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Double issue featuring the works and projects that Herzog & De Meuron produced in the years 2005-2010. The VitraHaus is extensively documented, next to works like the TEA, Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, the CaixaForum in Madrid, the transformation of the Tate Modern in London, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the National Stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. With(...)
El croquis 152-153: Herzog & de Meuron 2005-2010
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Double issue featuring the works and projects that Herzog & De Meuron produced in the years 2005-2010. The VitraHaus is extensively documented, next to works like the TEA, Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, the CaixaForum in Madrid, the transformation of the Tate Modern in London, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the National Stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. With an introduction and an interview with the architects by Jean-François Chevrier.
El Croquis
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Designer, writer, and engineer Cecil Balmond invites readers into his creative process as he documents his most innovative projects in art, architecture, and bridge design. Balmond’s journal notes, sketches, and commentary accompany photographs, drawings, and plans for each project. The book includes the Weave Bridge at the University of Pennsylvania, the Serpentine(...)
Crossover
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Designer, writer, and engineer Cecil Balmond invites readers into his creative process as he documents his most innovative projects in art, architecture, and bridge design. Balmond’s journal notes, sketches, and commentary accompany photographs, drawings, and plans for each project. The book includes the Weave Bridge at the University of Pennsylvania, the Serpentine Pavilion at London’s Kensington Gardens; ArcelorMittal Orbit at the site of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; and the CCTV tower in Beijing.
Architecture Monographs
Architecture since 1400
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Architecture since 1400 is unprecedented in its range, approach, and insight. From Tenochtitlan’s Great Pyramid in Mexico City and the Duomo in Florence to Levittown’s suburban tract housing and the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing, its coverage includes the world’s most celebrated structures and spaces along with many examples of more humble vernacular buildings. With more(...)
Architecture since 1400
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Architecture since 1400 is unprecedented in its range, approach, and insight. From Tenochtitlan’s Great Pyramid in Mexico City and the Duomo in Florence to Levittown’s suburban tract housing and the Bird’s Nest Stadium in Beijing, its coverage includes the world’s most celebrated structures and spaces along with many examples of more humble vernacular buildings. With more than 300 photographs, plans, and interiors, this book presents key moments and innovations in architectural modernity around the globe.
Architectural Theory
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The is the first book to document the highly innovative Terminal in Hong Kong, completed in 2018, with a rare glimpse at all stages of plans, design, and construction. Located centrally in Hong Kong, this is the largest below ground station in the world. The high-speed rail terminus station will connect Hong Kong to Beijing with the largest rail network in history,(...)
Andrew Bromberg at Aedas: West Kowloon Station
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The is the first book to document the highly innovative Terminal in Hong Kong, completed in 2018, with a rare glimpse at all stages of plans, design, and construction. Located centrally in Hong Kong, this is the largest below ground station in the world. The high-speed rail terminus station will connect Hong Kong to Beijing with the largest rail network in history, expected to strengthen the city's strategic position as the southern gateway of China.
Architecture Monographs
GA Recent project : OMA
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A comprehensive and detailed overview of recent work from the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, complete with photos, concepts, plans and sections. Includes high-profile buildings such as the CCTV headquarters in Beijing, Taipei Performing Arts Centre, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec and the Broad Art Foundation in Los Angeles, as well as smaller projects like(...)
GA Recent project : OMA
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A comprehensive and detailed overview of recent work from the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, complete with photos, concepts, plans and sections. Includes high-profile buildings such as the CCTV headquarters in Beijing, Taipei Performing Arts Centre, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec and the Broad Art Foundation in Los Angeles, as well as smaller projects like Milstein Hall at Cornell University, a stage set for the Ancient Greek Theatre in Syracuse and the Coolsingel in Rotterdam.
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Eco/structure Red Dwellings
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This volume comprises the latest photography of musician and photographer Wang Di, best known for his photo-documentation of punk rock in China in the 1990s. In this series, the approach is the same, raw photographic documents of 'red dwellings' - remnants from a Soviet past. Wang Di's photography focuses on the distinctive Soviet style of architecture in Beijing from the(...)
