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ACURATEDCOLLECTION
ArchitectureofNormal TheColonizationoftheAmericanLandscape DanielKaven £54.00•January2022•Hardback•456pp.•ISBN:9783035624380 Understanding–CombiningTypefaces TypefaceCombinationasaStimulusinTypography PhilippStamm £43.50•June2021•Hardback•360pp.•ISBN:9783035611144 Inexaminingadvancesintransportation,thebookaskshowwehavecometoacquiesce tothemonotonous,isolating,andaestheticallybankruptlandscapeofsuburbia.Italso castspredictionsabouthowthefuturebuiltlandscapewilllookasitcontinuestoadapt topatternsofhumanmovement. •Aportraitofhumanmovementasrelatedtotheuninspiredarchitecturespawnedby transportation. •Ajourneythroughtime,fromtheZunipueblostotoday’sblandlogobuildings. •400imagesprovideinsightsintothemakingoftheUnitedStates. Thishandbookdemonstratesthatitispossibletodeterminecriteriaforthecombiningof typefaces.Bylookingattheshapeoftypefacesindetailandcreatingarevised classificationoffonts,itconveysadeeperunderstandingofthediversityoftypefaces and,basedonasystematicanalysisofanalogyandcontrast,itestablishestheurgently necessaryfindingsrequiredforcombiningtypefaces.Anindispensablestandardworkfor typographersandgraphicdesigners. •Anindispensablereferenceworkfortypographers,graphicdesigners,andallthose workingwithfonts. •Practicalcriteriaforcombiningtypefaces. •Bytheco-publisheroftheCompleteWorksofAdrianFrutiger.
3 AdrianFrutiger–Typefaces CompleteWorks H.Osterer•P.Stamm £52.00•April2021•Hardback•468pp.•ISBN:9783035623628 NotAtYourService ManifestosforDesign Ed.B.Franke•H.Matter £34.50•January2021•Paperback•528pp.•ISBN:9783035622720 BasedonconversationswithFrutigerhimselfandonextensiveresearch,thispublication providesahighlydetailedandaccurateaccountofthetypedesigner’sartistic development.Allofhistypes—fromthedesignphasetothemarketingstage—are illustratedandanalyzedwithreferencetothetechnologyandrelatedtypes. •Hithertounpublishedtypesthatwereneverrealizedandmorethanonehundredlogos completethepicture. •TheuniquereferenceworkonFrutiger’sachievements. •Withanindexforbetteraccessibility. •Revisedandupdatedthirdeditionofthesuccessfulpublicationof2008. NotatYourService:ManifestosforDesignbringstogetherthebroadspectrumofbeliefs, subjectsandpracticesofdesignersatZurichUniversityoftheArts.Itoffersdifferent approachesandinsightsonthepresent-dayroleandimpactofdesign.Itisnotconceived asafinishedproject,butasafluiddocumentofitstime. •Acompactcollectionofdiscursivetextsonthemanyrolesandfunctionsofdesign. •Contributionstothecurrentdebateonthesocialroleofdesign. •Statementsbyexpertsfromoneoftheleadinguniversitiesofdesign.

