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Welcome to the Spring issue of editions magazine offering you an inspiring selection of recently published and bestselling titles on architecture, construction and interior design. This issue includes 3RD Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, showcasing top interior design in Asia Pacific, the updated, 3rd edition of the Architect’s Legal Handbook plus Architecture 09, the official guide to the work of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). New from RIBA Publishing is the latest addition to The RIBA Good Practice Guide series, Marketing Your Practice; Biodiversity for Low and Zero Carbon Buildings: A Technical Guide for New Build and the comprehensively updated 3rd edition of the Rough Guide to Sustainability. Call in at one of our bookshops in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and Belfast and see what’s on offer.
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Good Practice Guide Marketing Your Practice Edited by Helen Elias RIBA Publishing/January 2010 Code 69154/Paperback/184 pages/£19.95 Drawing on the expertise of a range of industry insiders, this practical and accessible guide shows how effective marketing can give your practice the edge. With examples, tips, and guidelines that can easily be applied to a practice of any size, Marketing your Practice brings together specialists in marketing, business development, and communications to present clear advice for architects on a range of essential marketing topics. From defining a strategy that meets your practice needs, to PR, advertising, new business development and successful award entries, the book reveals that marketing is as much about positioning and steering the business as it is about communicating the range and quality of services on offer. Altogether, it shows how intelligent and cost-effective marketing can play a vital role in the success of any architectural practice.
The Diagrams of Architecture AD Reader
Mark Garcia Wiley/December 2009 Code 68960/Paperback/320 pages/£29.99 This book will provide a definitive reader, compiling essays from previously published texts and newly commissioned essays from leading academics, architects and other specialists, each text is prefaced by a brief critical and accessible introduction by Mark Garcia and illustrated with the first-ever collection of spatial design diagrams by architects, engineers, academics and designers from around the world. Casestudy single-page and double page spread ‘capsules’ are distributed throughout the book and describe the creation, meaning and importance of diagrams in today’s leading-edge exemplars of interior, architectural, landscape and urban design.
Good Practice Guide Fee Management Roland Phillips RIBA Publishing/November 2009 Code 61859/Paperback/152 pages/£19.95 You are more likely to become involved in a legal dispute over your fees than any other issue in your practice. Fee Management is a straightforward professional guide for architects about calculating and negotiating fees to maximise profits. The advice puts equal emphasis on good administrative procedures and on the softer skills of negotiation and selling the architects unique ability to add value to construction projects. Packed with worked examples and comprehensive in its coverage, it explores how to evaluate costs, explains the anatomy of a fee offer, and advises on getting paid. Outlining the essential management tools for keeping track of the whole process, this easy-to-read guide also explains the ins-and-outs of cash flow, accounting and the jargon behind VAT, and sets out the golden rules for a healthy fee regime.
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Architecture 09 RIBA Buildings of the Year
Tony Chapman Merrell Publishers/December 2009 Code 69083/Hardback/280 pages/£14.95 Special Offer Price £14.95 (25% off rrp) while stocks last Architecture 09 is the official guide to the work of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and all RIBA Awards presented in 2009. The featured awards include the prestigious Stirling Prize, awarded to the architects of the building that has made the greatest contribution in the past year to the evolution of architecture and the built environment, and the Royal Gold Medal, conferred on a distinguished architect. Also included for the first time are the Housing Design Awards, the Student Awards, and International and Honorary Fellowships, together with an essay on ‘The Year in Architecture’ by the President of the RIBA and an exploration of the sustainability of buildings that have won previous RIBA Awards. Featuring projects of all types worldwide by both established and emerging practices, this informative book is essential reading for anyone interested in recent developments in contemporary architecture.
Hadid Complete Works 1979–2009
Philip Jodidio Taschen/August 2009 Code 68468/Hardback/600 pages/£100.00 Zaha Hadid is a wildly controversial architect, who for many years built almost nothing, despite her designs winning prizes and critical acclaim. Some even said her work was unbuildable. Yet over the past decade she has completed numerous structures including the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati (which the New York Times called ‘the most important new building in America since the Cold War’), the Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany and the Central Building of the new BMW Assembly Plant in Leipzig. Today, Hadid is firmly established among the elite of world architecture, her audacious and futuristic designs having catapulted her to international fame.
