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This book chronicles the fourth academic year of the studio led by Kersten Geers at the Academy of Architecture USI in Mendrisio. It was produced as a counterpart to Experiments in Thickness, a book which focused on the work of Giancarlo de Carlo in Urbino. As a means of grappling with that elephant in the room—the modern project—and its perceived failure of good(...)
Everything without content 241: A modernist ending
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This book chronicles the fourth academic year of the studio led by Kersten Geers at the Academy of Architecture USI in Mendrisio. It was produced as a counterpart to Experiments in Thickness, a book which focused on the work of Giancarlo de Carlo in Urbino. As a means of grappling with that elephant in the room—the modern project—and its perceived failure of good intentions, all the projects gathered here are an update of sorts. Abstract overarching narratives were updated as premises for projects in Milan, De Carlo’s campus in Urbino was updated to accommodate current student population, and unrealised projects in Milan were revived to create a radically contemporary urbanity. But this was not an exercise in nostalgia and retrieval of the lost cause, as much as seeking an opportunity in a modernist ending.
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OfficeUS manual
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"OfficeUS Manual" is a critical, occasionally humorous and sometimes stupefying guide to the architectural workplace that documents and interrogates the protocols, policies and procedures of architectural offices. The book is the third publication of the OfficeUS series, which is dealing with the development of US architectural practices all over the world. "OfficeUS(...)
Contemporary Architecture
January 2016
OfficeUS manual
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"OfficeUS Manual" is a critical, occasionally humorous and sometimes stupefying guide to the architectural workplace that documents and interrogates the protocols, policies and procedures of architectural offices. The book is the third publication of the OfficeUS series, which is dealing with the development of US architectural practices all over the world. "OfficeUS Manual" contains historical material from large firms and small studios. Additionally it features contemporary reflections by more than fifty architects, artists and writers concerned with the needs and desires of professional architecture practices today. It analyses the methods and practices of architectural firms looking at the past one hundred years. The book with its exceptional use of photography is a resource for understanding – and reimagining – the nature and design of an architectural practice. It features original graphic analysis and images from "The Architects" by Amie Siegel.
Contemporary Architecture
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This inaugural volume in the series 'Spatial habitus : making and meaning in Asia's vernacualr architecture' contains more than 500 illustrations, most in color, and includes a number of rare drawings that demonstrate the richness of domestic architecture and living patterns in traditional and contemporary China. Through its exploration of how Chinese families are(...)
Contemporary Asian Architecture
January 1900, Honolulu, New York
House, home, family : living and being Chinese
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This inaugural volume in the series 'Spatial habitus : making and meaning in Asia's vernacualr architecture' contains more than 500 illustrations, most in color, and includes a number of rare drawings that demonstrate the richness of domestic architecture and living patterns in traditional and contemporary China. Through its exploration of how Chinese families are organized and why Chinese construct thier living spaces the way they do, this book yields a deep and wide understanding of what it means to live and be Chinese.
Contemporary Asian Architecture
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From 1932 to 1938, before emigrating to Venezuela, the artist Gego studied architecture and engineering at the Technische Hochschule Stuttgart. In 1955 — at the time, that is, when she began to become active as an artist — she wrote to her former professor Paul Bonatz, ”Even if I have strayed from architecture and found myself unable to master life through it, it has(...)
Contemporary Art Monographs
October 2022
Gego: The architecture of an artist
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From 1932 to 1938, before emigrating to Venezuela, the artist Gego studied architecture and engineering at the Technische Hochschule Stuttgart. In 1955 — at the time, that is, when she began to become active as an artist — she wrote to her former professor Paul Bonatz, ”Even if I have strayed from architecture and found myself unable to master life through it, it has none- theless shaped me, to some degree at least. Even unhappy loves are of great value and have their effect.“ A few years later, MoMA in New York bought one of the artist’s first works. Today, Gego ranks as one of the best-known artists in Latin America. Conceptual approaches and practical ideas about architecture and processes of space creation have remained a constant theme in her art and have been the perennial subject of creative debate. This book is published in conjunction with the eponymous exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart.
