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This publication provides not only a chronological survey of Barragan's surviving work, but also a look at three urban realities that provided the context of his work. Cited as an inspiration by contemporary architects Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry and Rem Koolhaas, among others, Barragan succeeded in creating his own version of modernism, infused with the warmth and vibrancy(...)
Barragàn guide, second edition
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This publication provides not only a chronological survey of Barragan's surviving work, but also a look at three urban realities that provided the context of his work. Cited as an inspiration by contemporary architects Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry and Rem Koolhaas, among others, Barragan succeeded in creating his own version of modernism, infused with the warmth and vibrancy of his native Mexico. This second edition updates the previous edition with new photos and a more comprehensive bibliography.
Architecture Monographs
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Thisbook takes readers on a tour of American architectural treasures of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It provides the practical information such as addresses, phone numbers, visitor hours, and maps. Among the new buildings included in this edition are Walt Disney Concert Hall (Frank Gehry), Seattle Library (Rem Koolhaas), American Folk Art Museum (Tod(...)
The architecture traveler : a guide to 263 key American buildings, revised edition
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Thisbook takes readers on a tour of American architectural treasures of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It provides the practical information such as addresses, phone numbers, visitor hours, and maps. Among the new buildings included in this edition are Walt Disney Concert Hall (Frank Gehry), Seattle Library (Rem Koolhaas), American Folk Art Museum (Tod Williams/Billie Tsien), Contemporary Arts Center (Zaha Hadid), Milwaukee Art Museum (Santiago Calatrava), and the 'Solar Umbrella' House (Larry Scarpa/Angela Brooks).
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Tadao Ando Outside Japan 2
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In January 2007, Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), formally announced a project to develop Saadiyat, an offshore island. The aim of the project is to create a 'culture island' where visitors can enjoy both the natural environment and culture; the cultural district which is to be the core of the project will be composed of five cultural facilities(...)
Tadao Ando Outside Japan 2
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In January 2007, Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), formally announced a project to develop Saadiyat, an offshore island. The aim of the project is to create a 'culture island' where visitors can enjoy both the natural environment and culture; the cultural district which is to be the core of the project will be composed of five cultural facilities such as museums and theaters. The participating architects are Frank O. Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Zaha Hadid and Tadao Ando.
Architecture Monographs
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In Architecture under Construction, photographer Stanley Greenberg explores the anatomy and engineering of some of our most unusual new buildings, helping us to understand our own fascination with what makes buildings stand up, and what makes them fall down. Framed by a historical and critical essay by Joseph Rosam, the eighty images collected focus on some of the(...)
Architecture under construction
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In Architecture under Construction, photographer Stanley Greenberg explores the anatomy and engineering of some of our most unusual new buildings, helping us to understand our own fascination with what makes buildings stand up, and what makes them fall down. Framed by a historical and critical essay by Joseph Rosam, the eighty images collected focus on some of the most high-profile design projects of the past decade, including buildings designed by Norman Foster, Frank Gehry, Steven Holl, Daniel Libeskind, Thom Mayne, and Renzo Piano, among others.
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Architecture and beauty
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Architecture and Beauty provides an insight into the minds of 20 of today's most progressive architects, each from a radically different position and each displaying a distinctive aesthetic. Based on a series of interviews, the book raises poignant issues regarding the notion of 'beauty' within contemporary cultural theory. featuring interviews with Will Alsop,(...)
Architecture and beauty
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Architecture and Beauty provides an insight into the minds of 20 of today's most progressive architects, each from a radically different position and each displaying a distinctive aesthetic. Based on a series of interviews, the book raises poignant issues regarding the notion of 'beauty' within contemporary cultural theory. featuring interviews with Will Alsop, Peter Cook, Odile Decq, Hernan Diaz Alonso, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Zvi Hecker, Mark Goulthorpe, Kolatan/MacDonald Studio, Greg Lynn, Tom Mayne, Juhani Pallasmaa, Gaetano Pesce, Eric Owen Moss, Wolf Prix and Lebbeus Woods.
Architectural Theory
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One of the most profound effects of the technological revolution has occurred in our places of work. Not only have computers and electronic communication changed the way we get the job done—these developments have transformed the jobs themselves, and in many cases the very definition of a workplace. With that in mind, this book presents a global selection of thirty unique(...)
