Emily Abruzzo and Jonathan Solomon, eds
With this issue, 306090 enters a new era as it evolves into full-colour book format. The editors take on one of the last taboos of contemporary architecture: decoration. Includeds contemporary building projects with commentary and criticism from across the ideological spectrum as well as interviews, studio profiles and student work. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1568985800. Paperback. $49.50.
Jean-Louis Cohen
A remarkable study of the urban landscape of Paris and its best-known monuments. Taken between the years of 1950 and 1972 by Roger Henrard in a single-engine Piper cub with a high- speed plate camera, this is a unique document of Paris in the twilight of its classical period. Maps and detailed texts help to orient and entertain the reader. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1568986130. Hardback. $100.
Shu Hung and Joseph Magliaro, eds
The trend towards the handmade in art and design is featured in this international collection of artists with an alternative view of contemporary design. Personal craft is emphasised over perfection and the personality of the artist is a key element of the finished product, whether it is a book, a pillow, T-shirt or a toy. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1568986106. Hardback. $69.50.
Kurt Helfrich and William Whitaker, eds
The first comprehensive book in English on Antonin and Noemi Raymond. Best known for a series of finely detailed structures built in Japan during the 1930s, the Raymonds combined their European modern roots with the vernacular craft traditions they dicovered in regions as diverse as Japan, India and rural Pennsylvania. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1568985835. Hardback. $149.50.
Martin Peck, ed
Provides the basic information need to work with concrete with special attention to the architect's role in planning and construction management. Also included are current trends in concrete technology and the development of innovative new types of concrete, with firsthand reports by architects in the field. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 3764376317. Paperback. $82.
Form ed
This special issue of form magazine, focusing on the Entry 2006 event in Essen, documents all the events and exhibitions taking place including the conversion of a coal washing building into a museum, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum's analysis of the change in meanings of design and architectural surfaces and proposals for future cityscapes in Talking Cities. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 3936560471. Paperback. $21.50.
Gabriele Basilico
Renowned photographer Gabriele Basilico has been published in over 70 books in his career. This collection of these titles is both a survey of his work and of book publishing and design, peaking in the eighties with the boom in photography titles. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 8875700435. Paperback. $68.50.
Texhnische Universitat Graz, eds
GAM 03 is devoted to the topic 'Architecture Meets Life'. By looking at various projects after five, ten or twenty years of use, GAM 03 analyses design strategies that engage with ideas of indeterminacy, openness and ambivalence. GAM is published annually and has become a platform for architectural debate on an international level.Springer Verlag. ISBN 3211297642. Paperback. $56.50.
Harry Skrdla
Harry Skrdla has photographed the ruins of America, urban ghost stories of factories, amusement parks, mansions and entire towns: from Philip Johnson's New York State Pavilion for the 1964/5 World’s Fair to the town of Centralia where a fire set inside an old mine turned into an underground inferno that still rages forty years on. A chronicle of America's haunted past. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1568986157. Paperback. $59.50.
Zoe Ryan, ed
The best new designs for public space for recreation from around the globe. From Acconci Studio's Skateboard Park in San Juan to ShoP's East River Project in New York and muf Art and Architecture’s Barking Town Square in London, these are some of the most imaginative works of any building type, freed from structural constraints and designed for fun. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1568986289. Paperback. $29.50.
Gary Chang
Spending about 120 days a year on the road, Gary Chang has become something of an expert on hotels. His favourite hotels are those places that have a certain special quality, whether in New York, Sydney or Istanbul. This personal selection of an obsessive traveller is a unique guide to the personal and intimate when on the road. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1568986033. Paperback. $59.50.
IF International Forum Design, eds
This yearly anthology of current trends in communication design covers digital media, print media, architecture and public spaces, cross-media and the ‘too good to be true’ category. Also this year are two additional highlights: an award for usability for entrants in the category of digital media and a special media award. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 3764376201. Hardback. $98.50.
Anja Lutz and Anna Gerber
Two hundred of the best established and up and coming graphic designers around the world were asked about their influences. Their responses reveal the hidden catalysts that motivate and propel designers and the range of preparatory work and intensive research that forms the backbone of any creative project. Die Gestalten Verlag. ISBN 3899551524. Hardback. $95.
Rebecca Lepkoff
A young Rebecca Lepkoff photographed the streets of Lower East Side New York in the 1930s and 40s before a housing project largely demolished and forever changed its character. Revealing the dynamic community of Italians, Irish, Jews, Greeks, Spaniards, Chinese, Puerto Ricans and African Americans, this is a record of a lost neighbourhood. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 1568986068. Hardback. $79.50.
Patricia Ellis et al
Artists Bryndis Snaebjornsdottir and Mark Wilson undertook a survey of taxidermied polar bears in the UK, looking at the way polar bears have been hunted, stuffed and exhibited in museums and private homes. A quirky and haunting book that examines the relationship of humans to nature through the melancholy evoked by the stuffed and cased polar bears. Black Dog Publishing. ISBN 1904772390. Paperback. $63.50.
Matthias Sauerbruch and Louisa Hutton
Berlin-based architects sauerbruch hutton have been practising architects for 17 years. This first monograph on 60 of their projects includes a complete register of all their works. Containing detailed documentation of many projects that have never before been published this is a comprehensive insight into the work of an acclaimed architecture practice. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 3037780835. Hardback. $129.50.
Jimena Blazquez Abascal et al, eds
This guidebook to sculpture parks in Europe documents around 80 parks from 18 different countries. Each park and artwork in it are presented with photographs, plans and texts. The parks include both classics such as the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul de Vence as well as new parks such as the Europos Parkas in Vilnius and Sculpture at Schoenthal in Switzerland. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 3764376252. Paperback. $70.
Donata Pizzi
You can hear the sea’s echoes in shells, but you can never see inside them. Fascinated by this dichotomy, Donata Pizzi decided to radiograph many different kinds of shells, discovering a wonderful world made of columns, volutes and unexplored galleries full of life from long ago. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 8875700419. Paperback. $37.50.
Lars Kordetzky
The latest volume in the ‘concept’ series edited by Lebbeus Woods is by Lars Kordetzky and chronicles his projects in Manhattan, Vienna and elsewhere. An exploration of city movement, the erasure or movement of cities by manmade or natural forces, and the growth of locations out of nothing more than the convergence of 'lines', both real and imaginary. Springer Verlag. ISBN 3211321934. Paperback. $56.
Guy Lafranchi
Lafranchi's alter ego, the ‘urbanomad’, sets off once again on a journey, this time to Taiwan, South Africa and the United States. As in the first volume of urbanomad, he finds entirely different conditions in each of the places he visits and documents them throughout his continuing flight. Springer Verlag. ISBN 321132190x. Hardback. $82.
Christian Rentsch et al eds
Following on from the success of The Face of Human Rights, Lars Muller continue their series of ‘visual readers’ which address some of the most important issues of our times through picture sequences and detailed texts. Who Owns the Water? discusses the phenomenon of water, how it is exploited and the need for water to be held in esteem by all. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 3037780177. Hardback. $90.
Association Wonderland
The Wonderland architecture exhibition toured Europe from 2004 to 2006. At every stop eleven national teams joined the exhibition and presented their work along with the others already featured. Part catalogue and part travelogue, this is a survey of local European architecture from the perspective of young architects. Springer Verlag. ISBN 3211354441. Paperback. $63.50.
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