Tag: Books
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
Building on research by the UK’s OPENspace research centre, this volume focuses on inclusive access to outdoor environments.
Kerb 18: PlastiCity FantastiCity
RMIT University’s Kerb 18 centres on its international design competition, PlastiCity FantastiCity.
Rural Australian Gardens
Leading landscape designer and author Myles Baldwin discovers the best rural Australian gardens.
Inspire 2010
The first in a series of ten annual, limited-edition books celebrating Australian architecture.
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
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
Landcom Street Tree Design Guidelines by JMD Design and Landcom
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
A self-published monograph from the German/Australian practice, established in London in 1980 and based in Münster, Germany, since 1988.
Interiors Now
The first in a series on contemporary interiors in various cultures around the world.
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
In a world of standardized commodities, the demand for unique pieces of designer furniture is steadily increasing
Ando: Complete Works 1975–2010
The work of renowned Japanese architect Tadao Ando is something to be celebrated
Monochrome
A set of projects that have all been designed around the use of one colour.
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
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
A comprehensive volume of the work by architectural firm Architectus.
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
A collection of buildings designed for hostile environments.