David Chipperfield Form Matters
David Chipperfield Thames & Hudson/December 2009 Code 70937/Paperback/160 pages/£28.00 This collection of sketches, plans and illustrations of built and unbuilt projects documents a selection of work produced by David Chipperfield in the 25 years since he established his own architectural practice. A series of short essays accompanies the images, in which he considers form, language, materiality and composition.
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form follows performance
Schulitz Architekten Birkhäuser/December 2009 Code 69513/Hardback/260 pages/£54.00 With a clear analysis of the reasons behind the increasingly arbitrary character of design today, form follows performance takes a position that points out design avenues in a convincing and futureoriented manner. It supports this position by presenting the projects of Schulitz Architekten. This highly respected international firm has for decades remained faithful to its guiding principles and fundamental vision, and has never taken its bearings from fashionable trends. Throughout its career, it has been a constant presence on the architectural scene, with competition victories, awards, and publications. This book presents approximately 50 projects from recent years spanning every kind of construction, from office and residential buildings to transportation structures and athletic facilities.
Yes Is More An Archicomic on Architectural Evolution
Bjarke Ingels Evergreen/November 2009 Code 70854/Paperback/397 pages/£17.99 Yes is More is the first monograph of its kind devoted exclusively to the trailblazing practice of BIG, a Copenhagen based group of architects, designers and thinkers operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, research and development. Unlike a classic architectural monograph, this book is more of a manifesto of popular culture, in which BIGs’ methods, means, processes and approach to the concept of architecture are revealed as being as unconventional, unexpected and result-producing as the world in which it exists, continually reaffirming its mission with a resounding YES.
Wingardhs Portfolio
Falk Jaegar Jovis Verlag/March 2010 Code 70997/Paperback/144 pages/£32.75 Although arguably the most successful Swedish architect, Gert Wingårdh is far from the architype of a typical Swedish architect. His work both in Sweden and internationally, reflects a distinct cosmopolitan influence and the solutions he develops for a range of construction tasks are similarly multiform. With each new design he succeeds in finding a suitable architectural language, but always with an emphasis on functionality, sustainability and aesthetic and atmospheric qualities. This monograph represents a comprehensive assessment of his work and ideas.
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Renovated Spaces New Life for Old Homes
Loft Publications/December 2009 Code 71257/Paperback/420 pages/£29.99 Due to the originality inherent in spaces that have been reformed and converted into dwellings, renovations have become a popular architectural topic. However, hiding behind the attractive and surprising results are many hours of reflection, study and work. Any space can be transformed into a dwelling such as old water towers, industrial spaces and old houses. Whether dealing with old homes that need upgrading for a new family, or spaces with a former non-residential use, the renovation plans always take the characteristics of the previous construction into account – they emphasise elements of historical value, and are adjusted according to clients’ needs and budgets. This new title explores various renovation projects from around the world.
The Housing Design Handbook A guide to good practice David Levitt, Levitt Bernstein Taylor and Francis/September 2009 Code 68005/Paperback/320 pages/£34.99
The Housing Design Handbook will give you a complete understanding of what makes successful housing design. Through the analysis of work by Levitt Bernstein and a wide range of other UK practices, it illustrates good design principles and accumulates a wealth of knowledge in a readily accessible format for the first time.
100% Office
Xing Rihan HK Rihan CC/December 2009 Code 71284/Hardback/256 pages/£35.90 The importance of office environments for millions of workers and companies can hardly be underestimated. Ultimately high levels of efficiency depend to a great extent on good design. Assembled here is a remarkable collection of commercial office designs by architects from many different countries. Though diverse in scale and context, the clear evidence of creative intelligence in the design makes the book a coherent and valuable guide to contemporary challenges and achievements in this sector.
