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August 2010

Spotlight Book:

Amazon book link. Movements in green : conceptual landscape gardening
By Jan van der Horst ; photography, Cees Roelof
"Movements in Green" is a stunning overview of the most beautiful gardens designed by Jan van der Horst. It shows his most remarkable projects worldwide. The book is lavishly illustrated and treats a variety of gardens: from natural to romantic, from traditional to 'zen'. All the gardens included in the book are shown with the plans and complete information about the whole set-up. This makes it not only an inspiring book, but also a volume full of applicable ideas.

Jan van der Horst has worked for over 40 years as a landscape architect. He is an established name, both nationally and internationally."(Amazon)

New Books August:

Amazon book link. Toyo Ito
By Toyo Ito, Riken Yamamoto, Dana Buntrock, Taro Igarashi
"It has been said that the Sendai Mediatheque (2000), with its revolutionary approach to engineering, marks a turning point not only in Toyo Ito's architecture but in contemporary architecture in general. Before Sendai, Ito's work emphasized structural lightness and transparency, and what he saw as the ever-changing 'non-context' of Japanese cities. But though Ito's designs still show these early influences, after the Sendai Mediatheque he began to leave behind what he increasingly saw as the boring and inappropriate boxes favoured by modernism, and move toward a light, sensuous and often organic architecture that engages with the cities around it and the people who inhabit it.These ideas are exemplified in this unique volume, where Toyo Ito presents a selection of his projects, all extensively illustrated with photos, diagrams, drawings, and computer realizations."(Amazon)
Amazon book link. Oscar Niemeyer Buildings
By Alan Weintraub
"At age 100, Oscar Niemeyer is universally acknowledged as a master of form, color, and light—the last living Modern master. Niemeyer is known primarily for his large-scale institutional and civic designs throughout Brazil and Europe—daringly conceptual works that challenged twentieth-century orthodoxy about Modernism, materials, and structure. This comprehensive book, a companion to Rizzoli’s Oscar Niemeyer Houses, presents a reevaluation of his greatest buildings, in all new color photography specially commissioned for this book. Featured are the architect’s most seminal work, including: Ministry of Education and Health, Rio de Janeiro; Brasilia; New Pampulha Yacht Club, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Mondadori Headquarters, Milan; Le Havre Central Cultural Center, France; Niteroi Museum of Contemporary Art, Brazil; and the Oscar Niemeyer Museum. A periodic resident of Rio de Janeiro, photographer Alan Weintraub has been granted unprecedented access to these remarkable structures—from Brazil to North Africa to Italy. As a result, Oscar Niemeyer Buildings reveals the master’s brilliant artistry, and his eloquent, sinuous, utterly livable Modernism."(Amazon)
Amazon book link.Karim Rashid Space: The Architecture of Karim Rashid
By Karim Rashid
"I believe spaces should elevate our experiences and be a phenomenological trigger, giving one a sense of being present, being alive, being part of the changing world, and being part of our evanescent human existence. An environment should provoke positive energy, spiritual well being, but most importantly spaces should give us an emotional lift, be it fulgent, fervid, or peaceful. The only thing that draws me to shop today, to enjoy a restaurant, to do my banking, to browse, to spend time in a museum or office, is a space that is inspiring and seamless. The only factor that warrants travel, second to nature and human culture, is architecture and space."(www.karimrashid.com/space.html)
Amazon book link. A Tribute to Jorn Utzon Sydney Opera House
By Katarina Stuebe, Jan Utzon
"Jorn Utzon was a Dane of great consequence. A man who saw visions in architecture that others could only dream of. Not everyone may know his name but we all know his legacy, the Sydney Opera House. A world heritage icon conceived in the 1950's and opened to heralded acclaim in 1973. Buildings come and go, they are the very fabric of society and show a great deal about the way in which we live. Jorn Utzon perhaps sums it up best himself: 'Art continues to live on for generations in manifold forms'. I hope that in some way, I can reach out to you with my eyes and images so that you too can feel the essence captured, presented and collected herein."(Amazon)
Amazon book link. Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century: Plans, Sections, Elevations
By Richard Weston
"This book provides the essential data for landmark buildings of modern architecture. Arranged chronologically for purposes of comparison, each building is represented by color photographs as well as accurate scale drawings prepared for use by students and professionals. Succinct text gives the history of each building and shows why it is innovative and important. An accompanying CD-ROM contains all the drawings, allowing readers to examine them in detail and to resize them for use in their own work. An opening essay gives a brief overview of the history of architecture in the twentieth century, highlighting key developments. Among the architects included are Frank Lloyd Wright, Antoni Gaudí, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Alvar Aalto, Le Corbusier, Gunnar Asplund, Charles and Ray Eames, Jorn Utzon, Louis Kahn, Eero Saarinen, Robert Venturi, Norman Foster, Mario Botta, Richard Meier, Frank Gehry, Tadao Ando, Daniel Libeskind, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, and many more. 150 color illustrations, 500 line drawings, CD-ROM."(Amazon)

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