At the Alvar Aalto Symposium in 2000, architecture was likened to an elephant. Elephants live a long time and never forget - unlike a butterfly which lives only today and knows nothing of yesterday. What else is left as a testimony of past empires and cultures, if not their architecture? Today, those same old walls seem good enough again as the settings for new uses of all sorts: a 19th century railway station becomes a museum of art, or dockside warehouse is turned into a luxury hotel. And more people are more interested than ever in “genuine” materials and traditional building methods. In the context of this charged atmosphere discussions are made at the 9th Alvar Aalto Symposium, 2003 American artist James Turrell speaks about ‘old ditch and new water’. In Jyväskylä a study is made on the old riverbed’s geology, as it were, and samples are taken of the new water flowing through it. In Alvar Aalto’s works, tradition and evolution live in symbiosis but they often reveal a desire to surprise and amaze - the slightest touch can change everything. This book includes all the lectures, complete with the final discussion on the two cds. Plans and elevations included.

Language: English
Pages: 183
Illustrations: 91 Color Illustrations. 28 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8 1/2”x 7”
Binding: Hardbound with CD
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 1
ISBN: 9525371182
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Code: 5503
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The legendary Library, designed by Alvar Aalto (1927-1935), is situated in the beautiful city of Vyborg, Russia, on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, between Helsinki and St Petersburg. In September 2003 the Docomomo International Specialist Committee on Technology (ISC/T) arranged the 7th International Seminar and Workshop of Technology in New York. The title of the seminar was The Case Study and the Technology of Sensations. The aim of the seminar was to experience the technology of the Modern Movement in a workshop held in the chosen case study. The papers presented in this book are the results of research and examinations at the location integrated as theoretical, practical and methodological issues considered in relation to restoration. Various aspects of the building construction as well as lighting, acoustics and the sensations of hands-on experience have been examined.

Language: English/Russian
Pages: 144
Illustrations: 120 Color Illustrations. 59 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11 1/2”x 8 1/2”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 1.25
ISBN: 8778301084
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Code: 5474
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The book deals with the urban systems and urban architecture in the river kingdoms of the Near East and the agrarian societies of the Orient. The book is part of a larger work comprising studies of the antique Greek world and the Roman Empire and the later development of cities and villages in medieval Europe. The texts, drawings and photographs collected here describe a field of study which is rich and challenging. Some plans and elevations.

Language: English
Pages: 192
Illustrations: 40 Color Illustrations. 117 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 12”x 8”
Binding: Clothbound with Jacket
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 2
ISBN: 8787136384
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Code: 5651
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These houses have become almost an architectual cliché - houses intended as personal statements of the owner or architect, inextricably linked with the concept of “modern” and noted for their unrestrained imagination. The fact that California is the home of the movie industry further exaggerates the prominence of the California house, making it even more emblematic and larger than life. The three houses - Frank Gehry’s Schnabel House, Eric Owen Moss’s Lawson-Westen House, and Franklin D. Israel design for Sharon Drager - are somehow all beyond imagination and yet quite real, stretching the definition of a house, and yet lived in by real people. Plans and elevations included.

Language: English
Pages: 184
Illustrations: 35 Color Illustrations. 243 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 12”sq
Binding: Hardbound with Cloth Spine
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 4.00
ISBN: 714838713
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Code: 5496
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The narrative is largely based around four conceptual characters: Decadence (the body of creation), The Learner (the infant of knowledge, the sponge (soaking everything in), The Shadow (the keeper, creator of boundaries), and a fourth character representing a creature existing and inhabiting the text. These metaphorical characters take the reader through a very personal presentation of what constitutes architecture. It involves the five human senses, and the impact that the dimension of time has on architectural experience. It involves highly abstract, subjective descriptions of veils, models, and laminations, presented in various text forms: poetry, pure description, prose. An intriguing intellectually stimulating book.

Language: English
Pages: 281
Illustrations: 106 Color Illustrations. 3 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9”x 7”
Binding: Softbound with Jacket
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 8790979079
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Code: 5700
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

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Here is comprehensive guide on one of the primary attractions of Stockholm. Gamla Stan is conveniently located right in the middle of the capital, and you can easily wander the cobblestone streets of this small area on foot. It is the oldest part of Stockholm, dating back to the 1600s. This thorough guide describes how a visitor can easily spend hours walking the alleys, crossing the squares, walking along the shores, having a drink in one of the many bars. Even so, Gamla Stan is actually just a small island in the middle of Stockholm, and without stopping, it would take not more than 20 minutes to walk across. Fortunately, there are many things to see. The Royal Palace, with its guards closely watching visitors, several churches, statues, and all kinds of shops. Included are the town’s history, plans and elevations.

Language: Swedish
Pages: 126
Illustrations: 140 Color Illustrations. 75 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9”x 5 1/2”
Binding: Hardbound
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 0.75
ISBN: 9187215306
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Code: 5585
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The three architects have created over the years a partnership grounded on individual differences and on a fundamental agreement on what should be and can be, today, the mission of architecture. The book ranges from the first less-known buildings of the 70s, still bound to the prefabrication theme, up to the latest projects for entire city districts having a strong urban drive, transiting through the production of the 80s, in which the classic themes of modern architecture, from Le Corbusier and Alvar Aalto to Soviet constructivism, are revisited. Plans and elevations included.

Language: English
Pages: 174
Illustrations: 50 Color Illustrations. 157 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8”sq
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 1.50
ISBN: 8881186551
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Code: 5685
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

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This catalogue offers 8 new ranges of architecture for the harbours of Denmark and alike, designed, drafted, calculated and priced ready for purchase and construction. Harbour Shop was part of the Danish Biennale in Venice. Plans and elevations included.

Language: English
Pages: 160
Illustrations: 345 Color Illustrations. 90 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 12”x 9 1/2”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 2
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Code: 5475
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

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The home designed and lived in by Elle Saarinen, Herman Gesellius and Armas Lindgren, in detail from drawings of the buildings’ exterior to specific details of interior structure, furnishings, light fixtures, and more. Plans and elevations included.

Language: English/ Finnish
Pages: 128
Illustrations: 66 Color Illustrations. 158 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8 1/2”sq
Binding: Clothbound w/ jacket
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 1.50
ISBN: 9511091808
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Code: 5535
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

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Presented here are 19 intriguing Norwegian summerhouses / cottages. We see the exteriors as well as the charming interiors as well as the environs of these architecturally designed vacation homes, a very important aspect of Norwegian life. The building materials are often local and includes stone and wood. The beautiful color photos are very inviting and makes one want to move right in. Plans and elevations included.

Language: Norwegian
Pages: 224
Illustrations: 124 Color Illustrations. 85 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 10”x 8”
Binding: Clothbound with Jacket
Subcategory: Survey
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Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 8205308195
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Code: 5509
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $89.50

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