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               NEW BOOKS

100 Houses for 100 Architects Postiglione, G
Photographic representations of various architects ideas of space and home. This book provides an example of architecturally designed homes from Frank Llyod Wright through to Clemens Holzmeister, providing plans and descriptions of each. Taschen UK 2008 HB 480pp AU $70.00 (15/05)

AD Versatility and Vicissitude, Performance in Morpho-Ecological Design
This latest edition of AD is the third edited by Michael Hensel and Achim Menges; who inject the traditional meaning of performance with an entirely new life.
John Wiley USA March/April2008 143pp PB AU $62.95 (12/04)

Abrams Guide to American House Styles Morgan W
Approximately 20 different styles of domestic American architecture are outlined with photographic images, sketches and text. Harry N Abrams NY 2004 424pp PB AU $29.95 (05/04)

After Images: UN Studio, ADCU
Large, loud and colourful the UN Studio features some of the worlds most recent and outstanding architectural works. Works include the Mercedes-Benz Museum- Stuttgart, La Defense Offices- Almere and Tea House on Bunker- Vreeland. Each project has been photographed both beautifully and extensively with accompanying sectional drawings. HUST Press The Netherlands 2008 300pp AU$74.80 (19/04)

Along Bungalow Lines, Duchscherer, P & Svendsen, L
This book looks at creating an arts and crafts home, exploring the history of the style through both American and English examples. It features a number of case studies from the past and also looks at how the style has been translated into architecture today. Gibbs Smith, US, 190pp AU$65.00 (19/04)

Alvaro Siza: Twenty Two Recent Projects Castanheira C
With sketches, drawings, photographs and explanatory text this beautiful compilation of Siza’s recent work is an informative and inspiring sourcebook. Casadarquitectura Spain 2007 398pp HB AU $157.85 (12/04)

Architectural Structures Place, Wayne
A technical guide to the structural design process, with clear diagrams of set outs, as well as various charts corresponding to loads and tolerances. A very useful guide to the fundamentals of building a structure.
John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, 2007 HB AU $ 145.00 (13/05)

Architecture of the Absurd : How “Genius” Disfigured a Practical Art Sibler, John
A theoretical look into the nature of building design. Sibler, a philosopher, takes the reader on a round the world tour of various architectural projects, from Gaudi to Meis, Gehry to Libeskind. He questions and often interprets numerous architectural decisions, with reference to similar projects and with often reoccurring themes.
Quantuck Lane Press, New York, 2007 HB AU $ 37.95 (13/05)

Art and Use  Tod Williams, Billie Tsien
A book from the Buffalo University School of Architecture and Planning introducing architecture as art form. It looks at the way in which considered design affects the user and how this impacts upon the space, both internally and externally. Colour photography and plans.
Buffalo University School of Architecture and Planning, New York, 2008 PB AU $ 24.95 (13/05)

a+t Civilities II
Issue 30 Autumn 2007 includes projects such as Westminster Academy by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Young Vic Theatre in London by Haworth Tompkins and DSDHA’s St Anne’s Sure Start community centre.
a+t Spain 2007 PB 155pp AU $58.85 (15/05)

AV: USA Tour #122
Looking at twelve architectural works recently completed in the USA from coast to coast.
AV (2006) 122 AU $62.15 (15/05)

BatesSmart: Selected Projects 00-07 Poole R & Whittle K
A collection of works by Melbourne based architects Bates Smart, built predominantly in Australia. ‘Constant dialogue and an increasing focus on research-based design within an open studio culture’ is what drives this practice towards results. Bates Smart Australia 2007 207pp PB AU $59.95 (05/04)

Crucial Words, Conditions for Contemporary Architecture Wingårdh G & Wærn R
Gert Wingårdh and Rasmus Wærn, Sweden's most active architect and its best-known architecture critic, give a list of crucial words to consider in regards to contemporary architecture. With terms and concepts such as: branding, collaborators, desire, future, everyday, ornament, wheelchair and why, the book becomes a dictionary of articles written by a range of interesting protagonists. Such as Denise Scott Brown, Kenneth Frampton, Massimiliano Fuksas, Hans Ibelings, Peter Blundell Jones, Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Juhani Pallasmaa, Joseph Rykwert, Jaime Salazar, Axel Sowa and Wilfried Wang.
Birkhauser Germany 2007 206pp HB AU $58.50 (12/04)

