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Your Private Sky: R. Buckminster Fuller | Lichtenstein, Claude et al. | Lars Müller Publishers |
Wunderkammer | Williams, Tod et al. | Yale University Press |
Writing About Architecture | Lange, Alexandra | Princeton Architectural Press |
The World Trade Center Remembered | Goldberger, Paul et al. | Abbeville Press |
Wirrwarr | Mayer H., Jürgen et al. | Hatje Cantz |
Wiel Arets | McCarter, Robert et al. | Birkhäuser |
Why Architecture Matters | Goldberger, Paul | Yale University Press |
What If...?: The Architecture and Design of David Rockwell | Pearlman, Chee et al. | Metropolis Books |
A Visual Inventory | Pawson, John | Phaidon Press |
Visions of Seaside | Thadani, Dhiru A. et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
Vincent Van Duysen: Complete Works | Van Duysen, Vincent et al. | Thames & Hudson |
Understanding Architecture | McCarter, Robert et al. | Phaidon Press |
20th-Century World Architecture: The Phaidon Atlas | Editors of Phaidon Press, | Phaidon Press |
Tree Houses | Jodidio, Philip et al. | TASCHEN |
Torre David | Brillembourg, Alfredo et al. | Lars Müller Publishers |
Tomorrow’s Houses | Gorlin, Alexander et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
Tom Kundig: Houses 2 | Kundig, Tom | Princeton Architectural Press |
Thermal Delight in Architecture | Heschong, Lisa | The MIT Press |
Theater of Architecture | Hardy, Hugh | Princeton Architectural Press |
The Library | Campbell, James W. P. et al. | The University of Chicago Press |
Steven Holl—Scale | Holl, Steven et al. | Lars Müller Publishers |
Steven Holl—Color Light Time | Holl, Steven | Lars Müller Publishers |
Spatial Agency | Awan, Nishat et al. | Routledge |
Sou Fujimoto: Sketchbook | Fujimoto, Sou | Lars Müller Publishers |
Solomon’s Temple | Balfour, Alan | John Wiley & Sons |
Site and Sound | Newhouse, Victoria | The Monacelli Press |
Shigeru Ban | McQuaid, Matilda | Phaidon Press |
Shape of Sound | Meyers, Victoria | Artifice Books on Architecture |
Schlepping Through Ambivalence | Tigerman, Stanley et al. | Yale University Press |
Saving Wright | Chusid, Jeffrey M. | W. W. Norton |
Rising Currents | Bergdoll, Barry | The Museum of Modern Art |
Richard Meier Architect Vol. 5 | Meier, Richard | Rizzoli International Publications |
Reveal: Studio Gang Architects | Gang, Jeanne | Princeton Architectural Press |
The Raw and the Cooked | Bialobrzeski, Peter | Hatje Cantz |
Project Japan | Koolhaas, Rem et al. | TASCHEN |
Prefab Architecture: A Guide to Modular Design and Construction | Smith, Ryan E. | John Wiley & Sons |
Post-Ductility | Bell, Michael et al. | Princeton Architectural Press |
Poem of the Right Angle (Le poème de l'angle droit) | Le Corbusier, | Hatje Cantz |
The Planning Game | Garvin, Alexander | W. W. Norton |
A Pattern Language | Alexander, Christopher et al. | Oxford University Press |
Paradise Planned | Stern, Robert A. M. et al. | The Monacelli Press |
Pamphlet Architecture 11–20 | Holl, Steven | Princeton Architectural Press |
Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990 | Wit, Wim de et al. | Getty Research Institute |
100 Years of Architectural Drawing | Bingham, Neil | Laurence King Publishing |
On the Art of Building in Ten Books | Alberti, Leon Battista | The MIT Press |
Object to Be Destroyed: The Work of Gordon Matta-Clark | Lee, Pamela M. | The MIT Press |
The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn | Wurman, Richard Saul et al. | The MIT Press |
Norman Bel Geddes Designs America | Albrecht, Donald et al. | Abrams |
Newport Villas | Kathrens, Michael C. | W. W. Norton |
A New Sculpturalism | Mount, Christopher et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
The Nature of Circumstance | Bohlin, Peter et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
MVRDV Buildings | MVRDV, et al. | nai010 Publishers |
The Most Beautiful Opera Houses in the World | de Laubier, Guillaume et al. | Abrams |
