Architecture Monographs
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
Written by Pfeiffer, Bruce Brooks
A building by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is at once unmistakably individual, and evocative of an entire era.
LE CORBUSIER OP
Written by Cohen, Jean-Louis
Architectural poetry in the machine age "Architecture is the masterly, correct and magnificent play of volumes brought together in light." --Le Corbusier
THOMAS HEATHERWICK: MAKING
Written by Heatherwick, Thomas
Revised and expanded edition How do you turn a paper mill into a gin distillery? Let every country in the Olympic Games take part in making and lighting the Olympic Cauldron? Design a building using an electron microscope? Produce a new bus for London that uses less fuel? Make someone eat your business card? Develop a new kind of mosque? Turn the back door of a hospital into its front door?
SAARINEN HOUSES
Written by Jetsonen, Sirkkaliisa
They are architecture's most famous father-son duo: Eero, the younger Saarinen, designer of such masterpieces as the TWA Terminal Building at Kennedy Airport, and his father Eliel, celebrated for triumphs such as the art nouveau railway station in Helsinki. Lesser known, but no less impressive, are their houses, which, regardless of style, share a belief in architecture as a total work of art.
BALTHAZAR KORAB: ARCHITECT OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Written by Comazzi, John
No one captured the midcentury modernism of the Mad Men era better than Balthazar Korab. As one of the period's most prolific and celebrated architecture photographers, Korab captured images as graceful and elegant as his subjects. His iconic photographs for master architects immortalized their finest works, while leaving his own indelible impact on twentieth century visual culture.
TOM KUNDIG: HOUSES 2
Written by Kundig, Tom
Our 2006 monograph Tom Kundig: Houses was an instant critical and commercial success. Over the past five years, Seattle-based Kundig has continued his meteoric rise, collecting numerous awards, including the 2008 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award for Architecture Design.
LEWIS.TSURUMAKI.LEWIS: OPPORTUNISTIC ARCHITECTURE
Written by Lewis, David J
What if the constraints and limitations of architecture became the catalyst for design invention?
UNBUILT VENICE
Written by Foscari, Antonio
After the successful conclusion of the centenary celebrations of Andrea Palladio's birth, there are still many unanswered questions about his work. Antonio Foscari retraces Andrea Palladio's life and offers new perspectives on the architects built and unbuilt work.
FRANK GEHRY
Written by Frederic Migayrou
Featuring fifty of Frank Gehry's most important projects, this lavish monograph presents the full range of the architect's work from the past six decades. Arranged chronologically, this book follows the arc of Gehry's career, from his early residential projects through the public and cultural facilities his studio is currently focused on.
CROSSOVER
Written by Balmond, Cecil
In this long-awaited follow-up to the enormously popular informal, 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.
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