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Contemporary Follies
Written by Keith Moskow and Robert Linn
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $40.00
Contemporary Follies showcases outstanding examples of contemporary design that address our place in nature. Emerging from the Enlightenment spirit of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Jefferson, the English picturesque folly, and the forest retreats of Scandinavian modernists, these projects inspire contemplation and creativity in their spatial energy and alliance with the environment... Read more >
Written by Keith Moskow and Robert Linn
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2012
Price: $40.00
Contemporary Follies showcases outstanding examples of contemporary design that address our place in nature. Emerging from the Enlightenment spirit of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Jefferson, the English picturesque folly, and the forest retreats of Scandinavian modernists, these projects inspire contemplation and creativity in their spatial energy and alliance with the environment... Read more >
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SHoP
Out of Practice
Written by SHoP Architects
Contribution by Sharples, Holden and Pasquarelli
Introduction by Philip Nobel
Format: Hardcover, 420 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $50.00
An insider's look into one of contemporary architecture's most cutting-edge firms. SHoP's striking projects and unique business model are captured in this thoughtful and inventively organized monograph.
Designed in a playful and intricate manner, SHoP: Out of Practice reflects the character and attitudes of the firm itself. Thirteen projects are shown... Read more >
Out of Practice
Written by SHoP Architects
Contribution by Sharples, Holden and Pasquarelli
Introduction by Philip Nobel
Format: Hardcover, 420 pages
On Sale: February 7, 2012
Price: $50.00
An insider's look into one of contemporary architecture's most cutting-edge firms. SHoP's striking projects and unique business model are captured in this thoughtful and inventively organized monograph.
Designed in a playful and intricate manner, SHoP: Out of Practice reflects the character and attitudes of the firm itself. Thirteen projects are shown... Read more >
The 1960s Home
Written by Paul Evans
Format: eBook, 56 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $9.95
The 1960s witnessed a sustained period of economic growth, consumer spending and stable employment. This hitherto unknown prosperity enabled a market growth in levels of owner occupation and a subsequent boom in the sale of household furnishings and luxury goods. The 1960s Home looks at the styles and fashions in domestic... Read more >
Written by Paul Evans
Format: eBook, 56 pages
On Sale: August 23, 2011
Price: $9.95
The 1960s witnessed a sustained period of economic growth, consumer spending and stable employment. This hitherto unknown prosperity enabled a market growth in levels of owner occupation and a subsequent boom in the sale of household furnishings and luxury goods. The 1960s Home looks at the styles and fashions in domestic... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Immaterial World
Transparency in Architecture
Written by Marc Kristal
Format: Hardcover, 216 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $45.00
Today the excitement in architecture derives from the tension between the need for privacy and the impulse toward community. This unique survey of buildings and interiors captures the multilayered experience that is engaged whenever we look out of—or into—a work of architecture.
Immaterial World examines the built environment as a reflection of... Read more >
Transparency in Architecture
Written by Marc Kristal
Format: Hardcover, 216 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $45.00
Today the excitement in architecture derives from the tension between the need for privacy and the impulse toward community. This unique survey of buildings and interiors captures the multilayered experience that is engaged whenever we look out of—or into—a work of architecture.
Immaterial World examines the built environment as a reflection of... Read more >
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The Scenes of the Street and Other Essays
Written by Anthony Vidler
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: March 15, 2011
Price: $50.00
Anthony Vidler, an internationally recognized scholar, theorist, and critic of modern and contemporary architecture, is widely known for his essays on the most pressing issues and debates in the field. This volume brings together a collection of such writings—including the iconic, long unavailable “Scenes of the Street”—into one volume. Scenes of... Read more >
Written by Anthony Vidler
Format: Hardcover, 368 pages
On Sale: March 15, 2011
Price: $50.00
Anthony Vidler, an internationally recognized scholar, theorist, and critic of modern and contemporary architecture, is widely known for his essays on the most pressing issues and debates in the field. This volume brings together a collection of such writings—including the iconic, long unavailable “Scenes of the Street”—into one volume. Scenes of... Read more >
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The 1960s Home
Written by Paul Evans
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $12.95
The 1960s witnessed a sustained period of economic growth, consumer spending and stable employment. This hitherto unknown prosperity enabled a market growth in levels of owner occupation and a subsequent boom in the sale of household furnishings and luxury goods. The 1960s Home looks at the styles and fashions in domestic... Read more >
Written by Paul Evans
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $12.95
The 1960s witnessed a sustained period of economic growth, consumer spending and stable employment. This hitherto unknown prosperity enabled a market growth in levels of owner occupation and a subsequent boom in the sale of household furnishings and luxury goods. The 1960s Home looks at the styles and fashions in domestic... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The 1950s Home
Written by Sophie Leighton
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $12.95
In the aftermath of World War II, design was key to a new way of living as carefully thought-out principles were applied to new homes and commercial buildings across the country. From open plan living to new materials in buildings and furnishing, the 1950s marked a bright new era. Read more >
Written by Sophie Leighton
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $12.95
In the aftermath of World War II, design was key to a new way of living as carefully thought-out principles were applied to new homes and commercial buildings across the country. From open plan living to new materials in buildings and furnishing, the 1950s marked a bright new era. Read more >
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Jim Olson Houses
Written by Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen
Introduction by Michael Webb
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $65.00
The sixteen houses and apartments featured here respond to different needs and sites, but all share a common DNA. They are the product of a singular vision and a collaborative process.
