The China Room of Politecnico di Torino, Italy, recently published three books that study landscape changes caused by urbanization in China, explore processes and hierarchical decisions related to large-scale design, and illustrate the impact of urban creative transformation on contemporary architectural trends.
Written by
Cristiana Chiorino - Laura Milan
Photography
China Room of Politecnico di Torino
The work of Pritzker Prize–winning architect Thom Mayne and that of the firm Morphosis at its most pure is best seen in the models that preceded the buildings, masterworks made at scale, for the first time comprehensively gathered and shown here.
Title
M³: modeled works [archive] 1972-2022
Category
Architecture - Individual Architects & Firms - Monographs
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https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847872756/
Today, traditional dwellings, adapted to climate, culture, and context, are gradually replaced by dwellings informed by imported fashions and by an abstract knowledge, insensitive to the subtle knowledge achieved through a deep experience of nature and local climate, and its potential in terms of adaptation and manipulation.
Title
THE FUTURE IS A JOURNEY TO THE PAST Ten Stories About Architecture
Category
Architecture, Environment, Culture, Vernacular, Sustainability
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https://aabookshop.net/?wpsc-product=the-future-is-a-journey-to-the-past-ten-stories-about-%20architecture
Language
English translation from original Italian - Sylvia Adrian Notini
Size
Pocket (5 by 7 inches)
Inspired by Place showcases eleven homes designed by the architects of CLB from their studios in Wyoming and Montana. A portion of the homes also highlight the group’s interior design work, which strikes a balance between sophisticated and comfortable and is conceived as a natural extension of the architecture.
Category
Architecture, interior design
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https://oroeditions.com/product/inspired-by-place
Size
11.5″ x 11.5″ Square
Over 512 pages the Amsterdam-based studio, Studio Modijefsky, takes the reader on a visual voyage that immerses you in every step of their design process. Every step from concept to construction is brought to life in stunning detail as the studio reveals how it creates multi-layered spatial experiences.
Author
Studio Modijefsky, Will Georgi, Jeroen Junte
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www.studiomodijefsky.nl/shopbook/making-space
We are delighted to announce the release of CLOU’s third book Social Space! Over 500 pages of project history show CLOU’s thoughts and practice of pushing the boundaries of architecture in the face of social change, new lifestyles, and technological innovations, as well as its unchanging mission: to design the best social spaces in the world.
Category
Architecture, Interior design
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https://www.clouarchitects.com
Language
Chinese, English
During ten years, the author met architects from more than 140 countries, but there was not one among them who could answer the question of what is the psychology of architecture. So he decided to return to university, assemble a research team in Applied Psychology of Architecture, and define and establish the entire discipline for the architectura...
Title
Applied Psychology of Architecture: The secret world of architects
Category
Architecture, Psychology
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https://lnkd.in/gucYYBkH
Size
5.5 x 0.53 x 8.5 inches
This book is a result of a 20-year study, work, and life as person in the search for the artist within him. The author takes us on a journey through creativity, inspiration and the unique process of an idea turning into something real in the world. He brings unique knowledge, techniques, insights and methods to reconnect to our creative source and...
Title
Into Creativity- choose to re-design your life
Author
Moshe Katz Architect
Category
Art, Design, Architecture, Self-development, Spirituality
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https://www.moshekatz.net/into-creativity-book
Size
5.5 x 0.68 x 8.5 inches / 13.97 x 21.59 cm
Price
Ebook- 9.99$ / Paperback color 39.99$
