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Set behind the grand houses of Georgian and Victorian London, intimately scaled mews originally served as accommodation for coaches and horses.?After the advent of the motorcar in the early twentieth century, these secluded courts and alleys began to be converted for residential use, favoured by artists and bohemians.?As they grew in popularity, mews also became popular(...)
décembre 2025
At home in London: the Mews House
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Set behind the grand houses of Georgian and Victorian London, intimately scaled mews originally served as accommodation for coaches and horses.?After the advent of the motorcar in the early twentieth century, these secluded courts and alleys began to be converted for residential use, favoured by artists and bohemians.?As they grew in popularity, mews also became popular as sites for new-build homes. Often these were of a radically experimental nature, challenging established notions of domesticity in the heart of the?historic city. ''At Home in London: The Mews House'' documents?seventeen examples of this rich tradition dating from the 1960s to the present day, with new photography and extensive drawings.?The self-built houses of architects feature particularly prominently,?including those of John Winter, Ted and Roz Cullinan, and Peter St John and Siw Thomas.?Acclaimed architecture critic Ellis Woodman narrates the history of this perennially popular type from its early pioneers including potter Lucie Rie through the potential of the mews as a model for new residential development, exemplified by Peter Barber’s monumental Edgewood Mews (2022) and Al-Jawad Pike’s?Chowdhury Walk (2023).
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L'Art déco apparaît dans le sillage de l'Art nouveau au cours des années 1920. Ce mouvement tire son origine des Arts décoratifs, mis sur le devant de la scène lors de l'Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes de Paris en 1925. En pleines Années folles, la création artistique est alors éclatante. Décorateurs, ensembliers, architectes,(...)
novembre 2024
Art déco : cinq bâtiments emblématiques
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L'Art déco apparaît dans le sillage de l'Art nouveau au cours des années 1920. Ce mouvement tire son origine des Arts décoratifs, mis sur le devant de la scène lors de l'Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes de Paris en 1925. En pleines Années folles, la création artistique est alors éclatante. Décorateurs, ensembliers, architectes, ferronniers, etc. , s'associent pour concevoir des pavillons aux intérieurs richement décorés. Trait d'union entre l'ornementation excessive de l'Art nouveau et la rigueur formelle de l'architecture moderne - qui apparaît peu avant -, l'Art déco impose une esthétique élégante, faisant la part belle aux motifs géométriques, sans toutefois délaisser les courbes, et mettant en valeur la pureté des lignes et la sophistication des détails. L'Art déco accompagne le développement de la modernité et de nouveaux équipements tels que gares, cinémas, piscines, musées, etc. , où s'expriment les idées de vitesse, de voyage, de dépaysement et de divertissement ; mais il se manifeste également dans des programmes plus traditionnels comme les édifices administratifs ou religieux, par exemple. Ce nouvel opus de la collection "Cinq" offre un panorama représentatif de ce mouvement polymorphe, à travers cinq réalisations remarquables : l'église Saint-Louis de Vincennes, la bibliothèque Carnegie de Reims, le palais de la Porte-Dorée, la gare de Lens et l'hôtel de ville de Puteaux.
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"Built futures" brings together Shahed Saleem’s written and visual research on the British Mosque, to narrate how mosques have emerged, evolved and become established in Britain since the late nineteenth century. Critical texts describe the ways in which mosques have been created through the grassroots, self-funded and self-built endeavours of migrant Muslim communities(...)
septembre 2021
Building futures: The counter architecture of the British Mosque
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"Built futures" brings together Shahed Saleem’s written and visual research on the British Mosque, to narrate how mosques have emerged, evolved and become established in Britain since the late nineteenth century. Critical texts describe the ways in which mosques have been created through the grassroots, self-funded and self-built endeavours of migrant Muslim communities of diverse backgrounds, as they have settled in Britain. Through this journey of research, writing and designing, Saleem challenges the norms and assumptions of his own architectural training and wider design culture, leading him to ask: where is architectural meaning made, and with whom does authorship actually reside? Mostly created through the adaptation of existing buildings, from pubs to cinemas, high street banks to domestic terraces, the mosques which emerge from these sites are a combination of cultural histories and architectural styles, resulting in unexpected and original buildings that are powerful expressions of minority community agency and empowerment.