—Michael Webb
Seattle-based architect Jim Olson, the founding partner of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, is particularly known for his subtly elegant... Read more >
Written by Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen
Introduction by Michael Webb
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $65.00
The sixteen houses and apartments featured here respond to different needs and sites, but all share a common DNA. They are the product of a singular vision and a collaborative process.
—Michael Webb
Seattle-based architect Jim Olson, the founding partner of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, is particularly known for his subtly elegant... Read more >
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Living West
New Residential Architecture in Southern California
Written by Sam Lubell
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $50.00
A dense concentration of design talent, uniquely varied topography, and one of the world’s most pleasant climates have made Southern California a crucible of architectural innovation. There, forward-looking clients respond to dramatic modern interpretations of form and site that capitalize on natural light and magnificent ocean views, perch delicately on steeply... Read more >
New Residential Architecture in Southern California
Written by Sam Lubell
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $50.00
A dense concentration of design talent, uniquely varied topography, and one of the world’s most pleasant climates have made Southern California a crucible of architectural innovation. There, forward-looking clients respond to dramatic modern interpretations of form and site that capitalize on natural light and magnificent ocean views, perch delicately on steeply... Read more >
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The Architecture of Natural Light
Written by Henry Plummer
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $65.00
Shelter and natural light are fundamental elements of architecture. The first is concerned with protection from natural elements; the second with the creative and sometimes spiritual interaction between the man-made and the natural worlds. One is solid and static, the other illuminates and animates.
Architects through the ages have preoccupied themselves with... Read more >
Written by Henry Plummer
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $65.00
Shelter and natural light are fundamental elements of architecture. The first is concerned with protection from natural elements; the second with the creative and sometimes spiritual interaction between the man-made and the natural worlds. One is solid and static, the other illuminates and animates.
Architects through the ages have preoccupied themselves with... Read more >
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Up from Zero
Politics, Architecture, and the Rebuilding of New York
Written by Paul Goldberger
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $16.00
In Up from Zero, Paul Goldberger, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, tells the inside story of the quest to rebuild one of the most important symbolic sites in the world, the sixteen acres where the towers of the former World Trade Center stood. A story of power, politics, architecture, community, and... Read more >
Politics, Architecture, and the Rebuilding of New York
Written by Paul Goldberger
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $16.00
In Up from Zero, Paul Goldberger, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, tells the inside story of the quest to rebuild one of the most important symbolic sites in the world, the sixteen acres where the towers of the former World Trade Center stood. A story of power, politics, architecture, community, and... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Up from Zero
Politics, Architecture, and the Rebuilding of New York
Written by Paul Goldberger
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 7, 2004
Price: $13.99
In Up from Zero, Paul Goldberger, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, tells the inside story of the quest to rebuild one of the most important symbolic sites in the world, the sixteen acres where the towers of the former World Trade Center stood. A story of power, politics, architecture, community, and... Read more >
Politics, Architecture, and the Rebuilding of New York
Written by Paul Goldberger
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 7, 2004
Price: $13.99
In Up from Zero, Paul Goldberger, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, tells the inside story of the quest to rebuild one of the most important symbolic sites in the world, the sixteen acres where the towers of the former World Trade Center stood. A story of power, politics, architecture, community, and... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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