architecture november 2014

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India: The Urban Transition Arkitekturtidsskriftet B 2014 ISBN 9788792700094 Acqn 24049 Pb 17x22cm 344pp 100ills 75col £37 Based on his experiences teaching, researching and practicing in India, Henrik Valeur discusses some of the problems related to the urban transition of India, including the air pollution, the contamination and depletion of fresh water resources, the precarious food situation, the lack of proper housing, and various environmental and human health problems related to motorized transportation. He proposes a number of possible solutions, including the use of plants and natural ventilation to create clean indoor air, the revitalisation of an existing system of water canals, the creation of vertical kitchen gardens, a strategy for making an entire neighbourhood car-free and a design for self-designed, low-cost housing.

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C3 361 - Cultural Image Of Architecture C3 2014 no ISBN Acqn 24284 Pb 23x30cm 206pp 275ills 200col £21.95 In this instalment, today’s cultural image of architecture is explored on two fronts: through new directions in cultural buildings and the cultural shift from bygone industry. Essays by Silvio Carta, Douglas Murphy and Tom van Malderen accompany a total of thirteen selected projects ranging from new art museums, history museums and film archives, to multi-purpose theatre and performance spaces that offer solutions in dealing with large-scale abandoned industrial heritage. Featured projects include De Nieuwe Kolk by De Zwarte Hond, Pérez Art Museum Miami by Herzog & de Meuron, Trahan Architects’ Louisiana State Museum, C-Mine by 51N4E and AP Atelier’s Gasholder Hall.

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GA Houses 139 - Link, Aires Mateus, Loureiro, Norisada Maeda, Taichi Mitsuya A.D.A.Edita Tokyo Co. Ltd. 2014 ISBN 9784871400879 Acqn 24354 Pb 21x30cm 168pp 80col ills £21.95

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Frank Gehry Centre Georges Pompidou 2014 ISBN 9782844266835 Acqn 24081 Hb 24x28cm 256pp 600ills 550col £37 Text in French The name of Frank Gehry in itself embodies the image of contemporary architecture. Globally recognised for projects that have now made him an icon, his work has revolutionised the aesthetics of architecture, and its social and cultural role within the city. Gehry began to work on his approach in Los Angeles. In the Sixties, he mixed with the Californian art scene and became close to several artists, including Ed Ruscha, Richard Serra, Claes Oldenburg, Larry Bell and Ron Davis. His encounter with the works of Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns opened the way to a reconfiguration of his architectural style, and notably began to introduce the use of poor materials such as cardboard, sheet metal and industrial wire netting. The extension of his own house in Santa Monica was a real manifesto for this new approach. From then on, all Gehry's projects questioned his own means of expression. The Centre Pompidou retrospective provides an overall interpretation of his work for the first time in Europe through more than 60 models and nearly 220 original drawings. In a chronological circuit divided into themes, it retraces the lines of force in the career of one of the key figures in contemporary architecture in the second half of the 20th century.

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AV 169 - Abalos + Sentkiewicz Arquitectura Viva SL 2014 ISBN 9788461707638 Acqn 24168 Pb 24x30cm 116pp col ills £36 This instalment is devoted to the works of the prestigious office of Ábalos + Sentkiewicz. Iñaki Ábalos himself contributes a lengthy essay on the theory behind the firm’s practice, and twelve projects – realised and as yet unbuilt – are featured in detail. Beginning with older works located in Madrid, such as the Lolita Office Building and Orfila Street Residential Pavilion, it traces a chronological path through the Antoni Tàpies Foundation in Barcelona and Transport Hub and Urban Park in Logroño, to recent efforts further afield: a mixed-use complex in Beirut and the Zhuhai Contemporary Art Museum. With additional texts by David Cohn, Eduardo Prieto and Luis Fernández-Galiano.

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Frank Gehry - Fish Lamps. Beverly Hills, Paris, London, Hong Kong Gagosian Gallery (NY) 2014 ISBN 9781935263975 Acqn 24260 Hb 17x25cm 62pp 55ills 42col £65 One of the most celebrated architects living today, Gehry's career spans five decades and three continents. Known for his imaginative designs and creative use of materials, he has forever altered the urban landscape with spectacular buildings that are conceived as dynamic structures rather than static vessels. Gehry has always experimented with sculpture and furniture in addition to his architectural pursuits, coaxing inventive forms out of unexpected materials. The Fish Lamps evolved from a 1983 commission by the Formica Corporation to create objects from the then-new plastic laminate ColorCore. After accidentally shattering a piece of it while working, Gehry was inspired by the shards, which reminded him of fish scales. In 2012 Gehry decided to revisit his earlier ideas, and began working on an entirely new group of Fish Lamps. The resulting works range in scale from life-size to outsize, and the use of ColorCore is bolder, incorporating larger and more jagged elements. The sculptures are each unique, and each made by hand. The softly glowing Fish Lamps are full of whimsy and vigor. Some of the individual groupings are fixed to pedestals, while others are wall sconces and elaborate chandeliers. Curling and flexing in attitudes of simulated motion, these artificial creatures emit a warm, incandescent light. This intimation of life, underscored by the almost organic textures of the nuanced surfaces, presents a spirited symbiosis of material, form, and function.

