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Squares and plazas, promenades and streetscapes are the most characteristic expressions of public urban spaces. Even though they vary widely in style, form, and size, they always are among the most prestigious locations in a city. As spaces to communicate, pass, stroll or tarry they have an inimitable atmosphere, accommodating street life in all its vibrant variations such as the staging of events, celebrations, and gatherings.

Contemporary projects from all parts of the world show the array of amazing solutions for this fascinating planning task at the interface of architecture, landscape planning, and urban development. Whether Jessie Square in San Francisco, the Riva Front in Split, Croatia, or the Minato-Mirai Business Square Kanagawa in Japan, all successfully unite the traditions of their cities with the contemporary demands of urban life. All projects give the variegated public life on the street unique opportunities to develop, creating identity-rich public spaces.

From the contents:

- Metropol Parasol in Seville, Spain (J. Mayer H. Architects)
- Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea (Dominque Perrault Architecture)
- Quincy Court in Chicago, USA (Rios Clementi Hale Studios)
- Riva Split Waterfront, Croatia (3LHD)
- Kic Park in Shanghai, China (3Gatti)

Urban pilot projects from the informal city

Urban-Think Tank (U-TT), an interdisciplinary design practice emerging from the turbulent political environment of Chávez-era Caracas, has pursued projects in Latin America, Europe, and Africa for almost twenty years. Their diverse work positioned the firm at the forefront of a social turn in architecture in the late 1990s, with concrete urban interventions encouraging social cohesion in the megacities of the Global South and Europe’s evolving metropoles. U-TT has also produced numerous media projects that harness film, theater, exhibitions, and print to create new discursive spaces and question how our cities are shaped, and for whom. Most notable is its work on the squatted skyscraper for which the firm shared the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2012. This book looks forward as well as back, imagining new spaces for a hyper-urbanized world and gaining insight from informal settlements, spatial play, and artistic interventions in public space.

This monograph details thirty-four major architectural works from Valode & Pistre, including commercial, retail, industrial, and cultural projects. Founded in 1980 by its current directors Denis Valode and Jean Pistre, Valode & Pistre Architects is a highly sought-after architecture and design firm based in Paris. Their predominantly large-scale projects are distinguished by their high degree of diversity — from the Contemporary Art Museum of Bordeaux to the L’Oréal factory and more recently the T1 Tower La Défense in Paris. Their innovative designs for the Beaugrenelle Center on the Front of the Seine won the Global Award for Excellence in 2015 for its approach to urban development.

The book features works such as the Renault Technocentre near Paris, Las Mercedes business park in Madrid, and a group of hotel towers in Beijing. The book also looks at future projects that were recently awarded to Valode & Pistre — a new Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center and three stations of the Grand Paris Express transit line.

About the Authors:

Valode & Pistre has not only been practicing in France, but also maintains offices in Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Russia, Mexico, and China. 
Philip Jodidio was editor-in-chief of the leading French art journal Connaissance des Arts for more than two decades. He has published numerous articles and more than one hundred books, including I.M. Pei: Complete Works for Rizzoli.

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Gong Dong and Vector Architects are in the vanguard of a new generation of Chinese architects who are revealing extraordinary approaches to building and design that marry tradition with an ever-more-thrilling modernism.

Gong Dong’s architecture evocatively combines features of the modern with lessons learned from China’s old culture of craftsmanship while giving utmost attention to the experiential qualities of design. Beyond great facility, the firm is celebrated for exploring the possibilities of sustainability and eco-sensitive construction.

Recently featured in the exhibition Reuse, Renew, Recycle: Recent Architecture from China at New York’s MoMA, Dong’s work was singled out for the Alila Yangshio Hotel. A readaptation of an old industrial site and former sugar factory near the Chinese city of Guilin, known for its dramatic landscape of precipitous limestone karst hills, the hotel embraces the extraordinary site, with pools that reflect the stunning surrounds, while also offering great comfort and ease to guests.

