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What Is Post-Modernism?

Arts & Photography

JENCKS, Charles

History & Criticism

Academy Editions Ltd

Post-Modernism on Trial (Architectural Design Profile)

Architecture

The explosion, worldwide, of new museums and art galleries has been one of the most striking features of the cultural landscape during the 1980s. In Japan it is estimated a new museum opens at least once a week. This sudden flowering of (museology) has thrown into sharp relief the proper role of the museum and art gallery. How relevant is the traditional "white cube" to an era of audio-video technology. This book follows the International Symposium on New Museology at the Royal Academy and presents New Museums worldwide from Hans Hollein's underground Salzburg museum to Ian Ritchie's light weight lifts at the Reina Sophia, Madrid.

New Museums (Architectural Design Profile No. 94)

Covers an enormous range of recent, diverse, projects and some unrealized projects.

Foster Associates: Recent Works

This book presents the visionary architecture of Lebbus Woods and his concern with the cultural regeneration of society, urban landscapes and social and political conditions.

Lebbeus Woods: Anarchitecture : Architecture Is a Political Act (Architectural Monographs No 22)

Richard Rogers and Architects (Architectural Monographs No 10)

Rogers, Richard

Cook, Peter

Fabulous Food Shops (Interior Angles)

Displaying a wonderful array of visually tempting and delicious produce, staffed by friendly and knowledgeable experts, a whole new generation of stylishly designed food shops are emerging. Conveniently located, they are often epicurean magnets for local communities or centrally placed meccas for cosmopolitan customers. Whatever their location, however, they all appeal to our eyes, nose, ears, taste and touch; because we shop with our senses. They also connect to something more vital, whether we are aware of it or not – our emotions. Designers of food shops are not just charged with the responsibility of creating a good-looking space, they also most aptly and discreetly push shoppers’ mental buttons, triggering their needs, desires and aspirations, by a marriage of design and psychology. 
This book is a unique opportunity to browse thirty-three fabulous food shops, the majority built since 2000, in Britain and Continental Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and North America. They not only look marvellous, but sell some of the finest fresh and prepared produce in the world. Every type of retail outlet is featured: from vast superstores to the tiniest delicatessen; heritage food halls and their 21st century futuristic counterparts; minimalist bakeries and patisseries that resemble jewellery shops.

Peyton, Jane

Business & Money

Recombinant Urbanism: Conceptual Modeling in Architecture, Urban Design and City Theory

This book provides a simple but comprehensive framework for theemerging academic discipline of urban design, from its origins inEurope and America, to contemporary issues of imagery, finance andmarketing in an age of globalisation There is currently no contemporary textbook for urban designthat includes a general history and theory of the subject.Internationally, urban design is more and more becoming a coresubject taught in architecture schools. The AIA (US) and the RIBA(UK) both require undergraduates and graduates to study the urbandimension of architectural design. On a wider scale, in Europe, theEU is developing a common architectural curriculum, which includesan urban component for under-graduates. The situation is similar inschools across Asia and Australia.Aimed at both students and teachers, this book provides a simpleand accessible framework, from the origins of urban design and themain techniques developed to deal with the design of fragments ofcities, to participatory planning processes, codes, imagery,finance and marketing. Finally, it proposes an innovative vision ofcontemporary practice based on the work of leading actors andprojects in the field.This book is set to become the key textbook at undergraduateand graduate levelsIt is written in an accessible and direct tone, and highlyillustrated with many colour and black and white diagramsIt includes a general history and theory of urban design andprovides an up-to-date account of contemporary urbanconditionsPraise for Recombinant Urbanism:"Documents a major intellectual advance…eagerly awaitedby academics and practitioners all around the world…should become a standard text for schools of architectureand urbanism." Leon Van Schaik, Innovation Professorof Architecture, RMIT, Australia " …both unique and instrumentally positive. The book is the result of many years of research and writing, andis a small masterpiece in urban studies.  It has alreadyproved its worth in the teaching of urban studies, at Columbia, theAA, the Bartlett School, and Cooper Union, to mention only a few ofthe universities where Dr Shane has had a powerful influence...Itis, indeed, one of the very best manuscripts I have read in thefield in the last few years."  Anthony Vidler,Professor and Dean, Irwin S Chanin School of Architecture, CooperUnion, New York, USA"I can say without hesitation that I fully endorseGrahame’s work…the issues it covers are highly topicaland such a book would indeed be widely read by architecturestudents, urban designers and planners." Colin Fournier,Professor of Architecture &Urbanism, Bartlett School ofArchitecture, UCL, UK"Of great necessity for undergraduate and postgraduatestudents, scientists and professionals in urban planning and design[This] publication will certainly inspire work with city models ina wide range of practice." Henrik W Jensen, AssociateProfessor in Town Planning, Aarhus School of Architecture, TheNetherlands"A very important book.  Shane … has made legibleand sensible the reams of recent urban discourse for a generalcollege reader. Because of this labor-intensive effort, this bookwill be accessible by undergrad architecture programs as well asgraduate seminars in urban design and planning. Additionally thereis a big interest in UD and UP theory in ecology and social sciencenow, and because of Grahame’s generous writing style the bookwill cross over to these other disciplines. … I can alsospeak to the international interest in this book; … againShane has made important urban theories and thinking more widelyavailable to an international student audience. … The legacythe book will have (will be in) convincing people that the designof cities matters, not in the overbearing and over-controllingsense of new urbanism, but in reinforcing the multiplepossibilities of contemporary life.   Brian McGrath,Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture, Columbia University,USA

Recombinant Urbanism: Conceptual Modeling in Architecture, Urban Design And City Theory

Shane, David Grahame

A new title in the Architectural Design series that explores the potential of computational mathematics in cutting-edge design Mathematics has always been a vital tool in the architect's trade, but the last fifteen years have seen a sharp rise in the power of computers and has led to computational abilities far beyond anything previously available. Modern design software and computing power have changed the traditional role of geometry in architecture and opened up new possibilities enabled by topology, non-Euclidean geometry, and other areas of mathematics. With insight from a top-notch list of contributors, including such notables as Philippe Morel and Fabien Scheurer, Mathematics in Space discusses how the advent of computation and information technology has affected the work of contemporary architects. <ul>
<li>This new title in the Architectural Design series updates architectural mathematics since the digital revolution</li> <li>With world-class contributors, this is an essential resource for anyone interested in the ways computation has transformed the discipline</li> <li>The book explores fascinating issues in modern design, most importantly the impact of mathematics on contemporary design creativity</li> </ul>
For students and practitioners alike, Mathematics in Space covers vital topics in a constantly changing discipline.

Mathematics of Space

China is undergoing a process of unprecedented urbanisation, with cities often being built from scratch in just three to five years. It is projected that 400 new cities will be built over the next 20 years with newly urbanised populations of over 240 million. So rapid and intense is this process that consumption of energy and natural resources is outstripping supply, posing unique challenges for the creation of sustainable cities. This issue focuses on how cities are being ‘Made in China’ today and how their development is to impact on the future of cities worldwide.  Provides the inside story with contributions from Chinese urbanists, academics and commentators. Features an interview on Dongtan with Peter Head of Arup Dedicates a special section to the emerging generation of Chinese architects: Zhang Ke of standardarchitecture, Atelier Zhanglei, MAD, MADA s.p.a.m.  and URBANUS.

New Urban China

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