MVVA's 23-year story of transforming 85 acres of Brooklyn waterfront into parkland that reconnects New Yorkers to the East River

Bring opulent, Gatsby-esque art deco style to your home with this in-depth look at the aesthetic, from historical examples to distinguishing features of fabric, colour, texture and pattern, accompanied by images of gorgeous interiors and inspirational showpiece homes.

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

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.”

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.