The pocket-sized visual guide to the great buildings and structures of the modern age from around the world by an architecture expert.

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...

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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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.”

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...

A major overview of the most innovative, ambitious and beautiful houses on the Indian subcontinent.