Commercial interiors, Building types
May 2002, New York
Office design
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One of the most profound effects of the technological revolution has occurred in our places of work. Not only have computers and electronic communication changed the way we get the job done—these developments have transformed the jobs themselves, and in many cases the very definition of a workplace. With that in mind, this book presents a global selection of thirty unique office spaces created by such renowned architects and designers as Mario Botta, Norman Foster, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Hans Hollein and Michael Wilford.
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Design is ...
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Like the magazine that spawned it, "Design Is..." celebrates design. This anthology of articles that made their first appearance in the pages of "Metropolis" presents an ongoing conversation about design and design culture in the generously inclusive manner we have come to expect from the publication’s editors. Its authors, including such household names as Frank Gehry,(...)
Design is ...
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Like the magazine that spawned it, "Design Is..." celebrates design. This anthology of articles that made their first appearance in the pages of "Metropolis" presents an ongoing conversation about design and design culture in the generously inclusive manner we have come to expect from the publication’s editors. Its authors, including such household names as Frank Gehry, Karim Rashid, and Ettore Sottsass help us find meaning in everything from bar codes to election ballots, Robert Moses to the internet. Includes photo essays by David Carson.
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March 2002, New York
Graphic Design and Typography
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In 'Nothing less than literal : architecture after minimalism', Mark Linder shows how minimalist art of the 1960's was infiltrated with architecture, resulting in a reconfiguration of the disciplines of both art and architecture. Linder traces the exchange of concepts and techniques between architecture and art through a reading of the work of critics Clement Greenberg,(...)
Nothing less than literal : architecture after minimalism
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In 'Nothing less than literal : architecture after minimalism', Mark Linder shows how minimalist art of the 1960's was infiltrated with architecture, resulting in a reconfiguration of the disciplines of both art and architecture. Linder traces the exchange of concepts and techniques between architecture and art through a reading of the work of critics Clement Greenberg, Colin Rowe, Michael Fried, and the artist-writer Robert Smithson, and then locates a recuparation of "the architecture of minimalism" in the contemporary works of John Hejduk and Frank Gehry.
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December 2004, Cambridge, Mass.
Architectural Theory
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Furniture by Architects surveys the twentieth-century tradition of innovative furniture design by architects, which stems into the present as architects continue to design movable furnishings for their buildings, creating aesthetically unified environments. The book poses such questions as: Do architects design differently to product designers? Do they exhibit any(...)
From Aalto to Zumthor: Furniture by architects
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Furniture by Architects surveys the twentieth-century tradition of innovative furniture design by architects, which stems into the present as architects continue to design movable furnishings for their buildings, creating aesthetically unified environments. The book poses such questions as: Do architects design differently to product designers? Do they exhibit any consistent aesthetic preferences? Is there something typically architectural in their designs? Furniture by Architects features works by Alvar Aalto, Ron Arad, Gae Aulenti, Karl Bertsch, Emil Beutinger, Marcel Breuer, Pierre Chareau, Egon Eiermann, El Lissitsky, Norman Foster, Frank Gehry, Walter Gropius, Zaha Hadid, Marc Held, Josef Hoffmann, Arne Jacobsen, Le Corbusier, Daniel Libeskind, Gio Ponti, Richard Riemerschmid, Gerrit Rietveld, Eero Saarinen, Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott, O.M. Ungers, Mies van der Rohe, Otto Wagner, Frank Lloyd Wright and Peter Zumthor, among others.
Industrial Design
GA Houses 119
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Issue 119 features three projects by Gurjit Singh Matharoo (b. 1966 in Ajmer, India), a Glass/Wood House by Kenga Kuma, a space in Dutchess County, New York by Steven Holl, some small houses by Frank Gehry, the Gagarin House in Connecticut by Marcel Breuer, a house by Ken Yokogawa, a house by Takashi Yamaguchi, a house by Shigeru Fuse, a project by Alphaville, a project(...)
GA Houses 119
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Issue 119 features three projects by Gurjit Singh Matharoo (b. 1966 in Ajmer, India), a Glass/Wood House by Kenga Kuma, a space in Dutchess County, New York by Steven Holl, some small houses by Frank Gehry, the Gagarin House in Connecticut by Marcel Breuer, a house by Ken Yokogawa, a house by Takashi Yamaguchi, a house by Shigeru Fuse, a project by Alphaville, a project by Keisuke Maeda and an art collector’s loft in Manhattan by UN Studio. The ‘Elements’ series focuses on Gurjit Singh Matharoo and Eric Owen Moss.
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