Bookcase

With so many books being published, and so much available on the web, we review books we consider an interesting addition to an architect's library.

November 30, 2012 /
Imagining the HouseBy Wang Shu
Buildings by Chinese architect Wang Shu, the 2012 Pritzker Prize Laureate, feature clear and simple contemporary designs that make use of traditional methods and materials. Characteristic of his buildings is the reuse of materials. Publisher: Lars Müller Publishers. ...
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January 02, 2013 /
Three Little Pigs - An Architectural Tale By Steven Guarnaccia
"Three Little Pigs - An Architectural Tale" is inspired by the architecture of Frank Gehry, Philip Johnson, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Publisher: Abrams Books. ...
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July 19, 2006 /
Atmosphere By Peter Zumthor
Atmospheres is a poetics of architecture and a window onto Peter Zumthor's personal sources of inspiration. Publisher: Birkhäuser ...
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November 30, 2012 /
Hans, His Chairs and The WorldBy Anne Blond
Danish Design Icon, Hans J. Wegner, comes alive in new children’s book. Publisher: Museum Sønderjylland. ...
May 12, 2003 /
Oscar Niemeyer: A Legend of ModernismBy Paul Andreas & Ingeborg Flagge
A concise, exciting and beautifully illustrated portrayal - a new encounter with the Grand Old Man of Brazilian architecture. Publisher: Birkhäuser ...
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June 09, 2003 /
Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings and DrawingsBy Frank Zöllner & Johannes Nathan
This 10 pound, XXL-format comprehensive survey is the most complete book ever made on the subject of this Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, scientist and all-around genius. Publisher: Taschen ...
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November 30, 2012 /
Conversations with Students By Tadao Ando
The newest volume in the popular Conversations series features Japanese architect Tadao Ando, best known for crafting serenely austere structures that fuse Japanese building traditions with Western modernism.  Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press. ...
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November 30, 2012 /
SketchbookBy Sou Fujimoto
The works of Sou Fujimoto resist any form of conventional categorization. This young Japanese architect stands for unconventional buildings that cannot be described by standard criteria and definitions such as inside/outside or public/private. Publisher: Lars Müller Publishers. ...
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