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The Architecture of John Russell Pope Selected Works: Houses John Russell Pope Text by Royal Cortissoz Introduction by Peter Pennoyer ISBN
9781788843706
Publisher
ACC Art Books
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
360 mm x 300 mm
Pages
248 Pages
Illustrations
200 b&w
Name of series
The Architecture of John Russell Pope
Price
£95.00
Collected designs of John Russell Pope, the architect responsible for the Jefferson Memorial, McCormick House, the West Building of the National Gallery of Art and more The first volume of an essential, two-part monograph Pope’s exquisite floorplans and sketches accompany period photographs in this visual feast Original commentary by late art historian and traditionalist Royal Cortissoz A comprehensive and visually stunning account of a true titan of American design With an introduction by the architect Peter Pennoyer, FAIA John Russell Pope is one of America’s most famous architects, responsible for many major works, including the Jefferson Memorial, the House of the Temple and the West Building of the National Gallery of Art. This book, The Architecture of John Russell Pope, Selected Works: Houses is the first volume of a two-part monograph, to be followed by a volume on public buildings. Made in association with the ICAA (the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art), this is a lavishly illustrated study of Pope’s extraordinary house designs, often inspired by classical European architecture, standing proudly among his achievements as the crown jewels in many of the USA’s most vaunted ZIP codes. Originally published during the 1920s, Pope’s exquisite floorplans and sketches accompany period photographs and the original commentary by art historian and traditionalist Royal Cortissoz to create a comprehensive and visually stunning account of a true titan of American design. Houses include: the residence of Ogden Mills, Woodbury, Long Island; Moses and Edith Taylor’s Glen Manor House, Portsmouth, Rhode Island; Charlcote House, built for James Swan Frick in the suburbs of Baltimore; the now lost Oak Hill mansion, Jericho, Long Island; and Brodhead-BellMorton Mansion (aka Morton House) in the exclusive Logan Circle area of Washington DC.
Publish date 22nd Sep 2026
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The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens Volume 1: Country-Houses A.S.G. Butler With George Stewart With Christopher Hussey ISBN
9781788842181
Publisher
ACC Art Books
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
360 mm x 300 mm
Pages
300 Pages
Illustrations
382 b&w
Name of series
The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens
Price
£125.00
One of the most important books about domestic architecture Containing hundreds of detailed plans and photographs “The quality of the reprint is nearly perfect, with a good selection of papers for the three sequential parts of the book: the texts, the drawings, and the black-and-white photographs. Text and drawings are on matte heavyweight pages, while the photos are on glossy paper. The inks make everything read well; in particular, the drawing reproductions are exquisite.” — Archidose Edwin Lutyens, one of the most famous architectural names of the 20th century, died in 1944. As a memorial, three large volumes of his drawings and photographs were commissioned from the thousands found in his office, and were published by Country Life. All three volumes will be republished in 2023. The first volume contains his own plans, elevations and copious details of the finest examples of his domestic buildings, on which his huge reputation principally rests. The book embodies the quintessence of the man and his work; the variety of style and design seen in the houses brings together in one volume the many strands of Lutyen’s fertile mind. Two further volumes will include his corporate and public buildings. The genius of Lutyens is now universally recognised. In the work featured in this book, we can now see not just the professionalism of a great architect, but also the loving care with which he set down the most minute detail, with the result that this is one of the few books in existence that can be used to provide working drawings.
Published 28th Apr 2023
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The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens Volume 2: Gardens, Delhi, Washington A.S.G. Butler With George Stewart With Christopher Hussey ISBN
9781788842303
Publisher
ACC Art Books
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
360 mm x 300 mm
Pages
292 Pages
Illustrations
398 b&w
Name of series
The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens
Price
£125.00
Volume two of The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens Demonstrates the loving detail of his designs Includes the Johannesburg Art Gallery, the Washington Embassy and the Viceroy’s Palace in New Delhi One of the few books in the world that can provide working drawings Beautiful black-and-white photographs “In an era dominated by traditionalism on one hand and the emergence of modernity on the other, Lutyens’ work serves as a compelling testament to the brilliance of harmonizing these contrasting approaches.” — ArchEyes Edwin Lutyens was one of the most famous architects of the 20th century. After he died in 1944, three large volumes of his drawings and photographs were commissioned and published by Country Life as a tribute. All three volumes are in the process of being reissued. Having earned his reputation designing domestic buildings, he was soon given scope to expand his practice to the outdoors and to public projects. This second volume contains his extensive contributions to garden design and town planning, as well as the finest examples of his bridges and a selection of monumental civic constructions. These include various university buildings, the Johannesburg Art Gallery, the Washington Embassy and the Viceroy’s Palace in New Delhi. The genius of Lutyens is now universally recognised. In the work featured in this book, we can now see not just the professionalism of a great architect, but also the loving care with which he set down the most minute detail, with the result that this is one of the few books in existence that can be used to provide working drawings. Also available: The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens: Volume 1, Country Houses ISBN 9781788842181.
Published 13th Sep 2023
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The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens Volume 3: Public Buildings and Memorials A.S.G. Butler With George Stewart With Christopher Hussey ISBN
9781788842501
Publisher
ACC Art Books
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
360 mm x 300 mm
Pages
256 Pages
Illustrations
283 b&w
Name of series
The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens
Price
£125.00
Third volume of Edwin Lutyens’ work Includes the Cenotaph at Westminster, the Thiepval Memorial, The Metropolitan Cathedral in Liverpool, and the colossal Midland Bank building in Manchester, as well as numerous townhouse renovations One of the few books in the world that can provide working drawings Beautiful black-and-white photographs “The product of extensive archival research by members of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, these editions make newly accessible the work of the accomplished British designer.” — Architectural Record The genius of Edwin Lutyens is now universally recognised. When the acclaimed English architect passed away in 1944, three large volumes of his drawings and photographs were commissioned from the thousands found in his office and were published byCountry Life . In 2023, all three volumes will be republished by ACC Art Books. This third and final volume showcases Lutyens’ detailed plans and elevations for the greatest examples of his townhouse renovations, memorials and public buildings, including the Cenotaph at Westminster, the Thiepval Memorial, and the colossal Midland Bank building in Manchester. These reissues are once again bringing to the world’s attention not just the professionalism of a great architect, but also the loving care with which he set down the minutiae of his visions. They are among the few books in existence illustrated with his working drawings, as well as pristine photos of the finished masterpieces themselves. A beautiful tribute to a monumental figure in the history of modern architecture.