The book presents the firm’s most breathtaking work, from its celebrated Seashore Chapel, which suggests a marriage of the cerebral power of Le Corbusier and the refined magic of Tadao Ando while making a serene and unique statement of its own, to the magical Captain’s House, a renovation of a modernist dwelling set atop a cliff overlooking a fishing village and the sea. This elegantly illustrated and beautifully designed book is the first in English to comprehensively document this exceptionally high quality, quietly rich, and greatly rewarding architecture.

About the Authors:

Gong Dong is the founder and principal of Vector Architects. Vector Architects was founded in 2008. Botond Bognar, an architect and scholar, is professor and Edgar A. Tafel Endowed Chair in Architecture at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

The first book from AD100 designer Veere Grenney — the master of streamlined, glamorous, classical rooms with an English touch — eloquently explores not only the hows but also the whys of decorating.

Featuring thirty years of acclaimed interiors, paired with thoughtful advice and packaged with a real cloth case and mixed paper stocks, A Point of View is a rich album of Grenney’s decorating work, from London townhouses to Long Island estates, with multiple images per page. Organized by room, these chapters feature Grenney’s room-by-room decorating philosophy for entrances, living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, and kitchens, and explore thematic topics such as Englishness and composition and balance. Grenney also shares his own story, from his early years on the ’70s London design scene to starting his own firm, from his first flat in London to his renovation of David Hicks’ former house, the Temple, to his new holiday house in Tangier. There is also a chapter on the iconic designers who have inspired him. Whether it’s a country house or an urbane apartment, Grenney’s world is one of settled calm and welcoming comfort, where there are always generous fireplaces to sit in front of, billiard rooms and stone-flagged passages, and utility rooms where boots and coats are stored; grandeur and modesty side by side. This book is a must for Anglophiles and design lovers.

About the Authors:

Veere Grenney trained under Mary Fox Linton and David Hicks, and later was a director at Colefax and Fowler before launching his own company in London 22 years ago. Widely published, Grenney’s awards include House and Garden’s “The Directory of 100 Leading Interior Designers,” Veranda magazine’s 2013 Magic Makers, and the AD 100.

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Revered English interior designer Veere Grenney welcomes us into his three spectacular homes

World–renowned interior designer Veere Grenney takes us on an in–depth tour of his impressive residences in Tangier, Suffolk, England, and, for the first time, his new London home. The book begins with the Temple, his 18th–century Suffolk “pocket Palladian” set within the parkland of Tendring Hall and with views of the fishing lake and geranium–filled garden. Grenney called this picturesque sanctuary home for much of 2020. Next, with exclusive photographs and annotations, Grenney opens the doors for the very first time to his brand–new London home.

Finally, Grenney welcomes us into his stunning Tangerine villa — a decade–long labour of love and must–see for all garden enthusiasts. Grenney has been praised by Schumacher creative director Dara Caponigro as knowing “when to pull out the stops and when to show quiet restraint, creating interiors that are, at once, serene and exciting and never forgetting that rooms should be comfortable and liveable.” This elegant volume showcases his skill in marrying traditional styles with contemporary living, and how his spectacular career has influenced the styling of his personal spaces.

About the Authors:

With more than 30 years of experience, Veere Grenney remains a frontrunner of interior and fabric design, collecting accolades from House & Garden and Architectural Digest, among other publications. After training under the exceptional Mary Fox Linton and David Hicks, Grenney soon became a director at Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, developing an appreciation for quality materials. He established his own company in London 20 years ago and continues to build upon an impressive global portfolio.

Francesco Lagnese is an internationally acclaimed interiors and architecture photographer whose work appears regularly in such publications as Veranda, Elle Decor, Galerie Magazine, Icon Design, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, and Town & Country. His books include Tom Scheerer Decorates, Tom Scheerer: More Decorating, and Pietro Cicognani: Architecture and Design. He lives in Germany.

Tree Sherriff is a contributing editor at World of Interiors. She was educated at Oxford University, has written for television and is working on her first novel. She lives on a farm in Oxfordshire, England, with her husband and four children.

While Venice is better known for soft light and atmospheric painters, this elegant new volume transforms our understanding of Venetian sculpture and its place in the city’s artistic tradition.

