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David Chipperfield Architects 1984-2021 Hb
Isbn 9788409327836
Publisher Avisa
Idea code 21511
€ 79.60
After working with Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, David Chipperfield established his own practice in 1985. Today his studio is a global name, with offices in Europe and China. This polycentric organisation has allowed Chipperfield to develop an austere architecture, analysed here in five essays addressing his studio’s main interests: history, culture, materials, public space, and the city. Authors include Richard Ingersoll, Deborah Berke, and Deyan Sudjic. The monograph offers a comprehensive look at Chipperfield’s entire career, from its beginnings in a time of postmodern fervour, to the temperate fusion of tradition and innovation we can recognise today.
352 p, ills colour & bw, 25 x 31 cm, hb, Spanish/English
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AV Monographs 237: Houses 2021
Isbn 9788409327843
Publisher Avisa
Idea code 21543
€ 34.10
In this thematic issue, the comparative examination of houses arranged in pairs permits detecting common features and specific characteristics that link the plural of an associated type with the singular of an extraordinary home. According to editor Luis Fernández-Galiano, “It is an effort perhaps similar to that of defining the genotype of an organism eluding the infinite variety of phenotypes, simplified here by the use of only two structures, arranged in marriages of convenience because in effect they have a common interest”. Located around the world, the featured homes include works by Adjaye Associates, Harquitectes, Aires Mateus, BAST, Florian Busch, and more.
112 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 30 cm, pb, Spanish/English
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A+U 613 21:10 Marie-Jose Van Hee
Isbn 9784900212695
Publisher Shinkenchiku-sha
Idea code 21512
€ 23.90
The Ghent-based practice of Marie-José Van Hee is characterised by buildings that blend in with their environment as if they have always been there, evoking reflection, serenity, and silence in a kind of spatial poetry. Van Hee works almost exclusively in Flanders, and this issue features eighteen of her designs, along with essays by Sam De Vocht, Sylvia Van Peteghem, and Hera Van Sande. Each of the presented works starts from an aerial photo of the broader site and context, juxtaposed with Van Hee’s sketches. Besides private homes, these include housing developments, urban plazas, and the renovation of ModeNatie Fashion Museum and Academy in Antwerp.
190 p, ills colour & bw, 22 x 29 cm, pb, Japanese/English
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DOMa Issue 05: Aires Mateus, Atelier Fanelsa, Bow Wow, Christ&gantenbe In, Barozzi Veiga
Isbn 26542064
Publisher DOMa Magazine
Idea code 21550
€ 25.50
‘DOMa’ revisits the architectural process in an informed and elaborate manner, to understand and analyse it from within while ensuring the creative process is not overlooked. In its fifth issue, Aires Mateus profiles five of their projects in Portugal’s Alentejo region; the “Gerswalde Ecology” is articulated by Atelier Fanelsa and Zara Pfeifer by exploring community life, production, and architecture in rural Germany; Atelier Bow-Wow, together with Tsukamoto Laboratory and Small Earth Association, present a detailed documentation of their work for the Satoyama Revitalization; Christ & Gantenbein introduce a new gateway to the industrial campus of chocolate giant Lindt & Sprüngli; and a new public space is generated by Barozzi Veiga on top of Tanzhaus Zürich.
128 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 30 cm, pb, Greek/English
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Arquitectura Viva 237: Harquitectes
Isbn 02141256
Publisher Avisa
Idea code 21498
€ 18.20
Few studios have fared better in reading the panorama of a profession in times of crisis, working with limited budgets, often far from the big cities and with programs requiring a genuine dose of sustainability. Indeed for Harquitectes necessity can be a virtue, and it is also the key to an aesthetic of formal moderation and powerful materiality that connects architecture to its context, as shown by the four works featured in this issue of Arquitectura Viva: a winery in Tarragona, a house in Castelldefels, another one in Igualada, and the extension of the MACBA in Barcelona, won by competition with Christ & Gantenbein,
80 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 30 cm, pb, Spanish/English
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Oase 109: Modernities
Isbn 9789462086197
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 21554
€ 24.95
The history of architecture is often read in terms of periods that each have their own zeitgeist and movements that each have their own architectural language. What happens if we depart from this zeitgeist concept and use a cyclical history model instead? In the 1970s and 1980s, this question was usually considered from the seemingly mutually exclusive points of view of the modern, the anti-modern and the postmodern positions. Over the past two decades, contemporary European architecture developed a different frame of reference, one in which the horizon is no longer provided by the architecture of the modern movement. 'OASE 109' traces how, against the background of this broadening frame of reference, a different understanding of modernity emerged.
