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Published for the celebrations of the fifth centenary of the printing of the first book in Armenian in Venice (1512), this volume offers a rich, fascinating chronological survey, presenting over 200 works from the leading museums and libraries of Armenia and Europe, and including some extremely rare manuscripts and miniatures (loaned exceptionally for the exhibition in Venice). Together, they document the great achievements of the Armenian civilisation in the spiritual, artistic, architectural, economic and intellectual sectors.

The ancient stelae with engraved cross, the miniatures with bright colours, the sacred architecture and precious reliquaries preserved for centuries at the Holy See of the Apostolic Armenian Church at Echmiadzin will lead the visitor in his discovery of the civilisation of this great people from the early days of Christianity to the end of the 19th century.

The book places a great emphasis on the long and fruitful contacts between the Armenians and other cultures in Europe and the Far East. In particular, it illustrates the special and centuries-old relationship with Venice through a series of historic documents, manuscripts and works of art, describing how the presence of the Armenians in the lagoon began and developed, and their political, economic and cultural contacts with the city. In the last section, thanks to a series of rare manuscripts, the book takes a look at Armenian science, theology, philosophy, historiography and literature. A special section is dedicated to Armenian printing, which dates back to 1512.

The finest editions from the presses dotted throughout the Armenian colonies around the world are presented here. In this special chapter, particular emphasis is accorded to the glorious Armenian printing tradition in Venice, which reached its greatest heights thanks to the hard work and enlightened dedication of the Mechitarist Fathers.

 A great part of the history of Morocco relates to tradition, ranging from oral culture to architecture, including various arts illumination, calligraphy, sculpture, tattooing..., - and crafts cabinet-making, ironwork, pottery, weaving, gold work...-; a tradition which handed down from one generation to the next satisfies the aspirations of each period, while embracing the opposition between ancient and modern . It should be said that Moroccan art, by gradually developing its forms and materials, became a model, therefore avoiding the tradition/modernity opposition as well as the era of simulation.

Un grand pan de l’Histoire du Maroc tient à la tradition et va de la culture orale à l’architecture, en passant par divers arts - enluminures, calligraphie, sculpture, tatouage... -, et métiers - menuiserie, ferronnerie, poterie, tissage, orfèvrerie... - ; une tradition qui, en se transmettant d’une génération à une autre, répond aux aspirations de chaque époque, non sans contenir en elle l’opposition entre « ancien » et « moderne ». Il faut préciser que l’art marocain, en fixant progressivement ses formes et ses matériaux, s’est institué en modèle et que, de ce fait, il ne s’inscrit ni dans l’opposition tradition/modernité ni dans l’« ère de la simulation ».

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"Architecture & Design Australia" is a new survey of Australian Architecture that takes an expansive look at over 50 builings, from private dwellings to public monuments, and includes many award-winning projects that have helped shape the energetic state of Australian design today. It is fair to say that the diversity of the Australian continent shapes the complexity of its architecture, and it is these ingredients that continue to set the scene for the country's exciting architectural language. An index with contact information of the featured architects and designers is enclosed.

Australian Architecture Now is a crucial record of the most significant buildings created in one of the most fascinating and dynamic countries in the world during its unprecedented building boom of the 1990s.

Projects range from the breezy east-coast houses of Clare Design and Peter Stutchbury and the stadia built for the Sydney Olympics, to Melbourne’s wave of daring monuments by Denton Corker Marshall, Peter Corrigan, Ashton Raggatt McDougall and Wood Marsh. Every one demonstrates an astonishing variety and individuality of concepts.

Essays survey the contemporary scene, with thirty-three concise chapters that explore prevailing styles and building types. In addition, twenty-two extremely detailed case studies examine the most remarkable public buildings and houses from a wide range of areas.

From the work of celebrated masters to rising stars, Australian Architecture Now has lessons for everyone interested in the built environment.

The first overview of Australian architecture from the fifties to the present day

This is the follow-up book of both "Belgian Masters" publications, with all new reports by famous architects and interior designers.

Often associated with traditional styles involving floral motifs, pastel colours and soft fabrics, British interior design used to be rather modest. The contemporary scene however is filled with a wild array of styles juxtaposing the classical with the kitsch, the romantic with the quirky and the rough with the polished.

This volume offers a thrilling glimpse into a range of the most recent and inspiring British interiors from internationally renowned designers as well as talented individuals striking new paths in this dynamic and fascinating world. Whether private homes, offices, clubs, bars or restaurants, the projects presented here reveal a fusion of the utterly familiar with the wonderfully eccentric and place Britain firmly at the forefront of global interior design.

