Breaking Ground - A ground-breaking visual survey of architecture designed by women from the early twentieth century to the present day. Featuring twentieth-century icons such as Julia Morgan, Eileen Gray and Lina Bo Bardi, and the best contemporary talent, from Kazuyo Sejima to Elizabeth Diller and Grafton Architects
The Home Upgrade - New Homes in Remodeled Buildings - Looks beyond big budget projects and explores homes where the seemingly impossible has been achieved.
OUT OF PRINT! Upgrade - Home Extensions, Alterations and Refurbishments. Adding. Extending. Transforming. Upgrade breathes new life in forgotten architecture.
Unpacking My Library: Architects and Their Books - What does a library say about the mind of its owner? How do books map the intellectual interests, curiosities, tastes, and personalities of their readers?
Anupama Kundoo - The Architect's Studio. About the works of the much appraised Indian architect. This publication explores how traditional Indian building customs, crafts and materials are integrated into her studio's remarkable projects.
Kiyonori Kikutake – Between land and Sea. This publication documents some of the architect’s pivotal works, spanning the late 1950s to today – including the Sky House, Hotel Tōkōen, the Izumo Administration Building and the ongoing Marine/Ocean City project. Abundantly illustrated with archival drawings and period and contemporary photographs.
A New Nature - 9 Architectural Conditions Between Liquid and Solid. “When we design and build buildings, naturally, we need to enter into an already existing context. Even so, many houses simply stand alone side by side, rather than identifying themselves with and becoming a part of the urbanity that connects and creates cohesion in the culturally created...
SOLD OUT! An Architecture Guide to the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals - Volume I. The Goals define the challenges we need to address to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. The global problems we face together, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation, prosperity, peace and justice.
100 Ideas that Changed Architecture. Arranged in a broadly chronological order, the ideas are presented through fascinating text and arresting visuals, the book explores when each idea first evolved and the subsequent impact it has had up to the present day. More than 300 illustrations.
Design Process in Architecture. Every building starts with an idea. But how do you get from a concept to a piece of architecture? Why do some ideas work better than others? What is a ‘good’ design? With accessible text and hundreds of images, this is an indispensable and illuminating guide for beginning architecture students as well as anyone who is...
Case Design - A School in the Making. Avasara Academy is a residential school for young women in western India and is still a work in process. With thoughtful attention to both physical and social environments, the school is evolving through a design-build process focused on inclusion and engagement.