Written by a recognised authority in the field, the book provides: – a range of cases to illustrate the way that different issues in the design of housing have been approached and with what degree of success – a review of the place of housing as the most significant built form in the urban landscape – an understanding of the importance of achieving a sense of place as the bedrock of social continuity – a discussion of how flexibility might be achieved in order to accommodate future changes in housing need, if wholesale demolition and replacement is to be avoided – more recent examples which explore why certain social groupings are more resistant to design innovation than others and why there has been such an architectural breakthrough in market led, higher density urban living David Levitt examines the ideas behind the schemes and assesses how successful and sustainable those ideas have proved, making this an essential reference for professionals and students practicing and studying the design and commissioning of housing.
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The Whole Building Handbook How to Design Healthy, Efficient and Sustainable Buildings Varis Bokalders and Maria Block Earthscan/RIBA Publishing/January 2010 Code 70448/Paperback/496 pages/£44.95
SPECIAL OFFER: RIBA Bookshops is offering £5 off The Whole Building Handbook. Now only £44.95 (rrp. £49.95). The Whole Building Handbook is a compendium of all the issues and strategies that architects need to understand to design and construct sustainable buildings for a sustainable society. The authors move beyond the current definition of sustainability in architecture, which tends to focus on energy-efficiency, to include guidance for architecture that promotes social cohesion, personal health, renewable energy sources, water and waste recycling systems, permaculture, energy conservation – and crucially, buildings in relation to their place.
Prefabulous Architecture Cloud 9 Rooftop Architecture
Loft Publications/February 2010 Code 67959/Hardback/192 pages/£30.95 This book uncovers one of the most interesting architectural trends of recent times: the remodelling of under-utilised spaces at the tops of buildings. These projects reveal the infinite ingenuity of architects and designers, while if we look beyond their architectural value to the overcrowded nature of large cities, the use given to these areas reveals a more rational, sustainable and intelligent application of architecture.
Jacobo Krauel Links International/February 2010 Code 69194/Paperback/300 pages/£39.00 Prefabulous Architecture takes the reader on a journey through what can be achieved in the field of prefabricated housing. Projects from some of the world’s top architects are accompanied by full-colour photographs, floor plans and clear explanations, providing anyone interested in this area, whether architects or future prefab residents, with a comprehensive selection of different possibilities.
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Green architecture
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Biodiversity for Low and Zero Carbon Buildings A Technical Guide for New Build Dr Carol Williams RIBA Publishing/March 2010 Code 70194/Paperback/128 pages/£30.00 The built environment has the potential to have a major impact on biodiversity, not least with the increasingly demanding requirements to design more energy efficient and airtight buildings, leaving less space for species to inhabit. Up until the publication of this book, there was no one place where all those involved in low and zero carbon buildings could find out about how to incorporate provision for biodiversity within their developments. The author has specially commissioned architects to produce some much needed model designs and practical guidance for the industry and provided a useful summary of all the legislation and regulations relating to biodiversity and sustainable construction in the UK.
Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change A 21st Century Survival Guide Fergus Nicol, Sue Roaf and David Crichton Architectural Press/September 2009 Code 70601/Paperback/400 pages/£34.99 From the bestselling author of Ecohouse, this fully revised edition of Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change provides unique insights into how we can protect our buildings, cities, infra-structures and lifestyles against risks associated with extreme weather and related social, economic and energy events. Three new chapters present evidence of escalating rates of environmental change. The authors explore the growing urgency for mitigation and adaptation responses that deal with the resulting challenges. Theoretical information sits alongside practical design guidelines, so architects, designers and planners can not only see clearly what problems they face, but also find the solutions they need, in order to respond to power and water supply needs. This work considers use of materials, structures, site issues and planning in order to provide design solutions. It examines recent climate events in the US and UK and looks at how architecture was successful or not in preventing building damage. Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change is an essential source, not just for architects, engineers and planners facing the challenges of designing our building for a changing climate, but also for everyone involved in their production and use.
