ARCHITECTURE

Eric Cassar - The Case For Subtle Ar(t)chitecture

HYX 2017 ISBN 9782373820034 Acqn 28080
Pb 12x18cm 208pp col ills £18.50

This book by architect and construction engineer Eric Cassar comprises a critical essay which
describes a forward-looking approach to architecture that combines so-called "subtle
architecture" with sustainable and responsible building practices. Cassar is the founder of
Arkhenspaces, an architectural, urban design, and development firm based in Paris that focuses
on research, design, and construction of new and sustainable contemporary spaces. Its goal is to
create architecture designed primarily to be lived in, with a poetic dimension yet on a human
scale. Through a clear and pragmatic approach, Cassar details his concepts on how architects
should operate today.

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Sublab - A Groundscape Story 2017 Seoul Biennale Of Architecture And Urbanism

Nemo Factory 2017 ISBN 9791188529001 Acqn 28090
Hb 16x22cm 530pp col ills £52

This case study, a collaboration between EPFL SubLab (Lausanne) and Ewha ADSLab (Seoul),
developed as an academic contribution to the 2017 Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism,
is a powerful toolkit for any metropolis facing the challenge of rethinking obsolete, abandoned, or
underutilised subterranean facilities. It focuses on a 2.7-kilometre-long underground gallery
located beneath the Euljiro, an avenue running through central Seoul. For ten days, students and
professors from both schools discussed and debated the topic of preserving and reinventing an
existing underground infrastructure, culminating in the 28 experiments in this book.

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City At Eye Level In The Netherlands

Blauwdruk Publishers 2017 ISBN 9789492474124 Acqn 28186
Pb 17x24cm 256pp col ills £33

'The City at Eye Level' is an open source learning network and a programme for improving cities,
streets, and places worldwide that aims to create human-scale interaction between buildings and
streets, good placemaking, and a people-centric approach based on user experience. The latest
instalment of its book series focuses on recent examples in the Netherlands. Through roughly 40
narratives, written in cooperation with cities, developers, and various practitioners, the book
gathers examples from medium-sized and large cities to examine how challenges and strategies
are changing, as well as how many new, small-scale initiatives have emerged in recent years.

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Jutakutokushu 2017:08 Special Issue - The Japanese House Architecture And Life After
1945
Japan Architect Co Ltd 2017 ISBN 9784786902871 Acqn 27948
Pb 22x30cm 256pp 260ills 130col £47.95

Since the end of World War II the Japanese have experienced far-reaching social and
environmental changes encompassing the post-war recovery period, rapid economic growth, the
bubble economy and its collapse, and natural disasters. Commissioned by individual
homeowners, Japanese architects have responded in turn by offering potential solutions for social
issues, as well as ideas for new ways of living, via the small-scale architecture of the house. This
book presents 75 houses designed by over 50 architects, divided into thirteen themes, from
"Earthy Concrete" and "Play" to "Redefining the Gap". Richly detailed with more than 400 models,
plans, and photographs.

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Room For The River. Beautiful And Safe Landscape

Blauwdruk Publishers 2017 ISBN 9789492474964 Acqn 28179
Hb 25x33cm 288pp 500ills 450col £56

The aim of the Room for the River Programme was to provide more space for the major rivers in
the Netherlands as a way of managing the higher water levels in the delta area. In over 30
locations measures were devised and implemented to allow the rivers to flood safely. Landscape
architects and engineers worked together to design these measures in such a way that they also
improved the quality of the landscape. This richly illustrated book showcases the results of all the
projects, while the background and commentary texts illuminate this exemplary and impressive
method of how the Dutch deal with climate change and landscape development.

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Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects & Associates

Nemo Factory 2017 ISBN 9791195678693 Acqn 28193
Hb 20x26cm 626pp col ills £115

This substantial collection of works by Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects & Associates, spanning from
early designs to the latest works, includes 55 projects ranging from architecture and interior
design, to furniture and other designs. It is both a history of the Japanese architect's practice -
who worked for a time under Tadao Ando following his graduation from university - and an
anthology of his major works so far. According to the foreword by architectural historian
Shunsuke Kurakata, "The best word to describe Ryuichi Ashizawa's architecture is 'flow'. A flow
that brings humans closer to their surrounding environment"; a questioning of architecture from
the perspective of nature.

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CHARAS - Improbable Dome Builders

Pioneer Works Press 2018 ISBN 9781945711053 Acqn 28233
Pb 17x24cm 240pp 150ills £22.50

A story of the ’70s: when six New York ex-gangsters met Buckminster Fuller and built a geodesic
dome.

