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Architecture Now ! 6 by Philip Jodidio

The long awaited Architecture Now ! vol. 6 has been released by TASCHEN.  Please find below a text from the TASCHEN website.  Buy the book here: Architecture Now! 6 (v. 6)

"This sixth installment of Architecture Now! features buildings ranging from Fujimori’s tiny (6.07 sq meters) Teahouse Tetsu to Foster’s gigantic Crystal Island in Moscow (1.1 million sq meters), providing an arching overview of today's architecture, from traditional to radically avant-garde. What is the zeitgeist, and whither architecture in this new century? Architecture Now! 6 is the reference for what's happening now and what's to come. Easy-to-navigate illustrated A–Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, contact information, and websites.

Featured architects/firms/artists: 
3deluxe, 3LHD Architects, Adjaye/Associates, Ai Wei Wei/FAKE Design, Tadao Ando, Alejandro Aravena, ARGE Grazioli Krischanitz, Shigeru Ban, Barkow Leibinger, Bernardes + Jacobsen, Olafur Eliasson, KSP Engel und Zimmermann, FAM Arquitectura, Foster and Partners, Terunobu Fujimori, Massimiliano Fuksas, Antón García-Abril, Dionisio González, Zaha Hadid, Heatherwick Studio, Herzog & de Meuron, Steven Holl, Holzer Kobler, Junya Ishigami, Toyo Ito, Jakob+MacFarlane, Carlos Jimenez, Kengo Kuma, Lassila Hirvilammi, Daniel Libeskind, LIN Finn Geipel + Giulia Andi, MIII Architecten, MADA s.p.a.m., Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Corinna Menn, Merkx+Girod Architecten, José Rafael Moneo, Morphosis, MvRdV, Manfredi Nicoletti, Valerio Olgiati, Studio Pei-Zhu, Renzo Piano, PTW Architects, Studio Arne Quinze, RCR Arquitectes, Rojkind Arquitectos, Marc Rolinet, Hans-Jörg Ruch, SANAA/Sejima + Nishizawa, Thomas Schütte, Scope Cleaver, Álvaro Siza Vieira, Snøhetta, Tonkin Liu, Bernard Tschumi, UNStudio, URBANUS, Pekka Vapaavuori, Various Architects, Wandel Hoefer Lorch, Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Riken Yamamoto, Peter Zumthor"

All image and text credit belongs to TASCHEN.

Monograph: Wonderwall: Masamichi Katayama Projects N˚2

 

 

Wonderwall is Masamichi Katayama. The internationally renowned interior and
retail designer is synonymous with exquisite quality and applies his distinctive
trademark showmanship to create visionary retail environments.
This publication introduces forty recent projects by Japan s hottest retail designer
with an extraordinary selection of interior designs for boutiques and retail outlets
from high-end luxury space to mega stores in Japan, Great Britain, France, the
United States and Hong Kong. Masamichi Katayama skillfully integrates diverse
interior design elements including light, furniture, material and proportion
in a unique and unrivalled fashion that translates into flawless design, comfort
and functionality.
Designed by Groovisions, this book vividly demonstrates why Katayama s work
has been considered groundbreaking for interior design since the founding of
Wonderwall in 2000. Insightful articles by Tyler Brulé, the Editor in Chief of Monocle
and John C. Jay, Wieden+Kennedy s Creative Director, affirm this appraisal.
Wonderwall: Masamichi Katayama Projects N 2 presents a brilliant collection of
work by an outstanding designer of our time.buy

The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century Architecture

The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture is a comprehensive portrayal of the finest built architecture from around the world completed since the year 2000. Divided into six world regions, the Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture provides an important overview of global and local trends in architecture for a wide range of users. The geographical contexts for twenty-first century architectural production are explored in a global framework presented in accessible graphic formats. Each of the six world regions is introduced by an in-depth look at their unique urban and architectural issues. This statistical data has been researched and analyzed by a team of from the London School of Economics.

More than 1000 key buildings have been chosen through a rigorous selection process involving a panel of expert advisors and specialists from every region. Each building is fully illustrated with drawings and photographs, and each is described by a short essay. Further information includes key data such as construction cost, client name, area of the building, and geographical coordinates. Cross-referencing between projects helps the user to find other buildings by the same architect included in the book. In addition, a mass of useful information is provided, including details about the architects' practices, as well as extensive indices. buy

Julius Shulman, Modernism Rediscovered

The buildings burned in our memories, which to us represent the spirit of fifties and sixties architectural design, were those whose pictures were widely published in magazines and books; but what about those that got lost in the process? The exchange of visual information is crucial to the development, evolution, and promotion of architectural movements. If a building is not widely seen, its photograph rarely or never published, it simply does not enter into architectural discourse. Many buildings photographed by Julius Shulman suffered this fate, their images falling into oblivion. With this book, TASCHEN brings them to light, paying homage to California Modernism in all its forms. The abandoned files of Julius Shulman show us another side of Modernism that has stayed quiet for so many years. Bringing together nearly 250 forgotten masterpieces, Modernism Rediscovered pays tribute to these lesser known yet outstanding contributions to the modern architectural movement. buy