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Using a contemporary and sophisticated formal language, Larsen and his studio have succeeded in extracting the essence of the new and in translating it into a consistent and convincing architectural idiom. His strength lies in simplification of form and function, evident in his use of archetypal elements and themes such as the house-within-a-house and the internal(...)
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Using a contemporary and sophisticated formal language, Larsen and his studio have succeeded in extracting the essence of the new and in translating it into a consistent and convincing architectural idiom. His strength lies in simplification of form and function, evident in his use of archetypal elements and themes such as the house-within-a-house and the internal(...)
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March 2002, Humlebaek
March 2002, Humlebaek
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Henning Larsen : the architect's studio
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Using a contemporary and sophisticated formal language, Larsen and his studio have succeeded in extracting the essence of the new and in translating it into a consistent and convincing architectural idiom. His strength lies in simplification of form and function, evident in his use of archetypal elements and themes such as the house-within-a-house and the internal street. Brought to international acclaim with his design for the Foreign Ministry building in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the early 80s, Larsen's most recent works include Christiansbro and the Danish Design Center, both located in Copenhagen. Bilingual edition in English and Danish.
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Using a contemporary and sophisticated formal language, Larsen and his studio have succeeded in extracting the essence of the new and in translating it into a consistent and convincing architectural idiom. His strength lies in simplification of form and function, evident in his use of archetypal elements and themes such as the house-within-a-house and the internal street. Brought to international acclaim with his design for the Foreign Ministry building in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the early 80s, Larsen's most recent works include Christiansbro and the Danish Design Center, both located in Copenhagen. Bilingual edition in English and Danish.
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March 2002, Humlebaek
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Paulo Mendes da Rocha is one of the most acclaimed contemporary architects, Pritzker Prize 2006 and RIBA prize for 2017. This book presents the first great work in Europe by the Brazilian architect. It ?is in Lisbon, in one of the best known and symbolic areas of the city, the district of Belém, that the National Coach Museum is located. Built on ?the famous site where(...)
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Paulo Mendes da Rocha is one of the most acclaimed contemporary architects, Pritzker Prize 2006 and RIBA prize for 2017. This book presents the first great work in Europe by the Brazilian architect. It ?is in Lisbon, in one of the best known and symbolic areas of the city, the district of Belém, that the National Coach Museum is located. Built on ?the famous site where(...)
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February 2017
February 2017
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Paulo Mendes Da Rocha: Museu Nacional dos Coches
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Paulo Mendes da Rocha is one of the most acclaimed contemporary architects, Pritzker Prize 2006 and RIBA prize for 2017. This book presents the first great work in Europe by the Brazilian architect. It ?is in Lisbon, in one of the best known and symbolic areas of the city, the district of Belém, that the National Coach Museum is located. Built on ?the famous site where the Portuguese set sail to travel overseas, the Museum promises to stimulate thought on the relationship between the great city and its buildings, Europe and America, and the very idea of being modern.
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Paulo Mendes da Rocha is one of the most acclaimed contemporary architects, Pritzker Prize 2006 and RIBA prize for 2017. This book presents the first great work in Europe by the Brazilian architect. It ?is in Lisbon, in one of the best known and symbolic areas of the city, the district of Belém, that the National Coach Museum is located. Built on ?the famous site where the Portuguese set sail to travel overseas, the Museum promises to stimulate thought on the relationship between the great city and its buildings, Europe and America, and the very idea of being modern.
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February 2017
February 2017
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The book highlights the fundamental aspects of this charismatic architect's work that are relevant from a contemporary perspective: his redefining of the house and urban development, the effect of order and discovery in his designs, the poetic force of his buildings and, lastly, their cultural permeation seen, for instance, in Japanese influences. Daniel Treiber has been(...)
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The book highlights the fundamental aspects of this charismatic architect's work that are relevant from a contemporary perspective: his redefining of the house and urban development, the effect of order and discovery in his designs, the poetic force of his buildings and, lastly, their cultural permeation seen, for instance, in Japanese influences. Daniel Treiber has been(...)
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Danier Treiber: Frank Lloyd Wright
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The book highlights the fundamental aspects of this charismatic architect's work that are relevant from a contemporary perspective: his redefining of the house and urban development, the effect of order and discovery in his designs, the poetic force of his buildings and, lastly, their cultural permeation seen, for instance, in Japanese influences. Daniel Treiber has been teaching architctural design and architectural history for twenty-five years. Since 2002 he has done so in the context of a Design Chair at the École d'architecture in Lille. He is also the director of the advisory board for the national training of architects in France.
