Modern Architecture
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New York 1930 Architecture and Urbanism Between the Two World Wars
by Gregory Gilmartin, Thomas Mellins Robert a M Stern
Modern Architecture Books & Ephemera
New Housing in Finland
by Becker, Hans J; Schlote, Wolfram
London: Alec Tiranti Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Wear to upper section of spine with sellotape repair. 1964. First Edition. Illustrated hardback laminated board cover. 270mm x 220mm (11" x 9"). 182pp. Text in Finnish and English. .
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£28.00
Marcel Breuer
by BREUER, Marcel (Pécs, 1902 - New York, 1981)
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, , 1972. Brossura (wrappers). Molto buono (Very Good). Catalogo della mostra tenutasi presso il Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1972. Testi di Wolf von Eckardt, Richard G. Stein, Arthur Rosenblatt. Breve testo di Brauer del 1948. Tavole a colori a piena pagina e piccole illustrazioni in bianco e nero n.t.. Cm 22,5X22,5. pp. 32. Molto buono (Very Good). Dorso leggermente sciupato (Lightly worn spine). . Nato in Ungheria nel 1902, frequentò da giovane il...
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£86.76
Lloyd Wright Architect: 20th Century Architecture in an Organic Exhibition
by Gebhard, David and Harriete Von Breton
Santa Barbara, CA: Art Galleries University of California , 1971. This is a near fine softcover copy with virtually no wear. Appears unread. Spine not creased, binding tight. Completely clean inside and out. This catalog was prepared for the exhibition at the Art Galleries of the University of California at Santa Barbara in the winter of 1971. Still one of the best works on Lloyd Wright. Most of Lloyd Wright's work was done in southern California from the 1920's to the 1960's. Bibliography....
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£19.83
Concrete at Home
by Fu-Tung Cheng
Later Printing of the First Edition in paperback wraps. FINE.
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£14.56
David Chipperfield
by Weaver, Thomas
Princeton Architectural Press,, 2003. This is a near fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket, with almost no wear This is an ex-library copy or private library with three small black rectangular stamps to the first few pages. Otherwise very clean inside and out. The full title is 'David Chipperfield: Architectural Works 1990- 2002'. Foreword by Kenneth Frampton. Stated first edition. Illustrated lavishly in color, also reproductions of the architect's drawings, details, etc....
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£157.81
Die Neue Historische Architektur des Johannes Gachnang Das Dritte Buch
by Gachnang, Johannes
Zurich: Galerie Stummer & Hubschmid , 1972. This is a very good softcover copy in plain black paper covers with only one flaw: a small brown spot (a half-inch circular spot) on two facing pages in the margins, not affecting the images. 15 black & white illustrations of Johannes Gachnang's architectural etchings. Subtitled 'Katalag der Radierungen und Skizzenblatter 1970-72'. 12" high X 8" wide. Short biographical sketch. . Soft Cover. Very Good.
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£22.26
Fay Jones
by Robert Adams Ivy Jr
FIRST PAPERBACK edition in decorated wraps. Crease at spine; a few small rubbed spots. Previous owner's gift inscription. NEAR FINE. Profusely illustrated with color and black & white photographs.
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£64.74
Philippe Pumain Architecte
by Pumain, Philippe
Paris: Self Published, 2000. This is a near fine hardcover copy bound in dark red polished cloth boards with virtually no wear. Signed and briefly inscribed by Philippe Pumain on the first page, in effect the title-page ('Souvenir de Paris, Amicalement, Philippe'). Text in French. This is a promotional brochure of the work of the French architect Philippe Pumain. 2 page chronology. Illustrated with color photographs of built works and museum installations, and some theater work. Also black &...
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£28.33
House American Houses For The New Century
by Raul A. Barreneche
FIRST EDITION in flexible paperback wraps. AS NEW.
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£16.18
Frozen Music
by Gil Garcetti
LIMITED EDITION, ONE of 1,500 copies. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by the photographer, Gil Garcetti. NEW and UNREAD.
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£113.29
The Grotta Home by Richard Meier: A Marriage of Architecture and Craft
FIRST EDITION without a dust jacket, as issued. AS NEW.
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£64.74
The Villas of Palladio
by (Philip Trager) Vincent Scully,
FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. Both are FINE. Introduction by Michael Graves.
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£40.46
MARCEL BREUER: SUN AND SHADOW
by Marcel Breuer
One of the towering modernist architects of the 20th Century, Marcel Breuer was a student and teacher at the Bauhaus, a designer of iconic furniture, and a pioneer of the International Style. Some of his best-known commissions include: the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York (1966) and UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (1952-58). This volume details Breuer's design philosophy and documents his furniture designs, including the Wassily chair, and building projects including UNESCO Headquarters. "This...
