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Trema Forlag Vita Husen
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£24.70
MER Paper Kunsthalle A20 Architecten: On Connective Architecture
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£37.52
MER Paper Kunsthalle Opa-Tisha-Wocka-Locka
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£23.75
MER Paper Kunsthalle Life on a Leaf: My House as a Total Artwork
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£23.75
Valiz Binational Urbanism: On the Road to Paradise
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£19.95
Valiz Destroyed House
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£28.50
Valiz Pavilion Propositions: Nine Points on an
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£16.62
Valiz Trading Between Architecture and Art: Strategies
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£23.75
Gingko Press, Inc Landscape Installation Art Ii
Book SynopsisA collection of incredible landscape artworks, from a 100 sq. meter flower pavilion in London to a river of golden rice illuminated to honour the King of Thailand.
£42.42
Gingko Press Brand Built: Branding Buildings & The Builders
Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to building your organisation's identity through the branding of buildings, packed full of inspirational examples.
£36.79
Talisman Publishing SINGAPORE GOOD CLASS BUNGALOW 1819-2015
Book SynopsisSingapore Good Class Bungalow traces the development of stand-alone residential architecture in Singapore from its early days as a colony to the present. Expertly researched by noted academic and author Robert Powell, it is also a partial history of the architectural profession in Singapore, mentioning many of its eminent practitioners and their works. Alongside the iconic Singapore Shophouse and the ‘Black and White’ house, Singapore Good Class Bungalow brings the history of the island’s detached residential architecture up to date. A detailed introduction is followed by a study of the evolution of the bungalow — from early plantation residences, through the late Victorian and Edwardian styles, Arts and Crafts and Art Deco inspired bungalows to post-Independence residences. The latter includes a history of how the Good Class Bungalow emerged through a planning and preservation initiative into a triumph for the architectural profession in Singapore. Featured in this ambitious book are singular examples of Modern Tropical Bungalow design together with sympathetic and expert restoration projects, linking architectural heritage with modern best practice. Singapore Good Class Bungalow showcases over 100 bungalows, mostly extant, and contains references to all the major phases of construction in the city-state. Beautifully photographed by award-winning photographer, Albert Lim KS, this is a welcome addition to the historical literature on Modern Singapore. This book is an illustrated history of Singapore viewed from the verandas of a cornucopia of personalities including East India Company employees, revolutionaries, politicians, plantation owners, governors, entrepreneurs, towkays, diplomats, colonial civil servants, architects, as well as a plethora of ordinary people. It is also a partial history of the architectural profession in Singapore, with histories of many of its eminent practitioners including R A J Bidwell, Frank Wilmin Brewer, Swan & Maclaren, Ho Kwong Yew, Ng Sek Siang, James Ferrie, Lim Chong Keat, Alfred Wong, William Lim Siew Wai, Victor Chew, Tay Kheng Soon, Sonny Chan Sau Yan and, more recently, Mok Wei Wei, Ernesto Bedmar, Chan Soo Khian, Wong Mun Summ, Richard Hassell and Teh Joo Heng.
£14.25
Pesaro Publishing Pte Ltd Look Architects
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Gingko Press, Inc Collective Housing
Book SynopsisA compilation of the best architectural designs for shared and social housing in a city, where aesthetics are essential, and utilisation of space imperative.
£38.25
Artpower International Urban Landscape Planning
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£39.99
Sendpoints Global Villa Design
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£43.99
The University of Chicago Press Purging the Poorest
Book SynopsisOffers a narrative of the seventy-five-year struggle to house the deserving poor. This title offers the novel concept of design politics to show how issues of architecture and urbanism are intimately bound up in thinking about policy.Trade Review"Purging the Poorest advances a fresh and convincing periodization of the history of American public housing that illuminates clear patterns in the program's convoluted past. Lawrence J. Vale's treatment of this subject is the most original and significant I have read." (Gail Radford, author of Modern Housing for America)"
£28.00
The University of Chicago Press When Buildings Speak Architecture as Language in
Book SynopsisExplores the architecture of the late Austro-Hungarian Empire and its successor states. This work shows that several different styles emerged in this milieu during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It contends that each of these styles communicates to us in a manner resembling language and its particular means of expression.Trade Review"The book itself as a production is spectacular." - David Dunster, Architectural Review"
£72.20
The University of Chicago Press CloseUp How to Read the American City Phoenix
Book SynopsisGrady Clay looks hard at the landscape, finding out who built what and why, noticing who participates in a city's success and who gets left in a 'sink,' or depressed (often literally) area. Clay doesn't stay in the city; he looks at industrial towns, truck stops, suburbsnearly anywhere people live or work. His style is witty and readable, and the book is crammed with illustrations that clarify his points. If I had to pick up one book to guide my observations of the American scene, this would be it.Sonia Simone, Whole Earth ReviewThe emphasis on the informal aspects of city-shapingtopographical, historical, economic and socialdoes much to counteract the formalist approach to American urban design. Close-Up...should be required reading for anyone wishing to understand Americans and their cities.Roger Cunliffe, Architectural ReviewClose-Up is a provocative and stimulating book.Thomas J. Schlereth, Winterthur PortfolioWithin this coherent string of essays, the urban dweller or observer, as
£27.00
The University of Chicago Press Symbolic Space
Book SynopsisExploring the social and cultural hierarchies established in 18th-century France, this volume illustrates how the conceptual basis of the modern house and the physical layout of the modern city emerged from debates among theoretically innovative French architects of the 18th-century.
£30.40
The University of Chicago Press Naked Airport
Book SynopsisFrom global politics to action movies to the daily commute, this title shows how the airport has changed our sense of time, distance, and style, and ultimately the way cities are built and business is done. It introduces the people who shaped and were shaped by this place of sudden transition.Trade Review"This charming history documents why airports have always been such intriguing places. Gordon wittily deconstructs air terminal architecture.... Here is a book with more than enough quirky details to last a long layover." - People "[A] splendid cultural history." - Atlantic Monthly "Gordon, an architecture and design critic, tells his story well, bringing to life some of the main characters and highlighting some of the important issues concerning urbanism and airports." - Michael Roth, San Francisco Chronicle "Gordon provides a truly compelling account of how airports had over the course of three-quarters of a century become the locus of not only modern dreams but postmodern nightmares as well. Don't leave home without it." - Terence Riley, director of the Miami Art Museum "The genius of Naked Airport is its portrayal of how these way stations have changed from the muddy airfields of the 1920s to their heyday in the '60s and beyond.... In charting this evolution, Gordon has written the ideal book to bring with you on a long nonstop flight." - Time Out New York "[An] interesting, informative book." - Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World"
£16.15
The University of Chicago Press The Modernist City An Anthropological Critique of
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The University of Chicago Press On the Animation of the Inorganic Art
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The University of Chicago Press Chicago Makes Modern How Creative Minds Changed
Book SynopsisChicago is a city dedicated to the modern - from the skyscrapers that punctuate its skyline to the spirited style that inflects many of its dwellings and institutions. Staging the city as a laboratory for some of our most heralded cultural experiments, this work reimagines the modern as a space of self-realization and social progress.
