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New Titles in Architecture & Landscape 5 August 2020
AV Monographs 225: Aires Mateus - 20 Years, 20 Works

Isbn 9788409206919
Publisher Avisa
Idea code 20241
€ 34.10

Since the turn of the century, the brothers of Lisbon-based practice Aires Mateus have expanded their formal and material repertoire, blurring the limits of the building with the exterior, the topography, or the existing. Such an enrichment of the architectural vocabulary combines the abstraction of their beginnings with many figurative references extracted from the historic and the vernacular. This issue celebrates their innovation with 20 works completed since 2000. The selection features numerous private homes but also the School of Architecture in Tournai (Belgium), the EDP Headquarters in Lisbon, and the Furnas Monitoring and Research Centre, located in the Azores.

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

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AMAG 19: Taller Hector Barroso | Estudio Macias Peredo

Isbn 9789895462070
Publisher AMAG Publisher
Idea code 20228
€ 42.90

The new generation of Mexican architecture is represented by Taller Héctor Barroso and Estudio Macías Peredo, two offices whose work emerges in harmony with the surrounding site, generating spaces with an emotional content that evoke memory and highlight the habitable quality of their architecture. Projects by the former, established by Barroso in Mexico City in 2011, often take advantage of the natural resources of each place, including local materials and construction methods. Estudio Macías Peredo was launched in 2012 in Guadalajara, with a special focus on the local context. This developing interest has become the central theme of their approach.

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

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Terunobu Fujimori

Isbn 9784887063853
Publisher Toto
Idea code 20232
€ 139.50

Terunobu Fujimori was an architectural historian for many years before he turned to architectural practice. His work is characterised by its use of natural materials and eccentric aesthetic, where strangeness and novelty coexist with comfortableness. We take notice of his buildings, but they also put us at ease. As a historian, he examined buildings all over the world; as an architect, he rediscovered the colour and materiality of familiar objects. This splendid monograph with photographs by Akihisa Masuda looks at Fujimori’s work through the lens of the present moment and features a large selection of his appealing designs, together with insightful essays by the architect and others.

336 p, ills colour, 30 x 30 cm, hb, Japanese/English

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Archiprix 2020: The Best Dutch Graduation Projects Architecture, Urbanism, Landscape Architecture

Isbn 9789462085510
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 20238
€ 29.95

Every year the Dutch schools of architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture select their best graduation projects. The crop is unfailingly rich and varied and reflects the ambitions of a new generation of designers ready to take on every imaginable design task that comes their way. The book Archiprix 2020 introduces the latest wave of fledgling design talent. Archiprix is well-known at home and abroad as a platform for promising architects, urban designers, and landscape architects.

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

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DOMa Issue 01: April-June 2020: Steven Holl, Fake Industries Archit. Agonism, Maio, Mos Architects

Isbn 9772654206008
Publisher Doma Magazine
Idea code 20265
€ 25.50

A magazine focusing on the architectural process, ‘DOMa’ aims to revisit architecture in a more informed and elaborate manner, to understand and criticise it from within. These days we are often pushed to simply consume the final architectural product. The creative process is frequently overlooked, and only too seldom recorded in the media. With the launch of its first issue, this Athens-based independent institution for contemporary architecture looks at OE House by Fake Industries Architectural Agonism and Aixopluc, MAIO’s 22 Dwellings Housing Block in Barcelona, Hunters Point Library by Steven Holl Architects, and the subtle mutations of the House with Courtyard by MOS.

128 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, pb, Greek/English

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A+U 597 20:06 MVRDV Files 4 Projects 435-908

Isbn 4910019730606
Publisher Shinkenchiku-sha
Idea code 20254
€ 23.90

Following the magazine’s three previous features on Dutch architects MVDRV over the past two decades, this fourth special issue focuses on the office’s ambitions to conceptualise sustainable “future-proof” buildings and cities. An essay by the principals appears alongside a roundtable discussion with its new partners, as well as 23 projects that demonstrate their visionary ideas about redefining the spaces we use every day. Among the featured built and unbuilt works are KoolKiel in Germany, Tirana Pyramid, Tianjin Binhai Library, Roskilde Festival Folk High School, Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the new neighbourhood of Ilot Queryries in Bordeaux, and more.