In 1970 a meeting took place in an empty loft on the Lower East Side of Manhattan between R.
Buckminster Fuller, the revolutionary architect and inventor of the geodesic dome, and six ex-
gang members who called themselves “CHARAS.” After a few hours, they found themselves
having an earnest and important conversation, and the young men of CHARAS decided to begin
implementing Bucky’s ideas. They wanted to create a program that would develop a sense of
community autonomy, reclaim public space and give their lives a newfound sense of purpose.
Following a period of intensive study of solid geometry, spherical trigonometry and principles of
dome building, all led by Michael Ben-Eli, CHARAS constructed a geodesic dome on a vacant lot
in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge.

Originally published in 1973 and now published in an expanded edition, Charas: The Improbable
Dome Builders is an intimate portrait in pictures and words of these dynamic young men and their
community. The first half chronicles the trials and tribulations of building the dome, their intensive
training, search for funding, accidental fires, holiday potlucks and Bucky visiting to see their
incredible work. The second half contains interviews with the members of CHARAS and their
friends, sharing personal stories of their time on the streets, as gang leaders, drug addicts,
serving time in prison and finding a new sense of self and community through the applied
philosophies of Buckminster Fuller. This edition also includes a new interview with Michael Ben-
Eli looking back on the project four decades later.

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The Future of Public Space

Metropolis Books 2018 ISBN 9781942884163 Acqn 27688
Pb 11x18cm 144pp £14.50

This book, the latest in the SOM Thinkers series, aims to address these questions. Here, Rachel
Monroe challenges American preconceptions of the wild, wide-open West by addressing issues
of surveillance; the series' first fictional piece, by China Mieville, covers an under-examined area
of public space under the guise of detective fiction; a study of public art by Ben Davis sheds light
on the myths and stigmas that have accrued to public art, also asking what it can become;
Christopher DeWolf shares a sensory navigation trip through a directionless Hong Kong; Michelle
Nijhuis writes on the shifting ecologies of national parks; Sarah Fecht explores architecture and
social life beyond Earth; while Jaron Lanier meditates on the idea of public space online, linking
the prevailing, free-for-all model of the internet with a characteristically American yearning for
freedom and repudiation of rules and structure. Also included are examples of public art works by
Lawrence Weiner.

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Tatiana Bilbao – Perspectives

Arquine 2018 ISBN 9786079489281 Acqn 28317
Pb 18x24cm 256pp 145ills 110col £40

Located in Mexico City, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio is well known internationally for its use of
traditional Mexican construction techniques, the highly sculptural effects of its buildings and its
unusually collaborative approach toward each client. Founded by Tatiana Bilbao (born 1972) in
2004, its completed buildings include the Gratitude Open Chapel in La Ruta del Peregrino,
Gabriel Orozco's house in Roca Blanca and the botanical garden in Culiacan. This volume
appraises the studio's work to date in four thematic sections: Inhabiting, Space, Collage and
Context. The texts by Patrick Charpenel, Simon Hartmann, Raymund Ryan and a conversation
with Gonzalo Ortega address Bilbao's uniquely contemporary architectural language, which
combines the efficient use of materials, optimal function and an original design with a discreet
aesthetic that always conveys a responsiveness toward landscape.

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Reyes Rios + Larrain - Place, Matter and Belonging

Arquine 2018 ISBN 9786079489236 Acqn 28318
Hb 18x24cm 242pp 257ills 215col £40

Reyes Rios + Larrain is an architecture studio founded by Salvador Reyes Rios and Josefina
Larrain in Merida, Yucatan. Reyes Rios + Larrain is best known for their sensitive restoration of
old mansions and haciendas in the state of Yucatan and other parts of Mexico, which have been
converted into hotels or private homes. Their work has set the standard for colonial remodeling in
Mexico. This book presents the practice's exploration of construction systems, materials and
finishes in their conversion projects. It also includes buildings built from scratch using traditional
construction techniques, and examples of the studio's furniture design. Exploring the studio's
working methods through essays, sketches, photographs and models, this volume presents a
thorough overview of the work of one of Mexico's leading architecture studios.

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Javier Senosiain - Organic Architecture

Arquine 2018 ISBN 9786079489229 Acqn 28319
Hb 24x24cm 168pp 205ills 159col £34

To survey the work of Mexican architect Javier Senosiain (born 1948) requires a journey through
a particular trajectory in the history of architecture, from Frank Lloyd Wright and Bruno Zevi to
Alvar Aalto, Eero Saarinen and Jorn Utzon. These pioneers of organic modernism faced the 20th
century's mechanistic, functionalistic and rationalistic proposals with a vision that sought to revive
an organic relationship between humans and their environments.

Senosiain's concept of "Organic Architecture" follows in this tradition. Throughout his career,
Senosiain's work has explored the relations between user, site and architecture in spaces that
echo natural forms and conditions. "The concept of an organic habitat," he writes, "is the creation
of spaces adapted to man that are also similar to a mother's bosom or an animal's lair." This
volume surveys Senosiain's work since the 1970s and his concept of "Organic Architecture."

