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950 illustrations 30 x 26cm 440pp Hardback ISBN 978 0 500 343661 Thames and Hudson Ltd Asia release May £65.00

KHA / Kerry Hill Architects: Works and Projects

KHA / Kerry Hill Architects: Works and Projects celebrates the buildings, resorts and spaces designed by the internationally renowned practice founded by the late Kerry Hill in Singapore in 1979.

- A comprehensive overview of the practice’s work, including the most recent largescale projects in Asia and Australia. - Hill’s deft embrace of modern design language applied to Asian vernacular architecture has won him and his clients the highest accolades and respect across the region and influenced an entire generation of young architects. - Including many refined hotel designs in stunning locations, the book offers more than a conventional architecture monograph, seducing the reader to armchair travel to some of the world’s most beautiful places.

375 colour illustrations 28 x 21cm 320pp Hardback ISBN 978 0 500 025307 Thames and Hudson Ltd Asia release June £45.00

Architecture

WOHA: New Forms of Sustainable Architecture

Patrick Bingham-Hall A comprehensive overview of one of Asia’s most exciting, innovative and sustainably minded architecture practices. WOHA is at the vanguard of urban and ecological revitalization in Singapore and a pioneer of Southeast Asia’s green-building revolution. Founded by Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell in 1994, Singapore’s most dynamic architecture studio is known for delivering innovative and sustainable design solutions to combat the challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and urbanization.

This complete overview documents WOHA’s pioneering sustainable and built work, with important ongoing projects followed by a listed chronology. It is a timely assessment of the practical realization of WOHA’s theories and principles, and the environmental responsibilities now shouldered by architects and urban planners worldwide.

300 illustrations 23 x 19cm 192pp Hardback ISBN 978 3 037 682760 Braun May £24.95

A Coffee a Day

Contemporary Café Design

Chris van Uffelen New styles for a centuries-old tradition: The latest premises for coffee consumption and how they are constantly being redefined, reconceived and restaged.

In this book: - Cafés as semi-public, semi-private locations - Features the breadth of café designs today - Contributions on different aspects of coffee production and culture - Projects are presented by images and drawings, text and facts

Old Becomes New

Housing Transformation

Dorian Lucas The carefully selected works in this book presents the whole scope of possibilities for extensions and conversions – from annexes, via newly designed existing spaces, to additional sections or concepts of merging rooms.

The initial situation for each of the presented projects is documented so that the reader can clearly understand the redesign process.

450 illustrations 28 x 24cm 304pp Hardback ISBN 978 3 037 682753 Braun May £39.95

Stalin’s Architect

Power and Survival in Moscow

Deyan Sudjic The first biography to trace the remarkable life and career of Ukrainianborn Boris Iofan, beautifully illustrated with many of Iofan’s previously unseen sketchbooks and photographs from private collections.

- The Soviet Union remains a core history topic and the number of photographic studies of Soviet art, architecture and design indicate that the visuals of this era continue to fascinate. - Architect Boris Iofan played a significant role under Stalin’s regime but has yet to receive wide attention. - Deyan Sudjic, former Director of the Design Museum, London, has a proven ability to write on architecture and politics in a way that is insightful and accessible to a wide readership. - Generously illustrated with a wide range of previously unpublished visual material

100 illustrations 23.4 x 15.3cm 320pp Hardback ISBN 978 0 500 343555 Thames and Hudson Ltd April £30.00

The Healthy Indoors

New Challenges, New Designs

Laying claim to significance beyond that of aesthetics, the 50+ case studies selected for this book will be thoroughly presented in a way that will appeal to both professionals and enthusiasts alike.

26.5 x 20cm 320pp Hardback ISBN 978 9 492 311573 Frame Publishers April £40.00

Where We Learn

Reimagining Educational Spaces

Where We Learn investigates how learning spaces are evolving to be made more engaging, flexible and all-around better suited to today’s challenges and opportunities.

This book sheds light on over 50 projects worldwide, ranging from kindergartens, schools and universities to libraries, study cafés and museums. Geared towards readers interested in understanding the broader impact of design on the human experience, Where We Learn will highlight imaginative projects while remaining grounded in practical contexts and real-world settings.

26.5 x 20cm 320pp Hardback ISBN 978 9 492 311580 Frame Publishers May £40.00

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