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AMAG 18 Alvaro Siza Built Works - Unbuilt Works (2 Vols)
Isbn 9789895462032
Publisher AMAG Publisher
Idea code 20031
€ 75.50
This special double issue extensively features both built and unbuilt work by Álvaro Siza. The Portuguese architect has developed a large number of projects, and the relationship between the realised and the concept is central to this examination of his career. Being equally attentive to the architect’s built and unbuilt works allows a global understanding of the plurality of situations that are found in his oeuvre to emerge. The first volume features finished works like the Nadir Afonso Museum, 611 West 56th Street in New York, and the Mimesis Museum, while the second volume of numerous unbuilt works includes sketches, drawings, and plans, as well as in-depth analysis.
432 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 32 cm, pb, Portuguese/English
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Natural Elements - The Architecture Of Arkis Architects
Isbn 9789187543722
Publisher Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing
Idea code 20139
€ 52.80
Arkís Architects is known for its Nordic humanist architecture, which can be characterised both by being firmly rooted in the Icelandic tradition and landscape and incorporating international influences. Founded in 1997 and based in Reykjavík, the architecture studio is engaged in developing local knowledge based on sustainable design through a broad range of approaches. Arkís Architects tests an ecological concept where city and nature form a whole, rather than being opposites. This monograph features a selection of the studio’s most important projects, including Snæfellsstofa Visitor Centre, Reykjavík University, and Holmen Aquatics Centre.
224 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 24 cm, hb, English
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Co-Ownership of Action - Trajectories of Elements
Isbn 9784887063860
Publisher Toto
Idea code 20136
€ 17.45
A wooden Japanese house slated for demolition will instead be moved to Venice for exhibition. Yet the house put on display will not appear in its original form. Dismantled for shipping, it will be reassembled on-site in new configurations created by architects and artisans from Japan, who will add new or local materials and other elements in the process. In other words, the exhibition of the house will be a fantastical installation that combines old and new in a composite of creative efforts by multiple designers and craftsmen. This book, edited by architect Kozo Kadowaki, explores the project in detail.
208 p, ills colour & bw, 11 x 18 cm, pb, Japanese/English
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Shingo Masuda + Katsuhisa Otsubo - Adaptation
Isbn 9784887063839
Publisher Toto
Idea code 20081
€ 34.90
The first monograph by young architect duo Shingo Masuda and Katsuhisa Otsubo, who founded their practice in Tokyo in 2007, features ten projects completed since 2014. ‘Adaptation’ conveys their continuing endeavours to explore “what is truly necessary” by simultaneously expanding perspectives far beyond the subject in question and carefully observing details. In three chapters the book conveys how architecture mediates between place and its surroundings, starts to influence the overall environment, and becomes more powerful through adaptation. Exclusive photographs by Anna Nagai capture the distinct characters of the featured places, objects, and buildings.
176 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 25 cm, hb, Japanese/English
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Oase 105: Practices Of Drawing
Isbn 9789462085541
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 20144
€ 22.30
It is hard to overstate the importance of drawing for architectural practice. Ever since antiquity, architects have relied on drawings to conceptualise ideas, provide instructions for workers, and construct their ideas into architecture. The specific practices of drawing have changed over time, however, adapting to changing technologies. In doing so they have altered the production of architecture. This issue of OASE looks at architectural drawings as dynamic processes that shape architectural thinking.
128 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, Dutch/English
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Archives 1: Flores & Prats (new edition)
Isbn 9788412162509
Publisher C2C Editorial
Idea code 20117
€ 24.50
Ricardo Flores and Eva Prats founded their architecture firm in Barcelona in 1998. Their studio, which occupies a former residence, is a workshop where the practical work of design merges with academics, friends, and colleagues; a place that itself is an accumulation of projects and of the realities that have passed through it over the years. This book revisits nine key projects in the duo’s internationally acclaimed oeuvre, including Liquid Light (Venice, 2018), Mills Museum (Palma de Mallorca, 2016), Building 111 (Barcelona, 2011), and Yutes Warehouse (Barcelona, 2005), plus collected images, models, and a conversation with Antoni Miralda.
296 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, Spanish/English
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Pitsou Kedem Ma House
Isbn 9789895462056
Publisher Amag Publisher
Idea code 20162
€ 32.25
Founded in 2000 and based in Tel Aviv, Pitsou Kedem Architects has designed a variety of projects over the years, mainly in Israel. Known for its modernist style and design values, the studio has focused on an exploration of minimalism and reduction in order to emphasise the central essence and theme of a built work. In recent years, Pitsou Kedem has started building projects internationally and begun using more contrasting and innovative materials. From designing restaurant interiors and living spaces, to luxurious private homes and large residential or office buildings, the team makes a sincere and eye-catching attempt to bring strict order to the urban chaos.
