306090 11

Emily Abruzzo, et al (eds)
The eleventh volume of 306090 explores the role of the architectural model today in relation to the idea, the diagram, the technique and the material. Models includes contributions from engineers, scientists, poets, painters, photographers, historians, urbanists, and architects both young and experienced. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987347. Paperback. $48.50.

Achille Castiglioni: Design Interview

Francesca Appiani (ed)
A series of portraits released by the Museo Alessi in which some of the most important of Italian designers talk about their methods and experiences. Each video interview comes complete with drawings, stills, transcription of the interview and photos from the Alessi archive. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875701505. Paperback and DVD. $37.50.

Andrea Branzi: Design Interview

Francesca Appiani (ed)
A series of portraits released by the Museo Alessi in which some of the most important of Italian designers talk about their methods and experiences. Each video interview comes complete with drawings, stills, transcription of the interview and photos from the Alessi archive. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875701512. Paperback and DVD. $37.50.

At a Crossroads

Kate Williamson
After her best-selling A Year in Japan, Kate Williamson turns her pen to the two years she spent at her parents’ house in Pennsylvania while her life was “at a crossroads”. A unique graphic memoir about the joys, disappointments, comforts and embarrassments of life back home with mum and dad. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987149. Paperback. $35.

Block By Block

Timothy Mennel, et al (eds)
Jacobs’ seminal book The Death and Life of Great American Cities gave voice to those who believed development was a dangerous threat to city life. This far-ranging collection of essays about Jane Jacobs includes pieces by Marshall Berman, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Gopnik, Tama Janowitz, Ben Katchor, Phillip Lopate, Luc Sante and Tom Wolfe. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987712. Paperback. $32.

Crucial Words

Gert Windgardh and Rasmus Waern
Gert Wingardh and Rasmus Waern, Sweden’s most active architect and its best-known architecture critic, curate a selection of original articles by writers such as Denise Scott Brown, Kenneth Frampton, Massimiliano Fuksas, Hans Ibelings, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Juhani Pallasmaa, Joseph Rykwert and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764386450. Paperback. $58.50.

Details for Passive Houses

Austrian Institute for Healthy and Ecological Building (eds)
This collection of ecological evaluations and construction guidelines is an unrivaled classic in its field. This second edition provides standard cross-sections that conform to international passive house standards and are supplemented with connection details for passive house construction. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211297636. Paperback. $215.

E piu non dimandare

Valerio Berruti and Davide Longo
A flip book with drawings by Valerio Berruti and text by Davide Longo that explains to a young child where she has come from and what is ahead in the world beyond the hills. Published to coincide with an exhibition of Berruti’s paintings in Bra near Turin. A gentle and tender fable. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875701482. Hardback. $40.

Form 218

Form (eds)
This edition of Form includes a cover story on the art of communicating art, a profile of Lucerne-based agency The Tempest, as well as articles on the disappearing culture surrounding smoking, Japanese graphic artist Keiichi Tanaami and the troubles facing the Zollverein School in Essen. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764384760. Paperback. $35.

Gert Wingardh

Mikael Nanfeldt
Gert Wingardh is Sweden’s leading architect. This monograph analyses the principal aspects of his work in seminal essays by renowned architecture critics and uses text and images to document all the important buildings of his thirty-year career. This volume is supported by the texts in Crucial Words. Birkhäuser Verlag. ISBN 9783764386467. Paperback. $82.

Gunther Brus Scratchmarks

Dietmar Haubenhofer (ed)
Gunter Brus is best known as an action painter and picture poet but he has also created a exciting body of work with his etchings and lithographs. This is the first comprehensive publication dedicated to his work and includes texts on his influence as an artist, illustrator and writer. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211759035. Hardback. $65.

Investigations Into Decor and Decus

Davide Crippa and Barbara Di Prete
Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at the Fondazione Museo Arti e Industria in Omegna and curated by Studio Ghigos, this catalogue brings together some of the great names of design such as Alessandro Mendini, Ugo La Pietra and Italo Lupi, each of whom has designed a decorative surface for Abet Laminati. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875701499. Hardback. $45.

Merk Serono Geneva

Helmut Jahn, et al (eds)
Documentation of a research and administration centre in Geneva for Merk Serono Pharmaceuticals. Offers a description of the project and its development both from a corporate culture aspect and from the perspective of the architect Helmut Jahn, the civil engineer Werner Sobek, the climate expert Matthias Schuler and the critic Christian Marquart. AVedition. ISBN 9783899860955. Hardback. $115.

My Work is Not My Work

Hugues Boekraad
Pierrre Bernard, head of the studio Atelier de Creation Graphique in Paris, has won international renown with his graphic designs for the public domain. In this monograph Hugues Boekraad introduces us to the world of visual communication with an in-depth study of the fascinating work of Pierre Bernard. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037780879. Paperback. $93.50.

Oooh!

Massimiliano Tappari
From the photographer who reimagined the coffee machine and discovered surprising characters in its contours comes another exploration of the hidden faces in ordinary objects. Invented to develop children’s creativity, these photos reveal the fantastic side of reality. Edizioni Corraini. ISBN 9788875701574. Paperback. $35.

Open Manifesto 4

Kevin Finn (ed)
The latest issue of graphic design magazine Open Manifesto explores the topic of propaganda with contributions from documentary filmmaker Errol Morris, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky, writer Alain de Botton, Israeli peace activist Nurit Pele-Elhanan and graphic designer Peter Saville, among many others. Open Manifesto. ISSN 18325947. Paperback. $25.

Paul Rand: Conversations with Students

Michael Kroeger
The latest volume of the popular Conversations with Students series presents Rand’s last interview, recorded at Arizona State University one year before his death in 1996. Beginners and seasoned design professionals alike will be informed by Rand’s words and thoughts on varied topics ranging from design philosophy to design education. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 97815689847255. Paperback. $35.50.

Poste Mon Amour

Jean-Luc Cramatte
The changing face of the Swiss post office is documented in the photos of Jean-Luc Cramatte, whose pictures of post offices after closing, depopulated and silent, reflect the new reality of the communications sector. A cheerful and unpretentious homage to a disappearing part of city and rural life. Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 9783037780954. Hardback. $98.50

Sedicesimo 2: Italo Lupi

Italo Lupi
Un Sedicesimo is not a traditional magazine: each issue has a different author, whose job is to create a 16-pages-long project. It will become a sort of gallery on paper, which proposes a new personal exhibition every two months by artists, graphic designers, illustrators, students, writers and cooks too. Edizioni Corraini. ISSN 19722842. Paperback. $10.

Solar Assisted Air-Conditioning in Buildings (2nd revised edition)

Hans Martin Henning (ed)
Air conditioning contributes significantly to the energy consumption of buildings but energy reduction can be achieved through the use of solar thermal energy. This handbook supports the planner in designing solar assisted air-conditioning systems. Springer Verlag. ISBN 9783211730959. Hardback. $105.

Surface/Subsurface

Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi
For nearly two decades the architecture firm Weiss/Manfredi has practiced outside the traditional boundaries of architecture. Their work with complex sites and programs benefits from an interdisciplinary approach and a dynamic integration of architecture, art, infrastructure and landscape design. This volume includes nine major projects completed since 2000. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987330. Hardback. $117.

Transmaterial 2

Blaine Brownell
A clear, concise and carefully edited resource that provides information about the latest and most intriguing materials commercially available. Includes more than 200 materials and is indexed in multiple ways for maximum convenience. An indispensable tool for any architect or designer looking to keep up with the current trends in the field of materials. Princeton Architectural Press. ISBN 9781568987224. Paperback. $58.50.