All Review articles – Page 90
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ReviewNew book titles for June
Big sheds, contemporary churches and Japanese style are three of the subjects covered by books out this month
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ReviewPatterns by Drusilla Cole
This book covers all aspects of new surface design including graphics, textiles, fashion, furnishings, ceramics, tiles, wallpaper and stationery.
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ReviewAssured RA summer show has light touch - images
Ian Ritchie’s architecture room is the best in ages, says Ellis Woodman
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Hollow Land: Israel’s Architecture of Occupation by Eyal Weizman
Groundbreaking exploration of the political space created by Israel’s colonial occupation.
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ReviewRA summer show preview
Roger's Barajas airport, Will Alsop's painting and Paul Koralek's Copenhagen Library competition sketch are just three of the 154 architectural exhibits in this year’s Royal Academy Summer Show.The architecture room has been curated by Ian Ritchie who has painted the walls and carpeted the floor in Yves Klein blue.The ...
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Jan Kaplicky in his book Confessions: Principles, architecture, process, life
What is here to confess? All? Something? Nothing? It is all about what you feel inside, as architect, as individual, as man? How to express your feelings within your work? How to resist so many wrong temptations? Commercial pressures. Financial needs. Comforts. Glory. Poverty. Survival. Attacks. Jealousy. Arrogance. Very rarely ...
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ReviewStill king of the mod squad
There is something for every visitor in this fabulous exhibition of Corbusier’s work.
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ReviewWembley team disappoints fans
Norman Foster and Rod Sheard did not capitalise on a sure-fire scoring opportunity.
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Review10% off books about Frank Gehry
June's selection from the RIBA Bookshop features Frank Gehry, the subject of a new film which opens this month
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ReviewLudwig Wittenstein by Edward Kanterian
Ludwig Wittenstein Edward KanterianReaktion Books£10.95 192pp PBOne of the founders of modern analytical philosophy, this account uses many quotations from his own writings as well as numerous illustrations.
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Transport Design A Travel History by Gregory Votalato
Transport Design: A Travel History Gregory VotalatoReaktion Books £17.95 240pp PBAccount of 2 centuries of travel design with investigates the experience of travel analysing the vehicle from the passengers’ and drivers’ points of view.
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ReviewConversions by Emma O’Kelly and Corinna Dean
This book shows that all sorts of buildings can be converted into homes, from barns, churches and offices to factories and wine warehouses.
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ReviewDesigning Community by David Walters
Designing Community David WaltersArchitectural Press£29.99288pp PBModern design charettes are now integral to post-modern planning and community development. This is an invaluable guide to the process.The book blends history, theory and practice to paint the full picture of the past, present and possible future of community planning.
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ReviewDesign and Landscape for People by Clare Cumberlidge and Lucy Musgrave
Can architects, designers, landscapers and artists make a real difference to people's quality of life?
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ReviewJapan Style by Gian Carlo Calza
Japan Style Gian Carlo CalzaPhaidon £29.95 240pp HBA guide to the aesthetics of Japan, examining its architecture, arts, crafts, cinema and literature.
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ReviewBig Shed by Will Pryce
Big Shed Will PryceThames and Hudson £32.00 240 illustrations. HBBeginning with the roots of the big shed, the book includes 19th century iron structures, the work of Buckminster Fuller, Archigram and others. It is then organised by function: exhibitions, industry, transport, sports and arts. Together these areas account for the ...
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Maison Blanche: Charles Eduard Jeanneret/ Le Corbusier edited by Klaus Spechtenhauser and Arthur Ruegg
The complete building history, from conception to restoration, of the first house designed by Le Corbusier.
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Islamic Architecture by Henri Stierlin
Islamic Architecture Henri StierlinThames and Hudson £6.95 160pp PBA pocket- sized illustrated introduction to Islamic architecture.