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Utzon’s Sydney Opera House Stube K & Utzon JSigned copies in store. This book is a collaboration between photographer, Katarina Stube, Jorn Utzon and Jan Utzon, Jorn Utzon’s son. A photographic essay of the Sydney Opera House, this special edition contains Jorn Utzon’s comments about the photographs and his appreciation for the photographers interpretation of his edifice. Previously un-published notes and recent sketches by Jorn Utzon along with firsthand information about the ongoing and future work of the Sydney Opera House make this a beautiful book for any Australian or international traveller. Reveal 2009 184pp HB $AU 95.00 [15.05.09]
3deluxe: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Design Frame A presentation of the works of 3deluxe, a German interdisciplinary design collective of communication, interiorand product designers and architects. Frame 2009 368pp HB $145.00 [23.05.09] Alvar Aalto: Architecture, Modernity and Geopolitics Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen With an unprecedented focus on the architect’s own writings, library, and critical reception, Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen proposes a dramatically different interpretation of Aalto’s oeuvre, revealing it as a deeply thoughtful response to his intellectual and cultural milieu, especially to Finland’s dynamic political circumstances following independence from Russia in 1917. Yale University Press 2008 228pp HB $99.95 [23.05.09]  Alvaro
Siza: The Function of Beauty Alvaro SizaAll projects in this book are documented in full, with sketches, drawings, and photographs, and detailed descriptions by author Carlos Castanheira and Siza himself. Siza's architecture has been defined as continuously experimental; as this generously-illustrated volume makes clear. In addition to residential, cultural, and infrastructural projects in Alvaro Siza Modern Redux Figueira J [ed] Modern Redux assembles 14 of Siza's most representative projects from the past 10 years. Maintaining the premises which have always characterized his work- the delicacy of the contours, a specificity to the location, the subtle treatment of space and a certain serene quality- it celebrates Alvaro Siza's admirable capacity for reinvention and demonstrates that the heroic spirit of Modernist architecture is alive and well. Hatje Cantz Germany 2008 205pp HB $99.00 [13.06.09] Analogies: Architecture Animal Bahamon A & Perez P Animal strategies that allow protection against energies, chemicals or attack without obstructing the flow between exterior and interior are looked at and compared to human architectures, along with animal behavior and the act of inhabiting. Analogies: Mineral Architecture Bahamon A & Perez P Various contemporary architects are looked at for their consideration of minerals and geology, looking at both growth patterns and the structural elements of nature. Analogies: Vegetal Architecture Bahamon A, Perez P & Campello A A scientific and theoretical framework accompanies architectural works that consciously or not incorporate systems or processes pertaining to the vegetal world. These books present analogies between the Animal World, the Mineral World, the Vegetal World and Contemporary Architecture. Parramon Spain 2009 200pp PB $55.00 [13.06.09] Archiprix International- Montevideo 2009 Showcasing the world’s best graduation projects from 2009, Archiprix International- Montevideo shows a cross-section of projects, including nominees and winners chosen by an independent jury. Supplemented by a representative selection that offers a picture of the range of designs and the graphical distribution produced across all continents from the disciplines of architecture, urban planning and landscape architecture. Includes CD. 010 Netherlands 2009 142pp PB $74.00 [13.06.09] Architecture: Elements, Materials, Form Prina F Princeton Field Guides to Art are a new series of richly illustrated guide books that explore the formal language of art, architecture and design. By way of more than 2000 years of architectural history, this guide defines and shows all of the major components of the architecture it features- theory, plans and models, structural elements, materials and decorative elements. Princeton USA 2008 384pp PB $61.00 [03.06.09] Architectural Positions Tom Avermaete Architectural Positions presents the views of thirty-six international architects