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American Gardens Sam Watters, ed. Acanthus Press On list of Books by Sam Watters Add to My Reading List	Seeing through Clothes Anne Hollander University of California Press Add to My Reading List	Edgar Brandt: Art Deco Ironwork Joan Kahr Schiffer Publishing Add to My Reading List	The Complete Dictionary of Symbols Jack Tresidder Chronicle Books Add to My Reading List	100 Secrets of the Art World Thomas Girst et al. Koenig Books On list of Books by Thomas Girst Add to My Reading List	A. Quincy Jones: Building for Better Living Brooke Hodge Prestel Publishing Add to My Reading List	Abandoned Eric Holubow Schiffer Publishing Add to My Reading List	Abbott Miller: Design and Content Abbott Miller Princeton Architectural Press On list of Books by Abbott Miller Add to My Reading List
Abstract City Christoph Niemann Abrams On Ken Carbone’s Notable Books of 2012 list On Maria Popova’s Notable Books of 2012 list On Thomas Girst’s Book List Add to My Reading List	Adolf Loos: A Private Portrait Claire Beck Loos Doppelhouse Press Add to My Reading List	Adversarial Design Carl DiSalvo The MIT Press On Zara Arshad’s Notable Books of 2012 list Add to My Reading List	Aesthetic Theory Mark Foster Gage W. W. Norton On list of Books by Mark Foster Gage Add to My Reading List	African Metropolitan Architecture David Adjaye Rizzoli International Publications On Justin Davidson’s Notable Books of 2011 list On list of Books by David Adjaye Add to My Reading List	After Taste Kent Kleinman et al. Princeton Architectural Press On list of Books by Kent Kleinman Add to My Reading List	The Afterlife of Emerson Tang Paula Champa Houghton Mifflin On Phil Patton’s Notable Books of 2013 list Add to My Reading List	Albert Speer Léon Krier et al. The Monacelli Press On Witold Rybczynski’s Notable Books of 2013 list Add to My Reading List
Alex Steinweiss: The Inventor of the Modern Album Cover Kevin Reagan et al. TASCHEN On Gail Anderson’s Book List On list of Books by Steven Heller Add to My Reading List	Alexander Girard Todd Oldham et al. AMMO Books On Jonathan Adler’s Book List On Wendy Goodman’s Notable Books of 2011 list On list of Books by Todd Oldham Add to My Reading List	Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty Andrew Bolton et al. Yale University Press On Cynthia Rowley’s Book List On Julie Lasky’s Notable Books of 2011 list On Ed Ng’s Book List Add to My Reading List	All the Buildings in New York *That I’ve Drawn So Far James Gulliver Hancock Rizzoli International Publications On John Hill’s Notable Books of 2013 list Add to My Reading List	Alvar Aalto Houses Jari Jetsonen et al. Princeton Architectural Press Add to My Reading List	Álvaro Siza: Complete Works 1952–2013 Philip Jodidio TASCHEN On Norman Weinstein’s Notable Books of 2013 list Add to My Reading List	American Splendor Michael C. Kathrens Acanthus Press On list of Books by Michael C. Kathrens Add to My Reading List	Animate FORM Greg Lynn Princeton Architectural Press On list of Books by Greg Lynn Add to My Reading List
Anna Sui Andrew Bolton Chronicle Books On list of Books by Anna Sui Add to My Reading List	Antonio Lopez: Fashion, Art, Sex and Disco Roger Padiha et al. Rizzoli International Publications On Anna Sui’s Book List Add to My Reading List	The Architectural Detail Edward R. Ford Princeton Architectural Press On John Hill’s Notable Books of 2011 list Add to My Reading List	Architecture Concepts: Red is Not a Color Bernard Tschumi Rizzoli International Publications On John Hill’s Notable Books of 2012 list Add to My Reading List	Architecture in Uniform Jean-Louis Cohen Yale University Press On Paul Makovsky’s Notable Books of 2011 list Add to My Reading List	The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste Geoffrey Scott W. W. Norton On Witold Rybczynski’s Book List On Paul Goldberger’s Book List Add to My Reading List	The Architecture of the Barnes Foundation Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Rizzoli International Publications On list of Books by Billie Tsien On list of Books by Tod Williams Add to My Reading List	Architecture on the Carpet Brenda Vale et al. Thames & Hudson On Allison Arieff’s Notable Books of 2013 list Add to My Reading List
Architecture’s Desire K. Michael Hays The MIT Press On Florian Idenburg’s Current Reading list Add to My Reading List	The Art of Looking Sideways Alan Fletcher Phaidon Press On Jennifer Morla’s Book List On Tom Geismar’s Book List On Bob Gill’s Book List On Wendell Castle’s Book List On Coralie Bickford-Smith’s Book List Add to My Reading List	The Artist’s Reality: Philosophies of Art Mark Rothko et al. Yale University Press On Ian Ritchie’s Book List Add to My Reading List	Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals Christopher Payne et al. The MIT Press On Jessica Helfand’s Book List Add to My Reading List	Authoring David Adjaye et al. Lars Müller Publishers On list of Books by David Adjaye Add to My Reading List	The Avant-Garde Applied (1890–1950) Manuel Fontán del Junco, et al. Fundación Juan March On Rick Poynor’s Notable Books of 2012 list Add to My Reading List	Axel Vervoordt: Timeless Interiors Armelle Baron Rizzoli International Publications On David Easton’s Book List Add to My Reading List	The Bald Mermaid Sheila Bridges Pointed Leaf Press On list of Books by Sheila Bridges Add to My Reading List

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The Hard Life by Jasper Morrison

The Hard Life
by Jasper Morrison
Publisher: Lars Müller Publishers
Available in US: May 22, 2017

Photographs taken by designer Jasper Morrison of objects in the collection of the National Museum of Ethnology in Lisbon, Portugal. “The objects photographed and described may be appreciated both for their beauty and for the example they set of design at its purest. The Hard Life is a continuation of Morrison’s celebration of the ordinary and offers a new perspective on his design philosophy.”

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Paula Scher: Works - Pre-Order from Unit Editions

Paula Scher: Works
Editors: Tony Brook & Adrian Shaughnessy
Design: Spin
Publisher: Unit Editions
Available April 2017; pre-order now

New book covering the career of of master designer Paula Scher, called “the most influential woman graphic designer on the planet.” (Ellen Lupton), This definitive, chronological visual record spans Paula’s early days in the music industry as an art director with CBS and Atlantic records; the launch of her first studio, Koppel & Scher; and her 25-year engagement with Pentagram.

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