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Guide to Melbourne Architecture 2^nd Revised Edition Goad, Philip
The new edition of Philip Goad’s Guide to Melbourne Architecture will be arriving in stock next week, just in time for Christmas. Widely respected as a critic and historian specialising in 20th century Australian architecture, it is the definitive chronological guide to the history of Melbourne through its buildings. This edition with colour photography presents updated information as well as new projects that detail the last ten years of contemporary architecture in Melbourne.     
Watermark Press Australia 2009 332pp PB $49.95 [11.12.09]    




TAKE 8: Learning Spaces – the Transformation of Learning Spaces for the 21st Century Newton and Fisher  
Hot on the heels of the federal government $16 billion commitment to national education infrastructure over the next three years, a new book reports on how design is transforming schools and learning experiences in the 21st century.    

Launched late October at the University of Melbourne, and intended as an aid for better communication between designers and educators, Learning Spaces explores the links between learning and design in its combination of journal articles and papers, case studies, interviews and advice from practitioners, professionals and academics.
Australian Institute of Architects 2009 pp PB $40.00 [04.11.09] 
 
21^st Century Design Fairs, M

New Design Icons From Mass Marker to Avant Garde – from Architecture and fashion to products and accessories.
Carlton UK 2006 461pp HB $49.99 [15.01.10]

21^st Century Interiors Browne, B
Featuring the work of Hassell, Rockwell, Kenzo Tange and more.  
Images UK 2010 256pp HB $79.99 [15.01.10] 

7-Eleven City Ching-yue Roan
Taiwan has the highest density of convenient stores in the world, many of which belong to the American chain 7-Eleven. The phenomenon of these stores were taken as the point of departure for a architectural workshop that developed a series of projects that question utopia, embrace globalisation and explore a mode of service that is closely linked to the life of a cities residents and their community
Garden City Publishers 2010 160pp PB $19.50 [28.01.10]

Advanced Public Design Damdi
Three Volume Set containing:

1. Public Infrastructure – Topics include: Street Furniture, Transportation and Community Space
2. Landscape Architecture – Topics include:  Waterfront, Street, Park and Square
3. Urban Planning – Topics include: Regeneration, Urbanism, Housing and Urban Environments
Damdi Publishing 2010 HB $306.00 [28.01.10]

Architectus Between Order and Opportunity Haig Beck and Jackie Cooper
Architectus, formed in 2001 by Patrick Clifford in Auckland and Lindsay and Kerry Clare in Sydney, has led the way in addressing the need for buildings that are environmentally sound while also giving both experiential and architectural expression to sense of place. Profiles 25 buildings; from residences to public spaces to aviation and transport design; with photographs, plans, sections, and details.
ORO Editions USA 2009 272pp HB $125.00 [16.12.09]

Architecture Inspirations Misc
A comprehensive selection of family residences from all over the world, original, personalized constructions which reflect their owner’s requisites and preferences.
FKG USA 2009 708pp HB $99.00 [11.12.09]

Art Nouveau Misc
A compact guide to the lavishly ornamented style of Art Nouveau.
H.F Ullmann Germany 2009 288pp HB $24.95 [11.12.09]

Basics Design: Design Thinking Ambrose and Harris
An introduction to the process of generating creative ideas and concepts. It indentifies methods and thought processes used by designers in order to start the process that eventually leads to a finished piece of work.
AVA USA 2009 50pp PB $49.95 [08.01.10]

Basics Landscape Architecture: Urban Design Wall and Waterman 
Provides an overview of urban design from a landscape architecture perspective
AVA USA 2009 184pp PB $49.95 [08.01.10]

Bauhaus: A Concept Model Misc
In this collaborative project by the three leading institutes at the former sites of the Bauhaus s activities the Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin, the Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau, and the Bauhaus-Museum der Klassik Stiftung Weimar the historic Bauhaus and the trail of its reception are closely examined and analysed based on sixty-eight selected projects.
Hatje Cantz 2009 378pp HB $130.00 [11.12.09]