who, over the past fifty years, have made their voices heard in the debate on the public sphere. They include Aldo Rossi, Rem Koolhaas, Mathias Ungers, Daniel Libeskind, Luis Barragán, and Peter Eisenman. The essays in this book give an overview of the past fifty years of architectural discourse on this theme. SUN Publishers 2009 400pp PB $102.30 [23.05.09] Art and Cultural Policy in China A conversation between Ai Weiwei, Uli Sigg and Yung Ho Chang, moderated by Peter Pakesch. Springer 2009 132pp PB $62.50 [27.06.09] AV David Chipperfield 1984-2009 AV Introduced with essays from Deyan Sudjic, Enrique Sobejano and Manuel Gallego, this survey features an examination of 25 works by the Chipperfield. Spanish/English AV 2006 144pp PB $73.70 [23.05.09] Baena Casamor Arquitectos This book presents a collection of the practice's work, from its creation up to the present day, and sets out to highlight the behaviour of the works in light. The shine, the colours, the transparency, the translucence, the shadows - in short, reflections. Written in both Spanish and English. BCQ Spain 2009 171pp PB $65.00 [29.05.09] Bamboo Fences Yoshikawa, I Bamboo Fences provides a detailed look at the complex art of bamboo fence design and presents these unique structures in more than 250 photographs and line drawings. Princeton Architectural Press 2009 160pp HB $80.00 [23.05.09] Barcelona: Historical Atlas of Architecture Bahamon A & Losantos A 'Barcelona: Historical Atlas of Architecture’ is a magnificently illustrated volume that takes readers on a captivating tour of the city - as seen through the evolution of its buildings. It is divided into three distinct sections: Chronology - from the 1st Century to 21st; Districts that showcase a selection of the most representative areas of each of Parramon Spain 2007 120pp HB $55.00 [03.06.09] Benthem Crouwel and Zwakman Crouwel and Zwakman Works by Benthem Crouwel and Zwakman, in colour photography. 010 Publishers 2009 52pp PB $37.40 [23.05.09] Beyond The Bubble: New Japanese Architecture Bognar B Presents an overview of contemporary Japanese Architecture following the collapse of the economic bubble of the 1980's and 90's. It includes the work of a selection of the most exciting architects working in Japan today. Phaidon UK 2009 240pp HB $120.00 [16.05.09] Bioclimatic Architecture Minguet JM "Bioclimatic Architecture" is a lavishly illustrated volume that looks at a wide range of bioclimatic projects and designs - from both established names well-practiced in sustainable architecture, and emerging talent - showing that form and function can go hand-in-hand with environmental responsibility. Monsa Spain 2009 240pp HB [with case] $125.00 [13.06.09] Bio- Structural: Analogues in Architecture LimJ Bio-Structural Analogues in Architecture is an inspirational book which documents a series of design experiments on structural prototypes derived from biological systems. BIS Netherlands 2009 255pp PB $44.00 [29.05.09] Blueprint for Disaster: Unravelling of Chicago Public Housing D. Bradford Hunt Now considered a dysfunctional mess, University of Chicago Press 2009 380pp HB $65.00 [22.06.09] Braun: DRINK, The Best of Bar Design Braun: COOK, The Best of Kitchen Design These little books are packed full of punch, with full bleed photography and intermittent sections/plans of the latest trends in bars and kitchens. Braun Germany 2009 400pp FC $45.00 [13.06.09] Building Integrated Photovoltaics Roberts S This book explains the technology, presents the available products, and communicates clearly how they are used in buildings, with a particular focus on large-scale buildings. Birkhauser Germany 2009 192pp HB $105.00 [27.06.09] Take a tour of historic Clear Glass, Creating New Perspectives van Uffelen C Glass stands for openness and transparency. In contemporary glass architecture these associations are utilized in a subtle and highly intentional way. Some buildings appear low-key and reduced to express elegance and seriousness, other provide deep insights to set a stage for profiling and a vivid exchange between inside and outside. In either case innovative glass buildings generate unexpected perspectives, individual communication channels and a temporary feeling of freedom in an actually closed spatiality. In this title about 60 projects from all around the world will be presented with texts, photos as well as sketches and drawings. Braun Germany 2009 256pp HB $90.00 [29.05.09] COLLECTION: European Architecture Galindo M Contemporary architecture between Lithuania and Portugal, Norway, Germany and Croatia is not united by style but by the existence of a unique and individual architectural expression in each European country. Around 200 of the most interesting buildings from all parts of the continent have been selected for this volume of this new series Collection. The volume features the best of Braun Germany 2009 HB 507pp $150.00 [03.06.09] COLLECTION: Houses Galindo M The main task for architects has always been the planning of private residences, commissioned by the future occupants or by clients seeking the extraordinary. This 512 page volume of the series Collection features around 200 houses from all parts of the world by famous architects as well as the stars of the future. Each project is featured by comprehensive texts in English, German and French, sketches, floor plans and drawings as well as high-quality photographs. Braun Germany 2009 HB 507pp $150.00 [03.06.09] Colours of Nature: Subtropical Gardens by Raymond Jungles Terence Riley Features more than 20 residential projects by Raymond Jungles. From a rooftop garden 34 stories in the air, to a natural setting of ponds and islands surrounding a 1920s residence, Jungles constructs vibrant spaces that complement the natural environment. Monacelli Press 2008 224pp HB $99.00 [09.06.09]  Community Bushfire Safety Handmer and Haynes Community Bushfire Safety brings together in one accessible and comprehensive volume the results of the most important community safety research being undertaken within the Australian Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre (CRC). Using perspectives deriving from social science, economics and law, it complements the extensive literature already existing on bushfires, which ranges from ecology and fire behaviour to information about emergency management. In doing so, the book supports the increasing emphasis on community safety and the vital role it has to play in Australian bushfire management. CSIRO Publishing 2008 204pp PB $70.95 [12.05.09] Components and Connections Meijs/ Knaack This book presents the most common load-bearing systems, such as plate, massive, and skeleton construction, and describes their impact on the structure as a whole. It explains how spaces can be vertically or horizontally connected and assembled into larger wholes. The individual elements, such as floor slabs, roofs, openings, and foundations, are described together with their functions and the various possibilities for connecting them. Birkhauser Germany 144pp PB $79.00 [27.06.09] Coup de Des: Emerging European Architectures: Issue 2 Gray D [ed] The Fundació Mies van der Rohe organises a series of debates and lectures entitled Coup de Dés that provide an opportunity to discuss some of the most significant architecture being produced today, with the objective of offering a wide panorama of current architectural practice. The debates are generated by the presentation of various projects. Each presentation is followed by a dialogue between the architect and a critic who proposes an interpretation of the project and raises related questions. Fundacio Mies Van Der Rohe Barcelona 2009 91pp PB $47.00 [03.06.09] Creative Space: Urban Homes of Artists and Innovators Gavin, F Looks at the studios, apartments, and homes of the designers, directors, stylists, artists, novelists and innovators that are pushing the boundaries of contemporary culture. Going through the interiors city by city, this title also features those from Laurence King 2008 208pp PB $59.95 [09.06.09] Danish Modern Hollingsworth, A Twentieth century Danish furniture design is simple and clean, mixes well with other design styles, and has an inherent value and history beyond its beauty. In Modern Masters of Danish Design, Andrew Hollingsworth explores the history of Danish design, from the earliest cabinetmakers' guilds in the 1770s through the impact of two world wars, and its evolution into the twentieth century. Gibbs Smith Publishing 2008 240pp HB $87.95 [09.06.09] Darco Magazine Leal A [ed] Darco is a technical architecture magazine that aims to be a support and work tool for architects and architecture students. This issue includes Takao Shiotsuka Atelier, Sou Fujimoto Architects and Pedro Santos Arquitectura. Directorio Arco Portugal Jan/Feb 2009 143pp PB $66.00 [13.06.09] A Decent Home: Planning, Building and Preserving Affordable Housing Mallach, A As more and more families lose their homes to foreclosure, affordable housing is very much in the public eye. Housing expert Alan Mallach disentangles the issues and breaks down the jargon, offering professionals and educated laypersons a comprehensive picture of what affordable housing is, how it works, and how it is planned and developed.  Design
