Tag: Books

Distributed Urbanism: Cities After Google Earth
Discussion | Richard Weller | 23 Feb 2011

Distributed Urbanism: Cities After Google Earth

A short collection of essays about contemporary cities, edited by architect Gretchen Wilkins of RMIT.

Innovative Approaches to Researching Landscape and Health.
Discussion | Cassie Hansen | 11 Feb 2011

Innovative Approaches to Researching Landscape and Health

Building on research by the UK’s OPENspace research centre, this volume focuses on inclusive access to outdoor environments.

Kerb 18.
Discussion | Cassie Hansen | 11 Feb 2011

Kerb 18: PlastiCity FantastiCity

RMIT University’s Kerb 18 centres on its international design competition, PlastiCity FantastiCity.

Rural Australian Gardens
Discussion | Cassie Hansen | 1 Jan 2011

Rural Australian Gardens

Leading landscape designer and author Myles Baldwin discovers the best rural Australian gardens.

Inspire 2010
Discussion | 31 Dec 2010

Inspire 2010

The first in a series of ten annual, limited-edition books celebrating Australian architecture.

Khai Liew by Peter Ward
Discussion | Cassie Hansen | 1 Dec 2010

Khai Liew

Peter Ward’s book about Adelaide-based furniture designer Khai Liew is part pictorial study, part biography. Liew’s strict childhood in Kuala Lumpur where, even then, he showed …

Procuring Innovative Architecture

Procuring Innovative Architecture

Leon van Schaik and Geoffrey London explore the ways governments, universities, institutions and communities can procure intelligent architecture.

2010 AILA National Landscape Architecture Award: Research and Communication
Awards | 1 Nov 2010

2010 AILA National Landscape Architecture Award: Research and Communication

Landcom Street Tree Design Guidelines by JMD Design and Landcom

2010 AILA National Landscape Architecture Award: Research and Communication
Awards | 1 Nov 2010

2010 AILA National Landscape Architecture Award: Research and Communication

Beyond the Pavement: Urban Design Policy, Procedures & Design Principles

Bolles + Wilson: A Handful of Productive Paradigms
Discussion | Matthew Gribben | 1 Sep 2010

Bolles + Wilson: A Handful of Productive Paradigms

A self-published monograph from the German/Australian practice, established in London in 1980 and based in Münster, Germany, since 1988.

Interiors Now
Discussion | 1 Aug 2010

Interiors Now

The first in a series on contemporary interiors in various cultures around the world.

Meier
Discussion | 1 Aug 2010

Meier

The latest addition to Taschen’s Basic Architecture Series, which profiles a selection of architectural greats.

Limited Edition: Prototypes, One-Offs and Design Art Furniture
Discussion | 1 Aug 2010

Limited Edition: Prototypes, One-Offs and Design Art Furniture

In a world of standardized commodities, the demand for unique pieces of designer furniture is steadily increasing

Ando: Complete Works 1975–2010
Discussion | 1 Jun 2010

Ando: Complete Works 1975–2010

The work of renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando is something to be celebrated

Monochrome
Discussion | 1 Jun 2010

Monochrome

A set of projects that have all been designed around the use of one colour.

21st Century Beach Houses
Discussion | 1 Jun 2010

21st Century Beach Houses

Beach houses are often the site of intensive design exploration. Over fifty beach houses from around the world are profiled.

Mark Strizic Melbourne: Marvellous  to Modern
Discussion | 1 Apr 2010

Mark Strizic Melbourne: Marvellous to Modern

Melbourne of the 1950s was a city of possibility and Strizic’s images capture this collision of the old world and the new.

Architectus: between order and opportunity
Discussion | 1 Apr 2010

Architectus: between order and opportunity

A comprehensive volume of the work by architectural firm Architectus.

Climate Design: Design and Planning for the Age of Climate Change
Discussion | 1 Apr 2010

Climate Design: Design and Planning for the Age of Climate Change

Climate Design aims to unpack all the issues relating to a deep sustainability.

Extreme Architecture: Building For Challenging Environments
Discussion | 1 Feb 2010

Extreme Architecture: Building For Challenging Environments

A collection of buildings designed for hostile environments.

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