Published 15th Apr 2024
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Archigram: The Book Peter Cook Dennis Crompton David Greene Ron Herron Warren Chalk Michael Webb Contributions by Reyner Banham Contributions by Martin Pawley Contributions by Michael Sorkin ISBN
9781911422495
Publisher
Circa Press
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
230 mm x 294 mm
Pages
302 Pages
Illustrations
500 color, 50 b&w
Price
£75.00
Comprehensive documentation of Archigram’s iconic works Contributions from all Archigram members, and essays by critics writing then and now Now in a reduced-format edition Archigram comprised Warren Chalk (1927-88), Peter Cook (1936-), Dennis Crompton (1935-), David Greene (1937-), Ron Herron (1930-94), and Michael Webb (1937-). Together they envisioned the future of architecture in ways that enthralled a generation. In an era defined by the space race, they developed a ‘high-tech’, lightweight, infrastructural approach that stretched far beyond known technologies or contemporary realities. They devised autonomous dwellings and focused on survival technology; they experimented with megastructures and modular construction systems; they explored mobility through the environment, and the use of portable living capsules: all through the medium of an incredible series of drawings and models. Archigram’s influence has been profound and enduring. They gave the high-tech movement its impetus; they inspired architects such as Renzo Piano and Norman Foster; and they laid the ground for the design of buildings such as the Pompidou Centre. Edited and designed by Archigram member Dennis Crompton, this book catalogues Archigram’s activities over fourteen years, together with commentaries by the architects and critics writing then and now. Warren Chalk, Peter Cook, Dennis Crompton, Ron Herron, David Greene and Michael Webb are the founder members of Archigram. Their theoretical work began in the 1960s as a cry against ‘the crap then going up in London’. Although they never built a building together, their influence over a generation of architects continues to be felt today. The group was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal in 2002. Reyner Banham was one of the leading architectural commentators in the decades when Archigram was active, and the author of Megastucture (1976), which featured their work. Martin Pawley documented the architectural scene in London from the 1970s onwards from the perspective of a restless insider. His writing about Archigram is incisive and colourful. Michael Sorkin was an architect and urbanist whose practice spanned design, planning, criticism, and teaching. His books include Exquisite Corpse: Writing on Buildings (1991).
Published 1st Feb 2025
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Archigram Ten Peter Cook ISBN
9781911422464
Publisher
Circa Press
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World
Size
260 mm x 260 mm
Pages
96 Pages
Illustrations
100 color
Price
£25.00
After a 50-year pause, Archigram magazine is back! Edited by Peter Cook, with contributions from numerous designers and critics, it asks: where is architecture going? In the 1960s and ‘70s, Archigram speculated on the nature of architecture in ways that influenced a generation. In an era defined by the space race, the group’s exploration of movable structures and modular systems stretched far beyond known technologies or contemporary realities. Archigram magazine became the platform for exploring and sharing many of these themes. Launched in 1961, the magazine ran for 9 ½ issues until 1974, when Archigram disbanded. Now, after a 50-year pause for thought, Archigram is back. Edited by Peter Cook, with contributions from Archigram founding members Dennis Crompton, David Greene and Michael Webb, and with inputs from numerous contemporary designers, technologists and critics, Archigram Ten takes a wry backward glance and imagines a bold leap forward. It looks at where architecture is going currently and asks: why? Contributors include: Hitoshi Abe, Odile Decq, Elizabeth Diller, Thom Mayne, and Eric Owen Moss. Peter Cook (b. 1936) is a founding member of Archigram and the pre-eminent architectural educator in the UK. From 1990 to 2006 he was Chair of Architecture (now Professor Emeritus) at the Bartlett School of Architecture, where he transformed an academically sober institution into one of the world’s leading centres of creative design. In 2002, his achievements with Archigram were recognised when the group was awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal. In 2007, he was awarded a knighthood for his services to architecture and education.
Published 7th Jan 2025
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Insights Journal 1 Foster + Partners ISBN
9781916436114
Publisher
Foster + Partners
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World
Size
290 mm x 230 mm
Pages
164 Pages
Illustrations
281 color, 73 b&w
Price
£19.95
The first journal from Foster + Partners, Insights seeks to capture a diverse range of design conversations within Foster + Partners. The essays are considered, contextual and curated for an audience of peers, collaborators and fellow thinkers Features many previously unseen pictures and custom-made illustrations Limited edition run with a specially ‘signed’ authentication sticker from Norman Foster Includes the stories behind many of Foster + Partners’ projects, including 270 Park Avenue, China Merchants Bank, Tocumen Airport, Free University, Carree d’Art, House of Wisdom, Hankook Technoplex, Narbo Via, the Mars Habitat, the Whiteley, Transamerica Insights was conceived as a space to reflect on the ideas that drive Foster + Partners, a world-renowned architectural practice founded by Norman Foster in 1967. This first edition presents a record of ongoing dialogues within the studio and with the wider world of architecture, design and technology. As the practice’s work continues to evolve across scales, geographies, and disciplines, so too does the conversation around it. Within these pages are voices from across the practice, offering perspectives shaped by diverse expertise: architects, researchers, engineers, industrial designers, digital technologists and many others. Each contribution speaks to a different facet of our collective inquiry, from the intricacies of material craft to the possibilities of planetary exploration. Insights seeks to capture these conversations in print: considered, contextual and curated for an audience of peers, collaborators and fellow thinkers. Foster + Partners is a global studio for sustainable architecture, urbanism, engineering and design, founded by Norman Foster in 1967.
Published 5th Aug 2026
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Kengo Kuma Substance
Kengo Kuma and Associates ISBN
9781864709926
Publisher
Images Publishing
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
300 mm x 223 mm
Pages
272 Pages
Illustrations
250 color, 12 b&w
Name of series
Kengo Kuma
Price
£60.00
This publication is organized by six materials—wood, bamboo, metal, paper, textile, and stone. It features ambitious, small-scale projects, such as pavilions, exhibitions, tea houses, and footbridges, as they enable experimentation with materials and ideas. The projects are from Australia, China, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, and United Kingdom Concise, insightful narratives detail the concept and craftmanship of each structure, and beautiful imagery showcases how Kuma’s architectural designs are conceived and constructed Many of the projects are designed and constructed using elements of traditional Japanese architecture combined with AI and advanced digital technology. In doing so, Kuma proposes technology does not exist to keep humans away from nature. Rather, it can enable a return to nature This is the first time that many of the projects have been published, providing an opportunity for readers to learn more about the breadth of Kuma’s work, his design philosophy, and how he experiments and realizes projects on a smaller scale Kengo Kuma: Substance is the follow up to the best-selling Kengo Kuma: Topography (2021). It is printed on matte coated paper and a cover with scuff-resistant matte lamination Kengo Kuma & Associates has 425,000 followers on Instagram: @kkaa_official Kengo Kuma’s work masterfully engages experimentation, traditional Japanese design, and advanced technology. This results in highly innovative yet beautifully simple, evocative, and human-scaled structures. Kengo Kuma: Substance explores a selection of the architect’s work through six materials. The thirty-five projects from around the world range from captivating wood pavilions, ethereal metal installations, and sculptural woven structures to experiential stone monuments, intricate bamboo tea houses, and luminous shape-shifting domes. Insightful narratives detail the concept and craftmanship of each structure, and beautiful imagery showcases how Kuma’s architectural designs are conceived and constructed. By experimenting with materials and ideas, Kuma seeks to restore the relationship between people, buildings, and nature, and foster a greater sense of humanity in architecture. Kengo Kuma: Substance will be a prized addition for architects, designers, and fans of Kengo Kuma. It is also a valuable resource for those interested in the fusion of traditional and contemporary architecture, design, craftsmanship, and technology. Kengo Kuma decided at a young age to pursue architecture, having been inspired by Kenzo Tange’s Yoyogi National Gymnasium, built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He studied architecture at the University of Tokyo and received his master’s degree in 1979. In 1990, he established Kengo Kuma & Associates (KKAA). Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm also has offices in Paris, Beijing, Shanghai, and Seoul, and Kengo Kuma & Associates projects are currently underway in more than fifty countries. Kengo is currently a university professor and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, and a member of the Japan Art Academy after teaching at Keio University and the University of Tokyo.