Beyond Modernist Masters: Contemporary Architecture in Latin America Hernandez, F
Considers numerous projects that have prompted discussion and provided fresh solutions all across Latin America. Outstanding projects like the Santo Domingo Library in Medellin, Colombia, by Giancarlo Mazzanti, Alberto Kalach’s Liceo Franco-Mexicano in Mexico, and the works of Alejandro Aravena in Chile.
Birkhauser Germany 2010 222pp PB $99.50 [22.01.10]

Bioreboot Corbellini, G
Features nineteen projects illustrated with extensive plans, photographs, and renderings, along with essays and interviews, providing the most comprehensive monograph of this elusive, intriguing firm to date.
Princeton Architectural Press USA 2010 222pp PB $70.00 [22.01.10]

Bolles + Wilson: A Handful of Productive Paradigms Bolles Wilson
Chronicles a variety of projects alongside more than 25 recent buildings.They have been surveyed through different chapters that cover areas such as urban planning, projects in different foreign countries, library architecture and specific designs for the Dutch city of Rotterdam. Accompanied by texts from Julia Bolles-Wilson and Peter Wilson, the survey is generously laid out with colour photographs, technical drawings, models and sketches. Works and projects featured include: the Suzuki House Tokyo, the Masterplan Falkenried Hamburg, the Spuimarkt Block in The Hague, DGM Quartier Magdeburg and more.
Bolles+Wilson Germany 2009 296pp HB $125.00 [28.01.10]

Books Do Furnish a Room Geddes-Brown, L
This inspiring hardback offers advice on every aspect of living and working with books. It features stunning photography of a variety of homes worldwide and includes a directory of suppliers of accessories for the care and storage of books.
Merrell USA 2009 160pp HB $65.00 [08.01.10]

Book of Houses Schleifer, S
Presents several examples of emerging residential architecture, linked by the manner in which they propose innovative and experimental solutions.
Evergreen USA 2009 382pp HB $49.99 [11.12.09]

Bush Capital, The: How Australia chose Canberra as its Federal Capital Pegrum, R

The story of how Australia chose Canberra as its new federal Capital City.
Watermark Press Australia 2008 168pp HB $39.95 [03.02.10]

Camillo Sitte: Birth of Modern City Planning Collins and Collins
An 1889 text by a noted Austrian architect and urban planner that ignited a new age of city planning. Inspired by medieval and baroque designs, Sitte emphasized the creation of spacious plazas, enhanced by monuments and other aesthetic elements. Numerous illustrations, plus extensive commentary, notes and bibliography.
Dover USA 2006 440pp PB $45.00 [14.01.10]

Capital: Melbourne when it was the Capital City of Australia 1901-27 Otto, K
In 1901 the Australian colonies came together to form a new nation which, for the next twenty-six years, was governed from Melbourne. ’Capital’ looks at the developments that shaped the world we know today: from the story of Helena Rubinstein and the invention of the cosmetics industry, to the world's first feature film, to confectionery king Mac Robertson, packaging pioneer and author of the city's first motor car fatality. 
Text Publishing 2009 388pp PB $39.95 [21.12.09]

Carlo Scarpa and the Villa Ottolenghi Sun
Details Carlo Scarpa’s Villa Ottolenghi.
SUN Publishers Amsterdam 2009 62pp PB $32.00 [28.01.10]

Contemporary Ecological Architecture Misc
Features a selection of extraordinary international projects that impress thanks to their design and environmentally friendly construction. An index with contact information of the architects is enclosed.
Daab 2008 384pp HB $110.00 [11.12.09]

Darco Magazine
Issue 09: Bevk Perovic Architects, Arquitectos Anonimos and Cesar Machado Moreira
Darco 2009 PB $56.65 [28.01.10]

Design through Dialogue: A Guide for Clients and Architects Franck and Howard

Explores the relationship between client and architect through the lens of four overlapping activities that occur during any project: relating, talking, exploring and transforming.  Throughout the book process is linked to design outcomes to illustrate how architects and clients collaborate creatively.
Wiley UK 2010 208pp PB $72.95 [03.02.10]

Details in Architecture: Creative Detailing by Leading Architects Hall, A
A study of emerging trends in architectural detailing. Each of the more than 50 projects included features descriptions of the selected details, plans and drawings, concept sketches and photography.                 
Images Publishing USA 2009 445pp HB $79.99 [11.12.09]

