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Wright Sites: A Guide to Frank Lloyd Wright Public Places

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Sat, 8 Jul 2017 18:27:00 +0800

Frank Lloyd Wright's groundbreaking designs, innovative construction techniques, and inviting interiors continue to astound and inspire generations of architects and nonarchitects alike. The only comprehensive collection of Wright-designed buildings open to the public in the United States and Japan, Wright Sites has been revised and expanded to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the architect's birth in June 1867. The fourth edition of our best-selling guidebook contains twenty new sites, updated site descriptions and access information, and, for the first time, color photographs. It also includes itineraries for Wright road trips, a list of archives, and a selected bibliography.

The introduction, revised for this edition, is by Jack Quinan, a founding member of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy and author of Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House.

Wright Sites: A Guide to Frank Lloyd Wright Public Places

Product details

Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press; Rev Upd edition (May 2, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1616895772
ISBN-13: 978-1616895778
Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.5 x 9 inches

Carlo Scarpa

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Fri, 7 Jul 2017 18:22:00 +0800

The work of Carlo Scarpa challenged, and continues to challenge, accepted notions of modern architecture.

While several books have been published on his work, none has approached the breadth and depth of this monograph by Robert McCarter, who is celebrated for his meticulously researched, experientially based, and jargon-free accounts of key figures in modern architecture.

This book is the definitive study of Scarpa's many accomplishments, including such works at the Canova Museum, the Castelvecchio Museum and the Brion Cemetery, among others.

Carlo Scarpa

Review

"Scarpa's career and working practices have been comprehensively researched and documented in Robert McCarter's new monograph for Phaidon Press... McCarter's carefully layered, first-hand narratives offer a rich evocation of each building project."—Disegno Daily

"...Illustrated with a handsome selection of sketches, plans and photographs... [Robert McCarter is] an engaging guide..."—Apollo

"In this substantial volume, McCarter leads us by the hand through Scarpa's achievements. He gives us a survey that is both vast, and in the spirit of Scarpa, meticulously detailed."—Curated Object

"With 350 images and drawings, Carlo Scarpa documents the architect's dramatic modernism - the sweeping red staircase of his Banca Popolare in Verona, his sleek concrete-and-wood Olivetti showroom in Venice - even as it celebrates his poetic vision?"—ELLE Decor

Carlo Scarpa

Product details

Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Phaidon Press; Reprint edition (May 7, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0714874205
ISBN-13: 978-0714874203
Product Dimensions: 10 x 1 x 11.5 inches

This Brutal World

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Thu, 6 Jul 2017 18:15:00 +0800

A curated collection of some of the most powerful and awe-inspiring Brutalist architecture ever built

This Brutal World is a global survey of this compelling and much-admired style of architecture. It brings to light virtually unknown Brutalist architectural treasures from across the former eastern bloc and other far flung parts of the world.

It includes works by some of the best contemporary architects including Zaha Hadid and David Chipperfield as well as by some of the master architects of the 20th century including Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Kahn, Paul Rudolph and Marcel Breuer.

This Brutal World

About the Author

Peter Chadwick is a London-based art director and tutor in graphic design and communication at Chelsea College of Arts. Peter's work has been published in over thirty publications worldwide and his work has been exhibited in the UK, Europe and Asia. With over 25 years experience working in the music, fashion, retail and arts sectors, Peter has worked with clients and major recording artists including Primal Scream, Beth Orton, Groove Armada, Defected, Ministry of Sound, Harvey Nichols and Paul Smith. Peter shares his passion for Brutalism and all things concrete and modern via his twitter account (@BrutalHouse) and instagram account (@thisbrutalhouse).

Product details

Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Phaidon Press; 1 edition (May 23, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0714871087
ISBN-13: 978-0714871080
Product Dimensions: 10 x 1 x 11.5 inches

Zaha Hadid: Early Paintings and Drawings

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Wed, 5 Jul 2017 18:10:00 +0800

The impact of visionary Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid (1950–2016) upon contemporary architecture cannot be overstated. Among her many talents, Hadid was also an accomplished artist and highly skilled calligrapher, influenced by the Russian avant-garde (Malevich, Tatlin and Rodchenko).