Published 7th Nov 2025
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Coastal Bliss
Beautiful Beach Houses from Around the World Introduction by Greg Young ISBN
9781864709919
Publisher
Images Publishing
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
267 mm x 230 mm
Pages
256 Pages
Illustrations
280 color
Price
£40.00
The carefully curated selection features 38 modern, architecturally designed homes that are integrated beautifully into their coastal setting Each residence is designed for modern living in idyllic and secluded coastal locations, where residents can relax with family and friends, surrounded by nature and close to the sea Stunning photography showcases contemporary design, coastal landscapes, and luxurious architectural features including infinity pools and decks that cantilever over the water The featured residences—many of them by award-winning architects—are from around the world: Australia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Greece, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Portugal, Spain, United States, and Uruguay. The diversity of these homes reveals how architects design for the coastal landscape, lifestyle, and climate in different countries Coastal Bliss is handsomely bound with a quarter bind with blue cloth. The inside pages are on uncoated paper, and the colour palette is evocative of the coastal and nautical-inspired interiors The introduction is by New Zealand architect Greg Young, founder of Young Architects. Coastal Bliss showcases the very best in contemporary coastal architecture and design. These 38 gorgeous vacation homes span the globe, from remote beaches in New Zealand to treetops in Costa Rica; from islands in Greece to dunes in South Africa; and from glamorous locations in the United States to some of the world’s best kept secrets in Portugal. Designed by leading architects, these homes range from minimalist pavilions to luxury houses. Each residence is illustrated with stunning full-colour photography and accompanied by insightful text that describes the architect’s approach to the design and how they drew inspiration from the context, climate, and clients. Coastal Bliss is an aspirational volume for architects, designers, design enthusiasts, travellers, and dreamers. It’s the perfect gift for those seeking inspiration for their beach house, interested in contemporary architecture and design, or who simply want to let their imagination run wild. Dive in and soak up the best and latest in contemporary beach houses in Coastal Bliss Greg Young established Young Architects in New Zealand in 2003. The award-winning architect has worked on industrial, residential, and commercial projects ranging from small holiday homes to multi-million dollar houses. This work has included a full range of architectural genres included Gothic Revival, Arts and Crafts, and Modernism. Greg has also been involved in prominent civic projects, including the New Zealand Parliament Buildings and the Christchurch Town Hall.
Published 1st Oct 2025
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Great Houses of the Arts and Crafts Movement One Hundred Masterworks 1860–1914 David Cole ISBN
9781923094093
Publisher
Images Publishing
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
280 mm x 280 mm
Pages
624 Pages
Illustrations
900 color, 11 b&w
Price
£80.00
This publication is the first ever book to compile such an extensive collection of the great Arts and Crafts houses into one volume. It features the houses of some forty of the movement’s renowned architects, including Webb, Shaw, Prior, Lethaby, Voysey, Wood, Gimson, Barnsley, Ashbee, Baillie Scott, Lorimer, Lutyens, Ashbee, Mackintosh, Parker & Unwin, Smith & Brewer, and many others This ultimate collection includes vast houses, such as Rodmarton Manor and Marsh Court, and smaller architectural gems, such as Little Coppice, and Stowford and Magnolia Cottages This large-format, expansive volume includes 900 full-colour images. A short chapter is dedicated to each house, with superb photography of the exteriors and interiors, most of which have never been published, and floor plans showing the architects’ original ideas Author David Cole has extensively researched each house and provides highly insightful design analysis and description of each of the 100 houses, along with explanatory text and footnotes This title is a must-have for architecture and design historians, heritage architects, and anyone interested in architecture, history, and the philosophy, work, and legacy of the Arts and Crafts Movement The Arts and Crafts Movement, founded in the philosophies of John Ruskin and William Morris, produced some of the world’s most enduring architectural masterpieces. Author and architect David Cole presents the 100 great Arts and Crafts houses, each individually described and analysed with insightful detail and floor plans, and illustrated with stunning photography. Beginning with Morris’s own iconic Red House, the book traces the fifty-year span of the movement, with a short chapter dedicated to each of these extraordinary houses: from the works of the pioneer Arts and Crafts architects, to the great reformer architects of the next generation, to the craftsman architects who took their lives and their work to the countryside, to the movement’s Scottish architects, and finally to the houses of the Garden Cities and suburbs built through the movement’s last decade before the First World War. The book features the great houses of some forty of the movement’s most renowned architects, including Philip Webb, R. Norman Shaw, E.S. Prior, William Lethaby, C.F.A. Voysey, Edgar Wood, Ernest Gimson, the Barnsley brothers, C.R. Ashbee, M.H. Baillie Scott, Edwin Lutyens, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Robert Lorimer, Parker and Unwin, and many others. As Morris famously said, “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” David Cole is a recently retired architect who lives in Melbourne, Australia. Throughout his career as a design director with a major Australian-based international architectural practice, he specialised in the design of large-scale urban residential, hospitality, commercial, and civic projects. In over 30 years of practice he has designed projects throughout Australia, Japan, Thailand, China, United Arab Emirates, and New Zealand. David is an authority on the architecture of the English Arts and Crafts Movement. He is the author of two previous books on Arts and Crafts subjects: The Art and Architecture of C.F.A.Voysey, published in 2015, and the best-selling architectural biography Sir Edwin Lutyens: The Arts and Crafts Houses, published in 2017.