Design: Design and Planning for the Age of Climate Change Misc
Focuses on radical design solutions and planning measures for combating climate change, and for attempting to adjust to life on a warming planet.
ORO Editions USA 2009 208pp HB $95.00 [28.01.10]

Disrupted Cities: When Infrastructure Fails Graham, S
Exposes the politics of well-known disruptions such as devastation of New Orleans in 2005, the global SARS outbreak in 2002-3, and the great power collapse in the North Eastern US in 2003.
Routledge USA 2010 196pp PB $80.00 [12.11.09]

Dwelling Accordia Edited by Keys and Laslett
Describes the design and architecture of this new residential quarter in Cambridge, a multi-award winning green project of medium density. In 2008 Accordia won the prestigious Stirling Prize, the highest accolade awarded to architecture in the UK.
Black Dog Publishing UK 2009 124pp HB $55.00 [12.11.09]

EcoDesign Barbero and Cozza
A wide, fascinating range of unusual products are presented on 352 richly-illustrated pages: from stylish energy savers for everyday life and multifunctional systems of furniture to the natural cosmetics of the future. The book also offers an insight into the basic principles of ecodesign and sets benchmarks for modern, stylish product design.
H.F Ullmann Italy 352pp HB $79.95 [11.12.09]

Function of Form Moussavi, F
This is an essential graphic manual on structural systems and their capacity to produce a variety of forms. Extracting their base geometric unit, a wide range of historical projects from the Medieval to the present are used as systems to proliferate different forms.
Actar Spain 2009 515pp PB $79.00 [21.12.09]

Gio Ponti La Pietra, U
Updated and revised edition of the classic Ponti monograph.
Rizzoli USA 2009 472pp HB $150.00 [16.12.09]

Graphic Europe: An Alternative Guide to 31 European Cities Misc
A guidebook to 31 cities in 31 different European countries written and illustrated by graphic designers based in those cities. The book features the best places to stay, restaurants, bars, galleries and cultural hotspots in each city, but is far from being a standard tourist guide.
Cicada 2009 288pp PB $59.95 [11.12.09]

Greening Our Built World: Costs, Benefits and Strategies Kats, G
provides detailed findings on the costs and financial benefits of building green
Island Press USA 2009 256pp PB $69.95 [22.12.09]

Gunta Stolzl: Bauhaus Master Misc
An inventive textile designer, and the only female amongst the Bauhaus masters, this volume illustrates over one hundred of Stolzl’s works as well as journal entries, letters and articles.
Hatje Cantz 2009 126pp HB $77.00 [11.12.09]

Hargreaves: The Alchemy of Landscape Architecture Hargreaves
Superbly illustrated survey of one of the foremost Australian landscape design companies in the world today. Hargreaves are creators of the London 2012 Olympic Park, which aims to combine centuries of British park design with ground-breaking green technology.
Thames and Hudson UK 300pp PB $120.00 [11.12.09]

The Home Book: Creating a Beautiful Home of your Own House Beautiful
With more than 500 gorgeous color photos, this volume begins by taking a hard look at the bones of the house: its site, light, and layout. Armed with those basics, you’ll know which elements you can improve, and how to work around those that can’t be changed when styling your own home.
Jacqui Small Pub. 2008 466pp HB $49.95 [11.12.09]

Homes Series - New from the Home Series from Belgian Publisher Beta Plus
#11 Urban Spaces
#12 Spaces for Leisure
#13 Contemporary Houses
#14 Bedrooms
#15 Storage Spaces
#16 Spaces for Work
#17 Minimal Living
#18 Designer Bathrooms
#19 Contemporary Kitchens
#20 Compact Spaces
Beta Plus 2009 PB $29.95 [04.12.09]

Houses of Steel: Living Steel’s International Architecture Competitions Misc
Presents the winning and finalist schemes from the three competitions held to date. Each project is presented with a description, drawings, sketches, plans and renderings of the submitted projects and is an inspirational source of information about sustainable steel homes and low-cost housing. The projects presented are at the vanguard of international architectural design for a world suffering from a critical housing shortage.
Images Australia 2009 176pp HB $49.95 [20.11.09]

Hotel Design Misc
A selection of innovative hotel projects from all over the world.
Daab 2009 384pp HB $130.00 [11.12.09]

