A good color sense is the most potent weapon of an artist because color adds life to your ...
Books, Architecture
Books, Architecture
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A bucket of inspiration arrived on our door step, it contains pieces of great creativity ...
A splendid exploration of how true passions color our life experiences everyday, Chicago-based architect Susan ...
Mid-century aesthetics have a distinct appeal that is largely missing from contemporary works. Can’t wait ...
Featuring more than 600 sketches depicting a vast array of architecturally and culturally significant buildings, ...
Building with Nature: Creating, Implementing, and Upscaling Nature-Based Solutions (nai010 publishers, 2020) is the fruit of a collaboration ...
A beautiful opportunity lies ahead, the one to encounter the journey of Michael Webb, a ...
Fresh Water is a book that addresses regional, territorial, and continental water issues through interdisciplinary design research ...
In January 2022, Phaidon will publish Radical Architecture of the Future, (January 6, 2022; $59.95 ...
“A plea for a renewed commitment to authentic urbanism and an invitation to learn from ...
Washington, DC (January 16, 2022)—The considerable social, economic, and environmental costs of suburban sprawl have ...
“Nothing is more important to life than water, and no one knows water better than ...
After launching Universal Light to success in September 2022, Australian lighting designer, Unios have published ...
Washington, DC (November 15, 2017)—For decades, collaborative design has helped enliven neighborhoods and promote racial, ...
Washington, DC (August 31, 2017)—Well-designed spaces are not just a matter of taste or a ...
Washington, DC (March 8, 2022)—Plastics have transformed every aspect of our lives. Yet the very ...
Every writer has faced it at some point in their lives – the dreaded ‘Writer’s Block’! The frustration of staring on to a blank screen for hours, unable to come up with a single word to get started with your writing. The agony of having to sit in front of your desk for hours, not …
February 25, 2022 (New York, NY) — ODA New York is proud to unveil their first publication, Unboxing New York, published by Actar. Unboxing New York is a behind-the-scenes examination of the changing landscape of New York City since 2010 – revealing the forces, theories, and histories that have transformed the city, while studying the …
Architecture Lab is proud to announce that a creativity will drop in May in the form of epic book, Princeton Architectural Press will surface Single–Handedly: Contemporary Architects Draw by Hand, an extraordinarily inspiring collection of 220 hand drawings by no less than than 40 emerging architects and well-known practitioners from around the world. As one roams the pages …
Why the Poor Die Earlier and How to Challenge Inequity Washington, DC (April 18, 2022)— In Twenty Years of Life, award-winning health journalist Suzanne Bohan exposes the disturbing flip side of the American dream: your health is largely determined by your zip code. The strain of living in a poor neighborhood, with sub-par schools, lack …
Washington, DC (March 8, 2022)—Plastics have transformed every aspect of our lives. Yet the very properties that make them attractive—they are cheap to make, light, and durable— spell disaster when trash makes its way into the environment. Recent bans on single-use straws and bags have increased awareness of this issue. But, for most people, the …
Washington, DC (August 31, 2017)—Well-designed spaces are not just a matter of taste or a question of aesthetics; they literally shape our ideas about who we are and what we deserve. Design impacts our health, our education, our community, our sense of self-worth, and more, yet all-too-often design is viewed as a luxury. To address …
Washington, DC (November 15, 2017)—For decades, collaborative design has helped enliven neighborhoods and promote racial, economic, and social justice. But in an era marked by climate change, growing income inequality, and major advances in technology, designers are acknowledging the limitations of public forums and other conventional methods of community engagement. Edited by six leaders in …
After launching Universal Light to success in September 2022, Australian lighting designer, Unios have published the second edition of the educational lighting-based magazine. The voice of Australia’s leading designers, consultants and lighting experts have spoken in the bi-annual magazine, which is a profound study and celebration into the world of light in the built environment. …
“Nothing is more important to life than water, and no one knows water better than Sandra Postel. Replenish is a wise, sobering, but ultimately hopeful book.” —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction “This clear-eyed treatise hops around the world outlining real-world solutions that are already being implemented to affect change on the ground…Postel makes …
Washington, DC (January 16, 2022)—The considerable social, economic, and environmental costs of suburban sprawl have been widely reported, but suburbs hold new potential for the 21st century. As ground zero for some of the most disruptive changes stemming from accelerating wealth inequities, a rapidly aging population, and growing racial and ethnic diversity, suburbs today face …
“A plea for a renewed commitment to authentic urbanism and an invitation to learn from history as our cities enter a future of unprecedented change.” —Alex Steffen, author of Carbon Zero: Imagining Cities that Can Save the Planet “This is a must read for those who want to understand in words and pictures what stands …
Fresh Water is a book that addresses regional, territorial, and continental water issues through interdisciplinary design research in landscape architecture. The geographical and hydrosocial context of the major inland (non-coastal) watersheds of the North American continent—the Mississippi, the Great Lakes Basin—St. Lawrence and the Nelson—remains an under-explored field for design research. Major spatial, temporal, biological, and geological …
A splendid exploration of how true passions color our life experiences everyday, Chicago-based architect Susan Uehara Rakstang’s memoir Cooking for Her Eyes: Transcription of a Sonata tells a story of life and death, friendship and family—all through the lens of the author’s life-long relationships to music, food, and art. Susan Rakstang’s memoir recalls her early …
In January 2022, Phaidon will publish Radical Architecture of the Future, (January 6, 2022; $59.95 US/$79.95 CAN; Hardback) presenting today’s most inspiring, innovative, and forward-thinking architecture that proposes imaginative and diverse new ways of seeing, understanding, and building our environment and the spaces around us. The book was researched and written by architecture curator and …
Building with Nature: Creating, Implementing, and Upscaling Nature-Based Solutions (nai010 publishers, 2020) is the fruit of a collaboration between One Architecture and EcoShape. The book describes and illustrates how Building with Nature offers a proven, innovative approach harnesses natural forces to create sustainable flood protection and cultivate resilient, ecologically rich living and working environments. The book introduces Building …
Featuring more than 600 sketches depicting a vast array of architecturally and culturally significant buildings, bridges, towers, monuments, and more, Draw Like an Artist: 100 Buildings and Architectural Forms is a must-have visual reference for student and aspiring architects, artists, illustrators, and urban sketchers, available this July! This contemporary step-by-step guidebook demonstrates fundamental art and architectural concepts like proportion, perspective, and spatial relationships as you learn to draw a wide …
Drawing from Practice by J. Michael Welton explores and illuminates the ways that 26 diverse and reputable architects use freehand drawing to shape the built environment. In this generously illustrated book, Welton traces the tactile sketch, from initial parti to finished product, through words, images, and photographs that reveal the creative process in action. “J. …