Published 9th Jun 2026
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Resilient Horizons
The Future of Landscape Architecture ArquitectonicaGEO ISBN
9781923094086
Publisher
Images Publishing
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
230 mm x 190 mm
Pages
256 Pages
Price
£40.00
Features 10 projects that illustrate ArquitectonicaGEO’s holistic approach to landscape architecture and dedication to creating sustainable, resilient environments. These projects include the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Port of Miami Tunnel, Lakeside Village at the University of Miami, and Brickell City Centre, among others Projects are illustrated with full-colour photography, detailed site plans, and diagrams Engaging narratives reveal how ArquitectonicaGEO blends landscape, architecture, and infrastructure to provide enriching, sustainable environments Serves as an educational resource and inspiring portfolio for landscape architects, architects, designers, professionals, policymakers, and visionaries to reimagine landscapes as powerful tools for a greener future ArquitectonicaGEO has offices in Miami, Florida; Bogotá, Colombia; and Málaga, Spain. It works closely with Arquitectonica and ArquitectonicaInteriors. The bilingual text, in English and Spanish, opens this book to wider audience Miami, Florida, is a city that’s highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Global design firm ArquitectonicaGEO is at the forefront of designing sustainable, contemporary landscaped environments that address these challenges as well as enhancing the human experience and community wellbeing. In Resilient Horizons: The Future of Landscape Architecture, ArquitectonicaGEO presents 10 pioneering projects in Miami, offering an insightful case study that explores the transformative role of landscape architecture in creating a more resilient city. Ranging from urban green spaces and neighbourhood precincts to large-scale developments and ecosystem restorations, these projects demonstrate how sustainable, innovative landscape architecture can transform not just spaces, but entire communities, and our future cities. Full-colour photography, site plans, drawings, and engaging narratives showcase the innovative approaches that ArquitectonicaGEO uses to design sustainable, resilient, enriching environments. Written in English and Spanish, the bilingual text reaffirms the importance of landscape architecture as a powerful, transformative tool for a greener future. Text in English and Spanish. ArquitectonicaGEO is a global design firm specialising in landscape architecture, planning, and urban design. Creating functional, resilient, and sublime environments, the Miami-based firm focuses on enhancing people’s quality of life by developing vibrant spaces that preserve the natural environment and promote sustainable living. ArquitectonicaGEO's philosophy is driven by the desire to design places that generate memorable experiences and respect human, community, and environmental connections.
Publish date 21st Aug 2026
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Sir Edwin Lutyens The Arts & Crafts Houses David Cole ISBN
9781864707113
Publisher
Images Publishing
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
300 mm x 300 mm
Pages
450 Pages
Illustrations
575 color
Price
£65.00
Chronicles a suite of 45 great country houses by Sir Edwin Lutyens, one of Britain's most renowned and prolific Arts and Crafts master architects Celebrates Lutyens's originality by capturing how Lutyens ingeniously blended the style of the Arts and Crafts movement with his own inventive interpretation of the Classical language of architecture Provides a fresh interpretation of Lutyens's enduring architectural genius through rigorous research, insightful overviews, valuable narrative details, and comprehensive references Brings together a rich, full-colour showcase of 575 all-new current photographs of the houses, inside and outside, along with a superb selection of drawings and floor plans Expertly researched and written by architectural writer and practitioner, David Cole, who also authored IMAGES' successful book The Art and Architecture of C.F.A. Voysey ISBN 9781864706048 Sir Edwin Lutyens is widely regarded as one of Britain’s greatest architects. In a career of over 50 years, spanning the Victorian, Edwardian and modern eras of architecture, Lutyens was prolific. His work ranged from great country houses, city commercial office buildings, his famous World War I memorials across Europe and Britain, and his magnum opus designs for New Delhi built during the 1920s and 1930s. Despite such diversity of building types across his long career, Lutyens’s most celebrated works remain his country houses, which first established his reputation during the 1890s. As Lutyens’s practice flourished his work became widely promoted in publications such as Country Life magazine, and his houses, particularly those designed in the vernacular manner, would subsequently give rise to an entire genre of the English country house that became known, as it is to this day, as a ‘Lutyens-style’ house. Sir Edwin Lutyens: The Arts and Crafts Houses brings together in new, wide-format, fullcolour photography a definitive collection of 45 of Lutyens’s great Arts and Crafts houses, in which he ingeniously blended the style of the Arts and Crafts movement with his own inventive interpretation of the Classical language of architecture. The book features 575 all-new current photographs of the houses, inside and outside, together with a selection of floor plans of the houses, and a fresh interpretation of Lutyens’s enduring architectural genius. David Cole is a specialist in the design of large-scale and mixed-use projects. His projects include the No.1 Martin Place redevelopment of the Sydney GPO, the Melbourne Park Hyatt Hotel, Channel Seven in Melbourne's Docklands, the Christchurch Art Gallery, LaLaport Shopping Centre in Yokohama, and a number of Melbourne residential apartment towers including Victoria Point Docklands, Quay West and Lucient St Kilda Road. David is currently leading the design team on the commercial office and retail AomiQ project, currently the largest project under construction in Tokyo, Japan. Other current projects that David is leading include the new 5-star hotel and residential apartment tower at 27 Little Collins Street Melbourne, and the new Silver Leaf and Richmond Gardens residential developments in Melbourne.
Published 17th Aug 2020
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Abandoned Places Abkhazia edition
Henk Van Rensbergen ISBN
9789401461511
Publisher
Lannoo Publishers
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding Belgium, The Netherlands, China, France, Switzerland & Scandinavia
Size
130 mm x 195 mm
Pages
160 Pages
Illustrations
120 color, 50 b&w
Name of series
Abandoned Places
Price
£14.95
A new selection of the best images from Henk van Rensbergen, an urban explorer pioneer, in a handy format This revised and expanded edition of his bestselling photo book of unusual places is packed with fascinating new images, including over 50% new material “Haunting photographs” – The Wall Street Journal. “Henk van Rensbergen is a hero for urban explorers around the world” – Flanders Today. “As an airline pilot, Belgian-born Henk Van Rensbergen was used to travelling the world. But he found a great way to supersize that passion: hunting for the most wonderful, secret, haunting abandoned places” – CNN. While his crew is resting at the pool, pilot and photographer Henk van Rensbergen explores deserted city palaces, overgrown factories or desolate areas of nature, finding beauty in the decay. This engaging book of photographs, a revised edition with new material, lets us wander through abandoned places, including Abkhazia, a break-away region bordering Georgia and Russia and the newest must-visit for every urban explorer. Henk Van Rensbergen is the pilot of a Boeing 787 and a pioneering Urban Explorer. For more than 25 years, he has been capturing the most beautiful pictures of desolate and forgotten places. His Abandoned Places picture books (1, 2, 3 and The Photographer's Selection ) have been highly successful. A selection of his work can be found on: www.henkvanrensbergen.com.
