Renzo Piano Building Workshop – Volume 1
This first of four volumes on the work of Renzo Piano, shows key buildings and projects from the architect’s early career as well as from the Building
Towards Universality: Le Corbusier, Mies and De Stijl
There is no shortage of books about Le Corbusier, or Mies van der Rohe, or De Stijl. This one is different, however, in a number of ways. First, it
Joel Sanders
Architect Joel Sanders is known for inventive designs, both built and unbuilt, that explore the significant role architecture plays in the formation o
Architects on Architects
Here’s a profound, stirring study of how the world’s greatest architects influenced the work of others and why–told in the architect’s own dramatic a
Contemporary California Houses
Part of a series that aims to place buildings within their historical context, this text considers Gehry’s Schnabel House; Israel’s Lawson-Weston Hous
Lewis Mumford and American Modernism: Eutopian Theories for Architecture and Urban Planning
Lewis Mumford and American Modernism examines the career and writings of America’s leading critic of architecture and urbanism. The author of numerous
Stuler/Strack/Merz. Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin: Opus 45 Series
The building has been totally restored for the 125th anniversary of the Museum’s opening in 1876. Merz’s basic idea was to reveal the various historic
Gordon Matta-Clark: Art, Architecture and the Attack on Modernism
Known for–and even overshadowed by–his brutal and spectacular building cuts, Gordon Matta-Clark’s oeuvre is unique in the history of American
Kennedy Violich Architecture: KVA/MATx
Each year, the University of Michigan hosts the Charles and Ray Eames lecture, which celebrates an innovative design couple. In 2005, the honorees wer
HKS: Selected and Current Works
HKS, headquartered in Dallas with offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Orlando, Richmond, Salt Lake City, and Tampa provides professional services in arc