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Norman Foster Sketchbooks Volume IV - 1991-1995

Ivory Press 2023 ISBN 9788412730128 Acqn 34123
Hb 22x31cm 394pp col ills £64

'Norman Foster Sketchbooks Volume IV' spans five years, 1991-1995, with a total of 451
drawings representing 77 sketchbooks. The opening year saw the completion of two important
works: Stansted, London's third airport, and Century Tower in Tokyo. Towards the end of 1991,
the results of changes made to the practice's organisational structure became concrete. This was
further reflected when in January 1992, its name changed to Sir Norman Foster and Partners,
incorporating the title bestowed upon Foster two years previously. By the time of this volume's
close in 1995, the studio was busy with numerous projects around the globe: in Europe, Japan,
the United States and, for the first time, in the Middle East.

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Future Archives - Conversation Series Volume II

Ivory Press 2023 ISBN 9788412730111 Acqn 34124
Pb 13x20cm 136pp £20.25

The 'Future Archives' Conversation Series Volume II explores the most fundamental aspects
related to architectural archives and libraries around the world. The series consists of ten
dialogues, hosted by Estrella de Diego, Professor at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid and
Academician at the Royal Academy of Arts of San Fernando; and Hans Ulrich Obrist, art curator,
critic and historian of art and Artistic Director of the Serpentine, London. From a spoken
conversation to a carefully edited chapter, the most pressing issues concerning the future of
archives are presented in this book.

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On Archives - Masterclass Series Volume II

Ivory Press 2023 ISBN 9788412730104 Acqn 34125
Pb 17x23cm 136pp col ills £24.25

The 'On Archives' Masterclass Series Volume II explores the fundamental aspects related to
architectural archives and libraries around the world. Given by leading experts in the fields of
archiving, architecture, art, design, and heritage management, this Masterclass series supports
the Norman Foster Foundation's extensive educational programme by promoting an exchange of
knowledge across a range of geographic and disciplinary perspectives. The masterclasses are
divided into chapters that encapsulate the most pressing issues related to archives today.

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Civita Without Adjectives or Other Specifications

Quodlibet 2023 ISBN 9788822920188 Acqn 34103
Hb 16x24cm 400pp col ills £48.50

The history of Civita di Bagnoregio throbs in the relentless movement of change and
metamorphosis. Such is the nature of this wounded territory: collapse and reconstruction,
abandonment and repopulation, vital links that are broken and new relationships that are
interwoven with one another. Whenever defeat has seemed inevitable, the hamlet has always
breathed anew. A new ability to inhabit. Civita is thus a place where time is circular: a time when
death foreshadows a periodical re-establishment of the pre-existing. It is this cyclical conception
that allows Civita's land to signify death. To be its travel companion. After all, Civita's history has
always been that of a place capable of transforming death into a living place. But history is
familiar with sudden lacerations. Now that commodification has engulfed every aspect of life in
the hamlet, death has divested itself of its sacred nature and been reduced to a spectacularized
icon. In this new and tragic frontier of the irremediable, Civita has expelled life and its capacity for
regeneration. That living that was at one time firmly connected to the land is coming apart in the
absence of actions that can cast ahead and into the future what exists.

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Vesper 9 - The Adversary

Quodlibet 2023 ISBN 9788822921390 Acqn 34104
Pb 20x29cm 216pp col ills £21

The nineth issue of "Vesper" is dedicated to the Adversary. To oppose is to turn against someone
or something (in a fight, in a game, in a discussion, in a trial), but it is also to distance oneself
from a position, from a theory as well as from a practice. The etymology of the adversary
therefore implies a logic of confrontation: being turned against, however, paradoxically discloses
the constitutive bond of the interaction between antagonists. This 'crossing of gazes' makes
conflictual interaction a privileged place for the production of masking, camouflage, but also
parades, ostentation, threats, intimidation. The adversary takes shape both by relentlessly
pursuing Eden projects, and by allowing immense miseries and shortcomings to thrive, shelving
them in an elsewhere, which then returns. It is the (adversative) measure of the difficult search for
a balance.

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Mecanoo - People Place Purpose Poetry

nai010 publishers 2023 ISBN 9789462085602 Acqn 34107
Hb 24x29cm 496pp col ills £75

Of the Dutch architecture bureau Mecanoo, is has been said that it has the 'power to give
ordinary things an unusual experience', and of its projects that they are 'pieces of time-bound
spatial poems'. Like poetry, Mecanoo's projects can resonate deep in our mind, generate
emotion, conjure up magic, and evoke memory, either personal or collective. Taking this poetic
quality as an important focus, this new book offers a completely fresh look at Mecanoo's work. A
surprisingly diverse range of new Mecanoo designs have been completed, ranging from a
futuristic arts centre to a pavilion retreat in a historic country estate.