Innovations Shaping our Creative Future
Celebrates 60 creative makers and thinkers who are shaping the way in which future generations will experience the world. They might be artists, architects, industrial designers, curators or writers.
Thames and Hudson 2009 412pp HB $105.00 [11.12.09]

Interior Design Inspirations Misc
A richly illustrated exploration of residential interior design from around the world that shows the multifarious ways in which occupants and interior designers meet the challenge of designing residential space.
Daab 2009 708pp HB $99.00 [11.12.09]

International Lighting Design Index Bien and Helle
Professional guide for international lighting, appearing biannually
AV Edition Germany 2009 248pp HB $125.00 [21.12.09]

Islands: Contemporary Architecture on Water Misc
Buildings near or even in water transcend boundaries and merge concrete, familiar structures with flowing visions to create symphonies of water, light and stone. Examples of the mastery of this interplay of elements are provided by Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat museum island, artificial city suburbs such as Crystal Island in Moscow, and even entire new cities such as Island City in Japan.
H.F Ullmann 2009 360pp HB $90.00 [11.12.09]

Japan Style Phaidon
Unique handbook that aids an understanding of Japanese culture through its architecture, arts, crafts, cinema and literature.
Phaidon 2009 304pp HB $79.95 [21.12.09]

Kevin McCloud’s Grand Tour of Europe McCloud, K
Loosely following in the footsteps of the most notorious grand tourists Kevin clambers in, on and amongst the greatest buildings, ruins and cities in Europe and also veers drastically off the official path to visit the brothels, bathhouses and drinking dens which formed the other half of the grand tourists' experiences. 
AV Edition Germany 2009 248pp HB $125.00 [21.12.09]

Landscapes of Transition Inbelings, H and Ivanisin, K
An Optimistic Decade of Croatian Architectural Culture
Sun Publishing 2010 206pp PB $62.00 [28.01.10]

Landscaping in Natural Environments Misc
seeks to modify land and open space by applying a highly artistic interpretation of architectural language. The projects featured in this book illustrate landscape designs adopted for both new sites and the expert restoration of others. It covers projects in open spaces and more complex installations and structures.
Monsa A&D 2009 240pp HB in slipcase $125.00 [11.12.09]

Living West: New Residential Architecture in Southern California Lubell, S
Thirty of the best designs by the most creative firms portray the diversity of Southern California’s architecture. Featured architects include Barbara Bestor, Belzberg, Griffin Enright, Lorcan O’Herlihy, Michele Saee, the Office of Mobile Design, and Predock Frane, among others.
Thames and Hudson 2009 244pp HB $90.00 [05.02.10]

Marrakesh Style: The Magic of Living in Morocco Stoeltie B & R
A lavish survey of 22 of Marrakesh’s most spectacular private homes. A host of glorious photographs make this a book to relish, and the detailed commentary of the interiors  make it an invaluable resource for anyone involved in interiors or design
Thames and Hudson 2009 208pp HB $90.00 [05.02.10]

Model Town: Using Urban Simulation in New Town Planning International New Town Institute
The computer game SimCity may have had its best time, but professional urban simulation and gaming programmes that model the development and growth of a city are increasingly complex. Presented here in this illustrated publication are the results of research by the International New Town Institute that examines these developments in connection with urban strategic planning and the creation of new towns. Some ten chapters present a variety of essays and research, accompanied by a substantial body of plans and models
SUN Amsterdam 2009 200pp PB $62.15 [16.12.09]

Modern Furniture: 150 Years of Design Misc
Beginning with the latest trends for 2009 the book covers the past 150 years. Concise texts accompany the individually featured designs, whilst essays on selected themes and styles written by experts round off this benchmark illustrated book. English French and German edition.
H.F Ullmann 2009 706pp HB $99.00 [11.12.09]

Museum of Modern Art in this Century, The Lowry, G
An illustrated overview of an institution that is dedicated to accommodating the diversity of contemporary art and an increasingly complex and nuanced understanding of modern art. An essay by Museum director Glenn Lowry examines MoMA's current role in contemporary art as part of its long history of disrupting established paradigms, focusing on the building as a site where viewers actively experience art rather than passively receive it
MoMA USA 2009 50pp PB $19.95 [08.01.10]

