Notable Design Books of 2011
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Architecture in Uniform | Cohen, Jean-Louis | Yale University Press | $50.00 |
Bertrand Goldberg: Architecture of Invention | Ryan, Zoë | Yale University Press | $60.00 |
The Embodied Image: Imagination and Imagery in Architecture | Pallasmaa, Juhani | John Wiley & Sons | $45.00 |
Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture | Hill, John | W. W. Norton | $29.95 |
Rising Currents | Bergdoll, Barry | The Museum of Modern Art | $24.95 |
Groundwork: Between Landscape and Architecture | Balmori, Diana et al. | The Monacelli Press | $50.00 |
California Design 1930–1965 | Kaplan, Wendy | The MIT Press | $60.00 |
Project Japan | Koolhaas, Rem et al. | TASCHEN | $59.99 |
Combinatory Urbanism | Mayne, Thom | Stray Dog Cafe | $39.95 |
Spatial Agency | Awan, Nishat et al. | Routledge | $44.95 |
African Metropolitan Architecture | Adjaye, David | Rizzoli International Publications | $100.00 |
Edward Durell Stone | Stone, Hicks | Rizzoli International Publications | $85.00 |
Julius Shulman, Los Angeles | Lubell, Sam et al. | Rizzoli International Publications | $60.00 |
KieranTimberlake: Inquiry | Kieran, Stephen et al. | Rizzoli International Publications | $55.00 |
Tomorrow’s Houses | Gorlin, Alexander et al. | Rizzoli International Publications | $65.00 |
A House for an Art Collector | Adjaye, David | Rizzoli International Publications | $50.00 |
Kissing Architecture | Lavin, Sylvia | Princeton University Press | $16.95 |
The Architectural Detail | Ford, Edward R. | Princeton Architectural Press | $40.00 |
The Houses of William Wurster: Frames for Living | Brostrom, Caitlin Lempres et al. | Princeton Architectural Press | $50.00 |
Pamphlet Architecture 11–20 | Holl, Steven | Princeton Architectural Press | $45.00 |
Reveal: Studio Gang Architects | Gang, Jeanne | Princeton Architectural Press | $45.00 |
Living in the Endless City | Burdett, Ricky et al. | Phaidon Press | $69.95 |
Gerrit Rietveld | van Zijl, Ida | Phaidon Press | $75.00 |
By the City/For the City | Guiney, Anne et al. | Institute for Urban Design | $35.00 |
Wirrwarr | Mayer H., Jürgen et al. | Hatje Cantz | $300.00 |
Alexander Girard | Oldham, Todd et al. | AMMO Books | $200 |
Announcements
Louis Kahn: Architecture as Philosophy by John Lobell
Louis Kahn: Architecture as Philosophy
By John Lobell
Publisher: The Monacelli Press
Published: June 2020
Noted Louis I.Kahn expert John Lobell explores how Kahn’s focus on structure, respect for materials, clarity of program, and reverence for details come together to manifest an overall philosophy.
Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis Kahn by Harriet Pattison
Our Days Are Like Full Years: A Memoir with Letters from Louis Kahn
By Harriet Pattison
Publisher: Yale University Press
Forthcoming: October 2020
An intimate glimpse into the professional and romantic relationship between Harriet Pattison and the renowned architect Louis Kahn. Harriet Pattison, FASLA, is a distinguished landscape architect. She was Louis Kahn’s romantic partner from 1959 to 1974, and his collaborator on the landscapes of the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, and the F.D.R. Memorial/Four Freedoms Park, New York. She is the mother of their son, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn.
Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes
Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes
By Per Olaf Fjeld and Emily Randall Fjeld
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Published: October 4, 2019
A new and personal reading of the architecture, teachings, and legacy of Louis I. Kahn from Per Olaf Fjeld’s perspective as a former student. The book explores Kahn’s life and work, offering a unique take on one of the twentieth century’s most important architects. Kahn’s Nordic and European ties are emphasized in this study that also covers his early childhood in Estonia, his travels, and his relationships with other architects, including the Norwegian architect Arne Korsmo.
Reading Graphic Design History: Image, Text, and Context by David Raizman
Reading Graphic Design History: Image, Text, and Context
By David Raizman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Published: December 2020
An innovative approach to graphic design that uses a series of key artifacts from the history of print culture in light of their specific historical contexts. It encourages the reader to look carefully and critically at print advertising, illustration, posters, magazine art direction, and typography, often addressing issues of class, race, and gender.
David King: Designer, Activist, Visual Historian by Rick Poynor
David King: Designer, Activist, Visual Historian
By Rick Poynor
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: September 2020
A comprehensive overview of the work and legacy of David King (1943–2016), whose fascinating career bridged journalism, graphic design, photography, and collecting. King launched his career at Britain’s Sunday Times Magazine in the 1960s, starting as a designer and later branching out into image-led journalism, blending political activism with his design work.
Teaching Graphic Design History by Steven Heller
Teaching Graphic Design History
By Steven Heller
Publisher: Allworth Press
Published: June 2019
An examination of the concerted efforts, happy accidents, and key influences of the practice throughout the years, Teaching Graphic Design History is an illuminating resource for students, practitioners, and future teachers of the subject.
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