Danier Treiber: Frank Lloyd Wright
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The book highlights the fundamental aspects of this charismatic architect's work that are relevant from a contemporary perspective: his redefining of the house and urban development, the effect of order and discovery in his designs, the poetic force of his buildings and, lastly, their cultural permeation seen, for instance, in Japanese influences. Daniel Treiber has been teaching architctural design and architectural history for twenty-five years. Since 2002 he has done so in the context of a Design Chair at the École d'architecture in Lille. He is also the director of the advisory board for the national training of architects in France.
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June 2008, Paris/Basel
June 2008, Paris/Basel
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The life of Bernini
The life of Bernini
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Initially published by Penn State Press in 1965, Catherine Enggass's translation of Filippo Baldinucci's Life of Bernini was the first English-language edition of this historic biography. Out of print many years, The life of Bernini is now available in a new paperback edition with an introduction by Maarten Delbeke, Evonne Levy, and Steven F. Ostrow, the editors of(...)
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Initially published by Penn State Press in 1965, Catherine Enggass's translation of Filippo Baldinucci's Life of Bernini was the first English-language edition of this historic biography. Out of print many years, The life of Bernini is now available in a new paperback edition with an introduction by Maarten Delbeke, Evonne Levy, and Steven F. Ostrow, the editors of(...)
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March 2008, University Park
March 2008, University Park
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The life of Bernini
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Initially published by Penn State Press in 1965, Catherine Enggass's translation of Filippo Baldinucci's Life of Bernini was the first English-language edition of this historic biography. Out of print many years, The life of Bernini is now available in a new paperback edition with an introduction by Maarten Delbeke, Evonne Levy, and Steven F. Ostrow, the editors of Bernini's biographies. Baldinucci's unusual stand-alone biography of Bernini, begun while his subject was still alive, offers important insights into contemporary perceptions of the artist, the motivations of its author, and the nature of literary biography in seventeeth-century Italy.
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Initially published by Penn State Press in 1965, Catherine Enggass's translation of Filippo Baldinucci's Life of Bernini was the first English-language edition of this historic biography. Out of print many years, The life of Bernini is now available in a new paperback edition with an introduction by Maarten Delbeke, Evonne Levy, and Steven F. Ostrow, the editors of Bernini's biographies. Baldinucci's unusual stand-alone biography of Bernini, begun while his subject was still alive, offers important insights into contemporary perceptions of the artist, the motivations of its author, and the nature of literary biography in seventeeth-century Italy.
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March 2008, University Park
March 2008, University Park
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This book provides an extensive presentation of design statements, drawings and photographs (from the design an deconstruction processes and from the building in use thus far). It also includes a text from Alvaro Siza, historical/critical essay by Michel Toussaint; an article on the intervention in the landscape by Joao Gomes da Silva; an analysis of the bather's course(...)
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This book provides an extensive presentation of design statements, drawings and photographs (from the design an deconstruction processes and from the building in use thus far). It also includes a text from Alvaro Siza, historical/critical essay by Michel Toussaint; an article on the intervention in the landscape by Joao Gomes da Silva; an analysis of the bather's course(...)
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Alavaro Siza: Pool on the beach / Piscina na praia de leça
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This book provides an extensive presentation of design statements, drawings and photographs (from the design an deconstruction processes and from the building in use thus far). It also includes a text from Alvaro Siza, historical/critical essay by Michel Toussaint; an article on the intervention in the landscape by Joao Gomes da Silva; an analysis of the bather's course by Pedro Vieira de Almeida, as well as the testimonies of Diogo Seixas Lopes and Manuel Aires Mateus. The photographs of Nuno Cera cast a contemporary look at the building, while Luis Urbano's film suggests its interpretation through moving images.
Alavaro Siza: Pool on the beach / Piscina na praia de leça
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This book provides an extensive presentation of design statements, drawings and photographs (from the design an deconstruction processes and from the building in use thus far). It also includes a text from Alvaro Siza, historical/critical essay by Michel Toussaint; an article on the intervention in the landscape by Joao Gomes da Silva; an analysis of the bather's course by Pedro Vieira de Almeida, as well as the testimonies of Diogo Seixas Lopes and Manuel Aires Mateus. The photographs of Nuno Cera cast a contemporary look at the building, while Luis Urbano's film suggests its interpretation through moving images.