Published 17th Jul 2019
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Emergent Tokyo
Designing the Spontaneous City Jorge Almazán Studiolab ISBN
9781951541323
Publisher
ORO Editions
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World excluding USA, Canada, Australasia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan
Size
198 mm x 140 mm
Pages
224 Pages
Illustrations
230 color
Price
£22.95
Unlike much of the existing writing on Tokyo that emphasises its oriental uniqueness and mysterious urban chaos, this richly illustrated book offers both visitors and specialists an unparalleled understanding of the surprising yet comprehensible design principles that explain Tokyo's most permeable, vibrant, and adaptive urban patterns Emergent Tokyo addresses a wide range of the city's critical topics and pervasive urban patterns, many of which are rarely mentioned in English-language discussions of the city Contains up-to-date information that captures the city's latest phenomena and bases its core arguments on brand-new primary research Sheds light on this neglected yet essential urbanism, explaining the role that such features play in Tokyo's thriving urban ecosystem and situating them within an overall theory of emergent urbanism “A clearly articulated manifesto for those trying to preserve Tokyo’s emergent properties, Emergent Tokyo helps distil lessons for other cities” —Benjamin Bansal, Urban Studies Journal This book examines the urban fabric of contemporary Tokyo as a valuable demonstration of permeable, inclusive, and adaptive urban patterns that required neither extensive master planning nor corporate urbanism to develop. These urban patterns are emergent: that is, they are the combined result of numerous modifications and appropriations of space by small agents interacting within a broader socio-economic ecosystem. Together, they create a degree of urban intensity and liveliness that is the envy of the world’s cities. This book examines five of these patterns that appear conspicuously throughout Tokyo: yokocho alleyways, multi-tenant zakkyo buildings, undertrack infills, low-rise dense neighbourhoods, and the river-like ankyo streets. Unlike many of the discussions on Tokyo that emphasise cultural uniqueness, this book aims at transcultural validity, with a focus on empirical analysis of the spatial and social conditions that allow these patterns to emerge. The authors of Emergent Tokyo acknowledge the distinct character of Tokyo without essentialising or fetishising it, offering visitors, architects, and urban policy practitioners an unparalleled understanding of Tokyo’s urban landscape. Jorge Almazán is a Spanish architect based in Tokyo and an associate professor at Keio University. His office, Jorge Almazán Architects, is committed to environmentally responsible and socially inclusive projects spanning from interiors and architecture to urban and community design. Studiolab is a research and design unit led by Jorge Almazán at Keio University. Engaging students, researchers and external collaborators, Studiolab combines rigorous academic research in the form of thesis and journal papers with real urban interventions and architectural projects. Published 10th Jun 2022
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Arturo Mezzèdimi, Africa Hall A Monument to African History Marcello Mezzèdimi ISBN
9781961856639
Publisher
ORO Editions
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding USA, Canada, Australasia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan
Size
280 mm x 244 mm
Pages
460 Pages
Illustrations
350 colour
Price
£65.00
The book has a strong visual identity through an impacting selection of photographs and a considered design It presents unpublished photographs from the architect’s personal archive and an extensive collection of images by acclaimed photographers The book comprises 26 essays authored by 21 scholars and professionals, including original articles and recollections The essays are conceived as stand-alone articles, each addressing a specific historical, architectural or artistic topic, and which may be read independently Architecture firm Architectus have won the 2026 World Monuments Fund / Knoll Modernism Prize for the comprehensive restoration of Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and the 2025 International Architecture Award, given by The Chicago Athenaeum - Museum of Architecture and Design, and The European Centre for Architecture Art, Design and Urban Studies - in the restoration/renovation category This book is a photographic journey on the origin and life of “Africa Hall” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – a building declared in 2015 “Monument to African History” and recently renovated – which was donated in 1961 by Emperor Haile Selassie to the United Nations. Africa Hall was designed by Arturo Mezzèdimi, a young self-taught architect, to serve as the UN’s continental headquarters and was the birthplace, in 1963, of the Organization of African Unity, now African Union. The building came to life with an inspiring story of reconciliation at a crucial moment in African history, when the continent was emerging out of the colonial period and making headway into a new era of independence and envisaged unity. Through its architectural composition and the embedded artworks, it embodied a Pan-Africanist vision and its rising ideals. Edited by the grandson of the architect and representing Italy’s contribution to the renovation project, the book sits at the crossroads of photography, architecture, history, and art and comprises an amplitude of independent essays, contributions and recollections from authors of diverse profiles. Through impacting images and short articles, it addresses events of historical relevance on a global scale, for the entire continent of Africa, at a national level for Ethiopia, and locally for the city of Addis Ababa, concluding with an introduction to the life and work of its architect. Marcello Mezzèdimi (PhD) is the grandson of Arturo Mezzèdimi, architect of Africa Hall, and currently directs the Djibouti-based activities of the MEZZ group in the fields of construction, real estate development, architectural design, and family heritage. His educational background comprises an MSc in Aerospace Engineering (La Sapienza, 2002), an MSc in Mathematical Finance (Oxford, 2011), a PhD in Applied Mathematics (La Sapienza/Luiss, 2011), and a Master in Real Estate (Bocconi, 2006). All contributors: Antonio Baio, Dawit Benti, Amzat Boukari-Yabara, Monica Brondi, Laura Callea, Nelly Cattaneo, Kate Coucher, Edward Denison, Shimelis Bonsa Gulema, Fasil Giorghis, Rasselas Lakew, Gianfrancesco Lusini, Gianmarco Mancosu, Chloé Maurel, Hannah Mariam Meherete-Selassie Dereje, Bekele Mekonnen, Daniel Mulugeta, Ephrem Nigussie, Mengesha Seyoum, Kongit Sinegiorgis, and Martin Welz.
Published 17th Apr 2026
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Architectural Design Journal Issue 3
Reimagining Architectural Drawing: Print and Process Ashley Simone Neil Spiller Mark Dorrian Riet Eeckhout Arnaud Hendricks ISBN
9781966515005
Publisher
ORO Editions
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World excluding USA, Canada, Australasia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan
Size
279 mm x 215 mm
Pages
136 Pages
Illustrations
100 color
Name of series
Architectural Design Journal: AXIO
Price
£30.00
An exploration of representation born out of the John Nichols Printmakers Archive, a collection housed in New York City’s iconic a83 gallery Contributors extend the discourse on architectural representation and its evolution through print media, offering critical reflections on specific pieces, while addressing themes such as archival activation, material interpretation, media transformation, disciplinary influence, and distributed authorship. Tradition and precedent inspire invention, architectural drawing, and media practice. This issue presents a series of encounters with printed drawings, leading to their transformation and reimagination in a series of new works. Archival media from the John Nichols Printmakers Archive, located at the a83 gallery in New York City, is the foundation for these new inventions by contemporary architects. International contributors extend the discourse on architectural representation and its evolution through print media, offering critical reflections on specific pieces. The project and exhibition from which this issue stems concerns questions of the archive; modes through which archival materials may become activated; situated approaches to intricate material objects that allow them to be read in non-normative ways; media transformations; and issues of disciplinary indebtedness and influence. The writers have been invited to address and/or extend these concerns in their consideration of specific works. Ashley Simone is a writer, editor, and adjunct associate professor at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture. She brings to Axiomatic Editions over 15 years of experience in publication practice focusing on art, architecture, and design. Neil Spiller is the Former Visiting Professor of Architecture, Carleton University, Canada and Visiting Professor IAUV Venice. Previously Hawksmoor Chair of Architecture and Landscape at the University of Greenwich, London. He was Vice-Dean and Graduate Director of Design at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. Mark Dorrian holds the Forbes Chair in Architecture at the University of Edinburgh, is Co-Director of Metis and Editor-in-Chief ofDrawing Matter Journal. His work spans topics in architecture and urbanism, art history and theory, and media studies. Riet Eeckhout is an associate professor in Drawing Architecture at KU Leuven, Belgium. Her research explores the critical role and the generative capacity of drawings beyond mere representation within the discipline of architecture. She exhibits, lectures and writes about the practice of drawing from within the discipline of architecture. Arnaud Hendricks is an Architect, Associate Professor and program director of the Master of Architecture at KU Leuven. His research and teaching explore the overlapping field between art and architecture. His current practice focuses on artistic collaborations, installations, and exhibitions rather than buildings. All Contributors: Stan Allen, Paddi Alice Benson, Peter Baldwin, Adam Dayem, Iman Fayyad, Jimenez Lai, Thom Mayne, Alix Pillen, Prescot Scott Steward, Clara Syme, Aleksandra Wagner, and Bart Verschaffel. Drawings by Bryan Cantley, Nat Chard, Riet Eeckhout, Arnaud Hendrickx, CJ Lim, Metis, Shawn Murray, Owen Nichols, Neil Spiller, Smout Allen, Michael Webb, and Michael Young.
