Hiedrun Osterer and Philipp Stamm
A highly detailed account of Frutiger’s artistic development. For the first time all of his types – from the design phase to the marketing stage – are illustrated and analysed with reference to the technology employed and related types. Hitherto unpublished types that were never realised and more than 100 logos complete the picture. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764385811. Hardback. $230.
All Rights Reserved, eds
What happens when commercial artwork is repackaged into an art exhibition? Questioning the notion of “art” and contemplating the concept of “exhibition”, this collection of exhibitions from around the world redraws the boundaries between art and the rest of the world. All Rights Reserved. ISBN 9789889900144. Paperback. $87.50.
Michael Heinrich
Architectural photography is an important tool for studying built architecture and documenting students’ own projects. Basics: Architectural Photography provides a practically based explanation of the key technical aspects of photography, image analysis and photo editing, and includes helpful tips on how to take and process photographs. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764386665. Paperback. $32.50.
Andreas Achilles & Diane Navrati
Glass construction is one of the most varied and innovative areas of structural design. The latest in the Basics series looks at glass construction principles for students as well as special glasses that possess astonishing physical characteristics and can thus be used in varied and creative ways. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764388515. Paperback. $32.50.
Doris Haas-Arndt
The design of supply pipework and systems in buildings requires an understanding of the relationships between water supply and disposal. Basics: Water Cycles presents the fundamentals and technical background of sanitary installations, and explains clearly the key factors that must be considered in the design of water cycles in buildings. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764388546. Paperback. $32.50.
Paul Virilio
In Bunker Archeology, urban philosopher and cultural theorist Paul Virilio turns his attention – and camera – to the ominous yet strangely compelling German bunkers from WWII that lie abandoned on the coast of France. These ghostly reminders of destruction and oppression prompt Virilio to consider the nature of war and existence. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568980157. Paperback. $90.
Robin Cherry
Since 1872 when Aaron Montgomery Ward realised he could eliminate the middleman and sell goods directly to his customers, Americans have had an ongoing love affair with the mail order catalogue. Robin Cherry traces the timeline of these snapshots from history and discovers along the way how Americans dressed, worked, played, and got around. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987392. Hardback. $70.
Charley Harper
Featuring numbers of animals from 1 to 10 with each group actively playing, foraging, perching or swimming, Charley Harper’s inimitable animal drawings are the perfect way for children to learn to count. Ammo Books. ISBN 9781934429228. Board. $19.95.
Charley Harper
In this thinner version of the ABCs many additional illustrations are featured in a layout that is similar to the chunkier version but condensed. The ABCs are the perfect aid to learning the alphabet with the help of Charley Harper's charming illustrations. Ammo Books. ISBN 9781934429211. board. $19.95.
Charley Harper
A classic wooden peg puzzle that’s perfect for ages 3 and up. This simple puzzle helps young children develop their fine motor skills and have fun recognising animals, shapes and colours. With illustrations from Harper’s 1961 Golden Book of Biology, these colourful illustrations will delight a new generation of fans. Ammo Books. ISBN 9781934429242. Wooden puzzle. $25.95.
Charley Harper
Charley Harper’s delightful illustrations are translated here into black and white line art for young budding artists to interpret in their own creative palette. As a reference the back cover shows every one of the 32 images featured in their full colour original version. Ammo Books. ISBN 9781934429235. Paperback. $13.95.
Charley Harper
Learning to identify letters, words and images is fun with this colourful set of oversized flash cards and two large floor puzzles. Each set comprises 26 graphically bold cards for each letter of the alphabet featuring Harper's wildlife illustrations. The back side of the cards form two distinct floor puzzles. Ammo Books. ISBN 9781934429273. Box set. $29.95.
Charley Harper
A delightful game for all ages featuring Charley Harper’s graphic and colourful illustrations. This classic game is packaged in a minimal and elegant kraft paper brown box with side thumb cuts, a great looking object that parents won’t mind being left on the coffee table. Ammo Books. ISBN 9781934429266. Box set. $29.95.
Jack Masey and Conway Lloyd Morgan
Jack Masey served with the US Information Agency from 1951 to 1979, for many years as Director of Design. This important new book draws on his recollections, recently declassified documents, unpublished memoirs and photographs and interviews to detail the significant role played by architects and designers in shaping America’s image during the Cold War. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781234. Hardback. $99.50.
Clemens Steenbergen
In landscape design a study of the site is naturally a crucially important design step. This book presents an extensive typology of possible approaches to working with the site. With more than 300 landscape designs from every time and place, it systematically presents the methods for composing landscapes. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764387822. Hardback. $125.