£36.00
The University of Chicago Press Terror and Wonder
Book SynopsisOffers a look at the extraordinary ways that architecture mirrors our values - and shapes our everyday lives. This title gathers the best of the author's writings along with reflections on an era framed by the destruction of the World Trade Center and the opening of the world's tallest skyscraper.Trade Review"An elegant and thought-provoking book.... Crisp and colorful, expert and witty, Kamin's involving essays address the complexities of architecture and how the built world affects every aspect of life." (Booklist) "Chicago is lucky to have Kamin, whose architectural criticism in that city's Tribune continues the spirited tradition of Allan Temko and Ada Louise Huxtable. This collection from the past decade shows a deft eye for the latest Windy City tower but also the larger weave of culture and design." (San Francisco Chronicle) "Kamin is a keen, trenchant observer of the contemporary urban scene, and his engaging criticism enjoys a welcome second life in this anthology." (Choice) "A highly informative and accessible survey of the architecture and planning of the past decade.... Poignant and timely." (Architect's Newspaper) "[Kamin] reminds us of the role buildings have in our economic and physical environment and how the past decade has changed how we interact with the structures around us." (Kai Ryssdal, Marketplace, Best Books of 2010) "Blair Kamin, Pulitzer Prize - winning architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune, thoughtfully and provocatively defines the emotional and cultural dimensions of architecture. He is one of the nation's leading voices for design that uplifts and enhances life as well as the environment. Terror and Wonder assembles some of his best writing from the past ten years." (Huffington Post)"
£20.00
The University of Chicago Press The Hindu Temple
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£27.00
University of Chicago Press Monuments and Memory Made and Unmade
Book SynopsisExamining how monuments preserve memory, these essays demonstrate how phenomena as diverse as ancient drum towers in China and ritual whale killings in the Pacific Northwest serve to represent and negotiate time.
£30.40
The University of Chicago Press On the Animation of the Inorganic Art
Book SynopsisThroughout human history, people have imagined inanimate objects to have intelligence, language, and even souls. This book examines ideas about simulated movement and inorganic life during and after the turn of the twentieth century - a period of great technical innovation whose effects continue to reverberate today.
£76.00
The University of Chicago Press Building Globalization Transnational Architecture
Book SynopsisFrom the years 2004 to 2008, Beijing and Shanghai witnessed the construction of an extraordinary number of new buildings, many of which were designed by architectural firms overseas. This title scrutinizes the growing phenomenon of transnational architecture and its profound effect on the development of urban space.
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The University of Chicago Press The Plan of Chicago Daniel Burnham and the
Book SynopsisA document in the history of urban planning, Daniel Burnham's "1909 Plan of Chicago", produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, proposed many of the city's most distinctive features. This title reveals the Plan's central role in shaping the ways people envision the cityscape and urban life itself.Trade Review"An imaginative, beautifully produced, and visually appealing masterpiece of stirring prose and stunning illustration.... Carl Smith's book is a concise, splendidly accessible, and beautifully constructed introduction to a seminal work of American urban planning and its enduring influence on Chicago and other American cities." - William Bryk, New York Sun "A concise and reader-friendly introduction to the visionary and ambitious plan that helped shape much of the Windy City as we know it today." - Kevin Nance, Chicago Sun-Times "The story of Burnham's plan has been told many times but never in a more appealing or succinct style than in Carl Smith's modest little book.... What sets this book apart from other Burnham histories is Smith's attention to the filthy, miserable, nineteenth-century city that repelled and motivated Burnham, and the extraordinary promotional effort led by the Commercial Club of Chicago that sold his plan to the public.... A clear-eyed assessment of Burnham." - Lois Wille, Chicago Tribune"
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The University of Chicago Press Social Security Programs and Retirement around
Book SynopsisFourteen of Walker Evans's evocative photographs of Brooklyn Bridge, most of which have never been published, appear in this edition of Alan Trachenberg's Brooklyn Bridge: Fact and Symbol. In the new afterword Trachenberg explores the history of Hart Crane's The Bridge, especially the poem's integral relationship with the powerful photography of Evans. [Brooklyn Bridge] is familiar in so many movies, in so many stage sets and, as Mr. Trachtenberg shows in this brilliant . . . book, it is at least as much a symbol as a reality. . . . Mr. Trachtenberg is always exciting and illuminating.Times Literary Supplement The book isa skillful and insightful synthesis of materials about Brooklyn Bridge from such diverse fields as history, engineering, literature and art. Essentially it asks the question of why Brooklyn Bridge achieved such great impact on the nineteenth century American imagination and why it has continued to have a significant impact on twentieth century art and literature. In ad
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The University of Chicago Press Who Is the City For
Book SynopsisA vividly illustrated collaboration between two of Chicago's most celebrated architecture critics casts a wise and unsparing eye on inequities in the built environment and attempts to rectify them. From his high-profile battles with Donald Trump to his insightful celebrations of Frank Lloyd Wright and front-page takedowns of Chicago mega-projects like Lincoln Yards, Pulitzer Prizewinning architecture critic Blair Kamin has long informed and delighted readers with his illuminating commentary. Kamin's newest collection, Who Is the City For?, does more than gather fifty-five of his most notable Chicago Tribune columns from the past decade: it pairs his words with striking new images by photographer and architecture critic Lee Bey, Kamin's former rival at the Chicago Sun-Times. Together, they paint a revealing portrait of Chicago that reaches beyond its glamorous downtown and dramatic buildings by renowned architects like Jeanne Gang to its culturally diverse neighborhoods, including modTrade Review"With this volume joining (Kamin’s) two previous collections, it makes for a trio that should be required reading for any developer or politician with notions of having their hands in sharing and shaping the city." -- Rick Kogan * Chicago Tribune *“Kamin’s work has always caused a stir within the world of architecture and politics, asking challenging questions that have advanced what was possible at the intersection of both worlds. . . . [His new book] is an invitation to think carefully about the significance of public space and the ways in which our city shows its priorities by investing in some areas far more than others.” * Annie Howard, Chicago Architect Magazine *“It is divinely inspired that the spine of former Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin’s new collection of essays is red and bleeds slightly onto the front and back covers. . . The red line of the spine . . . serves as a reminder of the policies, legislation, and rules that have kept Chicago racially and economically separated. In Who Is the City For?Architecture, Equity, and the Public Realm in Chicago, Kamin, with the support of photographs by Chicago Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey, probes just who Chicago serves and how the city can be reshaped and reimagined as a space for all its residents.” * Chicago Magazine *"[Who Is the City For?] offers plentiful, incisive, and urbanistic vignettes of Chicago. . . . It will be treasured by urbanophiles and architecture lovers alike. . . . Excellent photographs support the collection. In Kamin’s masterful hand, architectural criticism is about far more than design. It is a civic project: a public conversation about politics, the public good, and the promise of urban life." * Booklist *"A collection of 55 Kamin essays from the past decade, with outstanding photographs by Bey. . . . if you really want to understand what we’re missing in architecture criticism today, read (this) new book." -- J. Michael