KolomanMoser

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UniversalArtistbetweenGustavKlimtandJosefHoffmann Ed.C.Thun-Hohenstein•E.Schmuttermeier•C.WittDörring £39.00•January2019•Hardback•288pp.•ISBN:9783035618495 Design History,TheoryandPracticeofProductDesign BernhardE.Bürdek £17.50•August2015•Hardback•296pp.•ISBN:9783035604030 Blazingatrailfortheartofhisage,hewasafoundingmemberoftheViennaSecession and,togetherwiththearchitectJosefHoffmannandtheindustrialistFritzWärndorfer,he establishedtheWienerWerkstättein1903.Some400objects,presentedsystematically andexplainedwithessays,openupanewperspectiveonhisimpressiveoeuvre. •AllaspectsofKoloMoser’sworkinoneup-to-datemonograph. •MajorexhibitionattheMAKfromDecember19,2018toApril22,2019. •Contributionsfrominternationalexperts. Afullyrevisedandupdatededitionof the referenceworkonproductdesign.Thebook tracesthehistoryofproductdesignanditscurrentdevelopments,andpresentsthemost importantprinciplesofdesigntheoryandmethodology,lookinginparticularatthe communicativefunctionofproducts,andhighlightingaspectssuchascorporateand servicedesign,designmanagement,strategicdesign,interface/interactiondesign,and humandesign. •Thereferenceworkonthetheoryandhistoryofproductdesign. •Fullyrevisedsecondedition. •Inanattractivenewlayout.
5 TheColoursOf… FrankO.Gehry,JeanNouvel,WangShuandother architects ErikH.Mattie £17.50•January2015•Hardback•376pp.•ISBN:9783038215868 TheLifeandDeathofObjects AutobiographyofaDesignProject LarsLerup £29.00•May2022•Hardback•240pp.•ISBN:9783035625103 Thebookpresentsextraordinarycolourschemes,bothintermsoftechnologyand aesthetics,forground-breakingarchitecturewithawidespectrumoffunctions:from apartmenttoconcerthall,fromflagshipstoretocitypark. ThefocusisontheworksofthethreearchitectsFrankO.Gehry,JeanNouvelandWang Shu.ThisisexpandedbytheworksofotherpracticessuchasBIG,ZahaHadid,Herzog& deMeuron,ToyoItoandSANAA. •AllthreemainarchitectsarePritzkerPrizewinners. •WithfascinatingimagesbyIwanBaanandChristianRichters. Thisautobiographyofadesignprojectisaboutrenderingvisibletheconsumerismthatis drivingthecurrenteconomicallymotivatedexpansionofourcities,anddealingwiththe consequencesfortheenvironmentandsociety. •Autobiographicalreflections. •Foundationsforcriticalreflectionsondesign. •Narrativederivationofdesignpremisesforindividualobjects.
6 DonaldJudd ArchitectureinMarfa,Texas UrsPeterFlückiger £37.50•October2021•Hardback•208pp.•ISBN:9783035621617 TempleandTeahouseinJapan WernerBlaser £36.50•November2021•Paperback•172pp.•ISBN:9783035623499 DonaldJuddwasoneofthemostimportantexponentsofAmericanMinimalArt.Thisnew editionpresentstwoadditionalbuildingcomplexesandincludesanewepiloguebythe author,whichplacesJudd’sbuiltarchitecturalworkfromitsbeginningat101Spring Street,Judd’sstudioandresidenceinNewYork,andthestructuresinMarfaina contemporarycontext. •New,extendededition,firstbooktoexamineJudd’sarchitecturalworkfromthe perspectiveofanarchitect. •Marfa:aplaceofpilgrimageforarchitects,landscapers,andartists. •Historicaldocuments,newphotographs,anddrawings. TempleandTeahouseinJapan,highlyprizedintermsofdesignandcontent,contributed significantlytointroducingJapaneseaestheticstoWesternarchitecture,art,and graphics.MiesvanderRohe,forexample,gaveittomanyofhisfriends. ThereprintisenrichedbyatextonthehistoryofthebookbyChristianBlaser,Werner Blaser'sson,acontributionbyIngeAndritzonMiesvanderRoheandJapanese architecture,andapersonalafterwordbyTadaoAndo. •Reprintofthegroundbreakingfirsteditionfrom1955withnewlyscannedphotos. •DesignbythegraphicartistsRichardPaulLohse(1902–1988)andArminHofmann (1920–2020). •WithcontributionsfromTadaoAndoandIngeAndritz.