Cultivate Cat Kojima K & Akamatsu K
What exactly is the difference between “cultivating” and “developing”? Kojima and Akamatsu present three projects that are currently underway: University of Central Asia, project Murayama and Ho Chi Minh City University, all have very different cultures and climates. While documenting the building process the architects questioned if the buildings were in fact being cultivated rather than developed. With texts in both Japanese and English.
Toto Japan 2007 PB AU $61.60 (12/04)

DA 63: Abalos & Herreros, Sentkiewicz Arquitectos DA
Spain 2008 PB AU$40.00 (29/03)

Density Projects (a+t) Arpa J & Fernandez per A
The third book to the a+t Density series, with 36 new concepts on collective housing by architects such as Jean Nouvel, Oppenheim, Steven Holl, MGM Moralles and AOC.
A+T Spain 2007 397pp PB AU $87.45 (05/04)

Design and the Elastic Mind The Museum of Modern Art, New York
An engaging look into the  intertwined worlds of science and design, and the way in which nature has influenced design since the time of Leonardo Da Vinci. Design and the Elastic Mind also questions the way in which designers replicate patterns occurring in nature, both in the past, and into the future.
MOMA, New York, 2008 PB AU $ 55.00 (06/05)

Design Dictionary: Perspectives on Design Terminology. Erthoff, M & Marshall, T
This dictionary provides a stimulating and categorical foundation for a serious international discourse on design. One for everyone engaged with their design education and career.
Birkhauser Switzerland 2008 465pp. PBA $93.50 (14/03)

Design Hotels Year Book 2008 Design Hotels
The latest edition to the ‘Design Hotel’ series, Design Hotels features international projects with both a conceptual and aesthetic approach. Design Hotels Germany 2008 HB AU$105.00 (29/03)

Designing Public, Erlhoff, Heidkamp & Utikal
Designing public looks at different perspectives of our cities and the individual design elements that contribute to these. The book explores the juxtaposition of private and public spheres and the defining factors of the two realms.
Birkhauser, Germany, 2008, 200pp AU$54.50 (19/04)

Feng Shui for Today’s Living Lambert, Mary
A step by step guide to remodelling your home in accordance with the principle of Feng Shui. From wall colour, and where to place your bed to floral arrangements, Lambert describes various methods for change.
Cico Books London 2008 HB AU$34.95 (22/04)

Festival Architecture Bonnemaison S & Macy C
Festival Architecture focuses on the ephemeral architecture built for festivals, investigating how these constructions played a role in the development of Western architectural and urban theory. Arranged in historical periods from antiquity to the modern era, the analyses of specific festivals are set in relation to contemporary ideas and theories. Routledge UK 2008 318pp PB AU$86.00 (29/03)

Finnish Summer Houses, Jetsonen, J&S
The Finnish summer house occupies an almost mythical place in the hearts of their inhabitants and architects. This book presents twenty villas, cabins and cottages in detail by such architects as Alvar Aalto, Juhani Pallasmaa and Eliel Saarinen using photographs, archival images, drawings and plans to illustrate the diversity of designs.
Princeton, 2008, 200pp AU$87.50 (19/04)

Fujimori: Terunobu Architect Turunobu F
Collection of works from this Japanese architect, at a well documented scale, including photographs and detail drawings. A high quality Toto production; this medium sized book, provides a great reference of Terunobu’s individually stylised projects. Toto Japan 2007 396pp HB AU$103.40 (19/04)

The Furniture of Poul Kjaerholm: Catalogue Raisonne Sheridan, M
The life and work of designer Poul Kjaerholm as interpreted by architect Michael Sheridan. Presented in black and white the book includes an extensive collection of photographs and descriptions of Kjaerholm’s work.
Miller USA HB AU$130.00 (29/03)

