ARCHITECTURE

Inside: Axelsson. Bohlin. Theselius.

Konstakakademien 2018 ISBN 9789188135209 Acqn 28516
Pb 21x27cm 192pp 140ills 100col £36

This is the catalogue to an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, which
features three architects who do not primarily design houses or buildings: Åke Axelsson, Jonas
Bohlin, and Mats Theselius. Rather, they build their environments from the inside out, with sharp
attention to detail and a comprehensive view. Known as Sweden’s premiere furniture designers
and interior architects, each occupied one of the three large exhibition halls at the academy, each
in turn reflecting a unique temperament and aesthetic, yet merging nonetheless into a united
whole. The book pays homage to the art of interior architecture today, citing its history and
pioneers in the 20th century.

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Streets And Neighbourhoods

Mao Museum Architecture And Design 2018 ISBN 9789616669412 Acqn 28529
Hb 22x28cm 238pp 200ills 100col £35

The Streets and Neighbourhoods book follows the professional parabola of architect and
intellectual Vladimir Braco Music, a key personality in post-war urban planning in Yugoslavia.
Music embodies a typical figure of the post-war architectural profession that saw architecture as
the main tool in the modification of urban and social reality. Between 1967 and 1975 a group of
architects and urban planners within the Urban Planning Institute of the Socialist Republic of
Slovenia planned and realised a series of residential neighbourhoods that soon became
recognised, both at the national and international level, as examples of paradigmatic realisation in
the field of contemporary urbanism. With preface by Matevz Celik and essays by Luka Skansi,
Martina Malesic, Bogo Zupancic, Visnja Kukoc and Eva Sapac.

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Log 42 - Disorienting Phenomenology

Anyone Corporation 2018 no ISBN Acqn 28587
Pb 17x23cm 204pp col ills £16.95

This issue, subtitled "Disorienting Phenomenology", presents eighteen essays by philosophers,

theorists, art and architectural historians, and architects. These writings provide a critical look at
those phenomenologies that reflect architecture and society's increasing awareness of the
sociocultural richness found in diversity. From Charles L. Davis's speculations on an architectural
phenomenology of blackness and Adrienne Brown's look at the role of space in producing
radicalisation, to readings of Husserl and Doug Wheeler, and a conversation with Jorge Otero-
Pailos, who offered a key reassessment of architectural phenomenology in the mid-20th century,
plus much more.

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Architectural Element 3 – Roof

Damdi 2018 ISBN 9788968010767 Acqn 28557
Hb 24x29cm 496pp col ills £100

Architecture is a mixture of individual elements. Some have been around for thousands of years,
while others are much more recent, emerging from today's cutting-edge technologies. To explore
the elements of architecture in depth, DAMDI offers a sweeping, three-part survey of
contemporary case studies from around the world. The first volume deals with the "Entrance", the
second looks at "Stairs", and the third examines the "Roof". Through models, photographs,
technical drawings, and sketches, hundreds of featured works represent the spectrum of
architectural elements today. Includes interviews with NL Architects, Moussafir Architectes,
Stefano Corbo Studio, and more.

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DASH: From Dwelling To Dwelling - Radical Housing Transformation

nai010 publishers 2018 ISBN 9789462083110 Acqn 27132
Pb 23x28cm 160pp col ills £33.25

Following the large-scale production of new buildings in the second half of the twentieth century
and the quietude of the economic crisis, a new practice is emerging. Finding ways to reuse the
existing building stock plays an important part in that practice. Towards a more sustainable use of
resources and social capital, this focus on the transformation of the existing housing stock is a
promising assignment for architects and developments. In the Netherlands, all eyes are on the
postwar housing that, built in the reconstruction period, is due for servicing on technical grounds
alone.

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The Potato Plan Collection - 40 Cities Through The Lens Of Patrick Abercrombie
nai010 publishers 2018 ISBN 9789462084339 Acqn 28366
Pb 24x30cm 240pp col ills £43.50

This book celebrates Patrick Abercrombie’s famous 'Potato Plan' and reveals its potential as an
analytical tool for contemporary urban territories. Originally drawn in 1943 as part of the County of
London Plan, Abercrombie’s 'Social and Functional Analysis Map' poetically illustrates the city as
an agglomeration of manifold neighbourhoods, character areas, and centralities. This book
gathers together 40 specific ‘Potato Plans’ from various metropolises all over the globe that were
drawn and interpreted by local architects, urban designers and schools of architecture. The aim is
to investigate the nature of neighbourhoods and centralities and their role in cities.

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City With A Hidden Past: Fumihiko Maki, Yukitoshi Wakatsuki, Hidetoshi Ohno, Tokihiko
Takatani, Naom
Kajima Institute Publishing Co 2018 ISBN 9784306046610 Acqn 28521
Pb 15x21cm 176pp ills £33.75

Thirty years after the original Japanese edition by Fumihiko Maki and a team from Maki and
Associates, an English-language version of this book is finally available. The original was based
on a commissioned study on "The Desirable Living Environment" and examined Japanese urban
spaces in the context of Tokyo's rapid change and the city's distinctive aesthetic consciousness.
In particular, the concern for surface layers, micro-topographies, and small spaces in the
metropolis received special focus. With the ever-growing and new global metropolises emerging
today, fundamentally different attitudes toward public domains are revealed. It is clear that old
ideas no longer apply.