7 JosefFrank—AgainstDesign TheArchitect’sAnti-FormalistOeuvre C.Thun-Hohenstein•H.Czech•S.Hackenschmidt £49.00•September2021•Hardback•368pp.•ISBN:9783035624724 GrowingUpModern ChildhoodsinIconicHomes J.Jamrozik•C.Kempster £35.00•March2021•Hardback•328pp.•ISBN:9783035619058 Asanarchitectanddesigner,Frankremainscontemporary,havingpromotedapragmatic approachtodesignthatfocusedlessonformalqualitiesandmoreonthoseofsocial experience.Frank'sidealofanunaffectedandunpretentiouspracticality,aimedatan independentandsophisticatedbourgeoiscultureoflivingbeyondstylisticdogmasand fashionableconventions,seemsmorerelevantthanever. •Revised,neweditionofthesuccessfulcatalogofthemajorexhibitionattheMAKin Vienna2015/16. •FirstrepresentativeandcomprehensivemonographonJosefFrank. •Withcontributionsfrominternationalexperts. WhatwasitliketogrowupinaModernistresidence?Didtheseradicalenvironments shapethewaythatchildrenlookedatarchitecturelaterinlife?Theoralhistoryinthis bookpaintauniquelyintimateportraitofModernism.Theauthorsconductedinterviews withpeople,whospenttheirchildhoodinradicalModernistdomesticspaces,uncovering bothsereneandpoignantmemories.Thebookoffersaunique,privateandoften refreshingperspectiveontheseiconsoftheavant-garde. •RareinsightsintomonumentsofModernism. •Withnumerousplansanddiagramsspeciallydrawnforthispublication. •Contemporaryphotographycreatesafreshviewofwell-knownbuildings.
8 CubanModernism Mid-CenturyArchitecture1940–1970 V.Deupi•J.-F.Lejeune £45.00•February2021•Hardback•344pp.•ISBN:9783035616415 255Colors ASelectionforPaintersandConservators,Architectsand Designers KatrinTrautwein £61.00•September2015•Hardback•208pp.•ISBN:9783035622270 Audaciousconcreteshells,curvingramps,elegantbrises-soleilsandafluidityofinterior andexteriorspacesarecharacteristicofanairy,oftencolorfularchitecturewell-suitedto lifeinthetropics.Newphotographsanddrawingswerespeciallypreparedforthis publication.Abiographicalsurveyportraitsthe40mostimportantCubanarchitectsof theera. •FirstcomprehensivesurveyofCuba’srichandfascinatingmid-centuryarchitecture. •Withvirtuallyunknownandpreviouslyinaccessiblematerial. •Stunningcontemporaryphotographyfullofsurprisesanddiscoveries. Buildingonthesuccessofthefirstedition,KatrinTrautweinpresentsarevisedselection of225colours.Eachcolourispresentedwithahandmadepaintsample.Informationon eachcolour’scompositionandoriginisprovided,andthefeaturesthatdistinguishitfor architectureanddesignworkaredescribed. •Anexceptionallywellpresentedtradetoolthatincludeshand-paintedsamplesofthe authenticpaints. •Itcontains100percenteco-friendly,naturalearthpigments. •NewpaintcolorswithspectralcharacteristicsidealforuseunderLED-lightsources.