Eco/structure Red Dwellings
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This volume comprises the latest photography of musician and photographer Wang Di, best known for his photo-documentation of punk rock in China in the 1990s. In this series, the approach is the same, raw photographic documents of 'red dwellings' - remnants from a Soviet past. Wang Di's photography focuses on the distinctive Soviet style of architecture in Beijing from the 50's to the 70's, both interiors and exteriors. The Russian style architecture reflects the particular social condition of the period.
Theory of Photography
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Issue 110 gathers the most recent projects of Vector Architects, the Beijing-based studio led by Gong Dong, showing the broad formal range of their work, their attention to natural or historic environments, and a work method that relies on hand-drawn sketches as main tool for thought. Next, two projects by Francis Kéré – 2022 Pritzker Prize laureate – for the national(...)
AV Proyectos 110: Vector Architect
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Issue 110 gathers the most recent projects of Vector Architects, the Beijing-based studio led by Gong Dong, showing the broad formal range of their work, their attention to natural or historic environments, and a work method that relies on hand-drawn sketches as main tool for thought. Next, two projects by Francis Kéré – 2022 Pritzker Prize laureate – for the national assemblies of Burkina Faso and Benin, which show his talent at reinterpreting limited resources and interest in involving the local population.
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China is booming. Also culture is in movement in China. It is being transformed and in continuous exchange with the global art world - Chinese artists are acknowledged abroad and international architects are building in China. Galleries, art fairs and biennials are being founded in Beijing and Shanghai. The artist Ai Weiwei and the architect Yung Ho Chang embody a new(...)
Art and cultural policy in China: a conversation between Ai Weiwei, Uli Sigg and Yung Ho Chang moderated by Peter Pakesch
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China is booming. Also culture is in movement in China. It is being transformed and in continuous exchange with the global art world - Chinese artists are acknowledged abroad and international architects are building in China. Galleries, art fairs and biennials are being founded in Beijing and Shanghai. The artist Ai Weiwei and the architect Yung Ho Chang embody a new generation of creative minds in China whose work is rooted abroad and in China. Both pursue their professions internationally and are also perceived at that level.
Contemporary Asian Architecture
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A confrontation between two leading figures of contemporary photography whose respective interpretations are published here in order to explore the dichotomies between East and West. For this edition Garcia-Alix photographed his wanderings in Beijing at the end of 2007, while Moriyama offers a take of Buenos Aires captured during visits in 2004 and 2005. The fluorescent(...)
Alberto Garcia-Alix and Daido Moriyama: Far from home
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A confrontation between two leading figures of contemporary photography whose respective interpretations are published here in order to explore the dichotomies between East and West. For this edition Garcia-Alix photographed his wanderings in Beijing at the end of 2007, while Moriyama offers a take of Buenos Aires captured during visits in 2004 and 2005. The fluorescent bound cover is filled with full page black and white images from the two photographers which are presented as two separate components and introduced by a short essay.
Photography monographs
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More than sixty buildings in cities including Berlin, Cologne, Hanoi, and Shanghai are featured in this book on the world renowned firm gmp. Detailed descriptions of each of the structures include photographs, plans, drawings, and illuminating commentary by one of the firm's founders, Meinhard von Gerkan. Particular attention is given to gmp's most celebrated projects,(...)
Von Gerkan, Marg und Partner: architecture 2003-2007
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More than sixty buildings in cities including Berlin, Cologne, Hanoi, and Shanghai are featured in this book on the world renowned firm gmp. Detailed descriptions of each of the structures include photographs, plans, drawings, and illuminating commentary by one of the firm's founders, Meinhard von Gerkan. Particular attention is given to gmp's most celebrated projects, such as the Berlin Central Station, an awe-inspiring cathedral of glass and steel; Shenzhen's Convention Center, considered the city's crystal palace; the Berlin Olympic Stadium; and the Christian Church in Beijing.
Architecture Monographs