Contemporary Architecture in Germany, 1970 - 1996 : 50 Buildings

Gerd de Bruyn, Gerd Zimmermann, Alvar Aalto, Tadao Ando, Fritz Auer, Günter Behnisch, Heinz Bienefeld, Gottfried Böhm, Hans-Busso von Busse, Erick van Egeraat, Johann Eisele, Norman Foster, Frank O. Gehry, Meinhard von Gerkan, Nicholas Grimshaw, Walter Gropius, Zaha M. Hadid, Herman Hertzberger, Thomas Herzog, Jacques Herzog, Johannes Hölzinger, Hans Hollein, Toyo Ito, Barbara Jakubeit, Jochem Jourdan, Uwe Kiessler, Josef Paul Kleihues, Hans Kollhoff, Peter Kulka, Joachim Langner, Daniel Libeskind, Volkwin Marg, Richard Meier, Pierre de Meuron, Carlfried Mutschler, Gustav Peichl, Hans Scharoun, Karljosef Schattner, Axel Schultes, Peter C. von Seidlein, Alvaro Siza, Otto Steidle, James Stirling, Helga Timmermann, Zvonko Turkali, Oswald Mathias Ungers, Carlo Weber

A critical look at contemporary architecture in Germany that highlights 50 buildings built between 1970 and 1996. Texts by Gerd de Bruyn and Gerd Zimmermann. Architects include Alvar Aalto, Tadao Ando, Fritz Auer, Günter Behnisch, Heinz Bienefeld, Gottfried Böhm, Hans-Busso von Busse, Erick van Egeraat, Johann Eisele, Norman Foster, Frank O. ... [details]

Alvar Aalto

[Hardcover English Edition]

Alvar Aalto, Karl Fleig

A comprehensive overview of Aalto's works edited by Karl Fleig. "Aalto's work ranges from the intitmate faily house and architect's studio to large industrial complexes, complete with housing for employees, such as the Sunila Cellulose Factory, and embraces all kinds of religious, commercial, and community projects. ... [details]

Alvar Aalto : A Critical Study

Alvar Aalto, Malcolm Quantrill

A critical study of the life and work of Alvar Aalto by Malcolm Quantrill. "In this definitive appreciation of Aalto's oeuvre, Professor Quantrill assesses its development against the background of both the Finnish National Romantic and the Modern movements in architecture. ... [details]

Alvar Aalto Furniture

Alvar Aalto, Juhani Pallasmaa, Igor Herler, Göran Schildt, Marja-Liisa Parko, Michael Wynne-Ellis, Eeva Maija Viljo, Martha Gaber Abrahamsen, Stuart Wrede

Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at the Museum of Finnish Architecture in 1984. Edited by Juhani Pallasmaa, with essays by Igor Herler, Göran Schildt, and Marja-Liisa Parko. ... [details]

Architecture Today

Charles Jencks, William Chaitkin, Alvar Aalto, Burton and Koralek Ahrends, Takefumi Aida, John Andrews, Ant Farm, Archigram, Archizoom, Arquitectonica, Gaetana Aulenti, Carlo Aymonino, Steve Baer, Edward Larrabee Barnes, Welton Becket, Behnisch & Partner, Gunnar Birkerts, Piet Blom, Ricardo Bofill, Gottfried Böhm, Mario Botta, Neave Brown, Colquhoun + Miller, Edward Cullinan, Darbourne & Darke, Vittorio De Feo, Andrew Derbyshire, Francois Deslaugiers, Jeremy Dixon, Steve Durkee, Peter Eisenman, Craig Ellwood, Ralph Erskine, Hassan Fathy, Bernard Feilden, Norman Foster, Friday Architects/Planners, Hiromi Fujii, R. Buckminster Fuller, Frank O. Gehry, Bruce Goff, Bruce Graham, Michael Graves, Charles Gwathmey, Hiroshi Hara, Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, John Hejduk, Boh Helliwell, Herman Herzberger, Fernando Higueras, Hans Hollein, Michael John Hopkins, Kazuhiro Ishii, Osamu Ishiyama, Arata Isozaki, Toyo Ito, Helmut Jahn, John Johansen, Martin Johnson, Philip Johnson, Louis I. Kahn, Kallmann and McKinnell, Yasufumi Kijima, Kiyonori Kikutake, Josef Paul Kleihues, Rem Koolhaas, Leon Krier, Robert Krier, Lucien Kroll, Kisho Kurokawa, Sir Denys Lasdun, Le Corbusier, Anthony Lumsden, Michael McNamara, Richard Meier, Mayumi Miyawaki, Charles Moore, Monta Kikoh Mozuna, OMA, Frei Otto, I.M. Pei, Gustav Peichl, Cesar Pelli, Renzo Piano, John Portman, Paolo Portghesi, Cedric Price, George Ranalli, Kevin Roche, John Dinkeldoo and Associates, Simon Rodia, Richard Rogers, Peter Rose, Aldo Rossi, Paul Rudolph, Clarence Schmidt, José Lluis Sert, SITE, Thomas Gordon Smith, Paolo Soleri, Robert A.M. Stern, James Stirling, Superstudio, Taft Architects, Minoru Takeyama, Kenzo Tange, Quinlan Terry, Stanley Tigerman, William Turnbull, Oswald Mathias Ungers, Aldo Van Eyck, Frank Van Klingeren, Venturi and Rauch, Derek Walker, Roer Walker, Toyokazu Watanabe, Kazumasa Yamashita

