ARCHITECTURE

Pezo Von Ellrichshausen - Geometric Abstraction. AV Monographs 199

Avisa 2017 ISBN 9788469753309 Acqn 27986
Pb 24x29cm 112pp col ills 38.95

Between art and architecture, the work of Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen is a
consistent mix of geometric, spatial, and structural experimentation, where each piece is
conceived as a variation within a series. The introductory text by Fernando Perez Oyarzun
unveils the key aspects of the work of the Chilean architects and their particular way of
understanding architecture, and is followed by a chronological journey through 32 works and
projects developed since 2002, when they set up their studio in Concepcion, 500 kilometers south
of Santiago. This itinerary includes the bold prisms of their first houses - which brought them
world renown - as well as their latest projects.

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Norman Foster - Common Futures. AV Monographs 200: Norman Foster - Common

Futures
Avisa 2017 ISBN 9788469753316 Acqn 27991
Pb 24x29cm 114pp col ills 38.95

AV devotes this issue to the recent work of Norman Foster, coinciding with the exhibition
organised by Fundacion Telefonica with the Norman Foster Foundation in Madrid. The texts
included deal with the twelve sections of the exhibition, complemented by a biographical profile of
the British architect by J. M. Ledgard, an article by Paul Goldberger on the building of the
Foundation in Madrid and the architect's own thoughts on the spirit and objectives of this new
institution. The future of building and of technique are analysed in articles by Neri Oxman on
Mexico Airport and by Ricky Burdett on the Droneport project. Deyan Sudjic on the SkyCycle and
Mohsen Mostafavi on Masdar explore contemporary sustainability and mobility.

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The Essence Of Japanese Architecture II

Toto 2017 ISBN 9784887063631 Acqn 27583
Pb 27x35cm 400pp col ills 230

This second volume introduces exemplary architectural works spanning the history of Japanese
architecture, from medieval Japan to the modern era. Filled with detailed illustrations and
photographs, it presents a comprehensive selection of traditional structures and typologies
developed in the Muromachi to the Meiji periods, including the shoin (study or library room),
chashitsu (tea ceremony structure), jokaku (citadel or castle), teien (garden), minka (vernacular
private house), and more. Architect Yutaka Saito offers an essential collection of knowledge that
moves beyond the materiality of the first volume to encapsulate the cultural essence of Japanese
architecture.

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Yorit Kluitman - Bicycle Landscape

nai010 publishers 2017 ISBN 9789462083875 Acqn 27791
Hb 24x34cm 288pp 500col ills 56

Yorit Kluitman cycled through all 388 municipalities in the Netherlands, photographing the
landscape between them in absence of people and buildings. This book presents his tour as a
cross section of the ordered, strangely artificial Dutch landscape. Driven by a fascination for the
organised, graphical structure of open space and the apparently two-dimensional world that
encompasses the nation's urban areas, Kluitman has deconstructed this landscape as part of a
five-year study in collaboration with Vereniging Deltametropool. With contributions by various
specialists such as landscape architect Adriaan Geuze to former Rijksmuseum director Wim
Pijbes.

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The Noise Landscape, A Spatial Exploration of Airports and Cities

nai010 publishers 2017 ISBN 9789462083554 Acqn 27908
Hb 17x24cm 272pp 270ills 170col 56

The expansive areas around large airports, affected by noise, infrastructure, and transient forms
of architecture, have until now not been researched as a phenomenon. But these noise
landscapes are emerging worldwide, often surpassing the neighbouring city in size, and
sometimes rivalling it in economic importance. On the basis of eight European case studies
(Amsterdam, Zurich, London-Heathrow, Frankfurt, Munich, Madrid, and the two Paris airports)
this book provides the first account of how these landscapes emerged as the result of technical
determinations, what is taking place in them, and how they can be interpreted. The book is the
outcome of several years of research by the chair of Kees Christiaanse at the ETH Zurich.

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Baroque Magic And Its Reflections

Aalto University 2017 ISBN 9789526073415 Acqn 27926
Pb 17x23cm 340pp 260ills 200col 42.75

Published by Aalto University on the occasion of the autumn 2013 Wickberg Lectures, this
volume comprises writings by specialists in the fields of art and architecture about the
international Baroque and its reflections in architecture today. From means of expression in
Baroque architecture and modifications of its forms as a bridge to postmodernism, to how
"baroque" motifs are manifested in works by ALA Architects and other recent Finnish architecture,
it addresses the magical enchantment that encounters with the Baroque can offer to the beholder.
With contributions by Paolo Portoghesi, Juho Gronholm, Simo Paavilainen, Juha Leiviska, and
Antonello Alici, among others.

