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Colours: Rem Koolhaas/OMA, Norman Foster, Alessandro Mendini
Colours: Rem Koolhaas/OMA, Norman Foster, Alessandro Mendini
by Cees De Jong
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"The nature of colour should change?no longer just a thin layer of change, but something that genuinely alters perception"?this stipulation of Rem Koolhaas is echoed by the world famous architects and designers Alessandro Mendini and Norman Foster. In... (read more)

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Unbuilt Masterworks of the 21st Century: Inspirational Architecture for the Digital Age
Unbuilt Masterworks of the 21st Century: Inspirational Architecture for the Digital Age
by Will Jones
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What happens to the projects that are produced for international competitions when they don't win? Or the grand plans for which hundreds of thousands of dollars or euros are spent in research and development but which are never built? Or the proposals... (read more)

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Architecture Now! 6 (Architecture Now)
Architecture Now! 6 (Architecture Now)
by Philip Jodidio
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This sixth installment of Architecture Now!, featuring buildings ranging in size from Terunobu Fujimori tiny (6.07 square meters) Teahouse Tetsu to Norman Foster gigantic Crystal Island project in Moscow (1.1 million square meters), provides an overview... (read more)

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Architecture Now Volume 2
Architecture Now Volume 2
by Philip Jodidio
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For all the latest and most important architectural projects and trends, look no further than this new volume, follow-up to 'Architecture Now!'.... (read more)

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The Architect: Women in Contemporary Architecture
The Architect: Women in Contemporary Architecture
by Maggie Toy
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Celebrates the genius of the world's best architects -- all of whom happen to be amazing women! Covering everything from timber construction to multimedia extravaganzas, featured architects include Irena Bauman, Karen Fair-banks, Sula Kalatan, and Billie... (read more)

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Extensions
Extensions
by Adam Mornement
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The vast majority of architects cut their teeth designing small-scale additions to private homes. Extensions can be added to roofs, gardens, and underneath buildings or can even be strapped on to the sides. Following a brief introduction, the book is... (read more)

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New Vernacular Architecture
New Vernacular Architecture
by Vicky Richardson
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New Vernacular Architecture displays 33 amazing case studies of buildings by leading architects whose aim was to reinterpret, rather than revive, the traditional forms and materials that are the hallmarks of vernacular architecture. This comprehensive... (read more)

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Great New Buildings of the World
Great New Buildings of the World
by Ana G Canizares
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Great New Buildings of the Worldis a luxuriously illustrated journey through today's architectural gems, from museums and auditoriums, to stadiums and city halls. With sites ranging from Seattle and Melbourne, to Tokyo and Taipei, each project expresses... (read more)

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New Architecture in Britain
New Architecture in Britain
by Kenneth Powell
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Architects increasingly operate on a global scene, and just as numerous British architects have proved highly successful at winning projects abroad, so architects from Europe, the United States and the Far East are making their mark in Britain. One... (read more)

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Space Between People: How the Virtual Changes Physical Architecture
Space Between People: How the Virtual Changes Physical Architecture
by Stephan (edt) Doesinger
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If architecture is the construction of space between people, what happens when that space exists in a virtual world? That question is the starting point for this collection of revolutionary projects by a new generation of designers. The book begins by... (read more)

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Urban Spaces: City Embellishments
Urban Spaces: City Embellishments
by Eduard Broto
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Cities don’t have to be faceless lines of gray boxes. Urban Spaces: City Embellishments presents dozens of fresh ideas for bringing big cities back to a human scale—little details like a carved façade, a tiny green space, benches... (read more)

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Contemporary Curtain Wall Architect
Contemporary Curtain Wall Architect
by Scott Murray
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Recent years have seen a rapidly growing interest among contemporary architects in the use of curtain walls to create innovative, attention-grabbing building facades. With new concerns about the environment and affordable envelopes, the curtain wall... (read more)

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More Mobile: Portable Architecture for Today
More Mobile: Portable Architecture for Today
by Jennifer Siegal
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The allure of mobile, portable architecture is worldwide and centuries old. From the desert tents of the Bedouin to the silvery capsules of the Airstream trailer, mobile architecture has inspired designers with its singular characteristics of lightness... (read more)

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Architecture Today
Architecture Today
by Casey C. M Mathewson
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Includes all the important and exciting contemporary architecture, by famous and emerging architects around the world.... (read more)

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Inspired by Nature: Animals: The Building/Biology Connection (Inspired by Nature)
Inspired by Nature: Animals: The Building/Biology Connection (Inspired by Nature)
by Alejandro Bahamon
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Nature has always furnished stimulating ideas for the design of architecture, and the use of animal forms in contemporary architecture-whether to endow a project with symbolism, find a functional solution, or simply for aesthetic reasons-has become a... (read more)

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Luceplan Worldwide
Luceplan Worldwide
by Rosi Guadagno
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For over thirty years protagonist of the best international design, Luceplan presents itself through lighting projects realized all over the world; featuring work by starchitects as well as young talents.... (read more)

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Spectacular Buildings
Spectacular Buildings
by Evergreen
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A selection of contemporary projects Rather than merely fulfilling an aesthetic purpose, today's new buildings have cultural, political, and social importance, and only those that succeed in reflecting these values, in combination with a novel approach... (read more)

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Architecture Now! 4: Architektur Heute/L'Architeture D'Aujourd'hui
Architecture Now! 4: Architektur Heute/L'Architeture D'Aujourd'hui
by Philip Jodidio
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Architects at the cutting edge Architecture Now Volume 3 was the winner of the prestigious Saint-Etienne Prize for the Best Architecture and Design Book of 2004. Volume 4 proves that the best keeps getting better, with new names from all over the world... (read more)

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Corporate Interiors #5: Corporate Interiors
Corporate Interiors #5: Corporate Interiors
by Roger Yee
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Showcases exciting new offices, designed by America's leading architectural and interior design firms.... (read more)

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Architecture Now: 100 Contemporary Architects
Architecture Now: 100 Contemporary Architects
by Philip Jodico
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The best of architecture in the world today.... (read more)

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