A feast for the eyes and an entertaining, erudite read, this book opens with an illustrated survey of the 120 doges who led the Venetian Republic before continuing with a detailed survey of the incredible array of sculptures and monuments that memorialize them.

Although celebrated for painting and music, Venice has a sculptural tradition that was overshadowed by Florence and Rome. Based on new scholarship, this volume reveals the true magnificence of six centuries of Venetian sculpture. With the oldest works dating to the thirteenth century, these masterpieces fill the city’s churches and include pieces by great masters from the Lombardo family to Antonio Rizzo, Jacopo Sansovino, Alessandro Vittoria, and Baldassare Longhena.

The sculptural marvels of Venice tell the story of a procession of doges—politicians, scholars, conquerors, merchants, and even a saint, Pietro Orseolo — over a thousand-year history. Engaging text highlights the adventurous, eventful, and sometimes glorious lives of these legendary figures, while the newly commissioned photography showcases the grandeur and beauty of a neglected aspect of Venice’s cultural history. 

About the Author:

Francesco “Toto” Bergamo Rossi has been the head of the Venetian Heritage Foundation since 2010. Count Marino Zorzi, former director of the Biblioteca Marciana, comes from one of the oldest Venetian families with a doge in their lineage. Matteo de Fina specializes in photographing art, interiors, and architecture. Diane von Furstenberg is a noted philanthropist and celebrated fashion designer, best known for the wrap dress, as well as founder of her eponymous global luxury lifestyle brand now sold in over 55 countries. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2005 and was named the most powerful woman in fashion by Forbes magazine in 2012 She is International Ambassador for Venetian Heritage Foundation. Peter Marino, FAIA, is the principal of Peter Marino Architect PLLC, the New York–based architecture firm he founded in 1978. Known for his residential and retail work for the most iconic names in fashion and art, his award-winning work includes large-scale commercial, cultural, and hospitality projects. He is Chairman of Venetian Heritage Foundation and on the board of directors for International Committee of L’Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs.

This beautiful, aspirational book offers a seductive vision of living and entertaining in the most elegantly appointed private interiors of Venice.

For centuries, millions have succumbed to the magic of Venice, but few have been able to venture into its sumptuous private spaces. This book invites us into the extravagant interiors and secret gardens via a tour of the grand apartments and private homes where Venetians have forged an inspiring approach to living and entertaining in grand Old World style.

This superbly photographed volume takes the reader behind the fabulous facades of Venice to explore its grand interiors and local cuisine. Featuring lively anecdotal text and stunning color photographs of private interiors otherwise not open to the public, and including recipes from Venice and the surrounding Veneto region, this beautifully illustrated volume is essential for anyone who has fantasized about living in one of the world’s most romantic cities. This is an enchanting volume for browsers, armchair tourists, and anyone interested in interior design.

About the Authors:

Lydia Fasoli is a journalist and stylist based in Paris. She has written for leading European publications. Francesco “Toto” Bergamo Rossi has devoted his life to the restoration, preservation, and promotion of the artistic and historical heritage of Venice and has helmed the Venetian Heritage Foundation since 2010. Marie-Pierre Morel is a lifestyle photographer whose work appears regularly in prestigious publications including Elle, Elle Decor, and Maison Francaise.

What makes a home exceptional — with an unforgettable sense of personality and passion? The answer shines through in this breathtaking collection of 30 uniquely stunning European houses, from France and Italy to Switzerland and Sweden.

Following on the success of The Houses of Veranda and Veranda The Art of Outdoor Living, this lavish volume from the leading luxury shelter magazine offers a wealth of decorating ideas. Top designers and influential tastemakers share their secrets for creating breathtaking spaces unique to the owners' vision and style.

Every interior feels fresh, every approach feels original, and every home feels unified by an incomparable sense of quality and elegance.

Take a private tour of magnificent homes, with their lush gardens, elegant courtyards and inviting pools set amid breathtaking landscapes.

This lavish new book from Veranda magazine offers a wealth of ideas for exceptional outdoor rooms and spaces, all created by the world's best designers. Broken down into classic, modern, romantic and exotic styles, these are among the most spectacular environments ever featured in Veranda.

