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SOM journal 6

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SOM Journal 6 features Thomas Herzog on solar energy; a reprint of Manuel de Solà Morales's pivotal text on urban planning; Robert Polidori's photo essay documenting the slums surrounding the Mumbai airport; the Director of the Glasgow School of Art discussing the seminal building of Charles Rennie Mackintosh; and much else.

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To construct, to compose, Carlo Scarpa and the Villa Ottolenghi

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Scarpa was commissioned by Carlo Ottolenghi to design a villa for his son, situated on Lake Garda, near Bardolino, Italy. Here, this delightful project, which coincided with some of the architect’s best years of practice, is examined through colour photographs, plans and sketches. The accompanying texts, which include a short introduction to Scarpa’s career alongside historical and descriptive pieces, have been written by the renowned architectural historian and critic, Franceso Dal Co.

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Tadao Ando : complete works

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This comprehensive monograph on the work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando is now available in a paperbound edtion.

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Centre Pompidou: Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, and the making of a modern monument

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The Centre Georges Pompidou, also called Beaubourg, is today considered an icon of contemporary Paris, the quintessence of a modern building, and a model for what a museum can be. In 1971, Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, together with the engineering firm Ove Arup & Partners, won an international architecture competition with their innovative and irreverent design. Completed in 1977, the building was at first received skeptically by critics, yet it was quickly embraced by the public as a beloved monument of the modern city of Paris. This lively intellectual biography of the building explores its history and the reasons for its success, from its genesis as a politically calculated response to Paris’s turbulent 1968 student protests to the role played by architects in its construction, as well as the historical influences and the engineering solutions that inform its design. A key reason for the Centre Pompidou’s success indeed lies in its ability to channel architectural memory, connecting it powerfully to Paris’s historic urban fabric. This essential text on one of the twentieth century’s most significant buildings is accompanied by a portfolio of rare drawings and photographs.

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The Guggenheim: Frank Lloyd Wright's iconoclastic masterpiece

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This publication, offering a behind-the-scenes story of the Guggenheim along with a careful reading of its architecture, is illustrated with more than 150 images, including plans, drawings, and rare photographs of the building under construction.

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Souto de Moura: Memory, projects, works

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This illustrated retrospective provides a comprehensive account of Souto de Moura’s career to date. Drawings, notes and sketches from his archive, and newly commissioned photographs complement essays by scholars and architects that trace Souto de Moura’s career, contextualize his work within the larger trends of contemporary international architectural culture, and highlight the originality of his design strategy.

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Villa Ottolenghi : Carlo Scarpa

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