80 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 28 cm, hb, English
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Pitsou Kedem Works And Projects
Isbn 9789895462049
Publisher AMAG Publisher
Idea code 20161
€ 59.15
Founded in 2000 and based in Tel Aviv, Pitsou Kedem Architects has designed a variety of projects over the years, mainly in Israel. Known for its modernist style and design values, the studio has focused on an exploration of minimalism and reduction in order to emphasise the central essence and theme of a built work. In recent years, Pitsou Kedem has started building projects internationally and begun using more contrasting and innovative materials. From designing restaurant interiors and living spaces, to luxurious private homes and large residential or office buildings, the team makes a sincere and eye-catching attempt to bring strict order to the urban chaos.
152 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 28 cm, hb, English
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C3 406: Urban Learning Typologies
Isbn 20925190
Publisher C3 Publishing
Idea code 20074
€ 28.80
In this issue, “Urban Learning Typologies” highlights new pedagogical approaches that are altering the architectural composition of school design. Small group settings, studios, and areas for independent studying and practical activities place the priority on a student-focused approach. Examples include Kalvebod Fælled School by Lundgaard & Tranberg Arkitekter and Hongling Experimental Primary School by O-office Architects. “To Work” looks at new innovative workspaces, such as Balbek Bureau’s Grammarly Office in Kiev and The Forge by Emrys Architects, while “Building in a Historic Context” features work by Bevk Perović, Chartier Dalix, Emre Arolat, and more.
204 , ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, , Korean/ English
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The Power Of Circumstance - Architecture And Creative Independence, Six Lectures By Per Olaf Fjeld
Isbn 9788792700285
Publisher The Architectural Publisher B
Idea code 20142
€ 35.00
Norwegian architect Per Olaf Fjeld is also an educator at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. This book, consisting of six of his lectures, revolves around a number of simple but profound questions for the young architect. These address the individual’s identity and background, and a recognition of one’s creative abilities and how this can in turn contribute to the lasting quality of one’s work. In setting out to encourage his students to examine the depth of architecture and develop a deeper understanding and awareness of our humanity through architecture, Per Olaf Fjeld hopes to inspire a sharpening, renewal, and better understanding of the creative act in each of us.
168 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English
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Monu 32: Affordable Urbanism
Isbn 18603211
Publisher Board Publishers
Idea code 20146
€ 15.00
The creation of affordable urban spaces – whether for housing, working, infrastructure, or other functions – is a complex issue, as cost considerations must be balanced with important objectives like social usability, sustainability, aesthetics, etc. Moreover, urbanisation and gentrification have become synonymous to such an extent that they seem inescapably paired. The need to create more inclusive and affordable cities is paramount, as is the provision of proper shelter and places for creative and generative endeavour. Interviews with Jörn Walter and Annemie Depuydt and contributions from Will Hartely, Christopher de Vries, and others address these and related topics.
132 p, ills colour & bw, 20 x 27 cm, pb, English
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Courthouse Zwolle: Jo Kruger, Rob Hootsmans
Isbn 9789492058096
Publisher The Architecture Observer
Idea code 20126
€ 27.00
For both Jo Kruger (1914–1983) and Rob Hootsmans (1962) the architecture of the Courthouse in Zwolle, the Netherlands, was a long time in the making. Kruger began in 1963 with his project for a combined district and subdistrict court, which took fourteen years to be completed. In 2004, while still working for the Government Building Agency, Hootsmans began exploring how Kruger’s building could be expanded. He finished a new extension in 2013, and completed the renovation of Kruger’s original building in 2016. Even if the architecture of Jo Kruger is very different from that of Rob Hootsmans, it is somehow a meeting of kindred spirits.
144 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 23 cm, pb, English
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Creative House
Isbn 9788966030552
Publisher Nemo Factory/ Housing Culture
Idea code 20129
€ 96.00
Together with ‘Sensitive House’, the other volume in this set, ‘Creative House’ gathers works by established and emerging architects from countries around the world. It details the interiors and exteriors of 28 houses built in a variety of ways, depending on the site, structure, and materials, as well as the owner’s wishes and lifestyle. Texts by the architects outline the process from design to completion, helping us to understand the creative solutions involved in the successful realisation of each dwelling. The featured works provide inspiration and ideas for anyone wanting to design and build their own house. With works by KWK Promes, Dom Arquitectura, Nomo Studio, Snøhetta, and more.
356 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 29 cm, hb, Korean/English
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Sensitive House
Isbn 9788966030569
Publisher Nemo Factory/ Housing Culture
Idea code 20130
€ 96.00
Together with ‘Creative House’, the other volume in this set, ‘Sensitive House’ gathers works by established and emerging architects from countries around the world. It details the interiors and exteriors of 28 houses built in a variety of ways, depending on the site, structure, and materials, as well as the owner’s wishes and lifestyle. Texts by the architects outline the process from design to completion, helping us to understand the creative solutions involved in the successful realisation of each dwelling. The featured works provide inspiration and ideas for anyone wanting to design and build their own house. With works by Mjölk architekti, Urban Agency, OFIS arhitekti, Alejandro Soffia, and more.