9 Architecture—Drawn FromtheMiddleAgestothePresent KlausJanPhilipp £69.50•August2020•Hardback•352pp.•ISBN:9783038215738 TheSunnyDaysofVillaSavoye J.-P.Delhomme•J.-M.Savoye £17.50•March2020•Hardback•60pp.•ISBN:9783035620610 Thisbookrecountsthehistoricaldevelopmentofarchitecturaldrawingsandthus providesaninsightintothefascinatingworldofthismedium.Itnotonlyshowsplain technicaldrawingsbutmainlyfocusesonimpressiveinventionsofalmostartisticquality thatsurpriseagainandagain.Itis,therefore,aconvincingappealtoconstantlyrenew waysofdrawingarchitectureandtherebytoimaginefutureworlds. •Veryreadablereferenceworkonthekeymediumindesign:thedrawing. •ComprehensivesynopsisfromtheMiddleAgestotodaywithnumerousattractive plates. •Typologicallystructured. VillaSavoyeisaniconofmodernarchitecture.ButwhowereEugénieandPierreSavoye, whohadthehousebuiltbetween1928and1930?WhydidtheycommissionLeCorbusier? Andhowdidtheyliveinthecountryhousetheydubbed"VillalesHeuresClaires"? •ThegrandsonofthebuildersgrantspersonalinsightsintothehistoryofLeCorbusier’s VillaSavoye. •Lettersandphotosfromthefamilyarchives. •EighteenspeciallycreatedillustrationsbyJean-PhilippeDelhomme.
10 ALittleHouse LeCorbusier £26.00•March2020•Paperback•84pp.•ISBN:9783035620665 NineChainstotheMoon AnAdventureStoryofThought RichardBuckminsterFuller £26.00•August2019•Paperback•384pp.•ISBN:9783035617757 Forthefirsttime,thisbookisappearinginthreeseparatelanguageeditions,followingthe originaleditioninwhichLeCorbusierdocumentedthehistoryoftheVillaleLac:with photographs,sketchesandapoetictext.Accesstotheoriginalphotographsallowedthe qualityoftheillustrationsinthiseditiontobeimprovedsignificantly. •Neweditionwithimagesinimprovedquality,separatelanguageeditions,andanew afterword. •Thehistoryofdevelopmentandconstruction:documentedbyLeCorbusierhimself. NeweditionofBuckminsterFuller’sfirstworkpublishedin1938,whichwaspromotedby AlbertEinstein.In43chapterstheconstructor,visionary,inventor,designer,creatorof language,andspectacularperformerrollsouttheartofindependentthought.Fullerlays outanenormoushorizonandNineChainstotheMoonisequivalenttoanavigationacross theworldwelivein:"WhatIsaHouse?","DeathandLife","LongingCrossestheSea", "Dollarability","WeCallitEarth","StomachRhythms","Ephemeralization"—fromthe microscopictotheautomobile,tothehouse,tourbanity,totheimageofthecosmosin constantmovement. •ThefirstworkbyBuckminsterFullerintheBauweltFundamenteseries. •WithaforewordbyNormanFosterandapostfacebyJoachimKrausseandClaude Lichtenstein.
11 Schinkel AMeanderthroughhisLifeandWork KurtW.Forster £43.50•January2015•Hardback•416pp.•ISBN:9783035607789 TheArchitectureunderKingLudwigII—Palacesand Factories AndresLepik•KatrinBäumler £34.50•September2019•Hardback•320pp.•ISBN:9783035615364 Auniversalscholarandversatileartist,Schinkelledanintensive,ifnotboundless exchangewiththesocietyandthedevelopmentsofthe19thcentury.The(equally) ingeniousportrayalbyoneofthemostrenownedartandarchitecturalhistoriansofour timedisplaysinrichlyillustratedthematicchaptersthedialoguebetweenSchinkelasa person,hisoeuvre,andhisculturalworld. •KurtForster’slong-awaitedbook. •AuniqueviewofKarlFriedrichSchinkel. •Life,work,period. Thisbook,forthefirsttime,shedslightonthebroadarchitecturalactivitiesinthisepoch. Essaysandoverviewillustrationsofthebuildingprojectsofthetimeprovideinsightsinto thediversityofthethenbuildingcultureand,atthesametime,openupanewperspective ontheroyalpalaces. •BookaccompanyingtheexhibitionattheArchitectureMuseum,MunichTechnical University:26September2018–13January2019. •Newresearchresultsonthebiographyandbuildingactivity. •Insightsintothediversityofthebuildingcultureofthetime.

