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During the past three decades, Portuguese architect Eduardo Souta de Moura has produced a body of work that is of our time but also carries echoes of architectural traditions. His oeuvre is convincing proof of modern idiom’s expressive potential and adaptability to distinct local situations. Always mindful of context, understood in the broadest sense, and grounded in place, time, and function, Souto de Moura’s architecture reinforces a sense of history while expanding the range of contemporary expression! Eduardo Souto de Moura’s architecture is not obvious, frivolous, or picturesque. It is imbued with intelligence and seriousness. His work requires an intense encounter not a quick glance. And like poetry, it is able to communicate emotionally to those who take the time to listen. His buildings have a unique ability to convey seemingly conflicting characteristics - power and modesty, bravado and subtlety, bold public authority and sense of intimacy - at the same time. For architecture that appears effortless, serene, and simple, and for the care and poetry that permeates each project, Eduardo Souta de Moura receives the 2011 Pritzker Architecture Prize

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The Provencal House will look at what is, for many, one of the region's main attractions - its stunning architecture. An indelible part of the landscape, provencal houses are constructed with traditional methods in local stone, whether old or new, and often around gardens, courtyards or pools. With chapters dedicated to the Town House, the Country House and the Manor House, this stunning book is a visual exploration of Provencal architecture and interior design. The Provencal House will document the setting and individual character of the featured homes, which range from the contemporary to the classic. A traditional exterior may often hide a surprising interior but they all possess an elusive quality which renders them quintessentially Provencal.

The Regency Country House is the first book to provide a comprehensive survey of the key English country houses of 1800 to 1830. It is written by John Martin Robinson, leading architectural historian, herald, and librarian to the Duke of Norfolk, who is author of numerous books including Buckingham Palace the official illustrated history.

This new book is divided into three parts: it looks at the princely palaces and houses associated with the Prince Regent, from Brighton Pavilion to Buckingham Palace, the nobleman's houses such as Tregothnan, Eastnor Castle and Goodwood and gentleman's houses such as Southill, Bedfordshire and Sheringham, Norfolk.

The book will illustrate work by leading country houses architects including the Wyatt dynasty, Henry Holland, John Nash, Thomas Hopper, Humphry Repton and Sir John Soane - as well as regional designers such such as Dobson of Newcastle and Webster of Kendal.

The Regency Country House is the twelfth in what The Sunday Telegraph called ‘the magisterial Aurum Press series based on beautiful… photographs from the archives of Country Life’. As critics recognised on publication of the original hardback edition, it is the first book to provide a comprehensive survey of the key English country houses of 1800 to 1830. The book is divided into three parts: it looks first at the princely palaces and houses associated with the Prince Regent, from Brighton Pavilion to Buckingham Palace, then at nobleman's houses such as Tregothnan, Eastnor Castle and Goodwood and finally at gentleman's residences such as Southill, Bedfordshire and Sheringham, Norfolk. The duotone and colour illustrations, the work of some of Britain’s leading architectural photographers, show work by leading country houses architects including the Wyatt dynasty, Henry Holland, John Nash, Thomas Hopper, Humphry Repton and Sir John Soane—as well as regional designers such as Dobson of Newcastle and Webster of Kendal. John Martin Robinson will also be looking critically at important architectural themes of the Regency, from the development of the Graeco-Roman style associated originally with the Wyatts, the Gothic Revival, the Picturseque and cottage ornee and the role of Thomas Hope. Mid-20th century Country Life authors such as Christopher Hussey and Margaret Jourdain played a significant role in rediscovering and popularising the Regency period, a time when the English country house took on many of the qualities and attributes that we still take for granted today, and make Regency country houses as enjoyable to live in as when they were first built.

Beginning in the "heroic" period of the 1920s, Le Corbusier presented his work to the world in his lectures: in Paris and Rome, Geneva and Zurich, Barcelona and Brussels, Prague and Moscow, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, as well as at Columbia University in New York.