This concise, beautifully designed catalog, with its die-cut cover that pays homage to her unique formal vocabulary, presents a large selection of her rarely seen paintings, drawings (including calligraphy drawings which would later be transformed into architecture), notebooks and visionary digital visual work, all of which echo the lightness and weightlessness of her buildings. Many of Hadid’s early paintings pre-empt the potential of digital and virtual reality. These works, which date from the 1970s to the early 1990s, reveal her as an architect with drawing at the very heart of her work.

Zaha Hadid: Early Paintings and Drawings

Product details

Hardcover: 168 pages
Publisher: Koenig Books (June 27, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3960980574
ISBN-13: 978-3960980575
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 7.5 x 9.5 inches

Eames

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Tue, 4 Jul 2017 18:07:00 +0800

The creative duo Charles Eames (1907–1978) and Ray Kaiser Eames (1912–1988) transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film.

The Eames’ work defined a new, multifunctional modernity, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably plywood and plastics. The Eames Lounge Chair Wood, designed with molded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the twentieth century, while the couple’s contribution to the Case Study Houses project not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an adaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces which would become a hallmark of postwar modern architecture.

From the couple’s earliest furniture experiments to their seminal short film Powers of Ten, this book covers all the aspects of the illustrious Eames repertoire and its revolutionary impact on middle-class American living.

About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture Series features:
an introduction to the life and work of the architect
the major works in chronological order
information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions
a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings
approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)

Eames

Product details

Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: Taschen (July 21, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3836560216
ISBN-13: 978-3836560214
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.5 x 10.4 inches

Ornament is Crime: Modernist Architecture

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:57:00 +0800

An unprecedented homage to modernist architecture from the 1920s up to the present day

Ornament Is Crime is a celebration and a thought-provoking reappraisal of modernist architecture.

The book proposes that modernism need no longer be confined by traditional definitions, and can be seen in both the iconic works of the modernist canon by Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, and Walter Gropius, as well as in the work of some of the best contemporary architects of the twenty-first century.

This book is a visual manifesto and a celebration of the most important architectural movement in modern history.

Ornament is Crime: Modernist Architecture

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Ornament is Crime journeys between the decades to liberate Modernism from its traditional definitions and proposes its continuing presence in the in the work of 21st century architects... [With] elegant spreads and striking examples... An intriguing manifesto... The use of quotes from cultural figures as diverse as Leonard Cohen and Kazimir Malevich here reframes Modernism as a timeless dialogue."—Aesthetica

"A gorgeous collection of black-and-white photographs of homes by modern masters and contemporary architects."—Curbed

"Beautifully illustrated throughout, this thought-provoking compendium invites you to discover modernism's journey from the 1920s to the present day... Inspiring... Ornament is Crime is also interspersed with classic song lyrics, literary excerpts and insightful quotes [...] adding depth and context to the featured images."—CreativeBoom.com

Ornament is Crime: Modernist Architecture

Product details

Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Phaidon Press (June 19, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0714874167
ISBN-13: 978-0714874166
Product Dimensions: 10 x 1 x 11.5 inches

Kelly L. Murdock's Autodesk 3ds Max 2018 Complete Reference Guide

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 20:01:00 +0800

Kelly L. Murdock's Autodesk 3ds Max 2018 Complete Reference Guide is a popular book among users new to 3ds Max and is used extensively in schools around the globe. The success of this book is found in its simple easy-to-understand explanations coupled with its even easier to follow tutorials. The tutorials are laser focused on a specific topic without any extra material, making it simple to grasp difficult concepts. The book also covers all aspects of the software, making it a valuable reference for users of all levels.

The Complete Reference Guide is the ultimate book on 3ds Max, and like Autodesk s 3D animation software, it just gets better and better with each release. Whether you're new to 3ds Max or an experienced user, you'll find everything you need in this complete resource. The book kicks off with a getting started section, so beginners can jump in and begin working with 3ds Max right away. Experienced 3ds Max users, will appreciate advanced coverage of features like crowd simulation, particle systems, radiosity, MAXScript and more. Over 150 tutorials complete with before and after files help users at all levels build real world skills.

