ARCHITECTURE

The Making of the Netherlands - Landscape, Cities and Architecture

Thoth Uitgeverij 2023 ISBN 9789068688610 Acqn 33418
Hb 25x33cm 160pp col ills £39

The Netherlands consists of a series of man-made landscapes, connected by rivers, canals,

railways, and roads. This book explores why the country looks the way it does, and how it
acquired its current appearance over the past 2,000 years. Using historical maps, new maps,
plans, paintings, and photos to explain the developments with urban planning and architecture,
this book also details the large-scale reclamation of peat bogs, the new villages build on
reclaimed land, the construction of the railway network and stations, the extraction of the
IJsselmeer polders, the construction of the Delta works, and the construction of the motorway
network.

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The Brussels of Victor Horta

Ludion 2023 ISBN 9789493039940 Acqn 33468
Pb 17x24cm 144pp col ills £26.50

In 2023, Brussels, and by extension the whole country, celebrates the year of art nouveau. And
who better represents this revolutionary style in than the famous architect Victor Horta? This
useful guide takes you along his many creations in Brussels, from public buildings to private
homes and monuments, all built in art nouveau style. Born in Ghent in 1861, Victor Horta was a
pioneer with his architecture: think of the typical decorative forms, the experimental layout of the
interiors around the central light shaft, the level differences, unusual fenestration, staircases and
winter gardens. Also consider all the metal and glass, which would become important
components for construction from then on. Horta brought in the light and created an
unprecedented sense of space in the townhouses of his time. In doing so, he ushered in a
completely new architectural era. This practical guide covers Horta's buildings in chronological
order showcasing the architect's stylistic evolution, from the still classic House Matyn to the
houses Solvay, Van Eetvelde, Tassel or the Palace of Fine Arts. The book is not only a hands-on
directory with a handy bookmark and map, but also contains fascinating box texts that delve
deeper into selected themes.

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Spaarndammerhart - A Story of the City

The Architecture Observer 2023 ISBN 9789492058171 Acqn 33424
Pb 148pp col ills £49.50

Spaarndammerhart in Amsterdam is designed by the architectural offices of Korth Tielens and

Marcel Lok_Architect, artist Martijn Sandberg, and the landscape architects of DS
Landschapsarchitecten. Photography of Max Hart Nibbrig, Dennis De Smet, and Raimond Wouda
(who has been commissioned to document the life in and of Spaarndammerhart), and texts by
Fred Feddes, Hans Ibelings, Vincent Kompier, and Hannah Schubert document and discuss this
housing complex, in which architecture, art, courtyard, gardens and street form a comprehensive
whole.

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We Are Ocean - Berlin+Brandenburg

ARTPORT 2023 ISBN 9783000726699 Acqn 33436
Hb 16x22cm 256pp col ills £36

The WE ARE OCEAN Berlin+Brandenburg book is the synthesis of the first project of the WE
ARE OCEAN Global Program, an interdisciplinary art program which gathers artists, students,
scientists, policy makers, art collectors, teachers, curators and grassroots organisations in order
to raise awareness and engage in dialogue about the environmental condition of the ocean and
the role humans play in its current and future state. The program, endorsed by UNESCO as a UN
Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) Project, investigates how
we interact with the ocean and how interdependent humans and the ocean are. The overall goal
is to raise scientific and political awareness through the arts, particularly among young people, to
stimulate behavioural change and social action and help them to act responsibly and become
conscientious citizens. The program started in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany, in 2019. This
first publication of a decade long series gathers the voices of participants and the texts of Antje
Boetius, Stefanie Hessler, T. J. Demos, Francesca Santoro, Julia Moritz, Lisa Rave and Anne-
Marie Melster.

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AV Monographs 251 - Sauerbruch Hutton

Avisa 2023 ISBN 9788412604535 Acqn 33441
Pb 24x30cm col ills £48

Berlin-based architects Sauerbruch Hutton are the focus of this edition, which features 20 works
that together span three decades of architectural design. Over the years, the office has
developed sustainable buildings as well as a notable use of colour as a building material on
projects throughout Europe. Sauerbruch Hutton has also explored the applications of both printed
glass and glazed ceramic as facade materials. Major works included profiled here include
Museum Brandhorst (Munich, 2008), ADAC Headquarters (Munich, 2012), Haus 6 (Berlin, 2017),
and M9 Museum District (Venice, 2018).

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Kengo Kuma (AV)

Avisa 2023 ISBN 9788412604498 Acqn 33461
Hb 25x31cm 368pp col ills £114

According to editor Luis Fernandez-Galiano, "The architecture of Kengo Kuma is an exemplary

exercise in relinquishment. Though in his work material is particularly important, each and every
one of the projects expresses a will to attain a bareness that we can only call spiritual". This
special monograph features a broad compendium of the Japanese architect's output, highlighting
no less than 50 completed works, plus ten minimal designs and ten ongoing projects. In addition,
an essay by Kuma entitled "Earthquakes and Nature" reflects on the role of architects and
contemporary society's reverence for nature when faced with devastating earthquakes, such as in
Japan in 2011.