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El Croquis 194 - Brandlhuber+ 1996-2018

El Croquis 2018 ISBN 9788494775420 Acqn 28629
Pb 25x34cm 272pp col ills £59

This monographic instalment features the work of Arno Brandlhuber, one of the most intriguing
European architects today. Known for his various collaborative practices involving an array of
people - architects, artists, writers, filmmakers, musicians - and an oeuvre rich in cultural
references, Brandlhuber stands for a discursive practice. He brings together individuals who
represent the new creative class which has become increasingly crucial for cities everywhere,
and he believes in their ability to develop new, more diverse and flexible lifestyles. This special
issue includes essays by Bart Lootsma and Moritz Kung, and features a selection of 20
exemplary projects.

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Travelling Architect - The Streets of Stockholm with Pontus Lomar

Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing 2018 ISBN 9789187543654 Acqn 28647
Pb 14x23cm 176pp 80col ills £23

Pontus Lomar, architect and founder of the multidisciplinary practice Lomar Arkitekter, always
travels with his watercolours. When he finds time, he chooses a place or a building and paints
what he sees - swiftly, impromptu, and without reflection. Over 25 years, this has yielded
thousands of watercolours from all over the world; snapshots of places and architecture, of light
and colour. But also of urban context, the pace of the city, and the life of its inhabitants, all those
things that breathe life into architecture. With a selection of 62 watercolours and personal
reflections on the motifs, he invites us to see his hometown of Stockholm through the eyes of an
architect.

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Variations On A Japanese Garden

La Casa Encendida 2018 ISBN 9788461700677 Acqn 28663
Pb 17x24cm 252pp col ills £29.95

This book invites the reader to indulge in contemplation, to delight in the aesthetic and spiritual
experience offered by gardens. Published on the occasion of an exhibition curated by Alicia
Chillida, it explores the typical concepts of the Japanese garden and is inspired by the work of
Mirei Shigemori, a renowned landscape architect, theorist, painter, and ikebana master, who
advocated the concept of the "eternal modern" to achieve a timeless modernity. Works range
from the 19th century to the present, and from traditional prints to the latest manga. Included are
written contributions by Chantal Maillard, Beatriz Blanco, Mitsuaki Shigemori, and others.

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Arquitectura Viva 204 - Culture In The Gulf

Avisa 2018 no iSBN Acqn 28805
Pb 24x30cm 96pp col ills £20

From modest origins the so-called 'Gulf countries' have become financial powers and vigorous
regional centers with an ever growing presence in the global scene. This increased importance
comes from strengthened economic control and occasional military interventions, but also from
'soft policies' such as the cultural propaganda that has proven a principal instrument in achieving
international visibility. The result is a series of enormous complexes devoted to art and
knowledge, made possible in a short time by the petrodollar, and Arquitectura Viva presents two
major recent examples: The Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum by Jean Nouvel and the Qatar National
Library by Rem Koolhaas.

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A+u 571 - San Francisco Urban Transformations

a+u Publishing Co. Ltd. 2018 no ISBN Acqn 28551
Pb 23x29cm 216pp £30

Featuring recent and in progress urban transformation in San Francisco, this issue is guest edited
by Craig Hartman, senior consulting design partner at the San Francisco-based firm Skidmore,
Owings & Merrill. Two major areas are at the root of this citywide enrichment: the Yerba Buena
Garden, part of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the De Young Museum, situated
in Golden Gate Park. These burgeoning cultural hotspots are spreading out to fill various urban
voids, such as old factories, railyards, piers, and elsewhere. One huge transformation is the
Transbay Transit Center, a mixed development project now recognised as a new neighbourhood.

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Times Of Complexity And Bewilderment. Reflecting On Lina Bo Bardi's 'Design At An Impasse'

Stroom 2016 ISBN 9789073799806 Acqn 28802
Pb 21x30cm 18pp 15ills 2 col £5.50

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AV Proyectos 086 - Dossier MVRDV

Avisa 2018 no ISBN Acqn 28803
Pb 24x30cm 96pp col ills £12.50

The latest issue of 'AV Proyectos' covers recent projects of the Rotterdam-based studio MVRDV,
whose propositive and nonconformist character is reflected in a prolific and varied body of work
that approaches architecture as a tool for urban activation, proposing density, hybridization of
uses, typological diversity, and colour. Another section gathers the finalist entries in the
competition for the new branch of the Centre Pompidou in Brussels, where the winning team was
formed by noAarchitecten, EM2N, and Sergison Bates. The chapter devoted to construction
focusses this time on the broad range of uses of plastic materials, and includes a modular and
adaptable roof, an inflatable pavilion, and a large translucid enclosure.

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AV Monographs 206 - LAN 2007-2018

Avisa 2018 ISBN 9788409010912 Acqn 28804
Pb 24x30cm 126pp col ills £39

LAN (Local Architecture Network), based in Paris, was founded in 2002 by Benoit Jallon
(Grenoble, 1972) and Umberto Napolitano (Naples, 1975). Encompassing social and urban
issues as well as debates on form and environmental and economic factors, LAN's work seeks
going beyond the vital cycle of users through the studied indetermination of the structures in their
buildings, which are in this way able to adapt to possible changes of function throughout the
years, and to the abstraction of their compositive language. This line of research can be found in
the twenty projects included in this issue, almost all of them built in France, and a good part of
them in Paris and its environs.

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