What you'll learn

Discover all the new features and changes in 3ds Max 2018
Learn how to reference, select, clone, group, link and transform objects
Explore 3D modeling and how to apply materials and textures
Set impressive scenes with backgrounds, cameras and lighting
Master smart techniques for rendering, compositing and animating
Create characters, add special effects, and finish with dynamic animations such as hair and cloth
Get comfortable with key tools such as Track View, Quicksilver, mental ray®, Space Warps, MassFX and more

Kelly L. Murdock's Autodesk 3ds Max 2018 Complete Reference Guide

Product details

Perfect Paperback: 1300 pages
Publisher: SDC Publications (June 23, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1630571075

ISBN-13: 978-1630571078

New York Art Deco: A Guide to Gotham's Jazz Age Architecture

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 19:51:00 +0800

Of all the world's great cities, perhaps none is so defined by its Art Deco architecture as New York. Lively and informative, New York Art Deco leads readers step-by-step past the monuments of the 1920s and 30s that recast New York as the world's modern metropolis.

Anthony W. Robins, New York's best-known Art Deco guide, includes an introductory essay describing the Art Deco phenomenon, followed by eleven walking tour itineraries in Manhattan each accompanied by a map designed by legendary New York cartographer John Tauranac and a survey of Deco sites across the four other boroughs.

Also included is a photo gallery of sixteen color plates by nationally acclaimed Art Deco photographer Randy Juster. In New York Art Deco, Robins has distilled thirty years' worth of experience into a guidebook for all to enjoy at their own pace.

New York Art Deco: A Guide to Gotham's Jazz Age Architecture

Editorial Reviews

Review

A wonderful, warmhearted, exceptionally knowledgeable and detailed guidebook that takes you firmly by the hand along fifteen thoughtfully planned itineraries through New York's most exuberant and optimistic architectural heritage: those much-beloved Art Deco skyscrapers, apartment houses, shops, and theaters that stand out as the showy orchids and magnificent birds-of-paradise of the city's building stock. Anthony W. Robins's New York Art Deco is an essential introduction to hundreds of structures that are, as the book says, waiting impatiently for you to visit. Tony Hiss, author of In Motion: The Experience of Travel

New York Art Deco: A Guide to Gotham's Jazz Age Architecture

Product details

Paperback: 273 pages
Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press (June 1, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1438463960
ISBN-13: 978-1438463964
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9.1 inches

Gardens of the High Line: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 19:24:00 +0800

Before it was restored, the High Line was an untouched, abandoned landscape overgrown with wildflowers. Today it is much more than that; it’s a central plaza, a cultural center, a walkway, and a green retreat in a bustling city that is free for all to enjoy. But above all else, it is a beautiful, dynamic garden with plantings designed by Piet Oudolf, one of the world’s most extraordinary garden designers. Gardens of the High Line, by Piet Oudolf and Rick Darke, offers an in-depth view into the planting designs, plant palette, and maintenance of this landmark achievement. It reveals a four-season garden that is filled with native and exotic plants, drought-tolerant perennials, and grasses that thrive and spread. It also offers inspiration and advice to home gardeners and garden designers looking to recreate its iconic, naturalistic style. Featuring stunning photographs by Rick Darke and an introduction by Robert Hammond, the founder of the Friends of the High Line, this large-trim, photo-driven book is a must-have for anyone who appreciates the nature of design.

Gardens of the High Line: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes

Editorial Reviews

Review

“A wholly enchanting celebration of the transformation of one sliver of urban industrial landscape.” —Booklist starred review

“Provides a richly illustrated and informative tour through the total expanse of the High Line. . . . Whether you are a repeat visitor to this unique park or preparing for your initial tour, this book is an engaging and helpful guide. Studying its photographs made me eager to plan yet another visit. I’m willing to bet it will have the same effect on you.” —Gardenista

Lavishly illustrated.” —Mother Nature Network

From the Author

We are both pleased to be collaborating with our friend and colleague graphic designer Lorraine Ferguson and Friends of the High Line to produce a book exclusively devoted to the High Line's gardens.

Gardens of the High Line: Elevating the Nature of Modern Landscapes

Product details

Paperback: 320 pages

Publisher: Timber Press (June 14, 2017)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1604696990

ISBN-13: 978-1604696998

Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 1.1 x 11.9 inches

Out East: Houses and Gardens of the Hamptons

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 19:17:00 +0800

Cool breezes, miles of pristine beaches, and vast, open farmland have long attracted visitors to Long Island’s South Fork, known worldwide as “The Hamptons.”

