After studying at the Catholic University of Chile, Alejandro Aravena (b 1967) established his own firm in 1994. Since 2006, Aravena has served as Executive Director of ELEMENTAL S.A., a non profit company with social interest working in projects of infrastructure, transportation, public space and housing, partnering with the Catholic...
The first major retrospective of the Brazilian modernist architect's life and work.
One of the most important architects of the twentieth century, Lina Bo Bardi (1914–1992) was remarkably prolific and intriguingly idiosyncratic. A participant in the efforts to reshape Italian culture in her youth, Bo Bardi immigrated to Brazil in 1946,...
Vector Architects, founded by Gong Dong in 2008, has prioritised the relationship of built work to its site, from seasides or mountains to the heart of the city, while investigating both natural and artificial landmarks for clues on how best to address the requirements of each programme. And while...
A prefab is a mass-produced house, constructed in a factory and assembled on–site in a few days or weeks. Once regarded as a cheap, easy solution for urgent housing problems, the prefab has evolved to become a synonym for ambitious design and sophisticated detailing solutions.
The amazing history of prefabricated...
Originally published in 1975 as a memorial to the Kimbell Art Museum's architect, Louis I. Kahn, Light Is the Theme provides an extended expression of the major themes articulated in his design for the museum. The text consists solely of Kahn's own words and explores his innovative use of natural...
A fascimile edition of the long-out-of-print large-format edition designed by design icon Muriel Cooper.
Upon its publication by the MIT Press in 1972, Learning from Las Vegas was immediately influential and controversial. The authors made an argument that was revolutionary for its time—that the billboards and casinos of...
Since the 1980s, Vitra has enlisted some of the world's leading architects to design buildings for its campus, including Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, Tadao Ando, SANAA, Álvaro Siza, Nicholas Grimshaw and Herzog & de Meuron. This has resulted in a unique architectural ensemble that attracts 350,000 visitors each year, about...
An authoritative and insightful study, surveying the life and work of “the greatest of the English artist-craftsmen”
This study of the renowned designer-maker Ernest Gimson (1864–1919) combines biography with analysis of his work as an architect and designer of furniture, metalwork, plaster decoration, embroidery, and more. It also examines Gimson’s significance...
This volume explores one of the Architects’ Association of Catalonia’s most iconic elements: Picasso’s friezes and murals, a landmark of Barcelona’s artistic and architectural heritage. The book situates the murals within their cultural context, examines their formal and constructive development, and presents new insights drawn from the historical and technical...
During the 19th century, New York City's grand mansions on Fifth and Madison Avenues boasted sumptuous interiors, often with each room decorated in a different historic style. Financier, art collector, and philanthropist Henry Gurdon Marquand famously commissioned eminent British painter Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) to create the Greco-Pompeian music room...
Spotlighting an under-recognized textile artist whose minimalist rugs helped shape the course of modernist design within Denmark and beyond.
This book is the first publication in English on the Danish weaver Anna Thommesen (1908–2004), who is best known for her minimalistic, geometric rugs. Although Thommesen has long been an established name...
The most famous British designer of his day, David Hicks (1929–1998) wowed the English decorating world with his bold geometric prints, electrifying color combinations, and quirky mix of antique and contemporary furniture. Thanks to his prodigious talent, his gift—and penchant—for publicity, and his connection to the royal family through his...
This artist’s publication contains a sequence of unique letterpress monoprints, made by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens between 2014 and 2022. The prints, which are both highly geometric and brightly coloured, are reproduced in the book at their actual size. Textual elements accent the various abstract shapes and repetitions...
Typography is the heartbeat of graphic design. It's more than the gateway to an enjoyable and efficient reading experience. It's a language that expresses more than mere words and sentences – an art form that speaks volumes in silence.
New Aesthetic delves into the enigmatic realms of creative expression, uniting a...
While much has been written about Donald Judd's rise in the United States, particularly in New York during the 1960s, his early exposure in Europe has remained largely overlooked. In Donald Judd: The Low Countries 1965–1971, professor Wouter Davidts explores the artist's formative years in the Low Countries—spanning from his...
An unprecedented survey of modern lighting design foregrounding its materials, innovators, and far-reaching influence.
Offering the first comprehensive history of lighting design from the 20th and 21st centuries, Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting explores how lighting has been integral to the development of modern design both in terms of aesthetics...
The pursuit of knowledge has always been seen as the key to a better life, whether from an individual or collective perspective, and the social value of learning manifests itself particularly in the environments in which it takes place. In a time of breathless change, concepts of human education that...
Malin Pettersson Öberg, Mikaela Steby Stenfalk, eds | Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing 2023