Архитектура

Commercial and trade show exhibits are more than merchandise showcases. A trade show exhibit must do more than provide an environment for the products’s presentation. The total design has to sell the brand and image of the exhibiting firm. Contemporary Exhibit Design No. 2 showcases over 80 different exhibits and 250+ color photos - the work of top exhibit designers from trade show venues across the U.S. Featured exhibits range is size from 300 sq. ft. to 45,000 sq. ft. The exhibits are representative of a plethora of industries. The reader will learn how these specialized designers have used signage, color, lights, animation and props to make their exhibits “show and sell.”

Modern private gardens from around the world and little hideouts, generally closed off to the public eye, are here unveiled. The stylistic diversity is illustrated by a number of plans and illustrations.

200 colour illustrations

In our fast-paced lives many of us seek a sanctuary of order, calm and comfort in which to relax. This compact book brings together a stunning selection of contemporary interiors, from a coolly minimalist penthouse apartment in London to a Mallorcan retreat employing local materials, and from a clapboard house in New England to a steel-and-glass new-build in Hanover. Such diversity reflects the variety found in contemporary living spaces, yet these interiors share many of the qualities we find most appealing when planning – or simply imagining – our own ideal home. The creative yet restrained use of materials, colour, texture and light combine with an attention to detail and quality in these homes to offer the perfect source of inspiration.

A visual feast of inspirational interiors, with engaging descriptions that shed light on the ideas and influences that have shaped them

Illustrated with over 200 beautiful photographs by world-renowned interiors photographer Andreas von Einsiedel

An ideal sourcebook for anyone looking to realize the potential of their own home

This book illustrates trends in contemporary living on the basis of around twenty projects carried out by leading architects and interior designers.

The reports demonstrate that contemporary living nowadays calls for more than the harmonious integration of the latest designer furniture in a modern context.

Whether it’s a new building or a renovation project, all of these clients, architects and interior specialists have worked to create a fascinating mix of volumes and perspective, of light and atmosphere, of materials, texture, shapes and colours.

These are not purely cerebral architectural bravura pieces, but homes whose owners take great pleasure every day in the space that has been created.

There are many different examples of this kind of contemporary living: the modern atmosphere of a country estate with roots in the seventeenth century; the extraordinary metamorphosis of a distinctive long-fronted farmhouse; the serene, pure shapes of a modern home; the minimalist power of a glass-and-brick residential block; the perfect dimensions and colour harmony of some recently completed flats and apartments.

Contemporary Houses and Designer Apartments present the highlights of modern living culture, designed and furnished by renowned architects and designers. Plentiful color photographs, artful and intriguing in themselves, portray houses and apartments from all over the world, mirroring the culture and lifestyle of their occupants. Informative text and detailed floor plans and elevations complement the illustrations. This book is a genuine pleasure for all fans of urban and modern architecture and contemporary design.

Highlights
• Superlative colour photographs, often full-page, of exterior views, interior spaces, and architectural details
• Informative texts
• Detailed floor plans and elevations

Domestic Bliss. Innovative, intimate architecture from China to Chile

Open the door into 100 of the most beautiful and pioneering houses of the past two decades. With featured architects including Daniel Libeskind, Herzog & de Meuron, and Zaha Hadid, this is a dependable global digest of the nuances, challenges, and opportunities of turning all the emotional and practical requirements of “home” into a constructed actuality.

Designing private residences has its own very special challenges and nuances for the architect. The scale may be more modest than public projects, the technical fittings less complex than an industrial site, but the preferences, requirements, and vision of particular personalities becomes priority. The delicate task is to translate all the emotive associations and practical requirements of “home” into a workable, constructed reality.

This publication rounds up 100 of the world’s most interesting and pioneering homes designed in the past two decades, featuring a host of talents both new and established, including John Pawson,Shigeru Ban, Tadao Ando, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Daniel Libeskind, Alvaro Siza, and Peter Zumthor. Accommodating daily routines of eating, sleeping, and shelter, as well as offering the space for personal experience and relationships, this is architecture at its most elementary and its most intimate.