Reviews The UK Green Building Council Biodiversity Task Group illustrated that buildings can have a positive impact on biological diversity. The industry has a key role to play in ensuring that our homes are designed or refurbished with this positive impact in mind and this book provides an invaluable resource for those who wish to enhance habitats for both people and wildlife. Paul King, Chief Executive, UK Green Building Council
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Ecocities: Sustainable City: Panorama of Sustainable Development Projects in France, 2009
Les Archives d’Architecture Moderne/December 2009 Code 70785/Paperback/240 pages/£17.30
This book presents the projects, initiatives and ideas stimulated by a competition announced in 2007 by the French Ministry of Ecology, Energy and Sustainable Development. The competition was for projects that addressed an eco-district and eco-city theme for the purpose of encouraging local authorities to invest in a ‘green city’ concept. Many cities from all over France responded to the invitation and the projects submitted represent an exciting and imaginative array of green initiatives and good practice.
Rough Guide to Sustainability 3rd edition Brian Edwards RIBA Publishing/February 2010 Code 69040/Paperback/312 pages/£29.95 This is a comprehensively updated, restructured and expanded new edition of this nonnonsense student and practice primer equips the contemporary architect to deal with the profession’s most important challenge: designing buildings for sustainability. Written by Brian Edwards, Professor of Sustainable Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, this book sets out the environmental, professional and governmental context underlying sustainable principles, as well as outlining the science, measures and design solutions that designers need to adopt to meet twenty-first century definitions of responsible architecture. The third edition includes updated design advice on building types, a useful history of green architecture education and new material prepared in anticipation of fresh international agreements at the Copenhagen Conference on Global Warming in 2009.
Stunningly redesigned and extensively illustrated throughout, this guide will appeal to design and built environment students and professionals, and anyone keen to cut through to the facts about sustainability.
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The Sustainable Home The essential guide to eco building, renovation and decoration Cathy Strongman Merrell/October 2008 Code 65557/Hardback/207 pages/£19.95
This practical new guide contains an illustrated reference section covering all aspects of sustainable building and decoration, from insulation to solar panels and from light bulbs to kitchen countertops. Thirty case studies, featuring sustainably built homes from around the world, from an ambassadors official residence to a rooftop extension, offer inspiration. The informative text takes a balanced and realistic view of the techniques employed and explains the decisions made in the construction of each building. Generously illustrated with photographs and plans, The Sustainable Home will appeal as much to anyone designing an entirely new eco house as to those seeking to spruce up or extend their own home.
Creative Events
3R-Reduce/Recycle/Reuse Asia Pacific Interior Design
Jacobo Krauel Links International/February 2010 Code 69181/Paperback/300 pages/£39.00 Exciting creative corporate events planned by architects and designers that explore new opportunities for design. Scores of projects, complete with commentary, full colour photos and plans. It includes great ideas to create amazing events and projects by todays finest event designers – learn the secrets from the designers themselves.
Masterpieces of Yakov Georgievich Chernikhov: The Collection of Dmitry Yakovlevich Chernikhov
Dmitry Y. Chernikhov Dom Publishers/November 2009 Code 65464/Hardback/400 pages/£131.95 This fine large-format volume presents works, many unpublished until now, by the famous Russian constructivist Yakov Chernikhov. The collection of works from the archive of his son, Dmitry Chernikhov, includes 60 typographical designs, 50 drafts and sketches, 200 ornamental pieces and diary extracts and private photos from the family album. This book is both an unparalleled examination of Chernikhov’s work and a gorgeous production in its own right.
Tang Art Design and Information Group Limited Tang Art/December 2009 Code 70033/Hardback/342 pages/£35.45 Grasping the pulse of interior design, this title showcases top design in Asia Pacific by presenting 52 excellent works that have won awards at various famous interior design competitions in 2008, including APIDA, IAICAward and The ring-IC @WARD. The book takes its title from the theme of the three competitions – Reduce/Recycle/Reuse. The exemplary projects featured in this book not only reveal the top standard of interior design in the Asia Pacific region, but also highlight future trends in interior design.
