Here are 16 architecture and design books to look out for in 2024
AN editors have rounded up a few of the architecture and design books slated for publication this year. Rome – Las Vegas: Bread and Circuses Iwan Baan | Lars Müller Publishers | $53.00 2024 Source: Here are 16 architecture and design books to look… Continue reading
Brasilia – Chandigarh | Lars Müller Publishers
Back in print! delighted to bring back into print Iwan Baan’s photography book Brasília – Chandigarh: Living with Modernity, which now comes in a new compact format following popular demand. In 1960, Brasília was celebrated as the realization of an urban planning vision based on designs by Lúcio Costa and Oscar… Continue reading
Iwan Baan: Moments in Architecture – Vitra Design Museum – Catalogue
Iwan Baan is one of today’s leading photographers of architecture and urban design. His images document the growth of global megacities and portray buildings by prominent contemporary architects including Herzog & de Meuron, Rem Koolhaas, and Zaha Hadid. The first large retrospective of the Dutch photographer’s work will… Continue reading
Blue Dream and the Legacy of Modernism in the Hamptons: A House by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Architecture critic Paul Goldberger tells the story of an extraordinary house on the Atlantic Double Dunes in East Hampton—Blue Dream, the result of a remarkable collaboration between collectors Julie Reyes Taubman and Robert Taubman, architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, builder Ed Bulgin, landscape architect Michael Boucher and designer… Continue reading
Back in Print, Second Edition of “African Modernism” Surveys Architecture Across the Continent | Architectural Record
Back in Print, Second Edition of ‘African Modernism’ Surveys Architecture Across the ContinentReview: ‘African Modernism. The Architecture of Independence: Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Zambia,’ edited by Manuel Herz with Ingrid Schröder, Hans Focketyn, and Julia Jamrozik The book examines more than 100 architectural works and presents… Continue reading
The Office of Good Intentions. Human(s) Work
Immerse yourself with architects Florian Idenburg and LeeAnn Suen as they journey through a wide-ranging collection of the objects, systems, and buildings that have occupied the American office space since the advent of the internet. Through stories and speculations, Idenburg and Suen expose the relationships between space, work, and people,… Continue reading
Swiss beat: Akris turns 100 | Financial Times
To mark the 100th anniversary, Kriemler has compiled a monograph and prepared a centenary collection, both projects that have allowed him to dig deep into the Akris lore. For the book, titled Selbstverständlich, naturally, he approached the Zürich publishing house Lars Müller, a company usually focused on publications… Continue reading
Deichman Bjørvika: Oslo Public Library
In a world where information is available online almost indefinitely, the role of libraries must be rethought. Of this, the new Oslo Public Library is an outstanding example. In contrast to the traditional notion of libraries as archives, this imposing building by Lundhagem and Atelier Oslo represents a radical interpretation… Continue reading
Serpentine Pavillion 2021: Sumayya Vally. Counterspace
On the occasion of Serpentine Pavilion 2021 designed by Sumayya Vally, Counterspace, Serpentine has co-published a catalogue with Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König. Richly illustrated and designed by Joseph Kohlmaier, it includes contributions by a number of artists, poets and writers including Siphokazi Jonas, Lesley Lokko, Courttia Newland,… Continue reading
Kazuyo Sejima Ryue Nishizawa Sanaa 1987-2005 Vol.1 / 2005-2015 Vol.2 / 2014-2021 Vol. 3
A collection of three volumes that introduces the activities of architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, who are active in the world, and SANAA, which they preside over, from 1987 to 2021 in chronological order. You can see the history of activities and thoughts of more than 30 years, from… Continue reading
Glenstone: The Pavilions
In 2018, Glenstone Museum opened the Pavilions, part of an expansion that includes additional exhibition space and over 130 acres. Designed by Thomas Phifer, the Pavilions features 11 distinct gallery spaces. Glenstone: The Pavilions features photographs by acclaimed architecture photographer Iwan Baan. More by Iwan First published by Glenstone Museum (January… Continue reading
Julio Cano Lasso. Naturalezas.
In celebration of the centenary of the birth of Julio Cano Lasso (1920-1996), the Madrid Institute of Architects (COAM) hosts the exhibition ‘Julio Cano Lasso. Naturalezas.’ On view from 9 September to 1 November, it presents original drawings and sketches of projects of the architect, selected from his archive. Continue reading