Expertise Lawson, B. Dorst, KLAUNCHED AT DESIGNEX 2009, Design Expertise addresses what makes a designer an ‘expert’ in their field, exploring the perception of expertise in design and why we employ the services of expert designers. What knowledge, skills, attributes and experiences are necessary in order to design well? Exactly what does it take to become an expert designer? What is the real nature of design expertise and how is that expertise acquired and developed? Lawson and Korst develop a new model of design expertise and discuss the complex nature of design skills and cognition. Short, accessible case studies of well known designers and architects provide real-life examples to illustrate the nature of design expertise and how an experts reputation is created. Architectural Press UK 2009 322pp PB $105.00 [16.05.09] Drawing out the Interior Spankie R The third in the series provides a thorough introduction to the representation of interior space through drawing and modelling. Detailed studies of contemporary and traditional work are used to support basic theories. AVA Switzerland 2009 175pp PB $49.95 [29.05.09] Dutch Architects 8 Friedrich Achleitner An overview of Dutch architecture today, comprising the recent projects of about 97 architects, interior architects, urban planners and landscape architects. Axel Menges 2008 332pp HB $45.00 [23.05.09]  El Croquis 142: Architectural Practices El Croquis has chosen to compile a compendium featuring seven Spanish architectural practices whose works have predominantly been realised within their homeland. Some 25 projects are gathered. Included are a diverse range of projects, ranging from smaller private residences, museums and competition entries to apartment buildings, cultural centres and office complexes all completed or initiated over the last few years. EL Croquis El Croquis # 143 Gigon/Guyer 2001-2008 The works of Gigon and Guyer including project such as ‘Three Single Family Row Houses in Ruschlikon’ ‘Brunnehof Housing Complex in Zurich’ and ‘State Museum of Art and Cultural History Munster’ El Croquis 2009 231pp HB $136.40 [23.05.09] Environmental Tectonics:
Forming Climate Change Hardy S [ed] Parramon Spain 191pp PB $55.00 [03.06.09] Fundamentals of Interior Design Dodsworth S Provides a thorough introduction to the key elements of interior design and the ideas that underpin them. From researching initial ideas to realising them in three dimensional form, essential concepts are explained clearly and in detail. AVA Switzerland 2009 184pp PB $59.95 [29.05.09] Gilbert Rohde: Modern Design for Modern Living Ross P By tracing his career at the Herman Miller Furniture Company, where Rohde was a designer in the 1930s and 1940s, Phyllis Ross places his work in a broad cultural and economic context. The book shows how Rohde’s focus on comfort, informality, multi-functionality, and flexibility transposed European design antecedents into furnishings suitable for American lifestyles. A champion of modular components, he experimented with new industrial materials, including Plexiglas, and produced furniture with biomorphic forms. Not only did Rohde introduce modern designs, but he also devised a complete merchandising strategy for their promotion. Yale USA 2009 274pp HB $132.95 [27.06.09] Gordon Matta-Clark: Art, Architecture and the Attack on Modernism Walker, S I.B Tauris 2009 206pp PB $55.00 [04.07.09] Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being Sternberg E M What Sternberg does so skillfully is to stitch together an explanation as to how so many of the things we intuitively find relaxing, like yoga, or sitting by the sea, or in a bright airy room, affect how quickly we heal. She provides the science to back it up and explains it so engagingly that it's hard to resist sharing her conviction. The discoveries this book describes point to possibilities for designing hospitals, communities, and neighbourhoods that promote healing and health for all. Harvard USA 2009 343pp HB $AU 59.95 [23.05.09] Heinz Tesar: Architecture of Layers – Nine Recent Works Friedrich Achleitner Architecture of Heinz Tesar. Axel Menges 2008 128pp HB $79.00 [23.05.09] Home, Investing in Design Littlefield D Home: Investing in Design shows how any property can be transformed into a stunning home with the help of design professionals. It features 17 inspirational homes that have all been extended, converted or reorganised to create living spaces that suit the lifestyles and circumstances of their owner. J Wiley UK 2008 198pp PB $52.95 [03.06.09]  Hungry
