Books

Photography by Jose Manuel Ballester offers glimpse inside Norman Foster Foundation archive

February 25, 2018 India Block 0

Photographer Jose Manuel Ballester provides an intimate look inside the Norman Foster Foundation in Madrid for his book Spaces, detailing the architect’s vast collection that ranges from a car owned by Le Corbusier to a model of Apple Park. Founded in 1999, the Norman Foster Foundation supports the development of the new generations of architects, designers

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Competition: win a book of photos showing New York and Los Angeles from above

February 23, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Dezeen is giving away five copies of LA NY: Aerial Photographs of Los Angeles and New York – a book brimming with aerial images that architect Jeffrey Milstein took while leaning out of helicopters and small aeroplanes. On his exploit, architect-turned-photographer Milstein toured the two US cities using a camera mounted on a stabilising gyro,

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Trump’s border wall “will be the aesthetic legacy of a dictator”

February 2, 2018 India Block 0

The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the start of a global rush to create physical barriers, according to a new book illustrating how tyrants use architecture and design to control populations. Theo Deutinger’s Handbook of Tyranny covers nationalism, terrorism, and the power of multinationals in a globalised economy in a compendium of technical drawings

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Trump’s border wall “will be the aesthetic legacy of a dictator”

February 2, 2018 India Block 0

The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the start of a global rush to create physical barriers, according to a new book illustrating how tyrants use architecture and design to control populations. Theo Deutinger’s Handbook of Tyranny covers nationalism, terrorism, and the power of multinationals in a globalised economy in a compendium of technical drawings

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Competition: win a book about tiny “nomadic” homes all over the world

January 19, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Dezeen is giving two readers the chance to win a copy of Nomadic Homes, a book featuring a selection of moveable compact dwellings around the globe. Nomadic Homes: Architecture on the Move is written by Philip Jodidio and includes examples of homes that have been designed to move from place to place. A majority of

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Competition: win a book about tiny “nomadic” homes all over the world

January 19, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Dezeen is giving two readers the chance to win a copy of Nomadic Homes, a book featuring a selection of moveable compact dwellings around the globe. Nomadic Homes: Architecture on the Move is written by Philip Jodidio and includes examples of homes that have been designed to move from place to place. A majority of

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Competition: win a book that showcases futuristic homes

December 19, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

Dezeen is giving five readers the chance to win a copy of Inside Utopia, a book celebrating some of the most innovative architecture and interior design projects from the mid-20th century. Inside Utopia: Visionary Interiors and Futuristic Homes uses colour photography to showcase a range of residences that remain as radical as they were when

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Competition: win a book that showcases futuristic homes

December 19, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

Dezeen is giving five readers the chance to win a copy of Inside Utopia, a book celebrating some of the most innovative architecture and interior design projects from the mid-20th century. Inside Utopia: Visionary Interiors and Futuristic Homes uses colour photography to showcase a range of residences that remain as radical as they were when

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10 best architecture books of 2017 revealed at Frankfurt Book Fair

December 13, 2017 Gunseli Yalcinkaya 0

A photography book featuring movie theatres in South India and a satirical exploration of the Eiffel Tower are among the top 10 books about architecture published in 2017. The books chosen by the organisers of the Frankfurt Book Fair and the architectural museum Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) were given the DAM Architectural Book Award. The world’s only architecture-specific book prize attracted 215 submissions

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10 best architecture books of 2017 revealed at Frankfurt Book Fair

December 13, 2017 Gunseli Yalcinkaya 0

A photography book featuring movie theatres in South India and a satirical exploration of the Eiffel Tower are among the top 10 books about architecture published in 2017. The books chosen by the organisers of the Frankfurt Book Fair and the architectural museum Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) were given the DAM Architectural Book Award. The world’s only architecture-specific book prize attracted 215 submissions

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