General Architecture
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 Rosenthal, Norman
An internationally famous painter, sculptor, and film director, Julian Schnabel stands out for his astonishing metaphoric skills and the overwhelming expressive power that comes through his work.
5EARTHS + 1FORM: MAGIC REALISM
Written by Caviola, Ernesta
The fascinating relationship between drawing and building. Architectural models, long used as tools in developing projects and controlling buildings, or as a way of presenting plans to the client in three-dimensional form, retain all their fascination despite the current predominance of digital images and renderings.
5+1AA ARCHITECTURES: RIGHTS AND DUTIES
Written by Peluffo, Gianluca
The first monograph bringing together all the projects of this now leading architectural firm. 5+1 Architetti Associati was founded in Genoa in 1995. Having gradually built up an interdisciplinary team around the central importance of the project, this architecture practice faces the challenges of the city--its obsolescence and renewed vitality--by tackling the transformation of the real.
FRANK WILLIAMS ARCHITECT
Written by Williams, Frank
A distinctively oversized monograph on the "skyscraper king of New York." The recipient of numerous design awards, Frank Williams & Partners, based in New York, is one of the foremost designers of tall buildings in the world.
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