The Houses of Philip Johnson
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Johnson's celebrated Glass House, built in 1949 in New Canaan, Connecticut, is perhaps the single most famous house of the twentieth century. Until now, however, that house has not been looked at in the context of Johnson's many other house projects. This book, the first to comprehensively survey Johnson's residential work, not only brings to light a largely neglected side of Johnson's achievement, but fresly illuminates his entire career.
Architecture Monographs
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This publication introduces forty recent projects by Japan's hottest retail designer with an extraordinary selection of interior designs for boutiques and retail outlets from high-end luxury space to mega stores in Japan, Great Britain, France, the United States and Hong Kong. Masamichi Katayama skillfully integrates diverse interior design elements including light,(...)
Wonderwall Masamichi Katayama projects # 2
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This publication introduces forty recent projects by Japan's hottest retail designer with an extraordinary selection of interior designs for boutiques and retail outlets from high-end luxury space to mega stores in Japan, Great Britain, France, the United States and Hong Kong. Masamichi Katayama skillfully integrates diverse interior design elements including light, furniture, material and proportion in a unique and unrivalled fashion that translates into flawless design, comfort and functionality.
Design Monographs
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In this volume, photographer Frank Herfort presents the metro systems of the Soviet era. Thanks to the sharpness of his eyes, the images bring amazing details to light. His photographs come together to form a holistic and comprehensive representation of socialist art that at the same time relates strongly to the modern residents of the cities, skillfully snatching elusive(...)
Photography monographs
November 2021
Frank Herfort: CCCP Underground, metro stations of the Soviet era
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In this volume, photographer Frank Herfort presents the metro systems of the Soviet era. Thanks to the sharpness of his eyes, the images bring amazing details to light. His photographs come together to form a holistic and comprehensive representation of socialist art that at the same time relates strongly to the modern residents of the cities, skillfully snatching elusive but precious moments from the whirlpool of everyday life.
Photography monographs