Paul Goldberger
Known for his dynamic, fractured compositions, Daniel Liebskind is also recognised for introducing a new critical discourse to architecture. In an enormous variety of projects around the world he has manifested his commitment to expanding the horizons of architecture and urbanism. This is the first comprehensive portrait of the work of Studio Daniel Libeskind. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764389451. Hardback. $100.
AVedition (eds)
A practical diary with comprehensive information on renowned design offices and manufacturers from all over the world. The appendix provides useful information on international exhibitions, trade fairs, museums, design institutions and trade papers. AVedition. ISBN 9783899390995. Hardback. $70.
Gerlinde Schuller
The development of modern communication and information technologies such as the internet and globalization have not only changed access and the spread of the available knowledge but also the speed of collecting. The author examines collections of knowledge such as archives, encyclopedias, data collections and libraries that make knowledge accessible worldwide. Who is collecting the world’s knowledge? How is it structured and designed? Who determines the access to knowledge? Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781494. Hardback. $87.50.
Ronald Rael
Author Ronald Rael, founder of Eartharchitecture.org, provides a history of building with earth in the modern era, focusing particularly on projects constructed in the last few decades that use rammed earth, mud brick, compressed earth, cob and several other interesting techniques. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987675. Hardback. $90.
Peter Davey
The international, multi-disciplinary engineering firm Buro Happold has been active in sustainable and environmental engineering design for 30 years. This book introduces the work of the firm, presenting selected projects with a wide range of constructional detail. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764372200. Hardback. $150.
Lukas Niederberger and Lars Müller
Following the successful formula of The Face of Human Rights and Who Owns the Water?, this volume deals with the origin and significance of human belief. The publication takes a critical look at the traditional world religions, in order to help the reader differentiate between the political, cultural and specifically religious roots of contemporary conflicts. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781449. Hardback. $99.50.
Miranda Tsui
Flat and fold is a Chinese clothing concept. The 23 innovative garments in this volume transform this traditional concept with fashion designers reinterpreting and adapting ancient Chinese clothes making ideas and forms into new expressions for modern living. MCCM Creations. ISBN 9789889926694. Paperback. $70.
Design Center Stuttgart
Every year, this highly regarded competition organised by the Design Center Stuttgart presents the latest design trends from a variety of industries, with products focusing on a topic that changes from year to year. In 2008, the competition’s topic will be Focus Green: sustainable design in all areas. AVedition. ISBN 9783899861020. Hardback. $122.5.
Elke Krasny
How and where is architecture created today? Where do architects find their inspiration? What design tools do they use? This book offers a behind-the-scenes look at 20 high-profile international architecture firms and provides authentic glimpses of the architects’ individual creative worlds. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764389802. Paperback. $87.50.
Form (eds)
The latest issue of Form magazine looks at the creativity behind the redesign process, Patricia Urquiola’s first design for a porcelain service, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec’s Vegetal Chair, whose structure is derived from the growth of plants, and much more. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764388201. Paperback. $38.50.
Christian Brandle
How politicians present themselves depends on historical context as well as on the prevailing form of government and cultural environment. This poster collection illuminates recurrent patterns in political public relations, and defining figures such as Lenin, Che Guevara, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Yulia Tymoshenko. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781517. Paperback. $65.
Bettina Schlorhaufer (ed)
The architects Karl Heinz, Dieter Mathoi and Jörg Streli have cooperated for 33 years. What makes this cooperation special is that they have realised projects as a team and individually since they started their partnership. Friedrich Achleitner and Otto Kapfinger discuss the significance of their work and the influence they have had on the architecture scene in Austria. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211757918. Hardback. $116.50.
Otto Kapfinger
Hermann Kaufmann is a wood construction pioneer. The body of work he has developed in 25 years includes commercial and farming construction projects, housing projects, community centres and schools, as well as hotels – and it is a striking reflection of the transition from classical wood construction techniques to the possibilities of new wood construction materials. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211791752. Hardback. $140.
Gerhard Mack
Includes such icons of contemporary architecture as the Prada store in Tokyo. Groundbreaking museum structures such as the Schaulager near Basel, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the De Young Museum in San Francisco continue the conversation surrounding what constitutes a truly contemporary presentation of modern art. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764386405. Hardback. $297.50.
Christian Schittich eds
In Detail: Materials for Interiors provides detailed and specific information on the use of appropriate materials in interior design. Includes detailed drawings and valuable practical advice from specialised planners, iIlustrates applications by production photographs taken at the construction site and provides technical information on the materials used. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764388102. Hardback. $145.
Ellen Lupton
Indie Publishing’s focus on the visual design of books makes it unique among publishing manuals. Readers are taken through the process of designing a book to give it personal style, visual coherence and authority. Design principles such as scale and typography are explored, along with commentary on how to create effective title pages, captions and more. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987606. Paperback. $43.50.