The author:

Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the Architecture Now! series and monographs on Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban, Richard Meier, and Zaha Hadid.

180 colour and 40 b/w illustrations

Following intense debate throughout the 20th century, the issue of residential
housing is becoming increasingly central to the contemporary situation, characterised by large cities, urban sprawl and general fragmentation in spaces of
the home and collective life.
Projects are attempting to give answers through flexible systems that try to give form to new public and private spaces for the individual. The home speaks of a world that is changing very rapidly and the selected projects can be seen as experimental attempts to give shape to new ways of experiencing the home in the future. Through an analysis of some of the most significant projects built in the last ten years, this book traces pivotal themes such as density, flexibility, the relationship with the land, constructing on the constructed, and the image of the house. Analysis is made in essays written by leading authors in the field.
Maria Alessandra Segantini (born in 1967) is visiting professor at the University of Architecture of Venice and Ferrara. She has published several critical studies on International leading architectural journals, such as Abitare, AD, A+U, Bauwelt, Detail,
L’Architecture d’Aujord’hui, Loggia. She is author of several essays and books.

For the first time in this home-design series, we are devoting an entire volume to contemporary kitchen creations.

A great deal of attention is also devoted to high-quality kitchen equipment, such as exclusive cookers, hobs and large refrigerators.

Contemporary kitchens have undergone a real transformation in recent years.

What was once a purely functional space has developed into a proper living environment, which is still used for cooking, but also for eating, watching TV, and even as an informal place to receive guests.

The kitchen has grown to accommodate these developments. The space itself has become larger and additional elements have been added, such as dining tables, breakfast bars, TV screens and fireplaces.

Technological innovations and sophisticated kitchen equipment are now being integrated into complete concepts, with other interior elements also playing an important role: lighting, colour palette, materials, and all of the other features that make an interior into a pleasant living environment.

All of the kitchens in this book are clearly contemporary in design. A companion title focusing on country kitchens in a timeless style is being published simultaneously: CLASSIC KITCHENS.

This follow-up to the bestsellers "CONTEMPORARY INTERIORS" and "CONTEMPORARY HOUSES" is a completely new book featuring fourteen reports on contemporary homes created by renowned interior architects and designers.

Once more, the reports in this book demonstrate that contemporary living nowadays calls for more than the harmonious integration of the latest designer furniture and home technology in a modern context.

In each project, architects and interior specialists have worked to create a fascinating mix of volumes and perspective, of light and atmosphere, of materials, shapes and colours.

They have designed real homes whose owners take great pleasure every day in the space that has been created..

CONTEMPORARY LIVING 2008-2009 is a reference work on contemporary architecture and interiors.

With hundreds of new photographs of modern homes and interior design that have never been published before.

A thick book (320 p.) with an overview of the most beautiful, never-before photographed entrance halls, sitting rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, bathing areas, bedrooms and dressing rooms, relaxation and work areas, terraces and gardens in a contemporary – minimalist style.

The 5th edition of this inspirational sourcebook: more than 300 new pictures of beautiful entrance halls, living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens and bathrooms, bedrooms and dressings, private offices, relaxation and outdoor spaces in a contemporary style.

For many years, Belgium has occupied a leading role in the field of contemporary architecture and design. Belgian architects, designers and interior specialists enjoy worldwide fame for their creations.

This book presents recent projects by trend-setting Belgian architects and interior designers: Vincent Van Duysen, Pascal Van Der Kelen, Instore, Jean-Marie Gillet, Obumex, Nathalie Van Reeth, Christine von der Becke and Hendrik Vermoortel (Buro I & II).

It includes both new construction projects and restorations, all of which are characterised by the quality of the workmanship and the serene, elegant atmosphere that they radiate.

In spite of the differences between the houses that are presented here, there is a leitmotif that runs through all the accounts: the pursuit of a pure aesthetic, (interior) architecture that finds its essence in clean forms and warm materials.