GA Document 99: Zaha Hadid
As enticing as all other GA Document series, Zaha Hadid’s Special Issue is no exception. Document 99 is a visual compendium of her latest projects, with explanatory text and drawings.
GA Japan  2007 201pp PB AU$55.00 (03/05)

Gert Wingårdh: Thirty Years of Architecture through Four Decades Nanfeldt M (Ed)
Wingårdh and his distinctive vocabulary has added exciting landmarks to the cityscape of Gothenburg. Through several key buildings he has contributed more than most to the renewal of Swedish architecture. This book catalogues the retrospective exhibition at the Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg.
Birkhauser Germany 2008 560pp PB A $82.00 (14/03)

Gio Ponti Le Navi: il progetto degli interni navali 1948-1953 Piccione P
A key figure in 20^th century Italian design and architecture, Gio Ponti worked with interior designer Nino Zoncada on some of the greatest ocean liners of the 1950s. In this book Paolo Piccione fills the gap by exploring how these ship interiors were created in a scholarly and fascinating account of the brief interlude in Italian design. 200 illustrations, many never before published until now, shed light to an almost unknown aspect of 1950s Italian design. Idea Italy 2007 216pp AU$118.80 (19/04)

Goettschpartners: Selected & Current Works Beaver R (Ed)
Although Goettschpartners is a new name, this is an old firm, a direct descendant of the practice founded by Mies van der Rohe. The firm has undergone several changes over the years but has still kept the same design ethic. This portfolio of the last 10 years shows the direction the firm is heading in.
Images AUST 2007 255pp HB AU $89.95 (07/03)

Gritty Brits: New London Architecture Ryan, R
Including an essay by Iain Sinclair and photographs by David Grandorge this book focusses on recent small scaled projects set in the urban environment of London. Some of the projects included are Islington Square Social Housing and new classrooms for Hallfield School by Bethnal Green.
Carnegie Museum of Art UK 2007 PB 110pp AU $45.65 (15/05)

Gross Max JaeHong L
Gross Max’s landscape architecture projects are described through a collection of photograph’s and collages, creating a book full of visually stimulating and inspiring images. With the inclusion of over twenty projects this UK firm firmly outlines their approach to landscape architecture and public space.
C3 Korea 2007 HB 204pp AU $94.60 (15/05)

Groundswell: Constructing the contemporary landscape. Reed, P
Groundswell examines the many approaches taken by today’s architects and landscape architects as they explore the relationship between artifice and nature in designs that resonate with a post-industrial landscape: including works by FOA, Peter Walker, Enric Miralles, Weiss/Manfredi, West 8, SOM and many more. MOMA New York 2006 168pp. A $66.00 (14/03)

Harry Seidler & Associates: Towers in the City
Very few books are currently available on the Australian architect Harry Seidler. This old gem, literally found in a warehouse, has an introduction by Peter Murray and Harry Seidler, and colour photography by Max Dupain, It provides a detailed look into Seidler’s metropolitan tower projects. A once off opportunity, as there are limited copies of this title available. Tecno, Melbourne, 1988 HB AU $20.00 (06/05)

High Rises: Social Living Paredes, C
A look at collective housing and the role that it has played in architectural advancements of the 21^st Century. This book includes built examples of such architecture that represents the current desire to update collective housing.
Loft Publications Spain 2007 PB 255pp AU $80.00 (15/05)

Javier Garcia Solera Marti Aris C
The second book of the series on Spanish Architecture, this publication shows the work of Solera, predominantly carried out in Alicante. Concha Vazquez Spain 2007 103pp HB A $40.00 (14/03)

Julia Morgan: Architect of Beauty Wilson M
Julia Morgan was America’s first truly independent architect who left a legacy of more than 700 buildings across the continent. Wilson underlines her design philosophy as well as the physical, cultural and historic settings in which her buildings were created. Gibbs Smith USA 2007 212pp HB AU $105.00 (07/03)

Jun Aoki: Aomori Museum of Art Aoki J, Nakayama H & Sawaragi N
A complex architectural and theoretical collection of essays and images describing one of Aoki’s most beautiful works. Inax Japan 2006 217pp HB AU $77.00 (05/04)