Wine+Space

processofwinetasting.

WineandArchitecture

theirdistinctivearchitecture,whichthoroughlyconveystheatmosphereoftheir surroundingswhilstreflectingthetraditionofthewinemaker.Throughselected vineyards,thisbooktracesthepathofwinemakingfromgrapeharvesttotasting—all throughtheeyesofarchitectsandwinemakers.

storiesbehindtheoriginsofeachbuildingandhowitrelatestoitsspecialplace,allwhile expressingthesensualexperiencethatispartoftheworldofwine.Besidesinformation aboutthevariouswine-growingregionsandthehistoryof"winearchitecture",thebook familiarisesthereaderwiththewinemakingprocessandwineitself,makingthebooka handywineandtravelguidefromthearchitect’sperspective.

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Architecturaldesignforvinotheques,winebarsandshops H.-G.Woschek•D.Duhme•K.Friederichs £26.00•April2015•Paperback•144pp.•ISBN:9783955532413
H.-G.Woschek•D.Duhme•K.Friederichs £16.00•February2013•Hardback•144pp.•ISBN:9783920034737 Wine+Space takesalookattheroomswherewineistastedandenjoyed.Ithighlightsa varietyofprojects,rangingfromwinemakers'tastingroomsandsalesroomstomore unusualshopconceptsandsuccessfulexamplestakenfromthegastronomysector. Additionalessaysillustratehowdesignsareinfluencedbyfunctionalfactors,aswellas theroleplayedbymaterials,colour,light,andindeedthespatialconceptasawholeinthe
•Anoverviewofthehistoryandevolutionofwinepresentation. •Valuableinformationonappropriateplanningandaboutperceivingwines. •InspiringexamplesfromEuropeancountriesandcities. Severalwineriesandvineyardshavecapturedthepublic’seyeinrecentyearsthanksto
Basedonnumerousconversationswiththem,theauthorsareabletotellthepersonal
13 Mid-CenturyModern—VisionaryFurnitureDesign fromVienna CarolineWohlgemuth £43.50•December2021•Hardback•296pp.•ISBN:9783035624090 250ThingsaLandscapeArchitectShouldKnow Ed.B.CannonIvers £28.00•November2021•Hardback•512pp.•ISBN:9783035623352 WithinexhaustiblecreativitytheJewishfurnituredesignerswhowereforcedtoflee Viennain1938continuedtoworkwhilstinexile.Theytaughtatthebestuniversitiesand spreadtheirideasandvisionthroughouttheentireworld.Theircreationsbecame classicsoftwentieth-centuryfurnituredesign,theepitomeofmid-centurymodernstyle. Thisbookhonoursthememoryoftheexileddesignerswithathoroughoverviewoftheir work. •AnewhistoryofViennesefurnituredesign,with27detailedbiographies. •Numerouspreviouslyunpublishedphotographsandsketches. •IncludingworksbyF.Dicker-Brandeis,M.Eisler,J.Frank,F.Kiesler,R.Neutra,M. Schütte-Lihotzky,E.Schwadron. Thebookillustratesthecomplexanddynamicnatureofthediscipline,andpresentsa diversecross-sectionofthecoreexpertiseofthisfield.Atthesametime,itallowsthe readertotracetheindividualattitudesintowhichgeographicalconditions,social contexts,andpoliticalcircumstancesflow. •Eachofthe250statementsispresentedonadoublepageandillustratedbyapicture. •Themostimportantfactsinbrief:250statementsfrom50landscapearchitects. •WithcontributionsbyJamesCorner,AdriaanGeuze,CatherineMosbachandPeter Walkeramongothers.
14 AaltoinDetail ACatalogueofComponents C.Dietziker•L.Gruntz £28.00•June2022•Hardback•464pp.•ISBN:9783035623321 VisualizingComplexity ModularInformationDesignHandbook N.Lachenmeier•D.Hil £36.50•July2022•Paperback•224pp.