128 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, Dutch/English
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Biodivercity. A Matter Of Vital Soil!
Isbn 9789462086562
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 21555
€ 27.20
This publication represents a quest for biodiversity in the city. Declining biodiversity in the countryside has been in the spotlight for years. Healthy soil life is of vital importance. Biodiversity in the city appears to be hidden. How do you design a public space that is anchored in healthy soil? Hidden in the soil, up to 100 million species of micro-organisms work together with fungi and plant roots to form networks that ensure a healthy living environment. Without soil, we cannot survive. Yet we treat our living environment inattentively. The growing world population is moving to cities, annexing surrounding areas and literally squeezing the life out of the soil. The urban climate, urbanised environment and urban water balance are detrimental to healthy soil life.
114 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 30 cm, pb, English
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Rotterdam Architecture City - The 100 Best Buildings
Isbn 9789462086746
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 21624
€ 19.95
Rotterdam ranks among the top international architectural destinations. And with good reason: The Depot Boijmans van Beuningen, Little C and Theatre Zuidplein, along with such established icons as the Kunsthal and the Van Nelle Factory are just some of the architectural magnets drawing international architecture lovers to the city on the Maas. This compact and up-to-date architecture guide to Rotterdam presents the highlights of the Netherlands’ number one city of architecture: the latest high-profile buildings, illustrious icons, plus the city’s hidden jewels.
128 p, ills colour & bw, 13 x 23 cm, pb, English
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The Common In Community
Isbn 9789616669740
Publisher Museum Architecture And Design
Idea code 21547
€ 34.50
“How will we live together?” The extensive publication for the exhibition of the Slovenian Pavilion at the 17th International Architecture Biennale seeks to answer this question through research on community centres in Slovenia. By unearthing and presenting the large-scale project of building more than 350 cooperative centres that began 70 years ago, it reveals how these centres have seen changes in the political and economic system, taken on new uses, shaped local communities, and remain relevant today. A closer look at this history provides a better understanding of indoor public spaces as social infrastructure that fosters interaction, communication, and empowerment.
246 p, ills colour & bw, 21 x 27 cm, hb, Slovenian/English
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Bedaux De Brouwer Architecten - Werken 2021-2003
Isbn 9789492058102
Publisher The Architecture Observer
Idea code 21595
€ 49.50
The Architecture Observer and Bedaux de Brouwer Architecten offer an homage to this multigenerational office based in North Brabant. Despite a number of prestigious commissions, the firm has always remained somewhat peripheral in the landscape of Dutch post-war architecture. Its prevailing attitude behind architecture is not to cause rifts, to break neither with its past nor with its context. Beginning with the most recent works and moving back through time, this attractive monograph outlines how Bedaux de Brouwer is at its best when the architects do not try to surprise, or to leave an unforgettable impression. With texts by Hans Ibelings, Dick van Gameren, Antonio Cruz.
200 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 31 cm, hb, Dutch
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Bedaux De Brouwer Architecten - Works 2021-2003
Isbn 9789492058133
Publisher The Architecture Observer
Idea code 21594
€ 49.50
The Architecture Observer and Bedaux de Brouwer Architecten offer an homage to this multigenerational office based in North Brabant. Despite a number of prestigious commissions, the firm has always remained somewhat peripheral in the landscape of Dutch post-war architecture. Its prevailing attitude behind architecture is not to cause rifts, to break neither with its past nor with its context. Beginning with the most recent works and moving back through time, this attractive monograph outlines how Bedaux de Brouwer is at its best when the architects do not try to surprise, or to leave an unforgettable impression. With texts by Hans Ibelings, Dick van Gameren, Antonio Cruz.