Kengo Kuma: Breathing Architecture Fischer V & Schneider U (eds)
Teahouse for the Museum of Applied Arts in Frankfurt. In Kuma’s first German project his highly ephemeral, air -supported teahouse unfolds like a blossom of semi-transparent material when activated. This recent project has become a symbol of Japan’s modernity rooted in tradition and of it’s architecture but also shows examples of temporary and mobile building. Birkhauser Germany 2008 131pp PB AU$43.50 (03/05)

Layered Urbanisms Rappaport N & Stanat J (eds)
Layered Urbanisms presents the work of three design studios run by visiting professors at the Yale School of Architecture. With New York as the focus of the first two and the third addressing a wider urban context,  the three projects are of Gregg Pasuarelli with “Versioning- 6.0”, Galia Solomonoff with “Brooklyn Civic Space” and Mario Gooden with “Global Topologies”. Yale School of Architecture USA 2008 144pp PB AU$40.95 (26/04)



Lessons for Students in Architecture. Hertzberger, H
The work of Herman Hertzberger is the subject of wide international esteem. Published in Japanese, German, Italian, Portugese, Taiwanese, Dutch, Polish and Chinese, Lessons for Students in Architecture is an elaborated version of lectures given at the Delft Institute of Technology that explores themes relating to the public domain, making and leaving space and inviting form. 010 Publishers Rotterdam 2005 5^th Ed 274pp. PB A $64.35 (07/03)

Leisurama Now : The Beach House for Everyone Sahre, Paul
Details the history of a Beach House development scheme in the 1960s in the form simple and affordable housing. Each house came individually packaged complete with furniture and dinnerware. Located in Long Island, there are now only 187 of these houses left, some intact but many renovated.
Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2008 HB AU $68.00 (06/05)

Light, Air and Openness, Overy, P
Looking at Modern architecture between the first and second world wars, this book focusses on health and the role that architecture has played in its promotion. Featuring the ideas of architects such as Loos and Le Corbusier the book gives a lengthy account of modern projects concerned with cleanliness and purity.
Thames & Hudson, UK, 2008 250pp AU$75.00 (19/04)

Live/Work , Dietsch, D
A collection of live/work examples where the workplace has been incorporated into the home. The book features 30 profiles of homes and their occupants from around the world.
Abrams, US, 2008, 300pp AU$59.95 (19/04)

Lofts: New Dimension. Minguet, J
Assembling different models, from more traditional construction to the latest offerings in new technology, Lofts: New dimensions offers 29 lofts in all shapes size and colours. Monsa Barcelona 2007 255pp. PB A $55.00 (14/03)

The Lost Vanguard Pare R
A photographic journal of Russian Modernist architecture ranging from 1922 to 1932, this visually stunning book includes built works such as Melinkov House and the Rusakov Workers Club among others.
Monacelli Press USA AU$130.00 (29/03)

Lutyens and the Modern Movement Greenberg A
This ‘underground’ publication, with limited circulation, was originally written in 1967 in a student journal.  It is an account of the connections between Lutyens, Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier during the modernist movement. Papadakis UK 2007164pp PB A $35.00 (14/03)

The Magic of Small Spaces Asensio, O
Concerned with all things small, this book features a range of projects limited by size but in no way limiting of good design. Using photographs and architectural drawings the book provides built examples of projects that address the limitation of space in our cities and the limitation of environmental impact in more rural settings.
Loft Publications Spain 2007 415pp PB $55.00 (01/03)

Making a city in the country: The Albury-Wodonga National Growth Centre Project 1973-2003. Penny, B
The National Growth project began as one of the Whitlam Government’s boldest ventures: to make Albury-Wodonga a decentralized city. What went into the venture is explored along with a specific case study of the wider political and economical context that was site rather than state specific. UNSW Press. Sydney 2005 387pp. PB
A $49.95 (01/03)

Making Mega-City Regions Visible! Förster A & Thierstein A (ed)
“Mega-city regions are an emerging large scale urban phenomenon of strategic importance for economic, social and cultural development, at the European and national level. However to many politicians, administrators and citizens these regions remain invisible and intangible in many respects.”
Lars Müller Publishers Switzerland 2008 288pp PB AU $70.00 (12/04)

