Robert Gutman, Dana Cuff, John Wriedt
Robert Gutman, a sociologist by training, infiltrated architecture’s ranks in the mid-1960s and never looked back. He has been writing and teaching on architecture since then. These essays span his career, covering practices, buildings and projects, sociology and architecture, housing, and architectural education. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568988962. Paperback. $70.
Patrick Nguyen, Stuart Mackenzie (eds)
Interviews with 100 leading urban artists from around the world, richly illustrated with examples of their work. From Agnes B to Miss Van, from New York to Sao Paolo, from graffiti to bigger public projects and gallery-based works, the 400 pages here give an insight into one contemporary art’s most vibrant areas of practice. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552904. Hardback. $135.
Paula McCartney, Darius Himes, Karen Irvine
Conceptual artist Paula McCartney’s faux bird-watcher’s journal looks like the real thing, until you examine the illustrations more closely and see the wires holding the synthetic birds in place and the splashes of paint that colour their beaks and eyes. For the dreamy naturalist in all of us. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568988559. Hardback. $87.50.
Phillip Bernstein, Peggy Deamer
Are humans becoming irrelevant to the development of the built environment? Thirty-four contributors including designers, engineers, fabricators, contractors, construction managers, planners and scholars examine how contemporary production practices are reshaping the design/construction process. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568988061. Paperback. $52.50.
Daniel Rosenberg, Anthony Grafton
The line is ubiquitous in metaphors of time. This history of graphic representations of time in the west charts 500 years of diagrams and lines, from a 50-foot long scroll mounted in a box to a 1912 maritime chart that tracked vessels (including the Titanic) by time rather than location and a board game by Mark Twain. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987637. Hardback. $87.50.
Roberto Costantino
The 40 vases featured here are not just examples of craftsmanship; nor are they merely prototypes for domestic use. They are living representations of an idea, vases as visions of the world at the intersection of art, craft and design. The biennial of ceramics from which they come travels to Madrid, Genoa and Lausanne during 2010 and 2011. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875702359. Paperback. $75.
John Lund Kriken, Philip Enquist, Richard Rapaport
City Building proposes a framework for rethinking the approach to cities and translates this into nine principles for successful cities. These principles are illustrated in a portfolio of city building projects that show how best practices have been applied successfully – and sometimes not so successfully – around the world. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568988818. Paperback. $70.
H Slawik, J Bergmann, M Buchmeier, S Tinney (eds)
Features contemporary container structures such as pop-up stores and temporary exhibits as well as sophisticated housing and office spaces. This practical reference is not only extensively illustrated with photographs but includes plans and costings and suggests solutions for many common architectural problems. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552867. Hardback. $139.50.
Wolfgang Fiel
Overview of the work of the architect and urbanist Eckhard Schulze-Fielitz. His is concerned with rapid urban growth and its effects on society, and with proposals for city and housing designs based on adaptable spatial infrastructures, ecological sustainability and the participation of users. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211991978. Paperback. $98.50.
John Ronan
John Ronan has won critical praise and awards for his integration of sustainable technology, spatial composition and material detail in beautifully simple spaces that are adaptable and flexible and full of holistic intent. Explorations features 12 projects ranging from new private residences and renovations to large public buildings. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568988764. Paperback. $70.
Andrea Branzi
Architect and designer Andrea Branzi probes the link between genetics and design, between serial production and the variants of mankind. His research deals with the idea of the human infinite, such as how crowds take shape from a couple, and has lead to the realisation of a collection of 20,000 vases for Alessi, each decorated with a different face. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875702342. Paperback. $50.
Karola Kraus (ed)
A catalogue raisonné of Baselitz’s sculpture, documenting all 58 works created over the past 30 years, from his first sculpture, Modell für eine Skulptur (1979-80) to his most recent, Volk Ding Zero (2009). With 240 pages in full colour, it is both a scholarly reference and a beautiful documenting of his work. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899554007. Hardback. $140.
R Klanten, H Hellige (eds)
Topical exploration of the play between contemporary graphic design and traditional handiwork such as letterpress printing, hand-cut linotype, chiselled woodblocks and embossing. A rich selection of hand-printed material is complemented by personal insights from designers using these techniques to create cutting-edge work. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552881. Hardback. $120.
Ari Meisel, Steven Winter
Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) is one of the most widely recognized – and coveted – green building rating systems in the world. This guide presents 200 innovative materials, products and services, and shows how to use them to achieve the best LEED rating. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568988856. Paperback. $70.
Christiane Sauer
Today’s innovative architecture would be inconceivable and unbuildable without the rapid development of new building materials and technologies. Made of… presents unconventional approaches to the use of materials and describes the current state of research into new and rediscovered technologies. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552898. Hardback. $139.50.
Helmut Friedel/Lenbachhaus Munich (eds)
The work of Maria Lassnig, who was born in 1919, has one great theme: femininity. She is also one of the most radical women artists of our time: her self-portraits depict her with sagging breasts, wearing a pot on her head or even as a dumpling. Featured are works since 1998, and previously unpublished paintings from 2009. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899554021. Hardback. $98.50.
Kate Bingaman-Burt
Faced with mounting post-graduation debt, artist Kate Bingaman-Burt picked up a pen and began drawing her credit card statements, recreating every ledger line and decimal point. Then she began drawing a purchase from each day. Obsessive Consumption presents a selection of these delightful ink drawings. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568988900. Paperback. $34.50.
Georg Stahl, ed
Two of the most significant works on colour since da Vinci’s Trattato della Pittura are brought together within a broad theoretical context – philosophy, art, architecture and design – uncovering their enduring influence on our own perception of colour and the visual world around us. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987910. Paperback. $49.50.
David Cross and Claire Doherty
Conceived as both a document and a critical expansion of the year-long One Day Sculpture public art series in New Zealand. Critics, curators and scholars explore public sculpture, temporality, performance and curating art in the public sphere. Includes numerous photos of the one-day sculptures. Kerber Verlag. ISBN 9783866783331. Paperback. $50.
Morteza Zahedi
Iranian artist Morteza Zahedi has made illustrations on different coloured papers in which you can see human shapes, animals, plants, objects, shades and coloured spots mixed up in the graphical landscape. They are the characters of an abstract tale, loose fragments of a possible story, done in a subtle, naive style. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 1972-2842#13. Paperback. $10.
Carin Goldberg
Graphic designer Carin Goldberg takes inspiration from the components of cardboard packing boxes. Here they appear on the page as if observed through a magnifying glass, becoming essential and abstract shapes, their original function no longer recognisable. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 1972-2842#14a. Paperback. $10.
Tomi Um
Young Korean illustrator Tomi Um creates an imaginary opera in a narrative, epic and mythological mood. By opening the folds of this Sedicesimo, the reader enters the theatre and watches the crawling universe of actors, musicians, animals and sets. This is a single folded sheet, uncut and unbound. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 1972-2482#14b. Paperback. $10.
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