General Architecture
COWBOYS STADIUM: ARCHITECTURE, ART, ENTERTAINMENT IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Written by David Dillon
Statement of responsibility from jacket flap.
LEGENDARY GOLF CLUBHOUSES OF THE U.S. AND GREAT BRITAIN
Written by Diedrich, Richard
The most celebrated and historic golf clubhouses in America and Great Britain. If golf courses are the soul of a golf club, then the golf clubhouse is the heart of a golf club. The private inner sanctum for member camaraderie and refreshment appeared in golf's earliest history, but purpose-built clubhouses didn't exist until the nineteenth century.
SECRET LIFE OF THE PENCIL: GREAT CREATIVES AND THEIR PENCILS
Written by Tinney, Mike
Since software programs have come to dominate offices and studios, the pencil has become a symbol for creative freedom. In other words, the work you do on the computer is what you do for work, to pay the rent, whereas the stuff you do with your pencil is the stuff you do for fun.
REPORTING FROM THE FRONT: 15TH INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE EXHIBITION
Written by Aravena, Alejandro
The official catalog of the 15th Venice Biennale Architecture Exhibition. More and more people on the planet are looking for a decent place to live, even though the chances to find one are becoming tougher and tougher by the hour. Nevertheless, on the frontlines of the built environment there lingers a sense of vitality that brings architecture to look at reality in a positive way.
ARCHITECTURE OF JOHN SIMPSON: THE TIMELESS LANGUAGE OF CLASSICISM
Written by Watkin, David
The residential and institutional architecture and interior design by an eminent London-based classical architect. John Simpson is one of the world's leading practitioners of new classicism, a contemporary architecture movement that continues the practice of classical and traditional architecture and embraces the virtues of durability, functionality, and beauty.
ALBERTO BURRI'S TEATRO CONTINUO
Written by Gabi Scardi
The reconstruction of Alberto Burris Teatro Continuo in its original location, some twenty-six years after it was dismantled, provides an ideal opportunity to retrace its history, and place the work in its critical and historical context.
TERRAGNI ATLAS: BUILT ARCHITECTURE
Written by Terragni, Attilio
A pioneer of modernist architecture, Giuseppe Terragni (1904-1943) produced some of Italy's most significant 20th century buildings. Celebrating the centenary of Terragni's birth, Atlas presents a visual record of this influential architect whose work is experiencing renewed international interest.
SOTTSASS: 700 DRAWINGS
Written by Carboni, Milco
Direct from notebooks kept in Sottsass's personal archives, here is a rare look at a master's design process: 700 Sottsass drawings spanning a rich career in design and architecture from 1936 to the present. The colorful collection includes sketches of buildings, as well as Sottsass' trademark furniture, ceramics, glass, and jewelry . Many of these drawings have never been published.
JULIAN SCHNABEL: PERMANENTLY BECOMING AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF SEEING
Written by Julian Schnabel
More than forty works trace Julian Schnabels artistic career from the 1970s to the present day and provide the chance to admire the paintings and sculptures of a great creative man who is considered an all round American phenomenon.
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