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Oliver Elser, Philip Kurz, Peter Cachola Schmal (eds) SOS Brutalism A Global Survey In cooperation with Deutsches Architekturmuseum DAM and Wüstenrot Foundation 2017. Hardback with paperback supplement 716 pages in total, 686 color and 411 b/w illustrations 22.5 × 27.5 cm (8½ × 10½ in) 978-3-03860-075-6 English sFr. 69.00 | € 68.00 £ 60.00 | $ 69.00 The first-ever global survey of brutalist architecture from the 1950s to the 1970s, documenting some 120 key buildings from this period in twelve regions around the world, including many previously unpublished discoveries that are in acute danger of loss through neglect of intended demolition. Moreover, the book features case studies of brutalist hotspots as well as topical essays on the history and theory of brutalism. Hilar Stadler, Andreas Hertach (eds) Simon Phipps Finding Brutalism A Photographic Survey of Post-War British Architecture In cooperation with Museum im Bellpark, Kriens 2017. Hardback 258 pages, 10 color, 192 duotones, and 28 b/w illustrations 20 × 25.5 cm (7¾ × 10 in) 978-3-03860-063-3 English 978-3-03860-064-0 German sFr. 39.00 | € 32.00 £ 32.00 | $ 39.00 For almost twenty years, British photographer Simon Phipps has been documenting the rebuilding of Britain after the Second World War through the work of architects. This book features 192 of his images of 127 buildings in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland from the 1950s to the 1980s, creating a confrontation of buildings and architectural fragments and evoking a distinct atmosphere of brutalism. Marianne Burkhalter, Christian Sumi (eds) Konrad Wachsmann and the Grapevine Structure 2018. Flexicover 152 pages, 91 color, 50 duotones, and 40 b/w illustrations 23 × 32 cm (9 × 12½ in) 978-3-03860-110-4 English sFr. 49.00 | € 48.00 £ 45.00 | $ 49.00 This book sheds new light on the work of German-born modernist architect Konrad Wachsmann (1901–1980) and his legendary dynamic Grapevine Structure, a universal construction element he developed in the early 1950s at the Chicago Institute of Design. Richly illustrated, the book features essays revisiting Wachsmann’s ideas from a contemporary perspective and exploring the phenomenon of knotted joints in comparison with similar structures in the human brain. Irénée Scalbert A Real Living Contact with the Things Themselves Essays on Architecture 2018. Paperback 312 pages, 39 color and 59 b/w illustrations 16.5 × 21.5 cm (6½ × 8½ in) 978-3-03860-111-1 English sFr. 29.00 | € 29.00 £ 25.00 | $ 35.00 Contemporary architectural criticism tends to focus on the theories and concepts behind buildings. Yet there is much to be learned by venturing beyond the library walls to contemplate the real buildings: the things themselves. This urge for “real living contact” is the impetus behind this inspiring collection of essays by renowned British architectural critic and scholar Irénée Scalbert.
Neri & Hu Design and Research Office Works and Projects 2004-2014 2018. Hardback 260 pages, 207 color, 34 duotones, and 95 b/w illustrations and plans 21.5 × 27 cm (8½ × 10½ in) 978-3-906027-89-0 English sFr. 59.00 | € 58.00 £ 45.00 | $ 65.000 This first book on Shanghai and London-based Neri & Hu Design and Research Office presents a broad selection of its work in architecture and product design since the firm’s establishment in 2004. The featured projects exemplify Neri & Hu’s approach in renovating and rebuilding existing structures and in entirely new designs for retail, offices, hotels, and housing; as well as in furniture and product design. Maria Claudia Clemente, Francesco Isidori Labics—Structures pool Architekten (ed.) Poolology of Housing 2019. Hardback 440 pages, 30 color and 365 b/w illustrations, 287 plans 24 × 33 cm (9½ × 13 in) 978-3-03860-088-6 English / German sFr. 75.00 | € 68.00 £ 60.00 | $ 79.00 This up-close look at Zurich-based collective pool Architekten’s body of work is a font of inspiration for innovative residential architecture. 287 floor plans demonstrate the scope an architect has in housing despite many external constraints. With essays and images of built and unrealized projects by pool Architekten, as well as of model replicas of iconic interiors from architectural history, the book refers to a culture of housing design that reflects both the social context and the inhabitants’ attitudes. Edited and with an interview by Stefano Casciani 2018. Hardback 416 pages, 271 color and 342 b/w illustrations and plans 23 × 31 cm (9 × 12¼ in) 978-3-03860-128-9 English sFr. 65.00 | € 58.00 £ 50.00 | $ 69.00 Rome-based Labics is a leader among Italy’s up-and-coming architecture firms. This first monograph on their impressive body of work features a selection of their designs. Structure, in a variety of notions of the term, is guiding Labic’s approach. Consequently, the book is arranged in four chapters that explore geometric, public space, tectonic, and circulation structures in topical essays. The importance of structure for Labic’s work is also exemplified in the featured projects. Dominique Boudet (ed.) New Housing in Zurich Typologies for a Changing Society 2017. Paperback 256 pages, 394 color and 281 b/w illustrations and plans 24 × 30 cm (9½ × 11¾ in) 978-3-03860-042-8 English 978-3-03860-043-5 French 978-3-03860-041-1 German sFr. 69.00 | € 68.00 £ 60.00 | $ 75.00 A comprehensive survey of co-operative housing in Zurich, featuring some 50 recent designs that had a major impact on the city's urban life. Lavishly illustrated with images and plans, it provides a typology of multi-unit residential architecture. The essays explore the history of co-operative housing in Switzerland, the impact of such undertakings on urban development, new urban and architectural concepts, as well as the potentials of co-operatives in the post-industrial age and their social dynamics. KEY TITLES, PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED 28/29
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