retroactive twenty-first contemporary bicentennial

books:

Robert A. M. Stern: Houses and Gardens

2 reviews
Robert A. M. Stern

Monacelli, 2005

Stern Yet Elegant
This book on Robert Stern, the latest in a series, is very well executed. Mr. Stern really has a knack for anachronistic grand homes, they are a throw back to another time, but with all the modern luxuries money can buy. Stern has a real feel for the kind of gardens that complement each type of home, and the interaction between the two is often quite breathtaking. The images in this book are ...

Making the Modern Garden
Christopher Bradley-Hole

Monacelli, 2007

A superlative analysis of contemporary gardens as well as a fascinating collection of landscapes around the world, Making the Modern Garden is a definitive study of the philosophy and practice of garden design at the outset of the twenty-first century. Author Christopher Bradley-Hole, himself a landscape designer of note, discusses the process of garden design in a presentation of modern landscapes at all sizes and locations. Among the ...

Beyond the Dunes: A Portrait of the Hamptons

Monacelli, 2008

The South Fork of Long Island extends only forty miles, stretching east into the Atlantic Ocean from the Shinnecock Canal to the majestic bluffs at Montauk Point. Dotting the coastline are the stylish Hamptons—Southampton, East Hampton, Westhampton Beach, and Bridgehampton—and villages of Sag Harbor, Amagansett, Watermill, and Sagaponack. The landscape in which these towns sit is unique in the United States. It is not one landscape ...

S M L XL: Second Edition

27 reviews
Rem Koolhaas, Bruce Mau, ...

Monacelli Press, 1997

thick and dry
So much information that it took too long to get through it before most of it wasn't relevant any longer.

The State of Architecture at the Beginning of the 21st Century (Columbia Books of Architecture)
BERNARD TSCHUMI

Monacelli, 2004

In March 2003, Bernard Tschumi convened forty of the world's leading architectural designers and theorists -- Elizabeth Diller, Peter Eisenman, Zaha Hadid, Steven Holl, Rem Koolhaas, Greg Lynn, Winy Maas, Thom Mayne, Ben van Berkel, Mark Wigley, Alejandro Zaera-Polo, and many others -- for a conference at Columbia University. The exceptional array was asked to predict the conversations and directions of architectural practice in the 21st ...

Eric Fischl: 1970-2007

3 reviews
Arthur C. Danto, Robert Enright

Monacelli, 2008

Superbly illustrated
This publication is an expanded edition of "Eric Fischl 1970-2000". In the opening essay Arthur C Danto helps us see the artist in context from his student days in the 1970s, when painting was almost an anathema, through his early work and to his notorious painting, "Sleepwalker", which brought him to the public's attention, and to his mature paintings. Selected paintings are discussed in more ...

Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan

8 reviews
Rem Koolhaas

Monacelli, 1997

the culture of congestion
This is by far Koolhaas's most accessible work, as it is rooted so clearly in detail from the city's past. Further, the book is simply brilliant. His take on urban history is to Jane Jacobs what Socrates is to common sense. New York is a special case of modernism that sprang from a special constellation of poltiical and technological forces that collectively create a cultural "big-bang" at the ...

Adrian: Silver Screen to Custom Label

5 reviews
Christian Esquevin

Monacelli, 2008

glamour de luxe, film style
adrian, a/k/a gilbert adrian, was one of the few designers for the classic hollywood films that did not blow his own horn during his time in the fashion industry as both costume designer and couturier. in his somewhat short life, he worked hard, played hard and draped some of the film industry's most glamourous bodies in uniquely beautiful designs. his creativity was unstoppable. yet, in a ...

Crossing Boundaries: A Global Vision of Design

10 reviews
Vicente Wolf

Monacelli, 2006

great experience
mr wolf in his travels search for inspirations in the most unusual places: ethiopia, burma, syria - most of times acquiring local handcrafted items which he will use in his decorations. Although his palette is a bit neutral, with pastel colors most of times, his interiors are extremely beautiful, with subdued elegance and charm. Interesting is how he manages to mix the objects from his travels, ...

Modern Shoestring: Contemporary Architecture on a Budget
Susanna Sirefman

Monacelli, 2008

Residential design provides a rich testing ground for architectural innovation. Intimate scales and specific programs inspire distinctive homes, and comparatively small budgets are catalysts for exploring nontraditional materials. Modern Shoestring proves that building a contemporary house can be affordable and shows how constraints actually stimulate the most creative design solutions. Eighteen residential projects are presented, with ...