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Norman Foster Sketchbooks Volume III - 1986-1990

Ivory Press 2023 ISBN 9788494717994 Acqn 33462
Hb 22x31cm 428pp col ills £65

A continuation of the published series on the contents of the sketchbooks of Norman Foster, a
project which began in 2020 with a selection that gave an overview of Foster's entire output in the
period between 1975 and 2020. Volume I covers the six years from the first archived sketchbook
(1975) to the official designation of Foster Associates as architects of the Hongkong and
Shanghai Bank (1980). Volume II then spans the period 1981-1985, with a total of 210
sketchbooks. Volume III covers a period of major reorganisation within Foster's practice and
includes more than 700 drawings gathered from 123 sketchbooks. Like the previous volumes, it is
thematically structured.

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a+u April 2023 Special Issue - Pelli Clarke & Partners

Shinkenchiku-Sha Co. Ltd. 2023 ISBN 9784900212909 Acqn 33463
Pb Pb 22x29cm 216pp col ills £61

Founded in 1977, Pelli Clarke & Partners (PC&P) is an international architecture practice based
in New Haven, Connecticut, and New York City. From the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to
World Financial Center, Cesar Pelli led the firm through many pivotal moments, and his legacy
continues to resonate and inspire all of PC&P's subsequent work, as explored in the projects
presented in this publication. Outlined in 4 thematic sections - Partnerships, Urbanity, Envelope,
and Public Realm - selected buildings and spaces designed by PC&P, from its formative years to
today, illustrate how the firm nurtures sustainable collaborations and makes meaningful
connections and contributions to communities and cities.

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a+u 632 05:23 - Point Supreme

Shinkenchiku-Sha Co. Ltd. 2023 ISBN 9784900212916 Acqn 33464
Pb Pb 22x29cm 168pp col ills £28

A full issue dedicated to the Athens-based office for research, architecture, and urban design
known as Point Supreme. Founded in Rotterdam in 2008 by Marianna Rentzou and Konstantinos
Pantazis, after living and working in Athens, London, Brussels, Tokyo, and Rotterdam for offices
such as OMA and MVRDV, Point Supreme is known for regularly publishing self-initiated projects
on a variety of scales, as well as conceiving and executing intimate interiors. The issue features a
selection of works and projects, from houses, apartments, and a flower shop to cabinets, totems,
and a fire station, along with essays by Pier Paolo Tamburelli, Eric Lappiere, and Freek Persyn.

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AV Proyectos 115 – COBE

Avisa 2023 no ISBN Acqn 33465
Pb 21x30cm 80pp col ills £15.25

Scandinavian roots are explored in this issue's main feature on COBE, a firm founded by
architect Dan Stubbergaard and based in Copenhagen. Included are significant works such as
the Gothenburg University Library, Schuman Square in Brussels, Opera Park in Copenhagen,
and the National Archaeological Museum in Rostock, Germany. Also in this issue, a look at the
San Pellegrino Flagship Factory by BIG, currently under construction in Bergamo, plus four
formats for different residences in Europe and South America by AMUNT Nagel Theissen, Taller
General + Jose Maria Saez, MARS Architectes, and Cristian Izquierdo.

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Disquietude - Architecture and Energy in Portugal

Common Books 2023 ISBN 9789898763730 Acqn 33466
Pb 23x33cm 88pp col ills £15.75

In the age of the Anthropocene, in which humanity acts on cycles and systems with all its power
and capital, architecture and energy together mean more than operational or embodied energy,
active and passive solutions. In the face of the climate crisis, beyond the phase-out of fossil fuels,
architecture has a mediating role; it is about socio-cultural rethinking. Disquietude addresses the
entanglement between architecture and energy in the 20th century, using Portugal as an
example. Featuring different local Portuguese voices, the publication identifies the potential for a
transition that could be local, sustainable, diverse, and just and be meaningful also in an
international perspective.

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Arquitectura Viva 252 - Carmody Groarke

Avisa 2023 no ISBN Acqn 33467
Pb 24x30cm 80pp col ills £25.25

The Permanence of the Ephemeral. The crisis of 2008 forced the young Kevin Carmody and
Andy Groarke to explore less trodden paths: mostly temporary structures that enabled them to
develop a subtlety which the London-based duo has maintained while consolidating its practice
and expanding its register of scale, as Arquitectura Viva shows through three works and two
recent projects: the Windermere Jetty Museum in the Lake District, the Hill House Box in
Helensburgh, the Grossmarkt Theater Pavilion in Hamburg, the extension of the Design Museum
of Ghent, and facilities for the British Library in Boston Spa.

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