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An in-depth exploration spanning 800 years of the art, essence, and enduring impact of the Japanese garden

The most comprehensive exploration of the art of the Japanese garden published to date, this book covers more than eight centuries of the history of this important genre. Author and garden designer Sophie Walker brings fresh insight to this subject, exploring the Japanese garden in detail through a series of essays and with 100 featured gardens, ranging from ancient Shinto shrines to imperial gardens and contemporary Zen designs. Leading artists, architects, and other cultural practitioners offer personal perspectives in newly commissioned essays.

About the Author:

In 2014 Sophie Walker became the youngest woman to design a garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Having studied art history, Sophie later qualified in horticulture, plant science, and garden design. Based in London, she practises globally. In addition to designing gardens, Sophie lectures on conceptual design, the Japanese garden, planting, and the garden environment.

From one of today’s leading garden designers, known for her keen eye for colour and modern romanticism, comes a volume that reveals in thirty exquisitely planted gardens dozens of ideas on how to adapt traditional garden design elements for today’s more ecologically based aesthetics.

Over her thirty-year career, celebrated designer Jo Thompson has become recognised for her timeless planting, well-proportioned, English-style gardens rendered modern by a staunch commitment to biodiversity — to the eye this translates as a looser formality than English gardens of the past, though every bit as romantic. 

Thompson reminds us that we are never, in complete charge of how our gardens grow; other forces are always at work, as they should be when we allow sustainable practices to help us guide rather than try to dominate nature’s own efforts. Hundreds of beautiful colour photos and chapter-by-chapter case studies of individual gardens designed around various themes provide inspiration for all gardeners who want their gardens to feel not merely well planted, but truly alive and atmospheric.

About the Author:

Known for her exquisite planting, Jo Thompson is one of the UK’s leading garden designers. She has four Gold and five Silver Gilt Medals and a People’s Choice Award at RHS shows to her name and is an RHS judge and member of the RHS Show Gardens Selection Panel. Her designs are wide-ranging and rather than following fashions, Jo uses her innate understanding of place to ensure the landscapes she creates work seamlessly within their setting and for her clients. She is consistently listed as one of the top designers working today by House & Garden and Country Life magazines.

Inspiration for stunning planting for your garden throughout the year – from Anna Pavord, one of today's most inspiring and much-loved garden writers, the author of global bestseller The Tulip

' [A] smart volume … simple, straightforward photographs and helpful captions accompany text that is lively and amiable.'  – New York Times Book Review

Inspiration for stunning planting for your garden throughout the year – from Anna Pavord, one of today’s most inspiring and much-loved garden writers, author of the global bestseller The Tulip

First published in 2001, and now fully revised and updated, in this inspirational book, acclaimed bestselling author Anna Pavord selects 60 ‘star plants’ – from iris to hostas – and pairs each with two perfect partners: shrubs, herbaceous perennials, bulbs, and annuals that no garden should be without. This classic book reveals how best to group plants in a garden to create a year-long display. Ranging from hydrangeas, salvias and ferns to dahlias, tulips and snowdrops, each star plant is paired with two partners, offering gardeners creative planting solutions to achieve stunning results, season by season.

About the Author:

Anna Pavord’s books include her globally bestselling The Tulip and The Naming of Names. Her gardening column in the Independent newspaper in the UK ran for 30 years from the paper’s launch in 1986 until the last print edition. Today she writes for the Sunday Times and is an Associate Editor of Gardens Illustrated magazine. Pavord lives in West Dorset and was awarded the Gold Veitch medal from the Royal Horticultural Society in 2001.

This inspirational volume on wellness showcases ideas for replenishing the mind, body, and soul and is the latest addition to the bestselling Bucket List series.