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Swiss Window Journeys - Architectural Field Notes

gta Verlag 2023 ISBN 9783856764586 Acqn 34108
Pb 21x30cm 240pp col ills £43

A window is a mediating device between our body and the environment: by simply opening or
closing it, we can regulate air, light, and sight. Both climatic and cultural conditions, alongside
technological developments, shape the architecture of windows. Due to its mountains, climate,
and geographical position at the heart of Europe, Switzerland has generated a wide variety of
window forms. Presented here is a collection of windows gathered from field research, with full-
page hand drawings portraying each window as part of a complex network of elements. Short
texts offer insight into the historical, technological, and socioeconomic conditions of each spatial
configuration.

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Neuroarchitecture - Designing High-rise Cities at Eye-level

nai010 publishers 2023 ISBN 9789462087880 Acqn 34111
Pb 17x24cm 244pp col ills £38

How can we design streetscapes on a human scale in high-density environments? In Western

cities, an increasing number of inhabitants need to be accommodated. This often means the
introduction of taller high-rise buildings. Although these new urban projects are designed with the
intention to create a sense of human scale for the inhabitants, it remains unclear how the users of
these streetscapes actually experience them. This book explores the insights offered by the new
hybrid field of neuroarchitecture.

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Before is Before - Landscape Strategy Catalogue

a+t Ediciones 2023 ISBN 9788409555369 Acqn 34118
Pb 15x26cm 496pp col ills £44

Presented by a+t research group, 'Before Is Before' explains the design and construction of
public space and landscape through a catalogue of strategies and actions. Rather than a
universal set of recipes and solutions, they are real cases that demonstrate the methodology and
approach of the more than 60 contributors, an internationally diverse group of architecture firms
and studios. The book reflects on the moment "before" the project. Founded in 2011 by journalist
Aurora Fernandez Per and architect Javier Mozas, a+t research group focuses on collective
housing, mixed-use public buildings, public space, and landscape.

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AV Monographs 257-258 - Nieto Sobejano 2012-2024

Avisa 2023 ISBN 9788412721591 Acqn 34119
Pb 24x30cm 214pp col ills £73

Experimentation and dialogue are central to the creative process of Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique
Sobejano, and in their works light, matter, and space are as intimately connected as they are to
landscape, history, and architecture. This is clear from the texts in which the architects
themselves interpret each one of the twenty-two projects in the monograph at hand, a double
volume which covers their career over the last twelve years, a fertile period in which the office,
from its studios based in Madrid and Berlin, has strengthened its presence outside Spain, with
buildings as the Arvo Part Center in Estonia, the Archive of the Avant-Garde, or Montblanc Haus,
both in Germany.

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Universum Plecnik - Between Workshop and Myth

Museum Architecture And Design 2023 ISBN 9789616669955 Acqn 34122
Pb 292pp col ills £42

Edited by Tomaz Stoka with Milos Kosec, Natalija Lapajne, and Bogo Zupancic, Universum
Plecnik expands on the articulation of Plecnik's heritage and highlights the lasting relevance of
his designs, thereby opening the doors for further exploration of new sources. The book
elaborates on the architect's approaches to designing public space and focuses on the complex
relationship between the teacher and his students to reflect on certain aspects of Plecnik's rich
legacy that were previously only rarely discussed. Archival plans, sketches, and photographs
reveal the architect's legacy of communal spaces that unfolds as a complex and holistic vision of
a connected world.

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Oase 116 - The Architect as Public Intellectual

nai010 publishers 2023 ISBN 9789462088160 Acqn 34133
Pb 17x24cm 160pp col ills £24.75

The role of the architect is about more than designing buildings. Architecture and space are
always related to social issues and challenges. This means that architects may be well placed to
contribute to the public debate on challenges related to climate change, mobility issues, the
housing crisis, healthcare and migration. Social geographers and sociologists, journalists and
planners often make the link between the built environment and social issues. However,
designers are rarely heard in the debate, or are not allowed to be. This may be because both the
profession and the public debate reduce architecture to aesthetics and architects to designers. As
a result, social, environmental, economic and political challenges are lost from view, and no one
notices how and with what knowledge and skills architects could contribute to the debate.

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Shallow Time - The Burren

DPR-BARCELONA 2023 ISBN 9788412494259 Acqn 34136
Pb 11x18cm 132pp col ills £16.50

Humans lack the capacity to comprehend geological time, a breadth unfathomable from our
biological perspective. Our callous extraction of resources negates the patience of
geomorphology. The Burren's karst landscape instinctively rejects the notion of deep time. Its
proximity to the visible surface belies its layered creation over millennia. It is a unique terrain
where natural processes can be appreciated rather than exploited. A landscape that can be
interpreted in the tension between depth and shallowness, mass and volume.

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Atlas of Urban Mythologies

DPR-BARCELONA 2023 ISBN 9788412494242 Acqn 34137
Pb 11x18cm 132pp col ills £16.50

Contemporary mythologies are out there, in the urban chaos. Monsters, giants, constructions,
spirits, and creatures of all sorts tell the cities' everyday life struggles if one is willing to listen to
them. 'Atlas of Urban Mythologies' welcomes all their voices in a collection of short stories set in
seven cities across Europe: Athens, Nicosia, Tbilisi, Belgrade, Ljubljana, Basel, and Tirana.
When embarking on these journeys, the narrators - and the readers - are faced with real urban
issues that are revealed through the power of myths.