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Landscape Architect’s Pocket Book
Siobhan Vernon, Rachel Tennant and Nicola Garmory Architectural Press/January 2009 Code 66373/Paperback/312 pages/£17.99 RIBA Bookshops is offering £2 off its Elsevier Pocket Book range. Landscape Architect’s Pocket Book now only £17.99 (rrp. £19.99). An indispensable tool for all landscape architects, this time-saving guide answers the most frequently asked questions in one pocket-sized volume. It is a concise, easy to read reference that gives instant access to a wide range of information needed on a daily basis, both out on site and in the office. Covering all the major topics, including Hard Landscaping, Soft Landscaping as well as Planning and Legislation, the pocket book also includes a handy glossary of key terms, useful calculations and helpful contacts. Not only an essential tool for everyday queries on British standards and procedures, this is a first point of reference for those seeking more extensive, supplementary sources of information, including websites and further publications.
Playgrounds Design
Carles Broto Links International/January 2010 Code 69035/Paperback/504 pages/£55.00 Details a wide-ranging selection of imaginative solutions in playground design. Included are the design components (surface materials, different types of swings and slides, climbing equipment) as well as the functional considerations (different types of activities for different age groups). With attractive full-colour photographs and thorough explanations, this is a unique and complete source of inspiration for the design professional and student alike.
Paisea #011 Periphery
Editorial Gustavo Gili/November 2009 Code 69274/Paperback/112 pages/£20.00 This titles explores the peripheral landscape on the edge of towns and cities. It considers what precisely is meant by the term ‘outskirts’ and how it is perceived by architects, planners and developers. The land, neither city nor country is frequently an area of ambivalent topography often either overlooked or in transition and seeming to seek an identity between the pull of spreading suburban concentration and the countryside. A dialogue of polarity that perhaps starts here.
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Party Walls: A Practical Guide Nicol Stuart Morrow RIBA Publishing/January 2010 Code 69967/Paperback/160 pages/£35.00 Party Walls: a Practical Guide explores and explains the many practical implications of the Party Wall etc. Act 1996. The Act frequently impacts on the design, scheduling, and construction of building projects, and it is important that those affected are able to negotiate its complexities. This book provides a clear and accessible guide to the legislation and the practical considerations for those whose work involves Party Walls – not just for architects and other built environment professionals, but for clients too, or indeed anyone acting as a Party Wall Surveyor in the resolution of a dispute. Along the way, it shows the wide range of benefits – including benefits to the building design itself and to the financial bottom line of the whole project – that are open to the architect who is able to manage party wall issues competently.
Architect’s Legal Handbook 9th edition
Elsevier/February 2010 Code 68993/Paperback/416 pages/£29.99 SPECIAL OFFER: RIBA Bookshops is offering £10 off the Architect’s Legal Handbook. Now only £29.99 (rrp. £39.99). Offer ends 31 March 2010.
The book includes: – a practical overview of the legislation – a complete explanation of the role of Party Wall Surveyors – guidance on preparing and drafting awards – model case studies, letters, notices and licences – guidance on fees and will enable the architect to: – advise clients on the implications of the legislation – amend designs to avoid costly party wall disputes – act as a Party Wall Surveyor
Architect’s Legal Handbook is the most widely used reference on the law for architects in practice, and the established leading textbook on law for architectural students. The ninth edition includes all the latest development in the law that affect an architect’s work, and comprehensive coverage of relevant UK law topics. Most significantly, the chapter on the JCT contracts has been completely revised to cover the 2005 update. • C ontributions by the foremost legal and architectural experts in the UK • Full coverage of the JCT 2005 update • New chapter on procurement • Selected bibliography provides useful references to further reading • Tables of Cases, Statutes and Statutory Instruments provide full referencing for cited cases • Architect’s Legal Handbook is the essential legal reference work for all architects and students of architecture.
