A Weekly Dose of Architecture Books

First Works: Emerging Architectural Experimentation of the 1960s & 1970s Brett Steele, Francisco González de Canales (Editors) Architectural Association Publications , 2009 Hardcover | 8-1/4 x 11-1/2 inches | 284 pages | English | ISBN: 978-1902902814 | £80.00 Publisher's Description : During a tumultuous period in the 1960s and 70s, a new generation of architects began their careers amidst a period of profound social change, new conditions for architecture and the city and lasting changes to popular and critical forms of cultural production. First Works tells the story of this period and reassesses the conditions of architecture and the beginnings of architectural careers through a selection of projects undertaken during the 60s and 70s. The book, accompanying a major travelling exhibition, presents a single key early project, in the form of models, sketches, photographs and drawings, by 20 young architectural practices: Archigram, Archizoom, Aldo Rossi, Alva...

Biennials/Triennials: Conversations on the Geography of Itinerant Display Léa-Catherine Szacka Columbia Books on Architecture and the City , August 2019 Paperback | 5-1/2 x 8 inches | 176 pages | 62 illustrations | English | ISBN: 978-1941332559 | $18.00 Publisher's Description : In the forty years since the first iteration of Venice Architecture Biennale, the field of architecture has seen a remarkable change in the role played by exhibition-making. While architecture and display have long been intertwined practices, a rapid proliferation of large-scale perennial exhibitions—particularly in the twenty-first century—has resulted in the biennial / triennial becoming an integral part of our discipline, a new geography of itinerant display that has profoundly altered the contours of architectural thought. Between format, space, and content, what are the various agencies and effects of these events? Biennials / Triennials asks these questions and others of a range of curator...

Architecture of Defeat Kengo Kuma Routledge , June 2019 Paperback | 6 x 9 inches | 176 pages | 76 illustrations | English (translated by Hiroshi Watanabe) | ISBN: 978-1138390843 | $39.95 Publisher's Description : Kengo Kuma, one of Japan’s leading architects, has been combining professional practice and academia for most of his career. In addition to creating many internationally recognized buildings all over the world, he has written extensively about the history and theory of architecture. Like his built work, his writings also reflect his profound personal philosophy. Architecture of Defeat is no exception. Now available in English for the first time, the book explores events and architectural trends in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in both Japan and beyond. It brings together a collection of essays which Kuma wrote after disasters such as the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York City on 9/11 and the earthquake and tsunami that obliterated mu...

Notre Dame de Paris: A Celebration of the Cathedral Kathy Borrus Black Dog & Leventhal, October 2019 Hardcover | 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches | 128 pages | 62 illustrations | English | ISBN: 978-0762497119 | $25.00 Publisher's Description : On April 15, 2019, the world looked on in horror as the Notre Dame Cathedral was nearly destroyed in a devastating fire. Notre Dame de Paris: A Celebration of the Cathedral offers a fascinating look back at nearly nine centuries of this landmark building that has stood as silent witness to some of the most important events in human history. A marvel of Gothic architecture, the cornerstone of Notre Dame Cathedral was laid in 1163, and construction was completed in 1345. For almost nine centuries it has served as a house of worship and refuge-a stalwart soldier that has survived wars and revolutions, hosted royal weddings, coronations, and funerals, and inspired Victor Hugo’s literary classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame . With the cathedr...

Understanding Passivhaus Emma Walshaw First In Architecture, 2019 Hardcover | 8-1/2 x 12 inches | 140 pages | 80+ illustrations | English | ISBN: 978-1916190580 | £39.99 Publisher's Description : Understanding Passivhaus is a simple guide to the Passivhaus standard. The book explains the principles behind Passivhaus thinking, and explores numerous construction methods for achieving the Passivhaus standard. The book features over 40 construction details, in 2D and 3D. All of these details are available to download in CAD and SketchUp format! dDAB Commentary : Recently I participated in a panel discussion at NYU on sustainable architecture in and beyond New York City. At one point in the conversation the topic veered to the city's requirement for larger existing buildings to be retrofitted to more stringent green-building standards. I had heard about the requirement upon its 2017 announcement , but I was surprised to learn in the discussion that the retrofits would...

House: Black Swan Theory Steven Holl Princeton Architectural Press , June 2007 Hardcover | 8-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches | 176 pages | 186 illustrations | English | ISBN: 978-1568985879 | $40.00 Publisher's Description : In 1989, Princeton Architectural Press published Anchoring , the first book on the work of the then up-and-coming architect Steven Holl. Since then, Holl has become one of the most famous and highly regarded architects in the world through his award-winning residential and institutional work; his teaching, writings, and drawings; and his persistent vision of an architecture that takes into consideration its place, time, and all the senses of the viewer. This philosophy helped to create some of the richest and most celebrated buildings of the past several decades. Indeed, in 2001, Time magazine called Holl America's Best Architect for "buildings that satisfy the spirit as well as the eye." Sequels to Anchoring -- Intertwining and Parallax --chronicle...

Paul Rudolph: The Personal Laboratory / Paul Rudolph: The Hong Kong Journey Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation, 2019 Paperback | 10-1/2 x 8 inches | 76 & 68 pages | 63 & 47 illustrations | English | ISBN: 978-1792304217 | $42.00 Publisher's Description : Paul Rudolph (1918-1997) was one of America’s greatest Modern architects. Rudolph was famous for his strong, expressive forms, powerful spaces, and innovative uses of materials & light. He achieved great success doing buildings all over the US, and is most famous for his “Mid-Century Modern” work in the 1950’s-60’s---of which the Yale Art & Architecture Building in New Haven is the internationally famous iconic example. A very prolific designer—in both architecture and interiors—his active career extended to nearly the end of the 20th century, and across the decades he continued developing his aesthetic and experimenting with space & materials. Celebrating Rudolph’s 100th birthday, this catalog is the ...