A survey of contemporary architecture published in 1982. "Anyone interested in sorting out the diversities and complexities of contemporary architecture - and in speculating on the future shape of contemporary architecture - and in speculating on the future shape of our homes and cities - will enjoy this spirited, up-to-the-minute book. ... [details]

Architektur im Möbel / Furniture As Architecture

Werner Blaser, D.Q. Stephenson, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Victor Horta, Josef Hoffmann, Otto Wagner, Eileen Gray, Pierre Chareau, Jean Prouvé, Vladimir Tatlin, Jean Duiker, Gerrit Reitveld, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Alvar Aalto, Charles Eames, Fritz Haller, Max Bill, Trix and Robert Haussmann, William Graatsma, Hans Gugelot, Johannes Spalt, Helmut Jahn

"Architektur im Möbel - Furniture as Architektur' is the title of this richly illustrated book which traces the parallels between building and furniture design from antiquity to today. It records a dialogue between past and present in whcih the examples are selected in particular to relate the achievements of the twentieth century to those of our forbears. ... [details]

Built in the USA : Post-war Architecture

Arthur Drexler, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, Philip C. Johnson, Alvar Aalto, Gregory Ain, Richard L. Aeck, Edward Larrabee Barnes, Donald Barthelme, Pietro Belluschi, Marcel Breuer, Mario Corbett, Gardner A. Dailey, Charles Eames, The H.K. Ferguson Company, Walter Gropius, Harwell Hamilton Harris, Wallace K. Harrison, John MacL. Johansen, Ernest J. Kump, Maynard Lyndon, Eric Mendelsohn, Mies van der Rohe, Richard J. Neutra, Igor Polevitsky, Eero Saarinen, Susan Saarinen, Raphael Soriano, Ralph S. Twitchell, Frank Lloyd Wright, John Yeon

Critical compendium of notable post-war American architects and their contributions to the American landscape. Organized and edited by Arthur Drexler and Henry-Russell Hitchcock, with an introduction by Philip C. ... [details]

Moderne und Postmoderne : Architektur der Gegenwart 1960 - 1980

Heinrich Klotz, Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson, Paul Rudolph, Le Corbusier, Kevin Roche, Adolfo Natalini, Cesar Pelli, Helmut Jahn, Ralph Erskine, Kenzo Tange, Alison and Peter Smithson, Aldo van Eyck, Oswald Mathias Ungers, Louis I. Kahn, Hans Hollein, Charles Moore, Gustav Peichl, Robert Venturi, Robert Stern, Stanley Tigerman, Thomas Gordon Smith, Paolo Portoghesi, Alvar Aalto, Wolf Meyer-Christian, Eckhart Reissinger, Aldo Rossi, Giorgio Grassi, Mario Botta, Bruno Reichlin, Fabio Reinhart, Adolfo Natalini, Josef Paul Kleihues, Stefan Wewerka, Rob Krier, Leon Krier, Rem Koolhaas, Maurice Culot, Richard Meier, John Hejduk, Peter Eisenman, James Stirling, Michael Graves, Walter Pichler, Ludwig Leo, John Johansen, Otto Steidle, Lucien Kroll, Frank Gehry, Massimo Scolari, Raimund Abraham, Nils-Ole Lund, Ettore Sottsass

Collection of essays by Henrich Klotz. Architects and other figures mentioned include Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson, Paul Rudolph, Le Corbusier, Kevin Roche, Adolfo Natalini, Cesar Pelli, Helmut Jahn, Ralph Erskine, Kenzo Tange, Alison and Peter Smithson, Aldo van Eyck, Oswald Mathias Ungers, Louis I. ... [details]