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October 2016
October 2016
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German modernist architect Konrad Wachsmann (1901–1980) had a career-spanning interest in construction processes—in particular the prefabrication of building components and their assembly within modular systems. In this respect, Wachsmann was a pioneer whose ideas and work paved the way for today’s industrialized construction. Many contemporary masters, such as Renzo(...)
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German modernist architect Konrad Wachsmann (1901–1980) had a career-spanning interest in construction processes—in particular the prefabrication of building components and their assembly within modular systems. In this respect, Wachsmann was a pioneer whose ideas and work paved the way for today’s industrialized construction. Many contemporary masters, such as Renzo(...)
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August 2018
August 2018
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Konrad Wachsmann and the grapevine stucture
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German modernist architect Konrad Wachsmann (1901–1980) had a career-spanning interest in construction processes—in particular the prefabrication of building components and their assembly within modular systems. In this respect, Wachsmann was a pioneer whose ideas and work paved the way for today’s industrialized construction. Many contemporary masters, such as Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, have taken inspiration from and paid homage to Wachsmann’s forward-thinking work. With "Konrad Wachsmann and the Grapevine Structure", Swiss architect Christian Sumi synthesizes years of careful research into a compelling look at the career and lifetime contributions of this highly creative architect.
Konrad Wachsmann and the grapevine stucture
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German modernist architect Konrad Wachsmann (1901–1980) had a career-spanning interest in construction processes—in particular the prefabrication of building components and their assembly within modular systems. In this respect, Wachsmann was a pioneer whose ideas and work paved the way for today’s industrialized construction. Many contemporary masters, such as Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, have taken inspiration from and paid homage to Wachsmann’s forward-thinking work. With "Konrad Wachsmann and the Grapevine Structure", Swiss architect Christian Sumi synthesizes years of careful research into a compelling look at the career and lifetime contributions of this highly creative architect.
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August 2018
August 2018
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Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, Tate Modern is one of the significant architectural projects at the turn of the millennium. Working with the shell of the redundant Bankside Power Station, Herzog & de Meuron have created spaces with a rare affinity for contemporary art. Texts by leading architectural writers describe the finished gallery, the ideas behind it, and the way(...)
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Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, Tate Modern is one of the significant architectural projects at the turn of the millennium. Working with the shell of the redundant Bankside Power Station, Herzog & de Meuron have created spaces with a rare affinity for contemporary art. Texts by leading architectural writers describe the finished gallery, the ideas behind it, and the way(...)
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Building Tate Modern : Herzog & de Meuron transforming Giles Gilbert Scott
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Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, Tate Modern is one of the significant architectural projects at the turn of the millennium. Working with the shell of the redundant Bankside Power Station, Herzog & de Meuron have created spaces with a rare affinity for contemporary art. Texts by leading architectural writers describe the finished gallery, the ideas behind it, and the way in which it was designed and built. An exclusive interview with Jacques Herzog and the Tate Director Nicholas Serota presents the philosophy and interchange of ideas that drove this project. The creation of Giles Gilbert Scott's original power station is also described.
Building Tate Modern : Herzog & de Meuron transforming Giles Gilbert Scott
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Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, Tate Modern is one of the significant architectural projects at the turn of the millennium. Working with the shell of the redundant Bankside Power Station, Herzog & de Meuron have created spaces with a rare affinity for contemporary art. Texts by leading architectural writers describe the finished gallery, the ideas behind it, and the way in which it was designed and built. An exclusive interview with Jacques Herzog and the Tate Director Nicholas Serota presents the philosophy and interchange of ideas that drove this project. The creation of Giles Gilbert Scott's original power station is also described.
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July 2000, London
July 2000, London
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Tadao Ando is one of the best-known and most influential contemporary architects with a minimalistic aesthetic and love of natural materials like glass and concrete--proof that less is more. This volume features ten houses and examines his approach to these designs. Viewed as a collection, these houses serve to demonstrate the wide range of Ando's prodigious genius(...)
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Tadao Ando is one of the best-known and most influential contemporary architects with a minimalistic aesthetic and love of natural materials like glass and concrete--proof that less is more. This volume features ten houses and examines his approach to these designs. Viewed as a collection, these houses serve to demonstrate the wide range of Ando's prodigious genius(...)
