Tag: Books
Design as Politics
Design theorist Tony Fry looks at how flawed contemporary politics are not dealing with current sustainability issues.
Gerrit Rietveld
The prolific career of Dutch furniture designer and architect Gerrit Rietveld is celebrated in this fine monograph.
The Endless City
This book, edited by Ricky Burdett and Deyan Sudjic, explores the global move towards urbanism through a study of six cities.
Design with Landscape book launch
Bruce Mackenzie’s book Design with Landscape will be launched on 6 December 2011.
Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture
The first encyclopedia of Australian architecture was recently launched at the Melbourne Museum.
Boyd’s Victorian Modern republished
Robin Boyd’s first book, Victorian Modern, has been republished to coincide with the 40th anniversary of his death.
The Architecture of Peter Stutchbury
A collection of critical essays by Peter Stutchbury’s friends with reflections by Stutchbury himself.
Collection: Offices by Chris van Uffelen
This book focuses on the architectural innovation behind a variety of office buildings.
New Directions in Signage and Wayfinding
This book looks at some of the best examples of wayfinding systems, many of which create an identity for a venue.
Post-Traumatic Urbanism
This book, edited by A. Lahoud, C. Rice and A. Burke, looks at the role of the architect in the aftermath of disaster.
Peter Stutchbury: Selected Projects
Patrick Bingham-Hall captures Peter Stutchbury’s exceptional body of work in this book.
New Natural Home
The projects in this book show us the true meaning of living not only sustainably, but also stylishly.
Living Modern
In this book Phyllis Richardson sums up the characteristics of modern design.
Alvar Aalto Houses
Aalto’s foray into architecture is the focus of this biographical book.
21st Century Tokyo
21st Century Tokyo: A Guide to Contemporary Architecture by Julian Worrall and Erez Golani Soloman.
De Urbanisten’s water square
This book follows Florian Boer and his team De Urbanisten as they work on the first water square in The Netherlands.
The Ethics of Earth Art
Amanda Boetzkes’ book explores the development of the earth art movement.
Cities for People by Jan Gehl
Emily Potter looks at Gehl’s book on making cities more people friendly.
Cardboard Book
This book is a collection of projects from around the world, saluting that recognizable and disposable material – cardboard.
The Classical Country House
This book looks at the evolution of the traditional British country house since the 17th century and into the 21st century.