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L’architecture qui incarne l’Europe est inextricablement liée à des enjeux politiques mouvants et à la recherche d’une expression symbolique unitaire. Mais existe-t-il une esthétique propre aux formes bâties du pouvoir européen? En reconstruisant minutieusement la genèse des sièges européens de Strasbourg, Luxembourg et Bruxelles, Gauthier Bolle explore les liens entre(...)
L'Europe en ses capitales : Strasbourg, Luxembourg et Bruxelles (1949-1992)
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L’architecture qui incarne l’Europe est inextricablement liée à des enjeux politiques mouvants et à la recherche d’une expression symbolique unitaire. Mais existe-t-il une esthétique propre aux formes bâties du pouvoir européen? En reconstruisant minutieusement la genèse des sièges européens de Strasbourg, Luxembourg et Bruxelles, Gauthier Bolle explore les liens entre architecture, ville et pouvoir au fil du second 20e siècle. Ce livre éclaire ainsi un pan du «projet européen» à travers l’analyse de l’accueil offert aux principales institutions, celles du Conseil de l’Europe puis de toutes les communautés fondatrices de l’Union européenne. Dans les villes étudiées, la fragilité de la construction européenne pèse sur le développement des quartiers, plus ou moins intégrés à leur environnement, qui prennent forme grâce à une diversité d’acteurs. Articulé en trois périodes, ce récit propose une lecture transversale des sites, mettant en évidence les rouages complexes de la conception, construction et réception de plusieurs édifices phares des trois villes. En creux de cette étude architecturale, c’est bien la quête du sens même de l’Europe qui est en question, un enjeu dont la portée est plus cruciale que jamais.
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Longtemps rattachée aux Beaux-Arts, l’architecture, d’abord simple section, est devenue au xxe siècle une discipline autonome — et majeure — du paysage français de l’enseignement supérieur. À Marseille, l’engouement des étudiants pour l’architecture avait très tôt révélé l’exiguïté des locaux en centre ville du palais Carli, réservé depuis le xixe siècle aux classes(...)
L'école d'architecture de Marseille
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Longtemps rattachée aux Beaux-Arts, l’architecture, d’abord simple section, est devenue au xxe siècle une discipline autonome — et majeure — du paysage français de l’enseignement supérieur. À Marseille, l’engouement des étudiants pour l’architecture avait très tôt révélé l’exiguïté des locaux en centre ville du palais Carli, réservé depuis le xixe siècle aux classes d’art. De projets de déménagement en perspectives d’extension, aucune solution satisfaisante ne sera trouvée avant le tournant historique de l’implantation de l’École d’architecture à Luminy, en 1967. En même temps que ceux de l’École des beaux-arts, ses bâtiments couleur craie prendront place dans le somptueux cadre naturel des calanques de Marseille. Conçus par l’architecte du campus René Egger dans un style à la fois moderne et méditerranéen, ils seront dès leur inauguration le lieu d’une véritable ébullition culturelle, artistique et estudiantine.
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London has been rebuilt and reshaped perhaps more than any other city over its two-millennia history. From the construction of the Underground to slum clearance and the Blitz, buildings have long been damaged or demolished to pave way for the new. Today, demolition is big business, and around 3500 buildings are destroyed each year, most of which are social housing. Paul(...)
