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We see so many mediocre office building designs that it is easy to forget just how complex and innovative a well-made one can be. Such is the case with the headquarters for the Belgian financial firm CNP (Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille) in Charleroi, Belgium. Designed by the office of Belgian architect Philippe Samyn, the CNP Headquarters is a masterwork of(...)
Architecture, monographies
mars 2004, New York
Groupe Frère CNP headquarters by Philippe Samyn and Partners
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We see so many mediocre office building designs that it is easy to forget just how complex and innovative a well-made one can be. Such is the case with the headquarters for the Belgian financial firm CNP (Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille) in Charleroi, Belgium. Designed by the office of Belgian architect Philippe Samyn, the CNP Headquarters is a masterwork of ecologically oriented construction and refined aesthetics. In this monograph el-Khoury and Pasnik document the rich and dramatic architectural vocabulary of this project.
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"When I was thirty, the first generation of architects that one looked upon to was L Corbusier; the second was jean Prouvé and Josép-Luis Sert; next were George Candilis, Shadrach Woods, and Alexis Josic. These were the people you were talking about, and the connection between them were observable. Even though between these generations there wasn't any copying in a(...)
Architecture, monographies
juin 2004, New York
Peter Smithson : conversations with students, a space for our generation
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"When I was thirty, the first generation of architects that one looked upon to was L Corbusier; the second was jean Prouvé and Josép-Luis Sert; next were George Candilis, Shadrach Woods, and Alexis Josic. These were the people you were talking about, and the connection between them were observable. Even though between these generations there wasn't any copying in a stylistic sense, there was a kind of moral overlap. That's the curiosity. There's not a hint stylistically in their work but there is a moral position." -Peter Smithson
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With its striking, gridded facade and amoeba-shaped internal cavities, Steven Holl's new dormitory for MIT, Simmons Hall, is without question one of the most original and idiosyncratic architectural statements of recent memory. A veritable catalogue of ideas—from the use of colour to experimentation with form and materials—Simmons Hall is an essay in architectural(...)
Architecture, monographies
août 2004, New York
Steven Holl : Simmons Hall / source books in architecture 5
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With its striking, gridded facade and amoeba-shaped internal cavities, Steven Holl's new dormitory for MIT, Simmons Hall, is without question one of the most original and idiosyncratic architectural statements of recent memory. A veritable catalogue of ideas—from the use of colour to experimentation with form and materials—Simmons Hall is an essay in architectural imagination by one of the profession's most celebrated practitioners. This detailed monograph will allow readers to deconstruct this complex marvel of modern design and construction. Steven Holl Architects/Simmons Hall is documented with sketches, models, renderings, working drawings, and photographs at a level of detail that allow complete and careful study of the project. Commentary by the architect and design critics explores both the technical aspects and cultural contexts of the building.
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Through a series of competitions, speculative commissions, and built work, FOA's first monograph is structured to reflect the development of their specific attitude and as a compendium of the technical arsenal that they use to within their practice. With the spirit of scientific classification, the genesis of an architectural project is identified within a series of(...)
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novembre 2003
Phylogenesis: foa's ark, Foreign Office Architects
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Through a series of competitions, speculative commissions, and built work, FOA's first monograph is structured to reflect the development of their specific attitude and as a compendium of the technical arsenal that they use to within their practice. With the spirit of scientific classification, the genesis of an architectural project is identified within a series of phylum, actualized and simultaneously virtualized, in their specific application to the unique conditions of a project's location. Phylogenesis also includes a collection of texts from several critics who investigate related topics that touch upon different aspects of FOA's discourse.
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This book is a retrospective documentation of this achievement, detailin the plans and projects that Stirling executed right up until his death. Critical apparaisals, technical data and extensive illustrations record many important buildings, including the Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart.
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janvier 1994, New York
James Stirling, Michael Wilford and associates: buildings and projects 1975-1992
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This book is a retrospective documentation of this achievement, detailin the plans and projects that Stirling executed right up until his death. Critical apparaisals, technical data and extensive illustrations record many important buildings, including the Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart.
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In France no less than in Britain, the late 1960s saw a rebellion against the relentless anonymity of modernist planning. In the search for alternatives, Jean Renaudie showed an originality and a daring unrivalled up to this day. Conceived along structuralist principles, informed by research in molecular biology, his urban projects overturned the logic of the vast housing(...)