•ISBN:9783035625042 ThiscarefullycuratedcatalogcelebratestherichdetailintheworkofAino,Elissa,and AlvarAalto.Everysupport,railing,andhandleistheresultofintensiveformaland functionalresearch.Theauthorsdocument50Aaltobuildingsandarrangetheir photographsbycomponentinto20chapters.Theresultisarichphotographicrecordthat willserveasasourceofinspirationforeveryarchitect. •Fromdoorhandlestoskylights:Aalto'sinfinitewealthofcomponents. •Inspiringdocumentationwith400systematicallyarrangedphotos. •Unconventionallydetailedsolutionswithspecialattentionpaidtotechnical feasibility. NicoleLachenmeierandDarjanHilcondensetheirextensiveprofessionalexperienceinto anillustratedguidethatoffersamodulardesignsystemcomprisedof80elements.Their systematicdesignmethodologymakesitpossibleforanyonetovisualizecomplexdata attractivelyandusingdifferentperspectives. •Newstandardworkforinformationdesign. •Attractivelydesignedandillustratedmanual. •Innovativepresentationsolutionsforanaloganddigitalmedia.
15 HomeSmartHome HowWeWanttoLive OliverHerwig £28.00•May2022•Paperback•176pp.•ISBN:9783035624434 Impact Theeffectofclimatechangeoncoastlines AlexMacLean £52.00•August2020•Hardback•336pp.•ISBN:9783035621785 TheGermanjournalistOliverHerwighasbeenstudyingthetransformationofliving spacesanddreaminteriorsforyears.Inthisbook,heportraysasocietyinthethroesof digitaltransformation.Thelinesbetweenwork,leisureandresthavebeenblurred,asour homesbecometemporary,multipurposework,funandmultimediaspaces;theofficehas invadedthehome,andtheworldofsmartshoppingisalwaysjustawordawaythanksto Alexa.Nothingquitefitsanymore,yeteverythingmusthaveitsplace.Welcometothe hybridhome. •Easyreadingaboutthedifficulttransitionsinourlivingspaces. •Smartandanalytical,thebookrevealsthehiddendesiresthatshapehowwelive. •DesignedandillustratedbyStudiofürGestaltung,Cologne. Thebookillustratestheecological,commercial,andsocialimpactassociatedwiththe riseinsealevels,takingtheexamplesoftheAmericanEastCoastandtheGulfofMexico: theauthorhasdocumentedthisregionfromhisCessnabetween2005and2018using large-formataerialphotography.Thepicturesillustratethedifferentconditionsofthe areasdocumentedatdifferenttimesoftheyear,beforeandaftermajorweatherevents, andtherebyprovideevidenceofhowdramaticallythegeographyandlandscapeare alteredduetoclimatechange. •Theeffectsofclimatechangeonlandscapeandarchitecture. •Withaforewordbywell-knownclimateactivistBillMcKibben. •200large-formataerialphotographs.
16 STATIONROSE30.0 TheWallsoftheNewSystemsWillBeLiquid Ed.STATIONROSE £34.00•February2028•Paperback•248pp.•ISBN:9783110575712 In2018,theartistElisaRoseandthemusicianGaryDannerwillhavebeeninvolvedin digitalartfor30yearsasSTATIONROSE/STR.Duringthattime,therewasa transformationfromapurelyanalogtoanew,irretrievablyinterwovendigital/analog world.Backin1988,STRposited:"Theoutcomeofthishistorywilltakeplaceeverywhere". Nowitreallyistakingplaceeverywhere—theworldispermanentlynetworkedand monitored,itismoretransparent,butalsomorecontrolled. Howhasartandmusicchanged?Onthesubjectof"30.0",STRunfoldtheirtopicsof recentyears:exhibitions,installations,performances,theNet,nature,compositions,TV andradioproductions.STATIONROSE30.0isanAUGMENTEDBOOKandcontainstextsby AngelaStief,KatharinaGsöllpointner,NateHitchcock,LucasGehrmann,andothers. •ContainsAUGMENTEDREALITY. •Documentationondigitalartasthelatestartform. •Positionsbeyondtheacademicmainstreamofmediaart. •EditionAngewandte-BookSeriesoftheUniversityofAppliedArtsVienna. WhyDoArchitectsWearBlack? CordulaRau £17.50•September2017•Hardback•260pp.•ISBN:9783035614107 "Whyisitreallythatarchitectswearblack?"wasaquestionputtoCordulaRaubyan automotiveindustrymanagerduringanarchitecturalcompetition.Eventhoughshe herselfisanarchitect,andwearsblack,shedidnothaveanansweronthespot.Soshe decidedtoaskotherarchitects,aswellasartistsanddesigners.Shehasbeencollecting theirhandwrittenrepliesinanotebooksince2001. •Newextendededitionofthecultbook. •Collectionofhand-writtenexplanationsinanA6notebook. •Expandedby17newstatements.