Masters of Rietveld, Sandberg Institute
Masters of Rietveld contains an overview of notable designers that have emerged from the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam. Works of individual students and an overview of courses are provided giving an insight on Dutch design education in the 21^st Century. All Media, The Netherlands, 2008, 390pp AU$108.90 (19/04)

Measuring Landscapes: A Planner’s Handbook. Leitao, A.B ,  Miller, J, Ahern, J & McGarigal, K
Introducing a powerful set of concepts and tools known as landscape metrics, Measuring landscapes reveals insights and an important big picture perspective on issues including patch richness, class area proportion, mean patch size, radius of gyration, contagion, edge contrast and proximity amongst others. Island Press Washington 2006 244pp. PB A $69.95 (01/03)

Modern Architecture: Being the Kahn Lectures for 1930 Wright FL
Wright’s principles of organic architecture and his rejection of historical styles are explained in this text by one of the most influential architects of our time. From ‘Machinery, Materials and Men’ through to ‘The Tyranny of the Skyscraper’ Wright puts forward his argument for a unique modern architecture which he promoted through his own designs. Princeton USA 1931, Facsimile edition 2008 115pp HB AU$44.95 (29/03)

Monografias 04: Issue 5: City 1
This issue of Monografias casts an inquisitive eye on the system that has spurred our imagination; the city. Featuring: MIT Sensable City Lab, Inspirations, Urban Fragments, Web and Searchscapes and much more.
COAG Spain 2007 441pp. PB AU$55.00 (29/03)

MONU: magazine on urbanism
#5 Brutal Urbanism- Violence and upheaval in the city.
#6 Beautiful Urbanism.
University of Kassel Germany 85pp PB AU $13.00 (12/04)

Mutsuro Sasaki: Morphogenesis of Flux Structure. AA
Featuring four collaborations with Toyo Ito and Arata Isozaki, Sasaki proposes nothing less than an engineering revolution and the overturning of traditional empirical methods. He favours instead a new kind of structure morphogenesis, resulting in an architecture that flows and melts into structural form.
AA Publications London 2007 109pp. PB AU$52.00 (29/03)

Nano Materials, In Architecture, Interior Architecture and Design Leydecker S
Regarded as the key technology of the 21^st Century, Nanotechnology offers material innovation potential, particularly in regards to greater energy efficiency. This showcase of functional nano-surfaces shows professionals how to employ these material technologies intelligently and appropriately.
Birkhauser Germany 2008 191pp PB AU $93.50 (07/03)

Neutra 15: Architecture Review 2006- 2008
This new Spanish journal reviews international projects on the theme: Itinerary.
Spain 2008 PB AU $65.00 (29/03)

New Approaches to Housing for the Second Half of Life Huber A (ed)
The authors of this book explore the new and novel communal types of housing now sprouting up for older generations. Housing such as: shared apartments and houses, housing developments, integrated residential communities, assisted living and group homes. In addition to this exploration are case studies from Switzerland and Germany, analysed for their function and feasibility.
Birkhauser Germany 2008 223pp PB AU$70.00 (03/05)

New Classicists: Appleton & Associates Architects McCulloch J (Ed)
The second book to the series, Appleton & Associates features a selection of projects by the American firm.
Images AUST 2007 238pp HB AU $120.00 (07/03)

New Directions in Contemporary Architecture: Evolutions and Revolutions in Building Design Since 1988 Puglisi LP
This book is a much needed navigation guide for anyone interested in modern architecture. Organised chronologically, it enables you to find your way through one of the most prolific periods of building design. With examples of and the names of architecture firms and architects, the chaos of the period can easily be understood.
John Wiley USA 2008 240pp PB AU$54.95 (03/05)

New Environmental Sensitivity: 2000-2006 in Spanish architecture. Guardiola, E.U
New Environmental Sensitivity focuses on a new group of architects in Spain who plan and build using environmentally sensitive strategies, techniques and energies. This book presents a selection of their works covering urban planning, projects and works. Clipmedia Spain 2007 325pp HB AU$170.00 (29/03)

