Guest-edited by Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi Every five or six years, a different country takes the architectural lead in Europe: England came to the fore with High Tech in the early 1980s; by the end of the 1980s, France came to prominence with Fran ois Mitterand's great Parisian projects; in the 1990s, Spain and Portugal were discovering a new tradition; and recently the focus has been on the Netherlands. In this ever shifting European landscape, Italy is now set to challenge the status quo. Already home to some of the world's most renowned architects - Renzo Piano, Massimiliano Fuksas and Antonio Citterio - it also has many talented architects like Mario Cucinella, Italo Rota, Stefano Boeri, the ABDR group and Maria Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo, who are now gaining international attention. Moreover there is an extraordinary emergence of younger architects - the Erasmus generation - who are beginning to realise some very promising buildings of their own. AD+ Interior Eye Yale Art Galler

Offices DesignSource presents a comprehensive selectionof offices and corporate buildings that embody the currentrevolution in architecture and interior design with regard toprofessional working spaces. The innovative spacesdisplayed here are characterized by flexible and dynamicfloor plans that can be adapted to multiple purposes andfunctions, where workers can carry out their duties incomfort and with efficiency. The spaces featured hererange from large corporate buildings designed byarchitects as renowned as Frank O. Gehry and RichardMeier, to smaller projects headed by recognized firms likeClaesson Koivisto Rune and Klein Dytham, all the way tooffices integrated into domestic spaces by talented youngdesigners.

Examine the standard procedures making up the life cycle of a design and build project in the latest publication in the Architecture in Practice Series. Author Andrew Mark Thomas provides commentary on the procurement route, specifics of design and build, and the documents which make up this environment. He then describes the process of tendering, how the contractor runs the project, the specific JCT conditions of contract, the consultants roles, and a who s who of those involved in the project. Interspersed among this information are illustrated case studies demonstrating how Design and Build works in various countries.

The Pantry Its History and Modern Uses Catherine Seiberling Pond Photographs by Steve Gross and Sue Daley The Pantry ponders the history, return and rebirth of the kitchen pantry. With a nod toward the philosophy "a place for everything and everything in its place," author and historian Catherine Seiberling Pond delves into the past, present, and future possibilities of this important room, and finds ways to incorporate a pantry into any home. Topics include: Food storage solutions What to put in your pantry How to choose the right materials Design and layout of the pantry Display and decor tips How to display dishes and collections Pantries are one of the most requested features being built into today's homes.

Stunning colour photography illustrates the very best hotel restaurant interiors from around the globe, in this the sixth volume in the World Permier Hotel Design series. Also available in the series: Vol. 1: Interior and Amenity Design ISBN 10: 4309800017 ISBN 13: 9784309800011 %35.00 Vol. 2: Super Suite Interior ISBN 10: 430900025 ISBN 13: 9784309800028 %35.00 Vol. 3: Europe & Asia Luxury Hotel Interior ISBN 10: 4309800033 ISBN 13: 9784309800035 %35.00 Vol. 4: Resort Hotel Interior ISBN 10: 4309800041 ISBN 13: 9784309800042 %35.00 Vol. 5: American Hotel Interior Designers Hotel Interior ISBN 10: 430980005X ISBN 13: 9784309800059 %35.00

In this sumptuous book, Alberto Pinto excels at creating aperfect harmony of volume and space by bringing fresh inspirationto established design principles. He assembles an unprecedentedrange of styles by merging his client’s tastes with his own flairfor creativity. With an unobstructed view of a white sandy beach and shimmeringturquoise water, a sprawling apartment in the exclusive Ipanemaenclave of Rio de Janeiro is decorated in subdued earth tones,punctuated by animal prints and vibrant works of modern art. Theinterior of a classical orientalist residence in Kuwait revealselaborate marble tile and wood details, while more modern spacesare furnished predominantly in black and white with judiciouslyplaced accents in red. The details in a Monaco apartment subtlyremind us that the home is perched above the Mediterranean Sea,while an ornate white-and-blue residence in New York is distinctlyEuropean in its rich use of antique furniture, ceramics, and ornatemoldings. Other striking and sublime spaces include

The last decade has witnessed a whole new generation of church design. The initial catalyst for this was the Christian jubilee when high-profile architects such as Richard Meier, Renzo Piano and Alvaro Siza were commissioned to produce important new projects for the new millennium. Church building initiatives, though, have gained momentum driven by a sense that contemporary congregations require modern places of worship. Rather than drawing on traditional or Gothic approaches, these new designs are the culmination of a whole century of modernist design in both their planning and vocabulary. Laura Moffatt describes twenty-eight churches from around the world, which are extraordinary in their richness and diversity of approach. They vary from small devotional chapels to churches with larger congregations and a social as well as religious remit. The book encompasses the spare, purity of places of worship such as John Pawson’s Nov’y Dvur Monastery in The Czech Republic and Tony Fretton’s Faith House i

This book encompasses a wide selection of trade show stands, realized by the outstanding international architects and designers, who have transformed this extraordinary facet of retail design into a fully-fledged art. Each one of the projects included in this volume has been carefully chosen according to a criterion of originality, creativity and innovation. Full-color glossy photographs, rigorous graphic documentation, and explanations by the authors themselves accompany those selected. All of which, added to the complete follow-up of how the design process developed, makes this work a necessary and exciting tool for architects, designers and students, as well as for all professionals wishing to extend their knowledge in the field of retail space design and the architecture of trade show stands.