Energetic, exuberant, personality-filled spaces from a 20-year interior design veteran.

With exclusive projects and new photography, Vibrant Interiors features the best of Andrea Schumacher Interiors. Inviting, imaginative homes that draw the viewer in and ignite the desire to see more, ultimately revealing Andrea's creativity and skill at developing energetic, exuberant, personality-filled interiors. Regardless of location or style, the skillfully designed homes are layered with a well-balanced mix of complexity and simplicity; sophisticated yet playful; layered but minimal. This dynamic interplay is compelling, unexpected, and creates conversation. In her debut interior design book, Vibrant Interiors, Andrea explores her creativity and ability to transform interior spaces into something unique for each client.

About the Author:

Andrea Monath Schumacher started her company in 1999 and has built Andrea Schumacher Interiors into the premiere residential interior design firm in Denver, Colorado. She recently expanded the firm to Santa Barbara. The award-winning firm consistently appears on the Luxe Gold List and graces the covers of national magazines, including House Beautiful, Luxe, Wall Street Journal Off Duty, Colorado Homes, Mountain Living, and Western Art & Architecture, while ranking #1 on the Best of Houzz for 5 consecutive years.

Andrea's reputation has enabled her to secure high-profile projects throughout the US and internationally. She has become a vocal speaker within the design community, hosting podcasts, events with video series and other social media to entertain her more than 55K followers.

Захоплюючі нові інтер'єри від цієї культової дизайнерки, яку називають «правительською королевою стриманої елегантності»

У своїй довгоочікуваній другій книзі Вікторія Хейган представляє вишукану добірку нових інтер'єрів, що втілюють «м'який сучасний» вигляд, що вирізняє її роботи. Будучи важливою силою в дизайнерській спільноті, Хейган є майстром поєднання старого та нового, демонстрації розкоші через простоту та створення будинків, що відображають життя їхніх власників.

У цих привабливих, позачасових проектах, включаючи пентхаус у Нью-Йорку, пляжний будинок на Нантакеті та ранчо у вестерні, формальна архітектура розслаблена щедрістю духу та вдячністю за примхи стилю. Протягом усієї книги Хейган розмірковує про дух несподіваної деталі — вінтажного дзеркала чи унікального крісла — яка додає душі та сучасності. Після двадцяти п'яти років успішного ведення бізнесу вона ділиться своєю філософією досягнення гарного смаку та вираження ставлення через свою роботу.

Victoria Hagan: Dream Spaces — це прекрасна та натхненна колекція робіт цієї суперзірки дизайну, обов'язкова для кожної бібліотеки дизайну інтер'єру.

Про автора:

З моменту заснування власної дизайнерської фірми у 1991 році Вікторія Хейган була нагороджена багатьма провідними дизайнерськими нагородами країни, включаючи премію «AD 100», і регулярно згадується в журналах по всьому світу. Хейган також з'являлася на телебаченні, зокрема у виступів Марти Стюарт та Опри.

Девід Колман — постійний письменник, редактор і колумніст New York Times.

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Перша книга, що розповідає про творчість цієї культової дизайнерки, відомої своїм безтурботним стилем «нової американської класики».

Вікторія Хейган, одна з найвпливовіших дизайнерок сучасності, вибухнула на сцені в 1988 році, коли журнал «Нью-Йорк» присвятив обкладинку свого дизайнерського випуску одній з її кімнат. Відтоді вона стала відомою завдяки розумному поєднанню архітектурного та інтер'єрного дизайну, вишуканому використанню матеріалів, вишуканій кольоровій палітрі та чітким силуетам. Завжди дивлячись у світ, Хейган без зусиль створює тісний зв'язок між внутрішніми просторами та навколишнім ландшафтом.

Зображені будинки – від елегантних міських резиденцій до невимушених місць для відпочинку на вихідні – демонструють безпомилкову увагу Хейган до того, що Пруст називав «несподіваними деталями», що робить її інтер'єри красивими та водночас позачасовими. Протягом усієї книги Хейган розмірковує про дух цінних предметів – зображення птахів у польоті, вінтажне дзеркало у формі зірки або стілець з незвичайним силуетом – які додають душі та сучасності.

