Architizer

JUNE 8, 2023

Is the coffee table book a form of conspicuous consumption ? In season 5, Kramer publishes a coffee table book about coffee tables that also – get this – doubles as a coffee table with little foldable legs. What’s the obsession people have with books?” What’s the obsession people have with books?” Learn more.

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Architizer

JULY 7, 2023

The latest edition of “ Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture ” — a stunning, hardbound book celebrating the most inspiring contemporary architecture from around the globe — is now available. Revisiting the typologies of the past through a contemporary lens can yield exciting, fresh perspectives. Order your copy today.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

MARCH 13, 2023

Preparing for this post I counted roughly one hundred books in my library that are related to exhibitions. Surprisingly, given that I tend to buy catalogs and other companion books to exhibitions I visit, only a quarter of those hundred are exhibitions I have seen in person.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Dezeen School Shows: students, faculty members and collaborators of Estonian Academy of Arts present a project focused on the uses of algae , which is featured as Dezeen's latest school show. More specifically, Craft Studies works within an educational framework for drafting individual material- and medium-based practices.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

While using books for interior decoration is not a new idea, it has been brought back into focus by a now-viral TikTok video posted in December by San Diego-based interior designer Kailee Blalock. Aiming to preserve the home's "turn-of-the-century disposition", GRT Architects concealed a TV behind a light pink panel at the centre of bookcase.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Informed by historical Milanese palazzi, each of these buildings has its own courtyard, and integrates landscaped routes, porticos and balconies. The practice recently unveiled plans to reconstruct Moscow's Hexagon Pavilion for the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art. Photography is by Philippe Ruault unless stated otherwise.

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Deezen

MAY 12, 2023

Dezeen School Shows: a project that explores linguistic pronunciation and an installation that critiques internet "how-to guides" are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Maryland Institute College of Art. I invite viewers to question the impact instructional media has on the way we consume and understand information.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Gainsborough’s House Suffolk, English Art Gallery Building, Architect, New UK Property Photos. Gainsborough’s House Suffolk, art gallery. For booking and further information: www.gainsborough.org. Gainsborough’s House Suffolk, art galleryk building images / information received 1161122. 16 November 2022.

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architect design™

MAY 3, 2019

No computer model, no matter how realistic, can ever replace the warmth and depth of information imparted by hand rendering. More than just an art form, it's a communication technique! As stated about his work in the book, these drawings straddle the line between the ordinary and the extraordinary.

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English Buildings

MAY 3, 2024

In the list of things that need to be done but which are better put off till tomorrow, book-weeding is near the top. When bookpiles stealthily grow like silent stalagmites on the bedroom floor, it’s an indication that there’s no let-up in the book-buying. But when I saw this box in Shaldon, with its shelf of books, I was impressed.

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e-architect

MAY 24, 2023

The shortlisted museums are: The Burrell Collection (Glasgow) Leighton House (London) The MAC (Belfast) Natural History Museum (London) Scapa Flow Museum (Orkney) Art Fund annually shortlists five outstanding museums for Museum of the Year. The prize is funded thanks to the generosity of Art Fund’s members who buy a National Art Pass.

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Deezen

APRIL 22, 2024

Among the events are International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) and WantedDesign Manhattan, which take place from 19 to 21 May 2024 at the Javits Center. The interdisciplinary festival explores a range of mediums, including design, fashion, textiles, architecture, art and photography.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Dezeen School Shows: an app that teaches human anatomy by visualising organs as baked goods and a musical elephant that helps teach children new languages are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Glasgow School of Art. Glasgow School of Art. Institution: Glasgow School of Art (GSA). Hair by Meihui Zhang.

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The Spaces

OCTOBER 12, 2023

And amongst all that noise, in October, the Frieze Art Fair opened its doors for the first time. Now in its 20th iteration, Frieze embraces historical alongside contemporary art (with Frieze Masters now in its 11th edition) at fairs which reach New York, Los Angeles and Seoul. See more on the show. All Saints Chapel, London.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 8, 2024

Instead of digesting a new book or diving into a novel, something others do often but I do rarely, I spent my holiday break reading a five-year-old book about a trio of intertwined topics I'm particularly fond of: drawings, exhibitions, and New York City.

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aasarchitecture

JUNE 4, 2024

The pavilion, which emerged from an idea shared with the art historian Giovanni Agosti, will in fact be structured around a genuine central square, crowned by a series of architectural elements such as the porticoes that establish its perimeter.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Just as last week's Places in Time III post featured a trio of books that were initially listed in my earlier holiday gift books post , two of the three monographs featured here were also on that list. As happened when I wrote this post, each book begins with a rhetorical question pertaining to monographs.

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Deezen

JULY 23, 2022

Dezeen School Shows: a landscape garden for the Bengali community of Whitechapel in London and a pedestrian market on Vienna's Ringstrasse are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. University of Applied Arts Vienna. Institution: University of Applied Arts Vienna.