Published 8th Apr 2026
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African Modernism
The Architecture of Independence. Ghana, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Zambia Edited by Manuel Herz Edited by Ingrid Schröder Edited by Hans Focketyn Edited by Julia Jamrozik ISBN
9783038602941
Publisher
Park Books
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World excluding Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, United States, Canada, and Japan
Size
320 mm x 235 mm
Pages
640 Pages
Illustrations
909 color, 54 b&w
Price
£75.00
New edition of the most comprehensive survey of modern architecture in Africa to date An unrivalled study of the close relationship between architecture and nation building after African countries gained independence from their former colonial powers Features detailed descriptions of more than 100 buildings and memorials in Ghana, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Zambia Lavishly illustrated with photographs by distinguished artists Iwan Baan und Alexia Webster, as well as with historic images and plans When African Modernism was first published in 2015, it was showered with international praise and has been sought after ever since it went out of print in 2018. Marking Park Books’ 10th anniversary, this landmark book will now be available again. Over the course of the 1950s and 1960s, most African countries gained independence from their respective colonial powers. Architecture became one of the principal means by which the newly formed states expressed their national identity. African Modernism investigates the close relationship between architecture and nation-building in Ghana, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, and Zambia. It features 100 buildings with brief descriptive texts, images, site plans, selected floor plans and sections. The vast majority of images were taken by Iwan Baan and Alexia Webster especially for the book’s first edition, documenting the buildings in their present state. Each country is portrayed through an introductory text and a timeline of historic events. Additional essays on specific aspects and topics of postcolonial Africa, likewise richly illustrated with images and documents, round out this outstanding volume. Manuel Herz runs his own design and urban planning studio in Basel and Cologne. He is assistant professor at the University of Basel. Ingrid Schröder is an architect and director of the MPhil program in Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Cambridge. She was appointed director of the Architectural Association’s School of Architecture in London in May 2022 and will assume that position in August 2022. Hans Focketyn runs his own architecture firm in Basel and teaches as a professor at Bern University of Applied Sciences’ School of Architecture, Wood and Civil Engineering in Burgdorf, Switzerland. Julia Jamrozik is an architect and assistant professor at the University of Buffalo’s School of Architecture in Buffalo, NY.
Published 8th Dec 2022
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Vital Architecture Atelier Li Xinggang
Edited by Li Xiangning Contributions by Li Xiangning Contributions by Sakamoto Kazunari Contributions by Wilfried Wang ISBN
9783038604914
Publisher
Park Books
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World excluding China, Hong Kong, Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, United States, Canada, China, and Japan
Size
285 mm x 210 mm
Pages
288 Pages
Illustrations
192 color, 232 b&w
Price
£45.00
First monograph on Beijing-based architecture firm Atelier Li Xinggang Features 23 of Atelier Li Xinggang’s realised designs through photographs, plans and drawings, and concise texts Li Xinggang has gained international renown for his architectural thinking that draws from intensive engagement with China's historic urban and landscape spaces Atelier Li Xinggang’s internationally best-known projects are the National Alpine Skiing Center and the National Sliding Center in Yangqing (for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics) and the collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron on the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium in Beijing Founded in 2003, Beijing-based architecture firm Atelier Li Xinggang pursues a research-based approach that connects traditional Chinese urban and garden spaces with contemporary strategies. Its internationally best-known projects are the National Alpine Skiing Center and the National Sliding Center in Yangqing, both competition sites of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron on the Bird’s Nest Olympic stadium in Beijing, as well as museums, campus buildings and renovations of historic structures in China. Li Xinggang’s architectural thinking draws from intensive engagement with China’s historic urban and landscape spaces. The vulnerability of the built in relation to nature, as well as the spatial power of traditional urban structures, form the background for a position that understands architecture as protective, ordering and emotionally effective space. Vital Architecture is the first ever monograph on Atelier Li Xinggang. It introduces 23 of the firm’s realised projects through photographs, plans and drawings, and concise texts. The selection includes a wide range of typologies as well as interior and furniture designs. Introductory essays are contributed by Li Xiangning and fellow architects and educators Sakamoto Kazunari and Wilfried Wang. Li Xiangning is a professor in architectural history, theory, and criticism at Tongji University’s College of Architecture and Urban Planning in Shanghai. He also serves as Tongji University’s Vice President. Publish date 14th Sep 2026
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Kazuo Shinohara – 3 Houses. 2nd edition House in White, House in Uehara, House in Yokohama Edited by Christian Dehli Edited by Andrea Grolimund ISBN
9783038604570
Publisher
Park Books
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World excluding Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, United States, Canada, and Japan
Size
375 mm x 300 mm
Pages
212 Pages
Illustrations
19 color, 140 b&w
Price
£99.00
New edition of this standard reference on Kazuo Shinohara, first published in 2019 Showcases three key designs by Kazuo Shinohara Stunning large-size book, lavishly illustrated with newly drawn plans, sections and elevations, original sketches, and archival photographs Kazuo Shinohara (1925–2006) is one of the most distinguished and influential Japanese architects of the 20th century 2025 marks the centenary of Kazuo Shinohara (1925–2006), one of the most distinguished and influential Japanese architects of the 20th century. In homage, this stunning book, first published by Quart Verlag in 2019 and winner of one of the 2020 Most Beautiful Swiss Books awards, becomes available again in a new edition. Kazuo Shinohara—3 Houses analyses three of the architect’s key designs: the House in White (1966), the House in Uehara (1976), and the House in Yokohama (1984). The large-sized volume features floor plans, sections, and elevations, all newly redrawn in true scale from Shinohara’s originals, as well as reproductions of his hand drawings and archival photographs. Contributions by architects David B. Stewart (1928–2015), who taught alongside Shinohara as professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Shin-ichi Okuyama (born 1961) place the three private homes within his oeuvre and offer insights into his particular working methods. A foreword by Ryue Nishizawa, cofounder of SANAA and 2010 Pritzker Prize laureate, highlights Shinohara’s lasting significance and influence on contemporary architecture in Japan. Text in English and Japanese. Christian Dehli and Andrea Grolimund founded their Zurich-based architecture firm Dehli Grolimund in 2019, when they also published their first book, Kazuo Shinohara—3 Houses. In 2022, they oversaw the reconstruction of Kazuo Shinohara’s relocated Umbrella House (1961) on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany.