Modern Architecture: A Critical History | Frampton, Kenneth | Thames & Hudson |
Modern Architecture and Other Essays | Scully, Vincent | Princeton University Press |
Modern Architecture | Colquhoun, Alan | Oxford University Press |
Minimum | Pawson, John | Phaidon Press |
Mies van der Rohe: The Krefeld Villas | Kleinman, Kent et al. | Princeton Architectural Press |
Miami Modern Metropolis | Shulman, Allan T. | Princeton Architectural Press |
Maynard L. Parker: Modern Photography and the American Dream | Watts, Jennifer A. et al. | Yale University Press |
Matteo Thun: The Index Book | Thun, Matteo | Hatje Cantz |
Mastering Tradition: The Residential Architecture of John Russell Pope | Garrison, James B. | Acanthus Press |
Make It Fabulous | Georgis, William T. et al. | The Monacelli Press |
Louis Vuitton: Architecture and Interiors | Mostafavi, Mohsen | Rizzoli International Publications |
Living in the Endless City | Burdett, Ricky et al. | Phaidon Press |
The Light Pavilion | Kumpusch, Christoph a. | Lars Müller Publishers |
Learning from Las Vegas | Venturi, Robert et al. | The MIT Press |
Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes | Cohen, Jean-Louis et al. | The Museum of Modern Art |
Le Corbusier Redrawn | Park, Steven | Princeton Architectural Press |
The Language of Luxe | Ng, Ed et al. | ORO Editions |
Labour, Work and Architecture | Frampton, Kenneth | Phaidon Press |
La Formentera | Piasecki, Eric et al. | The Monacelli Press |
KM3: Excursions on Capacities | MVRDV, | Actar |
Kissing Architecture | Lavin, Sylvia | Princeton University Press |
KieranTimberlake: Inquiry | Kieran, Stephen et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
Kengo Kuma: Complete Works | Frampton, Kenneth | Thames & Hudson |
KarimSpace | Rashid, Karim | Rizzoli International Publications |
Julius Shulman, Los Angeles | Lubell, Sam et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
Joseph Urban | Loring, John | Abrams |
James Turrell: A Retrospective | Govan, Michael et al. | Prestel Publishing |
James Stirling: Revisionary Modernist | Lawrence, Amanda Reeser | Yale University Press |
Interpreting the Renaissance (Ricerca dell’Rinascimento) | Tafuri, Manfredo | Yale University Press |
Instigations | Mostafavi, Mohsen et al. | Lars Müller Publishers |
Informal | Balmond, Cecil | Prestel Publishing |
In the Life of Cities | Mostafavi, Mohsen | Lars Müller Publishers |
Imperfect Health | Borasi, Giovanna et al. | Lars Müller Publishers |
Hugh Newell Jacobsen, Architect: 1993–2006 | Jacobsen, Hugh Newell et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
The Houses of William Wurster: Frames for Living | Brostrom, Caitlin Lempres et al. | Princeton Architectural Press |
Houses of Los Angeles, vol. 2 | Watters, Sam | Acanthus Press |
A House for an Art Collector | Adjaye, David | Rizzoli International Publications |
House | Keaton, Diane et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
Home Delivery | Bergdoll, Barry et al. | The Museum of Modern Art |
Gyroscopic Horizons | Denari, Neil M. | Princeton Architectural Press |
Guide to Contemporary New York City Architecture | Hill, John | W. W. Norton |
A Guide to Archigram 1961–74 | Crompton, Dennis | Princeton Architectural Press |
Groundwork: Between Landscape and Architecture | Balmori, Diana et al. | The Monacelli Press |
Greg Lynn FORM | Rappolt, Mark et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
The Green House | Stang, Alanna et al. | Princeton Architectural Press |
Great Houses of New York, 1880–1930 | Kathrens, Michael C. | Acanthus Press |
Gerrit Rietveld | van Zijl, Ida | Phaidon Press |
A Genealogy of Modern Architecture | Frampton, Kenneth | Lars Müller Publishers |
Fundamentals | Koolhaas, Rem | Rizzoli International Publications |
The Four States of Architecture | Hanrahan, Thomas et al. | John Wiley & Sons |
Foreclosed | Bergdoll, Barry | The Museum of Modern Art |