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Deezen

MAY 22, 2023

It centres around a nomadic library that includes over 500 books collected by Sámi architect Nango. The Sámi are Indigenous people living in the traditional region of Sápmi, and the books focus on their architecture and design. It contains found objects and books. The photography is by Astrid Fadnes, unless stated otherwise.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Promotion: watch manufacturer Zenith has joined forces with contemporary artist Felipe Pantone to create a watch that combines "high-frequency watchmaking and vibrant multimedia optical art". The watch comes in a box shaped like an art book. The watch is informed by Pantone's series Planned Iridescence.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

OCTOBER 31, 2022

As Christine Madrid French reveals in this original and indispensable book, Hitchcock’s relation to the built world was informed by an intense engagement with location and architectural form—in an era marked by modernism’s advance—fueled by some of the most creative midcentury designers in film. Ulmer's 1934 film The Black Cat.

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Habitus Living

OCTOBER 10, 2023

To inspire your own space, each of the finishes in the collection has been paired alongside contemporary bathroom materials. Infused with a rich spectrum, the rugs feature symbols and abstractions informed by Ghoniem’s half-Egyptian heritage. The range represents the Australian landscape, showcasing organic form and textural depth.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Book your Danish capital city guide: isabelle(at)e-architect.com. Our Copenhagen guided tours are all tailored to suit each booking we do not allow for bookings to be joined. Information can be provided on geographical areas and building types ahead of your Danish architecture tour. Copenhagen Architecture Walking Tours.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Also featuring are re-released versions of three classic seating designs by Skargaarden and Mater Design , as well as a sideboard by Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor that references a Swedish children 's book. Böste is made from teak wood and is designed for use outside in a variety of areas from beaches and pool terraces to lawns.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Recently completed projects by the architecture firm include a space museum and experience centre in Yantai and a sweeping white-concrete cultural centre informed by traditional Chinese gardens in Suzhou. The architecture studio was shortlisted in Dezeen Awards 2022 for its bookshop in Chengdu featuring a roof that resembles an upturned book.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Architecture research studio Condition_Lab has completed the Pingtan Book House in China 's Hunan province, which features a double-helix staircase designed to provide space for children to read and play. The stepped interior of the Pingtan Book House is designed for seating and play. The library is built from locally sourced wood.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Louchheim (1914–1972) was an art critic on assignment for the New York Times in 1953 when she first met the Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen. Her books include How to Be Loved: A Memoir of Lifesaving Friendship and Nature Framed: At Home in the Landscape. She lives in Brooklyn. Saarinen, that it felt necessary to include.

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Architecture Ideas

MARCH 16, 2023

If you are a book lover or an architecture enthusiast, you may be interested in exploring some of the most beautiful libraries in the world, so let’s take a closer look at 25 of the world’s most stunning libraries and provide facts about each of them. The beauty of its architecture is reflected in the values of those who designed it.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2024

Held as part of the Design Doha Forum (DDF) at Design Doha , the panel was titled: Emerging Trends: Contemporary Art and Architecture in Arab Countries and Their Role in Global Design Trends. I think that if someone experiences our hospitality, experiences being with us, you can't write this in a book, it's intangible," said Yaquby.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

A free experience for everyone to enjoy, right in the heart of Edinburgh’s city centre, the new Scottish galleries at the National showcase the very best historic Scottish art. This project was all about improving the visitor experience and the way the nations world class collection of Scottish Art is displayed.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Completed in the late 19th century by architect Henri Labrouste, the library is considered a masterpiece of the Beaux Arts style, with vast, skylit reading rooms framed by slender steel columns and highly decorative arches. Bruno Gaudin Architectes has renovated the National Library of France. Photo by Marchand Meffre.

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This year's roundup of books to give to discerning architects for the holidays is presented in pairs. While at least one book in each pair is new, the other one isn't necessarily so — new, old, or not-so-old, it is related to the first in some manner, as explained in my descriptions. Hey, architectural historians like gift books, too!)

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A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

JANUARY 17, 2022

With Until Proven Safe , they bring us a book as compelling as it is definitive, not only urgent reading for social-distanced times but also an up-to-the-minute investigation of the interplay of forces–––biological, political, technological––that shape our modern world.

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Bustler

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The opening of the exhibition will take place on Friday, December 9 at The European Centre/Contemporary Space Athens, 74 Mitropoleos, Athens, Greece in the presence of the award-winning architects and designers of the program. The book is available online at the official website of the organization Metropolitanartspress.com.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

While the founder of the contemporary British brand Toogood identifies herself as a designer, with work spanning interiors , objects, furniture , clothing and art , her practice is often referred to as multidisciplinary. I like working in interiors, objects, furniture, clothing and art," she told Dezeen.

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e-architect

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As a new centre for Chinese art and antiquities in Hong Kong, the building will be home to more than 900 objects from the Beijing Palace Museum in the Forbidden City, including 160 Class A artefacts considered national treasures. Palace Museum in West Kowloon Cultural District, HK – Building Information. Palace Museum, Hong Kong.

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Architizer

JULY 10, 2023

Timed to coincide with Paris+ par Art Basel and the first Design Miami/ Paris edition, the A+Awards gala promises to be one of the premier events for architects and designers in 2023. The A+Awards gala is a global celebration of the most remarkable achievements in architecture and design.

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