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Architect Tadao Ando combines influences from Japanese tradition with the best of Modernism. He has developed a completely unique building aesthetic that makes use of concrete, wood, water, light, space and nature. His complete works to date.

Tachen, 2010; 600 pp.; EN / FR / GE; ills. b/w & col; XL; hb

hb € 99,00

This book examines one of the key notions of modernist architecture formulated in Vienna around 1900. Providing a close analysis of 4 major buildings, Topp investigates how truth had a variety of meanings -purpose, symbolist, authenticity.

Cambridge, 2004; 231 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hb

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Fumihiko Maki is regarded as a doyen of modern Japanese architecture. Taylor places Maki's work within the context of modern architecture and identifies space, city, order and making as the parameters which define Maki's oeuvre.

Birkhauser, 2003; 200 pp.; EN; ills. b/w; hb

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While enthusiasts of straw bale house construction praise the exceptional energy efficiency of bale buildings, and the use of an agricultural byproduct as an affordable contruction material, another reason why bale homes have excited people is because they are often extraordinarily beautiful and inviting. The authors have built many different bale buildings. Here too are larger-scale institutional buildings.

Chelsea Green, 2000; 113 pp.; EN; ills. col; pb

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Exhibition halls and sports arenas, factories and warehouses, airports and railway stations, arts centres and concert halls - big sheds are all around us. This book is an exploration of contemporary architecture's decision to think big.

Thames and Hudson, 2007; 304 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hb

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From idiosyncratic statements of pure creativity -Gaudi's Sagrada Familia church- to shaped buildings that reflect their purpose -the Big Duck in Flanders, NY, this album celebrates some of the world's most unconventional buildings.

Firefly, 2007; 224 pp.; EN; index; ills. col; hb

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Containers are modular, affordable, and internationally available. This comprehensive guide documents this extraordinary contemporary architectural phenemenon and reveals a profound variety of functional and aesthetic building possibilities.

Gestalten, 2010; 256 pp.; EN; ills. b/w & col; hb

hb € 49,90

This volume contains a collection of some 100 significant collective housing projects developed over the past 10 years. Works featured by Herman Hertzberger, Wiel Arets, OMA, Cino Zucchi, MVRDV, Mecanoo, Herzog and de Meuron a.o.

Skira, 2008; 335 pp.; EN; ills. b/w & col; flexi b

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Wallace conducts a tour of 25 of Hollywood's most lavish and intriguing theatres, hotels, restaurants, and residences, lately restored to their original glory. Seen here in 200 colour photographs are Frank Lloyd Wright's Sowden-Hodel Residence, the Streamline Moderne residence of Wallace Beery, Cecil B. DeMille's extravagant Mediterranean Revival house, El Capitan Theater, Richard Neutra's Holiday House Motel and many others.

Abrams, 2006; 239 pp.; EN; index; ills. col; hb

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The book presents the finest examples of Venice's fresco cycles and takes the reader on an expertly guided, superbly photographed tour of the remarkable residences in which they appear.

Thames and Hudson, 2009; 432 pp.; EN; ills. b/w & col; hb

hb € 84,95

This lavishly photographed volume evokes the lifestyle of the Rajput kings and the palaces turned into hotels and explores 21 of them with their vast marble halls, jewel-box mirrored rooms, frescoes, tapestries, delicate stonework, and mosaics.

Rizzoli, 2007; EN; index; ills. col; hb

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With 120 drawings by architect Vicente and accompanying text by home designer expert Connor, The Language of Doors identifies and discusses 350 years of architectural styles. It then applies these styles to entranceways of differing homes
so you can imagine the impact a new entrance might have on your own home.
Artisan, 2005; 184 pp.; EN; ills. b/w; hb

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A tour of 21 residences and businesses built with adobe, rammed earth, straw bale, and other environmentally conscientious materials and methods. More than just green, however, these buildings are also beautifully designed and furnished.

Chronicle, 2001; 204 pp.; EN; ills. col; pb

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A chronological survey of the finest examples of log houses designed in Europe and the US, beautifully illustrated with large colour photographs, plans, and rarely seen drawings by such architects as Eliel Saarinen, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, a.o.

Abrams, 2006; 239 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hb

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Made Of... comprehensively documents the wealth of materials currently being created by new technologies, rediscovered traditions, and unconventional approaches, as well as their application for today's architecture and design.

Gestalten, 2010; 240 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hb

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Richly illustrated with material drawn from a wide range of sources, this book is not only the most comprehensive overview of the mosque available today, but also serves as an invaluable guide to an understanding of its role in Muslim society and culture.

Thames and Hudson, 2007; 288 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; pb

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De regering is van plan om de probleemwijken van Nederland in prachtwijken te veranderen. Dit boek zet uiteen hoe ze dat zou kunnen aanpakken. Met statistieken, gesprekken, foto's en plattegronden krijgt u een levensechte voorstelling.

Bert Bakker, 2008; 367 pp.; NL; ills. b/w & col; pb

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Santiago Calatrava, who until now has been known mainly for his architectural work, sees in art a stimulus for his oeuvre at large. His drawings and sculptures should be contemplated as works of art in their own right.

Birkhauser, 2003; 269 pp.; EN; ills. b/w & col; hb

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Shigeru Ban consistently challenges accepted notions of architecture, designing a house with no walls, or an exhibition space made from paper tubes and shipping containers. This monograph traces his career and features every built work.

Taschen, 2010; 464 pp.; EN / FR / GE; ills. b/w & col; L; hb

hb € 99,00

Dit boek bevat een selectie van de beste hedendaagse architecten van over de hele wereld. Van alle projecten zijn plattegronden, foto's en tekeningen opgenomen. De 72 architecten zijn geselecteerd op hun belang en bekendheid.

Librero, 2010; 591 pp.; NL; ills. b/w & col; pb

pb € 25,00