Five North American Architects | Frampton, Kenneth | Lars Müller Publishers |
FARMAX | MVRDV, et al. | nai010 Publishers |
Experiments with Life Itself | González de Canales, Francisco | Actar |
The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright: Critical Writings on Architecture | Wright, Frank Lloyd et al. | Princeton University Press |
The Embodied Image: Imagination and Imagery in Architecture | Pallasmaa, Juhani | John Wiley & Sons |
Eliot Noyes | Bruce, Gordon | Phaidon Press |
Edward Durell Stone | Stone, Hicks | Rizzoli International Publications |
Edifices de Rome Moderne | Letarouilly, Paul Marie | Princeton Architectural Press |
Eames: Beautiful Details | Demetrios, Eames et al. | AMMO Books |
Dream House | Dietz, Ulysses Grant et al. | Acanthus Press |
The Dot-Com City | Lange, Alexandra | Strelka Press |
Distillations | McCurry, Margaret et al. | ORO Editions |
Discovering Architecture | Jodidio, Philip et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
Deventer | Stadler, Matthew et al. | nai010 Publishers |
Designing with Light | Meyers, Victoria | Abbeville Press |
Designing Bridges to Burn | Tigerman, Stanley | ORO Editions |
Design Like You Give a Damn [2] | Architecture for Humanity, et al. | Abrams |
Delirious New York | Koolhaas, Rem | The Monacelli Press |
The Curves of Time | Niemeyer, Oscar | Phaidon Press |
Culture:City | Wang, Wilfried | Lars Müller Publishers |
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things | McDonough, William et al. | North Point Press |
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture | Venturi, Robert | The Museum of Modern Art |
Clip Stamp Fold | Colomina, Beatriz et al. | Actar |
Classic & Modern: Signature Styles | Barlis, Alan et al. | ORO Editions |
Cino Zucchi: Inspiration and Process in Architecture | Zucchi, Cino | Chronicle Books |
Charleston Fancy | Rybczynski, Witold | Yale University Press |
California Design 1930–1965 | Kaplan, Wendy | The MIT Press |
Building: Inside Studio Gang Architects | Gang, Jeanne et al. | Yale University Press |
Building Seagram | Lambert, Phyllis et al. | Yale University Press |
The Biography of a Building | Rybczynski, Witold | Thames & Hudson |
Bio Design | Myers, William et al. | The Museum of Modern Art |
Bertrand Goldberg: Architecture of Invention | Ryan, Zoë | Yale University Press |
Being: An Architect | Ritchie, Ian et al. | Royal Academy of Arts |
Bauhaus 1919–1933 | Bergdoll, Barry et al. | The Museum of Modern Art |
Ballpark | Goldberger, Paul | Knopf |
Authoring | Adjaye, David et al. | Lars Müller Publishers |
Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals | Payne, Christopher et al. | The MIT Press |
Architecture’s Desire | Hays, K. Michael | The MIT Press |
Architecture on the Carpet | Vale, Brenda et al. | Thames & Hudson |
The Architecture of the Barnes Foundation | Williams, Tod et al. | Rizzoli International Publications |
The Architecture of Humanism: A Study in the History of Taste | Scott, Geoffrey | W. W. Norton |
Architecture in Uniform | Cohen, Jean-Louis | Yale University Press |
Architecture Concepts: Red is Not a Color | Tschumi, Bernard | Rizzoli International Publications |
The Architectural Detail | Ford, Edward R. | Princeton Architectural Press |
Animate FORM | Lynn, Greg | Princeton Architectural Press |
American Splendor | Kathrens, Michael C. | Acanthus Press |
Álvaro Siza: Complete Works 1952–2013 | Jodidio, Philip | TASCHEN |
All the Buildings in New York *That I’ve Drawn So Far | Hancock, James Gulliver | Rizzoli International Publications |
Alexander Girard | Oldham, Todd et al. | AMMO Books |
Albert Speer | Krier, Léon et al. | The Monacelli Press |
African Metropolitan Architecture | Adjaye, David | Rizzoli International Publications |
Aesthetic Theory | Gage, Mark Foster | W. W. Norton |
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
Published: 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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