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Glass House: Buildings For Open Living by Nicholas Adams,
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publish date: 2007
Number of pages: 192 pages
ISBN: 0500342350
ISBN13: 9780500342350

Pret : 63 Lei

This book is filled with some of the glittering highlights of modern domestic architecture from around the globe.

The most versatile, practical and beautiful of all the materials at architects’ disposal, glass has the power to re-energize tired and dismal buildings and to breathe life into the designs of the most spectacular new ones

From practical solutions to the growing desire for indoor-outdoor living, to the dazzling glass houses that perch in some of the world’s most awe-inspiring locations, Glass House showcases the inspirational contribution of glass to the architecture of the modern home, tracing its progress from the first forays of the early modernists right up to the astonishing palaces of today.

About author

Nicky Adams writes widely on architecture, interiors and property for numerous publications, including the Architects’ Journal, Blueprint, Icon, FX, idFX and Grand Designs.
Founded by Lynne and Richard Bryant, Arcaid is widely regarded as one of the finest specialist image sources in the world.

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Architecture In Wood by Will Pryce,
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publish date: november 2005
Number of pages: 320 pages
ISBN: 050034213X
ISBN13: 9780500342138

Pret : 85 Lei

Wood has unique qualities, yet is undervalued or ignored in histories of architecture. However, leading designers around the world are increasingly drawn to it to satisfy social and environmental needs.
New from acclaimed photographer Will Pryce, co-author of the bestselling Brick: A World History, comes the first comprehensive history of the traditions and achievements of international wooden architecture. Pryce’s spectacular photographs portray a dazzling, diverse collection of structures, spanning the globe and uniting the very beginnings of architecture with its 21st-century future, in which new buildings make a powerful environmental and aesthetic case for wood as a material for all time.

About author
Will Pryce is an award-winning photographer who trained as an architect and photojournalist. His pictures have made him the most admired architectural photographer in Britain. Intensely dramatic but not over-dramatized, technically flawless, but not merely documentary, they convey all the excitement of encountering these amazing structures first hand.

He has travelled the world seeking the famous and the obscure. In the substantial text he shows how the wooden heritage of Japan grew from its Buddhist history; how Russia’s carpenters determined its iconic domes; how Norway’s stave churches contain clues to her pagan past; how Turkic tribes brought the yali from Asia; how the settlers of New England would use a provincial English tradition on the new continent; and how, today, sophisticated architects such as Peter Zumthor and Renzo Piano are inventing an eloquent new wooden architecture.

Will Price studied architecture at Cambridge University and The Royal College of Art, and photojournalism at The London College of Printing. His most recent book is the hugely acclaimed Brick: A World History, in collaboration with the author James W. P. Campbell.

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Nautical Style by Simon McBride,
David Glenn,
Publisher: Scriptum Editions
Publish date: March 2004
Number of pages: 216 pages
ISBN: 1902686373
ISBN13: 9781902686370

Pret : 40 Lei

Principles of Yacht Design has now established itself as the standard book on the subject for practising designers, naval architecture students, discerning boat owners and the boatbuilding industry as a whole. Now revised and expanded for the third edition it examines every aspect of the process of yacht and powerboat design. The authors have used a newly designed 40 foot performance cruiser to demonstrate the practical application of yacht design theory. Beginning with the yacht’s specifications, the authors examine vital topics and conclude with practical matters such as the layout of the cockpit, deck and cabin, and provide a complete weight calculation for the boat. ‘This book is deeply fascinating …a must.’ Classic Boat ‘A sound and up to date manual of yacht design …a classic in its field.’ Practical Boat Owner ‘A definitive work on yacht design.’

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Moscow Style by Conny Freyer,
Eva Rucki,
Mark Sutcliffe,
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publish date: March 1, 2005
Number of pages: 199 pages
ISBN: 1861542690
ISBN13: 9781861542694

Pret : 40 Lei

Moscow Style is the first book to showcase the latest work of talented young Muscovites in the fields of graphic design, architecture, furniture design, fashion, music and interior design. In the fifteen years since the demise of the Soviet Union, Russia’s capital has undergone extraordinary transformations - politically, socially and creatively. Moscow has long been associated with innovative creative talent, starting in the early Soviet period with such names as Tatlin and Rodchenko: here is a chance to meet the 21st-century successors to those famous innovators. By bringing together the best of Moscow’s young, creative talent, and showing the unique synthesis of Western and Russian influences, this book is set to become the benchmark of new-millennium Russian design.

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Brave New Houses showcases thirty of the most exciting new houses and five daring projects from southern California, a region that has always been a crucible for experimentation in residential design. They express the needs of courageous individuals who decided to please themselves, flout conventional wisdom and collaborate with talented architects. Brave New Houses will appeal to everyone who has thought of making a fresh start by designing, or buying, a one-of-a-kind house.

These architects respond to varied sites – from the canyons of Santa Barbara south to the mountains of San Diego County. Modest or grand, expansive or tightly compressed, angular or sensuously curved, their solutions offer a cross-section of the best of contemporary design and are linked only by their openness to nature and the benign climate.