Extraordinary coastal living on five continents--from Iceland to Chile--showcases designs from minimalist to cozy, from ethnic to modern, all reflecting the owners' love for the deep blue. Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on architecture, photography, design, contemporary art, interiors, and travel

For nearly thirty years, starting in the 1960s, Franklin D. Murphy was a dominant figure in the cultural development of Los Angeles. As chancellor of UCLA and later as chief executive of the Times Mirror company, Murphy channeled more than a billion dollars into the city's universities, museums, concert halls, and libraries. The Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, one of his landmark projects, is also one of the UCLA campus's great treasures. Standing as a model for sculpture gardens internationally since its dedication in 1967, the Murphy Garden features seventy-two important modern and contemporary sculptures in a five-acre site designed by landscape architect Ralph Cornell. This fully-illustrated catalog documents the entire Murphy Garden collection and provides a scholarly entry for each artist--a sampling of which includes Deborah Butterfield, Alexander Calder, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, Auguste Rodin, and David Smith. Three essays--by Victoria Steele, Cynthia Burlingh

With a complete statistical record since the 1896 founding of the modern Games—including medals won and times, distances, or scores recorded by the top eight competitors in all events (from staples such as the marathon to long-discontinued competitions such as the tug of war), this encyclopedic tome contains anything anyone could ever need or want to know about the modern Olympic Games. Far from a dry compendium of names, numbers, and scoring systems, this book also contains a summary history of every event at each of the 26 modern Games, enriched with an extraordinary wealth of Olympic lore and anecdote. The authors provide thought-provoking analysis of issues and controversies from shamateurism to drug-taking and corruption, and they have sieved through more than a century of Olympic history to assemble a mind-boggling collection of stories that range from the inspiring, through the comic, to the bizarre. Such long-forgotten characters are included as the boy who was plucked from the streets of Paris

Parks offer a little bit of nature in the middle of a vast gray city. Urban Spaces: New City Parks looks at fifteen ground-breaking projects that blur the distinction between landscaping and art, between artificial and natural. These projects explore the possibilities of landscape architecture with more than fifteen innovative, imaginative solutions to urban challenges. Thoroughly documented with commentary by the creators and hundreds of full-color photographs and plans, these projects represent the future and direction of green-space planning.

Spanning such a diverse geographical and cultural expanse as Asia, the first impression of this body of work is its utter diversity. While there may be country- or state wide commonalities, across nations the micro nuances of environment, climate, culture, economics, society and history can obviously be felt and make it difficult to generalize over architectural mannerisms and uncover any emerging trends. The architectural urgency that comes with youth is evident in the aspiring philosophies that lavish these pages. What binds them together whether it's a private home, a public institution, a piece of furniture, or city wide planning - is a richness of expression and a depth of narrative that results in meaningful spaces and objects that thrill, bemuse, and enlighten. Each project tells a story in terms of its choice of materials or its play with form. It is serious work that lacks frivolity yet leaves its audience indulged. There are of course stark contrasts, largely owing to the widely divergent char

一个较小居住的家庭空间也可以有其独特的设计感，该书提出了相当多的例子，把居住较小的空间规划利用设计转化成更具特色的生活空间。 《Within Small Homes》收录了超过二十个以上的个案，当中有公寓、个人工作室、单身住家与平房等较小空间的例子，书中不仅提出了相当多在面对设计较小坪数房子实际会遇到的问题，当中也提出了相当多转化空间利用的方法，每一个案也也相关的设计师与屋主提出概念与其中的智慧秘诀，这二十个以上的个案，总共不过1000平方英尺，却超过300张摄影照片插图和30个黑白的建筑草图及相关细节。

Architects, designers and artists from all over the worldcombine the increasing demands and standards of a booming Asia withinnovative materials and original ideas to create fascinatingworks.

Form in the landscape is the ultimate visual expression of the many forces that influence the design of outdoor environments. Landscape architecture embodies a skillful integration of these forces so that the changes on the land respond to human needs yet remain sensitive to the environment. The process of reaching an appropriate form is the focus of this book.

