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New Titles in Architecture & Landscape 16 August 2019
El Croquis 200: Studio Mumbai (2012-20019) In-Between Spaces

Isbn 9788412003420
Publisher El Croquis
Idea code 19357
€ 73.00

Studio Mumbai is an Indian architecture firm founded and headed by Bijoy Jain. But it is also a team of architects, engineers, carpenters, and masons that excels in blending Indian and Western cultures. This monographic issue takes stock of the studio’s production from 2012 to the present, from its most recognised works, such as Copper House II and the Ahmedabad Residence, to more modest projects like the Ganga Maki Textile Studio in the Himalayan foothills, MPavilion 2016 in Melbourne, and a winery extension in the south of France. The issue also features handmade furniture shown at Maniera gallery in Brussels, which draws on universal materials and traditional Indian craft.

376 p, ills colour & bw, 25 x 34 cm, pb, Spanish/English

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Peter Märkli - In Search Of A Language

Isbn 9782491039004
Publisher Cosa Mentale
Idea code 19376
€ 51.60

This publication is the outcome of the 2018 graduation dissertation of Italian architect Giorgio Azzariti. His research focuses on the Swiss architect Peter Märkli, and is divided across four sections: Journey, Imaginary, Language, and Reality. Märkli’s work does not fall easily into the customary narrative of Swiss architecture at the close of the 20th century, and even less so at the beginning of the 21st. Azzariti connects the markers of Märkli’s referential field, tracing a palpable process of “maturation” in the architect’s cryptic work. Part architectural analysis, part travelogue, it attempts to linke the geographic and biographical in the evolution of a unique and intensely personal trajectory.

272 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, pb, French/English

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AV Monographs 216: Vo Trong Nghia

Isbn 9788409127436
Publisher Avisa
Idea code 19354
€ 34.10

Vo Trong Nghia heads a leading architecture firm in Vietnam. Following his training in Japan, the architect returned to his home country with the humble ambition of preserving its essential landscapes in the face of booming urban development and prosperity. Peaceful forms in dialogue with the environment, pavilions of exact geometry and vernacular inspiration, and light structures where bamboo replaces steel are typical of his work. VTN Architects explores various paths in terms of form and technique, yet with the common pursuit of sustainability and an active social agenda, wherein vegetation also takes a central role. Fifteen works and three prototypes are featured in this volume.

120 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 30 cm, pb, Spanish/English

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A.MAG 16: Elemental

Isbn 9789895409884
Publisher Amag Publisher
Idea code 19333
€ 42.90

In its architectural practice, Elemental responds to an awareness of the intervention context, the socio-cultural and economic dimension, and the recognition of the necessities and eventual deficiencies present. Examining the elementary way this Chilean collective approaches subjects is the focus of this issue. Developing works of very different scales, from individual dwellings to intervention studies at the urban scale, or even provincial planning, founder and Pritzker Prize winner Alejandro Aravena and his team clearly have their origins in South American architecture, yet also show an increasingly socially-engaged and global dimension: simplicity, perpetuality, efficiency, and utility.

224 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 32 cm, pb, Portuguese/Spanish/English

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The Bones Of Architecture. Structure And Design Practices

Isbn 9783038630449
Publisher Triest Verlag
Idea code 19345
€ 39.20

Beyond the many elements that make up a building’s appearance, its physical preconditions remain the most important. Buildings are subject to fundamental and immutable laws that impose shapes, patterns, orders, and constraints. ‘The Bones of Architecture’ investigates the cultivation of structures for architecture. Several European architects and engineers present their works and approaches while reflecting on rules, strategies, and methods in structural design. Various design strategies are explored through selected projects by 6A Architects, Rui Furtado, Bruther Architects, Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter, Alejandro Bernabeu, Brandlhuber+, and Ingegneri Pedrazzini Guidotti.

224 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, hb, English

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Architecture Monogram 2: Anouk Vogel, Soliloquy

Isbn 9783944074269
Publisher Ruby Press
Idea code 19384
€ 24.95

'Architecture Monogram' is a book series on emerging architects, landscape designers, photographers, and writers from Belgium and the Netherlands in which the designers reveal the personal obsessions and motivations that stimulate their design process. In this second issue of the series Swiss-Dutch landscape architect Anouk Vogel reflects upon ten years of independent practice in the form of short conversations with her alter ego that reveal the way in which she explores the margins of the discipline.

136 p, ills colour & bw, 14 x 20 cm, pb, English

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Arquitectura Viva 215: MVRDV

Isbn 02141256
Publisher Avisa
Idea code 19359
€ 18.20

This issue includes a special feature on Dutch architects MVRDV, who emerged in the late 1990s as a powerhouse of innovative design. Four recent projects are profiled in detail: Tianjin Binhai Library in China, The Imprint entertainment complex in Seoul, Baltyk mixed-use tower in Poznań, and MVRDV House, an interior renovation for the firm’s new offices in Rotterdam. Also in this edition, a dossier on new projects that are shifting the dynamics at Hudson Yards in New York, including The Vessel by Heatherwick Studio and The Shed Performing Arts Center by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. Extra features include reviews of new books and a tribute to I.M. Pei by Norman Foster.

80 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 30 cm, pb, Spanish/English

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City Of Comings And Goings

Isbn 9789462084933
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 19358
€ 41.75

The European city would be nothing without the constant coming and going of its inhabitants, whether they be refugees, tourists, guest workers, expats, or digital nomads. This ebb and flow has a profound effect on how we perceive, administrate, and design our cities. Conceived by Crimson Historians & Urbanists, this publication brings together a number of European cities that are marked by migration. Based on essays by local scholars and experts, the investigation also includes a catalogue of 100 projects emerging from these cities that tackle the issue of migration in many different ways and on different scales, showing how planning and architectural design can play a crucial role.

