An illustrated celebration of the architectural and design values at the heart of rustic living - simplicity, self-sufficiency and a deep reverence for the land and natural materials.

The Italio-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi (1914-1992) forged a unique path with her bold designs. Spanning architecture, stage sets, fashion, and furniture, her work drew inspiration from the International Style, which she translated into her own visual language. Fundamental to her work was her thoughtful en­gagement with her adopted country of Brazil, its cul­ture, society, and politics, and she productively and provocatively voiced her sometimes radical views through designs, exhibitio...

From Paper Tube Emergency Shelters and his Nomadic Museum built with containers to the Swatch/Omega Campus and the Centre Pompidou-Metz, discover the altruistic practice of the Pritzker Prize–winning architect Shigeru Ban, who is lauded for his “curiosity, commitment, endless innovation, infallible eye, and acute sensibility.”

Ein umfassender Blick auf die Essenz skandinavischen Designs, das Grundkonzepte wie Minimalismus und Komfort zelebriert.

Design ist ein Eckpfeiler der skandinavischen Kultur, die sich auf Minimalismus und ein komfortables, entspanntes Wohnen konzentriert. Sein zeitloser Stil findet sich weltweit in zahlreichen Projekten, von Möbeln bis hin zur Architektur, und kommt nie aus der Mode. Einfach und geradlinig überrascht er immer wieder, wenn Designer neue Wege finden, ihn einzusetzen.

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In recent decades, Soviet modernism has garnered significant global interest, challenging previous assumptions about the Soviet Union's architectural achievements. The rise of "All-Union Modernism" highlighted the complexity and innovation within Soviet architecture, particularly in the post-Soviet era when the former Soviet republics became accessible to international experts. This book investigates the relationship between Soviet and Western architecture during the 1950s and 1970s, examinin...

The Architecture Observer offers an overview of different forms of modern architecture in Central America since the outset of the 20th century. Although modern architectures constituted only a small percentage of the total building production in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, they hold in these countries an evident symbolic significance. Such buildings functioned as models for the desired societal, economic, and cultural changes, or as aspirational placeh...