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Volume 63 - The not-so-easy guide to circular interior design

Archis Foundation 2023 ISBN 9789077966730 Acqn 34141
Pb 17x23cm 224pp col ills £24.25

If reality were solely based on Linkedin announcements, design biennials, and conferences, you'd
think design and architecture are nearing perfection in terms of complete sustainable design. In
contrast, the actual practice of circular building is messy, complicated, stacked with dilemmas,
and still far from achieving its goals. This guide helps readers and designers untangle the intricate
web of interlocking issues that keep us from realizing most of our ambitions. It takes an inside-out
approach to architecture, starting from the interior. This is particularly important as interiors are
characterized by high turnover rates, driven by trends, and consist of highly customized
components made from a variety of materials, making implementing circular principles even more
challenging. Organized into three levels of expertise - beginner, intermediate, and expert - this
guide will help you navigate circular design based on your own practice and experience.

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60 Small Houses - Danish Architecture 1915-2023

Arkitekten Books 2023 ISBN 9788797420812 Acqn 34142
Pb 16x24cm 192pp col ills £55

Architect-designed single-family houses make up an important chapter in Danish architectural

history. The 60 selected examples in this guidebook date from 1915- 2023 and have all
previously featured in one of the two Danish architecture journals Arkitektur DK (Architecture DK)
or Arkitekten (The Architect). The presentation includes professional architecture photographs,
scale drawings, factual details and brief quotes from descriptions over the years. With a short
introduction and a handy name index, the book provides a richly illustrated overview of Danish
architecture across a timespan of more than 100 years.

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Yearbook Landscape Architecture and Urban Design in the Netherlands 2023

Blauwdruk Publishers 2023 ISBN 9789492474643 Acqn 34143
Pb 23x30cm 184pp col ills £39.50

The 2023 yearbook presents 22 outstanding projects ranging from park designs with intriguing
combinations of land art, history, and music, to residential neighbourhoods with a clever mix of
old and new. Other projects address current issues in rural areas, such as biobased crops, or the
reimagining of both urban and natural focal points, like the Lebuinus squares in Deventer by
BoschSlabbers, Stationseiland in Amsterdam by wUrck and VenhoevenCS, and the core zone of
De Hoge Veluwe National Park by H+N+S. Special features include a critical reflection on
temporary housing for refugees and a unique court case to defend the rights of the North Sea.

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Building Urban Nature

nai010 publishers 2023 ISBN 9789462088115 Acqn 34144
Pb 17x24cm 224pp col ills £42.75

The city is not only the habitat of people, but also of plants and animals. Building Urban Nature is
a plea for nature-inclusive, bioreceptive architecture that inspires designers to give nature a place
in their work. Through the presentation of realized projects, the book shows how the values of
nature can be incorporated into our buildings. It discusses the conditions under which flora and
fauna settle on and around our buildings, and the design methods, strategies and techniques that
can help them to do so.

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AMAG 33 Miller & Maranta + AMAG PT 04 Atelier Local/ Ilheu Atelier (special offer pack)
A.Mag 2023 ISBN 9789893530443 Acqn 34148
Pb Pb 24x32cm 268pp col ills £58

Receive a free copy of the fourth issue of 'AMag PT', a new series exclusively dedicated to
Portuguese architecture, together with the purchase of 'AMag' 33 on JMiller & Maranta. This
fourth portuguese special features Atelier Local / Ilheu Atelier. 'AMag' 33 is dedicated to the work
of Miller & Maranta, a Swiss studio based in Basel. Architects Quintus Miller and Paola Maranta
met in the 1980s while studying at ETH Zurich. The teaching of analogue architecture, with which
Fabio Reinhard and Miroslav Sik challenged the traditionally polytechnic orientation of this school
and its deep anchoring in modern architecture, was formative for both of them. In close dialogue
with models, mostly from the early or pre-modern period, the duo set out creating pictorial,
atmospheric, and often almost theatrical projects. Today, Miller & Maranta's architecture still
retains this narrative element - their buildings tell stories.

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LB 16 - Alvaro Siza Monte da Lapa vol 1

A.Mag 2023 ISBN 9789895390687 Acqn 34150
Pb 22x29cm 76pp ills £35

This is the first of two volumes featuring Alvaro Siza's renewal of Monte da Lapa in Porto. Volume
I focuses on the project's background, concept, and work under construction. The design starts
from what had by 2014 become an isolated pocket of urban remains, stranded between the city's
downtown and its expansion to the west, a mixture of completely degraded, abandoned, or
unhealthy housing. Siza's intervention transforms it into a living space capable of advancing
intersocial, intercultural, and intergenerational junctures. The publication includes a conversation
between the Siza and architect and critic Nuno Grande. The completed work is featured in
Volume II.

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