The folk art and toy collections of midcentury interior architect and designer Alexander Girard and their display in interiors and exhibitions, including unpublished photographs of his final designed collection environment.
Alexander Girard's Imagined Worlds examines a modern design luminary whose collection of global folk art and vernacular forms informed his expansive...
This book presents a selection of the images collected by Mexican architect Luis Barragán (1902–1988) as part of a reference archive that he displayed on a lectern in the living room of his home. In an ever-changing arrangement of pictures, Barragán’s thinking was made visual. Because it was a...
The first book on Le Corbusiers's iconic apartment-studio.
Le Corbusier's apartment-studio is an iconic object of the twentieth century, combining the indisputable material values of the building with the intangible "sense of place" of an architect's home. Le Corbusier, who lived there from 1934 until his death in 1965, treated it...
ARS' dialectic between architecture and landscape instills a sense of ritual into their residential and public spaces
This book is the first survey of Atelier ARS, an emerging architectural firm led by Alejandro Guerrero and Andrea Soto, based in Guadalajara, Mexico. It offers insight into its distinctive architectural approach, which blends...
Founded in 1986 in Mexico City by Enrique Norten, TEN Arquitectos subsequently opened offices in New York and Miami and built its reputation as one of North America's leading firms. TEN Arquitectos is known for its broad range of projects, including cultural institutions, residential buildings and mixed-use developments, and has...
A time capsule of Swedish architect Peter Celsing's work in the mid-1990s.
Peter Celsing (1920-74) belongs to the small group of Swedish modernist architects, including luminaries such as Gunnar Asplund (1885-1940) and Sigurd Lewerentz (1885-1975), who have rightly attracted attention beyond the country's borders. How Celsing approached and carried out his...
The first book on Mork-Ulnes Architects and their approach to construction in the varied landscapes of California and Norway.
Mork-Ulnes Architects is an international architecture firm with offices in San Francisco and Oslo. Since its founding by Casper Mork-Ulnes in 2005, the firm has built on three continents and worked on...
Designs, drawings and data spanning 25 years of space- and energy-efficient residential housing projects across Mexico City
Founded by Yuri Zagorin in 2000, the work of Mexico City-based architecture firm ZDA focuses on projects of various scales, ranging from single-family homes and apartment towers all the way to object design....
Therme Vals, the spa complex built in the Swiss Alps by celebrated architect Peter Zumthor, became an icon of contemporary architecture soon after its opening in 1996. Inspired by the spa's majestic surroundings, Zumthor built the structure on the sharp grade of an Alpine mountain slope with grass-topped roofs to...
A history of the city of Seoul through the lens of architecture and urban life.
Seoul Urban Architecture is a powerful and original study of Seoul's urban and architectural evolution, told through the lens of an architect and educator who has lived and worked in the city for over four decades....
Landmarks of contemporary urban development in Mexico City, where re-densification meets architectural quality.
This book gathers a selection of 25 collective housing projects built in Mexico City in the 21st century. Neither monuments nor cookie-cutter molds, these examples actively participate in the urban fabric by reintroducing the human and communal element...
If you have seen the film ‘Perfect Days’ by Wim Wenders, about a man who leads a tranquil life cleaning public toilets in Shibuya, you might recognize just how truly beautiful such places can be. In the...
The ultimate travel guide to Italy. Explore Italy like never before with Buongiorno - The Art of Living Under the Italian Sun, an immersive, multi-sensory journey across the country highlighting the places, crafts, and people that define it, shaping its unique identity and culture.
With original photography from iconic...
Dedicated to emerging voices in contemporary architectural research, Proyector decentralizes Mexico City's cultural scene by fostering a dialogue of integrated disciplines.
Proyector is a curatorial platform based in Mexico City committed to fostering new strategies and providing critical, theoretical and historical tools for addressing spatial issues. Projections serves as a...
Hirao, Siena & Gkoliomyti, Ansastasia | Tokyo | Toto, 2023 | 6 x 8.5 in | 364 pp | Japanese/English
Human activities since the Industrial Revolution have exceeded the planetary boundary, causing climate change and the North-South disparity. How should we live in an era of “prosperity without growth”...
Looking Forward to Monday Morning is a collection of essays that weaves together stories from Daniel Frisch’s thirty-year (plus) residential architecture practice.
The essays focus on design and technology, anecdote and philosophy, entrepreneurship and culture, and beyond. Taken together, the essays provide a look into the practice of architecture (with insights...
At the end of the nineteenth century, population, information, and technology explosions made Manhattan a laboratory for the invention and testing of a metropolitan lifestyle - "the culture of congestion" - and its architecture. "Manhattan," he writes, "is the 20th century's Rosetta Stone . . . occupied by architectural mutations...
Our lives are filled with objects. Everyday things used in everyday settings, they are our constant companions. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be natural and simple, sturdy and safe--an aesthetic fulfillment of...
Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time, described by Picasso as “the new Leonardo.” Munari insisted that design be beautiful, functional and accessible, and this enlightening and highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual, graphic and industrial design and the role it plays in...
A precious volume showcasing the most exquisite Japanese bamboo baskets from the Naej Collection, whose pieces range from the seventeenth century to today.
Bamboo wickerwork is one of the oldest traditional art forms of Japan: Since the eight century, finely woven bamboo baskets have been used in Buddhist liturgy and later...
Explore the ever-evolving landscape of brand identity design with The FVS Atlas - Flexible Visual Systems from (Almost) All Over the World.
Serving as the much-anticipated follow-up to Dr Martin Lorenz's 2021 release on the subject-Flexible Visual Systems - The Design Manual for Contemporary Visual Identities- this new book expands on...
PIN–UP 40: The Independence Issue. To mark 20 years of architectural entertainment, one issue simply wasn’t enough, so we made ten — beautifully packaged in a specially designed box. Together, they ask: what marks the early 21st century? Which houses built since 2000 matter most? Which objects will come to represent its first quarter? And where do architecture, design, and culture stand today? A collector’s edition celebrating contemporary culture and 20 years of independent publishing.