book reports by designboom

book reports by designboom ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................

	designing universal knowledge author: gerlinde schuller publisher: lars müller publishers year: 2009 knowledge is power. if one possesses a collection of the ‘universal knowledge’ of the world, one has ultimate power. ...more designboom rating:

	B2B2SP edouard francois author: juliette guépratte, isabelle bourgeois, dominique alba, marie darrieussecq publisher: archibooks and sautereau print year: 2008 human shelter is the ultimate goal in architecture, we musn't forget that. ...more designboom rating:

	sketching user experiences author: bill buxton publisher: morgan kaufmann year: 2007 design is critical to the molding of emerging technologies into a form that serves our society. ...more designboom rating:

	herzog & de meuron 1997-2001 author: gerhard mack publisher: birkhäuser year: 2009 a monograph dedicated to the work of the swiss architecture studio, known for their experimental designs. ...more designboom rating:

	crEATe editors: chris sanderson, martin raymond, r. klanten, s. ehmann, s. moreno publisher: die gestalten verlag year: 2008 food is a hot topic in design and cutting edge creativity today ...more designboom rating:

	some ideas on living in london and tokyo editor: giovanna borasi publisher: CCA & lars müller publishers year: 2008 thinking about the house is to think about the city...more designboom rating:

	more mobile author: jennifer siegal publisher: princeton architectural press year: 2008 a collection of portable architecture for living and working today ...more designboom rating:

	over & over author: mike perry publisher: princeton architectural press year: 2008 a catolog of over 250 hand-drawn patterns by artists and designers ...more designboom rating:

	olympic architecture beijing 2008 editor: beijing institute of architectural design publisher: birkhäuser year: 2008 a comprehensive study of all of the sporting venues and installations of t he 2008 beijing olympics. ...more designboom rating:

	micro: very small buildings author: ruth slavid publisher: laurence king publishing ltd. year: 2007 ...the power of space comes not from its size, but how wisely it is used. ...more designboom rating:

	young architects 9: proof editor: linda lee publisher: princeton architectural press year: 2008 proof, is 'process, not product.' the work on display evoked an active sense of ongoing experimentation and invention. ...more designboom rating:

	project vitra editors: cornel windlin & rolf fehlbaum publisher: birkhäuser year: 2008 project vitra is based on the conviction that everyday life holds great potential for inspiration and aesthetic enjoyment, and that design can discover and develop this potential.. ...more designboom rating:

	house author:steven holl publisher: princeton architectural press year: 2007 each of these houses is an attempt at building into and with the site, an attempt to enhance and reveal its unique qualities. ...more designboom rating:

	building a straw bale house author: nathaniel corum publisher: princeton architectural press year: 2005 sometimes the simplest pieces of architecture have the most long lasting impression. ...more designboom rating:

	taking things seriously authors: joshua glenn and carol hayes publisher: princeton architectural press year: 2007 we regard this book as an old-fashioned wonder cabinet : it's an assemblage of this, that, and the other thing. ...more designboom rating:

	nove giardini planetari editor: gilles celment publisher: 22 publishing year: 2007 alessandro rocca curated this monograph which looks at landscapes designed by clement throughout his career, including his most recent works. ...more designboom rating:

	natural architecture author: alessandro rocca publisher: princeton architectural press year: 2007 the natural environment still manages to fill us with a sense of awe and amazement. despite the amount of scientific knowledge mankind has gathered ...more designboom rating:

	design and art editor: alex coles publisher: mit press & whitechapel gallery year: 2007 this book examines this ongoing debate through an anthology of writings dating from 1957-2005. ...more designboom rating:

	at-index author: winka dubbeldam publisher: princeton architectural press year: 2007 the book chronicles archi-tectonics' work with a project-by-project look at their research, experimentation and development. ...more designboom rating:

	the little know-it-all (common sense for designers) editors: robert klanten, mika mischler ... publisher: die gestalten verlag year: 2007 designers today need to understand more than just the basics taught in school; new knowledge is required on a daily basis. ...more designboom rating:

	david lachapelle editor: gianni mrcurio, fred torres publisher: giunti edizioni year: 2007 the catalogue chronicles the work of this great american photographer from his earlier career to his most recent works, ...more designboom rating:

	green roof - a case study author: christian werthmann publisher: princeton architectural press year: 2007 green roof begins with a historical look at green roofs in architecture and society. it looks at them with a human eye, ...more designboom rating:

	furnish (furniture & interior design for the 21st century) edited by: robert klanten, sophie lovell... publisher: die gestalten verlag year: 2007 through the documentation of recent work from contemporary designers 'furnish' ...more designboom rating:

	message from the darkroom author: carlo mollino publisher: adarte year: 2006 (re-issue first published in 1949) ...mollino gives the reader an idea of the adventurous nature of the early days of photography. ...more designboom rating:

	by hand (the use of craft in contemporary art) authors: shu hung and joseph magliaro publisher: princeton architectural year: 2006 this book is not an attempt to tackle the murky distinctions between art and design, art and craft, ...more designboom rating:

	pavilion magazine #8 author:razvan Ion & eugen radescu publisher: artphoto asc. year: 2006 pavilion is a biannual publication that focuses on art and culture the title alludes to the relative, temporary structure of contemporary art.' ...more designboom rating:

	disorder in progress author: nando costa publisher: die-gestalten-verlag year: 2006 in a bid to scratch beneath the surface of brazilian culture,nando costa invited some of its leading designers and artists to comment visually on their country. ...more designboom rating:

	robert brownjohn 'sex and typography' author: emily king publisher: princeton architectural press year: 2005 so much of the discussion about type is academic ... but for certain designers life and work are one and the same...more designboom rating:

	on the outside author: 8vo publisher: lars müller year: 2005 on the outside’ charters the work and history of the graphic design collective 8vo, It surveys the people who made up 8vo ...more designboom rating:

	designart author: alex coles publisher: tate publishing year: 2005 the book mainly focuses on art and its occasional brush with design and how that affects it, not forgetting that art is designed to a certain extent anyway ...more designboom rating:

	neubau welt author: stefan gandl publisher: die gestalten verlag year: 2005 neubau welt' provides good solid graphics for everyone to use and takes the painstaking hours of accurate vector drawings away ...more designboom rating:

	the international design yearbook 2005 editor: marcel wanders publisher: laurence king year: 2005 this year's design yearbook is edited by dutch designer marcel wanders. ...more designboom rating:

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