Loft Conversion Project Guide RIBA Publishing/March 2010 Code 70564/Paperback/160 pages/£29.95 This easy-to-use guide to loft conversions – the first to be supported by the department for Communities and Local Government – provides building control officers, builders and DIY enthusiasts with up-to-date and reliable guidance on achieving compliance with the Building Regulations. The author has brought together solutions offered in the Approved Documents and third-party guidance, such as industry literature, in one concise and fully illustrated guide. Starting with chapters on the existing structure and proposed structure, the guide is then divided into chapters on the main considerations for a loft conversion, covering topics such as fire safety, windows and doors, and insulation.
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Collected Essays in Architectural Criticism Alan Colquhoun Black Dog Publishing/December 2009 Code 64565/Hardback/336 pages/£39.95
Collected Essays in Architectural Criticism is an indispensable anthology of writing by one of the most important voices in architectural theory of the last 50 years. Born in 1921, Colquhoun graduated from the Architectural Association in 1949. Currently Professor Emeritus of Architecture at Princeton University, he has taught at the AA, Cornell University and University College Dublin, among many other schools of architecture. He is the author of several books including the seminal Essays in Architectural Criticism, 1981, Modernity and the Classical Tradition, 1991, (both republished here in their entirety) and The Oxford History of Modern Architecture, 2002. This book includes essays from throughout Colquhoun’s distinguished career. In his early writing Colquhoun subjects modern architecture to a far more thorough reading than was then customary. His meticulous evaluation of Modernism raised the standard of architectural historiography and has influenced new directions in theory and practice ever since. Collected Essays in Architectural Criticism encompasses the clarity of style and rigorous, erudite analysis that Colquhoun has brought to bear on a diverse range of subjects, including Le Corbusier, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, the Pompidou Centre, Postmodernism and the design of museums.
Light Perspectives between culture and technology Askel Karcher, Martin Krautter, David Kuntzsch, Thomas Schielke, Christoph Steinke and Mariko Takagi Erco/January 2010 Code 71490/Hardback/268 pages/£35.00
What are the intrinsic qualities of light, and how are the techniques and design approaches implemented in architecture? How are abstract lighting concepts conveyed, and how far is our perception of light rooted in the biological and cultural history of human evolution? This book endeavours to identify terms and standards which relate to qualities in architectural lighting. It uses this identification to promote communication and aid dialogue between designers and engineers, building owners and planners, professionals and laymen. The 21 chapters are arranged in three sections covering the actual qualities of light, the relationship between light and space and, finally, the dimension of light as it relates to culture. In each of the chapters, paired terms explore the respective design dimension of light. Using texts, photos, computer graphics and drawings, the team of authors investigates each pair of terms beginning with the original cultural and historical context, moving onto didactic material on perception, lighting design and lighting technology and concluding with case studies in virtual architectural situations.
The Future of the Past
Steven W. Semes Norton/January 2010 Code 69860/Hardback/272 pages/£45.00 A comprehensive and eloquent argument for ‘new traditional’ architecture that preserves the style and character of historic buildings. With contemporary design being redefined by architects and urbanists who are recovering the historic language associated with traditional architecture and the city, how might preservation change its focus or update its mission? Steven W. Semes makes a persuasive case that context matters and that new buildings and additions to old buildings should be harmonious with their neighbours.
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Liverpool: Shaping The City Stephen Bayley RIBA Publishing/April 2010 Code 68970/Hardback/192 pages/£19.95 This book is an objective and entertaining assessment of the city’s architectural history and recent regeneration, taking the reader on a journey of the city which was once proud and wealthy, then declined into ruin, and is now visibly resurgent. Written by Stephen Bayley, The Observer’s architecture and design correspondent, it is beautifully illustrated with photos and plans of the city. This is a valuable and enlightening book for professionals, academics, journalists and anyone interested in understanding the context of the recent regeneration of Liverpool.