Welton, Architects+Artisans"Chicago is one of the architectural capitals of the world, and in this new collaboration from today’s leading critics in the field, Blair Kamin and Lee Bey lay bare the inequities that are entrenched in our built environment. Stretching beyond the eye-catching skyscrapers of downtown into the rich history of the city’s diverse neighborhoods, Who is the City For? is a necessary and revealing portrait of Chicago with a powerful message on how we can rebuild our public spaces with equity in mind.” * Chicago Review of Books, “12 Must-Read Books of November" *“The essays in Who Is the City For? present Chicago as an analogue for any city and how architecture and urban design have an ability to bolster and transform the lives of individuals and their communities. . . . Coupled with Lee Bey’s striking photographs, Kamin effectively shows how architecture and urban design can reframe our lived environment and experiences. . . . He’s imploring us to do more than look, he’s showing us the power of seeing, examining, and how to ask the right questions.” * Brock Kingsley, Chicago Review of Books *“All of the pieces are written in the efficient, snappy prose of a newspaperman and would be a good study for anyone who wishes to converse intelligently and persuasively about the state of our public places. . . . With his work, Kamin holds power to public account. Chicago is lucky to have him manning the watch against civic barbarity.” -- Nicholas Mancusi * Amherst Magazine *“For more than thirty years, Kamin’s clearheaded and forceful writing has set the standard for American architectural criticism. With this wide-ranging new collection, he steps into the intersection where design, urbanism, and social justice meet, proving once again that the best architecture writing is about much more than the way buildings look.” * Inga Saffron, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of Becoming Philadelphia: How an Old American City Made Itself New Again *“Kamin’s remarkable and eminently readable new collection is fresh evidence that the best architectural criticism is ultimately about people, rather than buildings.” * Jerold S. Kayden, author of Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design *“No one can match Blair Kamin’s sustained scrutiny and deep understanding of Chicago architecture over the last three decades and beyond. In this book, he succeeds splendidly in offering a new collection of his uniformly excellent, interesting, and important writings. Who Is the City For? is compelling reading for anyone interested not just in Chicago, but in significant trends—both good and bad—in contemporary architecture and city life more broadly." * Carl Smith, author of The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City *“The book features striking black-and-white photographs of structures like ‘Cloud Gate’ in Millennium Park. . . (It) reveals how much influence a good architecture critic can have on a city to shape opinion and sound the alarm when something is going wrong.” -- Mary Wisniewski * Newcity *"Who Is the City For? collects 55 stories by former Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin, focusing on the idea of Chicago as a sort of collective trust—or as Kamin explains, 'our common humanity is made manifest in common ground.’ Cleverly, the book pairs its columns with photos from Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey." -- Christopher Borelli * Chicago Tribune *“It’s a great collection of Blair’s columns and also some wonderful photographs from Lee Bey. . . It’s a beautiful book,” * Bob Sirott, WGN Radio *“This is a wonderful book.” -- Joan Esposito, host, WCPT 820 AM radio, Chicago"[The reviews collected here] capture Kamin’s memorable watchdog ethos that had architects fuming or trembling every week." * Chicago Reader *“What do you get when you put two of Chicago’s preeminent architecture critics together? A thought-provoking book about the city’s storied architecture.” * WTTW, "Chicago Tonight" *“These engaging and thought-provoking essays remind us of the importance of architecture critics in the daily city newspaper realm and what we stand to lose as they—like many others in the shrinking world of thoughtful journalism—are phased out by the corporate gulping down of newspapers.” * OnMilwaukee *“A must-have for people who love this city. . . . A real treasure.” * John Williams, WGN Radio *"I feel this is a great book for grounding my burgeoning knowledge of Chicago’s architecture and history, but that it would also serve to heighten the understanding of both for readers already more well-versed. As a bonus, there are so many wonderful photographs throughout the book, most of which were contributed by the incomparable Lee Bey!" -- Jacob Zawa, The Book Stall, Winnetka"The collection demonstrates the powerful perspective that Kamin and Bey bring to bear, reminding readers that all cities deserve the consideration of such insightful voices.” -- Edward Keegan, AIA, Architect magazine“A great documentation of Chicago’s recent architectural history…these short texts offer an excellent starting point from which to understand the specifics of recent Chicago architecture and urbanism, at a point where much of this past is now receding into pre-pandemic history.” * Eric Mumford, Architectural Record *“Useful for those looking to refresh their knowledge and learn about the last decade of architecture in Chicago. . . . [Kamin’s] discourse was often loud and clear enough for architects, city planners, and even Donald Trump to hear and respond to. Architecture criticism at that level is a public service." -- Elizabeth Blasius, Constructs (Yale School of Architecture)“Must-Read. . . . A case for the value of architectural criticism.” * Sydney Shilling, Azure magazine (Toronto) *”The perfect holiday gift for the design-lover in your life.” * Chicago Architecture Center *This third collection of reviews by newspaper architecture critic Blair Kamin covers recent events in Chicago, a city world-famous for its architecture. In addressing the title's question, Kamin concentrates on how people conduct their lives in the city rather than on how architects and developers build and find profit there. . . . Especially valuable are comments about programs for revitalizing derelict areas and the importance of enhancing established neighborhood patterns. . . . Recommended." * Choice *“The book’s reach is inherently more accessible than a traditional academic publication, and yet will also find a place in the university classroom. [The collected columns] will also undoubtedly have implications for cities beyond Chicago. . . . From the specter of the skyscraper to the unintended consequences of increasing public access to greenspace, Kamin deftly argues that while urban development often benefits the financial state of cities, it doesn’t necessarily benefit its citizenry.” -- Joss Kiely * Journal of Urban Affairs *“The columns within each section contain varied subjects, withering criticisms, credit where it is due, and calls to action — all delivered in crisp, precise, and evocative prose. . . . Opinionated, erudite, and written in a way that will appeal to a larger audience than just architecture and planning experts, Who is the City For? has broad lessons within its pages that apply far beyond the Windy City.” -- Ray Bert, Civil Engineering Online, American Society of Civil EngineersTable of ContentsIntroduction Part One: Presidents and Their Legacy Projects: Self-Aggrandizing or Civic-Minded? Trump Takes Aim at Design and the Design Press The Trump Sign, a Poke in the Eye, Mars the Riverfront Trump’s Sycophantic, Vitriolic Treatment of Architecture Critics How Should Trump Make Federal Architecture Great? By Ignoring the Ideologues Who Speak for Modernism and Classicism The Obama Presidential Center: No Walk in the Park Obama Center Design: Promising, Populist, not Yet Persuasive Obama Center’s Plans Won’t Destroy Olmsted’s Park—They Should Be Improved, not Rejected Part Two: Urban Design: Boom Times for Cities, but Who Benefits? Urbanization on the March—and on Hold Because of the Pandemic China’s Skyscrapers Are Trophies for the Nation and a Lifeline for Chicago Architects—but Growth Has Its Price Attacking “Plop Architecture”: There’s a Better, Transit-Oriented Way to Design Our Cities The Rise of Chicago’s Super Loop: So Much Building, So Little Architecture The Things We Love about City Life—Public Transit, Urban Hustle—Are the Very Things That Put Us at Risk for COVID-19 Public Spaces: A Burst of Innovation, with Mixed Results on Equity Maggie Daley Park Is a Seed with Potential to Blossom Chicago’s Downtown Riverwalk: A New Phase of the City’s “Second Lakefront” Takes Shape, a Model of Waterfront Urbanity The 606, Two Years Later: As Its Landscape Grows, So Do Concerns about Displacement Rating Chicago’s Latest wave of Parks and Public Spaces by the Three “E”s: They’re Better on Entertainment and Ecology Than Equity Transit and Infrastructure: After a Bumpy Start, Solid Advances Signs Uglify Our Beautiful Bridges First New Loop “L” Station in Twenty Years Creates Curvy Gateway to Millennium Park Along the Dan Ryan, an Eye-Grabbing CTA Terminal Reaches beyond the Ordinary On Chicago’s South Lakefront, a Curving Pedestrian Bridge over Lake Shore Drive Also Bends Toward Justice Chicago’s New “Shared Street” Tilts the Balance in Favor of Pedestrians, Cyclists, and Social Distancing, but It’s Tinkering, not Structural Change Part Three: Architecture: Are Buildings Good Citizens? Tall Buildings: Highs and Lows 150 North Riverside May Look Like It’s Teetering, but There’s a Method to Its Madness When Bad Things Happen to a Good Architect: The Saga of 151 North Franklin A Celebrated New Yorker’s New Chicago Tower: The Peak of Urban Luxury, not the Height of Skyscraper Style The Vista Tower, Now Chicago’s Third-Tallest Building, Brings Stirring Curves and More to a Squared-Off Skyline Fifty Years Later, Lake Point Tower Is a Singular Achievement—Let’s Hope It Stays That Way Flagship Stores: From Fine-Grained to Flashy Apple’s New Flagship Store an Understated Gem on the Chicago River McDonald’s New Flagship in River North: Not Ketchup Red or Mustard Yellow, but Green In Skokie, an Architecturally Arresting Pot Shop Reveals How Marijuana Has Gone Mainstream Museums: Reacting against, and Reaching beyond, “Starchitecture” George Lucas’s Museum Proposal Is Needlessly Massive MCA’s Renovation Is No Hostile Takeover. It Reflects How Audiences Interact with Art and Each Other The National African American Museum Still Stirs the Soul—and Drops Hints of What to Expect at the Obama Presidential Center Public Buildings: The Benefits—and Limits—of Good Design Chinatown Library Breaks the Cookie-Cutter Mold and Builds Bonds of Community A New Boathouse along the Chicago River Transforms the Motion of Rowing into an Instant Landmark Chicago Shows How Public Housing and Libraries Can Coexist and Be Visually Striking. Now We Need More of These Creative Combinations A Former North Side Public-Housing Project Is Beautifully Remade, but at What Cost? Part Four: Historic Preservation: What Gets Saved and Why? Who Should Determine a Building’s Fate—the Experts, the Community, or the Clout-Heavy? Changes Will Erode Foundation of Landmarks Commission Evanston Plan to Demolish Harley Clarke Mansion: Public Vision or Hidden Agenda? A Plaque on Emmett Till’s House Is Just a First Step. Chicago Can Do a Better Job of Preserving Black History Sites The Despised Pilsen Landmark District Is about to Get a Hearing. Here’s How to Save the Treasured Neighborhood The Struggle to Save—and Better Understand—Buildings of the Recent Past As Prentice Comes Down, Stakes Rise on Its Replacement Spare Jahn’s Thompson Center from Rauner’s Death Sentence The U of C’s Architectural Oddball, by the Designer of the Aon Center, Gets a Vibrant, Energy-Saving Remake A Different View of the Masterful Farnsworth House—Hers Preserving Buildings of the Distant Past: Yesterday’s Designs, Some Viewed as Radical, Are Today’s Classics Delayed Restoration of Unity Temple Was Well Worth the Wait The Robie House Is Again a Full-Fledged Architectural Symphony Union Station Plan on the Wrong Track: All the Grandeur of a Holiday Inn With Cubs’ Commercial Excess Mostly in Check, Wrigley Field’s Nearly Complete Multiyear Renovation Is a Hit Chicago’s Old Post Office, the Nation’s Largest Reuse Project, Delivers the Goods Once Facing the Wrecking Ball, Old Cook County Hospital Reemerges, Handsomely Remade Part Five: Two Mayors, Two Directions: Who Can Make the City Work for All? Rahm Emanuel: Retrospective and Climactic Battle Emanuel Thought and Built Big, but Progress was Painfully Uneven An Incredible Transformation? Not Really. The “Meh” Blocks West of Navy Pier Are a Cautionary Tale for Chicago’s Next Round of Megaprojects Improvement or Invasion? Lincoln Yards Plan Is Too Tall and Out of Place. The Mayor and City Council Should Slow It Down, and Press Architects and Developers to Rethink and Redesign Lori Lightfoot and Maurice Cox: Detroit Prelude, Chicago Blueprint Detroit’s Downtown Revival Is Real, but the Road to Recovery Remains Long Changing Course: Lightfoot’s Top Planner Will Focus on the City’s “Soul”—Its Neighborhoods, not Just Its Downtown “Heart” Time to Stop Planning and Start Building: It’s Crunch Time for Lightfoot’s Drive to Revive South, West Sides Epilogue: The End of a Journalistic Era—and What Comes Next? A Farewell to Tribune Tower and a Shout-out to Its Architects Reflecting on Twenty-Eight Years of Reviewing Chicago’s Architectural Wonders and Blunders—and Why Such Coverage Should Continue Acknowledgments Index
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The University of Chicago Press Chicago Reflected
Book SynopsisA unique and playful hand-drawn exploration of the Chicago River's landscape, documented on an eleven-foot-long foldout. In March 2020, architect Ryan Chester began drawing the Chicago River for at least one hour every day. Using only a pen, he moved methodically along a single massive roll of paper. As each chaotic, isolating day of the COVID-19 pandemic passed, he stayed connected with his adopted city by carefully documenting by hand the beautiful intricacies of Chicago's riverfront architecture, boats, and bridges. As completed, Chester's two-foot-high, fifty-five-foot-long drawing is a unique vision. In addition to dozens of accurately depicted buildings, Chester included pieces of Chicago's past, including the Union Station Concourse Building that was demolished in 1969 and the immense SS Eastland, which sank in the river in 1915, killing hundreds of people. Recent architecture is featured as well, including Studio Gang's St. Regis Chicago tower and the Bank of America TTrade Review"Intricate and obsessive. . . . Dyja places Chester’s remarkably detailed gray-and-white sketching into a lineage of artists who unveiled the scope of the city, from Jules Guerin’s dream of a future Chicago for Daniel Burnham to Franklin McMahon’s sketches of Chicago courtrooms and street scenes for magazines and Chicago newspapers." * Chicago Tribune *"An extraordinary continuous drawing of the skyline from the Chicago River, realistic in some ways but a fantasy in others. . . [A] one-of-a-kind work of art, an eleven-foot continuous foldout drawing that slides into a handsome cardboard sheath." * Newcity *“Chester’s meticulous eye and precise hand lure viewers irresistibly to the tiniest of details, right down to the rivets in the steel bridges. Somehow the fact that the landscape is hand drawn makes it more compelling than any photograph could be. With delightful Easter eggs and perspectives no camera could capture in real life, Chicago Reflected is a magnificent time capsule of the Chicago River.” * Geoffrey Baer, WTTW *“Inspired by the city itself and created during the coronavirus pandemic, Chicago Reflected is a uniquely personal journey-like city view that explores what exists, what has been lost, and what is under construction, all ingeniously juxtaposed along only recently reclaimed banks of the Chicago River. Accompanied by Thomas Dyja’s insightfully contextual essay, this remarkable work of art unleashes our curiosity, imagination, and personal recollections.” * Vladimir Belogolovsky, curator, critic, and author of Architectural Guide Chicago *“Chester’s precise, inventive, remarkable drawing of the Chicago River is monumental in both scale and ambition. It slices through the city, through infrastructure, and through time itself to capture America’s greatest architectural ensemble in a way that viewers cannot have experienced. It is a delightful tour de force that will tickle experts and amateurs alike.” * Reed Kroloff, Illinois Institute of Technology School of Architecture *“Chester’s passion for architecture and Chicago need not be explained with words—it can be seen in his art. I’m certain he was transported to us from the era of Piranesi and hope this generation will fully appreciate his gifts. We should collectively thank him for keeping the art form of hand drawing alive and well.” * Juan Moreno, founder and president of JGMA *
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The University of Chicago Press Building the Cold War Hilton International
Book SynopsisIn post-war Europe and the Middle East, Hilton Hotels were constructed for profit and political impact to show 'the other side of the coin' to those countries exposed to Communism. This text examines the architectural means by which this vision was executed.