New European Architecture 07 08 Hannema K & Ibelings H (eds)
A selection of 25 projects from around Europe with essays about the current state of European architecture.
A10 Netherlands 2007 157pp PB  AU $86.35 (05/04)

New Exhibition Design Reinhardt J & Teufel P
An exploration of current trends in exhibition space, New Exhibition Space demonstrates, though imagery , alternative and upcoming technologies. In addition, various Exhibition types are revealed through recent international projects. avEdition Germany HB AU$93.50 (29/03)

New Tent Architecture Drew P
Drew explores the exciting possibilities and the most interesting of contemporary tensile structures. This wide range international survey covers a substantial architectural and cultural history of the tent, atrium covers, fabric walls, ring roofs and convertibles. Thames & Hudson England 2008 208pp HB AU90.00 (19/04)

New York City Foldout
A giant panoramic photograph of Manhattan from along the East River.
Ciudad City 2007 HB A $62.00 (14/03)

Olympic Cities: City Agendas, Planning and the World’s Games, 1896- 2012   Gold, J & M
A collection of original essays explore the historical experience of hosting the Olympics. Separated into three parts the authors look at issues of urban impact, place promotion, finance, urban regeneration and provide an assessment of the importance of the Olympics as a mega-event within our cities. Routledge UK 2007 348pp $80.00 (01/03)

Open Kitchens Kuper B & Borras M (Ed)
An array of contemporary open-style kitchens are photographed with emphasis on how to successfully integrate adjoining living spaces successfully. Loft Spain 2007 190pp HB AU &70.00 (07/03)

Parking Collin, C
A combination of floor plans, sections and photographs “Parking” presents some of the more interesting responses to car parking design. Zaha Hadid Architects and Kengo Kuma & Associates are just two of the architectural firms that are featured in this book which is dedicated to the housing of cars. Gribaudo Italy 287pp PB $39.95 (01/03)

Patent Construction: New Architecture made in Catalonia. Ferre, A
This richly documented publication revolves around an attempt to solve specific program requirements, new social demands, environmental needs, budget limitations and design aspirations of an ever flamboyant culture. Featuring work by Catalan designers; Carme Pinos, Josep Lluis Mateo, EMBT, Vincente Guallart and Albert Ferre amongst others. ACTAR Barcelona 2007 237pp. PB A $62.00 (14/03)

Pavillon Seroussi Guenoun E
Architecture is in the throes of a great upheaval brought about by the utilisation of new information technologies. It is within this context that Natalie Seroussi decided to assemble 6 teams of architects to design a new house on her estate in Meudon. This work reveals manifestations of a new ecology of production and illustrates what some have called ‘non standard architecture’. HYX France 2007 127pp PB A $65.45 (14/03)

Pioneers of Modernism: The Arts and crafts movement in Australia Edquist, H
Professor Edquist traces the development of the movement from its origins, including key architetcs who introduced theories and idioms of the British Arts and Crafts movement and transposed them to Australia.
Miegunyah Australia 2008 267pp HB A $59.95 (14/03)

Planning Guide for Conference and Communication Environments, Englich & Remmers
Featuring plans and elevations, this book is a guide for designing workplaces and auditoriums, by looking at designs and layouts that encourage teamwork, improved communication and efficiency in the work place.
Birkhauser, Germany, 2008, 300pp AU$140.00 (19/04)

Planning and Housing in the Rapidly Urbanising World Jenkins P et al
This book “explores a range of international approaches to this trend”. It is set out into three sections.  Section one covers the general context; section two looks at planning and urban housing from pre capitalists settlement to post-1990; section three contains case studies in South America, Asia and Africa. Routledge UK 368pp PB $80.00 (01/03)

The Planter’s Bungalow: A journey down the Malay Peninsula. Jenkins, P & W
This book documents the development of the traditional plantation bungalow and its architectural styles over the last 150 years. Through diaries, letters, interviews and photographs this book draws on the memories of planters over the course of two centuries and in doing so captures the spirit of the plantation industry.
Didier Millet Singapore 2007 168pp HB A $65.00 (14/03)