Haymarket Hotel in London (Kit Kemp)
JS Bach Chamber Music Hall in Manchester (Zaha Hadid Architects)
Paramount Bar in London (Tom Dixon, Design Research Studio)
Wales Millennium Center in Cardiff (Capita Architecture)
Collage House in London (Jonathan Tuckey Design)

West Coast Wild. California’s architectural anomalies

In this vivid new examination of a rogue architectural style, discover the roadside structures of California. Fresh discoveries and several pictorial essays explore how these buildings became synonymous with the West Coast and how the power of personal expression championed any architectural establishment with structures eccentric, innovative, and bizarre.

At the dawn of the automobile age, Americans’ predilection for wanderlust prompted a new wave of inventive entrepreneurs to cater to this new mode of transportation. Starting in the 1920s, attention-grabbing buildings began to appear that would draw in passing drivers for snacks, provisions, souvenirs, or a quick meal. The architectural establishment of the day dismissed these roadside buildings as “monstrosities”.

Yet, they flourished, especially along America’s Sunbelt, and in particular, in Southern California, as proprietors indulged their creative impulses in the form of giant, eccentric constructions — from owls, dolls, pigs, and ships, to coffee pots and fruit. Their symbolic intent was guileless, yet they were marginalized by history. But, over the past 40 years, California’s architectural anomalies have regained their integrity, and are now being celebrated in this freshly revised compendium of buildings, California Crazy.

Brimming with the best examples of this architectural genre, California Crazy includes essays exploring the influences that fostered the nascent architectural movement, as well as identifying the unconventional landscapes and attitudes found on Los Angeles and Hollywood roadsides which allowed these buildings to flourish in profusion.

In addition, California Crazy features David Gebhard’s definitive essay, which defined this vernacular movement almost forty years ago. The California Crazy concept is expanded to include domestic architecture, eccentric signage, and the automobile as a fanciful object.

The editor:

Jim Heimann is the Executive Editor for TASCHEN America. A cultural anthropologist, historian, and an avid collector, he has authored numerous titles on architecture, pop culture, and the history of Los Angeles and Hollywood, including TASCHEN’S Surfing, Los Angeles. Portrait of a City, and the best-selling All American Ads series.

The selection of over 50 projects, presented in large-scale photos as well as complementary ground-floor plans and sketches, communicates a differentiated impression of post-Soviet architecture, ranging from the picturesque Vodka Pavilion in the Ostoshenka Forest to the futuristic Main Railway Station in Samara. Capitalist Realism focuses on the artistic aspect of architecture in today’s Russia and has some architectural surprises in store for the reader.

This book presents, through the finished works of a considerable number of Catalan architects (among them; Bonell i Gil, Enric Miralles, Carme Pinós, Carlos Ferrater...), the vision of a phase between 2004 and 2009. This publication aims to spread the work of these architects, while defining the informative and cohesive task of the Col·legi d'Arquitectes de Catalunya (COAC, Architects' Institute of Catalonia). Portrait of a Time, forms part of this trajectory, as well as constituting a point of inflection in various respects. It actually forms part of an even longer trajectory that began in 1874 with the constitution of the Associació d'Arquitectes de Catalunya [Architects' Association of Catalonia], which handed down to us an architectural documentation centre of which we are justly proud. Our Historic Archive houses the professional holdings of some 120 architects whose work is vital to an understanding of the history of Catalan architecture.

Charles Faudree has elevated French Country style to a fine art. With an exuberant decorating attitude based around his favorite principle that "too much is never enough", Faudree has achieved an international reputation for creating settings that have all the elegant accoutrements of a French Country estate, lacking pretension but never charm.

With a discerning taste for the eclectic, Faudree is a master at one of the main tenets of this style-combining traditional prints, patterns, colors, and textures with just the right furnishings. Faudree has always been drawn, almost charismatically, to the charm of Country French. He comments, "There is simplicity, a gentle softness to the furnishings I find very calming and soothing. I love the mix of fabrics, blending plaids with florals and old tapestries. Country French is a truly working-class style."

Faudree is delighted to finally share his extensive knowledge with the public, in this long-overdue book that focuses on how to make any home into an elegant, inviting, and comfortable French Country retreat.

About the Author:

Charles Faudree graduated from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, with a degree in art. His client list is international, and he is regarded as a master of Country French style. This is his first book. He lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.