City: How Food Shapes our Lives Steel, CThis original and revolutionary study examines the way in which modern food production has damaged the balance of human existence, and reveals a centuries-old dilemma that holds the key to a host of current problems, among them obesity, the unstoppable rise of the supermarkets, and the destruction of the natural world. Random House UK 2009 382pp PB $29.95 [12.05.09] Next AEDS Ammar Eloueini Works by French design group AEDS. Hust Press 2009 HB $88.00 [23.05.09] Inside Out: Visual Tour of Outdoor Kitchens, Garden Living Rooms and More Santos Quartino, D Find refreshing ideas and creative examples that will help you create a comfortable outdoor living space. Take a look at furniture and other traditionally indoor features such as fully equipped kitchens, fireplaces, and speaker systems. These new amenities provide all that is necessary for delightful moments at home—but outside the house. Loft Publications 2008 305pp HB $38.00 [09.06.09]  Intimate
Metropolis
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Palma V, Periton D & Lathouri M [eds]Offering a new consideration of the modern city, its architecture and its citizens, this book questions traditional conceptualizations of ‘public’ and ‘private’. Routledge UK 2009 278pp PB $96.00 [12.06.09] International Master Plan Competition for Public Administration Town Competition submissions for the 2007 International Master Plan Competition for Public Administration Town. Archiworld 2007 297pp HB $89.95 [22.06.09] Katharina Grosse: I Wish I had a Big Studio in the Center of the City The German artist Katharina Grosses’s tailor-made studio. Lars Muller 2009 190pp HB $80.00 [25.06.09] Las Vegas Stadler H & Stierli M [eds] In 1968, American architects Venturi, Scott Brown and Izenour joined together with students from Le Corbusier: Elements of a Synthesis von Moos S Organises Le Corbusier's ideas in terms of the basic themes-intellectual, artistic, and ideological. Based on the 1979 MIT edition this updated edition offers a substantially updated body of illustrations. 010 Netherlands 2009 Updated edition 366pp PB $70.00 [13.06.09] Linking Architecture and Education: Sustainable Design of Learning Environments Taylor A The book presents numerous examples of dynamic designs that are the result of interdisciplinary understanding of place. UNI New Mexico US 2008 480pp HB $220.95 [27.06.09] Living Streets Ebner P & Klaffke J Documents and analyses recent international examples of spaces/thresholds between private and public to do with multi-story housing. Putting them in the context of well-known reference projects of this typology. Springer 2009 PB $110.00 [25.06.09] Banham examined the built environment of U California Press Berkeley 2009 281pp PB $50.95 [13.06.09] Melbourne Book: A History of Now Maree Coote New revised edition. The Melbourne Book is crammed with anecdotes and detail. With over 700 photographs and 60 tales from past and present, Maree Coote explores the city with an eye for the ordinary and the extraordinary... All the grand landmarks and favourite places. Architecture, footy, fashion, horse-racing, the weather and much more! Melbourne Style Books 2009 368pp HB $49.50 [22.06.09] Michiel Riedijk: The Drawing Riedijk M To inaugurate his professorship at the More Theme Hotels Prinz, F More than 50 extraordinary hotels, all of them remarkable examples of architecture and design, following the formula from the successful earlier publication Theme Hotels: Countryside Hotels, Designed Spaces, Historical Ties, Luxury Residences, Mountain Pastime, Urban Hideouts and Wellness Islands. Large photographs, detailed drawings and precise texts are used to present the chosen hotels from around the globe. Braun 2009 272pp HB $100.00 [09.06.09] New Forms: Plans and Details for Contemporary Architects The Plan Created by The Plan, one of Europe’s leading architecture magazines (based in Italy), this new series does what