£34.20
The University of Chicago Press The Politics of Design in French Colonial
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Columbia University Press From Abyssinian to Zion
Book SynopsisPublished in conjunction with a New-York Historical Society exhibition, this photo-filled, pocket-size guidebook by a New York Times senior writer covers 1,079 houses of worship in New York City.Trade ReviewWith 899 photographs and 24 maps, this encyclopedia of congregations and religious buildings in Manhattan is an indispensable resource for anyone who is interested in religion and architecture in the city... [A]n outstanding handbook on religion in Manhattan. Publishers Weekly The simple, poignant images in From Abyssinian to Zion... reveal a Gotham rife with sacred tradition. Time Out New York well-researched and profusely illustrated Black and White MagazineTable of ContentsForeword, by Paul Goldberger Preface Acknowledgments Neighborhood Maps Introduction A-Z Bibliography Credits and Permissions Index
£28.80
Columbia University Press Design and Solidarity
Book SynopsisIn this book, artist Marisa Morán Jahn and architect Rafi Segal converse about the transformative potential of mutualism and design with leading thinkers and practitioners. From these dialogues emerge powerful visions of futures guided by communal self-determination and collective well-being.Trade ReviewDesign and Solidarity is a must read for anyone who cares about care, mutuality, solidarity, collaboration, and capitalist alternatives. The conversations, essays, and pictures move from innovative theory to inspiring practice, all in a small and readable package. I will be carrying it with me. -- Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America, and Professor Emeritus, Princeton UniversitySay good-bye to grandiose master plans. Say hello to temporary monuments, pop-up services, and mutualist economics. Design and Solidarity is a field guide for rebuilding public life from the bottom up. -- Ellen Lupton, author of Design Is StorytellingConcise, rich, and cross-disciplinary, Design and Solidarity offers essential insights on how art, architecture, and design can fundamentally re-imagine how we will live together. -- Hashim Sarkis, Dean, MIT School of Architecture and Planning, and Curator, 2021 Venice Biennale ArchitetturaWe see the emergence of collectives everywhere; from Black Lives Matter to the platform cooperativism movement, we are observing a proliferation of new kinds of social ties building. This book is among the first to bring together these scattered practices in a single frame. It also presents practical guidelines for action and design across disciplines and sectors, providing the readers with a list and discussion of resources that can be used to pursue communitarian or collective interests. -- Koray Caliskan, author of Market Threads: How Cotton Farmers and Traders Create a Global CommodityHow can art and architecture help create a society of greater mutualism and care? This book not only inspires and challenges readers to create worlds of greater mutualism, it also provides multiple blueprints, metaphoric and real, for how art and architecture can enhance communal self-determination, wealth, and well-being. -- Noam M. Elcott, author of Artificial Darkness: An Obscure History of Modern Art and MediaIt’s an exciting new frontier with many possibilities. -- Paul Makovsky * Architect Magazine *It is inspiring and challenging and I will be returning to this one many times in the future...highly recommended. * Moonglo Texas *Table of ContentsDesign Solidarity, by Marisa Morán Jahn and Rafi SegalConversations: On the Commons, by Michael HardtOn Self-Determination in a World Where Many Worlds Fit, by Arturo EscobarOn Solidarity and Political Emancipation, by Jessica Gordon NembhardOn Labor and Cooperatives, by Trebor ScholzOn Mutual Aid Societies and Digital-First Organizing, by Greg LindsayOn Digital Platforms in Informal Economies, by Mercedes BidartOn Mutualism and Care, by Ai-jen PooArchitectures for New Collectives, by Rafi SegalCreation as Counterpower, by Marisa Morán JahnCarehaus: Designing for Care, by Marisa Morán Jahn and Rafi SegalAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors and ContributorsIndex
£64.00
Columbia University Press Design and Solidarity Visions for Collective
Book SynopsisIn this book, artist Marisa Morán Jahn and architect Rafi Segal converse about the transformative potential of mutualism and design with leading thinkers and practitioners. From these dialogues emerge powerful visions of futures guided by communal self-determination and collective well-being.Trade ReviewDesign and Solidarity is a must read for anyone who cares about care, mutuality, solidarity, collaboration, and capitalist alternatives. The conversations, essays, and pictures move from innovative theory to inspiring practice, all in a small and readable package. I will be carrying it with me. -- Anne-Marie Slaughter, CEO, New America, and Professor Emeritus, Princeton UniversitySay good-bye to grandiose master plans. Say hello to temporary monuments, pop-up services, and mutualist economics. Design and Solidarity is a field guide for rebuilding public life from the bottom up. -- Ellen Lupton, author of Design Is StorytellingConcise, rich, and cross-disciplinary, Design and Solidarity offers essential insights on how art, architecture, and design can fundamentally re-imagine how we will live together. -- Hashim Sarkis, Dean, MIT School of Architecture and Planning, and Curator, 2021 Venice Biennale ArchitetturaWe see the emergence of collectives everywhere; from Black Lives Matter to the platform cooperativism movement, we are observing a proliferation of new kinds of social ties building. This book is among the first to bring together these scattered practices in a single frame. It also presents practical guidelines for action and design across disciplines and sectors, providing the readers with a list and discussion of resources that can be used to pursue communitarian or collective interests. -- Koray Caliskan, author of Market Threads: How Cotton Farmers and Traders Create a Global CommodityHow can art and architecture help create a society of greater mutualism and care? This book not only inspires and challenges readers to create worlds of greater mutualism, it also provides multiple blueprints, metaphoric and real, for how art and architecture can enhance communal self-determination, wealth, and well-being. -- Noam M. Elcott, author of Artificial Darkness: An Obscure History of Modern Art and MediaIt’s an exciting new frontier with many possibilities. -- Paul Makovsky * Architect Magazine *It is inspiring and challenging and I will be returning to this one many times in the future...highly recommended. * Moonglo Texas *Table of ContentsDesign Solidarity, by Marisa Morán Jahn and Rafi SegalConversations: On the Commons, by Michael HardtOn Self-Determination in a World Where Many Worlds Fit, by Arturo EscobarOn Solidarity and Political Emancipation, by Jessica Gordon NembhardOn Labor and Cooperatives, by Trebor ScholzOn Mutual Aid Societies and Digital-First Organizing, by Greg LindsayOn Digital Platforms in Informal Economies, by Mercedes BidartOn Mutualism and Care, by Ai-jen PooArchitectures for New Collectives, by Rafi SegalCreation as Counterpower, by Marisa Morán JahnCarehaus: Designing for Care, by Marisa Morán Jahn and Rafi SegalAcknowledgmentsAbout the Authors and ContributorsIndex
£18.00
University of Illinois Press The History of Development of Building Construction in Chicago