Suzy Lee
This new edition of Mirror by young Korean author Suzy Lee is an ingenious idea that investigates the theme of the mirror and looking at one’s own reflection. Lee’s precise and engaging drawings illustrate the visual games people of all ages play in front of this everyday object. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875701826. Hardback. $39.
Gary Chang
Living in a tiny rented space with a large family was not uncommon in 1960s and ’70s Hong Kong. Chang’s original 32-square-metre family apartment has gone through five interior changes, illustrating the transformations of living space and how people respond to different spacial settings. MCCM Creations. ISBN 9789889984267. Paperback. $72.
Kustaa Saksi
Scandinavian illustrator Kustaa Saksi creates retro-futuristic kaleidoscopic landscapes fusing organic shapes with vivacious imagery and vivid colours into radiating new world psychedelia. Offpiste is the first book to bring his dynamic work in one place and presents Saksi’s artistic journey like an off-piste skier through undeveloped terrain. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 9783899552294. Hardback. $85.
John Fung
Fung’s multi-exposure images of Hong Kong skyscrapers disarm, intrigue and triumph. Taken at high speed and unmanipulated, the photographs are open and complex, and the geometry of relationships that seem to carry humanity, even if the images are people-less. MCCM Creations. ISBN 9789889926618. Hardback. $80.
Sun Young Yoo
Ammo Books adaptation of The Red Shoes, the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale, beautifully comes to life as re-envisioned by artist Sun Young Yoo. This contemporary version of The Red Shoes offers a positive message to young girls that is much more in tune with our time. Ammo Books. ISBN 9781934429068. Paperback. $34.
Christian Eggenberger
After the success of Photo Suisse, Science Suisse deals with science in Switzerland, with 25 textual portraits of selected researchers, depicting their development, career milestones and outstanding research projects. These profiles are followed by critical essays that seek to situate Switzerland as a research venue, its history and its future. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781456. Hardback with DVD. $140.
Steven Heller and Louise Fili
Steven Heller, author of many works on the history of illustration, typography and graphic design, and Louise Fili, specialist in the design of restaurant and food packaging, collaborate on the latest issue of Sedicesimo with selection of images that will delight the eye as well as the stomach. Edizioni Corraini. ISSN . Paperback. $10.
Stephen Taylor and Ryue Nishizawa
The housing projects of Nishizawa and Taylor show how inhabitants can live in a house, and, at the same time, enlarge the scale of their living to the neighbourhood and the city. They introduce, within the specificity of their cultures and philosophies, the idea that a housing project is a way of contributing to the atmosphere, the character and the life of the city. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781500. Paperback. $49.95.
All Rights Reserved, eds
From a logo to shop image, icons on paper to a concept building, visual identity turns a brand’s attitude to visual surroundings that communicate with customers. Super Identity collects the best visual identity concepts from brands such as American Apparel, National Art Center Tokyo and Uniqlo. All Rights Reserved. ISBN 9789889900175. Paperback. $87.50.
Gerrit Terstiege
Highlights a current trend in international graphic design: more and more visual designers are staging their compositions as three-dimensional scenarios, in order to turn them into posters, magazine covers, websites and animated films. The result is a host of suggestive new pictorial worlds that range from playfully arranged still lifes to room-filling installations. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764387716. Hardback. $99.50.
Gunter Pfeifer and Per Brauneck
To continue to develop existing building types and do so in an intelligent way is one of the crucial tasks in the field of residential building. This third volume in the series deals with types of townhouse: single- versus multi-storey construction, density, privacy versus publicity and the connection of living and working. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764386108. Paperback. $75.
Conway Lloyd Morgan
This fifth annual edition brings together well-known and less well-known designers, working for well-known clients such as Audi, BMW, O2, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Sony and Volkswagen, united by the inspiration, intelligence and imagination needed to compete creatively in the international market for trade fair stand design. AVedition. ISBN 9783899861013. Paperback. $175.
Lukas Felzmann
Lukas Felzmann was fascinated by the very thing that some would find boring and flat: the vast Sacramento Valley, located just a hundred miles from San Francisco. Felzmann discovers with his camera the hidden charms of that seeming nonplace: the original landscape in its natural state, the modern provincial towns and the transitional areas in between. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781388. Hardback. $125.
Cordula Rau, ed
One hundred contemporary architects, designers and draftsmen explain why architects wear black. This collection of handwritten explanations in an A6-format notebook contains statements by Peter Eisenman, Francoise-Helene Jourda, Jaques Herzog, Rem Koolhaas and many others. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211791912. Hardback. $45.
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