most books on cutting-edge architecture do not: it reveals the details of a building’s design and construction through highly detailed drawings. Most architects today are savvy about digital renderings and media, but few can present drawings in a manner that can be understood by those working outside the project. Thames & Hudson UK/USA 2009 239pp HB $95.00 [03.06.09] New Prefab Architecture Costa Duran S Presents 26 projects of different kinds- homes, nurseries, cultural installations and commercial buildings, demonstrating the huge advances in prefabricated construction over the last five years. Loft Spain 2008 191pp HB $80.00 [13.06.09] Paisea [Landscape Architecture Review] #007 Yearbook 07/08 This issue features projects from the small scale Ghigi garden in Rimini, where the objective was to add a small gardened area for public use to the residual spaces of an old factory; to the urbanisation of a new and expanding area in Terrassa. Also included among the 7 projects is the transformation of an agricultural country estate in Paisea 2008 PB $53.00 [03.06.09] Phaidon Atlas of the 21st Century Australian Plastic Green: Designing for Environmental Transformation Pia Ednie Brown A research program undertaken by RMIT students with essays and related works by Dr Pia Ednie-Brown, Dr Inger Mewburn, Tim Schork, Adele Varcoe, and Boo Chapple. The studio sought ways to contribute to 'green' design, or sustainability, in ways that could divert the instrumental or problem-solving design approaches that tend to inform sustainability practices which, arguably, have led us into the very environmental crisis we now face. RMIT University Press 2009 180pp PB $35.00 [09.06.09] Products from Phaidon Design Classics V1: Pioneers V2: Mass Production V3: New Technologies These three volumes take us on a historical journey of product design. Three beautiful compilations, each concentrating on its era with thousands of design examples showcased. Phaidon 2009 1100pp HB $69.95 each [25.06.09] Project Japan: Architecture and Art Media, Edo to Now Cooper G Features work of more than one hundred artists and designers including contributions by five renowned architects. Prefaced by Tadao Ando, other participants include Fumihiko Maki and the late Kisho Kurokawa with contributions from Makoto Sei Watanabe and Kengo Kuma. Assembled in the aftermath of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, the Art Media in Context programme is based on first-hand experience. It catalogues buildings from the Images 2009 240pp HB $89.95 [27.06.09] Recent Waterscapes: Planning, Building and Designing with Water Dreiseitl H & D Grau This book reveals the wide variety of possibilities for using water as a creative element in the city, in art, in the landscape and architecture. The works are organized in seven categories and encompass large-scale master plans, urban plazas and parks, river restorations but also interior design schemes and art objects. Amongst the works documented are the landscape design for Birkhauser Germany 2009 176pp HB $160.00 [27.06.09] Renewable Energy: A User’s Guide McRea A Every day there are news reports that highlight spiraling energy costs, accelerating energy consumption, serious concerns over fuel security, and fears that oil production may soon decline, all set against a background of global warming and the devastating impact of climate change. The author emphasizes that we need to use renewable energy technologies on a much wider scale to produce heat and electricity, and argues that if action is taken immediately it could make an enormous difference in helping to meet CO2 reduction targets. He demonstrates how by installing a renewable energy technology in your home, you will be taking a step towards reducing your carbon footprint and helping to save the planet. The technologies covered are solar energy, heat pumps, biomass fuels such as wood, waste and even specially grown crops, wind power, and hydroelectricity. Crowood UK 2008 207pp HB $54.95 [12.06.09] Sense of Matter n!studio AADCU A survey of the most important works produced by n!studio, between 1990 and 2006. Critical writings and essays are accompanied by extensive colour photographs, plans and models of thirty works, projects and competition entries. AADCU 2009 HB $88.00 [23.05.09] SkyPlane Edited by R. Francis Jones Skyplane features a monograph series, referred to as ‘Content’ by the UNSW Press 2009 192pp PB $59.95 [09.06.09]  Sustainable
