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Emilio Ambasz

Arts & Photography

Michael Sorkin

Ettore Sottsass

Mario Bellini

Alessandro Mendini

Architecture

Rizzoli

Publisher: Rizzoli International, 1992.

Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates: Buildings and Projects 1967-1992

Mildred F. Schmertz

Rizzoli International

Helsinki is the chosen site for the Guggenheim Museum's latest effort to replicate the much-contested "Bilbao Effect." Advocates of better methods for fusing the arts and urbanism combined to launch an alternative design competition in 2015. The Next Helsinki helped to amplify a public debate about the role of culture in civic health and economic development that has consequences far beyond the Finnish case-study. 
 In addition to cataloging the hundreds of entries from dozens of countries, The Helsinki Effect includes essays by leading urbanists, artists, and architects about the significance of the competition and the principles that inspired it. 
 UR10 The Helsinki Effect 
 Editors: Terike Haapoja, Andrew Ross, and Michael Sorkin 
 Contributors: Miguel Robles-Durán; Terike Haapoja; Juhani Pallasmaa; Andrew Ross; Michael Sorkin; Kaarin Taipale; Mabel Wilson; Sharon Zukin 
 "Responding to a competition for the design of a new Guggenheim Museum in Helsinki, the authors contributing to this volume deconstruct the values underlying use of the arts to promote economic competitiveness. The uniqueness of this edited book lies in its focus on the commodification of artistic achievement and the ensuing failure to foster local creativity. In investigating the impact of brand-name institutions on construction labor, art markets, and city life, it is an important addition to the critical urban studies literature." --- Susan S. Fainstein, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Graduate School of Design 
 " The Next Helsinki showed that there is great potential for imagining a lively, attractive city that grows out of the unique culture of the region. The Helsinki Effect opens a needed view to global conversations in city planning and art. Recommended reading for everybody interested in art, Helsinki, or both! --- Ilona Anhava, Gallerist, Gallery Anhava, Helsinki

The Helsinki Effect: Public Alternatives to the Guggenheim Model of Culture-Driven Development

Andrew Ross

Terike Haapoja

Terreform

Indefensible Space: The Architecture of the National Insecurity State

Routledge

* Contributions include critical appraisals by Peter Rowe, Michael Sorkin and Michael Webb * Only book to chronicle the work of this highly respected academic and architect * Features the full range of building types present in his work * Detailed descriptions of his most recent completed project - the Vancouver Library, Canada * Contains almost 800 stunning photographs * Detailed descriptions of his most recent completed

Moshe Safdie

Paul Goldberger

Witold Rybczynski

Peter Rowe

wiley

Surprising juxtapositions between high elegance and downtown funkiness -- a choreography of bright colors and shapes, contrasting textures and patterns, theatrical lighting and quirky found objects -- make up the world of Alan Buchsbaum. An imaginative architect and designer, he was deemed one of the originators of the supergraphics look of the 1960s, the high-tech aesthetic of the 1970s, and the loft look of the 1980s. This lavishly illustrated monograph collects -- for the first time ever -- over forty of his incredible projects. Working in New York during the late 1960s and early 1970s, he became famous for his ad-hoc style. The postwar era's bold materials (vinyl, formica, plastic) were united with his flair for embellishing modern forms while mimicking popular culture's nuances -- a big curve here, a little wiggle there. A favorite among design professionals and magazine editors, his death in 1987 robbed the industry of a major talent. Featured are his notorious loft spaces for his star clients, who collaborated with Buchsbaum on these dramatic transformations. His world of fantasy and luxury was also a place of function and comfort, as seen in his commercial spaces, retail stores, and hotels -- the 1986-87 Nevele Hotel renovation is a tour de force of retro-chic design. Also documented is a cornucopia of his furnishings, including rugs, tables, chairs, and slipcovers. Contributors, all friends, clients, and/or collaborators, recall his ingenuity and flamboyant personality.

Alan Buchsbaum: Architect and Designer- The Mechanics of Taste

Rosalind Krauss

Steven Holl

Patricia Leigh Brown

Stephen Tilly

The Monacelli Press

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