Apartamento 32
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Autumn / Winter 2023-24 Featuring: Marianna Rothen, Nona Gaprindashvili, Deanna & Ed Templeton, King Krule, Anthea Hamilton, John Divola, Wayne Ngan, Ruby Neri, Not Vital, Akwaeke Emezi, Louise Bonnet & Adam Silverman, Vincent Darré, Jago Rackham & Lowena Hearn, and Tom of Finland. Plus: Kazuo Shinohara’s House with an Earthen Floor, ‘Commonwealth’, a short story(...)
Apartamento 32
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Autumn / Winter 2023-24 Featuring: Marianna Rothen, Nona Gaprindashvili, Deanna & Ed Templeton, King Krule, Anthea Hamilton, John Divola, Wayne Ngan, Ruby Neri, Not Vital, Akwaeke Emezi, Louise Bonnet & Adam Silverman, Vincent Darré, Jago Rackham & Lowena Hearn, and Tom of Finland. Plus: Kazuo Shinohara’s House with an Earthen Floor, ‘Commonwealth’, a short story by Bryan Washington, and texts by Rafram Chaddad (tr. Joanna Chen), Emily Balistrieri, Victoria Cirlot, Leeor Ohayon, Danyel Smith, Eva Baltasar (tr. Julia Sanches), Estelle Hoy, and Gerardo Sámano Córdova.
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he journey to the ‘place', the beginning and the end of a building, the source of inspiration or failure, sometimes a backdrop, other times a determinant, took this publication through three different continents: from Austria via London, Chile, Finland, Portugal to Australia, through landscapes and cities, societies and cultures, thoughts, motifs and underlying conditions(...)
Architectural Theory
December 2005, Graz
Ort : ort means place, site, location and more
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he journey to the ‘place', the beginning and the end of a building, the source of inspiration or failure, sometimes a backdrop, other times a determinant, took this publication through three different continents: from Austria via London, Chile, Finland, Portugal to Australia, through landscapes and cities, societies and cultures, thoughts, motifs and underlying conditions of architectural agency. The result is a diverse and intriguing collection of architectural writings and investigations on ‘place' from 16 contributors including: Adam Caruso, Sean Godsell, Erich Prödl and Brian Carter.
Architectural Theory
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This book introduces advanced design concepts and international standards for playground design. Includes projects from Singapore, Australia, Abu Dhabi, the UK, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Chile, Spain, The Netherlands, France, Canada, Finland, Italy. This detailed book examines key drivers in best play space designs: it investigates the importance of play, preparations and(...)
Outdoor play spaces for children
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This book introduces advanced design concepts and international standards for playground design. Includes projects from Singapore, Australia, Abu Dhabi, the UK, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Chile, Spain, The Netherlands, France, Canada, Finland, Italy. This detailed book examines key drivers in best play space designs: it investigates the importance of play, preparations and planning, how to develop a strong design brief, good layout, choosing the right equipment materials for the type of space, and how to incorporate the best natural elements into the play space design.
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The Alvar Aalto guide
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This guide to Finnish architect Alvar Aalto contains practical as well as historical and descriptive material. Well illustrated, the guide provides maps, directions, addresses, references for further reading, and (...)
The Alvar Aalto guide
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This guide to Finnish architect Alvar Aalto contains practical as well as historical and descriptive material. Well illustrated, the guide provides maps, directions, addresses, references for further reading, and resources for architectural touring in Finland. It is prefaced by a trio of texts: an overview of Aalto's youth, education, and professional years; an informative essay on Finland's cultural history; and a fascinating introduction, entitled 'Decoding Aalto.' Together, Trencher's three essays form an essential and instructive lesson on Aalto's aesthetic and its influence on modern design.
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June 1996, New York
Architecture Monographs
Nordic architects write
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This anthology gathers together, for the first time the most influential architectural texts from the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Many of the texts appear for the first time in English, making them available to a worldwide readership. These texts were written between 1920 and 2007 by architects who lived and worked in the Nordic countries. The(...)
