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.
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.
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.
TheColoursOf…
FrankO.Gehry,JeanNouvel,WangShuandother
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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","LongingCrossesthe Sea", "Dollarability", "WeCallitEarth", "StomachRhythms","Ephemeralization"— fromthemicroscopictotheautomobile,tothehouse,tourbanity,totheimageofthe cosmosinconstantmovement.
•ThefirstworkbyBuckminsterFullerintheBauweltFundamenteseries.
•WithaforewordbyNormanFosterandapostfacebyJoachimKrausseandClaude Lichtenstein.
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
Wine+Space takesalookattheroomswherewineistastedandenjoyed.Ithighlightsa varietyofprojects,rangingfromwinemakers'tastingroomsandsalesroomstomore unusualshopconceptsandsuccessfulexamplestakenfromthegastronomysector. Additionalessaysillustratehowdesignsareinfluencedbyfunctionalfactors,aswellas theroleplayedbymaterials,colour,light,andindeedthespatialconceptasawholeinthe processofwinetasting.
•Anoverviewofthehistoryandevolutionofwinepresentation.
•Valuableinformationonappropriateplanningandaboutperceivingwines.
•InspiringexamplesfromEuropeancountriesandcities.
Severalwineriesandvineyardshavecapturedthepublic’seyeinrecentyearsthanksto theirdistinctivearchitecture,whichthoroughlyconveystheatmosphereoftheir surroundingswhilstreflectingthetraditionofthewinemaker.Throughselected vineyards,thisbooktracesthepathofwinemakingfromgrapeharvesttotasting—all throughtheeyesofarchitectsandwinemakers.
Basedonnumerousconversationswiththem,theauthorsareabletotellthepersonal storiesbehindtheoriginsofeachbuildingandhowitrelatestoitsspecialplace,allwhile expressingthesensualexperiencethatispartoftheworldofwine.Besidesinformation aboutthevariouswine-growingregionsandthehistoryof"winearchitecture",thebook familiarisesthereaderwiththewinemakingprocessandwineitself,makingthebooka handywineandtravelguidefromthearchitect’sperspective.
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.
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.
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.
