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A showcase of all kinds of eye-catching direct mail from the fashion industry including catalogues, leaflets, brochures and invitations to fashion shows, shop openings and anniversary parties. Cleverly designed direct mail is now an integral part of a brand’s successful marketing strategy and self expression. All Rights Reserved. ISBN 9789889900199. Paperback. $87.50.

50 Years of Recuperation of the Situationist International

McKenzie Wark
From antiglobalist activists and corporate adbusters to online hackers and guerilla street artists, the influence of the SI is writ large across our contemporary cultural landscape. McKenzie Wark explores how our contemporary understanding of art, politics and even reality itself has been shaped by these original culture jammers. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987897. Hardback. $42.50.

Agnes Wyler

Agnes Wyler
Agnes Wyler’s Legend paintings put art in touch with a genre of literature through her use of text. Words and pictures in Wyler’s work associate in a complex way, creating a multi-layer ensemble. through a combination of verbal and visual language from geometrical abstraction to monochrome colour fields. Verlag Niggli. ISBN 9783721206425. Hardback. $75.

Albert Wimmer Stadiums

Albert Wimmer
The work of Albert Wimmer is characterised by his incessant drive to find ideal answers to the constantly changing demands on architecture. Striking architectural design elements characterise the impressive appearance of his stadiums and pose a new challenge for architecture: the connection between functionalism and experience. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211758304. Paperback. $65.

Architectural Guide Basel (3rd expanded edition)

Lutz Windhofel
There is no other place of comparable size where one can experience local and global building cultures side by side the way one can in Basel. This third expanded edition – with 21 new projects – highlights the contemporary scene as it has developed since 1980. Includes maps, tram connections and addresses. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764385590. Paperback. $58.50.

Architecture of the Off-Modern

Svetlana Boym
An imaginative tour through the history and afterlife of Vladimir Tatlin’s legendary but unbuilt Monument to the Third International of 1920. Boym traces the vicissitudes of Tatlin’s tower from its reception in the 1920s to its privileged recall in “the reservoir of unofficial utopian dreams” of the Soviet era. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987781. Hardback. $42.50.

Basics Designing With Water

Axel Lohrer
Water is a special design element in open space planning but it is not enough merely to insert water at the appropriate spots in architectural drawings. As early as the design stage the planner must begin to think about where the water is going to come from, where it is going to drain, and how it is going to be cleaned. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764386627. Paperback. $30.

Basics Room Conditioning

Oliver Klein & Jorg Schlenger
The comfort of interior rooms depends on temperature, humidity, and an adequate supply of fresh air. Basics Room Conditioning provides a basic understanding of these relationships and uses diagrams to explain the different possible levels of space conditioning. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764386641. Paperback. $30.

BMW H2R Project Your Mobile Expectations

Olafur Eliasson
As part of its BMW H2R research project, Studio Olafur Eliasson is preparing a dense publication comprising extensive visual material; excerpts from two seminars held in 2006/07; and conversations between Olafur Eliasson and a number of distinguished thinkers, such as architect and artist Yona Friedman, urban theorist Bart Lootsma and Head of Design BMW Christopher Bangle. In the research project, Eliasson raises questions of formgiving and materiality, mobility, temporality, movement, and renewable energy. The aim is not so much to examine the car as object, as to integrate the vehicle in a complex set of social, historical, political, and economic relations. In 2005 a BMW H2R hydrogen-powered vehicle was delivered to Studio Olafur Eliasson and then stripped bare of its outer shell. To create a new skin several form studies have been carried out in a temporary geodesic dome, constructed in the yard of the studio. The final surface of the car consists of layers of ice, frozen around two intricate nets, mirrored plates and light. The “Climate car” can only exist in a microclimate with a temperature of minus 6 degrees Celsius or below. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781173. Hardback. $82.

Christoph Mäckler

Christoph Mäckler
Twenty-two outstanding buildings by Mackler from 1990 to 2008, including the Old City Library and Portikus Art Gallery in Frankfurt, the Lindencorso office complex and shopping centre in Berlin and the headquarters of KPMG German Trust Corporation in Berlin. Christoph Mäckler won the Schinkel Award in 1979. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764362737. Hardback. $130.

Conversations with Mies van der Rohe

Moises Puente
It has been said that modernist legend Mies van der Rohe’s thirty years spent working in America reflected his most consistent and mature efforts toward achieving his goal of a new architecture for the twentieth century. Focusing on this American period, Conversations with Mies van der Rohe, the latest addition to our Conversations series, gives fresh credence to this claim by presenting the architect's most important design concerns in his own words. In this collection of interviews Mies talks freely about his relationship with clients, the common language he aimed for in his architectural projects, the influences on his work, and the synthesis of architecture and technology that he advanced in his designs and built works. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987538. Paperback. $35.