Завдяки приголомшливим фотографіям та особистому розуміння філософії дизайну Хейган, Victoria Hagan: Interior Portraits – це мистецька та натхненна колекція творчості цієї суперзірки дизайну.

Про автора:

Культова чутливість Вікторії Хейган настільки унікально американська, що Architectural Digest назвав її «екологічним еквівалентом Кетрін Хепберн». Її роботи були представлені, серед інших, у New York Times, Elle Decor та Vogue. Хейган, випускниця Школи дизайну Парсонса, входить до Ради керівників цієї школи. Вона є авторкою книг Victoria Hagan: Live Now та Dream Spaces.

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Після неймовірного року шановний дизайнер Вікторія Хаган ділиться своїм баченням сенсу та значення дому через важливі та красиві нові проекти для домовласників.

Будучи відомим дизайнером інтер’єру та членом AD100 і Залу слави дизайну інтер’єру, Вікторія Хейган досягла найвищого успіху у своїй галузі. Але коли настав 2020 рік, вона, як і всі ми, опинилася вдома, дивлячись на своє життя та свій простір новими очима. Результатом стала ця книжка — творчий маніфест і життєстверджуючий погляд на природу дому, на те, як вона нас об’єднує та заспокоює, втішає та живить.

Красиво розроблений із розкішним пакетом великого розміру, який включає захисні ворота, Live Now відзначає тиху та надзвичайну красу повсякденності. Манять відкриті вікна, крізь які мигаємо на океан, його відтінки відбиваються в палітрі інтер'єру. Крісло для читання чекає на патіо з видом на простір пагорбів. Свіжа кукурудза та полуниця з фермерського ринку валяються на кухонному столі. 12 помешкань, представлених у Live Now, можуть відрізнятися за стилем, але всі поділяють заспокійливу, наповнену світлом палітру, спокійний настрій та естетичну строгість, якими відомий Хаган, а також глибокий зв’язок із оточенням, від Сономи до Палм-Біч, Манхеттена до Мартас-Він’ярд.

Про автора:

Культова чутливість Вікторії Хейган настільки унікальна для Америки, що Architectural Digest охрестив її «еквівалентом Кетрін Хепберн навколишнього середовища». Серед інших її роботи були представлені в New York Times, Elle Decor та Vogue. Випускник Школи дизайну Парсонса, Хейган є членом ради керівників школи. Вона є автором Interior Portraits та Dream Spaces..

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The ultimate design bible for the Victorian home, placing period features and 19th-century design in context and exploring how today’s designers are adapting these houses in innovative ways for contemporary lifestyles

Loved for their period character, Victorian homes aren’t always suited to modern living. Victorian Modern is the ultimate design bible to help you make sense of those inherited quirks and features, showing how artists, designers and creative homeowners are turning their own homes into contemporary showstoppers.

The book comprises seven chapters, organized according to how we use our homes: dining, cooking, entertaining, sleeping, bathing, working and transitional areas, such as hallways. Each chapter explains how the Victorians designed and decorated these spaces, before moving on to their modern interpretations. Inside are plenty of tips, tricks and inspiration for transforming your 19th-century home into a light-filled modern one, ready for the 21st century.

Combining cultural context with advice and inspiration from the homes of interior designers, architects and stylists, Victorian Modern reveals how the history and design of 19th-century homes can influence and inform our modern lifestyles and home decor in fresh and interesting ways.

About the Authors:

Jo Leevers is an interiors writer, stylist and author. She has written for World of Interiors, Homes & Gardens, Livingetc and Elle Decoration, the Telegraph and Observer newspapers, and magazines in Europe, the US and Australia.
Rachael Smith is an interiors photographer whose work appears regularly in House & Garden, World of Interiors, Elle Decoration, Homes & Gardens, Architectural Digest and magazines in Asia and Europe, and the Times, Observer and Telegraph. Her books include London Shopfronts (2021) and Dungeness: Coastal Architecture (2022).