Here are the successors to Richard Neutra and R.M.Schindler, John Lautner and Frank Gehry: architects who break out of the box to create houses that express their vision for clients and, sometimes, themselves. They are sensitive to environment – there’s no wasted space, no striving to impress. They speak to the present and offer an appealing alternative to claustrophobic historicism.

Michael Webb began writing about architecture in the 1960s and now does so in Los Angeles out of a classic Richard Neutra apartment that Charles and Ray Eames once called home. He is the author of 21 books and travels the world gathering material for articles in Architectural Digest, Architectural Review, Domus and other leading publications.

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World Of Contemporary Architecture, The by Francisco Asensio Cerver,
Publisher: Konemann
Publish date: 2005
Number of pages: 1000 pages
ISBN: 3833117672
ISBN13: 9783833117671

Pret : 45 Lei

An absolute bargain for the price, 1000 pages and over 2000 color photos (and some drawings). What I like about this book is the very comprehensive coverage of contemporary architecture, not only the well-known, Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur for instance, but the (perhaps) unknown, Grand Valley Woman’s Prison in Ontario or the phosphate plant in Nordgraben, Germany or the Scottsdale, Arizona East Couplet Street urban improvement.

There are five basic chapters, Urban planning and transport, Cultural facilities, Leisure facilities, Public buildings and institutions and finally Homes, these five areas are divided into thirty-nine sections in all. Each building gets a spread with usually one big and two, three or four smaller photos and some have architect’s drawings (unfortunately the books small size means most of these are too tiny) a detailed technical description and a couple of hundred words about the building. For some odd reason the book does not have a building or architect index.

This would be an ideal book for a student thinking of becoming an architect because it shows the very wide range of building styles that require design solutions. For others, like me, it is a super record of some of the best recent architecture around the world.

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Architecture & Arts 1900/2004: A Century Of Creative Projects In Building, Design, Cinema, Painting,Photography, And Sculpture by Germano Celant,
Publisher: Skira
Publish date: March 8, 2005
Number of pages: 784 pages
ISBN: 8876240098
ISBN13: 9788876240096

Pret : 140 Lei

Architecture & Arts documents in over 1000 illustrations the innovations brought about by painters, sculptors, designers, writers, photographers, and filmmakers into the field of architecture. At the same time, it reveals the digressions of architects into the visual arts. A contamination of the arts especially in architecture is seen more and more today because the definition and boundaries of architecture itself are undergoing a transformation. Architecture has gone beyond its functional and objective ideals to allow an eruption and a new visual development of subjective expression. Architecture is leaving behind its rational dimension and moving towards a more fantastic representation exalting the forms and materials. Gehry’s Guggenheim Bilbao and Peter Cook’s Graz Museum are perfect examples of a spectacularity in which the buildings “perform” and embody a vision of the world, which can also take on biomoprhic, zoomorphic, fantastic aspects in direct antithesis to the impersonal and abstract production that dominated modernism and post-modernism.

This book examines architecture that has embodied an artistic vision and likewise the contribution of the different artistic media that have found a reference point in architecture with the intent of exalting this reciprocal metamorphosis. This richly-illustrated publication can be seen as a chronological encyclopedia which offers a complete overview of architects and artists from the historic avant-gardes to the present.

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Japanese Living (Mini Lifestyle Library Series) by Noburo Murata,
Publisher: Scriptum Editions
Publish date: September 28, 2007
Number of pages: 168 pages
ISBN: 1902686608
ISBN13: 9781902686608

Pret : 30 Lei

Traditional Japanese architecture emphasizes economy of design and an unsurpassed sensitivity to the natural environment. And a traditional Japanese home with its freshly woven tatami mats, sliding shoji screens, and exposed wooden beams is the height of this art form. This study reveals a unique aesthetic through stunning photographs and insightful descriptions. Discover the simple proportions based on the square of the tatami mat; the fluid floor plan created by movable screens; the rich textures from the combination of indigenous woods, straw, and paper; and the use of nature itself to enhance the home. This beautifully photographed book captures the essence of Japanese architectural elegance, whether at a traditional inn, an imperial villa, or a garden pavilion.

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Big Shed by Will Pryce,
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publish date: June 25, 2007
Number of pages: 304 pages
ISBN: 0500342342
ISBN13: 9780500342343

Pret : 63 Lei

If the 20th century was the age of the skyscraper, the 21st century belongs to the âBig Shedâ â colossal and highly engineered structures, such as sports arenas, airports and concert halls, that have become landmarks around the world. This spectacular volume is the first to tell the story of this important genre, in a geographically diverse set of locations, it will inform, delight and inspire architects, architectural students and anyone who simply wonders at these modern marvels of engineering.

About Author

Will Pryce is an award-winning photographer who trained as an architect at Cambridge University and as a photographer at the Royal College of Art, London. He is the creator of Architecture in Wood and, with James Campbell, the internationally acclaimed Brick.