200 p, ills colour & bw, 23 x 31 cm, hb, English
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Ganz - Contemporary Swiss Landscape Architecture
Isbn 9783909928682
Publisher Hochparterre
Idea code 21568
€ 35.50
Together with his Zurich-based team, landscape architect Daniel Ganz realises projects for gardens, grounds, squares, and courtyards, as well as in the interest of preserving historical properties throughout Switzerland. For Ganz and his studio, landscape architecture is a craft in which they are guided and inspired by art, pictures, and history. This monograph presents ten recent projects by Ganz Landschaftsarchitekten, arranged according to the themes of history, pleasure, collection, labour, pictures, cooking, aesthetics, nature, art, and music. Among them are planted courtyards at Zurich Airport, C.J. Jung’s Garden, and landscapes at a primary school and ETH Zurich.
192 p, ills colour, 17 x 22 cm, pb, German/English
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Rooftop Catalogue
Isbn 9789090347721
Publisher Rotterdamse Dakendagen
Idea code 21588
€ 22.50
The Netherlands has roughly 600 square kilometres of flat rooftop space, an area as big as Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Utrecht combined. Everywhere, cities are densifying, but there is still plenty of room for the issues that brings with it: housing challenges, energy transition, climate adaptation, and greater inclusiveness. Just look up. Existing flat rooftops provide a “hidden” space in the city that for now remains largely unused, but the possibilities are endless. From playgrounds to rooftop farms, dog walking areas to extra classrooms, outdoor fitness to solar panels, there is a rooftop solution for everything. This catalogue details inspiration for thinking about the layered city of the future.
148 p, ills colour, 24 x 17 cm, pb, Dutch/English
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Monu 34: Protest Urbanism
Isbn 18603211
Publisher Board Publishers
Idea code 21564
€ 15.00
Our social media age marks a shift in form and forum, but when it comes to this issue’s theme of “Protest Urbanism” the need for and validity of having physical bodies in a public space still gives a protest its impact. It is these visceral encounters in physical spaces that trigger deeper and more emotional connections. This issue examines the myriad ways in which such activism manifests in the urban realm, as well as how protests can become breeding grounds for the evolution of urban agencies, functioning as organisms within the larger urban theatre in their call to recognise and reconstitute the fundamentally plural and relational forms of making and inhabiting the city.
132 p, ills colour & bw, 20 x 27 cm, pb, English
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Des-Habitat (Revised Second Edition)
Isbn 9783947858200
Publisher K. Verlag
Idea code 21558
€ 30.10
With this publication, Brazilian architect, curator, and activist Paulo Tavares intervenes in ‘Habitat’, the arts and design magazine edited by architect Lina Bo Bardi in the 1950s. At the time, the magazine propagated images of modern art and architecture, but also images of popular and indigenous crafts and artefacts. In this way, it simultaneously introduced its audience to the vocabulary of modernism and to vernacular and native forms of cultural expression. Here, Tavares investigates how the aesthetic language of ‘Habitat’ framed such objects and images.
96 p, ills colour & bw, 24 x 33 cm, pb, Portuguese/English
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Writingplace Journal For Architecture And Literature #5: Narrative Methods For Writing Urban Places
Isbn 9789462085756
Publisher Nai010 Publishers
Idea code 21542
€ 24.95
The magazine 'Writingplace Journal for Architecture and Literature' is an international, open-access, peer-reviewed journal on architecture and literature. This journal is a vehicle for the Writingplace platform to continue its exploration of the productive relationship between architecture and literature. This issue 'Narrative Methods for Writing Urban Places' presents a repertoire of narrative methods for analysis and design that deal with both socially inclusive and locally specific urban places. The issue will be developed in context of the EU COST Action "Writing Urban Places".
144 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English
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