This book explores recent trends in the planning of industrial buildings,represented by a carefully selected series of projects illustrated by working drawings, plans, pho-tographs and other constructive details that display the key aspects of the design. Itshows how far contemporary industrial environments have moved away from those laconic edifications that colonized our urban outskirts with bland hulks of masonry and concrete. At the present time, this type of construction is thought of as some- thing more than the depositary of progress and of dated industrial endeavors. Weare witnessing the development of more amiable spaces, conceived for the well-being of their occupants, better related to the environment, more aware of the eco-logical repercussions their presence entails, yet maintaining aesthetic links with thefactories and industrial buildings of former times. The works that feature in this book embody the latest in productive workspaces, therealization of which has become one of the most exciti

The power of simplicity is fundamental to minimalist living .It is the purest essence of the home and interior ,with no redundancy or frills.although widely seen today.minimalism only took flight when Luminaries such as john pawson,Claudio silvestrin,peter zumthor and alberto campo baeza brought about far =reaching changes in the world of contemporary architecture and interiors with their minimalistic designs.This book presents 12 recently completed projects by leading architects and designers who are all worthy ambassadors of the "less is more"principle.

Cool Hotels Africa/Middle East showcases a comprehensive selection of cutting-edge hotels that embody the best in contemporary hotel design. This useful flexicover guide is extensively illustrated with approximately 400 color photographs, highlighting the interiors and exteriors of these striking accommodations. This overview includes designs from Enrico Daffonchio, Peter Matkovitch and Ed Tuttle in locations as diverse as South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius and Morocco. ? An extensive compilation of the most contemporary hotels in Africa and the Middle East ? Illustrations and text provide useful information to both design professionals and travelers.

Contemporary architecture by country TASCHEN's new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects?from the firmly established to the up-and-coming?with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated de*ions of the architects? or firms? most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured. Architects/firms included: Mario Botta Santiago Calatrava Aldo Celoria J?rg Conzett Deventh?ry & Lamuni?re Diener + Diener Eckert & Eckert (e2a) Norman Foster Fuhrimann + H?chler Patrick Gartmann Gigon & Guyer Herzog & de Meuron Davide Macullo Valerio Ogliati Renzo Piano Philippe Rahm Peter Zumthor

New York is known as the city that never sleeps and it’s a non-stop source of design innovation。This volume covers state-of-the-art New York design from fields such as architecture， interiors and fashion。Lively illustrations show what’s happening in New York’s commercial and cultural spaces， as well as in its private residences。And—if that weren’t enough—there’s also a look at product design and lighting innovation。With numerous examples from both native New Yorkers， and designers who work in New York， this compendium of design showcases all that’s cutting-edge in the Big Apple。

In the last decade or so, the modern family house has undergone a design revolution as modern décor and furniture have become the standard and living spaces have opened up for family interaction. In this book, Caroline Tilston takes us out the back door and continues this process into the garden. She showcases 29 stylish gardens that have been designed with both children and adults in mind. The gardens draw on an enormous range of ideas and inspirations and all are thoroughly modern in the way that they create spaces conducive to family life, whether relaxing from everyday stress or entertaining children. An engaging sourcebook for any gardener or would-be gardener, Modern Family Gardens is full of design and planting ideas from the most innovative garden designers working today. Ranging from tiny urban yards to large country gardens, the featured case studies demonstrate that gardens can be beautiful and inventive at any scale. The book includes stunning photography showing both the overall gardens a

From A-line to yukata, from batik to yoke, "The Visual Dictionary of Fashion" explores and explains the many terms used in the fashion industry. Each term is defined and put in context to give the reader a clear understanding of fashion terminology. More than 270 common fashion terms are explained and illustrated, from practical day-to-day words such as lapel, pattern, and crewelwork to conceptual terms such as postmodernism. "The Visual Dictionary of Fashion" is like having a personal translator for rag-trade shop talk. * More than 270 entries in visual format * Clear, concise sourcebook * Handy take-along format

Shopping as an experience has taken the place as, shopping as a necessity; and the design of the spaces to meet that end has had to adapt accordingly. At the turn of the century, commercial establishments were the first to apply the new construction techniques that emerged from the Industrial Revolution. The new markets and galleries of the European capitals represented the germ of what is today one of the best exponents of the latest tendencies in the language and materials of interior design. Shop Design presents a wide range of shops selling clothing, complements and other objects modern temples of consumption that has opened recently in different parts of the world. This is a dynamic and colourful collection of some of the most forward-looking and inspiring shop designs in the world, from the studios of some of modern architecture's leading names. Each project is thoroughly documented with the designers' own notes and explanations, sketches, floor plans and glossy full-colour photographs. They show a

Founded in New York City in 1981, Toshiko Mori Architect is known for using both new and traditional materials and for integrating architecture with light and landscape. This monograph, the first on the practice, includes more than twenty-five residential, cultural, institutional, and commercial projects. The firm has designed private houses in Maine, New York, and Florida, including additions to modern residences by Paul Rudolph and Marcel Breuer. In addition, Toshiko Mori Architect specializes in exhibition designs, notably various installations of textiles and other materials at the Museum of Modern Art and the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.