Architecture
MARINA TABASSUM: ARCHITECTURE, MY JOURNEY
Written by Tabassum, Marina
MARINA TABASSUM ARCHITECTURE: MY JOURNEY is the first book devoted to the Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum and her multifaceted architectural oeuvre.
BUILDING WITH WOOD: THE NEW TIMBER ARCHITECTURE
Written by Toromanoff, Agata
Learn how cutting-edge innovations using one of civilization's oldest construction materials are reshaping the built environment in sustainable and beautiful ways. Natural, renewable, reusable, and aesthetically pleasing, wood is the consummate building material.
SUN: THE SOURCE OF LIGHT IN ART
Published in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of Monet's 1872 painting, Sunrise, this unique and illuminating exhibition catalog reaches throughout history to explore how artist have incorporated the sun as a reference point and as inspiration in their art. For as long as humans have been making art, they have turned to the sun as the source of light, warmth and life itself
SHINKENCHIKU JANUARY 2022 SPECIAL ISSUE THE OKURA TOKYO LEGACY
This special issue of Shinkenchiku is focused on The Okura Tokyo, which was reconstructed and newly opened in September 2019. Completed in 1962, the original Hotel Okura Main Building fostered over the years its historical and urban presence and values, which The Okura Tokyo inherited as "legacies" and further developed so that they would adapt to the present era.
HOLZ BAU (TOTO)
Written by 福島加津也、冨永祥子、本橋仁、佐脇礼二郎
近代初期ドイツ木造建築の知られざる名作を日本の建築家がリサーチした、創造的探求の記録。取材時の写真や図面により作品をビジュアルで紹介するとともに、取材プロセスを描いた漫画で現地での感動を表現。リサーチへの向き合い方を議論した鼎談や論考も収録。発売後、即完売となった名著にアトリエ・ワン塚本由晴氏との新規鼎談を加えた増補版。
EL CROQUIS 215/216: SIZA (15-22)
Written by Fernando Márquez Cecilia
Alvaro Joaquim Melo Siza Vieira nace en Matosinhos, Portugal, en 1933. Estudió en la Escola Superior de Belas Artes de Oporto entre 1949 y 1955, terminando su primera obra en 1954. Durante los años 1955 a 1958 colaboró en el despacho del arquitecto Fernando Távora.
TOKYOIDS: THE ROBOTIC FACE OF ARCHITECTURE
Written by Blanciak, Francois
A photographic survey of the robotic face of Tokyo buildings and an argument that robot aesthetics plays a central role in architectural history. In Tokyoids, architect François Blanciak surveys the robotic faces omnipresent in Tokyo buildings, offering an architectural taxonomy based not on the usual variables--size, material, historical style--but on the observable expressions
CHURCHES OF PARIS
Written by Shannon, Peggy
- The first contemporary, illustrated English-language book to reflect the history and beauty of Parisian churches- Explores 37 of the most beautiful churches in Paris, replete with photography and must-see features- Above all, a beautiful book of stunning photographs- Short video for the title here- Wonderful interview between author Peggy Shannon and journalist Scott SimonParisian churches are r
ARCHITECT, VERB.: THE NEW LANGUAGE OF BUILDING
Written by De Graaf, Reinier
The Hidden Rules of Architecture: how to build world-class, award winning, creative, innovative, sustainable, liveable and beautiful spaces that foster a sense of place and well being Leading architect Reinier de Graaf De Graaf punctures the myths behind the debates on what contemporary architecture is, with wit and devastating honesty.
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