Book SynopsisServing as a catalogue of Chicago architecture, this edition provides architectural and engineering information about buildings in Chicago's central business and residential district. Containing data for four hundred buildings from the period 1950-98, it is useful for Chicago area architects, engineers, and other members of the building industry.Trade Review"[This] long-needed revised and expanded edition ... will be received with relief and gratitude... The inclusion of almost every building makes the compilation truly useful... A unique book for a unique place." -- Theodore W. Hild, Journal of Illinois History ADVANCE PRAISE "Great news: the single most useful book on the evolution of Chicago's built environment has been brought up to date!"-Perry R. Duis, author of Challenging Chicago: Coping with Everyday Life, 1837-1920 "For almost half a century students of urban architecture have religiously consulted Frank Randall's unique History as the 'Bible' on Chicago's built environment. Now his son John Randall has faithfully answered their prayers for a revised, enlarged, and updated edition of the standard by which all other Chicago architectural guides are judged. This carefully researched and practically organized listing of Chicago's most important buildings is essential for every personal or public library concerned with the history of architecture or building construction in this country."-Larry Viskochil, Chicago Historical Society
£47.70
University of Illinois Press AIA Guide to Chicago
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPraise for the Third Edition: "A many-voiced celebration of the rich flavors of Chicago architecture, the delights on the side streets as well as the landmarks that make the history books."--Chicago Sun-Times "If you’ve ever needed a good excuse to take a walk around a Chicago neighborhood or study a particularly noteworthy building, this should provide the perfect push out the door."--Chicago TribuneTable of ContentsGuide to the Guide vii Acknowledgments ix Note from the Preface to the First Edition xiii Preface to the Fourth Edition xv The Shaping of Chicago by Perry R. Duis 1 Key to Maps 21 THE LOOP AND SOUTH LOOP Loop 24 South Loop/Chinatown 102 NORTH AND NORTHWEST North Michigan Ave/Streeterville 134 River North 158 Gold Coast/Old Town 182 Lincoln Park 206 Lakeview/Ravenswood/Uptown 232 Edgewater/Rogers Park 260 West Town/Wicker Park/Bucktown/Logan Square/Irving Park 280 Chicago-O’Hare International Airport 304 WEST SIDE AND OAK PARK Near West Side 292 Garfield Park/Austin 316 Oak Park 334 Pilsen/Heart of Chicago/Little Village/Lawndale 358 SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST Near South Side 312 Bridgeport/Canaryville/McKinley Park/Back of the Yards 340 Oakland/Kenwood 358 Hyde Park/South Shore 458 Beverly/Morgan Park 506 Pullman 518 Photo Credits 525 Index
£30.60
Indiana University Press Stone Country Then and Now
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewTwo decades ago I discovered Scott Sanders' writing and since then I've known true envy. Like all his works, [this book] is that rarest of gifts for a reader—a book that listens to and learns from every form of life around us, a hymn to our humanity writ in stone. -- Charles JohnsonIn Limestone Country is a thoughtful and fine local geography. Scott Sanders, judging little and setting forth much, gives us texture and depth in southern Indiana, a place that's dressed a phenomenal number of the nation's enduring buildings. -- Barry LopezSanders describes a rugged country full of history, hardship and natural wonders. Read this wonderful book for a glimpse of the past and of an industry that clothes our buildings and monuments. * Ohioana Quarterly *Sanders' perceptive and moving writing and Wolin's haunting and majestic photographs remain as powerful as ever . . . This new edition should endure. * Bloom *Two decades ago I discovered Scott Sanders' writing and since then I've known true envy. Like all his works, [this book] is that rarest of gifts for a reader—a book that listens to and learns from every form of life around us, a hymn to our humanity writ in stone. -- Charles JohnsonPhotos contrast the current world of the limestone industry with what the authors found in the 1980s. A worthwhile read! * Limestone Symposium Newsletter *In Limestone Country is a thoughtful and fine local geography. Scott Sanders, judging little and setting forth much, gives us texture and depth in southern Indiana, a place that's dressed a phenomenal number of the nation's enduring buildings. -- Barry LopezSanders describes a rugged country full of history, hardship and natural wonders. Read this wonderful book for a glimpse of the past and of an industry that clothes our buildings and monuments. * Ohioana Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsRevisiting Stone Country1. Hunting for What Endures2. Bones and Shells3. DiggingFirst Update4. Doorways into the Depths5. A Veteran6. PoisonSecond Update7. The Men in the Trenches8. Cutting9. Three CarversThird Update10. Truth on the Back Roads11. Stone Towns and the Country Between12. The Shape of Things to ComeFourth UpdateEpilogue: In Praise of Limestone
£28.80
University of Notre Dame Press Words of Life
Book SynopsisThis book celebrates the University of Notre Dame's Hesburgh Library and its fifty years as a place of evolving service, powerful symbolism, and collaboration.Trade Review"This story of Notre Dame’s library, built by and named for Father Ted Hesburgh, the university’s president emeritus, provides fascinating information about the impressive building and the great man who built it. The book is a must read for anyone associated with Notre Dame and others who come on fall Saturdays to see 'Touchdown Jesus' on the library and the Fighting Irish on the field." —Jack Colwell, South Bend Tribune"The story behind the Hesburgh Library’s The Word of Life mural speaks volumes about Notre Dame’s development and advancement as a university with a uniquely distinctive mission not only in America but also in the world. Through carefully chosen words and pictures, Words of Life documents how a single work of art came to symbolize the dreams and achievements of the school where it commands its warranted attention." —Robert Schmuhl, author ofThe University of Notre Dame: A Contemporary Portrait“This is a book for all members of the Notre Dame family because so much of what’s beloved about the university, its mission, its traditions, and its vision for the future can be found somehow represented in the Hesburgh Library and its dynamic life of fifty years and counting. As with his previous book about Fighting Irish football gameday experiences, Bill Schmitt makes the connections that Notre Dame celebrates—connections between faith and fun, yesterday and today, and great learning and great living." —Chuck Lennon, retired executive director, Notre Dame Alumni Association"The lessons I hope will be drawn from the story of this Library and from my role in its fifty-years-and-counting lifespan are a mixture of past, present, and future. I wanted in 1963, and still desire today, for the Memorial Library literally to stand for the future of Notre Dame as a place of unmatched intellectual achievement, free inquiry, and providential contributions to mankind. But I wanted, and still desire, that this be in the context of a distinctive pursuit of truth that is recognized in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and in Our Lady atop the Golden Dome. The muralist Millard Sheets captured this pursuit in the Library’s Word of Life mural, too, showing that the pursuit is a legacy passed along since the dawn of human history, a legacy that has generated countless treasures of wisdom, many of which are preserved and accessible here." —Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C., from the foreword"The library at the University of Notre Dame has a rich history—from Father Ted Hesburgh who built and named the library to “Touchdown Jesus.” Words of Life shares the keys to the development and advancement of the university’s mission and traditions throughout the world." —USCatholic.org“Informed and informative. . . . Highly recommended reading for anyone who has admired this beautifully crafted and maintained academic library, Words of Life would also serve well as a template for memorializing the history and achievements of other academic libraries elsewhere in the country.” —Library Bookwatch
£25.19
University of Notre Dame Press White Elephants on Campus
