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Modernism and the Spirit of the City
Modernism and the Spirit of the City offers a new reading of the architectural modernism that emerged and flourished in Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. Rejecting the fashionable postmodernist arguments of the 1980s and '90s which damned modernist architecture as banal and monotonous, this collection of essays by eminent scholars investigates the complex cultural, social, and religious imperatives that lay below the smooth, white surfaces of new architecture.
The Ghosts of Berlin
In this compelling work, Brian Ladd examines the ongoing conflicts radiating from the remarkable fusion of architecture, history, and national identity in Berlin. Ladd surveys the urban landscape, excavating its ruins, contemplating its buildings and memorials, and carefully deconstructing the public debates and political controversies emerging from its past. "Written in a clear and elegant style, The Ghosts of Berlin is not just another colorless architectural history of the German capital. . . . Mr. Ladd's book is a superb guide to this process of urban self-definition, both past and present."—Katharina Thote, Wall Street Journal "If a book can have the power to change a public debate, t...
Japanese Design
The Museum of Modern Art and 5 Continents Editions recently launched this series of books dedicated to industrial and graphic design. Each volume offers an overview of a single country's design achievements and illustrates its particular design history and aesthetic by showcasing renowned architects and designers through exemplary works drawn from The Museum of Modern Art's unmatched collection. This season, they take on Japan. Japanese designers' special ability to combine aesthetic tradition with contemporary visual culture and material innovation has created a distinctive and exceptionally successful design industry in Japan, which has produced such divergent icons of Modern design as Sor...
Manifestoes and Transformations in the Early Modernist City
Manifestoes and Transformations is the first work to deal with urban utopias and their relationship with actual urban interventions. Bringing together a carefully chosen, wide-ranging team of experts, the book provides a broad, contextual exploration of the ideas and urban practices which are the foundations of our conception of the contemporary city.
Japan Design
After many years of low-cost mass production, the Japanese have long since shifted the focus of their efforts to the development of high-quality technical products. In many cases, the designs of the new generation serve as prototypes which may have only an indirect influence on later production. The examples presented in this book thus anticipate the design offensive to come from Japan. Contents: Masaki Morita, Masanori Umeda, Shiro Kuramata, Atsushi Kitagawara, Shugeru Uchida, High Tech, Retro, Products, & Furniture. Oversize. Color photos.
Art, architecture, design
"The Pinakothek der Moderne is a centre of international standing for 20th and 21st century art, architecture and design. It is one of the largest new museums in the world. Four collections come together in Stephan Braunfels's new building to create a "musee total" of Modernism, sweeping away the boundaries between the genres." "This book shows how the many connections with the history of the city, museums and architecture make the third Pinakothek a sum of the most important achievements in this building genre from Classicism to Modernism. The book provides a detailed documentation of the design and its sources of inspiration."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Coop Himmelb(l)au
Coope Himmelblau is a multi award-winning cooperative architectural design firm located in Vienna, with offices in Los Angeles and Guadalajara, Mexico. This book looks at the company's most notable buildings.
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Chancellery Berlin
The Berlin Federal Chancellery lays the foundation for a new approach to architectural representation of the state. It is an integrated unit that does not reduce the outer skin to facade and window wall and consists of remodeled spaces throughout.