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Zaha Hadid A.D.A.Edita Tokyo Co. Ltd. 2014 ISBN 9784871406888 Acqn 24287 Pb 20x30cm 236pp 304ills 104col £22.00 Published on the occasion of the exhibition at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, this catalogue chronologically overviews more than 20 notable works by the Iraqi-British architect, spanning the 1980s to the present, and from small-scale to the MAXXI. The fragmented geometry of her neofuturistic buildings carries into other aspects of her work, and a range of exemplary product design by Hadid from the past decade is also featured. Interviews from 1995 and 2007 allow critical insight regarding Hadid’s own reflections on global economic shifts and their impact on architectural practice over time. An essay by Patrick Schumacher examines the singular architect’s legacy in further detail.

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GA Document 129 - Nouvel, Radic, Piano, Sejima, Hadid, Coop Himmelblau A.D.A.Edita Tokyo Co. Ltd. 2014 ISBN 9784871402897 Acqn 24288 Pb 30x30cm 144pp 150ills 50col £23 GA Document presents the finest in international design, focusing on architecture that expresses our time and striving to record the history of contemporary architecture. International scholars and critics provide insightful texts to further inform the reader of the most up-to-date ideas and events in the profession. This issue presents new projects by Jean Nouvel in Sydney, Smiljan Radic in London, Renzo Piano in Paris, Kazuyo Sejima in Japan, Zaha Hadid in Seoul and London, and Coop Himmelbau in Aalborg.

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JA 95 - Idea Of Emerging Structural Designers Japan Architect Co Ltd 2014 ISBN 9784786902574 Acqn 24298 Pb 23x30cm 128pp 125ills 75col £25 As a profession, structural engineering in Japan dates from the first part of the 20th century. Following the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923, Japan’s new Urban Building Law (1920) was revised to require earthquake safety calculations; the profession of structural engineer was born. Collaborations between architects and structural engineers in Japan is an even more recent phenomenon dating from the 1960s. This issue examines how it has translated into the nation’s contemporary building practices by looking at twelve exemplary practitioners and their recent projects. Also included is a conversation with Masato Araya and Yoshiharu Kanebako.

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Volume 41 - How To Build A Nation Archis Foundation 2014 ISBN 9789077966426 Acqn 24348 Pb 20x27cm 144pp 90ills 15col £21 For the first time, a general theme was given to the national pavilions at this year’s Architecture Biennale in Venice. They were to be historical shows, focused on the impact of modernity on a country’s architecture. What it produced was not just a global survey of twentieth century construction, but also heroic stories of nation-building. Yes, architecture can build nations. Today, we seem far from that notion. The nation-state is either giving up on itself, or exploited through tyrannical regimes. Meanwhile architects are hardly taking up the cause. 'Volume' went to Venice to read and review the pavilions messages, and makes the case for building a nation.

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Zaha M. Hadid - GA Architect 5 A.D.A.Edita Tokyo Co. Ltd. 2014 ISBN 9784871404099 Acqn 24353 Pb 30x31cm 116pp 100ills 75col £29.95 Long-awaited GA ARCHITECT 05 ZAHA HADID is being republished. In 1983, Zaha Hadid made brilliant debut by winning first prize at the competition of “The Peak” in Hong Kong. This project was never realized and she was called the “Queen of the Unbuilt” at that time. However, her distinctive drawings were full of energy which indicated her future success. GA ARCHITECT 05 ZAHA HADID includes 9 projects in her early days. Her drawings are reproduced with high definition and displayed in beautiful layout. The preface is written by Arata Isozaki, who discovered her talent at the competition of "The Peak". This monumental book is a must to know the first stage of the master of contemporary architecture.

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C3 362 - Re-assessing Local Identity. Persistent And Evolving Traditions C3 2014 no ISBN Acqn 24385 Pb 23x30cm 208pp 175ills 150col £21.95 Re-assessing Local Identity in the Context of Global Architecture _ Angelos Psilopoulos Wa Shan Guesthouse _ Amateur Architecture Studio Brockholes Visitor Center _ Adam Khan Architects Beautour Museum and Biodiversity Research Center _ Agence Guinée Et Potin Architectes Fogo Island Natural Park Headquarters _ Oto Arquitectos Sancaklar Mosque _ Emre Arolat Architects Glass Farm _ MVRDV Arena do Morro _ Herzog & de Meuron The Building on the Water _ Álvaro Siza + Carlos Castanheira Persistent and Evolving Traditions _ Paula Melâneo Micro-Hutong _ standardarchitecture Factory Jaffa House _ Pitsou Kedem Architects The House Cast in Liquid Stone _ SPASM Design Architects Gumus Su Villas _ Cirakoglu Architects

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