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Tadao Ando: living with light
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Tadao Ando is one of the best-known and most influential contemporary architects with a minimalistic aesthetic and love of natural materials like glass and concrete--proof that less is more. This volume features ten houses and examines his approach to these designs. Viewed as a collection, these houses serve to demonstrate the wide range of Ando's prodigious genius through striking photographs. Characteristics of his work include large expanses of unadorned architectural concrete walls combined with wooden or stone floors and large windows. He uses simple methods to solve complicated and small spaces and turns them into spaces with breathtaking landscapes.
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Tadao Ando is one of the best-known and most influential contemporary architects with a minimalistic aesthetic and love of natural materials like glass and concrete--proof that less is more. This volume features ten houses and examines his approach to these designs. Viewed as a collection, these houses serve to demonstrate the wide range of Ando's prodigious genius through striking photographs. Characteristics of his work include large expanses of unadorned architectural concrete walls combined with wooden or stone floors and large windows. He uses simple methods to solve complicated and small spaces and turns them into spaces with breathtaking landscapes.
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April 2021
April 2021
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Necessity and investigation are prerequisites for the design of housing: Total Housing refers to the need to understand that social, environmental, and economic factors affect form, and that living space is a base for our increasingly complex and varied societies. This new survey into multi-family housing focuses on the responses proposed by architects who are dealing(...)
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Necessity and investigation are prerequisites for the design of housing: Total Housing refers to the need to understand that social, environmental, and economic factors affect form, and that living space is a base for our increasingly complex and varied societies. This new survey into multi-family housing focuses on the responses proposed by architects who are dealing(...)
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Total housing: Alternatives to urban sprawl
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Necessity and investigation are prerequisites for the design of housing: Total Housing refers to the need to understand that social, environmental, and economic factors affect form, and that living space is a base for our increasingly complex and varied societies. This new survey into multi-family housing focuses on the responses proposed by architects who are dealing with the dynamic and diverse demands of contemporary society. Featuring works by Lacaton-Vassal, BIG, + JDS, Sadar Vuga Arhitekti, Ryue Nishizawa, FOA, SHoP, and many emerging new architects, this volume is not a simple catalog, but rather a studied collection of inventive projects.
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Necessity and investigation are prerequisites for the design of housing: Total Housing refers to the need to understand that social, environmental, and economic factors affect form, and that living space is a base for our increasingly complex and varied societies. This new survey into multi-family housing focuses on the responses proposed by architects who are dealing with the dynamic and diverse demands of contemporary society. Featuring works by Lacaton-Vassal, BIG, + JDS, Sadar Vuga Arhitekti, Ryue Nishizawa, FOA, SHoP, and many emerging new architects, this volume is not a simple catalog, but rather a studied collection of inventive projects.
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May 2010
May 2010
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Residential Architecture
Residential Architecture
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Le Corbusier: Ideas & Forms
Le Corbusier: Ideas & Forms
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Originally published in 1996 to critical fanfair, scholar William J.R. Curtis has reissued his classic text with extensive new scholarship and contemporary research that continues the high standard of the original. Presented chronologically with a clear narrative, Curtis has worked tirelessly not only to document Le Corbusier’s key projects in detail but to contextualize(...)
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Originally published in 1996 to critical fanfair, scholar William J.R. Curtis has reissued his classic text with extensive new scholarship and contemporary research that continues the high standard of the original. Presented chronologically with a clear narrative, Curtis has worked tirelessly not only to document Le Corbusier’s key projects in detail but to contextualize(...)
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Le Corbusier: Ideas & Forms
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Originally published in 1996 to critical fanfair, scholar William J.R. Curtis has reissued his classic text with extensive new scholarship and contemporary research that continues the high standard of the original. Presented chronologically with a clear narrative, Curtis has worked tirelessly not only to document Le Corbusier’s key projects in detail but to contextualize them within the architect’s overarching philosophy of urbanism and art and the pervading culture of Le Corbusier’s time. With full access to the renowned Le Corbusier archive, Curtis’ text is lavishly illustrated with new photographs, plans and original sketches and a fresh new design.
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Originally published in 1996 to critical fanfair, scholar William J.R. Curtis has reissued his classic text with extensive new scholarship and contemporary research that continues the high standard of the original. Presented chronologically with a clear narrative, Curtis has worked tirelessly not only to document Le Corbusier’s key projects in detail but to contextualize them within the architect’s overarching philosophy of urbanism and art and the pervading culture of Le Corbusier’s time. With full access to the renowned Le Corbusier archive, Curtis’ text is lavishly illustrated with new photographs, plans and original sketches and a fresh new design.
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July 2015
July 2015
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
