by Lars Müller Publishers
In Depth—Urban Domesticities Today
Edited by Florian Idenburg and Jing Liu.
With photographs by Iwan Baan and Naho Kubota.
For over a decade, Brooklyn-based SO—IL has been envisioning houses, housings and other projects in between and adjacent to domestic spaces. In this book, the design office’s attempt to “hack” the codes, cores, courts and corridors takes center stage, exemplified by a selection of SO—IL’s most recent projects, exploring concepts including porosity, connectivity, community and orientation in urban living. Appealing to students and professionals alike, In Depth examines how housing might promote the well-being of its inhabitants by presenting new typologies for our ever-more urbanized world.
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Gio Ponti—More Than One
Edited by Manfredo di Robilant and Manuel Orazi.
Upcoming release in 2025.
Gio Ponti (Milan 1891–1979) was a key figure for Italian modernism; it is impossible to confine his legacy to a single creative field. From 1923 to 1930, Ponti was artistic director of the now cult Italian tableware manufacturer Richard Ginori. In 1928, he founded the internationally renowned magazine Domus, which—apart from a break in the 1940s—he continued to direct for the rest of his life. In the postwar era, Ponti and his associates Antonio Fornaroli and Alberto Rosselli shaped the architectural image of Milan. This book delves into the many components of Ponti’s contribution to the twentieth century and traces his enduring influence in Italy and across the globe.
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The Anatomy of the Architectural Book
Author: André Tavares.
Co-published Canadian Centre for Architecture CCA.
Originally published in 2016 and receiving a warm critical acclaim, this reprint regains a new life to be handled with enthusiasm by a new generation of readers. The Anatomy of the Architectural Book examines approaches to structuring, constructing and designing architectural books and traces how they have changed over time. Examining the crossovers between book culture and building culture makes the axes visible along which architectural knowledge circulates through books into buildings and back—from the celebration of specific architectural practices to the production of unique books, using pages and print to convey architectural ideas.
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The Delos Symposia and Doxiadis
Edited by Mantha Zarmakoupi and Simon Richards.
Co-published by the Evangelos Pistiolis Foundation.
The Delos Symposia, which ran from 1963 to 1975, were a groundbreaking series of events dedicated to reviving the ambitions of CIAM by rethinking and reshaping the built environment to solve the planet’s environmental and demographic problems. Choreographed around the charismatic Greek architect-planner Constantinos Doxiadis, this pioneering endeavour was run according to ancient Greek practices of the sympósion, with banquets, dancing and fancy dress parties taking place aboard cruise ships in the Aegean Sea. Each symposium concluded at the ancient island-city of Delos, where influential figures as diverse as Margaret Mead, Arnold Toynbee, Siegfried Giedion, Buckminster Fuller, Barbara Ward, Jean Gottmann, Kenzō Tange, Jaqueline Tyrwhitt and Marshall McLuhan would formally proceed to the amphitheater and participate in ceremonial declarations on world issues. This book offers the first comprehensive appraisal of the history and legacy of the Delos Symposia and explores their ideals, commitments and fights, the way they fed into the colossal urban planning projects that Doxiadis was implementing across the world, and the lessons they might offer for contemporary thinking on sustainable development.
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Transcalar Prospects in Climate Crisis
Edited by Jeffrey Huang, Dieter Dietz, Laura Trazic, and Korinna Zinovia Weber.
As humanity grapples with the escalating challenges of climate change, the discipline of architecture finds itself at a critical juncture. The urgency of the situation demands that schools of architecture not only contribute to envisioning more serene futures but also equip the next generation of architects with the audacity to question, project, criticize, explore and imagine alternative solutions. Architectural research is in re/action to this climate crisis. This book offers a vital compilation of research projects and essays reflecting the investigative efforts at EPFL Architecture and is a must-read for architects, urban planners, designers, scholars, and anyone seeking knowledge and inspiration for climate action, urging a conscious and critical, transcalar response to one of the most pressing issues of our time.
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