Occasions Mateo, J
Compiles the recent projects, influences, references and reflections of one of Spain's most influential architects, Josep Lluis Mateo. Including material from interviews, conversations and a wealth of images.
Actar Spain 2009 384pp HB $65.00 [11.12.09]

Paisea Dossier 2: East Coast USA Paisea
Focusing on American East Coast Landscape Architecture.
GG Spain 2009 PB $65.00 [21.12.09]

Perfect Palettes: Inspiring Colour Choices for the Home Decorator Hoppen, S
A guide to choosing the right colours for designing the interior of your own home.                       
Jacqui Small Pub. 2009 194pp HB $69.95 [11.12.09]

Planning for Coastal Resilience: Best Practice for Calamitous Times Beatley, T
argues that, in the face of such threats, all future coastal planning and management must reflect a commitment to the concept of resilience.
Island Press USA 2009 182pp PB $59.95 [22.12.09]

Radical Games: Popping the Bubble of 1960s Architecture Schrijver, L
Traces a moment in the history of architecture when revolutionary ideals were paramount and dreams became drawings. It explores three radical critiques of modernist architecture throughout the work of the Situationist International, Venturi and Scott Brown and Archigram.
NAi Publisher Netherlands 2009 248pp PB $69.95 [11.12.09]

Research & Design: The Architecture of Variation Spuybroek, L
A detailed examination of the hottest areas of architectural design today. Over the past decade, digital tools have radically transformed the design, practice and construction of architecture. But behind the photorealistic renderings of projects that are never built is an entire body of design research that informs the latest innovations in design and construction.
Thames and Hudson 2009 200pp HB $45.00 [08.01.10]

Roma Meno è più: The New Sequence of Urban Transformations Misc
Over the last 10 years, Rome has initiated an extensive process of urban transformation involving important changes in both the city's centre and suburbs. The ‘MenoePiu' competition proposes a system of new parks, squares, schools and buildings in the new periphery. Presents 12 of the best projects, including 5+1AA, Labics, Ricci&Spaini, Actar/Nabito, Gianfriddo, Grafton and more.                 
List-Laboratorio Editoriale Italy 2009 240pp PB $53.00 [21.12.09]

Secret Lives of Buildings Hollis, E
Tells the stories of thirteen buildings, beginning with the 'once upon a time' when they first appeared, through the years of appropriation, ruin and renovation, and ending with a temporary 'ever after'. In spell-binding prose, Hollis follows his buildings through time and space to reveal the hidden histories of the Parthenon, Alhambra, and more.
AV Edition Germany 2009 248pp HB $125.00 [21.12.09]

Shigeru Ban: Paper in Architecture Miyake, R
This large-format monograph is the first to chronicle exclusively Shigeru Ban explorations in paper architecture. Informed by a thorough and early interest in sustainable forms, his innovative practice pioneered the use of paper as a structural element in buildings.
Rizzoli USA 2009 232pp HB $115.00 [11.12.09]

Singular Voice: Essays on Australian Art and Architecture Kerr, J
A collection of essays by the controversial and popular Australian art and architecture scholar, Joan Kerr. They have appeared over the past 30 years in a wide variety of scholarly publications, many of which enjoyed only a small distribution. It presents a history of changing attitudes to Australian art and architecture as well as a record of the remarkable career of a woman distinguished by her open mind, her infectious enthusiasm and her generosity to her peers.
Power Institute Australia 2009 304pp PB $59.95 [20.11.09]

Studies by the Office of Ryue Nishizawa Misc
New in from the Contemporary Architect’s Concept Series (Number 4) Thirteen works are explored here, including studies for projects both still under design and those completed. Included are three essays, drawings, sketches, notes and photographs of both small and large projects such as the Towada Art Center, House A, Kunamoto Terminal and the Moriyama House.
INAX Japan 2009 112pp PB $54.45 [25.11.09]

Structural Ecologies AADCU Program
Offers up a genuine route away from the shimmering imagery of the computer screen and points towards an authoritative demonstration of an architecture grounded in new building techniques.
Hust Press 2009 318pp HB $77.00 [28.01.10]

