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Ostensibly a collection of writing that sets out Kengo Kuma's theories of architecture, but also an antivolume, antimegastructure, and in some sense anticapitalist, left-field critique of where the architecture world finds itself today.

Point Line Plane is architectural theory, but written as narrative, full of intriguing vignettes, such as the...

Blunk Books has reissued Undesigning the Bath, in collaboration with the original author, Leonard Koren, designer Charles De Lisle, and graphic designer Kajsa Ståhl of Åbäke. In the quarter century since its publication, and long since out of print, Undesigning the Bath has accrued a devoted following amongst designers and...

Peter Ivens is a buzzing and respected name in interior design. The Belgian interior architect is praised for his talent, his timeless style and impeccable realizations. His designs often come about in close collaboration with his partner in crime Bea Mombaers. The two of them have been working together intensively...

The Japanese concept Shosa is hard to translate: it’s about the beauty that lies in the repetition of actions and movements, striving for perfection and efficiency in their execution. You can find it in the rituals of a Japanese tea ceremony, but also in the repetition of cleaning actions (like...

A personal tour of Tokyo’s architecture, as seen through the eyes of one of the world’s most acclaimed architects who is also designing the primary venue for the Tokyo Olympic games.
Tokyo is Japan’s cultural and commercial epicenter, bursting with vibrancy and life. Its buildings, both historical and contemporary, are a...

"These notes are about the process of design: the process of inventing things which display new physical order, organization, form, in response to function." This book, opening with these words, presents an entirely new theory of the process of design.

In the first part of the book, Christopher Alexander...

Newly updated and overflowing with color, this well-established history of interior design describes and illustrates each movement and change in taste throughout the twentieth century.

Interior design experienced an extraordinary amount of changes in taste and style during the twentieth century. From William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement...

In his office Urbana, Bangladesh, Kashef Chowdhury designs architecture that is rooted in the history and nature of the location. Nature in this sense not only consists of vegetation, plants and forests, but also the spiritual and cultural context of a specific environment and landscape. The range of his works...

Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé were worldbuilders of an unparalleled caliber; true tastemakers who approached each interior project with imagination and rigeur, crafting grand spaces infused with personality and provenance. Connoisseurs in every sense of the word with a deep knowledge and appreciation for art and interior design, the...

A comprehensive history of women designers working internationally from 1900 to the present day. 

Women designers have created some of the most important objects in history. By revealing the untold stories of female design pioneers, this wide-ranging introduction celebrates their crucial role in the history of modern processes of making.

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A detailed study of the role and legacy of weaving at the legendary Black Mountain College

In the mid-twentieth century, Black Mountain College attracted a remarkable roster of artists, architects, and musicians. Yet the weaving classes taught by Anni Albers, Trude Guermonprez, and six other faculty members are rarely mentioned or...

Through no fault of his own, John Lautner's contributions to Modern architecture have been widely recognized only in the last ten or fifteen years. Even so, he still remains an enigma for some critics. We still have more to learn – and understand – about how he expanded the boundaries...

An illuminating ramble along the American sidewalk: routinely unnoticed, yet central to daily life, neighborhood vitality, and significant legal controversies.

Public infrastructure is as essential to our communities as it is easily overlooked. A case in point is the humble sidewalk: constantly taken for granted, yet linked to nearly every pressing...

This book is the first to explore the history of Le Corbusier’s studio at 35 rue de Sèvres in Paris, known as 35S. It looks at the many artists with whom Le Corbusier worked, including Charlotte Perriand, André Wogenscky, Sahakura, Roger Aujame and Pierre Jeanneret. It includes many previously unpublished...

Dedicated to architects from the 20th century onward moving "from macro to micro" through furniture design.

Why do architects think about, design and even make furniture? OASE 121 combines theoretical research into the role of furniture within architectural practice and discourse with case studies of architects known as much for...

