Selected Pictres Ryoanji Temple
no date. Softbound. Folder with 2 postcards, one sheet of text in Japanese and English, and 8 large color photographs. Cover title is spelled piuctres, not pictures. More
no date. Softbound. Folder with 2 postcards, one sheet of text in Japanese and English, and 8 large color photographs. Cover title is spelled piuctres, not pictures. More
Bombay: Marg Publications, 1969. Paperback. White and BW-illustrated wraps; white spine with red lettering. 35 + [29] pp. 2 color + many BW + a handful of red duotone plates and illustrations, 1 fold-out. A March 1969 publication of Marg: A Magazine of the Arts, Volume XXII Number 2. A...... More
Paris: Librarie Renouard, H. Laurens, Editeur, 1912. Hardbound. Gray cloth boards with red and dark green lettering and designs, [iv] 543pp, 337 BW figures. Text in French. Detailed book on Oriental architecture from Medieval times to Moden (roughly 1900). More
Tokyo: Ekusuanarejji, 2015. Softcover. White wraps, color pictorial dust jacket, 116 pp., color illus. and drawings. Text is in Japanese and English. Documents changes to the footprint of Japan's Himeji City, home to more than half a million residents. Includes illustrations of plans and drawings, finished buildings and spaces, and..... More
Taiwan: National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, 2008. Second Printing. Softbound. Black french flaps with patterned holes in front cover, 72pp, profuse color and BW illustrations. Text is in Taiwanese and English. Exhibition catalog; other location at the Palazzo delle Prigioni. Each architectural concept is annotated and offers a brief..... More
Hakone-machi, Japan: akone Open Air Museum, 1969 circa. Hardcover. Grey textured and stapled wraps, 24 pp. Illustrated throughout in bw. Text in English. Likely issued for the first opening of the museum. Catalogue undated, but date-stamp inside reads "March 3, 1970". Showcases the architecture of the building and its grounds..... More
Philadelphia: The Japanese House, n.d. Softcover. Tri-fold pamphlet. Black covers with white lettering and BW illustration. 6 total BW photographs. "Shofu-so (Pine Breeze Villa) is one of the most notable and unusual attractions in Philadelphia. This authentic re-creation of a 16th to 17th century shoin-zukuri (desk style) house is located..... More
Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing Pvt. Ltd., 1990. Hardbound. Brown cloth with gold lettering; illus. dj with white lettering; 221 pp. numerous color illustrations and architectural drawings. Text in English; with more than 40 buildings featured, including essays, several photos and plans for each. Includes a map of India; with a discussion..... More
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1955. Hardbound. Black cloth. 286 pp., hundreds of bw plates. A solid, clean copy of an important post-war survey. More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1989. Hardbound. Blue cloth with brown glossy, color-illustrated dustjacket. ix, 294 pp., profusely illustrated in bw and color. More
New York: Weatherhill, 1995. Hardcover. Burnt orange cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Glossy color-illustrated dust jacket with maroon lettering. IX, 276 pp. Illustrations. "During the Meiji period (1868-1912) the Japanese laid the foundations for what is now the most advanced nation in Asia. Like Victorian Britain, which served..... More
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, New York / Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1991. Softcover. BW illus. wraps, 80 pp., many BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 1991 exhibition showcasing the work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando (b. 1941). Looks at 10 of Ando's structures in Japan. Includes..... More
Los Angeles, California: Pritzker Architecture Prize / The Hyatt Foundation, 1993. Softcover. Grey pictorial stapled wraps; Unpaginated, 52 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Includes an essay by Frampton, as well as Maki's award acceptance speech, and photos of some of his buildings and a chronology of works. More
New York: Alex Garvin & Associates, Inc., 2008. Softcover. White wraps with color illustrations and white lettering; 127 pp. with various color photographs and diagrams. The plan, implementation, and conclusion of the project to improve the quality of the built environment and quality of life for the communities of DeKalb..... More
New York: Dover, 1985. unabridged and slightly corrected edition. Softbound. Illustrated laminated covers. 192 pp. Profusely illustrated with 165 bw photographs. Originally published in 1936, this is a high quality Dover republication, with slight corrections. More
Tokyo: National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; Asahi Shimbun, 1986. Softcover. White glossy wraps with color illustration. 140 pp. Green errata sheet inserted. Profusely illustrated, some in color. Text in English, German and Japanese. Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Museum of Modern Art, September 6 - October..... More
Taipei: National Culture and Arts Foundation, 2004. Original. DVD. DVD in jewel case, still in shrink wrap. Text on insert in Chinese and English. Chen Chi-kwan was born in 1921 in Beijing (then Beiping). He studied architecture at Central University. . In 1951 he was invited by the famous Bauhaus..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps; 192 pp. with 105 bw illustrations;. Revised and upated edition; includes the rock-cut temples of Ellora and Elephanta, sculptures at Khajuraho, the mortuary temple of Angkor Vat and much more. More
San Francisco / New York: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art / Rizzoli, 1993. Softbound. Tan, illustrated wraps. 139 pp., profusely illustrated in bw and color. More
London: Brunel Exhibition Project, no date given (mid-1980s?). Softcover. Light brown illus. stapled wraps with cutout; Unpaginated, 32 pp.; 47 illustrations, 40 bw, 7 color. An in-depth look at the building of John Brunel's tunnel underneath the Thames River that connected Wapping and Rotherhithe; Information about the Brunel Exhibition Project..... More
New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 2004. Hardcover. Black cloth, dark gray dust jacket in mylar cover. 212 pp. with 99 bw illus. and drawings and 140 color illus. Issued in conjunction with several 2004-2005 exhibitions of examples of architectural work rendered by Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi (b. 1937)..... More
New Delhi: Shakti Malik, Abhinav Publications, 1992. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards; 152 pp.; 48 color plates. More
Hong Kong: The University of Hong Kong, 2008. Softcover. Yellow and white illus. wraps; 363 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw photos and figures; 2 CD-ROMs. Text mostly in Chinese, but English texts also provided; Includes a CD-ROM of the presentations and exhibition of the Joint Hong Kong and Hangzhou Seminar..... More
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., Inc., 1974. Hardcover. Black cloth. White & BW-illustrated dust jacket, blue lettering. 192 pp. Many BW illustrations. Text is in German and English. Divides the topic into three groups: "the religious and secular building in Hangchow, the Imperial Palace and Summer Garden in Peking..... More
Beijing: New World Press, 1991. Hardbound. Brown boards with illus., dj; 119 pp. with sepia-like photos. In four parts with numerous supporting photos and designs. Includes a survey and analysis of the Qing Dynasty Imperial Gardens in Beijing and of the Summer Palace. Origins of Chinese garden design, gardens designed..... More