Courtyard Housing in Los Angeles

Stefano Polyzoides, et al
As cities throughout the U.S. struggle with housing shortages, valuable lessons can be learned from the principles that underlie the design of the courtyard house. Whether humble or sumptuous in scale, courtyards create a sense of privacy and enhance quality of life by creating the impression of green space for their residents. Now available in its fifth printing, Courtyard Housing in Los Angeles documents the historical, technical, and cultural forces that shaped the development of this distinctive West Coast building type. The authors' in-depth research and analysis is enhanced by the inclusion of numerous plans and technical drawings. Julius Shulman's sensuous black-and-white photographs document the range of courtyard styles–from simple bungalow-style dwellings to more ornate buildings combining Italian, Spanish, and North African influences.
A passionate study of a model building type that “embodies all that is quintessentially Angeleno”; from its origins in the first decade of the century, its flowering in the twenties and early thirties to its future potential. The authors’ research and analysis are complemented by period photographs and Julius Shulman’s sensuous black-and-white images. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9780910413534. Paperback. $60.

Designer Portraits

Melchior Imboden
Melchior Imboden has chosen 120 designers who attracted his attention, from the cover designer of Rolling Stones albums to the animator of Yellow Submarine, photographed them and written a short text about their work. Hidden inside the Japanese binding are examples of each designe’rs work making this a sophisticated and unusual book. Verlag Niggli. ISBN 9783721206449. Paperback. $120.

Fashionable Technology

Sabine Seymour
The interplay of electronic textiles and wearable technology is a highly topical subject. This compact survey of the theory involved and an explanation of the role technology plays in a fabric or article of clothing includes over 50 well-known designers, research institutes, companies and artists. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211744987. Hardback. $93.50.

Form 220

Form eds
This edition of Form magazine looks at the world’s thinnest coffee machine from Swiss manufacturer Jura, favourite photographers of the best creative heads, a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of artist, architect and designer Max Bill, and much more. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764386160. Paperback. $36.

Ghost

Brian Mackay-Lyons
For two weeks each summer, architect Brian MacKay-Lyons uses his family farm on the east coast of Nova Scotia for a special event. Among the stone ruins of a village almost four hundred years old, he assembles a community of architects, professors, and students for a design-build internship and educational initiative called Ghost Research Lab. The two week project–one week of design and one week of construction – rests on the idea that architecture is not only about building but also about the landscape, its history, and the community. Based on the apprenticeship environment of ancient guilds, where architectural knowledge was transferred through direct experience, Ghost redefines the architect as a builder who cultivates and contributes to the quality of the native landscape.
Published to celebrate the event’s tenth anniversary, Ghost offers a thorough documentation of the past decade's design-build events including drawings, models, and final photographs of completed structures. Organized chronologically and interwoven with MacKay-Lyons’s simple and accessible personal narratives, Ghost also features essays by some of the most eminent figures in architectural criticism, including Christine Macy, Brian Carter, Karl Habermann, Robert Ivy, Kenneth Frampton, Thomas Fisher, Juhani Pallasmaa, Peter Buchanan, and Robert McCarter. In an architectural climate full of trends and egos, Ghost is the rare manifesto that does not preach but rather inspires quietly with simple ideas that unexpectedly unsettle and arouse.
“Architecture is a social art. If the practice of architecture is the art of what you can make happen, then I believe that you are only as good as your bullpen–the builders, the engineers, the artisans, the colleagues, the staff–who collaborate with you; those who become possessed by the same urge to build, by the same belief that we are working on something exceptional together.”– Brian MacKay-Lyons
Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987361. Paperback. $59.50.

Grading for Landscape Architects and Architects

Peter Petschek
In addition to planting, grading is of elementary importance and one of the landscape architect’s most important tools. This comprehensive guide includes basic and advanced concepts (such as digital modelling) as well as inspiring projects and practical examples. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764385026. Paperback. $70.

How to Break the Rules of Brand Design in 10+8 Easy Exercises

Stefano Caprioli and Pietro Corraini
For several years brand has meant a co-ordinated image: a graphic element based on a rigid form reproduced on everything. This handbook shows us that is possible to create a more natural and elastic brand based on how the object is produced making it friendlier and less rigid. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875700508. Paperback. $25.

Living by the Sea

Christine Desmoulins
Until now, books on the popular topic of beach houses have concentrated on the location’s aesthetic appeal. This book goes further to focus on the design possibilities that are unique to locations by the sea. Each example is organised according to its relationship with the sea: right by the sea, above the sea, or in the sea. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764386955. Hardback. $140.

Loblolly House

Kieran Timberlake Associates
Situated on idyllic Taylors Island, off the coast of Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, Loblolly House inaugurates a new, more efficient way of building. Through the use of state-of-the-art building information modeling (BIM), the architects were able to streamline the design-build process. Thousands of parts were collapsed and integrated into a few dozen panels and blocks that slid into an aluminum frame set on wooden pylons. Consisting of 70 percent prefabricated components, the kit-of-parts house was assembled (mostly with a wrench) and lifted into place on-site in less than six weeks.
Unlike most houses, even those built with sustainability in mind, Loblolly disassembles as easily as it assembles, making it an ecologically sound structure with a manageable environmental footprint. Extensively illustrated with photographs, drawings and a DVD of the design, fabrication and assembly of Loblolly House. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987477. Hardcover and DVD. $68.50.

