A captivating and comprehensively illustrated study of the seventeenth-century Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto, Japan An outstanding example of Japanese architecture, Katsura has inspired countless architects from Bruno Taut and Le Corbusier to Tadao Ando and Kenzo Tange, and is often considered a precursor of Modernist tendencies. Now available in a new format, Katsura Imperial Villa offers an in-depth exploration of the seventeenth-century palace in Kyoto, Japan through detailed drawings an...

Het koffietafelboek Creative Homes biedt een fascinerende blik in de woningen van twintig creatieve professionals uit Nederland. Van locatieverkenners en grafisch ontwerpers tot bloemenkunstenaars, architecten en lichtontwerpers – elk huis weerspiegelt de persoonlijke stijl en artistieke visie van zijn bewoner. Deze verbluffende interieurs vormen een ware inspiratiebron, vol unieke details en creatieve oplossingen.

Indispensable account of the last fifty years of urban development in Amsterdam

Year-by-year record of regeneration and growth

With all the groundbreaking ideas and plans for living and working in the city, new public amenities and street and square design

In Amsterdam Urban Development 1975–2025 urban designer Maurits de Hoog describes how the city has changed over the past fifty years, from a port and industrial city in decline into a fast-growing metropolis. Old districts have been rege...

First comprehensive monograph of this influential artist in almost 100 years

The sculptor of the Amsterdam town hall, dubbed the ‘eighth wonder of the world’ by contemporaries

Artus Quellinus the Elder (1609–1668), the masterful sculptor from Antwerp, is inextricably associated with the city of Amsterdam. Initially influenced by Rubens, during his studies in Rome he developed a classically inspired Baroque style with which he caused international furore upon his return to the Low Countr...