Lost London: From Crystal Palace to Heston Airport, a history in 25 missing buildings
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London has been rebuilt and reshaped perhaps more than any other city over its two-millennia history. From the construction of the Underground to slum clearance and the Blitz, buildings have long been damaged or demolished to pave way for the new. Today, demolition is big business, and around 3500 buildings are destroyed each year, most of which are social housing. Paul Knox traces the history of London from the Great Fire to the present day through twenty-five lost buildings. Knox explores surprising and unusual locations in the city’s history, like the Necropolis Station in Waterloo used by funeral parties traveling to a burial ground in Surrey. We see historic landmarks, like Christ Church Greyfriars and the Crystal Palace, as well as everyday places like the White Horse pub in Poplar and a housing estate in Hackney.
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Often associated with factories, offices, and transport infrastructure, High-Tech is an elusive architectural style defined by expressed structure and services, “clip-on” prefabrication, flexible interiors, and the technological aesthetic of outriggers, tension rods, and glossy cladding. This beautifully photographed book is an authoritative survey of the most(...)
High-tech Britain: Futuristic buildings 1968-today
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Often associated with factories, offices, and transport infrastructure, High-Tech is an elusive architectural style defined by expressed structure and services, “clip-on” prefabrication, flexible interiors, and the technological aesthetic of outriggers, tension rods, and glossy cladding. This beautifully photographed book is an authoritative survey of the most groundbreaking British examples of the style.
NL 25
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Documenting architectural projects completed in the Netherlands in 2025, this publication is conceived as an open, panoramic record of contemporary practice. ‘NL25’ brings together work across scales, typologies, geographies, and office sizes, offering a broad and inclusive overview of the year’s built output. Rather than a narrowly curated selection, the book captures(...)
NL 25
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Documenting architectural projects completed in the Netherlands in 2025, this publication is conceived as an open, panoramic record of contemporary practice. ‘NL25’ brings together work across scales, typologies, geographies, and office sizes, offering a broad and inclusive overview of the year’s built output. Rather than a narrowly curated selection, the book captures the diversity of architectural production shaping the Netherlands today, while maintaining a strong editorial language through its artfully designed format. ‘NL25’ therefore serves as both a snapshot of the present moment and a lasting reference for architects, institutions, and enthusiasts.
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"Once upon a time, Rome was entirely reachable by car, as if the city were a vast expanse, left openly accessible: You could park anywhere, and the squares were not mere scenery but spaces for everyday use, places to be crossed, occupied and lived in. Reaching the heart of the city was a right, a need, a natural and familiar matter, never a fault. It was a time when(...)
juin 2026
Roma vietata: Journey into the reachable city
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"Once upon a time, Rome was entirely reachable by car, as if the city were a vast expanse, left openly accessible: You could park anywhere, and the squares were not mere scenery but spaces for everyday use, places to be crossed, occupied and lived in. Reaching the heart of the city was a right, a need, a natural and familiar matter, never a fault. It was a time when modern citizens felt most at home in the historic centre, from ancient to medieval Rome, from the Renaissance polis to that of the Baroque period, from eighteenth-century Rome to that under King Umberto and right through to the twentieth century. The book traces the history of freedom of movement prior to the advent of limited traffic zones, railway rings, pedestrian areas and the utopia of the smart city. Paradoxically, this book explores the future of Rome through what has become forbidden."
Italian journeys
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"For me, the fascination with post-war Italian architecture stems in no small part from direct exposure to it – a familiarity that comes from teaching at the Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio and countless visits to the country that lies just across the border." Written between 2012 and 2025, this is a collection of texts about the author's fascination with Italy(...)
Italian journeys
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"For me, the fascination with post-war Italian architecture stems in no small part from direct exposure to it – a familiarity that comes from teaching at the Accademia di Architettura in Mendrisio and countless visits to the country that lies just across the border." Written between 2012 and 2025, this is a collection of texts about the author's fascination with Italy and his interest in its architecture and urban culture. Many of the papers are adapted from lectures and course notes for students, and based on a way of working which prioritises learning by looking and advocates that architectural design should be rooted in the detailed observation of the existing.