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.

March 04, 2004 /
Glenn Murcutt: A Singular architectural practiceBy Haig Beck & Jackie Cooper
This is the first monograph in almost ten years of the Pritzker Prize 2002 laureate and recipient of the highly coveted Aalto Medal for architecture. Publisher: The Images Publishing Group ...
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January 28, 2013 /
ARCHIGRAM - A Guide to ArchigramBy Dennis Crompton
In the decade of the Beatles and the moon landing, cybernetics, and megacities, Archigram invented new artifacts and situations and threatened the discipline of architecture itself: Walking Cities, Plug-in-Universities, and Inflatable Dwellings. Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press. ...
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January 05, 2004 /
Bent Ply The Art of Plywood FurnitureBy Dung Ngo & Eric Pfeiffer
Bent Ply is the first book devoted to plywood in modern design. Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press ...
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February 11, 2002 /
Craig EllwoodBy Neil Jackson
This wonderful book examines the architecture and the colourful life of an extraordinary man who reinvented himself to become the Cary Grant of his profession. Publisher: Laurence King Publishing ...
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January 14, 2013 /
 Torre David: Informal Vertical CommunitiesBy Alfredo Brillembourg & Hubert Klumpner  
  Torre David, a 45-story skyscraper in Caracas designed by Venezuelan architect Enrique Gómez, was almost complete when it was abandoned following the collapse of the Venezuelan economy in 1994. Publisher: Lars Müller Publisher. ...
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May 27, 2002 /
UTZONBy Richard Weston
Richard Weston's book, subtitled "Inspiration - Vision - Architecture", finally opens the door to Utzon's techniques and creative processes. Publisher: Edition Bløndal ...
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September 04, 2006 /
Fornasetti - Conversation with Philippe StarckBy Brigitte Fitoussi
One of the most prolific decorative artists of the twentieth century... Publisher: Assouline ...
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March 02, 2009 /
Limited edition: Prototypes, one offs and Design Art FurnitureBy Sophie Lovell
Sophie Lovell has catalogued and compiled a unique and timely overview of one of the most exciting creative fields of our age. Publisher: Birkhäuser ...
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