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Sow Design Seed In Your Mind - 5 Vols

Damdi 2017 ISBN 9788968010606 Acqn 27947
Pb 22x15cm 560pp col ills 86.50

This five-volume set from Damdi focuses on projects that demonstrate the designer's application
of problem-solving methods. The diagram becomes a new realm of its own ('I am Diagram'), the
field of architecture is no longer limited to static objects in the wireless age ('We are Nomad'),
architecture is the will of an epoch translated into spaces that are not finished until they are used
('Storytelling about Interior'), architects make both spaces and things that are used in those
spaces ('Lifestyle Design'), and designers speak freely about who they are and what they do
('Dear my Architect'). Boldly designed and colourfully illustrated, each volume presents an
inspirational offering.

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A State Beyond The State - Shenzhen And The Transformation Of Urban China
nai010 publishers 2017 ISBN 9789462083493 Acqn 27949
Pb 17x24cm 320pp 200ills 100col 45

Supported by numerous interviews and primary data, this book points out the threats posed by
typical large-scale projects of single SOEs (Stateowned enterprises), and further shows
alternative development potentials that match the long-term socioeconomic demand, by learning
from self-evolving SOE areas shaped by the combined forces of various public and private
stakeholders. Since China's 1980s economic reform, the ubiquitous semi-marketized SOEs have
established themselves as immovable landholders in the urban landscape. To improve our
understanding of the Chinese SOE urbanism, Ting Chen made a first-hand account and
evaluation of various SOEs' urban performances and the differing socioeconomic influences of
SOE land transformations.

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Linkeroever - Across The River

Vlaams Architectuur Instituut 2017 ISBN 9789492567024 Acqn 27964
Pb 20x26cm 208pp col ills 28.95

For many of Antwerp's inhabitants, the Linkeroever is unknown territory. From the banks of the
Scheldt, the opposite side of the river appears as a series of high-rises hovering over a green
strip. City architect Christian Rapp launched an international ideas competition in 2016, with the
ambition to address the Linkeroever as an object of design research and to encourage debate on
the importance of this "separate" part of the city for the whole of Antwerp. The competition sought
images that offer a vision of the future of the city, now published in a book which takes this
initiative as a starting point for examining larger questions about the state of urban development
and design today.

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Footprint 20 Analytic Philosophy and Architecture - Approaching Things from the Other
Side Vol 11/1
Jap Sam 2017 ISBN 9789490322847 Acqn 27976
Pb 19x26cm 122pp 21.95

This issue of Footprint explores the potential role of analytic philosophy in the context of
architecture's typical affinity with continental philosophy over the past three decades. In the last
decades of the twentieth century, philosophy became an almost necessary springboard from
which to define a work of architecture. Analytic philosophy took a notable backseat to continental
philosophy. With this history in mind, this issue of Footprint sought to open the discussion on
what might be offered by the less familiar branches of epistemology and logic that are more
prevalent and developed in the analytic tradition.

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Windowscape 3
Film Art 2017 ISBN 9784845916115 Acqn 27569
Pb 21x15cm 288pp 450ills 300col 37.50

This volume presents hundreds of manifestations of one aspect of Japanese architecture: the
window. Covering all manner of examples, typologies, and functions, the richly illustrated
anthology gives a technical analysis of each, with photographic views from both exterior and
interior, as well as diagrams detailing how interior space and functions correlate with the
openings in the various buildings' facades. Whether for light, ventilation, accessibility,
permeability, (in)visibility, or a combination of these things, the humble window is revealed in its
crucial role in determining how a specific architectural object is designed, constructed, perceived,
and utilised.

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50 Urban Blocks (set of 50 cards)

a+t Ediciones 2017 ISBN 9788461794362 Acqn 27636
Pb 8x13cm 50pp 16.95

This set of cards contains 50 examples of how to design an urban block. Each card proposes a
possible urban form along with measurements and density data, including floor plans, sun
exposure, coverage, and both the built and occupied floor area per storey. Units are provided in
feet and metres, and axonometric diagrams offer a clear visual supplement to the data, illustrating
the various spatial arrangements. With so many types of urban blocks gathered in a single, easy-
to-use format, the set offers inspiration for architects, designers, and urbanists everywhere.

