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366 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
New York : Actar Publishers, ; Chicago, IL : IITAC Press, [2017]
The Berlage affair / Vedran Mimica.
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New York : Actar Publishers, ; Chicago, IL : IITAC Press, [2017]
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615 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Delft : Delft University of Technology, Faculty Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences, 2014.
Interior public space : on the mazes in the network of an urbanist / by Maurice Harteveld, architect, urban designer and planner.
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Delft : Delft University of Technology, Faculty Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences, 2014.
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The fifth issue of "The City is Ours" focuses on manhole covers, each with a unique design, revealing stories about civic identity, history and utility. This edition shows their evolution from mere functional objects to forms of artistic expression, featuring everything from ornate covers in Japan to the historical designs of early urban planners. Delve into how these(...)
The city is ours #5: Manhole covers
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The fifth issue of "The City is Ours" focuses on manhole covers, each with a unique design, revealing stories about civic identity, history and utility. This edition shows their evolution from mere functional objects to forms of artistic expression, featuring everything from ornate covers in Japan to the historical designs of early urban planners. Delve into how these everyday items have inspired artists, engaged historians, and captivated the curious.
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"Cross road blues" presents a selection of 33 photographs from UK-based Oli Kellett’s iconic series of the same name. Kellett began the project in 2016 during a visit Los Angeles, during which time the United States was literally at a political crossroads. The series evolved naturally from there, eventually taking on a more universal meaning as Kellett continued his work(...)
Oli Kellett: Cross road blues
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"Cross road blues" presents a selection of 33 photographs from UK-based Oli Kellett’s iconic series of the same name. Kellett began the project in 2016 during a visit Los Angeles, during which time the United States was literally at a political crossroads. The series evolved naturally from there, eventually taking on a more universal meaning as Kellett continued his work in other countries including Spain, Japan, Brazil and Mexico.
Photography monographs
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Twenty years of progressive residential architecture in Japan is surveyed in this substantial exhibition catalogue which was produced in conjunction with Gallery MA's anniversary celebrations. Containing 127 works by 91 architects from the cream of the Japanese architectural world, as well as archival statements and essays, this publication offers not only an opportunity(...)
Contemporary Asian Architecture
May 2006, Tokyo
Contemporary Japanese houses 1985-2005
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Twenty years of progressive residential architecture in Japan is surveyed in this substantial exhibition catalogue which was produced in conjunction with Gallery MA's anniversary celebrations. Containing 127 works by 91 architects from the cream of the Japanese architectural world, as well as archival statements and essays, this publication offers not only an opportunity for reflection but also a timely contribution to an ongoing dialogue about new types of architecture.
Contemporary Asian Architecture
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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.
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The public profile of the Japanese photography book has recently boomed, from near-complete obscurity to great desirability. And not only for the aficionados. Photobooks that once were entirely unknown outside Japan (except to a few well-informed scholars and collectors) now sell at astronomical prices at auctions and online. And yet the photobook has been central to the(...)
Japanese photobooks of the 1960s and 70s
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The public profile of the Japanese photography book has recently boomed, from near-complete obscurity to great desirability. And not only for the aficionados. Photobooks that once were entirely unknown outside Japan (except to a few well-informed scholars and collectors) now sell at astronomical prices at auctions and online. And yet the photobook has been central to the development of Japanese photography, particularly in its postwar phase.
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January 2009
Photography Collections
A+U 609 21:06 Shigeru Ban
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a+u’s June issue features the work of Shigeru Ban. Twenty-five projects spanning the 2 decades since Expo 2000 Hanover, drawn entirely from outside Japan, are presented. Numerous sketches reveal how Ban’s architectural thinking develops across scales. Competition proposals are featured alongside his built works – whether using his famous paper tubes, wood, or steel – to(...)
A+U 609 21:06 Shigeru Ban
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a+u’s June issue features the work of Shigeru Ban. Twenty-five projects spanning the 2 decades since Expo 2000 Hanover, drawn entirely from outside Japan, are presented. Numerous sketches reveal how Ban’s architectural thinking develops across scales. Competition proposals are featured alongside his built works – whether using his famous paper tubes, wood, or steel – to draw out the continuities between each work, while focusing on materiality as the organizing theme.
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Shuichiro Shibata: bus stop
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The number of passengers on local bus routes at bus stops as addressed in this photo book has been in decline since the peak year of 1968. This is due to an increase in individual car ownership, an aging society with fewer children, lower populations in rural areas, and lifestyle changes. Japanese photographer Shuichiro Shibata (1963) has travelled all over Japan to(...)
Shuichiro Shibata: bus stop
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The number of passengers on local bus routes at bus stops as addressed in this photo book has been in decline since the peak year of 1968. This is due to an increase in individual car ownership, an aging society with fewer children, lower populations in rural areas, and lifestyle changes. Japanese photographer Shuichiro Shibata (1963) has travelled all over Japan to picture the bus stops in black and white photographs.
Photography monographs
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A. L. Sadler's invaluable study of Japanese architecture first appeared in 1941. Considered a classic in its field, Japanese Architecture: A Short History is a lucid and uncomplicated introduction to this important aspect of Japanese culture. Beginning with the earliest evidences from prehistory and ending with the Edo period, when Japan attained stature as a modern(...)
Japanese architecture: a short history
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A. L. Sadler's invaluable study of Japanese architecture first appeared in 1941. Considered a classic in its field, Japanese Architecture: A Short History is a lucid and uncomplicated introduction to this important aspect of Japanese culture. Beginning with the earliest evidences from prehistory and ending with the Edo period, when Japan attained stature as a modern state, Japanese Architecture is as relevant today as it was in 1941.
Contemporary Asian Architecture