Featuring 40 breathtaking houses, this collection showcases ideal retreats for both endless summer days and cozy winter nights in Scandinavia. Each home is designed to harmonize with its natural surroundings, offering inspiration for creating a serene and stylish atmosphere year-round.
Featuring a collection of innovative projects from renowned designers globally, this book showcases a diverse range of creative works. Each project highlights unique design philosophies and cultural influences, offering insight into the minds of some of the most influential figures in the design world. This compilation serves as both inspiration and a celebration of contemporary design, making it a valuable resource for enthusiasts and professionals alike.
Explore the architectural charm of 30 mountain cabins, each showcasing unique designs that blend seamlessly with their natural surroundings. This collection highlights the understated beauty and innovative features of these retreats, inviting readers to appreciate the artistry and craftsmanship that define mountain living.
"Living on the Edge" explores the adventurous concept of cliffside homes, showcasing stunning designs that defy gravity. This volume features innovative architectural solutions for challenging terrains and extreme weather, highlighting the beauty of nature and the creativity required to build in such unique locations.
The international project selection shows an exciting, varied and also surprising spectrum of possibilities to design and realize dream residences.
Introducing the diversity of contemporary timber architecture for residential buildings to architects, interior designers, and builders.
What is it that distinguishes a chair designed by an architect? Is it possible to use creative solutions interchangeably in both domains? This book answers these questions to show how qualities in the buildings by architects are also evident in their chair design: pieces of furniture, like manifestos, become signatures of architectural style.
This essential sourcebook showcases the unprecedented scope and quality of today's state-of-the-art vases.
Women Architects Who Broke Through the Glass Ceiling
This timely book celebrates the inspirational achievements of women architects in every corner of the world. Historically, women architects were disappointingly absent in the news and at awards ceremonies, but now they are spearheading some of the most exciting and important projects in every corner of the globe. These profiles of fifty female architects bring to light some of those projects and highlight pioneering women architects. Each architect is introduced in double-page spreads that include a brief biography, an overview of her philosophy and vision, and stunning photographs of her most significant works. Interviews with several of the architects provide a global perspective on how women are changing the face of the world--including feminist icon, philanthropist, and Nigerian "starchitect" Olajumoke Adenowo; Tatiana Bilbao, who is leading the way in sustainable Mexican architecture; Rossana Hu, who is fighting to preserve Chinese village culture in her rapidly urbanizing country; and Elizabeth Diller, who created the High Line, one of New York City's most beloved public spaces, and helped redesign the city's Museum of Modern Art. This volume offers indisputable and inspiring evidence that the architectural profession is no longer just a man's game.
21st Century Modernist Architecture
"From luxury apartment towers to offices, places of worship to museums, Brutalist architecture is having a 21st-century moment and this book is here to explore the new interpretations of the style. Each chapter is dedicated to a different type of buildings and is introduced with a selection of iconic structures as an essential visual reference for Brutalism's new look. Architects around the world are embracing the principles of Brutalism--simplicity, functionality and rawness--and reimagining them to make buildings that are both sophisticated and stylish, unlike their predecessors. An informative celebration of Brutalist architecture's legacy, this collection is an exciting exploration of how most innovative contemporary designs discover the inherent beauty of powerful concrete volumes."--Publisher's description