Residents in picturesque seaside communities from Southampton to Montauk are calling upon world-class designers to fine-tune their visions, giving rise to a fresh design vernacular: homes that are testaments to what can be achieved when inspired by the natural beauty of a unique locale—and when imagination is one’s only limitation.

Out East captures the enduring appeal of shingled houses, modernist oceanfront designs, artists’ compounds, and Montauk surf shacks. Jennifer Ash Rudick, a long-time Southampton resident, leads an insider’s tour of more than 25 houses, cottages, and pool houses. Tria Giovan, a Sag Harbor–based photographer, captures extraordinary gardens, verandas, lakeside pavilions, farmhouses, and converted barns.

Out East: Houses and Gardens of the Hamptons

About the Author

Jennifer Ash Rudick is the author of Palm Beach Chic, a contributing editor to Veranda, and a former editor at Town & Country andW. She lives in Southampton and New York City.

Tria Giovan is a photographer specializing in interiors and still lifes. Her work has appeared in books and in Coastal Living, Esquire, House Beautiful, Travel & Leisure, and Veranda. She lives in Sag Harbor and New York City.

Out East: Houses and Gardens of the Hamptons

Product details

Hardcover: 328 pages
Publisher: Vendome Press (July 11, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0865653372
ISBN-13: 978-0865653375
Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 9.4 x 12.2 inches

Frank Lloyd Wright: Unpacking the Archive

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 10:48:00 +0800

Unpacking Wright’s archive of more than two million objects, on the 150th anniversary of the master architect’s birth. Published for a major exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, this catalog reveals new perspectives on the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, a designer so prolific and familiar as to nearly preclude critical reexamination. Structured as a series of inquiries into the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives at Taliesin West, Arizona (recently acquired by MoMA and Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University), the book is a collection of scholarly explorations rather than an attempt to construct a master narrative. Each chapter centers on a key object from the archive that an invited author has “unpacked”― tracing its meanings and connections, and juxtaposing it with other works from the archive, from MoMA, or from outside collections. Wright’s quest to build a mile-high skyscraper reveals him to be one of the earliest celebrity architects, using television, press relations and other forms of mass media to advance his own self-crafted image. A little-known project for a Rosenwald School for African-American children, together with other projects that engage Japanese and Native American culture, ask provocative questions about Wright’s positions on race and cultural identity. Still other investigations engage the architect’s lifelong dedication to affordable and do-it-yourself housing, as well as the ecological systems, both social and environmental, that informed his approach to cities, landscapes and even ornament. The publication aims to open up Wright’s work to questions, interrogations and debates, and to highlight interpretations by contemporary scholars, both established Wright experts and others considering this iconic figure from new and illuminating perspectives

Frank Lloyd Wright: Unpacking the Archive

Product details

Hardcover: 256 pages

Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art (June 27, 2017)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1633450260

ISBN-13: 978-1633450264

Product Dimensions: 1 x 9.2 x 12.5 inches

Cabin Porn: Inspiration for Your Quiet Place Somewhere

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:58:00 +0800

Cabin Porn: Inspiration for Your Quiet Place Somewhere

Product Details

Hardcover: 336 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; unabridged edition (September 29, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0316378216
ISBN-13: 978-0316378215
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 1.2 x 9.4 inches

The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design 6th Edition

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 18:53:00 +0800

The time-saving resource every architect needs

The Architect’s Studio Companion is a robust, user-friendly resource that keeps important information at your fingertips throughout the design process. It includes guidelines for the design of structure, environmental systems, parking, accessibility, and more. This new sixth edition has been fully updated with the latest model building codes for the U.S. and Canada, extensive new information on heating and cooling systems for buildings, and new structural systems, all in a form that facilitates rapid preliminary design. More than just a reference, this book is a true companion that no practicing architect or student should be without.