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

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A+U 596 20:05 Architecture Of Hope: 30 Years Of European Architecture Eu Mies Award

Isbn 4910019730507
Publisher Shinkenchiku-sha
Idea code 20257
€ 28.10

This month the magazine had planned to present a special issue about the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award, which marks its 34th anniversary in 2021. Yet while reviewing the many award-winning projects through the years, the editors were struck by architecture’s wonder and power. In response to the global pandemic, they decided to turn their focus on celebrating the hope and encouragement that architecture provides. The issue covers all of the shortlisted works and jury proceedings for each edition of the award, and highlights eight works from the Mies Foundation’s “Art Intervention” initiative at the Barcelona Pavilion.

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

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A+U 595 20:04 Computational Discourses

Isbn 4910019730408
Publisher Shinkenchiku-sha
Idea code 20256
€ 23.90

This instalment of the magazine examines the application of computational design and digital fabrication across a spectrum of materials and scales, from a free-form high-rise exoskeleton by Zaha Hadid Architects or biomimetic wearables by Neri Oxman and the Mediated Matter Group at MIT, to the printed structure of a nonstandard brick, developed by Sabin Lab at Cornell University. With a selection of fourteen projects by designers and architects working in cross-disciplinary ways, it explores what can be achieved by “thinking digitally” and raises questions about the relationship between natural systems, digital technology, and the shaping of the material environment.

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

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Oase 106: Table Settings - Reflections On Architecture With Hannah Arendt

Isbn 9789462085619
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 20267
€ 22.30

The German-American philosopher Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) once stated that spatial thinking is 'political' thinking, as it is concerned about the world and its inhabitants. We certainly can understand spatial thinking here as architectural thinking: the ‘world’ for Arendt meant the ways in which we make the globe habitable for people: how we build houses and cities, infrastructures, and other networks, and furnish spaces with tables, chairs, paintings, and photographs. This OASE examines architecture – design, building, built environment – from this perspective.

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

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The Architect And The Public: On George Baird's Contribution To Architecture

Isbn 9788822904010
Publisher Quodlibet
Idea code 20290
€ 40.85

Presenting a range of original perspectives on the theoretical work of Canadian architect George Baird, this publication constructs for the first time a critical framework of his contribution to architectural discourse over a period of more than 50 years. The influence of his writing on more recent scholarly work is also addressed. The book includes previously unpublished essays and interviews with key protagonists, among them Peter Eisenman and Kenneth Frampton, who have enjoyed intellectual exchanges with Baird. In total, eighteen contributors converge on Baird’s complex career as an example of the architect’s public engagement in contemporary society.

352 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English

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Floragatan 13 Curated By Acne Studios A Magazine Curated By - Special Project #3

Isbn 9789077745212
Publisher A Magazine
Idea code 20253
€ 15.00

With the launch of the new Acne Studios headquarters in Stockholm, ‘A Magazine Curated By’ presents a survey of this exceptional building and its present function as a fashion atelier and corporate office. In a visual essay by French architecture photographer Philippe Chancel, the building is explored from top to bottom, beginning with the management offices and descending ten storeys through each component of the design and production ateliers, communal spaces, photo studio, and more. The images are accompanied by insightful quotes by Acne Studios creative director Jonny Johansson, architect Johannes Norlander, the studio’s teams, and external collaborators.

96 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, pb, English

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Villages And Towns 10: Morocco

Isbn 9784871404631
Publisher Ada Edita
Idea code 20244
€ 35.00

This tenth volume on Morocco completes the ‘Villages and Towns’ series, which after its initial publication 40 years ago has now been reproduced in its entirety. Learn about the regional architecture and urban features of this magical North African country by diving into the casbah, the medina, and the souk. Revisit the caravan stopover of Ait-Ben-Haddou, see the fortified Berber city of Goulmima and the massive mudbrick walls of Afanour, marvel at the light and pattern in Marrakech, and get lost in the narrow, labyrinthine streets of the ancient capital of Fes. Yukio Futagawa’s faithful account and photos bring the traditional layout and design of Moroccan settlements to life.

136 p, ills bw, 23 x 30 cm, pb, Japanese/English

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Habitat: Ecology Thinking In Architecture

Isbn 9789462085565
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 20249
€ 41.75

In view of the current climate crisis and looming ecological catastrophe, environmentalism has become a key driver to rethink the architectural discipline. The publication 'Habitat: Ecology Thinking in Architecture' aims to highlight some of the historical sources of ecological approaches that are currently reshaping the architectural field. The book points out the paradigmatic shift in thinking about the built environment as something inherently contextual and relational. By demonstrating the continuities, disruptions and transformations at stake, the book deepens the ongoing conversations, while suggesting directions for future research.