Book SynopsisExamines churches and chapels built on campuses during the twentieth century to reveal declining role of religion within the mission of the modern American university.Trade Review"In this important new book, Margaret Grubiak tells the fascinating story of how religion declined on twentieth-century American campuses and yet, at the same time, administrators persisted in building college chapels, including some of great size and striking architectural merit. This well-written and thoroughly researched account reveals much about American architecture but even more about the larger cultural retreat from Protestantism by the nation's intellectual elites. We have long needed such a study, and Grubiak has done a masterful job in presenting it." —W. Barksdale Maynard, Princeton University“In White Elephants on Campus, architectural historian Margaret M. Grubiak examines the changing role of religion within certain elite American universities and colleges and concludes that because these institutions’ core missions and identities are no longer religious, their magnificent chapels and other religiously informed structures have become white elephants. . . . As Grubiak notes, the massive chapels built during the fat 1920s represented university administrators’ attempts to reinforce the notion that religion was a positive and eternal force even as religion’s place in society and the academy was in transition.” —Christian Century"When I first saw the gothic chapel at Princeton University many years ago, I was quite taken aback. It was large, beautiful inside and out with a spectacular stained glass window over the altar, and seemed surprisingly Catholic for a university that I had always taken to be professionally secular, neutral and mainly disinterested in religious matters. Margaret Grubiak's book offers a great deal of enlightenment on the unusual circumstances and controversies over chapel construction and gives intriguing thoughts on the reasons for their decline. When finished with the book, I actually wished for an extension of it into current times to see what has since been the fate of the 'white elephants.'" —America“What can campus architecture tell us about the shifting tides of religion in American higher education? Architectural historian Margaret M. Grubiak addresses this question through five case studies. . . . Grubiak supports her discussion of these symbolically charged building projects with thorough archival work and attention to the architectural and decorative features of the buildings.” —American Historical Review“In taking readers to various campuses, Grubiak, an associate professor of architectural history at Villanova University, places them in the midst of the debates and the decisions regarding not only chapels, but also libraries and science labs. She explains the architectural styles of various structures – explanations that might be a challenge to comprehend for those not versed in that field. But what is more important is her explanation of the significance of those structures, their locations, e.g., the Yale Divinity School being constructed nearly a mile from the campus center, and even their names, e.g., the University of Pittsburgh’s library, the Cathedral of Learning.”—TheBostonPilot.com“The reasons for the building of these white elephants are complicated and fascinating, and Grubiak deftly explores the intersection of the rise of science with the decline of Christianity, and the social and cultural causes and effects of these changes. . . . In the end, Grubiak provides a thorough history that explains architectural shifts in the light of religious shifts in American higher education.”—History of Education Quarterly“Grubiak has written a model micro-history that has macro implications beyond ‘the decline of the university chapel in America, 1920-1960.’ This study demonstrates how buildings reflect the relative strengths of sacred and secular in the university.” —Anglican and Episcopal History“. . . Grubiak traces the declining influence of conventional Christian religion in American higher education, particularly at large, prestigious universities. However, she does not merely rehearse that now familiar narrative; instead, drawing upon her expertise as an architectural historian, Grubiak investigates campus chapels (and some other buildings), demonstrating effectively that they were designed and erected as tangible strategies to secure a continuing, yet contemporary role for religion in university life even as scientific disciplines gained prominence. Scholars of higher education, American religion, and religious architecture, as well as those involved in campus ministry, will find the book engaging and instructive.” —Lutheran Quarterly“What is the relationship between architecture and cultural, social, religious, and spiritual values? To what extent do our buildings reflect our core values and commitments? . . . Margaret M. Grubiak approaches these questions through a particular lens: religious buildings, notably chapels, on the campuses of what she identifies as ‘elite’ American universities, each of which had something of a Protestant heritage, including Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Yale, and MIT.” —International Journal of Christianity and Education“By presenting the history of the plans for and construction of chapel buildings on private university campuses, Margaret M. Grubiak advances the argument that colleges and universities in the United States became more secularized in the twentieth century. Especially interesting is Grubiak’s inclusion in her study of nonchapel buildings that were given religious meaning and design.” —The Catholic Historical Review
£74.70
University of Texas Press Architectural Vessels of the Moche
Book SynopsisElaborately decorated monumental architecture, royal tombs, and ritual human sacrifice have established the Moche of ancient Peru (AD 200–800) as a culturally rich and ideologically complex civilization. Because the Moche did not have a text-based writing system, their sophisticated works of art, which communicated complex concepts, specific ideas, and detailed narratives, have become a prime source for understanding the Moche worldview. This pioneering volume presents the first book-length study of one of the most compelling forms of Moche art—fine ware ceramics that depict architectural structures in miniature.Assembling a data set of some two hundred objects, Architectural Vessels of the Moche interprets the form and symbolism of these artworks and their relationship to full-scale excavated Moche architectural remains. Juliet B. Wiersema reveals that Moche architectural vessels preserve aspects of Moche monumental architecture that have been irreparably Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1. Moche Architectural Vessels: An Overview2. Visualizing and Visually Communicating Architectural Space3. The Moche Architectural Vessel Corpus and Its Correspondence with the Archaeological Record4. Ceramic Diagrams of Sacred Space: Vessels of the Enclosed Gabled Type5. Moche Architectural Whistling Vessels: Their Technical Construction and Acoustic Properties6. Architectural Representations in Other CulturesConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
£45.00
University of Washington Press Walls of Algiers
