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Carlo Mollino has been active in many creative fields since stepping outside his father’s architecture firm in 1938 to pursue an independent and highly original career. Fulvio Ferrari & Napoleone Ferrari introduce us to The Furniture of Carlo Mollino in a study both of his life and ground breaking work in interior design.
Carlo Mollino (1905-73), [...]

Frank Lloyd Wright: 50 Buildings by America’s Greatest Architect is a tribute to legendary American architect, interior designer, writer and educator Frank Lloyd-Wright.
This book showcases fifty of Wright’s most important projects. It covers buildings throughout all his career, from the house he built for himself in Oak Park, Illinois in 1889 to the landmark structures [...]

In The Secret Lives of Buildings, Edward Hollis rewrites architectural history in this beautiful and unsettling study of how the masterpieces of Western architecture have changed over time
The plans [...]

Green Architecture Now! provides an overview of the architects, designers and practices forging today’s sustainable and environmentally sound architecture, from Tadao Ando and Thom Mayne to up-and-coming talents by one of the most popular writers on the subject of architecture Philip Jodidio.
Buildings are among the heaviest consumers of natural resources and account for a significant [...]

This is architecture as you’ve never seen it before. 10×10_3 is a comprehensive and global view of new architecture, presenting the work of 100 up-and-coming architects from around the world, selected by 10 of the best-informed critics, curators, and architects. They include Joseph Grima (USA) Kengo Kuma (Japan) Peter Schmal (Germany) and Ai Weiwei (China).
You’ll [...]

Beyond the Bubble is a detailed look at the best of contemporary Japanese architecture.

The book looks at two contrasting but equally extraordinary phases in the recent history of Japanese architecture: first, the explosive ‘Bubble’ era of the 1980s and early 1990s, and second, the post-’Bubble’ era which leads up to the present day.
The early period, [...]

Le Corbusier Le Grand is a spectacular visual biography of one of the greatest architects of the 20th century.

A spectacular visual biography of the life and work of Le Corbusier (1887–1965), one of Modernism’s most influential architects, urban planners, and theorists

Approximately 2,000 images and documents, many previously unpublished, feature his major built works, urban plans, [...]

100 Dream Homes From Down Under looks exclusively at the finest examples of contemporary residences from Australian and New Zealand designers and architects. From awardwinning luxury residences, to simple beach shacks, inner-city apartments, rural retreats and family homes, these 100 homes reflect the way we live, or aspire to live in the 21st century.

There is [...]

One of the biggest books (literally) of the year is The Phaidon Atlas Of Contemporary World Architecture.

As well as being an essential resource for architects and related professionals, this enormous book will be coveted by every global traveller who has an eye for beautiful buildings. Before stepping on a plane, the cultured traveller will first [...]