In this volume, the numerous excerpts, preliminary notes, accompanying drawings, and photographs that Le Corbusier produced in connection with his lectures are presented and contextualized by one of the leading experts on the great architect. In them, we see modernism at work. Always a great rhetorician and a master at staging his own persona, Le Corbusier takes the arguments and strategies, seminal ideas and most convincing highlights and fuses them into an architectural conception that every advanced architectural position and practice must still come to terms with today.

After presenting the lectures in detail in a series of thematic chapters, the final third of the book reproduces five pivotal lectures from the 1920s and 1950s.

In this book, works of famous designers around the world are collected, and classified according to design highlights such as new concept, new idea, new design approach, new technology and new materials, finally form four categories: Bionic Architecture, Green Architecture, High-tech Architecture, and Creative Architecture. Through various architectural design schemes of commercial office, cultural education space and residential space, new breakthrough of each work is shown according to aspects of design concept, design idea, geographic feature, architectural feature and material application, aiming to show how a new and charming architecture and structural design is born.In this book, works of world class designers and design organizations are collected, each provides fresh and excellent features and all perfectly interpret the design essence of future architectural design. Novel description, concise introduction, large amount of information, and clear and detailed pictures are shown in this book, giving reference to architectural design in different regions, of different categories and with different functions.

Project Introduction:

Bionic Architecture

018-023 Federal National Council New Parliament Building, Abu Dhabi, UAE
024-027 Green Float, Japan
028-047 Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, USA
048-051 Jesolo Magica - Retail & Business Center, Venice, Italy
052-055 Kazakhstan Central Concert Hall, Astara, Kazakhstan
056-057 South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
058-061 Kingdom Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
062-065 Edmonton Azure, Dubai, UAE
066-067 Riga Airport, Latvia
068-071 Congress Center of New City Administration, Hangzhou, China
072-075 Bao’an Stadium, Shenzhen, China
076-089 MP09 “Black Panther”, Graz, Austria
090-099 Sant Joan de Reus Hospital, Reus, Catalonia, Spain
100-101 The Massar Children’s Discovery Center, Damascus, Syria
102-105 Dalian International Conference Center, Dalian, China
106-107 Bihn Chanh Pediatric Hospital, Vietnam
108-109 Vällingby Parkstad, Switzerland
110-111 MORPHotel, Italy
112-117 Centres for Disease Control Complex, Taipei, Taiwan
118-121 Springland Shopping Center in Xuzhou, China
122-127 Shanghai Lingang Crowne Plaza Hotel, China
128-131 Lingshan Bay Mangrove Tree Resort Complex, Qingdao, China

Green Archtecture

134-135 Nordea Bank, Copenhagen, Denmark
136-137 National Heart Centre, Singapore
138-143 Strata SE1, London, UK
144-151 KAUST Library, Saudi Arabia
152-157 Vertical Villages for European Snowbirds, Calabria, Italy
158-161 The First People’s Hospital, Foshan, China
162-163 Green Climate Fund Headquarters, Bonn, Germany
164-165 Central Railway Station in Astana, Kazakhstan
166-171 Serramar Parque Shopping, Sao Paulo, Brazil
172-175 School Knokke-Heist, Belgium
176-179 Kennedy Town Swimming Pool, Hongkong, China
180-181 VI Palazzo ENI, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy
182-183 Link Solar Power Skyscraper, Venice, Italy
184-187 Conceptual Design of Springland Government Land in Chong’an District, Wuxi, China
188-189 Fluvial Routes, Shanghai, China
190-191 New World Shopping Center of Chengdu, China
192-193 Green School Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
194-197 Binhai Incubator R & D Center, Tianjin, China
198-199 Expansion of Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
200-201 Shimao Intercontinental “Wonderland” Hotel, Shanghai, China
202-207 Beijing Baidu Science and Technology Campus, Beijing, China
208-215 Innhouse, Kunming, Yunnan, China
216-219 Alibaba Headquarters, Shenzhen, China

