Maki Fumihiko
Tokyo: Kajima Shuppankai, 1979. Hardcover. Japanese/English text. White cloth boards with black title lettering on spine. White dj with color photograph. 178 pages : illustrations (some color). More
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Le Corbusier: Arkitektur, Malningar, Skulpturer, Gobelanger, Teckningar
Stockholm, Sweden: Moderna Museet, Stockholm, 1958. Softcover. Color illus. wraps; 87 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw photos and figures. Text in Swedish; Accompanied a 1958 exhibition featuring Le Corbusier's architecture, paintings, and other works; Includes an essay by the artist himself, as well as biographical information. More
Itsuko Hasegawa: Selected And Current Works
Mulgrave, Australia: Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd., 1997. Hardcover. black cloth boards. 256 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. pictorial dustjacket. A very nice copy of the Japanese architect's work. More
Edward Suzuki: Buildings And Projects
Stuggart, Germany: Edition Axel Menges, 1996. Hardcover. grey cloth boards w/ black printing. 208 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. glossy pictorial dustjacket. Pages free of notations & marginalia. More
Tadao Ando: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
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
The Pritzker Architecture Prize 1993: Presented to Fumihiko Maki
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
Nikken Sekkei: Building Modern Japan, 1900-1990
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1990. Hardcover. square block boards w/ debossed printing to cover; silver spine printing. 286 pgs w/ bw & color pgs. black illustrated dustjacket w/ white printing & protective plastic cover. Sticker residue to cover pastedown. Pages have ink ghosting from opposing pgs/illustrations. Instances of smudges;..... More
Kuma Kengo: Five Purr-Fect Points For A New Public Space
Toyko, Japan: The Museum Of Art, Kochi, 2020. Softcover. grey wraps w/ color illustration, black printed Japanese & English text. 232 pgs w/ primarily color illustrations, closing section of approx 15 unpaginated bw plates. Illustrated throughout. In parallel Japanese and English. Exhibition held November 3, 2020 through January 3 2021..... More
Shin Takamatsu
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
Yoshio Taniguchi: Nine Museums
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
Architecture on the Edge of Postmodernism: Collected Essays 1964 - 1988, Robert A.M. Stern
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009. Hardcover. Black boards; 203 pp. with occasional bw figures. Edited by Cynthia Davidson. Stern is a pre-eminent force in the field of contemporary architecture and is the Dean of the Yale University School of Architecture. More
Whanki Museum
Gloucester, Massachusetts: Rockport Publishers, Inc., 1999. Softcover. Blue-and-white illus. wraps; 78 pp.; Foldout flaps in front and back covers; 6 gatefolds; Profusely illustrated with color photos and bw drawings;. Text in English; Part of the Single Building Series: Process of an Architectural Work; Discusses the design and building of the..... More
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Casa Wabi
New York: Rizzoli, 2018. Hardcover. cream cloth & grey boards w/ mounted color illustration. 152 pgs w/ color illustration. Tadao Ando's remarkable Casa Wabi dots the Pacific coastline of Mexico with structures by Alberto Kalach, Alvaro Siza, Kengo Kuma, Gloria Cabral, Solano Benitez, Jorge Ambrosi, and Gabriela Etchegaray. Founded in..... More
An Architecture of Independence: The Making of Modern South Asia - Charles Correa, Balkrishna Doshi, Muzharul Islam, Achyut Kanvinde
New York: The Architectural League of New York, 1998. Softcover. Light green wraps with red and white lettering; 80 pp. numerous bw photographs and diagrams and a few color photographs. With essays about the projects of the architects in social and political contexts as well as other expert essays; includes..... More
A Tradition of Serenity: The Tropical Houses of Ong-Ard Satrabhandhu
New York: Rizzoli, 2015. Hardcover. Navy cloth boards with embossed lettering, blue pictorial dust jacket with white lettering, 223 pp., color illustrations throughout. "This beautifully photographed volume showcases the Thai houses of renowned architect Ong-ard Satrabhandhu. Recognized for his masterful use of ancient architectural elements and age-old materials, Ong-ard has..... More
Tadao Ando: Complete Works [1969-1994]
London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1995. 1997, 2000. Reprinted in paperback, 1997, 2000. Softcover. Tan wraps, French flaps, 524 pp., profusely illus., mostly in BW; weighs 4 lbs. Considers the life and work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando (b. 1941). Examines in detail more than 100 of his buildings and projects;..... More
Three New Skyscrapers
New York, NY: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1983. Softcover. Dark aqua & color illus. wraps, 48 pp., many BW illus., 3 color illus. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition that explores the architectural work behind the creation of three skyscrapers: Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Hong..... More
The Pritzker Architecture Prize 1995: Presented to Tadao Ando
Los Angeles, California: Pritzker Architecture Prize / The Hyatt Foundation, 1995. Softcover. Grey pictorial stapled wraps; 48 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw and color. Includes an essay by Frampton, as well as Tadao's award acceptance speech, other ceremony speakers' comments, and photos of some of his buildings and a chronology..... More
Chichu Art Museum: Tadao Ando Builds for Walter De Maria, James Turrell, and Claude Monet
Ostfildern, Germany: Hatje Cantz, 2005. Softcover. White wraps; Color pictorial dj.; 208 pp.; 97 plates and figures, 62 color and 34 duotone. An in-depth look at the Chichu Art Museum, designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando; Includes twelve essays by various authors about both the building itself and the artistic..... More
Tadao Ando
Basel: Birkhäuser, 1996. Paperback. White and color-illustrated wraps with black lettering. 248 pp. BW illustrations. Signed by Ando on ffep and title page, also includes a signed postcard. Text in German and English. More
Takefumi Aida: Buildings and Projects
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1990. Paperback. White wraps with black illustration and lettering, matching dust jacket. xv, 104 pp. BW illustrations, plans. Contents: Toy block house O and Aida box -- Toy block house I -- Toy block house II -- Toy block house III -- Toy block house..... More
Andro: Complete Works [1975-2007]
Cologne, Germany: Taschen, 2007. Hardcover. Black boards, black & color illus. dust jacket with additional promo strip, 500 pp., profusely illus., chiefly in color; weighs nearly 6 lbs. Text is in English, German and French. Considers the life and work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando (b. 1941). Showcases 38 of..... More
Toshihiro Katayama: 30 Years of Paintings and Works in an Architectural Space
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University, 1995. Softcover. White wraps with bold black lettering; 47 pp. with numerous color photographs. Text in both English and Japanese; includes excellent information about this innovative architectural artist, beautiful photographs, and a biography. From the exhibition held at Harvard University. More
Miho Museum
Shiga, Japan: Miho Museum, 1997, after. Softcover. Grey wraps with photograpic paper dj with red lettering; 41 pp. and numerous illustrations. A book about the designing of the museum by Pei. With lovely photographs of the musuem, its location and a few items from the displays. Includes 12 brochures in..... More
The Architecture Of Leandro V. Locsin
New York / Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1977. Hardcover. oversized, square cloth boards w/ silver printing; silver spine printing. illustrated pastedowns & endpapers. 245 pgs w/ bw & color pgs. glossy blue pictorial dustjacket. Lavishly illustrated. Wonderful color plates; nicely detailed black and white. This copy is sharp and bright. Appears to..... More