Libros de ASIA: ARQUITECTURA Y ARTE

LEE + CHOI. MICHAEL LEE AND JOHNNY CHOI. SHELTERED. TWO VISIONS OF CANOPY DESIGN

Usually placed outside the entrance of a building, canopies serve the practical purpose of protecting those entering and exiting from the elements. Just as ...

HASEGAWA: HOUSES & HOUSING 1972- 2014

This comprehensive monograph spans the entire career of Japanese architect Itsuko Hasegawa, whose talents as a graduate student led her to prominence working as ...

TI LIAN SENG / DP ARCHITECTS A+U Nº 528 ( SINGAPUR )

Architect Ti Lian Seng, principal design director of Singapore-based DP Architects' projects in the Middle East, is the focus of this issue. He has ...

HIMALAYAN CITIES. SETTLEMENT PATTERNS, PUBLIC PLACES AND ARCHITECTURE

Himalayan Cities: Settlement Patterns, Public Places and Architecture explores the idea of settlements in different areas of the Himalayan region, cutting across national boundaries, ...

ITO: TOYO ITO 2. 2002-2014

The second in a two-volume introduction to the extraordinary career of architect Toyo Ito, this monograph features 20 of his works in Japan and ...

HARA:HIROSHI HARA: WALLPAPERS

Japanese architect Hiroshi Hara, whose major works include Kyoto Station, the Umeda Sky Building in Osaka, and other important structures in Japan, is also ...

JAPANESE INTERIOR DESIGN

Japanese interior design is marked by contradictions. Simple color schemes belie complex and playful concepts, hyper- modern spaces are created using only traditional materials, ...

JAPAN ARCHITECTS 1945-2010. SHINKENCHIKU, NOVEMBRE, 2014. SPECIAL ISSUE

According to Frédéric Migayrou, the history of Japanese architecture has seen a permanent tension between the impossible reconstruction of tradition and the unceasing assimilation ...

PALABRAS CON CORAZON

La caligrafía china es considerada el referente más antiguo del expresionismo abstracto. Uno de los caracteres más significativos por su contenido simbólico, es el ...

AI WEI WEI: DISPOSITION

This new Ai Weiwei (born 1957) monograph is published on the occasion of his exhibition at the 55th Venice Biennale, presented by Zuecca Project ...

BAN: HUMANITARIAN ARCHITECTURE. SHIGERU BAN

In 1994, after seeing photographs of the plastic sheets given to Rwandan refugees to live under, Shigeru Ban went to the United Nations High ...

NARA: YOSHITOMO NARA. DRAWINGS

Published in conjunction with a comprehensive solo exhibition at Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, this catalogue focuses on Nara's prolific drawing output from 1984-2013. ...

KITAYAMA: KOH KITAYAMA. ARCHITECTURAL WORKS. IN- BETWEEN

Featuring more than 20 works by award-winning Japanese architect Koh Kitayama, this compact and eye-catching monograph covers his practice over a twelve-year period beginning ...

ONISHIMAKI+ KYAKUDAYUKI ARCHITECTS/ O+H . 8 STORIES

According to Maki Onishi and Yuki Hyakuda, who founded their office in 2008, 'For us, building a structure resembles the weaving of a story. ...

EXPERIENCIA DEL PAISAJE EN CHINA, LA "SHANSHUI O CULTURA DEL PAISAJE EN LA DINASTÍA SONG"

El presente ensayo emprende un viaje por la cultura del paisaje de uno de los más fascinantes períodos de la historia de China: la ...

TOKYO VOID. POSSIBILITEIES IN ABSENCE

Tokyo's urban landscape is full of contradictions: as a densely packed megalopolis it affords thousands of vacant spaces. While creative design practices and informal ...

WA: THE ESSENCE OF JAPANESE DESIGN

An exploration of the beauty and essence of Japanese design through 300 objects: from everyday items, to iconic fashion and furniture.

CONDITION, IMPROVEMENT, AND TOWN PLANNING OF THE CITY OF CALCUTTA AND CONTIGUOUS AREAS. THE RICHARDS REP

By 1900 the British had undertaken various types of urban planning in their colonial territories, but the early twentieth century brought new ideas and ...

HUMAN SECURITY AND JAPAN'S TRIPLE DISASTER. RESPONDING TO THE 2011 EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI AND FUKUSHIMA NUC

Japan has been one of the most important international sponsors of human security, yet the concept has hitherto not been considered relevant to the ...

CHEN ZEN. CATALOGUE RAISONNE