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New Titles in Architecture & Landscape

3 December 2019

AV Monographs 218-219: Kengo Kuma 2014-2019

Isbn 9788409146383
Publisher Avisa
Idea code 19566
€ 56.85

It is not easy to name an architect who can invent as much, and as poetically and rigorously, as Kengo Kuma. This issue of AV Monographs takes stock of his firm’s extensive output of the past five years through 32 works and 8 projects, presenting them in five groups. From the New National Stadium of Japan which is nearing completion for the Olympic Games to the competition the studio won recently to extend the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, via works like the Victoria & Albert Museum in Scotland, the Cultural Village in the Portland Japanese Garden, the refurbishment of a traditional courtyard-house in Beijing or the Camper Store in Barcelona. This taxonomy gives a good idea of the scope of his ambition.

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

Archives 5: Manuel Gallego

Isbn 9788494767876
Publisher C2C Editorial
Idea code 19516
€ 24.50

Although Manuel Gallego’s architecture cannot be formally assigned to any form of fashion, and is without any stamp or signature that distinguishes it from other architects, his work has been absolutely personal and completely consistent through the years. Gallego’s coherence is the starting point for this overview of his practice, all of which has taken place in Galicia, in north-western Spain. A professor of urban planning whose work is characterised by attention for detail, he is a master of all scales. This publication brings these perhaps less widely known yet important buildings to the forefront, while also acknowledging the debt Spanish architecture owes to his singular vision.

300 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, Spanish/English

A.MAG 17: Francis Kere

Isbn 9789895409891
Publisher AMAG Publisher
Idea code 19496
€ 42.90

This issue features work by architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, a native Burkina Faso native who is educated and living in Europe. It presents projects in both European countries and the United States, as well as relevant interventions made in various African countries, such as Sudan, Mali, Mozambique, and his homeland. Through his work, Kéré expresses the search for an approach with a deeply intercultural understanding, while his primary concerns have to do with environmental responsibility and eradicating poverty, whether through locally sourced materials or creating low-cost yet resilient structures. Featured are a variety of completed and planned projects and temporary installations.

216 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 32 cm, pb, Portuguese/English/French

Toolbook: Addressing Design Process

Isbn 9789895462025
Publisher Amag Publisher
Idea code 19610
€ 80.65

With ‘ToolBook’, Diogo Brito authors a practical publication about architectural practice in the everyday life of architects. From a formal perspective, the book is written as if it were a screenplay for a movie, as both the scriptwriter and the architect must be creative within a set of rules, assumptions, conditions, or limitations. Brito, a founding partner of the Portuguese office OODA, looks at projects by Foster + Partners, Steven Holl, Fernando Romero, Bjarke Ingels, Kengo Kuma, and Eduardo Souto de Moura in order to analyse the working processes of architects through critical narration of various ways of being and doing, thereby building a set of useful tools for both students and architects.

434 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 30 cm, hb, Portuguese/English

Rahel Belatchew Architect - Attitude As Style

Isbn 9789187543876
Publisher Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing
Idea code 19631
€ 46.50

Rahel Belatchew is the founder of Belatchew Architects. Her architecture can be best understood as an innovative attitude rather than a certain style. The projects are based on careful analysis and reflect an attitude that treats each one as unique, with an individual — often sculptural — expression. There is consequently no general ‘building kit’ that the office utilises, and the results express the significant element of playfulness. The office, based in Stockholm, is also known for the experimental studio Belatchew Labs.

240 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 25 cm, hb, English

Junya Ishigami - Another Scale Of Architecture (Revised Reprint)

Isbn 9784864800433
Publisher Lixil
Idea code 19530
€ 25.20

Junya Ishigami believes there are many differences between conventional architecture, as an artificial environment, and the natural environment – different forms and systems, different degrees of diversity, and different time. Yet the most fundamental difference of them all is scale, from subatomic particles, insects and animals, and the human world, to the global scale and even the incomprehensible vastness beyond our planet. In this book, Ishigami poses questions about how to bring this entire spectrum of scales into the realm of architecture, expanding its concept to embrace fluctuation and vagueness through five themes: Clouds, Forest, Horizon, Sky, Rain.

