Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Holiday Gift Books

'Tis the season for spending, giving, receiving, eating, and reading. To get in the mood, I've made a list of some interesting books out just in time for the holiday season, in alphabetical order.



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Camera Obscura by Albelardo Morell

Photographs of photography. Black and white images of rooms used as box cameras, upside-down images of New York through a pinhole.



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Images: A Picture Book of Architecture by Ilka Ruby, Andreas Ruby, Philip Ursprung

An exploration of 2d images in contemporary architecture.



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Great Glass Buildings - 50 Modern Classics by Jenny & Peter Hyatt

An impressive array of projects are presented, each using glass in unique ways.



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New York: The Photo Atlas by getmapping

Another New York photography book, this time from above.



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Scents of the City by Isabelle N�gele und Ruedi Baur

Obsessive photographs of the ubiquitous clutter of cities around the world, from signage to postal boxes and from London to Tokyo.



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Skins for Buildings edited by Piet Vollaard and Els Zijlstra

A visual encyclopedia of 200 different finishes, each in close-up and in context.



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Space: Japanese Design Solutions by Michael Freeman

A book on the beauty of small.



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Suitcase House by Gary Chang

The architect's contribution to the Commune by the Great Wall, a 40m long rectangular box with pneumatic panels for flexibility.



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Tadao Ando: Complete Works by Philip Jodidio

A large, large format monograph on the greatest living Japanese architect.



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Zaha Hadid: Complete Works edited by Gordana Fontana Giusti

A unique boxed set covering the career of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Different sized books focus on different aspects of her work, such as sketches, plans, models, and the finished building.

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