From his first great design masterpiece, the Red-Blue Chair, to his final design for the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Gerrit Rietveld (1888-1964) created a significant body of work and left a remarkable legacy. His simple yet dynamic design style has greatly affected international furniture design and has made a significant contribution to the history of architecture. This detailed yet accessible monograph is structured chronologically and richly illustrated with photographs and sketches of Rei...
Color is inextricably linked with architecture; as a design element and also as an inherent quality, it characterizes the shape and texture of the built fabric. The book presents extraordinary color schemes, both in terms of technology and aesthetics, for ground-breaking architecture with a wide spectrum of functions: from apartment to concert hall, from flagship store to city park. The focus is on the works of the three architects Frank O. Gehry, Jean Nouvel and Wang Shu. This is expanded by th...
Fumihiko Maki (b. 1928), who was honoured with a Pritzker Prize in 1993, is known for subtle but technologically innovative buildings that thoughtfully relate to the people who use them and to their surroundings. This volume includes over 40 key projects selected by Maki, each of which is illustrated in detail and described by Maki himself, including analysis of how they have influenced his design thinking. Three prominent historians, Kenneth Frampton, David Stewart, and Mark Mulligan, have cont...
The Hannover studio of Axel Nieberg has been specialising in the fields of architecture, interior design, landscaping, lighting design and product design for over 15 years. Axel Nieberg is well known for his minimalistic use of forms and for his extraordinary way of manipulating light in combination with natural materials. The expressiveness of his work is a result of the haptic quality (""expression through touch"") of the chosen materials. In line with the Japanese Wabi-sabi doctrine of ae...
Urban Design Group considers itself a protector of the environment and a defender of the land upon which it is allowed to prosper. In a purposeful reference to the irony of modern times, the name belies the existence of one of the firm's most profound design principles.
The authors of FInnish Summer Houses turn their attention to the residential architecture of Finnish architect and designer Alvar Aalto (1898-1976), who was among the first and most influential architects of Nordic modernism. Aalto, who is also known for his furniture and glassware, worked in a unique style that blended modernism and traditional vernacular architecture and was characterized by his use of natural materials and organic forms. During the course of a career spanning over fifty years...
Showcases the bold, innovative, and colorful architectural designs of Alexander Girard. During the midcentury period, Michigan attracted visionary architects, designers, and theorists, including Alexander Girard. While much has been written about Girard's vibrantly colored and patterned textiles for Herman Miller, the story of his Detroit period (1937-53)-encompassing interior and industrial design, exhibition curation, and residential architecture-has not been told. Alexander Girard, Architect...
Twentieth Century Painting & Sculpture in the Pma
by MS Ann Temkin, Susan Rosenberg, Michael Taylor, and Rachael Arauz
Includes the NY firm's restoration/addition to the Guggenheim Museum, and other large-scale projects and corporate work.
C.Y. Lee & Partners is an architectural firm led by renowned architects, C.Y. Lee and C.P. Wang, with four partners V.T. Wu, James Wang, Chuck Chen and Victor Huang. In the three decades since its founding in 1978, C.Y. Lee & Partners has adhered to the architectural design principles based on oriental philosophy in all of its designs. They have been repeatedly recognised, locally and internationally, for their creative contributions to high-rise, commercial and residential architecture, outstan...
An insightful monograph highlighting the illustrious design of master architect William Hefner - lavishly illustrated and richly detailed - an intimate tour of some of the world's most opulent houses. This latest addition to IMAGES' Master Architect Series showcases seven exquisite residential projects by master architect William Hefner, whose Los-Angeles-based architectural firm has been designing residential, commercial and retail properties for nearly two decades. Although varied in style,...
The unlikely story of Le Corbusier and Chandigarh has proven itself to be one of modernisms boldest experiments. Born of a vision of a modern India, Chandigarhdesigned by Le Corbusierwas created as a statement for an emerging modern nationstate. Its Capitol Complex, considered by many as Le Corbusiers masterpiece, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016. Like all visionaries, Le Corbusier was adept at taking the iconic and symbolic and using them to fashion his own unique vocabulary....
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, the classically trained architects of John Malick and Associates draw from numerous historical styles, including English Arts and Crafts, Mediterranean, and Georgian Colonial. Each project reflects the spirit of a unique time and place, while also addressing current needs and budgets. The projects featured in this monograph abandon the modern idiom and return to a time when buildings reflected noble achievements, pastoral visions, and sacred res...
Hayball is one of Australia's largest practices, and specialises in architecture, interior design and urban planning. For over 30 years Hayball has been critically engaged with the challenges that face our contemporary society and the exceptional contribution architecture can make to the sustainability of our communities. From its offices in Melbourne and Sydney, the company has realised hundreds of projects across Australia, Southeast Asia and China - from single and multi-residential buildings...
Sverre Fehn - Works, Projects, Writings 1949-96
by Christian Norberg-Schulz and Gennaro Postiglione
The architectural office founded by Thomas Wild and Sabine Bar has designed a substantial number of strong residential buildings in and around Zurich, paying close attention to both the building task and the contemporary Swiss architectural discourse. Text in English and German."
The Basel architects Ives Stump and Hans Schibli became renowned in 2002 following two impressive facilities, namely the special residential school in Riehen and the Swiss School for Guide Dogs in Allschwil. One estate is embedded in the open landscape, while the other is placed onto a gentle slope like a small garden city. Since then, they have continued to build further buildings of a high architectural value. Text in English and German.