Creative Architecture

222-231 Riverside Museum, Glasgow, Britain
232-233 Hongqiao SOHO, Shanghai, China
234-235 Jining Culture Sports Center & Stadium, Shandong, China
236-241 Dancing Dragon, Seoul, South Korea
242-243 Tokyo Fashion Museum, Japan
244-249 Yongsan International Business District “Project R6”, Seoul, South Korea
250-255 Changzhou Cultural Center, China
256-259 Wuyuan River Sports & Culture Park, Hainan, China
260-261 GSI Tower, Mexico
262-267 Maritime Cultural and Popular Music Center, Kaohsiung, China
268-271 Miami Pier Museum of Latin American Immigrants, USA
272-279 Universiade Sports Center, Shenzhen, China
280-283 Taipei Nangang Office Tower, Taiwan, China
284-287 Taiwan Rail Museum, China
288-291 Administration and Information Center of Xian Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
292-299 Expansion of Abu Dhabi Airport - Midfield Terminal Complex,UAE
300-309 Harpa -Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Iceland
310-313 Busan Cinema Center, South Korea
314-319 Spröjs Series, Sweden
320-327 The Taiwan Tower, China
328-331 The Scotts Tower, Singapore
332-337 Architectural Design of Dong’ao Island Five-star Hotel, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
338-339 Garden Mall in Jinjiang 198 District, Sichuan, China
340-345 Liaoning Provincial Museum, China
346-347 Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, Jordan
348-353 China Comic and Animation Museum
354-369 Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland
370-371 Pleated Sky, Mexico City, Mexico
372-375 Beach and Howe Tower, Vancouver, Canada
376-379 New iGuzzini Illuminazione España S.A. Headquarters, Barcelona, Spain
380-383 Raycom Shanty Town Reconstruction Project of Furong District, Changsha, China
384-385 Zhuhai Shizimen Bridge, China
386-389 Nanjing Zhengda Riverside Center Southern Railway Hub, China
390-391 Jebel Ali Palm Luxury Housing, Dubai, UAE
392-395 Changsha World Plaza B, Hunan, China

High-tech Architecture

398-407 ADNEC Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi, UAE
408-413 Kodály Centre, Pécs, Hungary
414-419 Liverpool Department Store, Huixquilucan, Mexico
420-423 Heritage Museum Patna, Patna, India
424-433 Salvador Dali Museum, Florida, USA
434-437 Shanghai Oriental Sports Center (SOSC), Shanghai, China
438-443 Cidade da Musical, Rio de Janeiro, Brésil
444-447 Coastal Urban Complex, Mentougou District, Beijing, China
448-453 Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
454-455 6D Research Center, Denmark
456-457 Reconstruction of Suzhou River, Shanghai, China

Originated by art theorists in the Nineteenth Century, the term "Romanesque" refers to a school of religious architecture and design from the early medieval period. As with all terms that attempt to summarise an epoch, "Romanesque" artificially constructs the notion of one unified style, but as this book makes clear, the Romanesque tendency consisted of many different, eclectic characteristics. The investigation back through time leads us across the ancient pilgrim routes of the Pyrenees, and then into a vast range of devotional structures - churches, tombs, monuments, cathedrals and basilicas. Each one carries its own regional imprint and spiritual iconography. Containing rigorously detailed and comprehensive insights into all aspects of Romanesque symbolism and ritual, this book includes analysis of liturgical equipment, and explores the significance of many features of the buildings.

Discover plants like you've never seen them before in this beautifully designed introduction to the plant kingdom.

Discover the extraordinary diversity of the plant world and how plants work with this photographic celebration of the plants, trees and flowers that share our planet and breathe life into our lungs. The Science of Plants invites you on a breathtaking journey to explore the plant kingdom from the ground up, from root to leaf tip!

Published in association with Kew, and illustrated with inspiring photography, this beautiful compilation takes you on a visual journey of some of the world's most peculiar plants and fascinating flora in exquisite detail.

Throughout the pages of this plant book, you can expect to find:

- Inner workings of wide range of plants explained easily with graphic detail
- Galleries showcase diversity in the plant world and visually define botanical terms
- Feature spreads on key plants combine dramatic photography with rounded descriptions of our most significant, unusual, and sought-after species
- Optional 80-page reference section includes a catalogue of plant families and explanations of botanical names

This beautiful book of plants showcases every part of each plant in detail, starting with a section on roots, stems and branches, leaves, flowers, followed by seeds. From tiny mosses and delicate ferns to vibrant blooms and stately palms, DK's elegant introduction to botany is packed with striking photos and crystal-clear artworks that explain the mechanics of photosynthesis, why leaves change colour, how cacti store water, and how seeds know when to grow. Filled with fascinating stories of how plants protect themselves from predators, and how flowers use colour and scent to interact with creatures around them, The Science of Plants is a fresh and engaging introduction to the mysterious inner workings of the plant world.