For anyone seeking calming and therapeutic wellness respites, this aspirational guide contains 1,000 travel ideas organized geographically. Every aspect of wellness and self-care is covered: rid yourself of negative energy in a sweat lodge in Mexico; unwind with yoga in a tree house cabin by the Caribbean in Tobago; harness the healing power of seawater in France; practice the art of forest bathing in Japan; go on a wellness cruise down the Mekong in Vietnam; engage in holistic healing therapies in a former Maharaja’s palace in India; learn more about gut health and gastronomy in California; experience holistic healing arts in the Hamptons . . . the possibilities are endless.

Entries are broken down into six color-coded categories to help readers personally create the ultimate wellness escape for their needs at any time. The six categories are: renew and recharge; relax and indulge; explore and thrive; reflect and connect; savor and nourish; heal and balance.

This is the definitive guide for anyone interested in travel that enriches life physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

About the Author:

Nana Luckham has written for many travel publications. She has co-authored guidebooks for Lonely Planet and Rough Guides, worked as a United Nations press officer, and written for the BBC, the Independent, Responsible Travel, and the Africa Report, among others. She has lived in Accra, Canberra, Paris, Grenoble, and New York, and now lives in London.

For centuries, art, design, and architecture have been used to transform, illuminate, preserve, and make sense of the world in which we live. Art and design, much like travel, are acts of discovery, invitations where influence, healing and enchantment are all possible. And as we travel, these art forms connect us to the unknown, deepening our comprehension and appreciation of the places and people we visit. The 28 hotels featured in this book creatively embrace art in its many forms to provide authentic reflections and experiences for every guest. The World’s Best Art & Design Hotels is dedicated to the influence, discovery, and power of art and design, as we travel — bon voyage!

_Unveiling the world's finest Art & Design hotel destinations
_These art-filled hotels offer the perfect fusion of museum and accommodation
_Immerse yourself in culture at hotels where museum-worthy masterpieces converge in gallery-style settings
_A must for art enthusiasts

About the Author:

Corynne W. Pless is a Los Angeles based writer specialising in architecture, interiors, and travel. She is the author of Los Angeles Interiors (Lannoo Publishers, 2024), The World's Best Art & Design Hotels (Lannoo Publishers, 2024), and is currently working on two forthcoming books. Her writing has also been published by Architectural Digest / Clever and Food52, among others.

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Follow rising star designer Summer Thornton down the rabbit hole into a wonderland of color and pattern in her very first book of interiors. 

Interior decorator Summer Thornton believes in designing with the wildest abandon: her world is one of nickel tubs, marble fireplaces, whimsical textiles, surprising patterns, and secret gardens. Often described as maximalist with a modern, fresh sensibility, Thornton manages to achieve highly polished, sophisticated interiors that indulge in a lighthearted, almost irreverent sense of whimsy. In her first book, she will inspire readers to follow their creative impulses and make their own rules.

Let yourself be transported with the dreamy, fantastical homes arranged by theme in Wonderland. “Fearless Romantic” features Thornton’s own gorgeous city house. “In Here Comes the Sun,” peek into an over-the-top tropical vacation home that’s centered on citrus. Look for her to misbehave a bit in “Good to be Bad.” If refinement is more your cup of tea, the polished settings in “The New Formal” are fit for a queen. Plus take a deep dive into the most colorful technicolor homes she’s ever designed in “Super Saturated.”

With outstanding photography from A-list photographers including Thomas Loof, Bjorn Wallander, Annie Schlechter, and Melanie Acevedo, and styling by AD contributor Mieke ten Have, Wonderland is a celebration of personal expression and fearless escapism.

About the Author:

Summer Thornton has been featured in many prestigious publications, including Architectural Digest, Veranda, Elle Décor, and the Wall Street Journal. Most recently she was named to the 1stDibs 50 list and to the Sotheby’s list of the top 20 Designers to Watch. Headquartered in Chicago, her firm works on projects nationwide.