Coinciding with an exhibition at Kunsthal Rotterdam, this book showcases the immense and idiosyncratic collection of Malcolm Goodman, an engineer turned kite connoisseur. Conceived by Kite Club – a collective of kite enthusiasts comprising creative director Peter Hebbing, industrial designer Bertjan Pot, and photographers Maurice Scheltens and Liesbeth Abbenes –...

When Sofia Coppola first met Marc Jacobs over two decades ago, they became fast friends and frequent collaborators. In this companion book to Coppola's new documentary, Marc by Sofia, the filmmaker offers her own portrait of Jacobs’ life and work in fashion - from his Parsons school days to his...

Gabriele Basilico followed Aldo Rossi’s work for almost twenty years, accompanying his rise to become a leading figure in international architecture (winning the Pritzker Prize in 1990). His photographs reveal their deep professional affinity: the two shared Milanese origins, degrees from the Politecnico, an interest in social issues and urban...

The new volume in the Infinite Publication Series explores the hidden complexities of the American Midwest. Blending regional history, art, geography, and architecture, Atlas of Remoteness: Midwest USA reveals how walking a single line can uncover the region’s distinct character. Each chapter documents a journey along the LINE - an...

Gaetano Pesce explores the visionary designer’s collaboration with Jay Chiat, revealing how art, design, and technology merged in the 1990s to reinvent the modern workspace. Text in English and French.

Gaetano Pesce traces the visionary collaboration between the Italian designer and American entrepreneur Jay Chiat, founder of the advertising agency...

What the monk-architect's theory of "Architectural Space" and the work of his Bossche School can teach us about design challenges of the future.

Dutch Benedictine monk and architect Dom Hans van der Laan (1904–91) built his practice around his concept of the "Architectural Space" and a proportional system based on the...

Roger Fry (1866–1934) and his role as critic, curator and member of the Bloomsbury Group are explored in this rich and vibrant biography.

Roger Fry (1866–1934) and his role as critic, curator and member of the Bloomsbury Group are explored in this rich and vibrant biography. From his curation of one...

'Architecture of Invention' explores the experimental side of architecture through an architecture of books. It brings together ten experimental bibliographies conceived as a dialogue between expanded, spatial art and a critical, relational architecture that reflects on its own status. An intertextual and generative framework structures the project, producing narratives and...

A beautifully illustrated portrayal of the life of the artist and writer who revolutionized Victorian society and whose legacy is still widely embraced today.

William Morris (1834-1896) was an artist, craftsman, designer, poet, polymath, and visionary thinker. Well known for advocating that objects of beauty be accessible to all, Morris had...

Manifesto houses reflect new visions for how we can live. Often extreme and uncompromising, they are vehicles for innovation, new ideas, and new ways of doing things.

Most houses are the product of multiple layers of norms and expectations built up over time, whether methods, materials, and technologies or social, cultural,...

• Professor Clive Aslet, chairman of the Lutyens Trust, reveals the journey behind the buildings designed by Lutyens. This book digs deep into the archives, showcasing both Aslet's knowledge and unseen artwork and stories from the archives of the Lutyens Trust. Both commercial and personal commissions and stories reveal the...

The first major retrospective to emerge from the archive of Paulo Mendes da Rocha, shining important new light on his work

One of the most acclaimed architects working in Brazil since the mid-twentieth century, Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928–2021) began building in the 1950s, championing an approach often associated with “Brutalism”...

This book investigates a particular kind of architecture that thrived in the 1950s in Cadaqués, a small Spanish fishing village on the Costa Brava. It explores a number of holiday houses built between the mid-1950s and 1960s by a group of architects who shared bonds of friendship and architectural affinities,...

In King Charles III: 40 Years of Architecture, Clive Aslet offers a lively account of the King and his epic engagement with architecture since the ‘carbuncle’ speech of 1984.

King Charles III’s affection for architecture is well-known, but the extent of his engagement has never been fully presented to the public....