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The Civic City In A Nomadic World

nai010 publishers 2017 ISBN 9789462083882 Acqn 27793
Pb 17x24cm 240pp 240ills 200col 39

We are in the midst of redesigning the world and all its systems as we witness the biggest mass
movement of people, goods, factories, frenzied finance, and ideas in history. Vast flows make the
new norm nomadic. Yet there is a yearning for belonging, distinctiveness, and identity as the
'anytime, anyplace, anywhere' phenomenon enabled by digitization is changing how we interact
with space, place, and time. This is the Civic City. It tries to find a pathway through the major fault
lines, dilemmas and potentials of our time - shared lives, inequality, environmental distress, and
urban vitality. In this book, the inventor of the "Creative City" concept helps us navigate the
evolving urban landscapes and its potential.

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Renzo Piano Before Renzo Piano

Quodlibet 2017 ISBN 9788822901316 Acqn 27960
17x24cm 320pp 170ills 40col 38.95

Authored by Lorenzo Ciccarelli, the first scholar with access to the Renzo Piano Foundation
archives, this book explores the world-renowned architect's formative years, prior to the major
achievement of the Centre Pompidou. Although this striking success has long tended to
overshadow his earlier series of radical and innovative experimental structures, it is precisely this
formative period which is fundamental to understanding the genesis of his subsequent work and
his unceasing interest in industrial design. The engaging stories found in this book are an
essential instrument in illuminating and reinterpreting the architect with previously unpublished
archival material.

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a+u 563 08:17 - Glass Facades

a+u Publishing Co. Ltd. 2017 ISBN 9784900212114 Acqn 27961
Pb 22x29cm 168pp col ills 31

Modern glass facades are technically demanding and fascinating in design. Glass as a building
material has diverse characteristics, even contrary on occasion, and architects are increasingly
using the high design potential of fully glazed facades in representative building projects outside
of the typical office typology. An essay by Christian Schittich opens an exploration of this
transformative element of architecture through fourteen works designed by as many architects.
Projects range from a Shanghai tea house by Atelier Deshaus and Mikkelsen Arkitekter's
Ramboll Headquarters in Copenhagen, to works by Atelier Kempe Thill, Wiel Arets, Pezo von
Ellrichshausen, more.

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a+u 562 07:17 - Melancholy & Dwelling. Contemporary Houses In Denmark

a+u Publishing Co. Ltd. 2017 ISBN 9784900212107 Acqn 27962
Pb 22x29cm 176pp col ills 31

Architect Lise Juel expresses how "Melancholy as a concept has been a useful perspective in
understanding artists and artworks, but it remains underexposed in the field of architecture." And
yet, she continues, this is "not melancholic in its negative sense, but in the sense of a thoughtful
and pensive approach to life." Seventeen houses in Denmark are featured in this issue, along
with more than a dozen architectural offices that in turn reflect this melancholic perspective
through their work, key to understanding Danish architectural practice, both traditionally and in
the present. With work by Jeppe Utzon, LETH & GORI, Primus Architects, Atelier Lise Juel, and
more.

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Good Buildings on a Small Planet

Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing 2017 ISBN 9789187543890 Acqn 27973
Hb 20x26cm 240pp 220ills 200col 41

'Good Buildings on a Small Planet' portrays eight Danish architectural firms that are creating new
architecture where sustainability is not simply a question of consuming less, but also about giving
more. More beauty. More meaning. More community. What is a good building on a small planet?
How can we create a rich, humanist architecture that is built on a profound respect for local as
well as global resources? This book presents eight different answers that are framed by thoughts,
ideas, and new architecture. The architects portrayed are Lendager Group, GXN, C.F. Moller
Architects, Vandkunsten, EFFEKT, Henning Larsen Architects, SLA, and Tredje Natur (Third
Nature).

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The Office On The Grass - The Evolution of The Workplace

a+t Ediciones 2017 ISBN 9788469755358 Acqn 27988
Pb 17x24cm 160pp col ills 25.50

In the digital era the office is ubiquitous, without a defined space or time. Everything can be done
at any moment of the day and in any location. Caruso St John Architects and Javier Mozas (a+t
research group) attempt to define the character of the contemporary office through paradigm-
changing buildings and their sources of inspiration. Edited by Aurora Fernandez, this issue
includes an illustrated glossary containing significant projects and a time line of the most crucial
innovations in the workplace environment in recent years. The publication comprises a selection
of content which has previously been published in a+t magazine's 'Workforce' series.

