Reissued to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus, this book explores one of the most important art schools of the last hundred years.The Bauhaus, a school of art and design founded in Germany in 1919, informed the aesthetic...

How climate influenced the design strategies of modernist architectsModern Architecture and Climate explores how leading architects of the twentieth century incorporated climate-mediating strategies into their designs, and shows how regional approaches...

The first survey of China’s leading female architects, this book features twenty established and emerging talents addressing the ever-evolving challenges and opportunities of designing in the most populous country on Earth.Over the past decade, China’s...

This lavishly illustrated book is an intimate look at the interiors, lifestyles, and houses belonging to a wide range of artists and creatives.In this beautifully illustrated book, writer and photographer Tom Harford-Thompson presents individual,...

Illustrated by the architect and in his own words, this memoir features drawings never seen outside Santiago Calatrava’s studio.Santiago Calatrava is an intimate insight into one of the world’s most celebrated architects. Calatrava first made a name for...

Extrastatecraft is the operating system of the modern world: the skyline of Dubai, the subterranean pipes and cables sustaining urban life, free-trade zones, the standardized dimensions of credit cards, and hyper-consumerist shopping malls. It is all...

How rulers in ancient and medieval Europe expressed their power through cities, buildings, and sitesThe Power of Place explores the nature of power―the power of kings, emperors, and popes―through the places that these rulers created or developed,...

Pattern is back, and what better way to celebrate its revival than with a cool compendium of the best pattern design from around the globe? This exciting book showcases some of the most innovative pattern designs around, including graphics, textiles,...