This book provides quick access to guidelines for systems that affect the form and spatial organization of buildings and allows this information to be incorporated into the earliest stages of building design. With it you can:

Select, configure, and size structural systems
Plan for building heating and cooling
Incorporate passive systems and daylighting into your design
Design for parking and meet code-related life-safety and accessibility requirements

From the Back Cover
THE GUIDEBOOK AT EVERY ARCHITECT'S FINGERTIPS—UPDATED AND EXPANDED

Get your preliminary designs off the ground with The Architect's Studio Companion, Sixth Edition—the handbook you need for the preliminary selecting, configuring, and sizing of the structural, environmental, life safety, accessibility, and parking systems of a building. Edward Allen and Joseph Iano, authors of the bestselling Fundamentals of Building Construction, use their trademark talent for boiling down complex technical requirements into easy-to-use and time saving guidelines for the engineering and architectural design of buildings. Use this practical reference to:

Quickly access up-to-date information on the latest energy efficient building heating and cooling systems
Easily explore alternative structural materials and systems for your building design
Readily incorporate the requirements of the latest U.S. and Canadian model building codes and accessibility regulations
Consider passive approaches to heating and cooling, natural daylighting, and other sustainable building design strategies
Streamline your design process today with The Architect's Studio Companion, Sixth Edition.

The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design

Product Details

Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 6 edition (January 17, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1119092418
ISBN-13: 978-1119092414
Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 1.1 x 10.8 inches

Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 19:09:00 +0800

From Pulitzer Prize–winning architectural critic Paul Goldberger: an engaging, nuanced exploration of the life and work of Frank Gehry, undoubtedly the most famous architect of our time. This first full-fledged critical biography presents and evaluates the work of a man who has almost single-handedly transformed contemporary architecture in his innovative use of materials, design, and form, and who is among the very few architects in history to be both respected by critics as a creative, cutting-edge force and embraced by the general public as a popular figure.

Building Art shows the full range of Gehry’s work, from early houses constructed of plywood and chain-link fencing to lamps made in the shape of fish to the triumphant success of such late projects as the spectacular art museum of glass in Paris. It tells the story behind Gehry’s own house, which upset his neighbors and excited the world with its mix of the traditional and the extraordinary, and recounts how Gehry came to design the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, his remarkable structure of swirling titanium that changed a declining city into a destination spot. Building Art also explains Gehry’s sixteen-year quest to complete Walt Disney Concert Hall, the beautiful, acoustically brilliant home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry

Product Details

Hardcover: 528 pages
Publisher: Knopf; First Edition edition (September 15, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0307701530
ISBN-13: 978-0307701534
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 1.6 x 9.5 inches

The Finer Things: Timeless Furniture, Textiles, and Details

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 19:03:00 +0800

Rural escapes for those yearning for a simpler existence, by the creators of the wildly popular tumblr Cabin Porn.

Created by a group of friends who preserve 55 acres of hidden forest in Upstate New York-Cabin Porn began as a scrapbook to collect inspiration for their building projects. As the collection grew, the site attracted a following, which is now a huge and obsessive audience.

The site features photos of the most remarkable handmade homes in the backcountry of America and all over the world. It has had over 10 million unique visitors, with 350,000 followers on Tumblr. Now Zach Klein, the creator of the site (and a co-founder of Vimeo) goes further into the most alluring images from the site and new getaways, including more interior photography and how-to advice for setting up a quiet place somewhere.

With their idyllic settings, unique architecture and cozy interiors, the Cabin Porn photographs, are an invitation to slow down, take a deep breath, and feel the beauty and serenity that nature and simple construction can create.

With a foreword by Miles Redd, this luxurious decorating resource trains the eye to recognize enduring, quality home goods and to use them to dazzling design effect.

Quality matters. Just as a home’s foundation should be built to stand the test of time, so, too, should the furniture, objects, and elements of our rooms speak to an enduring sense of beauty and comfort. They should outlast trends and our loving day-to-day use. But how does one recognize quality and judge whether something is well made?

Christiane Lemieux set out to answer this question by interviewing the world’s greatest experts. Weaving together the insights and guidance of dozens of wallpaper and paint specialists, textile fabricators, accessories artisans, and interior designers, Lemieux has curated an unparalleled education in recognizing the hallmarks of timeless, heirloom-quality pieces. Hundreds of elegant home interiors—both iconic examples from the past and stunning residences today--represent the range of luxurious and customized environments that can be created with fine décor.