176 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 32 cm, hb, English

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GA Houses 170

Isbn 9784871405928
Publisher Ada Edita
Idea code 20175
€ 26.25

GA Houses documents outstanding new residential architecture from all over the world. Ga Houses 170 features Brazil's Casa Cubo by Isay Weinfeld and projects by Vereda Arquitetos (BR) and Studio MK27. A highlight on Morocco from Villages&Towns, Gamble House Pasadena (US) by Greene and Greene, PeacoQ House by Kesuke Maeda, Yo Shimada's House in Nada and House in Zenpukuji by Hajime Aoyagi+Ayaka Aoyagi complete this issue.

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

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Arquitectura Viva 222: Sauerbruch Hutton

Isbn 02141256
Publisher Avisa
Idea code 20123
€ 18.15

Since its founding in 1989, the Berlin practice of Matthias Sauerbruch and Louisa Hutton has successfully combined a scrupulous attention to programs with an artistic bent that translates into an unprejudiced use of colour in large corporate and cultural buildings designed, too, with a strong caring for the environment, as we can see in the three buildings presented in detail in this issue of Arquitectura Viva: The District M9 Museum in Mestre (Venice), the enlarged Experimenta Museum in Heilbronn (Germany), and the student apartments in Hamburg.

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

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AV Proyectos 098: Dossier Fala

Isbn 1697493X
Publisher Avisa
Idea code 20242
€ 11.35

AV Proyectos 98 dedicates its theme to the Porto studio Fala Atelier, whose intuitive and optimistic architecture combines languages, references, and formal gestures to create spaces that are complex as well as clear and coherent, expressed by the young Portuguese team through beautiful drawings and collages with a naïf aesthetic. The issue also features the competition for the new Carmen Thyssen Museum in the monastery of Sant Feliu de Guíxols in Girona and six projects of biodigital architecture, an innovative experimental approach of this discipline that combines live organisms with parametric models to build new spaces that are natural and technological.

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

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AV Proyectos 097: Tham & Videgard

Isbn 1697493X
Publisher Avisa
Idea code 20125
€ 11.40

AV Proyectos 97 devotes its dossier to the Stockholm-based young studio Tham & Videgård, whose experimental and innovative proposals reconcile Swedish tradition and the most contemporary international architecture. The issue also collects the twelve first prizes obtained by Spanish teams in Europan 15. The following section examines four examples of refurbishment in the traditional hutongs of Beijing, carried out by some of the most prominent Chinese offices: Vector, Archstudio, ZAO/standardarchitecture, and MAD Studio.

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

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Qu3#20: Energy Planning In Mediterranean Landscapes

Isbn 9788822905413
Publisher Quodlibet
Idea code 20291
€ 17.20

This issue presents dialogues on tools and methods that can address energy transition in the Mediterranean region. It is based on the experiences of two Erasmus Programme projects, both partnered and coordinated with Roma Tre University in Italy. The projects, E-Resplan and Eneplan, deal with integrated energy planning – a set of approaches, processes, and practices that bring together multidisciplinary contributions to manifold energy issues. The book covers a range of issues bridging approaches to energy transition led by energy efficiency targets, such as building stock retrofitting, and by trends in decarbonisation, energy security requirements, and environmental concerns.

124 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 21 cm, pb, English

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Preventive Urbanism. The Role Of Health In Designing Active Cities

Isbn 9788822904911
Publisher Quodlibet
Idea code 20243
€ 23.65

This publication considers urbanism as a fundamental preventive discipline, one which has the capacity to enhance the health and living quality of urban populations. It investigates the relationships between urbanism, urban health, and the built environment, with a specific focus on physical activity as one of the principal contributors to health conditions in the city. From an urban design and planning perspective, author Elena Dorato tackles the complex relationships and cause-and-effect processes that link the characteristics of cities to the well-being of their populations. A particular focus of her essay is on the dichotomy between the urban and human bodies.

160 p, ills bw, 14 x 22 cm, pb, English

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Disasters Otherwhere - New Forms Of Complexity For Architecture

Isbn 9788822905130
Publisher Quodlibet
Idea code 20289
€ 23.65

After every catastrophe, whether natural or caused by humans, the importance of the building context and its effects in any environmental disaster becomes clear. This is also true in humanitarian disasters resulting from war and conflict, as well as social hardship, and in most cases is related to problematic living conditions. Each time, architecture is shown to occupy an essential role. Its contribution, however, is not limited to pinpointing the appropriate quality of a building or settlement; its scope can go significantly beyond, offering tools to analyse pre- and post-disaster phenomena. Authors Roberta Lucente and Nicoletta Trasi examine this in their topical research.

224 p, ills colour & bw, 15 x 22 cm, pb, English

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