Home Krauel, JA selection of Americas newest cutting-edge ideas in sustainable residential architecture,, all featured in hundreds of full-color photographs and illustrations. Links Publishing 2009 240pp HB $A99.95 [14.04.09] Urban Landscape Design Flannery J & Smith K These carefully researched projects demonstrate high quality solutions to our human spatial needs. Each project depicts transformed urban areas based on context, culture and site specific need. Innovation and regeneration are the fundamental themes linking the public open spaces, waterfronts, boulevards and squares. TeNeus Germany 2008 218pp HB $110.00 [13.06.09] Victorian and Edwardian Houses: A Guide to Care and Maintenance Collings J This wide ranging and informative book is invaluable for all of those who own, or are interested in, houses that were built between about 1840 and 1914. The author provides practical advice on how to care for such houses in the least wasteful way. A tour of all the elements of the house and garden. Crowood UK 2008 176pp HB $54.95 [12.06.09] Vinex Atlas Boeijenga and Mensink The Vinex Atlas gives the first in-depth account of the entire Vinex stock, describing 52 districts aided by aerial views from the mid-nineties, plans, site data and recent on-site photographs. 010 Publishers 304pp HB $154.00 [23.05.09]  Volume
19: Architecture of Hope Oosterman A [ed in
chief]'Main Street is almost all right' wrote Robert Venturi promoting the messy vitality of the built environment of the ordinary. The ambiguity of society, its causality and its improvisations meant the acknowledgement of a diversity of practices: top-down interventions + subcultures + minority expressions + subversive acts + ... Redefining the common goods, their ethics, their aesthetics and their economics start with writing stories of architecture that encapsulate the manifold experiences of the city. Thus, an architectural task in which space design and design of a new collective dream, myth or scenario about who we are and what we desire to be is interrelated. Volume 19: Is identity the issue? Archis Netherlands 2009 152pp PB $48.00 [13.06.09] Where the Other Half Lives: Lower Income Housing in a Neoliberal World Glynn S Housing has become a hot topic. The media is filled with stories of individual housing hardship and of major property-related financial crises: of crippling personal debts, rundown social housing, homelessness, mass demolitions, spiralling prices, un-affordability and the ‘credit crunch’. This book links all these together through a radical analysis that puts housing at the heart of critical economic and political debate. The author shows that these problems arise from the fact that houses are no longer seen primarily as homes for living in, but rather as a source of profit. Case studies from the Who’s Your City How the creative economy is making where to live the most important decision of your life. Basic USA 2009 320pp PB $29.95 [27.06.09] Windpower Gillis C Traces global spread of clean, renewable, wind energy with a comprehensive history of windmills and wind technology. This book also provides an extensive list of US resources. Schiffer USA 2008 144pp PB $75.00 [12.06.09] The Women T.C Boyle Boyle’s latest novel takes on the architect Frank Lloyd Wright by examining his notoriously tumultuous relationships with four women, each unique in her own histrionic way. Writings on Architecture Rudolph, P Featured texts include a selection of Paul Rudolph’s published critical writings, which cover such topics as Rudolph’s views about the architecture and city planning of his time and the proper way to educate an architectural student. Recent controversies about the preservation of many of Rudolph’s buildings, including the landmark Art and Yale University Press 2009 163pp PB $39.95 [04.07.09] Young Architects 10: Resonance Foreward by Jesse Reiser Resonance is the tenth in an annual series of publications that features the best young practicing architects as selected by the Architectural League of New York in their annual Young Architects competition. The Zed Book Dunster, Simmons & Gilbert In three comprehensive sections, The ZEDbook leads the reader from basic ZEDliving principles through building physics and architectural design details to a carefully selected array of informative case studies. Taylor and Francis 2009 276pp PB $115.00 [04.07.09] |
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