General Architecture
JULIUS SHULMAN: CHICAGO MID-CENTURY MODERNISM
Written by Gand, Gary
New and vintage photography of America's modernist architectural mecca. A visionary artist who has achieved worldwide fame, Julius Shulman transformed architectural photography. From his earliest photographs to those taken today, his work demonstrates a profound sensitivity to and appreciation for the spaces in which people live.
SUSTAINABLE URBANISM AND BEYOND: RETHINKING CITIES FOR THE FUTURE
Written by Tigran Haas
The city in the twenty-first century faces major challenges, including social and economic stratification, wasteful consumption of resources, transportation congestion, and environmental degradation. More than half of the world's population lives in cities and major metropolitan areas, and in the next two decades the number of city dwellers is estimated to reach five billion.
TALK ABOUT CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
Written by De Bure, Gilles
The magazine-style design and straightforward text introduce the reader to the basics of architecture so they can gain everything they need to know in order to "talk about" this hot topic.
MILANO PORTA NUOVA: ITALY RISES
Written by Molinari, Luca
A fresh face in the urban landscape, the architectural transformation of an important area in the center of Milan represents an occasion for experimental research in the city. The volume describes the process leading to the Porta Nuova area in all its phases.
PALLADIO'S LEGACY: ARCHITECTURAL POLEMICS IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY VENICE
Written by McReynolds, Daniel
How and why Palladio has become the most influential architect of the Renaissance and beyond. There is perhaps no single architect who has had as great an influence on the development of architecture over the course of the early modern period and beyond as Andrea Palladio (1508-1580).
PROMENADE ...THROUGH THE PRESENT FUTURE: CITY OF CULTURE OF GALICIA
Written by Villares, Ramon
In 1999 the Xunta de Galicia called an International Architecture Competition to build the City of Culture of Galicia on Mount Gaiás in Santiago de Compostela. Twelve proposals by renowned national and international architects' studios were initially submitted to this competition for ideas.
LONDON DIALOGUES: SERPENTINE GALLERY 24-HOUR INTERVIEW MARATHON
This volume inaugurates a new series of publications edited by three leading authors on the world's architectural and artistic scene: H.U.Obrist, Rem Koolhaas and Stefano Boeri. This series of dialogues conducted by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Rem Koolhaas is dedicated to the most topical subjects on the international scene.
PALACES AND GARDENS OF PERSIA
Written by Thevenart, Arthur
In both decoration and design, the grand buildings and gardens of traditional Persia consistently refer to "paradise." The very word itself refers to a sense of heavenly perfection, derived from an early Iranian term for "the Shah's royal hunting grounds." The fine touches of heaven that lie behind the colorful tiled faç ades of palace pavilions and mosques still shine in this richly illustr
PEOPLE MEET IN ARCHITECTURE: BIENNALE ARCHITETTURA 2010 OFFICIAL CATALOG: 12. MOSTRA INTERNAZIONALE DI ARCHITETTURA
Written by Sejima, Kazuyo
People Meet in Architecture is the official catalog of the 12th International Architecture Biennale. The idea of Kazuyo Sejima for this Biennale is to restart the discussion about architecture and its role in civilization, thus helping people relate to architecture while helping architecture relate to people and helping people relate to themselves.
LANDSCAPE OF WASTE
Written by Marini, Sara
The first book ever published to survey waste as a building material. Focusing on the projects, this book gives readers the tools they need to grasp the language and forms of a new architectural language and offers scientific and non-biased overviews to ensure credibility in the environmental science and engineering communities.
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