Isolative Urbanism An Ecology of Control
Nick Dunn and Richard Brook Bauprint/December 2009 Code 71137/Paperback/223 pages/£19.25 Developed through the research and teaching of the BArch Studio Unit, [Re_Map], these essays seek to address the various mechanisms of control within contemporary urban conditions in relation to three key areas of discourse: policy, utopia and globalisation. Increasingly the design of (public) space is concerned with the control of that space, its visual permeability, its surveillance and the capacity for crowd control. It is the proximity of digital and real space that is testing these realities and challenging the convention of behavioural patterns. The question of what constitutes community, networked and residual space is of concern here as are devices of appropriation, enclosure, severance, fragmentation, and cultural identification of space.
Designing High-Density Cities For Social and Environmental Sustainability Edward Ng Earthscan/December 2009 Code 65980/Hardback/288 pages/£65.00
Compact living is sustainable living. Highdensity cities can support closer amenities, encourage reduced trip lengths and the use of public transport and therefore reduce transport energy costs and carbon emissions. Highdensity planning also helps to control the spread of urban suburbs into open lands, improves efficiency in urban infrastructure and services, and results in environmental improvements that support higher quality of life in cities. Encouraging, even requiring, higher density urban development is a major policy in the European Community and a central principle of growth management programmes used by cities around the world. However, such density creates design challenges and problems.
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Newly Drawn Emerging Finnish Architects
Meri Louekari and Mika Hannula Rakennustieto/December 2009 Code 70769/Paperback/208 pages/£30.00 The book presents nine emerging Finnish architecture practices and their stories so far. Their work is newly drawn, and much of it yet to be realised, but their era is about to begin. It includes an introduction by architect Mikko Heikkinen and an article by architect Meri Louekari and an essay by Art Critic, Professor Mika Hannula. The key words throughout are Plurality, Horizontal Networks and the Newly Drawn: ‘There’s no unity, no illusion of one correct version. Instead of a monolithic stalemate, these nine independent offices manifest loud and proudly the opposite. There’s a plurality of means and ends, a wild variety of views and practices that both converse and compete with each other. It’s a productive and challenging mess that throws off the taken for granted checks and balances for both themselves and anyone that engages in discussion with them.’ – Mika Hannula
Beyond Modernist Masters: Contemporary Architecture in Latin America Felipe Hernandez Birkhäuser/December 2009 Code 69514/Hardback/152 pages/£35.00
Latin America has been an important place for architecture for many decades. Masters like Barragán, Dieste, Lina Bo Bardi, and Niemeyer pointed the way for architectural design all over the world, and they continue to do so today. Their approach to colour, materials, and walls had a deep and lasting influence on architectural modernism. Since then, however – and especially in the last fifteen years – architecture on the continent has continued to evolve, and a lively and extremely creative architecture scene has developed. The work of Latin American architects and city planners is often guided by social issues, for example, the approach to informal settlements on the outskirts of big cities, the scarcity of housing and public space, the availability of affordable transportation, and the important role of cultural infrastructure – such as schools, libraries, and sports facilities – as a catalyst for neighborhoods. Within this context, the book considers numerous projects that have prompted discussion and provided fresh impetus all across Latin America. Outstanding projects like the Santo Domingo Library in Medellin, Colombia, by Giancarlo Mazzanti; Alberto Kalach’s Liceo Franco-Mexicano in Mexico; and the works of Alejandro Aravena in Chile show that recent Latin American architecture is more than capable of holding its own beside the works of the founders.