The Houses of Martha's Vineyard
Keith Moskow

Monacelli, 2005

Each year the pristine beaches, lush pine forests, and picturesque New England towns of Martha's Vineyard draw tens of thousands of admirers to one of our country's most beautiful islands. Some of these visitors have become part-time residents, building contemporary homes alongside the traditional Victorian cottages, sea captains' mansions, and colonial farmhouses that comprise the island's cultural and architectural heritage. Rarely does one ...

Support and Resist: Structural Engineers and Design Innovation

1 review
Nina Rappaport

Monacelli, 2007

The Structure of Design
Nina Rappaport's splendid new book, 'Support and Resist,' reveals the underlying force in so much high-visibility recent architecture, especially for large-scale buildings. Structural engineers have generated some of the most remarkable buildings, testing concepts and radical new shapes alongside the architects. This close collaboration, once acknowledged as a critical factor, is often more ...

Naomi Leff

2 reviews
Kimberly Williams

Monacelli, 2008

beautifully chosen and written
I like the written overview of the designer Naomi Leff and the unique themes in each project. Photographically, it could not be more beautiful or well put together and I give this book a five star and above rating! I have recommended this publication to many colleagues and friends with an interest in design. The attention to detail both in Naomi's designs and the book is exquisite.

Outdoors: The Garden Design Book for the Twenty-First Century
Terence Conran, Diarmuid Gavin

Monacelli, 2007

The ultimate garden design book: a visual delight covering all aspects of working and living in your garden with stunning photographs of gardens from around the world. The contemporary garden carries a profound connection both to the environment and to the range of activities—relaxing, entertaining, working—that characterize today's lifestyle. A collaboration between a distinguished style setter and a noted garden designer, ...

The Lost Vanguard: Russian Modernist Architecture 1922-1932

3 reviews
Richard Pare

Monacelli, 2007

Early Soviet Modernists
In the West, we often forget the Modernist agenda was rapidly adopted throughout the World. Young architects in the Soviet Union were especially eager to embrace this radical break with tradition. From 1922-32, Soviet architects were on the leading edge of the Modern Movement. This experiment with Modernism came to end with the rise of Josef Stalin. The Iron Curtain soon cut off the Soviet ...

Towards a New Museum: Expanded Edition

2 reviews
Victoria Newhouse

Monacelli, 2006

An articulate overview of recent museum design
Victoria Newhouse's book on recent museum design is fascinating--I have been to many of the projects she includes (there are lots and lots of them), and her descriptions and analyses of them never fail to strike me as remarkably insightful. I don't always agree with her comments or her selection of projects (Frank Stella should stick to painting), but as a whole the book is both a wide-ranging ...

New York 2000: Architecture and Urbanism from the Bicentennial to the Millennium (New York)

3 reviews
Robert A. M. Stern, David Fishman, ...

Monacelli, 2006

NYC
At 1300 pages this is quite comprehensive and exhaustively researched. NYC has had a real resurgence in skyscraper building in the last ten years or so and many good buildings have been built..like the Time Warner Bldg. the Bloomberg Tower, and the New York Times building..and so far it looks like the world trade center site is going to have some specacular buildings, frankly im still not sure ...

On Distant Shores: Colonial Houses Around the World

1 review
Ovidio Guaita

Monacelli, 2000

A unique book
This is a truly unique book breaking down as it does buildings by colonial nation. It enables a side-by-side comparison of how different countries adapted their historic architectural styles to their mostly tropical colonies. It is stunningly illustrated and is a must-have for anyone interested in colonial architecture or, like my self, wishing to build a luxury home with colonial elegance in ...

Morocco: Courtyards and Gardens

1 review
Achva Benzinberg Stein

Monacelli, 2007

Just TOO appealing.
Oh dear, oh dear - why do I buy books like this! It is so gorgeous that I want to re-vamp my entire garden right now so I can transpose some of this beauty to my home in Australia. In fact I have started, but my back and knees are a dead giveaway - I'm not young enough to do it, nor old enough to shame my sons into doing it. Still, using some of the ideas here, I have made some relatively ...

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