Max Dudler Diocesan Library in Munster

Max Dudler
Max Dudler’s new buildings for the diocesan library in Munster combines with the existing buildings to form an ensemble and integrate the old buildings into the urban surroundings. In visual contrast to the city structure, the diocesan buildings form an orthogonal order. Verlag Niggli. ISBN 9783721206173. Paperback. $58.50.

Michel Nedjar

Johann Feilacher
Born in 1947, Nedjar is undisputedly one of the most important living artists of the French Art Brut movement. This tribute to the artist’s work bears testimony to his importance to both Art Brut and contemporary art. Over 300 colour illustrations document his artistic oeuvre, including an interview with Johann Feilacher. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211787106. Hardback. $65.

Opus 1 Le Corbusier

Eveline Perroud
Swiss photographer Eveline Perroud documents the renovation of the Maison Blanche by Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, later known as Le Corbusier. Built for his parents in 1912 in the Swiss city of La Chaux-de Fonds, the house was Le Corbusier’'s first opportunity to actualise his architectural theories. Verlag Niggli. ISBN 9783721206470. Hardback. $89.50.

Patterns 2

Barbara Glasner, et al, eds
Following on from the phenomenal success of Patterns in Design, Art and Architecture, Patterns 2 includes a broadened focus with patterns from fashion and science as well as art, architecture and design. These include graphic representations of whale songs and genetic codes and the latest creations of fashion designers such as Paul Smith and Eley Kishimoto. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764386443. Hardback. $140.

Peanutsfactory

Andre Wilhelm
New collages, drawings and pictures from Andre Wilhelm in which everyday culture collides with the history of art in a surprising and electric way. Wilhilm invites the reader on a racy trip around his world of sensuality and power. Each book’s cover is hand-printed by the artist. Benteli Verlag. ISBN 9783716514986. Paperback. $65.

Photo Graphics Poster Collection 17

Bettina Richter, ed
The latest installment in the Poster Collections series investigates how the effective interplay of photography, graphic arts and typography marks the beginning of modern graphic design. Illuminated here are eight selected approaches that both engage with tradition and consciously distinguish themselves from it in order to achieve fruitful reinterpretations. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037781289. Paperback. $54.50.

Portable Architecture

Robert Kronenburg
A comprehensive study of the forerunners, present context, and technology of portable architecture. Organised by area of application, there are sections on arts and culture, flexible living, extreme situations, exhibition and entertainment, and demountable and temporary structures. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764383244. Paperback. $93.50.

Project of Autonomy

Pier Vittorio Aureli
Radically rediscusses the concept of autonomy in politics and architecture by tracing a concise and polemical argument about its history in Italy in the 1960s and early 1970s. Aureli analyses the position of the Operaism movement, investigating the political motivations behind the theories of architects such as Aldo Rossi and Archizoom. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987941. Hardback. $42.50.

Revolving Architecture

Chad Randl
Explores the history of a unique building type, investigating the cultural forces that have driven people to design and inhabit revolving buildings. Packed with a variety of fantastic revolving structures such as a jail that kept inmates under constant surveillance and a residential building whose full-floor apartments circle independently of each other. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568986814. Hardback. $59.50.

Sacred Buildings

Rudolf Stegers
The building of religious structures represents a rare opportunity for the architect to concentrate on the creation of volume, space and form. This volume introduces the design, technical and planning fundamentals of building churches, synagogues and mosques with seventy built structures from the last three decades. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764366834. Hardback. $200.

Sedicesimo 3A Paul Cox

Paul Cox
This edition of the 16-page graphic design magazine is by Paul Cox. Along with his work as an artist and graphic designer he has also published several children’s books. He creates games and installations and exhibits in galleries and museums the world over. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9771972284002. Paperback. $10.

Sedicesimo 3B Francesco Dondina

Francesco Dondina
This edition of the 16-page graphic design magazine is by Francesco Dondina, designer for Armani, Cassina, Brian Eno and many others. Melding letter forms and furniture models Dondina creates a clear and transparent language that communicates a dreamlike fusion of image and meaning. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9771972284002. Paperback. $10.

Soho in Ottakring

Ula Schneider, et al, eds
Summarises the first 10 years of an art project in Vienna’s 16th district that explores the possibilities and consequences of art within the variable field of differing interests in urban areas. The authors discuss the development of the area, the art project and comparable international efforts in their contributions. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211785874. Paperback. $54.50.

Sustainable Water

Lars Mayer
An analysis of Bangladesh’s water problems. In contrast to other regions where drought is life threatening, there is too much water in Bangladesh and frequent floods contaminate the drinking water. Mayer developed a product for drinking water treatment, which can be realized with materials and techniques that can be found locally. Verlag Niggli. ISBN 9783721206340. Paperback. $34.

Systems in Timber Engineering

Josef Kolb
A whole new approach to the modernised world of timber construction with a comprehensive and visually organised treatment of everything from single-family houses to multi-storey structures. Includes energy saving building envelopes and systems for ceilings and interior dividing walls, which are so essential from the vantage point of construction. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764386894. Hardback. $160.