240 p, ills colour & bw, 13 x 19 cm, pb, Japanese/English

Toshiharu Naka: Two Cycles

Isbn 9784864800426
Publisher Lixil
Idea code 19643
€ 22.65

This book by architect Toshiharu Naka establishes specific concepts based on two systems: a “Social Cycle”, or a cycle coexisting with small economies, and an “Ecological Cycle”, or a cycle of natural energy and resources. He illustrates his macroscopic idea to integrate the two through his architectural works. Naka’s detailed speculation includes the live/work house, places for spontaneous activity, landscapes of grouped houses, realising possibilities for fusion, and dynamic programme theory. He proposes intermediate areas as spaces for interaction with the outside, giving visibility to the social cycle, or as thermal environments, allowing the ecological cycle to become visible as well.

160 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 21 cm, pb, Japanese/English

Houses For Sale

Isbn 9788875707040
Publisher Corraini Edizioni
Idea code 19614
€ 40.40

Between expectations that need to be scaled down and striking architectural choices, the search for a home can prove to be a long, complicated process. ‘Houses for Sale’, by architects Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample (MOS Architects), transforms this quest into an itinerary through a series of houses designed by great names in architecture. It shows us the peculiarities of each project through illustrations that are full of quirky details. Styled as a children’s book, its creation became a metaphor for the architectural discipline and its constant search for architecture. The authors believe there is an incredible sophistication to the naïveté of children’s books, which is aptly reflected here.

128 p, ills colour, 22 x 31 cm, hb, English

Calm Down. Recreational Architecture

Isbn 9783946154402
Publisher Deutscher Architektur Verlag
Idea code 19583
€ 51.00

Whether for a few minutes, a weekend, or a long vacation, today’s spaces for recreation are available in a variety of forms and activities, and pursue a wide diversity of basic methodological ideas. Rather than being focused on productivity and efficiency, they allow one to unwind, contemplate, unravel, and experience. The 30 projects featured in this volume help create harmony and kindle a sense of recovery through their structural and material impact. The diverse scales and typologies they represent draw upon traditional constructions as well as modern spatial realities, wherein the design forms a framework for relaxation while enabling the mind to escape and reinvigorate.

192 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 29 cm, hb, German/English

Renato Maurizio Architekten

Isbn 9783946154327
Publisher Deutscher Architektur Verlag
Idea code 19584
€ 44.95

Since its establishment in 1981, Renato Maurizio Architekten has consistently reflected a particular style in its designs. This architectural language is characterised by a distinctive form that explicitly deals with the character of the alpine region, working to preserve the identity of place while creating an architecture tailored to the respective needs of location and programme. Although some designs take up the traditions of the context, at the same time their modernity and adaptation to today’s needs are deliberately emphasised. This monographic volume presents twelve works that represent the essence of Renato Maurizio’s practice, from stone houses to timber structures.

112 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 29 cm, hb, German/English

Archives 2: Bearth & Deplazes

Isbn 9788494767807
Publisher C2C Editorial
Idea code 19498
€ 18.40

This publication focuses on the topic of the contextual problem through an examination of works by Swiss architects Bearth & Deplazes. The built works selected by editors Carlos Quintáns and Juan Rodríguez are all found in the Maienfeld region of Switzerland, thereby offering an opportunity to examine the architects’ particular engagement with materials and techniques, which often forms the basis of their projects. Their deep appreciation of history and territory is reflected in a collection of photographs of the region’s vernacular buildings. The featured works span a range of years, from 1989 to 2016, and include various houses and mountain huts, a clinic, and two wineries.

272 p, ills colour & bw, pb, Spanish/English

A+U 590 19:11 Contemporary Sri Lanka On Geoffrey Bawa's 100th

Isbn 9784900212442
Publisher Shinkenchiku-sha
Idea code 19602
€ 25.10

This instalment examines the works of new, emerging Sri Lankan architects on the anniversary of what would have been Geoffrey Bawa’s 100th year. Recognised as one of the most influential Asian architects of his generation, Bawa’s masterpieces have had a lasting influence on the style known globally today as “tropical modernism”. For this special feature, nineteen projects were selected and structured into three topics that reflect the architecture of contemporary Sri Lanka, relevant to its economic, social, and cultural situation today. Besides a number of private residences and holiday homes, it includes Galle Fort Hotel, Ambepussa Community Library, office buildings, and more.