320 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 21 cm, pb, English

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GA Houses 165

Isbn 9784871402170
Publisher Ada Edita
Idea code 19373
€ 26.25

GA Houses’ documents outstanding new residential architecture from all over the world. With projects by architecten de vylder vinck taillieu, Aires Mateus, Tod Williams Billie Tsien, Taishi Wtanabe, Takeshi Hirobe, phorm architecture + design, Nobuhiro Kitazawa, Taichi Mitsuya, Bligh Graham, Bade Stageberg Cox Architecure, and the highlights from 'Villages and Towns 8:Iberia'.

160 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, pb, Japanese/English

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Villages And Towns 8: Iberia

Isbn 9784871404617
Publisher Ada Edita
Idea code 19374
€ 35.00

The eighth instalment of the revised ‘Villages and Towns’ series begins a journey through the Iberian Peninsula. Focusing on the heritage of vernacular architectures, it looks at how emphasis is placed on the landscape and climate, harmony among the community and local features, and issues of environmental preservation and natural lighting. Local houses of a certain region share the same underlying, invariable elements, which is the very reason for their achievement of diversity integration that is a rarity among today’s rapidly changing architectural trends. With texts by the late Spanish architect Fernando Higueras Díaz and photographs by Yukio Futagawa.

148 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, pb, Japanese/English

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A+U 586 19:07 Transit Oriented 'development And Management' Sustainable Urbanisation Projects From 35 Cities

Isbn 4910019730798
Publisher Shinkenchiku-sha
Idea code 19342
€ 23.90

Three Japanese urban planners take the helm of this thematic issue focusing on the sustainable, station-centred urban planning model that is appearing with increasing frequency in cities in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The relationship between cities and transportation networks is highly situational, so transit-oriented development and management examines how the ideas of management, civic engagement, and urban reorganisation are contextualised in different countries, cities, stations, and social fabrics. Whether rezoning or upgrading, connecting existing or introducing new infrastructure, the case studies presented here offer a thorough overview of urban planning today.

228 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 29 cm, pb, Japanese/English

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Ja 114: Hiroshi Nakamura & Nap

Isbn 4910051330796
Publisher Shinkenchiku-sha
Idea code 19341
€ 21.95

This issue brings together almost two decades of projects undertaken since Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP was established in 2002. Organised chronologically, these buildings demonstrate a diversity of structures, materials, styles, and atmospheres, tracing a trajectory that shows how Nakamura explores and approaches optimal architecture for the environment and regionality of each place. The world is becoming increasingly homogenised, and the uniqueness of place and regionality continue to diminish, which is why Nakamura wishes to contribute to a movement that seeks to recover real relationships and locality. Features more than 30 aesthetically intelligent and sensitive projects.

160 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, pb, Japanese/English

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Entrance, For Free Space pb

Isbn 9788968010903
Publisher Damdi
Idea code 19351
€ 1.00

The fourth volume in this series is all about entrances. Eight questions are posed to fifteen architectural offices from around the world, beginning with “What is the favourite entrance you’ve designed and why?” From there the mini-interviews go on to tackle a range of considerations involving the basic architectural element of the entrance from the perspectives of design, region, renovation, culture, and more. Featured architects include Stefano Corbo Studio, Moussafir Architectes, OPARCH, Katsuhiro Miyamoto & Associates, Miha Volgemut, NL Architects, LGSMA_, object-e architecture, and more. A case study portfolio of entrances, old and new, rounds out the volume.

160 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 23 cm, pb, Korean/English

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Roof Protected Open Space pb

Isbn 9788968010927
Publisher Damdi
Idea code 19349
€ 1.00

The fifth volume in this series is all about the roof. Eight questions are posed to fifteen architectural offices from around the world, beginning with “What is the favourite roof you’ve designed and why?” From there the mini-interviews go on to tackle a range of considerations involving the basic architectural element of the roof from the perspectives of design, region, renovation, culture, and more. Featured architects include Stefano Corbo Studio, Moussafir Architectes, OPARCH, Katsuhiro Miyamoto & Associates, Miha Volgemut, NL Architects, LGSMA_, object-e architecture, and more. A case study portfolio of roofs, old and new, rounds out the volume.

160 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 23 cm, pb, Korean/English

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Stairs For Public Space pb

Isbn 9788968010910
Publisher Damdi
Idea code 19350
€ 16.00

The fifth volume in this series is all about stairs. Eight questions are posed to fifteen architectural offices from around the world, beginning with “What is the favourite stairs you’ve designed and why?” From there the mini-interviews go on to tackle a range of considerations involving the basic architectural element of stairs from the perspectives of design, region, renovation, culture, and more. Featured architects include Stefano Corbo Studio, Moussafir Architectes, OPARCH, Katsuhiro Miyamoto & Associates, Miha Volgemut, NL Architects, LGSMA_, object-e architecture, and more. A case study portfolio of stairs, old and new, rounds out the volume.

160 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 23 cm, pb, Korean/English

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Tadao Ando 0: Process & Idea (Revised And Enlarged Edition)

Isbn 9784887063785
Publisher Toto
Idea code 19064
€ 29.05

This volume elucidates the process of how renowned architect Tadao Ando developed ideas for his projects. Primarily making use of his sketches and drawings, its approach is unique among anthologies on the Japanese architect. Published in a new and enlarged edition, the book consists of the original content plus eleven new projects, a new chronological table of Ando’s projects over a period of four decades, and a newly written text to accompany the revised edition.

368 p, ills colour & bw, 19 x 25 cm, pb, Japanese/English

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