RiniTandon

Thebooktakesthereaderonafascinatingjourney–fromRiniTandon’searlywork,which alreadyshowedanaffinityforsculpturalexpression,throughtoherpost-minimalist geometricsculpturesandherinterventionsinarchitecturalandlandscapespace.Asa resultofherengagementwithdigitalmodernismshefinallyproducedexperimental

•FirstcomprehensivepublicationwithanoverviewofRiniTandon’soeuvre.

•Cross-mediaspatialstrategies:worksonpaper,paintings,sculptures,installations,

•Workportraitofanartistbetweentwocontinents.

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tospacesunsigned Ed.SabineFolie £34.50•December2020•Paperback•328pp.•ISBN:9783110700459 Breathe InvestigationsintoOurAtmosphericallyEntangledFuture KlausKlaasLoenhart £39.00•June2021•Paperback•290pp.•ISBN:9783035612103 RiniTandon’sworkischaracterizedbyapoeticcross-mediaapproach:heroeuvre comprisesworksonpaper,paintings,andsculptures,aswellasphotographsandvideos.
setupsandvideoswithascientificslant.
photographs,andvideos.
Thisbookexploresbreathingandtheatmosphereasleitmotifsforthedesignofan inclusivefutureinanewclimateregime,uncoveringintertwinementsofsocietalactivities withtheairandtheatmosphere. Thiscarefullyeditedcollectionbringstogetherrenownedauthorsfromvarious disciplines,andtheirideas,observations,andexamplesinspireustorethinkourformsof socialactionanddesign. •Atmosphereandclimateasdesignfactorsandvitalcomponentsinarchitectureand landscape. •Interdisciplinaryresearchonfutureatmosphericpractices. •ContributionsbyBrunoLatour,PeterSloterdijk,EvaHorn,TomásSaraceno,Transsolar, etal.

MaterialsEncyclopediaforCreatives

ÉlodieTernaux

Thebookisanencyclopaediccompendiumofaround1,000termsinthisfield,from aerogeltomarbletozirconium.Itfeaturestraditionalandfrequentlyusedmaterials,as wellasnewandunexpectedones.Theirrespectiveadvantagesanddisadvantagesare preciselydescribed.Inaddition,termsrelatedtoproductionprocesses,suchasupcycling ortanning,orthatdescribethepropertiesofmaterialsorarecloselyrelatedtothetopic havealsobeenincluded.

•Compilesinalphabeticalorderroughly1,000termsrelatedtomaterialsusedin productdesign,architecture,andinteriordesign.

DeniseScottBrownInOtherEyes

PortraitsofanArchitect

TheanthologyDeniseScottBrown.InOtherEyes–markingthe50thanniversaryofthe seminaltreatiseLearningfromLasVegas–paintsaportraitofScottBrownasseen throughtheeyesofleadingarchitecturalhistoriansandpractitioners.Itfeaturesnew scholarshipon hereducationonthreecontinents,hermultidisciplinaryteaching,and heruseofurbanpatternsandforcesastoolsforarchitecturaldesign–apractice documentedinanewcommentbyScottBrown,notingthatsometimes"1+1>2."

•WithcontributionsbyMaryMcLeod,JoanOckman,SylviaLavin,StanislausvonMoos, JacquesHerzog,RobinMiddleton,andDeniseScottBrown,amongothers.