Published 29th Dec 2025
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Mysteries of a Communist Cave Lytle Shaw Edited by Thomas Weaver Edited by Françoise Fromonot ISBN
9783038604471
Publisher
Park Books
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World excluding Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, United States, Canada, and Japan
Size
175 mm x 110 mm
Pages
288 Pages
Illustrations
210 b&w
Name of series
Gumshoe
Price
£15.00
Illustrates how Oscar Niemeyer’s building for the French Communist Party in Paris focalised the massive philosophical and political debates of the 1960s First book about Structuralist Marxism that explores its possible relation to an actual Marxist structure Fundamentally re-conceives the relationship between theory and architecture The Gumshoe series investigates singular buildings, emulating the style and book format of a detective novel Distinguished authors from various countries write on notable buildings from across architectural history Gumshoe is a new series of architectural books that introduces an original approach to the writing of architectural history. Emulating the detective novel, the focus is on actual buildings rather than on speculative designs and theories. The style and form is fresh and scholarly but also easy and enjoyable to read. In Mysteries of a Communist Cave, the second book in the Gumshoe series, Lytle Shaw conducts an investigation of Oscar Niemeyer’s building for the French Communist Party’s (PCF) central committee in Paris. Designed in 1965, just as party theorists began to rethink many bedrock assumptions about representation, Oscar Niemeyer’s PCF building is a microcosm of the shifting political and architectural landscape of the 1960s. It is also a literal Marxist structure that can thus help us concretely picture just exactly what Structuralist Marxism might have been. Shaw draws out the PCF’s language and context one element at a time and puts the elegant curtain-wall building with its cave-like assembly hall into revelatory dialogue with interlocutors in film, philosophy, anthropology, and politics. Perhaps the ultimate mystery of the communist cave is that its owners have not more often and more powerfully presented their landmark building as the vivid source of imagery it could be for the kind of world the PCF might like to construct. Lytle Shaw is Professor of English at New York University and a contributing editor for Cabinet Magazine. His books include The Mollino Set, New Grounds for Dutch Landscape and Frank O’Hara: The Poetics of Coterie. He has also published catalogue essays on artists including Gerard Byrne, Zoe Leonard, Robert Smithson and the Royal Art Lodge, and for institutions including the Dia Center for the Arts, the Museo Reina Sofia, and the Drawing Center. Thomas Weaver is an architectural writer, educator, and editor based in London. He also lectures at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio, Switzerland. Françoise Fromonot is a professor of design, history, and theory at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture Paris-Belleville and William Wayne Caudill Professor of Architecture at Rice Architecture Paris.
Published 13th May 2026
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Antifascist Architecture Andrew Santa Lucia Daniel Jonas Roche ISBN
9783038604068
Publisher
Park Books
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, United States, Canada, and Japan
Size
218 mm x 170 mm
Pages
256 Pages
Illustrations
92 color
Price
£32.00
Explores for the first time the phenomenon of antifascist architecture in distinction from anti-colonial or liberation architecture Offers the first working definition of antifascist architecture Conveys a concrete vision of how anti-fascism manifests itself in practice and what form it can take in the built environment Written for anyone interested in architecture and antifascist history, theory, and practice Architects, historians, and theorists have had a weird obsession with fascist architecture since postmodernism. Why? And who are the antifascist architects? What does antifascist architecture look like? Antifascist Architecture is the first attempt at creating a working definition of antifascist architecture after academia has spent decades fetishising fascist architecture. Brilliant scholarship has of course been presented about anti-colonial architecture, liberation architecture, and so forth. Yet antifascist architecture is an avenue that remains to be explored. This book does just that, offering a kaleidoscopic, peripatetic bricolage of architects who heroically aligned themselves with antifascist struggles, buildings made in the name of anti-fascism, and a call to arms for antifascist utopian futures. It is written for students and practitioners of architecture, but also activists and scholars in the social sciences who are interested in antifascist history, theory, and practice. Andrew Santa Lucia is an associate professor of practice at Portland State University School of Architecture and the founder of the design firm Office Andorus in Portland, Oregon. Daniel Jonas Roche is a New York-based journalist and author, and the news editor of The Architect's Newspaper.
Published 18th Mar 2026
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The House of Doctor Koolhaas Françoise Fromonot Edited by Thomas Weaver ISBN
9783038604075
Publisher
Park Books
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World excluding Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, United States, Canada, and Japan
Size
175 mm x 110 mm
Pages
224 Pages
Illustrations
166 b&w
Name of series
Gumshoe
Price
£15.00
First volume in the highly anticipated new Gumshoe series of architectural books, introducing a new approach to the writing of architectural history Gumshoe’s focus is on buildings rather than theories or speculative projects Distinguished authors from various countries write on notable buildings from across architectural history Each volume investigates a singular building, emulating the style and book format of a detective novel Gumshoe is new series of architectural books, introducing a new approach to the writing of architectural history. It returns the focus of architectural discourse back onto buildings, in a style and form that is original and scholarly but also easy and enjoyable to read. It emulates the detective novel – a form of writing beloved by many, but also one that has enjoyed a parallel academic life in disciplines and by writers as diverse as psychoanalysis (Sigmund Freud), film (Sigfried Kracauer), and art history (Carlo Ginzburg) — but, significantly, not yet by architecture. Each volume will investigate a singular building as if it were a mystery waiting to be solved. Written by distinguished French architectural critic and historian Françoise Fromonot, the first case — The House of Doctor Koolhaas — is about the Villa dall’Ava, a private residence in Saint-Cloud, a suburb of Paris. Fromonot brilliantly unpicks, explains and interprets the very first building completed by Rem Koolhaas, who is universally regarded as the world’s most celebrated architect, and his Rotterdam-based firm Office for Metropolitan Architecture. Françoise Fromonot is Professor of Design, History and Theory at the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-Belleville, and William Wayne Caudill Professor of Architecture at Rice Architecture Paris. Thomas Weaver is an architectural writer, educator, and editor, and a lecturer at the Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio, Switzerland.
Published 24th Jun 2025
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Spaces of Belonging – The Architecture of Muzharul Islam Edited by Niklaus Graber ISBN
9783037613009
Publisher
Quart Publishers
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding Central Europe, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Africa, Middle East, and West Indies
Size
300 mm x 228 mm
Pages
320 Pages
Illustrations
169 color, 105 b&w
Price
£78.50
Fully illustrated with 169 images and 105 plans With articles by Niklaus Graber and Saif Ul Haque. Graphic Design by Carla Crameri Muzharul Islam (1923–2012) has left behind an outstanding architectural legacy in Bangladesh, with a significance reaching far beyond the temporal and geographical horizons of its creation. Yet until now, his work has remained relatively unknown despite its relevance and singularity. This monograph presents numerous photographs and reproductions of detailed original drawings to introduce a series of unique buildings to an international audience, highlighting the Bengali architect’s way of thinking and actions, as well as his engagement in cross-cultural dialogue. Contributions by practising architects from different continents present multifaceted perspectives on Islam’s work, placing him within a historical context and global interconnections. Muzharul Islam’s pioneering and timeless works address burning issues that are currently shaping the global architectural debate: climate-sensitive and self-sufficient construction, social engagement and overcoming colonial mindsets are all fields that the architect pursued relentlessly since the beginning of his career in the 1950s.