A must-have volume for all plant lovers, including naturalists, budding botanists, ecologists as well as gardeners. Doubling up as the ideal gift for the plant-lover in your life, The Science of Plants is a nature book that is sure to delight.

At DK, we believe in the power of discovery.

So why not explore other terrific titles in our Science Of series? Reveal the secrets of the seas with The Science of The Ocean and explore the animal kingdom like never before with The Science of Animals.

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The Scottish Country House will enthral anyone with an interest in Scotland, history, architecture or interior decoration – all wrapped in a compelling narrative of past lives and taste.

These ten extraordinary houses and castles have all survived the vicissitudes of Scotland’s history with almost all of their original families still in residence. Each house also represents a landmark in Scotland’s architectural history, ranging from the early seventeenth to the early twentieth century. The architectural revelation is matched by sensational settings, which merge designed gardens and landscape with the unparalleled wildness and vistas of Scotland.

But, as author James Knox writes ‘The glory of Scottish country houses is not just their architecture but their contents, which add layers of personality to the interiors.’ All of these cherished houses are chockablock with memories of the past, from swagger portraits to sporrans, from vintage photographs to ancient weaponry, from curling stones to fading chintz. James Fennell’s masterly photographs capture the distinctive atmosphere of each residence. As he guides the reader on an intimate tour of the houses, Knox recounts their histories and profiles the colourful lairds, clan chiefs and nobles who have called them home.

Well-arranged, logical, and aptly illustrated, this classic survey covers every aspect of the design process. It addresses architectural principles as well as their practical application, examining general questions of scale, balance, proportion, and symmetry and presenting detailed treatments of doors, windows, walls, stairways, columns, and other features.

Long acknowledged as a valuable resource for students and teachers alike, this volume is unsurpassed in terms of the richness of its material and the consistency of its insights. It was written by Nathaniel Cortlandt Curtis, an influential designer and artist who served as the head of the Tulane School of Architecture. Curtis illustrated his work with nearly 250 line drawings that depict architectural elements from a splendid variety of periods and settings, from ancient Rome's temples and palaces to modern-day hotels and museums of Paris and New York.

Reprint of Architectural Composition, J. H. Jansen, Cleveland, Ohio, 1923.

Twenty-eight leading architects, engineers and architectural historians explore and explain the modern world’s greatest structures, charting the progress of human ingenuity and creativity in erecting buildings, from AD 500 to the present day.

• How was the Empire State Building erected right in the middle of New York?
• What machines dug the Channel Tunnel?
• Why does the Leaning Tower of Pisa lean - and not fall over?
• How can the 1.4 mile Akashi Kaikyo bridge withstand earthquakes and typhoons?
• What supports the soaring vaults of Chartres Cathedral?

Many of these structures are the tallest, longest or largest of their kind, but aesthetic power is combined with structural virtuosity in the small chapel at Ronchamp in France and the beautifully elegant wooden roof of the temple of Byodo-in, Japan. And the ability to harness or overcome the forces of nature, as seen in the Three Gorges Dam in China, or the Jungfrau Rail System in Switzerland, is equally spectacular.

Some buildings, including Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and the Potala Palace in Lhasa, were constructed using traditional methods and materials: others, such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and Kansai Airport in Japan, represent the latest in computer-aided design and space-age technologies. All these structures transcend mere utility, they have changed landscapes and can encapsulate the identity of a city or a nation – instantly recognizable and infinitely memorable.

We are living in complex times, in a commodified, virtual, and overstimulated culture. One response to high levels of complexity and overstimulation is to look for yet another gadget or closet organizer to simplify our lives. But the answer lies somewhere else. The road to a simpler more satisfying life begins with a clear-eyed examination of the choices we are making for our time - and that includes choices about where we want to live.

