Concrete Regionalism presents the work of four of today's most lauded and accomplished international architects, each of whom has combined vernacular building with a carefully conceived use of concrete. These buildings sensitively respond to their environments, while functioning as monumental symbols that transcend their immediate surroundings. The approaches of Antoine Predock (Albuquerque), Tadao Ando (Osaka), Riccardo Legorreta (Mexico City), and Wiel Arets (The Netherlands) have allowed them to forge an architectonic language that is both solid and meaningful. From Predock's sensitive interpretations of America's Southwest desert to Ando's graceful intervention into natural and urban contexts, from Legorreta's bold representations of Mexico's rich pre-Columbian heritage to Arets's cool "second-modernist" forms, each architect's highly individual vision has created unique buildings for people and their environments. In one sense the result of local conditions, the buildings in Concrete Regionalism also seem to exist out of time and place, constant reminders that there persists in architecture a search for enduring form. 258 illustrations, 104 in color. 4 X 4: a new series on contemporary international architecture Each title includes: * 4 concise architect profiles * 16 influential projects * reference section

Concrete Regionalism (4x4 series)

Arts & Photography

Slessor, Catherine

Architecture

Thames&Hudson

Eco-Tech: Sustainable Architecture and High Technology

The high-tech architecture movement embodied by seminal buildings such as Paris's Centre Pompidou (1977) and London's Lloyd's Building (1986) has undergone a subtle but palpable transformation. While daring feats of structural engineering still mark recent projects by the architects who forged the earliest examples, a new generation has expanded the vocabulary of this architectonic language, and evolved an architecture with different aims. The most significant of these objectives is to create a sustainable architecture. This international survey presents projects completed in the 1990s that use high-tech forms and materials for environmentally intelligent means. It brings together innovative approaches by established practitionersRichard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, and Michael Hopkinswith a new generationThomas Herzog, Von Gerkan Marg, Design Antenna, and Itsuko Hasegawa. The introduction charts the evolution of high-tech architecture and its progression toward more ecological concerns, and the movement as a whole is considered in a broader architectural context. At the book's heart is a selection of forty of the world's most sophisticated projects, each with a thorough description of its unique architectural and technological features, as well as extensive plans, drawings, and sketches. A complete reference section includes architect biographies and technical details of each project. Accompanying the texts and drawings are spectacular photographs, most of which were specially commissioned for this publication. 356 illustrations, 112 in color.

The high-tech architecture movement embodied by seminal buildings such as Paris's Centre Pompidou and London's Lloyd's Building has undergone a subtle but palpable transformation over the last twenty years. While daring feats of structural engineering and sheer expression of function still mark many recent projects, a new generation of buildings--and architects--has expanded the vocabulary of this architectonic language, and evolved an architecture with different aims. The most significant of these objectives is to create a sustainable architecture. This international survey presents projects completed in the last five years that use high-tech forms and materials in environmentally intelligent structures. Bringing together new approaches by established practitioners (Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, and Michael Hopkins) with a new generation of architects (Thomas Herzog, Von Gerkan Marg, and Design Antenna), the book presents the most exciting and ingenious projects in detail. The introduction charts the evolution of high-tech architecture and its progression toward more ecological concerns; the movement as a whole is considered in a broader architectural context. At the book's heart is a selection of forty of the world's most sophisticated projects, each with a description of its unique architectural and technological features, as well as extensive plans, drawings, and sketches. A complete reference section includes architect biographies and technical details of each project.

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Art of Aubrey Beardsley

Individual Artists

Book Sales

A collector's guide to Bakelite objects traces the history of this remarkable substance and features 170 color photographs of collectable Bakelite objects. Also includes vital information on care and maintenance, identification, and much more.

Bakelite: An Illustrated Guide to Collectable Bakelite Objects

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Cook, Patrick

Crafts & Hobbies

Chartwell Books

An astonishingly diverse element of architecture, the doorway is often the physical focus of a building. Following a similar format to the popular Contemporary Staircases, this book contains a fascinating introductory history of the doorway and over 50 examples by some of the world's most celebrated architects. Contemporary Doorways highlights the inventiveness of recent designs, considering each doorway within its setting, including: private houses, shops, hotels and museums, interiors, offices, and churches.

Contemporary Doorways: Architectural Entrances, Transitions, and Thresholds

Miller/Mitchell Beazley

See-Through Houses: Inspirational Homes and Features in Glass

MORRIS, JAMES

RYLAND, PETERS & SMALL

Book containing B&W (and a few color) reproductions of Beardsley's art with a discussion of the setting for the art.

The Art of Aubrey Beardsley

Silverdale Books

The definitive guide to using astrology to trade market cycles Financial astrology correlates movements in the markets to movements of celestial bodies. In this resource, Larry Pesavento reveals the relationship between planetary and lunar movements and the financial markets. He shows traders how to tap into these relationships to forecast market cycles. Written by highly respected technical analysts and trader Larry Pesavento, this book skillfully demonstrates historic correlations going back about 100 years and provides planetary relationships to forecast long-term market turning points and utilizes lunar movements to forecast short-term cycles. <ul> <li>Offers a well-researched guide for using astrology to forecast the markets</li> <li>Shows how to enter the market at key points using price patterns and other technical skills</li> <li>Includes information on planetary relationships for long-term market planning</li> <li>Written by forty year veteran trader with Drexel Burham and a former member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange</li> </ul> A Trader's Guide to Astrology taps into the power of the planets to help investors reach both short-term and long-term goals.

Luz Integrated Health Complex

Baptista, Luis Santiago

Murken, Axel Hinrich

History & Criticism

Edition Axel Menges

Examining recent developments in the relationship between glass and contemporary residential architecture since the early 20th century, this work looks briefly at the work of such innovators as John Lautner and Philip Johnson. An array of contemporary urban and rural houses in which glass plays a central role are presented, showing how glass integrates living spaces with local contexts, provides a strategy for interior illumination, and serves as an interior element in its own right. From a Mack Scogin Merrill Elam homestead in the wilds of Maine to a Parisian atelier by Damien Roland, the dwellings featured in these photographs present cutting-edge designs in all their diversity, as they celebrate this timeless medium.

Casas y viviendas transparentes: Estructuras y elementos decorativos en cristal (Spanish Edition)

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Blume

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