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The New Modern House: Redefining Functionalism
Jonathan Bell , Ellie Stathaki
Laurence King
ISBN: 1780670257
RRP Price: £19.95
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Modern architecture is a story of movements, styles and genres. But what of the work that remains defiantly unique, refusing to submit to a label? The New Modern House is a comprehensive look at the emerging trend of architecture that favours substance over style, combining functional design and sus....MORE
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Architecture Now! Vol. 8
Philip Jodidio
Taschen
ISBN: 3836526816
RRP Price: £24.99
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Today's starchitects
Currents in architecture around the world
Architecture Now! 8 reviews new and exciting projects completed and under construction in the whole world. No style, no building type is ignored, making this volume a true compendium of what anybody interested in buildings today need....MORE
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The Story of Contemporary Architecture
Paolo Favole
Prestel
ISBN: 3791345982
RRP Price: £14.99
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Focusing on contemporary architecture, this book gives readers the tools they need to grasp the architectural language and building forms of today’s architecture.
Part of a new, accessibly written, and generously illustrated series on architecture through the ages, this book features contemporary....MORE
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Re:Crafted
Marc Kristal
Monacelli Press
ISBN: 1580932762
RRP Price: £32.00
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Now more than ever, architects and designers are crossing aesthetic borders, and redefining craft to suit their own creative needs, philosophies, and expectations—often by commenting upon or challenging it. By transforming our notions of what might be considered “crafted,” today’s practitioners have....MORE
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Building Up and Tearing Down
Paul Goldberger
Monacelli Press
ISBN: 1580932649
RRP Price: £23.50
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PAUL GOLDBERGER
ON THE AGE OF ARCHITECTURE
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao by Frank Gehry, the CCTV Headquarters by Rem Koolhaas, the Getty Center by Richard Meier, the Times Building by Renzo Piano: Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Paul Goldberger’s tenure at The New Yorker has documented a captivating....MORE
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10x10_3
Shumon Basar, Mercedes Daguerre, Luis Fernández-Galiano, Bart Goldhoorn, et al
Phaidon
ISBN: 0714862525
RRP Price: £29.95
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Like its successful predecessors 10x10 (published in 2000) and 10x10_2 (published in 2005), 10x10_3 is a comprehensive overview of contemporary world architecture. Generously illustrated, this volume presents 100 of the world's most exceptional emerging architects, selected by 10 esteemed members of....MORE
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Architecture and Beauty
Yael Reisner
Wiley
ISBN: 0470997842
RRP Price: £50.00
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Architecture and Beauty provides a rare insight into the minds of 20 of today's most progressive and high profile architects, each from a radically different position and each displaying a distinctive aesthetic.
Based on a series of interviews, the book raises poignant issues regarding the notion....MORE
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1000 Ideas by 100 Architects
Sergi Costa Duran , Mariana R. Eguaras
Rockport
ISBN: 1592535739
RRP Price: £24.99
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Architecture is an art form that provides both function and beauty. Each architect brings something uniquely distinct to his or her work. Learning what makes an architectural work or the body of an architect's work unique is difficult to deconstruct. This book provides behind the scenes insight into....MORE
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Architecture Now! 4
Philip Jodidio
Taschen
ISBN: 3836523450
RRP Price: £8.99
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Architects at the cutting edge
Architecture Now! Volume 4 proves that the best keep getting better, with new names from all over the world and the most exciting and unique buildings and designs. As always, easy-to-navigate illustrated A-Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, ....MORE
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Encyclopedia of Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture
Virginia McLeod
Laurence King
ISBN: 1856696928
RRP Price: £48.00
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This comprehensive reference work contains scale drawings of every type of detailing used in contemporary residential architecture.
Each section contains at least 50 drawings drawn to a set range of scales: 1:5, 1:10 or 1:50, with detailed keys explaining construction and material. Each drawing ....MORE
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Architecture Now! 7
Philip Jodidio
Taschen
ISBN: 3836517361
RRP Price: £24.99
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After the Fall - Architecture in a new Economic Climate
TASCHEN's Architecture Now! 7 features an arching overview of today's architecture, from modern to radically avant-garde. As with previous books in the series, Architecture Now! 7 includes a broad variety of projects from around the world, a....MORE
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Revisiting the Glass House
Jessica Hough & David Montagut
Yale
ISBN: 0300135874
RRP Price: £25.00
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In recent years, there has been an enormous interest among emerging and established artists in architecture of the modern period. "Revisiting the Glass House" explores the ways in which contemporary artists incorporate images of modern buildings in their work as a means to explore the Utopian potent....MORE
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10x10_3
Curated by Shumon Basar
Phaidon
ISBN: 0714849537
RRP Price: £49.95
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* A global, up-to-the-minute overview of contemporary architecture selected by ten prominent members of the international architecture community
* Following on from the successful 10x10 and 10x10_2, features the work of 100 rising stars and a variety of buildings from private houses and apa....MORE
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XS
Phyllis Richardson
Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500341818
RRP Price: £14.95
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This book is a celebration of the small, the compact, the unexpected little buildings we encounter in the landscape or cityscape that give us pause to ponder their meaning or that make us appreciate the elegance of their creation. From the spectrum of functions and styles of these structures, it is ....MORE
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XS Extreme
Phyllis Richardson
Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 0500342512
RRP Price: £14.95
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XS and XS Green are two of the most successful design books published in recent years, with worldwide sales exceeding 150,000 copies
The third book in the XS series, XS Extreme considers buildings at the edge of possibility. Sited in remote locations, built to withstand wild climatic conditions, ....MORE
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