Architectural Record10 reviews McGraw-Hill Companies, 2002 Great Tool for architects and designers alike + BUYER BEWARE! + ARCHITECTURAL EXCELLENCE This magazine is packed with projects, images and comments from people who know architecture. It is a great way to keep up with the market and all the innovations in new projects in different parts of the world. I'm an interior designerr and have been subscribed for over 3 years now and it is ...             Jean Nouvel3 reviews Olivier Boissiere Vilo International, 1997 Jean Nouvel's Revolutionary ideas in architecture This is a very interesting book. It covers everything from Jean Nouvel's beginings in architecture, his aesthetic ideas and his influences. Then it explores some of Nouvel's most important projects such as the Lyons Opera House, the Lucerne Concert and Convention Center, etc. The book is written ...             Zaha Hadid: The Complete Buildings and Projects13 reviews Zaha Hadid Rizzoli International Publications, 1998 zaha: imagination and magic I think this book has more to it than technical drawings could ever give. It's an artistic sight of what and how architecture should be thought and viewed like. Colours, shapes and forms seem to spring out the pages of this book. Go out there and see it four yourself, it's not a book about ...             Sixteen Acres: Architecture and the Outrageous Struggle for the Future of Ground Zero3 reviews Philip Nobel Metropolitan Books, 2005 A lip lock with reality + "Architecture is the art of compromise'' Sixteen Acres is a gripping read for any architect or citizen who hopes that a monumental building in this era can be transcendent. No where have I seen such a thorough accounting of the forces that come to bear on the form of a building. Sixteen Acres is the record of how the desire of the ...             Antoine Predock: Houses2 reviews Antoine Predock Rizzoli International Publications, 2000 a stunning book + spaceman predock This is a beautifully produced book with wonderful photographs that capture the essence of Predock's work, the magical interplay of light and shadow. A characteristic of Predock residences is the interdigitation of the house and the land so that it appears as if the house almost grew out of and/or ...             Polshek Partnership Architects: 1988-2004 The Polshek Partnership Princeton Architectural Press, 2004 The New York Times has called the work of the Polshek Partnership a "triumph of substance over flash," and New Yorker Paul Goldberger has lauded the firm's ability to create meaningful works that demonstrate that "architecture can be an enriching force in life." This long-awaited monograph is published as the firm celebrates its fortieth anniversary. Guided by a respect for the environment, ...             Almanac of Architecture & Design 2006 (Almanac of Architecture and Design) Greenway Communication, 2005 For seven consecutive years, the Almanac has provided readers with sweeping views of events, benchmarks, and successes of the past year in design. Find out which building has assumed the title as tallest, which firms are winning awards, which architecture and design schools are considered the best, which projects and firms are at the top of their market segment, and who the leaders are in the ...             Moore Ruble Yudell Architects and Planners: MAS VI--Selected and Current Works (The Master Architect Series ... John Ruble Images Publishing Dist A/C, 2006 Since founding Moore Ruble Yudell with Charles Moore in 1977, principals John Ruble and Buzz Yudell have built a varied body of work that ranges from private residences to multi-million-dollar institutional, civic and mixed-use developments. The initial goal of Moore Ruble Yudell was to have an intensive collaboration among the principals, and as the firm has grown, this idea has remained its ...             Foster (Architecture & Design)1 review Philip Jodidio Taschen GmbH, 2001 Foster opinions on one of the world's leading architects While having first-hand experience of what it is like to study inside one of Foster's creations (the fabulous Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts and faculty of arts for the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK) I have developed something of a passion for his work. The excitement of Foster's ...             Great New Buildings of the World: Works from Tadao Ando to Zaha Hadid Ana G. Canizares Collins Design, 2005 Great New Buildings of the World is a luxuriously illustrated journey through today's architectural gems, from museums and auditoriums, to stadiums and city halls. With sites ranging from Seattle and Melbourne, to Tokyo and Taipei, each project expresses a unique style while integrating innovations in form, function, construction techniques, and materials. Challenging and informative, this ...             Renzo Piano2 reviews Philip Jodidio Taschen, 2005 Ravishing Renzo + Absoultely beautiful effort from one of the best! Renzo Piano is without a question one of the worlds greatest architects, his talent is singular, it's just awesome...as is this amazing book. It is THE book on Piano, and that is saying something because there are quite a few good books on the man and his work, but if you feel you can have just ...             Santiago Calatrava: Complete Works5 reviews Alexander Tzonis Rizzoli International Publications, 2005 Beautiful book...Great Pictures! + "must have" for architects & students + great book about calatrava + Inspiration for architecture students. + Soaring Excellence             Eero Saarinen6 reviews Jayne Merkel Phaidon Press, 2005 Saarinen Rediscovered + The most complete Saarinen book + Authoritative, entertaining and important work + Insightful, Superbly Researched and Written + Insights into Saarinen             Zaha Hadid: Architecture Andreas Ruby, Patrik Schumacher Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2003 As Zaha Hadid has put it, "There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?" Why indeed? Hadid's architectural conceptions confound one with impossibilities, with floating buildings, indecipherable volumes, untraceable paths of light, spaces seemingly less related to real, livable space than something from a virtual dimension. Hers is a visionary architecture built in fantastic, streamlined paintings, ...             The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture40 reviews Editors of Phaidon Press Phaidon Press, 2004 Excellent + Perfect Gift + Comprehensive + outstanding + i love it             Architecture, Industry and Innovation: The Early Work of Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners Colin Amery Phaidon Press, 1995 Nicholas Grimshaw is one of the pre-eminent figures of the British architectural scene. alongside Lord Norman Foster and Lord Richard Rogers he is a leading light of the high-tech movement, responsible for some of the outstanding buildings of the last decade. The period 1965-1988, which is covered in this volume of his work, established his reputation worldwide as a master architect of great ...             Morphosis: Volume IV (Morphosis; Buildings and Projects)4 reviews Thom Mayne Rizzoli, 2006 Great Book + A Good Buy + Product as listed, excellent transaction!!!! + Complex but Decipherable             Morphosis, Vol. 3: Buildings and Projects, 1993-19979 reviews Thom Mayne Rizzoli International Publications, 1999 great collection of morp's work for fans + The best book on Morphosis out there. + Design masterpiece Being an architecture student, I constantly refer to many books, and Morphosis is one of my favourite contemporary architecture firm. This is really a thick and quite a heavy book. Its a compilation of many of Morphosis' work. Their "Best Of.." volume. This marvelous edition is divided into 2 ...             Building Security: Handbook for Architectural Planning and Design5 reviews Barbara A. Nadel McGraw-Hill Professional, 2004 The Zen of Security: A must have + Building Security: Handbook for Architectural Planning and Design + Security in a New Light + Attorney at law + A terrific book for everyone in the post-9/11 world             Structure, Space and Skin: The Work of Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners3 reviews Nicholas Grimshaw, Kenneth Powell, ... Phaidon Press, 1995 Very good book! + Great Stuff + Structure Space Skin This is the first volume of Grimshaw's work and it's very impressive. Shows his most chalenging projects in the period between 1988-93, with texts, model shots, sketches and computer-generated images.