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

Residential Masterpieces 29: MLTW - The Sea Ranch Sea Ranch, California, 1963-

Isbn 9784871405621
Publisher Ada Edita
Idea code 19556
€ 29.45

Moore, Lyndon, Turnbull & Whitaker was established in Berkeley, California, in 1962. Soon after, the architects began working on The Sea Ranch, a large development on the northern California coast that runs from the ocean’s edge, with its protected beaches and cliffs, to a coastal meadow stretching the entire length of the acreage. The firm was charged with developing a master plan for The Sea Ranch that would be aesthetically refined and have minimal impact on the surrounding natural landscape. Local materials such as redwood timber were used in the construction of the residential units and recreational buildings, which together express the era’s particularly Californian modernism.

68 p, ills colour & bw, 26 x 37 cm, pb, Japanese/English

Collective City: 2019 Seoul Biennale Of Architecture And Urbanism

Isbn 9791161615134
Publisher Propaganda/seoul Metropolitan
Idea code 19620
€ 32.00

In its second edition, the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism establishes a global platform in order to study new collaborations and models, exchange information, and encourage discussion. Themed “Collective City”, it serves as a basis for the residents of Seoul to reclaim their city and redefine its architecture, and uses new, experimental methods of communication with the public. This catalogue not only provides an overview of the different exhibitions but also the various scenes of participation in public programmes, offering urban and architectural perspectives on participants, projects, and outcomes, aiming to pave the way for the implementation of new policies.

576 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, Korean/English

C3 404: Public Buildings And Placemaking

Isbn 20925190
Publisher C3 Publishing
Idea code 19617
€ 2.00

The topic of “Public Buildings and Placemaking” is the central focus of this issue, which features relevant projects such as BIG’s MÉCA Cultural Centre in Bordeaux, Studio Hollenstein’s Green Square Library and Plaza in Sydney, and the National Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts in Taiwan by Mecanoo. Also included in this issue, three projects that shape the way we live in cities, including the YCONE Residential Tower by Ateliers Jean Nouvel and La Borda Cooperative Housing by Lacol, plus new architectural additions that add more than space, like Naturalis Biodiversity Centre by Neutelings Riedijk Architects and the University of Toronto Daniels Building by NADAAA.

240 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 30 cm, pb, Korean/English

Architecture Exquise

Isbn 9782956781523
Publisher Building Books
Idea code 19609
€ 31.20

Published as part of the exhibition ‘Architecture exquise’, curated by Jean-Baptiste Friot, this book questions the consensus of what can be thought of as historical heritage. In other words, it examines the controlling portrayal of identity as depicted by things like cultural influence, picturesque scenery, and travel guides. The exhibition and book take form through dialogue and images by three photographers: Eric Tabuchi, Patrick Tourneboeuf, and Cyrille Weiner. Here they have the opportunity to speak freely about what they value in the built environment, while also guiding the reader towards lesser-known yet remarkable places that are sometimes hidden in the banality of daily life.

94 p, ills colour, 24 x 32 cm, pb, French/English

In Between - The Urban Architecture Of Donna Van Milligen Bielke

Isbn 9789492058072
Publisher The Architecture Observer
Idea code 19593
€ 25.00

For Donna van Milligen Bielke architecture begins and ends with architecture. Even if she never mentions it explicitly, for her, architecture suffices to make architecture. Just as a language comprises all its words, including the ones that are rarely used, architecture is based on all its forms and manifestations. Wittingly or unwittingly, every architect stands in relation to all architecture that has ever been made. Not every architect fully acknowledges this, but Van Milligen Bielke certainly does. In her work it is possible to see the depth of the discipline's history.

160 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 20 cm, pb, English

De Kleur Lost De Architectonische Ruimte Op - Een Briefwisseling Tussen Theo Van Doesburg An C.r. De Boer, 1920-1929

Isbn 9789090323824
Publisher Eigenbouwer
Idea code 19569
€ 32.25

In 1920-22 bouwde architect C.R. de Boer in Drachten onder meer een blok met zestien middenstandswoningen met daartegenover een landbouwwinterschool. Hij riep bij deze opdrachten de hulp in van Theo van Doesburg. Voor de woningen maakte Van Doesburg zowel voor het exterieur als het interieur kleurontwerpen. In retrospectief is voor Van Doesburg de samenwerking met De Boer een keerpunt geweest. In de brieven aan De Boer is deze cruciale periode in het leven van Van Doesburg en de evolutie in diens opvattingen over kleur bijna stap voor stap te volgen.