Carla Sozzani opened Galleria Carla Sozzani in September 1990 as a space for art, photography, and design housed in a converted garage at 10 Corso Como in Milan. Along with American artist Kris Ruhs, Sozzani created a space like no other. Rejecting ordinary retail norms, this concept store has always promoted a different philosophy — that of slow shopping, a succession of spaces and events that prioritize lifestyle over object acquisition. In this book, Sozzani describes her world: her style, personal taste, and opinions on fashion, travel, design, and lifestyle. The Galleria now incorporates a bookshop, a fashion and design store, and a garden café, and it is one of Milan’s hippest and most exquisitely curated spaces — a destination in itself. 10 Corso Como has become the nexus of a global network of cultural exchange through fashion, food, art, and photography that continues to inspire fashion and design. In recent years, two additional locations have been added: 10 Corso Como–Comme des Garçons in Tokyo in 2002 and a Seoul branch in 2008.

About the Author:

Carla Sozzani, a former fashion editor and publisher, is the founder and guiding force behind the Galleria Carla Sozzani. The 10 Corso Como brand has become an internationally recognized symbol of style and culture.

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A celebration of Britain's diverse housing styles throughout the twentieth century and beyond.

This illuminating book is a fascinating insight into Britain’s built heritage and the diverse housing styles of the twentieth century. Redesigned and updated in a brand-new edition, it showcases 100 houses, from throughout the 20th century and stretching into the 21st, that represent the range of architectural styles throughout the years and show how housing has adapted to suit urban life. Each house is accompanied by stunning photography and texts written by leading architectural critics and design historians, including Gavin Stamp, Elain Harwood, Barnabas Calder, Alan Powers and Gillian Darley.

From specially commissioned architect-designed houses for private individuals to housing built for increased workforces, each of the 100 houses brings a different design style or historical story. There are houses built as part of garden cities, semi-detached suburban dwellings, housing estates, eco-houses, almshouses, converted factories and affordable post-war homes. Architectural styles encompass mock Tudor, modernist, Arts and Crafts and brutalism, and featured architects include Giles Gilbert Scott, Walter Gropius, Edwin Lutyens, Powell and Moya and David Chipperfield.

The book also contains essays that explore the social and political aspects of housing design in Britain over the last 100 years, looking at the impact the world wars had on housing, exploring domestic technology and building materials and discovering how the modern house came about. This compelling book gives a glimpse into the wonderful housing Britain has to offer and is a must-have for all fans of design history and architecture.

About the Author:

The Twentieth Century Society is a British charity that campaigns for the preservation of architectural heritage from 1914 onwards. They provide support and advice to architects and planning authorities to protect the best twentieth-century architecture and design, whether through listing or sympathetic development and management.

An accessible primer to the most important architectural touchstones of our time by today’s leading architects and teachers of architecture.

For this volume, over forty internationally renowned architects and educators — from Peter Eisenman and the late Zaha Hadid to Rafael Moneo and Cesar Pelli — were asked to list the top 100 twentieth-century architectural projects they would teach to students. The contributors were encouraged to select built projects where formal, spatial, technological, and organizational concepts responded to dynamic historical, cultural, social, and political circumstances. The capacity of these buildings to resist, adapt, and invent new typologies solidifies their timeless relevance to future challenges.

The result is presented here in this unique volume: a master list of the top 100 “must-know” built works of architecture designed and completed between 1900 and 2000. Ranging from houses and apartment buildings to museums and buildings for education and government, the book offers a wealth of extraordinary works of design and construction and is an essential edition for anyone with an interest in architecture and design.

About the Authors:

Thom Mayne is a Pritzker Prize–winning American architect and educator, who founded the interdisciplinary architecture and urban design firm mOrphosis in 1972. He is the cofounder and executive director of the Now Institute and currently distinguished professor at UCLA’s Architecture and Urban Design. Eui-Sung Yi is design principal at Morphosis and director of the Now Institute at UCLA. The Now Institute is an urban research center at UCLA Architecture and Urban Design that applies strategic interdisciplinary thinking to real-world issues. Val Warke has been published in a number of journals, including Assemblage, A+U, Cornell Journal of Architecture, and the Harvard Design Magazine, as well as many essays and texts on the work of Morphosis. He teaches in the areas of design (architectural and urban) and architectural theory.