The Finer Things: Timeless Furniture, Textiles, and Details

Product Details

Hardcover: 416 pages
Publisher: Clarkson Potter (September 6, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0770434290
ISBN-13: 978-0770434298
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 1.6 x 11.3 inches

Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods 6th Edition

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 18:48:00 +0800

The latest updated edition of the #1 reference on building construction

For the nuts and bolts on building construction practices and materials, thousands of professionals and students of architecture, engineering, and construction technology have turned to Edward Allen and Joseph Iano's Fundamentals of Building Construction. This new Sixth Edition of the bestselling work provides the most up-to-date survey of the basic materials and methods that are used in contemporary building construction.

Using the latest building codes, standards, and developments in materials and technologies as its basis, this book covers the complete range of construction activities—from excavating and foundations to cladding and interior finishes—and examines common construction systems, such as light wood frame, masonry bearing wall, steel frame, and reinforced concrete construction.

This Sixth Edition has been fully updated and includes:

More than 200 new or updated illustrations and photographs, as well as 70 new photorealistic renderings
The latest innovations in glass, concrete, wood, and other materials
Updated chapter sections reflecting the latest information and practices on environmental impact, embodied energy and carbon, and sustainability of materials and construction
Current 2012 International Building Code®, MasterFormat®2012, and the most recent ASTM references and LEED information
Sidebars addressing sustainability considerations
"From Concept to Reality" case studies demonstrating how technical decisions are made in real-world building projects
Entirely updated end-of-chapter sections, including selected references, web sites, key terminology, review questions, and exercises
Completely revised digital learning resources available on the Interactive Resource Center companion site, including new Interactive Exercises, Animations, Flash Cards, Self-Tests, and Image Gallery
Icons found throughout the text indicating availability of Interactive Exercises and Animations on the online Interactive Resource Center companion site to expand learning of difficult concepts
Companion book, Exercises in Building Construction, available in print or e-book format
Fundamentals of Building Construction, Sixth Edition lays the foundation that every architect and construction professional needs to build a successful career.

Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods

Product Details
Hardcover: 1024 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 6 edition (October 14, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1118138910
ISBN-13: 978-1118138915
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 1.4 x 11.2 inches

House Rules: An Architect's Guide to Modern Life

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:11:00 +0800

Drawing on examples of her own distinctive, humane modern design, celebrated architect Deborah Berke demonstrates how to create a serene haven for contemporary living.

House Rules documents the beauty and relevance of Deborah Berke’s vision by articulating eight guiding principles to achieve an enriching domestic space.

Her rules range from how to design a meaningful sequence from indoors to out, to the need for abundant storage to live an uncluttered life. House Rules delves deep into Berke’s working process and her thoughtful approach to design, showcasing more than fifty residences.

An inspiring guide for home owners and those aspiring to build a house, House Rules also addresses such timely factors as environmental sustainability and innovative construction techniques.

Drawing on these examples of her user-friendly contemporary designs, House Rules demonstrates how to craft a serene space for modern living. Photographs of compelling details richly illustrate her principles, underscoring both the poetry and practicality of her ideas.

House Rules: An Architect's Guide to Modern Life

Product Details

Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Rizzoli (July 12, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0847848213
ISBN-13: 978-0847848218
Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 1 x 10.5 inches

Eames

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 11:06:00 +0800

Visual impact: Nothing says modernist perfection like an Eames design

The creative duo Charles Eames (1907–1978) and Ray Kaiser Eames (1912–1988) transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film.

The Eames’ work defined a new, multifunctional modernity, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably plywood and plastics. The Eames Lounge Chair Wood, designed with molded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the twentieth century, while the couple’s contribution to the Case Study Houses project not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an adaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces which would become a hallmark of postwar modern architecture.

From the couple’s earliest furniture experiments to their seminal short film Powers of Ten, this book covers all the aspects of the illustrious Eames repertoire and its revolutionary impact on middle-class American living.

About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture Series features:
an introduction to the life and work of the architect
the major works in chronological order
information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions
a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings
approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)

Eames

Product Details

Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: Taschen (July 21, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3836560216
ISBN-13: 978-3836560214
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.6 x 10.3 inches

From the Land: Backen, Gillam, & Kroeger Architects

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 11:02:00 +0800

Elegant rusticity meets unpretentious luxury in the work of this award-winning architecture firm.