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El Croquis 191 - Go Hasegawa 2005/2017

El Croquis 2017 ISBN 9788488386984 Acqn 27989
Pb 25x34cm 254pp 325ills 250col 57.50

Japan-based Go Hasegawa has found himself increasingly in the spotlight in recent years, a
much sought-after younger architect who has built a career through his intensive inquiry on our
perception of space, gravity, and time. He challenges pre-existing ideas on largeness/smallness,
heaviness/lightness, and newness/oldness, seeking values not previously recognized. His work
has explored several building types in addition to the houses for which he is known. This issue
gives an in-depth look at Hasegawa's practice, featuring apartments in Okachimachi, a gazebo in
Shanghai, an iced coffee shop in Tokyo, a chapel in Guastalla, a townhouse in Asakusa, and
other works.

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Adolph Loos - Villa Muller Prague 1928-30, Villa Moller Vienna 1926-27
A.D.A.Edita Tokyo Co. Ltd. 2017 ISBN 9784871405584 Acqn 28020
Pb 26x37cm 76pp 96ills 61col 30

Designed by Adolf Loos in his later years, these two houses are twin examples of the architect's
plain, unadorned style of architecture, despite their difference in size and budget. Both Villa
Moller (1926-27) in Vienna and Villa Muller (1928-30) in Prague are illustrative of his 'Raumplan'
design method. Loos applied a utilitarian approach in using the entire floor plan that would only
later receive greater appreciation with the advent of postmodernism, an innovative spatialisation
comprising sequences of spaces drawn in three dimensions. Photographed by Yoshio Futagawa,
the two houses and the spatial brilliance of Loos come to life in an eclectic symbiosis with
modernism.

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Fundamental Acts
A+M Bookstore Edizione 2017 ISBN 9788887071658 Acqn 26753
Hb 14x21cm 496pp 300ills 36.50

The Fundamental Acts propose a collective reformulation of five great themes of the human
existence - Life, Education, Ceremony, Love and Death. They were conceived by Superstudio as
a series of films centered on the relationship between architecture and the acts of human life. The
films were sketched in storyboard format and later published as a series of documents on the
pages of Casabella magazine. The Fundamental Acts contain the possibility of reintroducing a
discourse on the relationship between architecture and ritual. They have been (re)produced by a
group of international contributors and the documents submitted have been collected in this book.

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Monu 27 - Small Urbanism

Board Publishers 2017 no ISBN Acqn 28051
Pb 20x27cm 128pp 100ills 30col 16.95

When it comes to urbanism, small things matter, and the various contributors to this issue
illuminate this idea further in various ways. Liz Teston, for instance, captures the theme when she
writes about the transient micro-urbanisms of protest architecture. Levi Bryant claims how we
design things can make a real difference in our lives, both socially and physically. Our cities' less
visible infrastructure is exposed by Julian Oliver, reminding us of our dependence on a deeper
physical reality, while Marco Casagrande shows how small-scale interventions can also serve as
a design methodology, creating ripple effects and a transformation of the larger urban organism.

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Booming Bamboo
Materia 2017 ISBN 9789082755206 Acqn 27990
Pb 17x24cm 192pp col ills 28

'Booming Bamboo' provides a comprehensive overview of the enormous potential of this

sustainable resource. Not only for architecture and design but also for a multitude of other
applications. After covering the "bamboo basics" (growth, properties, cultural history,
industrialisation), the first part of the book introduces the many benefits of bamboo as a fast-
growing, renewable resource. The second part presents the various ways in which bamboo can
be transformed into many different exciting materials and fabrics.

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51N4E - Skanderberg Square, Tirana

Ruby Press 2017 ISBN 9783944074214 Acqb 27993
Pb 24x32cm 96pp col ills 33.75

The ambitious transformation of Tirana's Skanderbeg Square is the result of a collaboration

between Belgian architecture office 51N4E, Albanian artist Anri Sala, Belgian environmental
designers Plant en Houtgoed, and Albanian project developer iRI. The large-scale project's
challenge was to reshape a high-profile urban space, a central plaza in the nation's capital city
that is representative of this developing young democracy, while deftly addressing the hope and
tension that comes with such transitions. This book is a pilot of a forthcoming series called
'Chapters', a progressive documentation of the work of 51N4E and its collaborations with related
individuals and practices.

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