272 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, Dutch

Eindhoven Architecture City - 100 Best Buildings

Isbn 9789462084209
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 19576
€ 19.95

Eindhoven, the city of light and design, has experienced a stormy development and is now the centre of a ‘brainport’ focused on innovation, design and tech that ranks among the finest in the world. The city also has a lot to offer in terms of architecture: from the Evoluon to MVRDV's pop podium De Effenaar and from Kropholler’s Van Abbe Museum to the current large-scale redevelopment of the Philips factories. This handy-sized and up-to-date Eindhoven architecture guide zooms in on the city’s highlights: its newest high-profile buildings, illustrious icons, and hidden gems.

128 p, ills colour & bw, 13 x 23 cm, pb, English

Oase 104: The Urban Household Of Metabolism

Isbn 9789462085176
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 19575
€ 22.30

Metabolism is the conversion of one form of matter into another. Urban design and architecture are currently paying a great deal of attention to the charting and controlling of material flows that have been severely disrupted by industrialization. OASE 104 explores the context of locations in which metabolism took place.

128 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, Dutch/English

Architectural Model - Essential Discussion Tool

Isbn 9788968010934
Publisher Damdi
Idea code 19551
€ 26.65

This instalment in the series takes the architectural model as its focus. It includes short, informative interviews with 46 architects and offices from around the world in which each expresses their views and offers insight on why the model is so essential for their respective practice. Among the participating architects are UNStudio, David Garcia Studio, J. Mayer H. Architects, Willy Müller, ECDM, Manuelle Gautrand, NL Architects, Grupo Aranea, b4 architects, and many more.

432 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 22 cm, pb, Korean/English

How To Make-Up Panel

Isbn 9788968010941
Publisher Damdi
Idea code 19550
€ 2.00

For architects, a panel is akin to a project’s face. This instalment in the series offers an in-depth look at the process behind the make-up panel in architectural practice through the eyes of 39 architects and offices from around the world. Participants in the analysis include Yoshihara McKee Architects, Geotectura, Atelier do Cardoso, Jägnefält Milton, Donner Sorcinelli Architecture, Studio Kawamura-Ganjavian, and many more.

304 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 22 cm, pb, Korean/English

Arquitectura Viva 218: Barozzi Veiga

Isbn 02141256
Publisher Avisa
Idea code 19564
€ 18.20

Since they won the 2015 Mies van der Rohe Award for the Mieczyslaw Karlowicz Philharmonic Hall in Szczecin, the office of Fabrizio Barozzi and Alberto Veiga has joined the club of Spanish practices enjoying a good amount of international attention. Arquitectura Viva presents its work through three projects: the Museum of Fine Arts in Lausanne, the School of Dance in Zurich, and the School of Music in Brunico. The magazine’s dossier addresses collective housing in France, with a detailed look at four examples: the Arbre Blanc Tower in Montpellier by Sou Fujimoto, the ZAC residential complex in Paris by Aires Mateus, the UNIC building by MAD Architects, also Paris, and the Ycone apartments in Lyon by Jean Nouvel.

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

Arquitectura Viva 216: E2a

Isbn 02141256
Publisher Avisa
Idea code 19470
€ 18.20

This issue’s main feature is the work of E2A Architects. The Zurich-based firm, headed by brothers Piet and Wim Eckert, combines the best of Swiss tradition with Dutch attitudes like ironic distancing and open-minded research. Three projects by the practice are profiled: the Taz Neubau, a publishing house in Berlin; Deaconry Bethanien, a mixed-used block in Zurich; and Campus Moos, a secondary school in Switzerland. Also in this issue, the restoration of the Neues Museum by David Chipperfield and the inauguration of the James-Simon-Galerie in Berlin, Piranesi’s work in Madrid, a critical examination of visualising ideas through modern drawing, and more.

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

AV Proyectos 093: Dossier Sergison Bates

Isbn 1697493X
Publisher Avisa
Idea code 19471
€ 11.35

Jonathan Sergison and Stephen Bates started their London-based office in 1996. Known for their research in the field of residential construction, their work also includes urban planning and public buildings, and some projects are grounded in a collaborative approach with other European offices. This issue presents eleven exemplary works in the UK and elsewhere, such as Clandon Park in Surrey, student accommodation in Oxford, Leuven Performing Arts Quarter, and the Maritime Museum in Antwerp. Also featured, competition entries for the World Car Centre in Vigo, Spain, a focus on four new projects utilising bamboo, and Zaha Hadid’s Bee’ah Headquarters under construction.

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


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