The Monacelli Press
The Monacelli Press is an independent leading publisher of books on architecture, the fine arts, interior design, landscape architecture, photography, fashion, and graphic design.
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Victoria Newhouse on Site and Sound: The Architecture and Acoustics of New Opera Houses and Concert Halls.
The making of Paula Hayes's installation Land Mind for the Lever House Art Collection.
Interior designer Hermes Mallea gives an in-depth look at his new book, Great Houses of Havana.
Forthcoming
May 28, 2013
From the Publisher. Sumptuous and scrupulous in equal measure, the work of William T. Georgis is a glamorous blend of high-style architecture and expressive, innovative applications of the traditions of the decorative arts. In the twenty... More
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Recently Published
April 30, 2013
From the Publisher. Renowned event planner David Stark reveals whimsical, artistic, unexpected designs often created from sustainable, industrial, or low-cost materials to inspire readers—whether planning a wedding, dinner party, or... More
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April 16, 2013
From the Publisher. Designers Abroad takes the reader on a tour of the world, from Sri Lanka to South Africa to Sweden, by peeking into the gorgeously appointed homes of renowned interior designers. In lively and dynamic text,... More
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April 2, 2013
From the Publisher. Architect Léon Krier asks, “Can a war criminal be a great artist?” Speer, Adolf Hitler’s architect of choice, happens to be responsible for one of the boldest architectural and urban oeuvres of... More
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March 19, 2013
From the Publisher. As a firm, Fisher Weisman breathes new life into traditional aesthetics, reinterpreting timeless sensibilities with a lively and contemporary eye. Whether recovering Biedermeier chairs in zebra hide and slipper chairs... More
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February 12, 2013
From the Publisher. Lisa Ross’s ethereal photographs of Islamic holy sites were created over the course of a decade on journeys to China’s Xinjiang region in Central Asia, historically a cultural crossroads but an area to which... More
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Selected Backlist
2011
From the Publisher. Carrot City is a collection of ideas, both conceptual and realized, that use design to enable sustainable food production, helping to reintroduce urban agriculture to our cities. Focusing on the need and desire to... More
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A Designers & Books Notable Design Book
2011
From the Publisher. Over the past ten years, a diverse group of architects, landscape architects, and artists have undertaken groundbreaking projects that propose an integration of landscape and architecture, dissolving traditional... More
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A Designers & Books Notable Design Book
2012
From the Publisher. In the 1970s, renowned interior designer Juan Montoya lived on La Formentera, a Balearic Island off the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Later, near Garrison, New York, Montoya acquired land and built his place of solace,... More
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2011
From the Publisher. A leading figure in the New Perennial planting movement, garden designer Piet Oudolf emphasizes plant structure as the most important aspect of a successful garden. Form and texture are valued as much as color, and... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Award-winning photographer Kerri McCaffety looks at the city’s most innovative and iconic interiors in a quest to define the essence of the unique New Orleans style. Sumptuous fabrics, elegant architectural details... More
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1995
From the Publisher. The third volume (and the fourth chronologically) in architect and historian Robert A. M. Stern and colleagues’ monumental series of documentary studies of New York City architecture and urbanism. The previous... More
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2006
From the Publisher. Touted by Publisher's Weekly as "an unprecedented record," the new book in the New York series, New York 2000, is indeed an exceptional survey of this great city's architectural heritage. As... More
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2010
From the Publisher. Rafael Moneo is a courageous architect, one who for decades has defined his own style of architecture. With a sensitivity to materials and context unmatched by any living architect, Moneo has created a series of... More
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2011
From the Publisher. Anthony Vidler, an internationally recognized scholar, theorist, and critic of modern and contemporary architecture, is widely known for his essays on the most pressing issues and debates in the field. This volume... More
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2012
From the Publisher. An insider's look into one of contemporary architecture's most cutting-edge firms. SHoP's striking projects and unique business model are captured in this thoughtful and inventively organized monograph. Designed in... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Victoria Newhouse, noted author and architectural historian, addresses the aesthetics and acoustics in concert halls and opera houses of the past, present, and future in this stunning companion to the highly regarded... More
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2012
From the Publisher. The first retrospective publication on the work of award-winning designer Thomas Heatherwick (the subject of a 2012 exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum) offers an in-depth look at all aspects of the innovator... More
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