Published 9th Feb 2026
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Peter Zumthor 1985–2013 Buildings and Projects
Contributions by Peter Zumthor Edited by Thomas Durisch Photographs by Hélène Binet ISBN
9783039422487
Publisher
Scheidegger & Spiess
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, United States, Canada, and Japan
Size
300 mm x 240 mm
Pages
856 Pages
Illustrations
367 color, 395 b&w
Price
£290.00
New edition of the comprehensive monograph on celebrated architect Peter Zumthor, covering his entire career until 2013 Features all key buildings and projects through photographs, plans, drawings, and texts written by Peter Zumthor The first edition of 2014 won the 2014 Filaf d'argent (Festival International du Livre d'Art & du Film) and the 2014 DAM Architectural Book Award 2014 “Few architects are as patient and exacting as Peter Zumthor, and this monograph captures the materiality and intangible spirit of his work in drawings, photographs, and his brief texts. It was an inspired idea to divide this rich concentration of work into five slim volumes, rather than cram it into one of the mega-publications that entomb other celebrated architects. Each is a delight to hold and page through, and a model of Swiss design from the gray silk covers to the crisp typography and spacious layouts. Rarely has haptic architecture been better expressed in print.” Michael Webb, The Architects Newspaper, on the 2014 edition “With the same rigor and poetry of his architecture Zumthor offers us his opera omnia. But so laconic is he that who knows if this is the last.” Eduardo Prieto, ArcitecturaViva, on the 2014 edition Peter Zumthor, 2009 Pritzker laureate, is one of the best-known and most acclaimed architects of the present day. Widely admired for his precision and thoroughness, he creates buildings that are responsive to their location and function, and that are remarkable both for their materials and the atmospheric quality of the spaces they enclose. This five-volume survey of his work until 2013 features 43 buildings and projects, including some that have never been published before. On 856 pages with more than 750 photographs, plans, sketches, drawings and watercolours, and with texts written by Peter Zumthor himself specially for this monograph, it documents a wide range of projects from several world-famous buildings to some that never left the drawing board. The first edition of 2014 won the 2014 Filaf d’argent (Festival International du Livre d’Art & du Film) and of the 2014 DAM Architectural Book Award. Thomas Durisch is a founding principal with Zurich-based firm Azzola Durich Architects. He worked at Peter Zumthor's Atelier 1990–94 and was the curator of the 2008 exhibition Peter Zumthor—Buildings and Projects 1986–2007 at Kunshaus Bregenz. Peter Zumthor works with his Atelier of around thirty people in the alpine setting of Haldenstein, Switzerland, producing architectural originals like Kunsthaus Bregenz, Therme Vals, Museum Kolumba Köln, the Steilneset Memorial in Vardø, and currently the new building for the Los Angeles Museum of Art (LACMA).
Published 17th Oct 2024
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Biennale Architettura 2025 Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective. Edited by Carlo Ratti ISBN
9788836661176
Publisher
Silvana
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany, Greece, Eastern Europe, & Austria. Arab States non-exclusive. Selected territories in Asia, nonexclusive
Size
270 mm x 210 mm
Pages
982 Pages
Illustrations
200 color
Name of series
Venice Biennale Official Catalogue
Price
£80.00
Accompanying catalogue to the 19th International Architecture Exhibition, curated by Carlo Ratti, from 10 May to 23 November 2025 in Venice, titled Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective. The 19th International Architecture Exhibition, curated by Carlo Ratti, to be held from 10 May to 23 November 2025 in Venice, is titled Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective. The Exhibition, as the Curator himself explains, “will search for a path forward, proposing that intelligent solutions to pressing problems can take many forms” and “will present a collection of design proposals and many other experiments, exploring a definition of ‘intelligence’ as an ability to adapt to the environment with limited resources, knowledge, or power” (Carlo Ratti). The Catalogue is printed in two volumes and follows the Exhibition itinerary accompanying visitors and art lovers through the exhibition spaces of the Giardini and the Arsenale and presenting other projects on display in various locations around the city of Venice and Forte Marghera, in Mestre. Volume I of the Catalogue is dedicated to the International Exhibition, curated by Carlo Ratti. The first pages of the volume open with the statement by President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco and the presentation by the Artistic Director of the Architecture Department Carlo Ratti, and then presents the Circularity Manifesto. Volume I is then divided into two parts. Part one, titled Intelligens, is dedicated to presenting the sections of the International Exhibition, Natural Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Collective Intelligence, and Out. Each project on display in the Exhibition is accompanied by a critical text and a rich apparatus of photographs. Part two of the volume, titled Venice as a Living Lab, presents “a number of special projects that will leverage Venice and the outdoor areas of the Biennale Exhibition venues as a Living Lab, merging interacting forms of intelligence”. The volume is enriched with a series of critical essays and interesting “Impossible Conversations” that explore the themes of the Exhibition in depth. Volume I ends with the biographies of the participants and a detailed register of the projects on exhibit. The National Participations and the Collateral Events participating in the 19th International Architecture Exhibition are gathered in Volume II and presented with illustrated texts that explore the projects proposed by the National Pavilions and the Collateral Events at the Giardini, the Arsenale and in various spaces throughout Venice. An architect and engineer by training, Professor Carlo Ratti teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and at the Politecnico di Milano. He is the director of the Senseable City Lab and a founding partner of the architecture and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati (Torino, New York City, and London). Carlo graduated from the Politecnico di Torino and the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in Paris, and later carried out his MPhil and PhD work at the University of Cambridge, UK – completing his PhD thesis as a Fulbright Scholar at MIT.
Published 30th Jun 2025
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Publisher ISBN Title ACC Art Books 9781788843706 The Architecture of John Russell Pope ACC Art Books 9781788842181 The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens: The Country Houses ACC Art Books 9781788842303 The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens: Volume 2 ACC Art Books 9781788842501 The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens: Vol 3 Circa Press 9781911422495 Archigram Circa Press 9781911422464 Archigram #Ten Foster + Partners 9781916436114 Insights Journal Images Publishing 9781864709926 Kengo Kuma Images Publishing 9781864709919 Coastal Bliss Images Publishing 9781923094093 Great Houses of the Arts and Crafts Movement Images Publishing 9781923094086 Resilient Horizons Images Publishing 9781864707113 Sir Edwin Lutyens: The Arts & Crafts Houses Lannoo Publishers 9789401461511 Abandoned Places ORO Editions 9781951541323 Emergent Tokyo ORO Editions 9781961856639 Arturo Mezzèdimi, Africa Hall ORO Editions 9781966515005 Architectural Design Journal Issue 3 Park Books 9783038602941 African Modernism Park Books 9783038604914 Vital Architecture Park Books 9783038604570 Kazuo Shinohara – 3 Houses. 2nd edition Park Books 9783038604471 Mysteries of a Communist Cave Park Books 9783038604068 Antifascist Architecture Park Books 9783038604075 The House of Doctor Koolhaas Quart Publishers 9783037613009 Spaces of Belonging – The Architecture of Muzharul Islam Scheidegger & Spiess 9783039422487 Peter Zumthor 1985–2013 Silvana 9788836661176 Biennale Architettura 2025
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