Nordic architects write
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This anthology gathers together, for the first time the most influential architectural texts from the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Many of the texts appear for the first time in English, making them available to a worldwide readership. These texts were written between 1920 and 2007 by architects who lived and worked in the Nordic countries. The book is structured in sections by country with supportive introductions by regional experts. The reader can seek out common themes of space, place, materials, etc across nations or approach the material chronologically.
Architectural Theory
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573 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 25 cm
Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly ; Poole : Chris Lloyd [distributor], 2007.
Residential designs for the 21st century : an international collection / [edited by] Casey C.M. Mathewson.
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Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly ; Poole : Chris Lloyd [distributor], 2007.
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This book reveals the wide variety of possibilities for using water as a creative element in the city, in art, in the landscape and architecture. The works are organized in seven categories and encompass large-scale masterplans, urban plazas and parks, river restaurations but also interior design schemes and art objects. Amongst the works documented are the landscape(...)
Recent waterscapes: planning, building and designing with water
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This book reveals the wide variety of possibilities for using water as a creative element in the city, in art, in the landscape and architecture. The works are organized in seven categories and encompass large-scale masterplans, urban plazas and parks, river restaurations but also interior design schemes and art objects. Amongst the works documented are the landscape design for Dubai Business Park, a river restauration in Bishan Park in Singapore, landscaping for a new town in Tianjin, China, the schemes for Telecom Park, Taipei and Vuores Central Park in Tampere, Finland, and the design for Civic Square Seattle.
Alvar Aalto: architect
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Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) is universally recognized as one of the masters of Modernist architecture. While the remarkable buildings he designed have been much studied, the story of how a young architect from a village in western Finland achieved such international prominence is little known. This new biography of Aalto is the first to offer a comprehensive and objective(...)
Alvar Aalto: architect
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Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) is universally recognized as one of the masters of Modernist architecture. While the remarkable buildings he designed have been much studied, the story of how a young architect from a village in western Finland achieved such international prominence is little known. This new biography of Aalto is the first to offer a comprehensive and objective survey of his life, from growing up in the Finnish provinces to finding global acclaim, and also covers all his projects, from early work in Jyväskylä in the 1920s to Finlandia Hall, completed in Helsinki in 1971.
Architecture Monographs
Windowscape 4
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In this fourth volume, Atelier Bow-Wow delves into the window behavioural characteristics in nordic architecture, showing how climate and culture are strongly reflected in their windows. The works and influences of six architects are featured: Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz from Sweden, Alvar Aalto from Finland, and from Denmark, Kay Fisker, Arne Jacobsen and Jørn(...)
Windowscape 4
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In this fourth volume, Atelier Bow-Wow delves into the window behavioural characteristics in nordic architecture, showing how climate and culture are strongly reflected in their windows. The works and influences of six architects are featured: Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz from Sweden, Alvar Aalto from Finland, and from Denmark, Kay Fisker, Arne Jacobsen and Jørn Utzon. After three years of research, the team visited about 235 works and measured 470 windows. 114 selected works are presented with photographs, detailed drawings, and analyses, examining the transformation of window technology and design, and the history and social issues of each country.
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Saarinen houses
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Saarinen Houses presents seventeen houses built over a span of six decades, in Finland and the United States. From Eliel's early twentieth-century Villa Pulkanranta— an eclectic mix of local Finnish design traditions and international influences—to Eero's Miller House, one of the most significant examples of modern domestic architecture in the United States, each project(...)
Architecture Monographs
October 2014
Saarinen houses
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Saarinen Houses presents seventeen houses built over a span of six decades, in Finland and the United States. From Eliel's early twentieth-century Villa Pulkanranta— an eclectic mix of local Finnish design traditions and international influences—to Eero's Miller House, one of the most significant examples of modern domestic architecture in the United States, each project features original drawings and archival photos, as well as new interior and exterior shots. Featuring carefully designed interiors—often with custom-made furniture—they effortlessly merge with the landscape, and reward residents with exciting views, inviting nooks, and opulent furnishings.
Architecture Monographs