356 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 29 cm, hb, Korean/English
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Beyond Plant Blindness - Seeing The Importance Of Plants For A Sustainable World
Isbn 9783962160012
Publisher The Green Box
Idea code 20143
€ 29.10
Despite the challenges, there is a need for humans to engage conceptually and responsibly with non-human organisms possessing entirely different physiologies and behaviours. Plants, for instance, can appear still, silent, and passive in human perception. This book stems from a pedagogical, artistic, and botanical project undertaken between 2015 and 2018 by artists Bryndís Snæbjörnsdóttir and Mark Wilson, plant science educators Dawn Sanders and Eva Nyberg, and botanist Bente Eriksen. The team set out to implore a philosophical and actionable move beyond the cultural condition of “plant blindness”, and so to disrupt what is a traditional and debilitating human view.
280 p, ills colour & bw, 20 x 28 cm, hb, English
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GA Houses 169: Project 2020
Isbn 9784871405911
Publisher Ada Edita
Idea code 20155
€ 26.25
GA Houses’ documents outstanding new residential architecture from all over the world. Issue 169 features projects for 2020 from all over the world, by architects like Kengo Kuma, Aires Mateus, Tatiana Bilbao, Vo Trong Nghia, Wespi de Meuron Romeo, Yo Shimada, Hiroshi Sambuichi, Christian Kerez, and many more.
196 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, pb, Japanese/English
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A+U 594 20:03 Architecture In Chile In Search Of A New Identity
Isbn 9784900212480
Publisher Shinkenchiku-sha
Idea code 20102
€ 23.90
For many, it is the utopian vacation homes that brought Chilean architecture into the international spotlight, and yet now we are beginning to see a different group of architects investigating less individualistic visions. Chile’s idyllic landscape offers a perfect canvas for its architects to express poetry in their designs. As they engage with public or non-profit projects that focus on social and sustainable issues that had little traction under Chile’s oppressive military regime (1973 –1990), they seek to forge a new cultural identity in a united land. This issue features a variety of work by Smiljan Radić, Max Núñez, Cazu Zegers Architects, OWAR Architects, Guillermo Acuña, and others.
168 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 29 cm, pb, Japanese/English
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Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
Isbn 9783946154389
Publisher Deutscher Architektur Verlag
Idea code 20119
€ 56.15
Toyo Ito is known for combining a process-oriented approach to the individual peculiarities of the task of construction. Technology and tradition seamlessly come together in his firm’s conceptual work to create a dynamic relationship between the building, the environment, and the users. This monograph offers insight into the work of Toyo Ito & Associates, featuring a selection of no less than fourteen projects from the last fifteen years, from the first sketches and prototypes to the finished building. Notable works include the Brugge Pavilion, Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre, National Taichung Theatre, Museo Internacional del Barroco, and others.
120 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 29 cm, hb, German/English/Japanese introduction
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Building The Future. Educational Architecture
Isbn 9783946154365
Publisher Deutscher Architektur Verlag
Idea code 20094
€ 51.00
Knowledge acquisition takes place in all phases of life and forms a central aspect of everyday life. Spaces in which learning, teaching, and researching can differ greatly in their requirements, if only because of the age of their users. Architecture sets the decisive course as to whether places of education ensure concentration, creativity, and cooperation and how flexibly they can respond to individual needs. The prupose of this publication is to show a wide range of facilities that, through their architecture, provide impetus and freedom for science and provide a foundation for modern education.
274 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 29 cm, hb, German/English
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Corporate Concepts. Space And Identity
Isbn 9783946154341
Publisher Deutscher Architektur Verlag
Idea code 20093
€ 51.00
An appealing and smartly-planned workplace is just as important to a modern business as creative and welcoming customer aereas. Regardless of whether the focus is on technological precision, a particular lifestyle, or innovative developments - succesful company locations today are always characterised by high sustainability standards. This book features modern corporate architecture that offers flexible and creative uses and is able to grow with the personality of a business.
240 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 29 cm, hb, German/English
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Wespi De Meuron Romeo
Isbn 9783946154280
Publisher Deutscher Architektur Verlag
Idea code 20092
€ 44.95
The search for contemporary buildings with a highly personal language, such as found in the ones designed by Swiss architects Markus Wespi, Jérôme de Meuron, and Luca Romeo, is not a simple task. Inspired by the local architecture prevalent in their home base of Caviano, they create timeless living and work spaces which appear neither antiquated nor forcefully bound to a modernistic style. Their architecture focuses on the immediate context, and particularly on the heritage of the canton of Ticino. This monographic volume, which features projects and competition entries designed following the addition of Romeo in 2012, details the firm’s material and formal concepts.
130 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 29 cm, hb, German/English
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AV Proyectos 096: Dossier Mecanoo
Isbn 1697493X
Publisher Avisa
Idea code 20086
€ 11.35
'AV Proyectos 096' covers recent projects by the Dutch studio Mecanoo, a multidisciplinary team of professionals with offices in Delft, New York, and Kaohsiung. Their work focusses on aspects like consultation, context, process, and urban scale to develop specific strategies integrated in sustainable design, as their latest proposals show. The next chapter is devoted to The Whale competition to design an observation center on the Norwegian coast, and presents the winning proposal, by Dorte Mandrup, and the three shortlisted projects by BIG, Snøhetta, and Reiulf Ramstad Architects.
80 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 30 cm, pb, Spanish/English
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