A right to difference : the architecture of Jean Renaudie
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In France no less than in Britain, the late 1960s saw a rebellion against the relentless anonymity of modernist planning. In the search for alternatives, Jean Renaudie showed an originality and a daring unrivalled up to this day. Conceived along structuralist principles, informed by research in molecular biology, his urban projects overturned the logic of the vast housing estates that were being steamrolled across France by the State. In the place of uniform tower blocks, he designed developments in which every dwelling was unique. Diversity – the spanner in the works of mass production – was for him a moral obligation. No concession was made in the name of type, be it human or architectural. ‘The catalogue of forms is endless: until every shape has found its city, new cities will continue to be born. When the forms exhaust their variety and come apart, the end of cities begins.’ Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities
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During McKim, Mead & White's most creative period (1879-1915), the firm received nearly 1,000 commissions. This book documents the non-residential works, including the Boston Public Library, Newport Casino, the second Madison Square Garden, the Washington Memorial Arch, the Morgan Library, the campuses of Columbia and Harvard universities, Pennsylvania Station in New(...)
Architecture, monographies
octobre 2003, New York
McKim, Mead & White : the masterworks
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During McKim, Mead & White's most creative period (1879-1915), the firm received nearly 1,000 commissions. This book documents the non-residential works, including the Boston Public Library, Newport Casino, the second Madison Square Garden, the Washington Memorial Arch, the Morgan Library, the campuses of Columbia and Harvard universities, Pennsylvania Station in New York, Bank of Montreal, American Academy in Rome, the Century Association, and the Harvard, Metropolitan, and University clubs in New York, among others.
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L'édification de Sainte-Geneviève, dont Labrouste est chargé en 1838, caractérise le point de départ d'une longue série d'architectures, d'abord destinées aux livres et à la lecture. On veut expliquer ici comment l'expérience de Sainte-Geneviève, ancrée dans la tradition monastique et nourrie des réflexions recueillies sous la Restauration et au début de la Monarchie de(...)
Des palais pour des livres : Labrouste, Sainte-Geneviève et les bibliothèques
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L'édification de Sainte-Geneviève, dont Labrouste est chargé en 1838, caractérise le point de départ d'une longue série d'architectures, d'abord destinées aux livres et à la lecture. On veut expliquer ici comment l'expérience de Sainte-Geneviève, ancrée dans la tradition monastique et nourrie des réflexions recueillies sous la Restauration et au début de la Monarchie de juillet, s'est inscrite dans le contexte international du XIXe siècle tout entier ; comment elle a permis une impressionnante éclosion de réalisations, en Europe comme aux États-Unis. À Sainte-Geneviève, ce n'est pas seulement le principe de programme " bibliothéconomique " que l'architecte français a inventé, c'est encore le dessin d'une travée type : il devint par excellence le symbole architecturé de la bibliothèque.
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Le nom de Lucio Costa est indissociable de Brasilia, la nouvelle capitale du Brésil. Concepteur en tant qu’urbaniste de cette grande aventure de l’architecture mondiale. Lucio Costa en récapitule et explique les différentes étapes dans cet ouvrage écrit en collaboration avec sa fille. L’ouvrage offre un éventail de l’ensemble de ses activités. Il conjugue les descriptions(...)
Architecture, monographies
septembre 2001, Saint-Étienne
Lucio Costa : témoin et acteur
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Le nom de Lucio Costa est indissociable de Brasilia, la nouvelle capitale du Brésil. Concepteur en tant qu’urbaniste de cette grande aventure de l’architecture mondiale. Lucio Costa en récapitule et explique les différentes étapes dans cet ouvrage écrit en collaboration avec sa fille. L’ouvrage offre un éventail de l’ensemble de ses activités. Il conjugue les descriptions avec les plans et les écrits théoriques avec aussi une partie de la correspondance de cet architecte artiste.
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Un véritable petit carnet de croquis de Alvaro Siza mettant en valeur son amour pour le dessin et pour l’écriture. Un regard nouveau et intime sur l’architecte portugais. Textes réunis et traduits par Dominique Machabert.
Des mots de rien du tout
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Un véritable petit carnet de croquis de Alvaro Siza mettant en valeur son amour pour le dessin et pour l’écriture. Un regard nouveau et intime sur l’architecte portugais. Textes réunis et traduits par Dominique Machabert.
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