Contemporary Art Monographs
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"Retail" is an exploration of the relationship between consumer culture and architecture, showcasing the creative collaborations between global brands and their architects. Over the past decade, retail architecture has taken center stage in contemporary design discourse, and "Retail" is a tour of the venues for the universal pastime of the twenty-first century:(...)
Retail : architecture and shopping
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"Retail" is an exploration of the relationship between consumer culture and architecture, showcasing the creative collaborations between global brands and their architects. Over the past decade, retail architecture has taken center stage in contemporary design discourse, and "Retail" is a tour of the venues for the universal pastime of the twenty-first century: shopping. Among the architects and brands featured here are: Rem Koolhaas and OMA (Prada, New York, Beverly Hills, and San Francisco); Frank Gehry (Miyake Tribeca, New York); Herzog & De Meuron (Prada, Tokyo); Tadao Ando (Armani Teatro, Milan); Renzo Piano (Hermès Ginza, Tokyo); Future Systems (Selfridges, Birmingham); Richard Gluckman (Helmut Lang, Paris, Milan, and New York); and John Pawson (Calvin Klein, Paris).
Commercial interiors, Building types
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This book explores the history of the survey and its multiple forms in order to understand how the methods of recording what already exists can also be used to imagine what might be. Lavishly illustrated, with works from the collection of Drawing Matter and beyond, it addresses the multiple forms of the survey through focused studies and an extensive section of plates(...)
Survey: Architecture iconographies
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This book explores the history of the survey and its multiple forms in order to understand how the methods of recording what already exists can also be used to imagine what might be. Lavishly illustrated, with works from the collection of Drawing Matter and beyond, it addresses the multiple forms of the survey through focused studies and an extensive section of plates with commentaries by contemporary architects. In doing so, it maintains that while all surveys begin with the site, the outcomes are as idiosyncratic as their authors – and their methods have much to offer as tools in design practice.
Architectural Theory
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OASE 88 examines the role of the architecture exhibition as a site of production. Bridging theory and practice, and relating historical examples to contemporary concerns, it considers the exhibition as a medium for experimentation.
Oase 88 : exhibitions showing and producing architecture
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OASE 88 examines the role of the architecture exhibition as a site of production. Bridging theory and practice, and relating historical examples to contemporary concerns, it considers the exhibition as a medium for experimentation.
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Bricks have been in constant use for a long time. Brick is inexpensive and flexible in its use and, today, the appreciation for its versatile application, constructive qualities and eco-efficiency remains intact. This book presents selected designs through detailed descriptions accompanied by beautiful images, site and floor plans, elevations and sections. Focusing on(...)
Brick architecture: Layer by layer
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Bricks have been in constant use for a long time. Brick is inexpensive and flexible in its use and, today, the appreciation for its versatile application, constructive qualities and eco-efficiency remains intact. This book presents selected designs through detailed descriptions accompanied by beautiful images, site and floor plans, elevations and sections. Focusing on residential and interior architecture, this volume is a celebration of contemporary Brick Architecture, a great exploration of the most surprising, fascinating and inspiring recent projects.
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Landscape architecture
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This book presents the work of over thirty outstanding contemporary landscape architects. Six-page portfolio sections offer an in-depth look at each firm - from the range of work, to the individual styles and inspirations of the company.
Landscape architecture
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This book presents the work of over thirty outstanding contemporary landscape architects. Six-page portfolio sections offer an in-depth look at each firm - from the range of work, to the individual styles and inspirations of the company.
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September 1997, Gloucester, Mass.
Gardens
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This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition "Skyscraper: Art and Architecture Against Gravity," organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; curated by Michael Darling, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator, and Joanna Szupinska, Marjorie Susman Curatorial Fellow; and presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, June 30-September 23, 2012.
August 2012
Skyscraper: Art and architecture against gravity
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This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition "Skyscraper: Art and Architecture Against Gravity," organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; curated by Michael Darling, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator, and Joanna Szupinska, Marjorie Susman Curatorial Fellow; and presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, June 30-September 23, 2012.