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Mexico City Architecture Guide

Arquine 2018 ISBN 9786077784869 Acqn 28320
Pb 12x22cm 232pp 210col ills £22.50

Mexico City Architecture Guide is a compilation of more than 150 works of architecture dating
from the early 20th century up to the present day. To help orient readers, the guide is divided into
five areas and includes seven maps to create a comprehensive panorama of the Mexican
megalopolis. Each project includes details about the relevant architects, location and year of
construction, as well as public transport information. The texts, photographs and maps created for
this guide give fresh shape to the city.

Now available in an English-language edition for the first time, Mexico City Architecture Guide is
an invaluable guide for international visitors as well as locals, displaying a strong commitment to
Mexico's capital and celebrating the city's architectural culture.

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Macias Peredo
Arquine 2018 ISBN 9786078528646 Acqn 28321
Hb 18x24cm 268pp 280col ills £56.50

The Guadalajara-based architecture studio of Salvador Macias and Magui Peredo maintains a
close connection to artisan and craft processes, each project drawing on the skills of expert
builders. This book compiles some of the practice's key works.

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Paula Santos - Works And Projects

A.Mag 2017 ISBN 9788469747179 Acqn 28173
Hb 23x27cm 128pp 98ills 40col £54.50

Based in Porto, Paula Santos is a Portuguese architect whose work, with its declared rigidity and
extensive use of concrete, reflects a latent ambition towards monumentality, even in her most
modest interventions. She has been active since the early 1990s, and her oeuvre confirms the
normative role of structural systems in architecture, whether by uncompromising pragmatism or
technical service. Juxtaposed volumes and elements corresponding to various parts of the given
programme are said to crystallise in "a composition peopled by incidents". This monographic
volume explores twelve projects by Santos, including student residences, family houses, mixed-
use complexes, and more.

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Shinkenchiku 2017:09 Special Issue - Urban Activity 9-5 Nikken - Rethinking Livable Space
Shinkenchiku-Sha Co. Ltd. 2017 ISBN 9784786902895 Acqn 28216
Pb 22x30cm 176pp 200ills 180col £41.50

This issue highlights urban proposals since the 1960s which have involved Nikken Sekkei, an
architecture firm headquartered in Tokyo. It has contributed to numerous urban policies and
plans, but also sought to enrich the experience of city life through concrete projects. In many
cases these projects required long-term commitment involving revisions and reconciliation of
conflicting interests among stakeholders – a vital part of moving any project forward. The projects
introduced here are examples of the results that were achieved and reflect a variety of
approaches, from activities addressing the dynamic expression of the city to the actions of people
who shape the city.

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A+T 49: Complex Buildings Dwelling Mixers

a+t Ediciones 2018 ISBN 9788469772515 Acqn 28228
Pb 24x32cm 120pp 130ills 100col £29.95

The new average family is merely a basic outline of the different possibilities that have appeared
in recent years. Given the wide variety of living situations today, the dwelling aims to satisfy
needs regarding use, lease, cohabitation, and temporality. By way of this inquiry into the
collective now, we become increasingly distanced from the average dwelling and propose new
ways of living together - an option which embraces complexity. Here the magazine draws a
timeline in the collective housing of the 21st century in which three generations of project types
coexist, reflecting varying degrees of complexity: a diversity of types, the best of two worlds, and
reducing individual space.

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A.Mag 12 - Barozzi Veiga Architects

A.Mag 2018 ISBN 9788469754924 Acqn 28327
Pb 24x32cm 208pp col ills £42.75

The office of Fabrizio Barozzi and Alberto Veiga is the focus of this issue. Based in Barcelona,
the architects have been active together since 2004, and received the Mies van der Rohe Award
in 2015. Public buildings predominate their work, often buildings of international character and
distinct materialities that are seen as enhancing the experience of a place with sensitivity and
rigour. Featured are several built projects, such as the Graubunden Museum of Fine Arts and the
Szczecin Philharmonic Hall, others that are ongoing or under construction, like the Cantonal
Museum of Fine Arts and the Guerrieri Rizzardi Guest House, and also recent competitions and
installations.

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Cairo - Desert Cities

Ruby Press 2017 ISBN 9783944074238 Acqn 28328
Hb 17x24cm 418pp col ills £43

Since the 1950s, Egypt has developed a dozen new towns in the desert outside of Cairo.
Intended to alleviate a growing demand for housing in the capital, most have never been
completed. Edited by Marc Angelil and Charlotte Malterre-Barthes, this book presents the first
systematic exploration of these cities, analysing their architecture and urban form, along with their
possibilities and shortcomings. Describing their condition as "permanently emerging", the study
identifies the towns' potential through a series of design scenarios which underscore the value of
re-engaging with modernist town planning, in hopes that examining past failures uncovers future
opportunities.

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