Book SynopsisExamines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers, the 'Bulwark of Islam', into 'Alger la blanche', the colonial urban showpiece - and, after the outbreak of revolution in 1954 - counter-model of France's global empire. This title offers a look at the social use of urban space in a North African city.Trade Review"The collection does an excellent job of demonstrating the richness of visual and material sources for urban and colonial history and will provide a valuable resource to scholars." -- Victoria E. Thompson * Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East *"The picture of Algiers that emerges from the Walls of Algiers is one that fulfills the ambitions of its authors and the book and the different contributions that are made offer much to both the casual reader and the specialist. It is a fascinating collection that should be read by anyone interested in Algeria and the multivariate processes of Algeria's colonization." * Reviews in History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on Transliteration Introduction / Zeynep Celik, Julia Clancy-Smith, and Frances Terpak Part One | Peoples 1. Eroticism, Erasures, and Absence: The Peopling of Algiers, 1830-1900 / Julia Clancy-Smith 2. Medina and Modernity: The Emergence of Muslim Civil Society in Algiers between the Two World Wars / Omar Carlier Part Two | Images 3. The Promise and Power of New Technologies: Nineteenth-Century Algiers / Frances Terpak 4. A Lingering Obsession: The Houses of Algiers in French Colonial Discourse / Zeynep Celik 5. The Invisible Prison: Representing Algiers on Film / Eric Breitbart Part Three | Places 6. Masking and Unmasking the Historic Quarters of Algiers: The Reassessment of an Archive / Isabelle Grangaud 7. Historic Intersections: The Center of Algiers / Zeynep Celik Historiographies of Algiers: Critical Reflections / Patricia M. E. Lorcin Selected Bibliography Index Contributors
£38.30
University of Washington Press Furniture Studio
Book SynopsisExplores the origins, methods, results, and influence of the unique and highly successful furniture design and fabrication studios offered by the University of Washington Department of ArchitectureTrade Review"With 190 color photographs of student works, this charming book is a treat for the eyes. A fascinating peek into modern furniture design." * Library Journal *"Ochsner's book on just one of the studios is enough to give interested future architects the gist. But it's also written for today's architects, maybe nostalgic for architecture school, and for academics, maybe looking to start up a furniture studio at their own school." -- Lindsey M. Roberts * Architect Magazine *"[R]efreshing. . . . Ochsner’s engrossing and lavishly illustrated book. . . reminds us of the importance of craft in architecture. . . .[A]n important monograph. . . . Ochsner’s book is certainly well crafted." -- Jeremy White * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Reality of Making 2. Origins: Building a Program 3. One Quarter: Winter 2009 4. Interpreting a Pedagogy: Furniture and Architecture 5. Examples of Excellence: Selected Projects, 1989–2009 6. Beyond the University: Continuing Influence 7. The Future: Furniture Studio after 2009 Appendix A. Furniture Fest, 2009 Appendix B. Award-Winning Projects, 1990–2010 Notes General Background Reading Index
£53.42
University of Washington Press Cities of the Dead
Book SynopsisA Kyrgyz cemetery seen from a distance is astonishing. The ornate domes and minarets, tightly clustered behind stone walls, seem at odds with this desolate mountain region. Islam, the prominent religion in the region since the twelfth century, discourages tombstones or decorative markers. However, elaborate Kyrgyz tombs combine earlier nomadic customs with Muslim architectural forms. After the territory was formally incorporated into the Russian Empire in 1876, enamel portraits for the deceased were attached to the Muslim monuments. Yet everything within the walls is overgrown with weeds, for it is not Kyrgyz tradition for the living to frequent the graves of the dead.Architecturally unique, Kyrgyzstan's dramatically sited cemeteries reveal the complex nature of the Kyrgyz people's religious and cultural identities. Often said to have left behind few permanent monuments or books, the Kyrgyz people in fact left behind a magnificent legacy when they buried their dead.TraTrade ReviewGorgeous. * The Lineup *Travel to Kyrgyzstan from the comfort of your couch with this stunning series of photographs. -- Necee Regis * The Boston Globe *Captures the intriguing panoramas of sprawling, lifeless cities whose inhabitants rest in underground chambers while the edifices above send reminders of their presence into the far distance….Margaret Morton’s hallucinatory, fine-toned images may soon be the final remains of Kyrgyzstan’s silent cities. -- Claudia Steinberg * Bomb Magazine *Table of ContentsPrologue / Margaret Morton Preface / Nasser Rabbat Introduction / Elmira KöchümkulovaOn the Border of Two Worlds / Altyn KapalovaPhotographs / Margaret MortonMap Sites Contributors Acknowledgments
£29.45
University of Washington Press Mary Randlett Landscapes
Book SynopsisMary Randlett''s photographic vision of the Northwest is big-hearted, intricate, and tender and fully inhabited by the animals, tides, forests, mountains, and spirits that dwell there. What others may take for granted, Randlett sees as quintessential: overcast days with endless and often exquisite variations of gray clouds, raindrops on puddles, dripping branches, and distant shafts of sunlight breaking through the cloud cover. She is steeped in the history of the Northwest and its many art forms.Mary Randlett Landscapes presents a visual record of the Northwest at its most pristine and poetic. During her many years of finely tuned observation, Randlett has learned to take the time to ponder the essences of what she seesthe curl of a bird''s drifting feather, a water strider not quite breaking the surface of the water, fog ascending a hillside, the moment a pond''s surface turns to ice. Her photography brings this corner of the Northwest to the world.Trade Review"In this superb collection Randlett, who knows her subject well, majestically captures the physical qualities of the Pacific Northwest. Her work represents splendid environmental perfection: one knows these definitive photographs could have been taken nowhere else. This beautifully presented collection should be made available to everyone interested in the art form." * Choice *"This quiet, reflective collection is filled with photos that work like poems. It invites repeat visits because of the subtlety of Randlett's art—much of it focused on light, clouds, and mist—and also because it stands as a stern rebuke of what growth and development are doing to a bounteous natural world that once seemed immutable." -- John Marshall * Seattle Post-Intelligencer *"Like all the great landscape photographers, Randlett avoids excess studio manipulation and instead lets her subject do the talking. And oh, how Mother Nature talks—or rather sings—in front of her lens." * Seattle Magazine *"Randlett's interest isn’t in place as much as mood and composition. And of course, the main ingredient in these introspective studies is light, its endless variations, its absence." -- Sheila Farr * Seattle Times *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Lifting the Veil / Ted D'Arms Mary Randlett, Friend and Photographer / Barry Herem The Art of Mary Randlett / Denise Levertov 7 Poems by Denise Levertov Afterword / Joyce Thompson Chronology / Jo Ann Ridley Acknowledgments Technical Notes
£999.99
MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin Hellenistic Architectural Sculpture Figural Motifs in Western Anatolia and the Aegean Islands
Book SynopsisFocusing specifically on the figural adornment of Hellenistic architecture, this study provides extensive information about the chronology and interpretation of figural motifs adorning religious, civic, commercial, commemorative and domestic constructions.Trade ReviewReading the book was pure pleasure. Webb brings together an extraordinary amount of material, ranging from the extremely familiar to the very obscure, and puts it in overall perspective both as sculpture and as architectural elements. I am certain that specialists in both fields will find it useful and enlightening, and also that it will be accessible and enjoyable for non-specialists and readers with little background in Greek art—including undergraduates."—Steven Lattimore, University of California, Los Angeles"Webb's grasp of the scholarship and coverage of the monuments seem all but total, and her careful and judicious critiques of previous opinion are most valuable."—Andrew F. Stewart, University of California, Berkeley
£47.62
