There is a remarkable paucity of pictorial material to draw on when discussing human rights and the way they are respected or infringed, yet we are deluged everyday in every medium with images that op
Jasper Morrison has the ability to bestow things with a distinctive style. Hissignature style is evident in many of the everyday objects that surround us.His repertoire of essential designs is charact
What is a "walking society"? A society that is in motion, that is setting out forsomewhere. And what connects the individuals in this society with the groundthey stand on? It's their shoes, of course.
Europe City: Lessons from the European Prize for Urban Public Space presents a multifaceted and diverseplatform of ideas about European public space and its social, cultural and economic significance.
Genealogy of Modern Architecture is a reference work on modern architecture by Kenneth Frampton, one of today's leading architectural theorists. Conceived as a genealogy of twentieth century architect
Unimark International was a firm with global reach, with eleven offices in five different countries. Its use of the most modern design approaches and latest marketing methods quickly made it famous an
In short, following Marshall McLuhan's famous provocation, the editors focus less on the message and more on the medium of research. This involves retreating from research contents-the topics, themes,
Through a series of photographs, Ahmed Mater charts the city's origins to its more recent history over the last 5 years. It is a study of the site's recent transformation - Makkah, until recently, emb
In 1903, Adolf Loos edited the journal Das Andere - Ein Blatt zur Einfuhrung abendlandischer Kunst inOsterreich, in which he expressed his thoughts on, and theories of, contemporary architecture, fash
How Life Unfolds provides an insight into the approach, methods, and processes of the popular design studio atelier oi based in La Neuveville, Switzerland. atelier oi pushes the boundaries of architec
In 1919, the state art school in Weimar was re-opened under the direction of Walter Gropius, with a radical new teaching approach and under the new name Bauhaus. Four years would go by until the first
The third volume of the series 'The Architect's Studio' focuses on Tatiana Bilbao's exploration of the landscape: from the territory of Mexico over the urban to the interior landscape of the individua
The designers Jasper Morrison and Naoto Fukasawa have compiled 204 everyday objects in search of "super normal design" alongside examples of anonymous design like the Swiss Rex vegetable peeler or a s
One guiding principle of this cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture is the importance of plurality. Since its inception the Award has aimed to be inclusive and to embrace the engagement of a di
Like his previous publications, photographer Patrick Faigenbaum's new bookis dedicated to a specific terrain: the Bengali metropolis of Kolkata, which bore the name of Calcutta during its time as a Br