•Acomprehensiveportraitofoneofcontemporaryarchitecture’smostsignificant personalities.

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£85.00•November2022•Hardback•448pp.•ISBN:9783035622461
FridaGrahn £31.50•November2022•Paperback•256pp.•ISBN:9783035626247
•Withcross-referencesamongtheentries. •Bytheco-authorofthebestsellerMateriology.

DesigningEmotion

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MethodsandStrategiesforDesigners M.Roth•O.Saiz £41.50•October2022•Hardback•240pp.•ISBN:9783035623857 PoliticsofThings ACriticalApproachThroughDesign M.Christensen•F.Conradi £34.50•February2020•Hardback•352pp.•ISBN:9783035620535 Theaccuratecommunicationanddesignofemotionalworldsremainoneofthegreatest challengesforcompaniesandprofessionaldesign.DesigningEmotionofferspractical supporthere.Basedoncurrentresearchfromneuroscienceandpsychology,thebook presentstoolsforsystematicallyanalysingemotionsandcontrollingthemthrough preciseuseofform,colourandmaterial. •Providesprofessionaldesigninstrumentsforinfluencingemotions. •Includesafoldingposterfortheuseof“emotiongrid”. •Withillustrativeproductanalyses. Inthispractice-baseddesigntheoryproject,theauthorssharetheirexperimentsin negotiatingpowerwiththings,hackingmundaneobjects,andthustheirowneveryday lives,allowingthemselvestobeswayedandmisled,disruptedandcalledintoquestion. Theexperimentsdelineateamodeofcriticalculturalinquirywheredesignandsociology collidetoelicitcriticalperspectivesonthe‘designer’andthe‘designed’asweactwithin anentangledpoliticsofthings. •Politicalagencyofthings •Designascriticalpraxis •Praxis-baseddesigntheory

COMING

Nagatodayinimpressivephotographs.

Naga,aminorityinNortheastIndia.

KOSCHIES-SURFACES

beforebeenseen.The360-degreeportraitsbytheartistduoKoschiesdeconstruct familiaroccidentalviews.Theyarenotstructuredaroundavanishingpoint,butinstead takeplaceentirelyintheplanardimension.Withtheirfascinatingtime-slitcamera recordings,theartistsenterintonewvisualterrain—notonthebasisofdigital manipulation,butthroughcreativelymakinguseoftheinfluenceoftimeinthepictures themselves.JustasImpressionistpictorialformsintheirdaycameasashocktothe perceptionofacademicallytrainedviewersofart,theseportraitsactasasubstantial challengetotheeyesoftheirlatemodernaddressees,whoseeyeshavebeeninundated withtraditionalphotography.

•Revolutionary360-degreeportraitsasfaciallandscapes.

•EssentialessaysbytheauthorsonthechronisticvisualworldsoftheSurfaces.

20 NagaLand VoicesfromNortheastIndia Ed.StiftungHumboldtForum £19.00•February2023•Paperback•112pp.•ISBN:9783422990807
Eds.B.Koschies•A.Koschies £41.50•May2022•Hardback•160pp.•ISBN:9783422989474 TheNagaformaminorityinNortheastIndiaandthenorthwestofMyanmar—and consistatthesametimeofthirtydifferentethnicities:threetofourmillionpeople,with numerouslanguages.Howdotheymanagetopreservetheirtraditionalhistoryand integrateintoalteredwaysoflife?Howdofitthattogetherwithmoderntattoos,fashion, andsocialmedia?WhatroledoesChristianityplay?AuthorsamongothersfromNaga Landdescribevariousfacetsoftheircontemporaryandcurrentcultureandmakethe NagacollectionoftheEthnologicalMuseuminBerlinappearinanewlight, supplementedwithcontemporaryobjects.TheartistZubeniLothashowsthelifeofthe
•Currenttopicssuchasfashion,tattoos,andsocialmediainthelifepracticeofthe
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