In The Simple Home, you'll discover six paths to simplicity, each illustrated by human-scaled, unadorned homes with straightforward floor plans and forms. These are open, light-filled homes (with rooms or spaces that are often multipurpose) that express their beauty in their utility and practicality. Simple homes are low maintenance and often green, designed for clients who wish to embody a different set of values in their housing choices than the run-of-the-mill starter castles littering the landscape.

New possibilities for seemingly impossible buildings and spaces.

Thanks to innovations in building materials, design technologies, and construction tools, a new generation of architects can finally realize structures that would have previously remained mere dreams. This emergence of a new vernacular of radically sculpted buildings, rooms, and installations melds rigorous usability with a playful and cutting edge aesthetic, facilitating highly functional yet undeniably exhilarating spaces.

The Sky’s the Limit serves as a compelling exploration of these seemingly impossible, yet surprisingly practical structures and spaces. Unleashing the creative potential offered by the latest developments in design and construction, this book presents spectacularly formed buildings, façades, and interiors as well as inspiring temporary projects and urban interventions by both young and established talents. The projects featured here have all been built, are actively in use, and transport us to the outer limits of our spatial imagination.

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In contemporary architecture, nothing appears impossible anymore. Today, every form, space, and idea — no matter how visionary, radical, or confounding — proves not only conceivable, but also technically feasible. Advances in innovative materials and digital construction tools empower a new generation of architects, engineers, and designers to build structures that would have previously remained mere dreams. This emergence of a new vernacular of radically sculpted buildings, rooms, and installations melds rigorous usability with a playful and cutting edge aesthetic, facilitating highly functional yet undeniably exhilarating spaces.

The Sky’s the Limit serves as a compelling and international exploration of these seemingly impossible, yet surprisingly practical structures and spaces by both young and established talents. Within the book, spectacularly formed permanent buildings mingle alongside expressive interiors and exteriors for both temporary projects and urban interventions.

The Sky’s the Limit challenges architects, engineers, interior designers, artists, booth builders, material experts, and exhibition planners to discover and develop innovative design and construction techniques. The projects featured here have all been built and are actively in use, transporting us to the outer limits of our spatial imagination.

The Smaller Home offers interesting new ways of thinking about the home. Innovative and efficient use of space can make living easier, more economical, and more enjoyable. The Smaller Home includes the latest ideas for layout options, flow patterns, space conversions, creative storage, and putting technology to work. It is a useful and imaginative guide for making the most out of less space without compromising comfort, convenience, or style.

Interior design has undergone a quiet but profound revolution in the last decade, as home-owners have become more aware of international influences and more prepared to experiment, to break out of the prescribed moulds of style. Many different parts of the world – in particular India, China, and Japan – have evolved their own unique styles of modernism, much of it rooted in the traditional principles of their particular regions, and this has helped to liberate the way we now think about dwelling space, its organisation and furnishing.

Drawing on a wide range of modern design from many countries, this unique, rich sourcebook takes an elemental approach to the design of a home. In an age when no interior design principle goes unchallenged and all ideas are possible, the only sensible approach is to start from the basic elements – how a home works and what we expect from it. The Source, illustrated with hundreds of colour photographs by Michael Freeman, is divided into four sections which each cover a basic function.

The first, Connect, deals with the connectivity of a home, from entrances and corridors to staircases. The second, Divide, shows the many ways in which individual areas can be divided and linked, from walls to screens and unconventional dividers, as well as flexible partitions that draw on Japanese and Chinese principles. The third section, Space, is concerned with living spaces in all their variety, balancing the twin needs of comfort and inspiration. The last section, Utility, covers the basic functions of any dwelling, from cooking and bathing to working at home and storage. All of this is illustrated by a vast array of ideas and solutions from many of the world’s best interior designers and architects. This new book offers a different and refreshing way of looking at the house and the elemental way of how we live today.

Michael Freeman is an acclaimed photographer and writer who specialises in travel, architecture and interiors. He has photographed extensively for many international publishers, and has written more than two dozen books on photography, with more than a million copies sold.