Howard Backen, principal of the architecture firm Backen, Gillam & Kroeger, is at the center of a popular movement in home design that emphasizes elegant simplicity and embraces the rustic charm of natural materials.

This volume, the first on his work and that of the firm, is an artful exploration of this aesthetic, featuring farmhouses in the Napa Valley, hilltop homes, seaside retreats, and lakeside hideaways.

Throughout the work, a sense of intimacy, warmth, and informality pervades. Natural materials, such as wood, stone, and brick, form the foundations, walls, and ceilings of these subtly luxurious spaces, while nature itself plays a considered role that is at once complementary and also intricately conjoined with the work. Sensitive, alluring, and wonderfully resonant with the suggestion of invitation, the work of Backen, Gillam & Kroeger is both thrilling to the eye and restorative to the soul.

From the Land: Backen, Gillam, & Kroeger Architects

Product Details

Hardcover: 456 pages
Publisher: Rizzoli (October 8, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0847840778
ISBN-13: 978-0847840779
Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 1.8 x 13.3 inches

Tom Kundig: Works

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:57:00 +0800

In Tom Kundig: Works, the celebrated Seattle-based architect presents nineteen new projects, from Hawaii to New York City.

Kundig's award-winning houses, known for their rugged yet elegant and welcoming style, are showcased in lush photography with drawings and sketches, and appear alongside his commercial work—from multistory complexes to the Tacoma Art Museum to a line of hardware (handles, door pulls, hinges, and more).

In firsthand accounts, Kundig describes the projects and his design process with many personal anecdotes, making Tom Kundig: Works as much memoir as monograph.

The book also includes an introduction by design editor Pilar Viladas and in-depth conversations with Kundig's frequent collaborators—"gizmologist" Phil Turner and contractor Jim Dow (Schuchart/ Dow)—and clients (Bigwood Residence and Studhorse).

Tom Kundig: Works

Product Details

Hardcover: 300 pages
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press (November 10, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1616893451
ISBN-13: 978-1616893453
Product Dimensions: 10 x 1.4 x 12.2 inches

William Krisel's Palm Springs: The Language of Modernism

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:54:00 +0800

This first major monograph chronicling the work and architectural philosophy of William Krisel features examples and insights from Krisel's own papers, culled from his personal collection as well as the extensive archives of the Getty Research Institute. Krisel's architectural drawings and renderings, as well as many archival photographs, highlight examples of his custom homes, mass-produced housing, and recreational facilities in Palm Springs and rest of the Coachella Valley.

Heidi Creighton is a midcentury modern enthusiast, writer, collector, and researcher. In 2012, she purchased a Palm Springs home designed by William Krisel in 1957.

Chris Menrad, a Southern California native, was drawn to Palm Springs in 1999 by its
abundance of modernist architecture. He is a founding board member of the Palm Springs
Modern Committee, an organization dedicated to the preservation of Desert Modern architecture and a real estate agent specializing in architectural properties in the Coachella Valley. He lives in a Krisel designed home, which was the first Palm Springs' Class One historic Krisel/Alexander built house.

William Krisel's Palm Springs: The Language of Modernism

Product Details

Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Gibbs Smith (February 9, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1423642325
ISBN-13: 978-1423642329
Product Dimensions: 10 x 0.9 x 10 inches

Piet Boon Studio

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:47:00 +0800

A new title from a well-known and successful team. Piet Boon Studio is still gaining attention worldwide has been commissioned for a myriad of prestigious projects around the globe

In this sumptuous publication, Boon shows us his new international projects - including astonishing apartments in the heart of New York. Piet Boon and his studio have the ability to perfectly balance functionality, aesthetics and individuality.

Studio Piet Boon is an internationally acclaimed design studio recognized by the industry for its collaborative and versatile design services as is shown in the acclaimed restaurant The Jane in Antwerp, Belgium, his resort in Aruba, chalets in Switzerland or a villa in Amsterdam.

Piet Boon started his career as a carpenter. Now the international Studio Piet Boon team caters for architecture, interior, styling, and product design specialists operating in both private and corporate environments around the world - from the Dutch headquarters as well as from offices in New York, Milan and Hong Kong. Boon is one of the most celebrated designers in the Netherlands and internationally. Piet Boon has become a brand name that signifies luxury.

