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The definitive monograph on Swedish modernist architect Sigurd Lewerentz.

Sigurd Lewerentz (1885–1975) is one of the most highly revered—as well as one of the most heavily mythologized—protagonists of modern European architecture. Arguably Sweden’s most distinguished modernist, he is more influential for architects around the world today than he was during his...

A collection of the delicate work of Chinese architect Zhang Pengju.

Zhang Pengju’s buildings explore the intersection of architecture and landscape as topographical art. His architectural practice is deeply rooted in the terrain and local history of China’s Inner Mongolia region and at the same embodies contemporary architecture at its best....

Alberto Ponis was born in Genoa in 1933 and studied at Florence University, where he qualified as an architect in 1960. In the early 1960s he worked in London with Erno Goldfinger and Denys Lasdun, where he came under the strong―and lasting―influence of the then-dominant modernist and brutalist movements. In...

This fifth volume in Lars Müller’s Architect’s Studio series is dedicated to the Nairobi-based architects Cave_bureau. This acclaimed collective of architects and researchers—the first Kenyan firm to appear at the Venice Architecture Biennale, in 2021—explores the synergy between architecture, urbanism and nature, and curates performative events of resistance within...

Born from his fascination with ancient architecture and a personal rediscovery of its beauty through materials such as wood, stone, earth and thatch, the aspiring architecture student Yukio Futagawa set out in the mid-1950s to photograph ‘minka’, the traditional rural houses of Japan. This experience would be instrumental in shifting...

A manifesto for the future of architectural practice and the necessity significance of good design to in modern life, by renowned British architect Richard Rogers.

Written during what architect Richard Rogers saw as a moment of crisis in modern architecture, this essay explores how the way we build—and live—could change...

Celebrates the diverse architecture of Stockholm-based firm In Praise of Shadows Architecture.

Founded by Fredric Benesch and Katarina Lundeberg in 2009, Stockholm-based firm In Praise of Shadows Architecture engages in a wide range of projects of varied scales and typologies. This first monograph on their work features some forty buildings...

The fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses.

This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; expanded and...

Widely celebrated as the father of the Studio Furniture Movement, Wharton Esherick is one of the most important furniture designers of the twentieth century. Presenting his preserved hillside house and studio, this book showcases seven decades of innovative woodwork and sculpture, embodying his influence on American art and design.

Wharton Esherick...

Robert Earl Paige is one of the most iconic artists and designers from Chicago’s South Side. A multidisciplinary artist and arts educator, he works across textile design, painting, collage, and sculpture. During the 1970s, he brought West African–inspired patterns to U.S. shoppers through the Dakkabar fabrics collection available at Sears,...

The goal of this collaborative, enthusiastic textbook on design history is to create a resource offering a diverse, inclusive view of graphic design history, specifically articulated through the student voice. Design History Reader was led by Kristen Coogan, Associate Professor of Art and Graphic Design at Boston University, who applies...

This is Dieter Rams’s 808-page book about his work, back in print in its original form with a PVC softcover and slipcase. The relevance of famous Braun designer Dieter Rams in modern design remains unbroken.

In his more than 40 years at Braun, Rams established himself as one of the...

An original account of the life and work of legendary designer Jan Tschichold and his role in the movement in Weimar Germany to create modern graphic design

Richly illustrated with images from Jan Tschichold’s little-known private collection of design ephemera, this important book explores a legendary figure in the history of...

Perhaps the world’s most distinctive tree, ginkgo has remained stubbornly unchanged for more than two hundred million years. A living link to the age of dinosaurs, it survived the great ice ages as a relic in China, but it earned its reprieve when people first found it useful about a...

An extraordinary investigation into shade, bringing together science, history, urban design, and social justice to change the way we think about a critical natural resource that should be available to all.

On a 90-degree day in Los Angeles, bus riders across the city line up behind the shadows cast by street...

Can design cater to a diverse society? How does it respond to the disparate demands of the people using it? Since the 1980s, debates about inclusion and participation have been an important part of the design discourse. Today’s design approaches expand on the concepts of Universal Design and Design for...

There have been countless works written on Jerusalem, often framing it as a holy city central to the three Abrahamic faiths. However, modern accounts of Jerusalem have come to privilege Zionist narratives and claims to the city. Such ideologically motivated representations deny us an understanding of Jerusalem's rich intercommunal traditions...

 Sue Ferguson Gussow | The Architectural Publisher B 2023

After Sue Ferguson Gussow's 'Architects Draw' had been sold out from its original publisher for several years, a group of peers initiated a reissue. Gussow's book is widely used as a source of inspiration and a textbook in schools around the...

This lively introduction to Japanese joinery not only delves lovingly into the unique history and development of Japanese carpentry, but also reveals many secrets of Japanese joinery. Presenting 48 joints, selected from among the several hundred known and used today, this visually exciting book will please anyone who has ever...

A beautiful and faithful reprint of this cult classic, detailing, in microscopic detail, Tokyo coffee legend Katsuji Daibo's philosophy on everything from brewing methods to tools, flowers to cafe ambiance, staff attitude to the perfect tumbler, etc., all in 32 beautifully printed pages. The now-impossible-to-find first edition was hand letterset...

From a practical tool to status symbol, the walking stick is a universal object that has been imbued with symbolism, craftsmanship, and innovation throughout its history. Across different cultures and eras it has taken on different uses and meanings, whether agricultural, religious, ceremonial, orthopaedic or sartorial. Eighteen designers ranging from...