Notable Books of 2011

Specially invited guests have chosen these as the most notable design books of 2011. See complete Notable Design Books list
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Hussein Chalayan Violette, Robert et al. Rizzoli International Publications $85.00
Design with the Other 90%: Cities Smith, Cynthia Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum $29.95
Helvetica and the New York City Subway System Shaw, Paul The MIT Press $39.95
Urban Design Since 1945 Shane, David Grahame John Wiley & Sons $45.00
Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul Schultz, Howard et al. Rodale $25.99
Sagmeister: Another Book About Promotion and Sales Material Sagmeister, Stefan et al. Abrams $40.00
The Agile City Russell, James Island Press $35.00
And I Shall Have Some Peace There Roach, Margaret Grand Central Publishing $25.99
Redheaded Peckerwood Patterson, Christian MACK $65.00
The Embodied Image: Imagination and Imagery in Architecture Pallasmaa, Juhani John Wiley & Sons $45.00
Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life Oldham, Todd et al. AMMO Books $29.95
OLIVE (A Handbook to Protect Your Life) Nosigner, Media Factory ¥ 1,000 ($12.88)
Combinatory Urbanism Mayne, Thom Stray Dog Cafe $39.95
The Ruins of Detroit Marchand, Yves et al. Steidl $125.00
Julius Shulman, Los Angeles Lubell, Sam et al. Rizzoli International Publications $60.00
Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible Lovell, Sophie Phaidon Press $95.00
Ootje Oxenaar: Designer + Commissioner Kuijpers, Els nai010 Publishers $38.35
Beauty Is in the Street Kugelberg, Johan et al. Four Corners Books; distributed by D.A.P. $40.00
Project Japan Koolhaas, Rem et al. TASCHEN $59.99
Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design Kirkham, Pat et al. Laurence King Publishing $75.00
Symbol Hyland, Angus et al. Laurence King Publishing $40.00
Pamphlet Architecture 11–20 Holl, Steven Princeton Architectural Press $45.00
Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture Hill, John W. W. Norton $29.95
Why We Broke Up Handler, Daniel et al. Little, Brown and Co. $19.99
By the City/For the City Guiney, Anne et al. Institute for Urban Design $35.00
Tomorrow’s Houses Gorlin, Alexander et al. Rizzoli International Publications $65.00
Triumph of the City Glaeser, Edward Penguin $29.95
Collected Gladwell, Malcolm et al. Little, Brown and Co. $80.00
Bob Gill, so far. Gill, Bob Laurence King Publishing $50.00
Reveal: Studio Gang Architects Gang, Jeanne Princeton Architectural Press $45.00
The Architectural Detail Ford, Edward R. Princeton Architectural Press $40.00
The Latin American Photobook Fernández, Horacio et al. Aperture $52.00
Cédric Delsaux: Dark Lens Delsaux, Cédric Editions Xavier Barral $75.00
Flying Without a Net DeLong, Thomas J. Harvard Business Review Press $29.95
Seven Books Grey Dean, Tacita Steidl $98.00
100 Artists’ Manifestos: From the Futurists to the Stuckists Danchev, Alex Penguin $20.99
Usefulness in Small Things Colin, Kim et al. Rizzoli International Publications $29.95
Identify Chermayeff, Ivan et al. Print Publishing $45.00
Living in the Endless City Burdett, Ricky et al. Phaidon Press $69.95
Wim Crouwel: A Graphic Odyssey Brook, Tony et al. Unit Editions $27.00