Sustainable Solar Housing Volume 1: Strategies and Solutions Hastings and Wall

Presents strategies and solutions, offering the reader a solid basis for developing concepts, considering environmental and economic concerns for housing projects in a variety of contexts.
Earthscan UK 2009 292pp PB $99.95 [04.02.10]

Sustainable Solar Housing Volume 2: Exemplary Buildings and Technologies Hastings and Wall Offers a detailed analysis of exemplary buildings in different European countries and examines the various technologies employed to achieve their remarkable performance. Aided by clear full colour illustrations, it offers invaluable insights into the application of these technologies.
Earthscan UK 2009 262pp PB $99.95 [04.02.10]

Symbology of the Temple of the Sagrada Familia Fargas, A
English edition, deciphers the secrets of the Sagrada Familia. 
Triangle Postals 2009 232pp HB $115.00 [11.12.09]

Tadao Ando: Museums Molinari, L
Written in collaboration with Ando, we are guided through an important and exclusive series of study sketches, images, and models, that describe his way of seeing and conceiving architecture including the construction of the museum. From the early buildings accomplished in Naoshima, Osaka and Oyamazaki, through the Pulitzer Center in Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art in Fort Worth, and the restructuring of Palazzo Grassi in Venice.

Skira Spain 2009 240pp HB $125.00 [05.02.10]

Takaharu + Yui Tezuka Nostalgic Future Schmal, Takaharu and Yui Tezuka
Traditional Japanese architecture, & modern innovative design & construction technology are blended to form the signature style and vision of  this creative partnership. Projects presented include smaller scale: Roof House, Wall-less House, and Sky House, as well as larger public buildings: Fuji Kindergarten and the Natural History Museum in Matsunoyama.
Jovis Verlag 2009 244pp PB $45.00 [05.02.10]

Transport for Suburbia: Beyond the Automobile Age Mees, P
Written by RMIT University lecturer in transport planning Paul Mees. He argues that the secret of 'European-style' public transport lies in a common  model of network planning that has worked in places as diverse as rural Switzerland, the Brazilian city of Curitiba and the Canadian cities of Toronto and Vancouver. It shows how this model can be adapted to suburban, exurban and even rural areas to provide a genuine alternative to the car, in cities such as Melbourne. It also outlines the governance, funding and service planning policies that underpin the success of the world's best public transport systems.   
Earthscan UK 2010 224pp HB $80.00 [28.01.10]

University of Disaster Virilio, P Translated by Rose, J

Today we are faced not only with the greenhouse effect of global warming but also that of incarceration within the tighter and tighter limits of an accelerating sphere, a dromosphere, where depletion of the time distances involved in the geodiversity of the Globe rounds off the depletion of the substances produced by biodiversity. Are we doomed?
Polity Books UK 2010 166pp HB $37.95 [21.01.10]

Volume 21: The Block
Focusses on mass housing and higher density living throughout the world.
Archis 2010 PB $41.25 [28.01.10]   

What is Interior Design? Brooker and Stone

Examines the fundamental characteristics of interior space the analysis and understanding of existing buildings, the nature and qualities of organising an interior space, and an understanding of the material and surface qualities of found and applied textures.
Rotovision UK 2010 256pp PB $39.95 [03.02.10]

White Hara, K
Following on the success of ‘Designing Design’, Hara explores the essence of White, which he sees as being closely related to the origin of Japanese aesthetics - symbolizing simplicity and subtlety, emptiness and the void.
Lars Muller 2009 80pp HB $49.50 [21.12.09] 

Within Offices
Presents some of the most exciting examples of office design to be found in Asia. A showcase of over forty offices ranging from a Tokyo Office café to a communications company in Singapore.
PageOne 397pp PB $54.95 [11.12.09]

Yes is More: An Archicomic on Architectural Evolution Ingels, Bjarke
The first monograph of its kind devoted exclusively to the trailblazing practice of BIG, a Copenhagen based group of architects directed by Bjarke Ingels, designers and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, research and development. Unlike a classic architectural monograph, this book is more of a manifesto of popular culture, in which BIG’s methods, means, processes and approach to the concept of architecture are revealed as being as unconventional, unexpected and result-producing as the world in which it exists, continually reaffirming its mission with a resounding YES.
Evergreen USA 2009 400pp PB $59.95 [08.01.10]