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This volume presents the major and most ingenious European hotels: famous Grand Hotels with history and glamour as well as young, innovative places that impress with excellent design.

Alongside the leading hotel chains like Regent there are also unusual guesthouses such as a timbered tree house. Opulent illustrations show the wide range of hotel types: from stylish business accommodations to extravagant luxury hotels and superb country houses.

From the contents:

- Hotel Imperial in Vienna, Austria
- Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace in Budapest, Hungary
- Golden Apple Boutique Hotel in Moscow, Russia
- Puerta América in Madrid, Spain
- Hotel Borg in Reykjavík, Iceland

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1000 x European Architecture

1000 x European Architecture - 2nd edition

1000 x Architecture of the Americas

1000 x Landscape Architecture

From the contents:

- Doha Convention Hall,  Quatar (Rainer Schmidt Landschaftsarchitekten)
- Brancusi Ensemble in Târgu-Jiu, Romania (Olin)
- The Gates in New York, USA (Christo and Jeanne-Claude)
- Minato-Mirai Business Square in Tokyo, Japan (Earthscape)
- Freedom Park in Pretoria, South Africa (NBGM + NLA + Bagale + GREENinc + Momo)

Landscape architecture covers the entire range of outdoor design: the fascinating scope of this field ranges from open space planning near, on or even inside buildings to self-sufficient creations in residential areas or in the open nature, and Land Art that uses nature as "raw material" for a work of art.

The different geographical and social contexts shape the design of the creative and playful solutions applied to 1000 projects from around the world. While the main focus are parks and gardens, this publication also presents numerous other types of categories such as greened façades, stone gardens, memorials and waterscapes.

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1000 x European Architecture

1000 x European Architecture - 2nd edition

1000 x Architecture of the Americas

1000 x European Hotels

Due to the significant growth of the global wholistic health movement, wellness aspects are becoming key factors for the hospitality industry.

Oases of peace, relaxation and retreat from a hectic daily life routine are gaining in prominence all over the world. Today, high value is almost always attached to beautiful bathrooms and spa areas – whether for newly constructed hotels, extensions or transformations.

The volume presents remarkable international examples by Corinna Kretschmar-Joehnk and Peter Joehnk to illustrate the literally inexhaustible design possibilities for these spaces of revival and invigoration. The projects include elegant bathroom sceneries and luxurious spa resorts, along with fancy public restrooms and small but distinguished wellness and fitness areas. The two sought-after hotel specialists always find the perfect individual design concept for the most diverse hotels from around the world.

Content
 - Lindner Park-Hotel Hagenbeck in Hamburg, Germany
 - Pullman Hotel in Paris Bercy, France
 - Four Points by Sheraton in Zaporozhye, Ukraine
 - Hilton Vienna Danube, Austria
 - Hotel Ayvazovsky in Sotchi, Russia

Invaluable source of information for art historians, craftspeople, dealers, collectors, and preservationists includes hundreds of finely detailed illustrations of garden seats, candelabras, moldings, gates, balcony grilles, vases, crosses, funerary ornaments and monuments, finials, doorknobs and many other ornamental features. A rich source of inspiration and royalty-free graphics, as well, for commercial artists and designers.

Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter is based in Copenhagen.

Their projects include pavilions, the rehabilitation of historic buildings, office and warehouse buildings and museum installations. The works featured in this 2G issue present their work as an intelligent response to current challenges, able to connect with contemporaneity as well as with the respective ‘genius l

Founded in 2005, adamo-faiden reformulated their role as architects in the new Argentinian social context upon their return to Argentina after the crisis.

Among their first projects were residential and office buildings, others were added to this tried-and-true typology that have consolidated adamo-faiden as one of the reference studios in the Southern Cone. This issue includes their recent work, from single family houses to commercial buildings.

About the Author:

adamo-faiden - an architecture studio established in Buenos Aires in 2005 by Sebastián Adamo an Marcelo Faiden.