Design Week 2010 at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour
London Design Week 2010 Sunday 21 March to Friday 26 March 10am–6pm Free entry At London Design Week 2010, discover inspiring new collections, mingle with influential designers, enjoy great talks and masterclasses from renowned experts or meet leading design authors at the RIBA Bookshop. With over 400 international brands from 83 Design Centre Chelsea Harbour showrooms as well as outside participants in the King’s Road, the event brings together an unparalleled choice of the very best. This year, quality and a commitment to excellence has never been more important whether you are looking for new fabrics, wall coverings, furniture, lighting, accessories, kitchens, bathrooms, outdoor living, tiles or carpets. The first three days are a trade-only preview but during Wednesday to Friday everyone is welcome, as they are to the Design Centre throughout the year. Design Centre Chelsea Harbour is outside the congestion zone or you can use the new Imperial Wharf train station nearby. For further information call 020 7225 9101 or email enquiries@dcch.co.uk www.designcentrechelseaharbour.co.uk
>Designer Coaching Lecture Marketing Interior Design Consultant, Lloyd Princeton, takes you on an inspiring journey with strategic ways to maximise your business. Discover how to present yourself in the best light, optimise your portfolio, find new clients and achieve the best fees, even in these ‘value’ driven times 3pm >Book Signing Lloyd Princeton, signs copies of his book Marketing Interior Design at the RIBA Bookshop 4.30pm Monday 22 March >Superyacht Design Summit hosted by The Yacht Report Inspired Plagiarism v Intellectual Property: Understanding the Ownership of Design Join an expert panel as they discuss the legal, IP and copyright issues that designers, suppliers and manufacturers face when it comes to protecting and defending their work, products, ideas and ultimately their business 10.30am – 12pm >Book Signing Susan Bartlett Crater, granddaughter of iconic American decorator Sister Parish, co-author Libby Cameron and illustrator Mita Corsini Bland sign copies of their new book Sister Parish Design at the RIBA Bookshop 2pm >Design Lecture hosted by Condé Nast Traveller Hotel Living Renowned for his skill in creating some of the world’s most iconic hotel interiors, architect and interior designer, David Collins, in conversation with Sarah Miller, Editor of Condé Nast Traveller, discusses his distinctive approach 3pm Tuesday 23 March
Sunday 21 March >Design Lecture hosted by Homes & Gardens Rooms with a View Learn more about the favourite rooms of leading interior designers Suzy Hoodless, Charles Rutherfoord and Lulu Lytle in conversation with Giles Kime, Deputy Editor Homes & Gardens. In this fun forum, expect anecdotes and designer insights as they reveal how these inspirational spaces influence their work today 12.30pm >Book Signing Wallpaper and textile historian, Mary Schoeser, signs copies of her new book Sanderson: The Essence of English Decoration at the RIBA Bookshop 2pm
>Design Lecture hosted by Telegraph Magazine Star Pieces: The Enduring Beauty of Spectacular Furniture David Linley, founder of Linley and Chairman of Christie’s discusses his passion for furniture. Exploring the direct link between historical and more contemporary pieces, he reveals how to spot a ‘star’. On the threshold of a new golden age for furniture, find out why it matters that makers and designers bring such pieces to fruition today 11am >Book Signing David Linley, signs copies of his new book Star Pieces: The Enduring Beauty of Spectacular Furniture at the RIBA Bookshop 12.30pm >Book Signing Interior designer, Nina Campbell, signs copies of her book Decorating Notebook at the RIBA Bookshop 2pm
Wednesday 24 March >Design Lecture hosted by Financial Times Nicky Haslam in Conversation Internationally renowned interior designer, Nicky Haslam, talks about his life and work 11am >Book Signing Famed interior designer, Nicky Haslam, signs copies of his books Sheer Opulence and Redeeming Features at the RIBA Bookshop 12.30pm Thursday 25 March >Design Lecture The Importance of Celebrations in Life The queen of style, Lucia van der Post, shares her wealth of experience and leads us through a year of celebrations. Discover how with planning and a touch of magic, life is just too short not to make key moments special 11am >Book Signing Lucia van der Post, signs copies of her new book Celebrate: The Art of the Special Occasion at the RIBA Bookshop 12.30pm Design Lecture Ticket Information Design Lecture: £15.00 Full Day Masterclass: £20.00 Superyacht Design Summit: £35.00 Booking Hotline: 020 7352 1900 Advance booking is recommended. The Books 70959 Sanderson: The Essence of English Decoration 69608 Marketing Interior Design 71803 Sister Paris Design: On Decorating 69765 Star Pieces: The Enduring Beauty of Spectacular Furniture 69137 Design and Detail in the Home 70948 Decorating Notebook 70887 Redeeming Features 70902 Sheer Opulence 71357 Celebrate: The Art of the Special Occasion
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