The Most Beautiful Villages of Provence / Автор: Michael Jacobs, Издательство: Thames & Hudson, Серия: The Most Beautiful…, Страниц: 21, Переплет: Мягкий, ISBN: 9780500289969
The Field Guide to Supergraphics: Graphics in the Urban Environment / Автор: Sean Adams, Издательство: Thames & Hudson, Серия: , Страниц: 384, Переплет: Твердый, ISBN: 9780500021347
Art and Architecture in Mexico / Автор: James Oles , Издательство: Thames & Hudson, Серия: World of Art, Страниц: 432, Переплет: Мягкий, ISBN: 9780500204061
Indoor-outdoor flow meets clean, crisp modernism in the structures of Austrian-American Richard Neutra, master of postwar architecture whose cool, sleek style synthesized technology with nature. This monograph compiles his complete works—nearly 300 private homes, schools, and public buildings—illustrated by over 1,000 photographs, including those of Julius Shulman. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 33.2 x 25.7 cm, 3.57 kg, 464 pages
Meet desert modernist Albert Frey, the Zurich-born architect who brought notes of Bauhaus, De Stijl, and Le Corbusier to the West Coast. From his European beginnings, Frey developed a unique architectural brand, one that would redefine midcentury California through sleek, leisurely structures nestled among the arid landscapes of Palm Springs and beyond. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.59 kg, 96 pages
This second volume of Homes for Our Time documents a revolution. With photos, plans, and descriptions, it explores new approaches in building and presents resourceful and green private homes. Rejecting “stardom” but celebrating diversity, talents such as Suzuko Yamada, Gurjit Matharoo, and the collective Frankie Pappas truly build our future. Hardcover, 24.6 x 37.2 cm, 3.75 kg, 464 pages
Travel the world to investigate one of the greatest renaissances in architecture: wood. How has this elemental material come to steal the show at luxury hot spring structures and cutting-edge urban renewal schemes? With 100 projects from China, Chile, and everywhere in between, this global survey explores the technical, environmental, and sensory elements that have inspired a return to timber. View Rating and Reviews Hardcover, 14 x 19.5 cm, 0.97 kg, 632 pages
Since Osaka World Expo ’70 brought contemporary forms center stage, Japan has been a key player in global architecture. Presenting the latest in Japanese building, this book reveals how the likes of Tadao Ando, SANAA, Shigeru Ban, Kengo Kuma, and Junya Ishigami are relinking past, present, and future—building greener and smarter than ever before. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.05 kg, 480 pages
From the ubiquitous Knoll “Tulip” chairs and tables to the TWA terminal at JFK Airport in New York, Eero Saarinen was one of the 20th century’s most prominent space shapers, merging dynamic forms with a modernist sensibility across art and architecture. Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.59 kg, 96 pages
French architect and designer Jean Prouvé innovated crisp, economical construction designs, marrying inexpensive materials and mass production with aesthetic elegance and technical brilliance. His simple, graceful style is an inimitable expression of midcentury innovation, expansion, and growth, and secured his place as one of the century’s most influential designers. Hardcover, 21 x 26 cm, 0.59 kg, 96 pages
From an Olympic ski jump to the world’s largest airport terminal, this book contains the complete works of Dame Zaha Hadid, one of the great architects of the 21st century and the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize. With photos, descriptions and drawings, readers can explore the life and philosophy of the Queen of the Curve. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.06 kg, 492 pages
Get closer and discover the world’s finest selection of petite architecture. Including the work of Alphaville, Olson Kundig, BIG, Aranza de Ariño, Takeshi Hosaka, and MAPA, this diverse collection of small but delicate houses proves that 100 square meters is plenty of room for intelligent and responsible living. Dream big—build small. Hardcover, 24.6 x 37.2 cm, 3.41 kg, 424 pages
Enter 100 of the most beautiful and pioneering houses of the past 20 years. Featuring architects such as Daniel Libeskind, Herzog & de Meuron, and Zaha Hadid, this is a global digest of the nuances, challenges, and opportunities of turning all the emotional and practical requirements of “home” into reality. Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 3.74 kg, 592 pages
Explore the A to Z of modern space. From Gio Ponti’s colored geometries to Zaha Hadid’s free-flowing futurism, this comprehensive overview features almost 300 profiles of architects, styles, movements, and trends that have shaped structures from the 19th to the 21st century. Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 4.18 kg, 672 pages
From Olympic venues to a world-class airport, this monograph gathers the complete works of the first female architect ever to win the Pritzker prize and one of the greatest architects of the 21st century: Zaha Hadid. Photographs, in-depth texts, and Hadid’s own drawings trace her integrated universe of building, furniture, and interior design, including the astonishing Port House in Antwerp. Hardcover, 22.8 x 28.9 cm, 3.34 kg, 672 pages
Latex, plastics, and fervent consumerism: discover the design trends and materials which literally shaped the American 1950s. This overview explores a decade of postwar rebuilding driven by idealistic vision and positive spirit, applied from the suburbs to the inner cities, and from furniture to metalware. This edition revives the rare and revelatory Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook to trace the materials and styles behind the midcentury boom. Hardcover, 19.6 x 25.5 cm, 1.50 kg, 576 pages
An unprecedented event in architecture history, the Case Study Houses program gave America new models for residential living. This comprehensive account of the project presents each of the 36 prototype homes through floor plans, sketches, and photographs, and explores how architects like Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, and Eero Saarinen redefined the Los Angeles landscape and the modern home. Hardcover, 33.2 x 25.7 cm, 3.58 kg, 440 pages
Since Osaka World Expo ’70 brought contemporary forms center stage, Japan has been a key player in global architecture. Presenting the latest in Japanese building, this book reveals how the likes of Tadao Ando, SANAA, Shigeru Ban, Kengo Kuma, and Junya Ishigami are relinking past, present, and future—building greener and smarter than ever before. Hardcover, 24.6 x 37.2 cm, 3.64 kg, 448 pages
With dramatic expressions of futurism alongside rustic eco-trends, this book collects the best of 1970s design in one expertly curated and annotated volume, drawn from the now-classic collectible, Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook. Across metalware, textiles, ceramics, and more, explore a decade of fast-moving ideas and vehemently opposing schools and movements. Hardcover, 19.6 x 25.5 cm, 1.45 kg, 576 pages
The Case Study House program was a landmark of American architecture, generating 36 prototype home designs that could be easily built. John Entenza recruited the era’s best architects, such as Richard Neutra, Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen, to create the designs. This book reveals the prototypes in photography, floor plans,and sketches. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.41 kg, 512 pages
Between two world wars, the Bauhaus School of Art and Design changed the face of modernity. Realized with the Bauhaus-Archiv in Berlin, this updated edition celebrates the school’s centennial, gathering 550 illustrations across 400 pages, including architectural plans and biographies of key figures like Walter Gropius, Paul Klee, and Marianne Brandt—the ultimate guide. Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm, 3.44 kg, 400 pages
Enter the world’s finest homes in this dependable global digest featuring talents like Shigeru Ban and Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-comers like Xu Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia, Desai Chia, and Shunri Nishizawa. Organized by architect and brimming with crisp photography and plans, the result is a sweeping survey of the contemporary house. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.48 kg, 512 pages
Antoni Gaudí merged Orientalism, natural forms, and new materials into a Modernista aesthetic that made Barcelona a mecca for architecture fans. With new photography, plans, Gaudí’s drawings, and a complete appendix of his works including unfinished projects, this book takes us into the proud Catalonian’s unique worldview. Hardcover, 15.6 x 21.7 cm, 1.41 kg, 512 pages