Plus Druot F, Lacaton A & Vassal JP
An analysis of French and European Housing projects built during the 60s and 70s, led Druot, Lacaton and Vassal to identify possible transformations of these buildings in order for them to adapt to current lifestyles. Utilising existing elements rather than destroying and replacing became their major premise.
GG Spain 2007 246pp HB AU$95.00 (29/03)

PlusMinus20º/40ºLatitude: Sustainable Building Density in Tropical and Subtropical Regions Hindrichs D & Daniels K (Eds)
Natural ventilation, passive and active use of solar energy, the use of rainwater and the energy potential of soil are key issues to consider when designing for tropical and sub-tropical areas. This comprehensive publication shows how the combination of traditional and current technologies can be implemented to create sustainable buildings. Axel Menges Germany 2007 454pp HB AU $175.00 (07/03)

The Politics of Public Space Low S & Smith N (Ed)
Public spaces, once democratic sites of dissent and cultural transformation, have become centres of private commerce and consumption. New technologies for communication and new forms of social organisation are constantly creating alternative forms of public space. This book highlights the historical, cultural and geographical specificity of privatised and re-politicised space and a re-imagined public sphere.
Routledge UK 2006 185pp PB AU $58.00 (14/03)

Project Russia 42: Luxury
This publication written in Russian with English translations discusses the rise of luxury goods and big-budget architecture in Russia. Kicking off with the designer hotels, a section on ‘object’ and ‘accessory’ explore other architectural types. ArtPlay Design Centre Moscow 2008 PB A $44.00 (14/03)

Project Zagreb: Transition as Condition, Strategy, Practice. Blau, E & Rupnik, I
In collaboration with the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, Project Zagreb moves between texts, maps and diagrams to provide a reading of the city as an open network, dynamic and coherent in which architecture plays and active role in the formation of both urban practices and the city itself.
ACTAR Barcelona 2007 335pp. PB A $66.00 (14/03)

Prototypes: the work of cepezed Vollaard, P
An in depth look at the work of architecture firm cepezed. Prototypes document’s a large number of key projects and deals extensively with the various aspects of product development, building process and architecture.
010 Publishers The Netherlands 2007 PB 264pp AU $ 75.35 (15/05)

Pure Plastic: New Materials for Today’s Architecture Uffelen van C
Plastic stands for stability, flexibility and long life. Pure Plastic explores the material by introducing 64 international projects including sports stadiums by Norman + Fosters and museum buildings by Spacelab.
Braun Germany 2008 256pp HB AU $85.00 (05/04)

Rebuilding Urban Places After Disaster, Birch & Wachter
This book reveals approaches to the challenges of facing natural disasters, with contributions from the fields of regionalism and environmental planning. Birch & Wachter address issues such as temporary housing and permanent reconstruction whilst taking into account various contributing economic considerations. Although this book looks at lessons learnt specifically from Hurricane Katrina, the information it contains is transferable.
University of Pennsylvania Press USA 2006 PB 375pp AU $55.00 (15/05)

El Croquis 138: RCR Arquitectes
Another exciting collection of work from El Croquis. This beautiful and stimulating edition showcases the work of RCR Arquitectes, with projects such as their Piedra Tosca Park, Casa Rural, Pavilions in Les Cols Restaurant and ‘Els Colors’ Nursery. Intimate sketches and thumbnail paintings alongside stunning photography show exemplary architecture that exemplifies their affinity with nature and history. El Croquis Spain 2007 313pp HB AU $115.50 (05/04)

Reaching beyond the Gold : The impact of Global Events on Urban Development Vrijaldenhoven, Tim Van
An account on the impact of global events on 6 cities of the World – Genoa, Barcelona, Athens, Bilbao, Shanghai and London. Through the use of diagrams, photography and graphics, Reaching Beyond the Gold explores the political and urban implications of these events, through discussions with visitors, economy, environment and various other means. 010 Publishers, Netherlands, 2008 PB AU $ 75.35 (06/05)