Piet Boon Studio

Product Details
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Lannoo Publishers (Acc) (July 28, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9089896627
ISBN-13: 978-9089896629
Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 1.4 x 13.8 inches

Carme Pinós: Architecture

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:45:00 +0800

Not only a complete monograph of Carme Pinós’ architectural oeuvre, Carme Pinós:

Architects traces the development of her practice over several decades via an in-depth investigation of the recurring themes and concerns that inform her work.

Through studies of significant city projects and selected works, critical contributions from Peter Smithson, Daniela Colafranceschi, Rafael Moneo, Pedro Azura, Rafael Argullol, Francis Rambert, Juan Jose Lahuerta, Josep Quetglas, Magdelena Jaume and from Carme Pinós herself, come together to elucidate the motivations of one of the most compelling figures currently working in the contemporary architectural landscape.

This publication journeys from Pinós early collaborations with Enric Miralles, characterised by an exploration of natural materials and forms that merge with their setting, to the evolution of her own emphatic works―a striking articulation of complex shapes and spaces that maintain a clear commitment to the quality of construction while perfectly integrating with the environment, whether natural or urban. Carme Pinós: Architects is a comprehensive overview of the atypical architectural expression of Carme Pinós’ truly unique and intriguing practice.

Carme Pinós: Architecture

Product Details

Hardcover: 264 pages
Publisher: Artifice Books on Architecture (August 1, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1908967803
ISBN-13: 978-1908967800
Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 9 x 11 inches

Inventive Minimalism: The Architecture of Roger Ferris + Partners

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:42:00 +0800

From family houses to historic restorations, hotels, and high-tech office spaces—the architectural firm of Roger Ferris + Partners has pursued uncommonly diverse projects at vastly different scales, all with an approach to design that synthesizes imagination and logic. Whether a 1,500-square-foot house on a narrow lot overlooking Long Island Sound, or the Royal Bank of Scotland’s US headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut—with a six-story glazed atrium and a “courtyard in the sky” on the roof of its two-story trading floor—a building that is “well conceived and artfully executed, cannot help but be beautiful.”

Among Ferris’ major projects are a golf clubhouse that has turned a conservative typology on its ear with bladelike forms inspired by a racing engine turbine, and a partially sunken service entrance in which impresario Robert Wilson has staged theatrical productions.

A design for a restaurant includes not only a central, glass-enclosed kitchen elevated 18 inches above the floor, but an art installation that periodically projects scrolling text on the dining room wall. In every project, the fulfillment of the client’s functional needs is rendered in the most elemental and legible way, resulting in both formal elegance and dramatic power.

Inventive Minimalism: The Architecture of Roger Ferris + Partners

Product Details

Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: The Monacelli Press (August 9, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 158093451X
ISBN-13: 978-1580934510
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 0.9 x 10.1 inches

Zaha Hadid

noreply@blogger.com (artistsparadigm) — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 10:40:00 +0800

Radical space: How Zaha Hadid created a 21st-century architecture

Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect, who for many years built almost nothing, despite winning critical acclaim. Some even said her audacious, futuristic designs were unbuildable.

During the latter years of her life, Hadid’s daring visions became a reality, bringing a unique new architectural language to cities and structures as varied as the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati, hailed by The New York Times as “the most important new building in America since the Cold War;” the MAXXI Museum in Rome; the Guangzhou Opera House in China; and the London 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre.

At the time of her unexpected death in 2016, Hadid was firmly established among the elite of world architecture, recognized as the first woman to win both the Pritzker Prize for architecture and the RIBA Royal Gold Medal, but above all as a giver of new forms, the first great architect of the noughties.

From her early sharply angled buildings to later more fluid architecture that made floors, ceilings, walls, and furniture part of an overall design, this essential introduction presents key examples of Hadid’s pioneering practice to study an artist, as much as an architect, who fought to break the old rules and crafted her own 21st-century universe.

About the series:
Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Architecture series features:
an introduction to the life and work of the architect
the major works in chronological order
information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions
a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings
approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)

Zaha Hadid

Product Details

Hardcover: 96 pages
Publisher: Taschen (August 4, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 3836536358
ISBN-13: 978-3836536356
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.5 x 10.3 inches