Gerd de Bruyn et al eds
A history of architecture based on the five-stage colour warning system devised after September 11 -- green, blue, yellow, orange and red. Analysing the entanglements and connections between culture and fear and the way urban planning and architecture are marked by it, this collection includes texts by Noam Chomsky, Beatriz Colomina and Janice Kerbal. Birkhauser Verlag. ISBN 3764375981. Paperback. $69.50.
R Klanten et al eds
All Allure expands on the classical definition and world of erotic motifs to display a contemporary approach on erotic visual culture. Showcasing the work from graphic design, fashion illustration, photography and performance art, this is a collection of captivating works that illustrates trends in eroticism outside the mainstream. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 3899551001. Paperback. $85.
Brent Allpress & Michael Ostwald eds
A new journal publishing architectural design research, focusing particularly on project-based research and associated discourse on design. This first issue includes pieces by Paul Minifie, Shane Murray, Julieanna Preston, Luke Douglas, Yoryia Manolopolou, Michael Ostwald, Chris Tucker and Michael Chapman. ISBN 14489007. Paperback. $30.
Susanne Knittel-Ammerschuber
Traces the many points of contact between modern management and corporate architecture. Shows the methods that businesses can use to give architectural expression to their philosophy and for architects to show how architectural designs can assist businesses with their goals. Includes numerous examples of completed projects. Birkhauser Verlag. ISBN 3764374659. Hardback. $115.
Jan van Eyck Academie ed
This new approach to researching urban landscape takes two booming cities -- Brazzaville and Kinshasa -- and analyses manifestations of public spaces (the UN presence, the Congo river). Visual indicators of urban identity are collected like and recorded on maps of the city, acting as a kind of ideal guidebook and prototype for discussions of public space. Lars Muller Publishers. ISBN 3037780762. Paperback. $58.50.
Tulga Beyerle & Karin Hirschberger
A highly accessible overview of Austrian design culture from 1900 to the present day. Set against the backdrop of Austria's extremely turbulent industrial history, a specifically Austrian design language is delineated, citing specific achievements in historical and contemporary design. A unique cross section of Austrian design history. Birkhauser Verlag. ISBN 376437330x. Paperback. $58.50.
Philipp Misselwitz & Tim RIeniets eds
An investigation of the current situation in Jerusalem from a trilateral perspective: Israeli, Palestinian and international. Centring on the production and use of urban space under the conditions created by the conflict which leads to the juxtaposition of highly developed and impoverished spaces such as urban enclaves, the 'security' fence and no man's land. Birkhauser Verlag. ISBN 3764374829. Hardback. $93.50.
Mateo Kries ed
Explores global design and the urban environment, looking at the ways design is used to differentiate cities in much the same way as similar products use design to lend them a clear profile. Includes essay and propositions by acclaimed theorists such as Mike Davies, Martin Pawley, Saskia Sessen and Craig Buckley. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 3899551702. Paperback. $79.50.
Peter Bifak et al eds
Dot Dot Dot began life as a graphic design magazine, but its content has gradually widened to cover art, music, language, film and literature. Avoiding both commercial portfolio presentations and stuffy academic theory, it offers a wide variety of inventive critical writing on all aspects of culture. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9077620052. Paperback. $33.50.
Christian Schittich ed
In Detail analysis of the typology of row and twin houses. The projects are organised by building material and clearly documented with an area map, ground plans and interrelated sections. Planning and finance models are included along with energy-saving building models and details on the use of prefabricated parts. Birkhauser Verlag. ISBN 3764374896. Hardback. $149.50.
Sandro Marpillero
Carpenter is an artist and sculptor working with new glass technologies. Designing curtain walls, bridges and sculptures, he explores the unique opportunities afforded by the transparency, reflectivity and strength of glass. This book brings to light the work of an exciting designer crossing the boundaries between architecture, engineering and fine arts. Birkhauser Verlag. ISBN 3764362499. Hardback. $115.
Jasper Morrison
This second revised and expanded edition on the work of Jasper Morrison gives us a genuine insight into his design approach and way of working which he defines as 'utilism'. Famous for his simple and enduring forms, functionality and use of materials, he has developed an unmistakable and exciting modern formal language. Lars Muller Publishers. ISBN 3037780649. Paperback. $95.
Klaus Mei & Christian Bitenc
A manual to the 2006 football championship by graphic designers km7. Km7 Kicks is not about statistics or dubious anecdotes, but a visually playful book looks at the clothes, shoes, balls, lawns, gates, referees, rules, doping, mascot, the cup and much more. A visual feast and a celebration of culture and art.Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 3899551699. Hardback. $43.50.
Jean-Louis Cohen & Martin Moeller eds
An exploration through essay, articles and projects of new applications in the use of concrete. Extremely light and thin varieties of concrete and virtually transparent concrete are just two of the new possibilities in concrete architecture. This overview of concrete technology includes thirty realised projects that provide inspiration for the building practitioner. Birkhauser Verlag. ISBN 3764374837. Hardback. $115.
Jane Amidon
One of America's leading landscape architects, Peter Walker has created a variety of significant landscapes worldwide, including joint projects with architects I M Pei, Norman Foster and Renzo Piano. This book focuses on his garden in Dallas, showcasing the Nasher collection of sculpture in a set of 'outdoor galleries'. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1568985673. Paperback. $59.50.
All Rights Reserved eds
A new collection of the latest in sicker design in a boxed set with 63 real stickers, two patches, 240-page sticker graphic book, a poster and a DVD. Packaged in a red, pink, white or orange pod with a drawer containing the book and DVD and a clear plastic lid that contains examples of sticker designs, this is the coolest way to get your stickers. All Rights Reserved. ISBN 9889900122. box. $95.
D B Dowd & Todd Hignite eds
Giving comics the serious attention they deserve, the authors address such key issues as the intertwined origins of comics and animation, the taboo breaking history of underground comics and the political and racial portrayals of African Americans in 1960s comics. Includes a 25-page history of comics from 1380 to today! Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1568986211. Paperback. $43.50.
Jasper Morrison & Naoto Fukasawa
Published on the occasion of the first Super Normal exhibition in Tokyo in June this year, this illustrated essay looks designs with a certain 'lack of noticeability'. Morrison and Fukasawa have collected pieces that do not force themselves onto the beholder, but slowly secure their place in everyday life through usefulness, becoming 'super normal'. Lars Muller Publishers. ISBN 3037780843. Paperback. $18.50.
Dominique Gauzin-Muller
Extensive, technically detailed documentation of twenty-five sustainable residential structures in both high-tech and low-tech models. Chosen from eighteen different countries on five continents, from both rural and urban regions, there is a wide variety among the projects in size and materials used. Birkhauser Verlag. ISBN 3764374675. Hardback. $140.
Florian Haydn & Robert Temel eds
Highlighting a new approach to town planning and the use of urban space, this book investigates the move from long-term strategies to ephemeral, unplanned solutions that rely on trial and error and the temporary use of space. 11 essays view this phenomenon from a theoretical perspective and projects from the US and Europe from a practical perspective. Birkhauser Verlag. ISBN 3764374608. Paperback. $70.
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