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£48.56
Castles in the Sky : Fantasy Architecture in Contemporary Art.
by Lehman College Art Gallery
New York: Lehman College Art Gallery, City University of New York, Coral Gables Museum, 2018. This is a fine as new softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition Castles in the Sky : Fantasy Architecture in Contemporary Art, at the Lehman College Art Gallery, City University of New York, and at Coral Gables Museum from October 13, 2018 to January 26, 2019. Includes the work of: Gustavo Acosta, Diane Arbus, Clint Baclawski, John Bowman,...
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£60.70
Modern House
by John Welsh
FIRST paperback edition. The book has a crease on the front cover; non-authorial inscriptions of the half-title page. Bump at the head of the dust jacket spine. Otherwise FINE.
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£9.70
Inventionen: Piranesi und Architekturphantasien in der Gegenwart.
by Krawinkel, Günter / Pax, Wolfgang-M. / Sello, Katrin
Hannover Kunstverein,, 1982. This is a very good softcover copy with a very good gray vellum dustwrapper, the back cover wrinkled. Completely clean. Text in GERMAN. Compares Piranesi to work by Raimund Abraham, Peter Cook, Günter Günschel, OMA Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind, Adolfo Natalini, Gerd Neumann, Gaetano Pesce und Hans Dieter Schaal. Illustrated in black & white with some color. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Hannover Kunstverein, from December 13,...
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£20.23
The Work of Oscar Niemeyer
by Papadaki, Stamo
Reinhold Publishing Company. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First Edition, Second Printing (1951). Published by Reinhold, 1950. Quarto. Black boards stamped in green. Book is very good; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Previous owner name to pastedown. Price-clipped dust jacket is good in 2 pieces. Shelf wear, edgewear and tears. Book placed in custom acetate protector. A good copy of this architecture book on the work of Oscar...
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£40.46
Herzog & De Meuron + Ai Weiwei 2012: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
by Peyton-Jones, Julia et al
London: Serpentine Gallery, , 2012. This is a fine hardcover copy bound in brown boards, titled in large silver letters. No dust jacket. Completely clean. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition in London at the Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, from June 1 to October 14, 2012. Exhibition curated by Julia Peyton-Jones and Hans Ulrich Obrist. Essays by Joseph Rykwert, Herzog & De Meuron, Ai Weiwei. Also a conversation between Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Ai Weiwei, Julia...
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£60.70
Joze Plecnik: 1872-1957: Architectura Perennis
by Prelovsek, Damjan; Crampton, Patricia [Translator]; Martin, Eileen [Translator];
Yale University Press, 1997. hardcover. Like New. 9x1x11. Yale University Press; New Haven, 1997. Hardcover. Book is heavy, additional shipping cost may apply. A Near Fine, brown binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding firm, interior and extremities tidy, trace handling marks, book appears unread, a hint of sunning to page margins, in a Near Fine, trace handling/scuff marks to panels, mild edge/corner wear, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches],...
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£48.56
The Man -Made Landscape
by Monkhouse, F.J.and A.V. Hardy
London: Cambridge University Press, 1974. This is a very good softcover copy with only light wear. Very clean inside and out. Text by Monkhouse and Hardy describes the effects of various kinds of man-made landscapes. Includes examples of agriculture and forestry, mining and quarrying, power and utilities, manufacturing and industry, communications, towns and settlements. Maps. Illustrated in black & white with many photographs. 10" high X 7" wide, 96 pages. This book will be securely packed...
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£6.07
Your Inheritance. The Land. An Uncomic-Strip
by [The Architectural Review]
London: The Architectural Press. G : in good condition without dust jacket as issued. Covers sunned and rubbed. [1942]. First Edition. Card cover with black lettering. 160mm x 120mm (6" x 5"). [86pp.]. "An uncomic-strip is the comic-strip technique applied to a subject that isn't comic.Our hero in this, the first uncomic-strip, is a piece of land.Throughout all the digressions which follow you will find always the same church tower, the same little hill, little river, and little...
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£20.00
XC 11
by Calderon, Xavier
Mexico City: DMC Publishers , 1998. This is a very good hardcover copy in blue and white printed boards and blue cloth spine with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in English. Limited edition of 500 copies. Blue and white silkscreen covers designed by Paul Ouwerkerk. Illustrated throughout in color and some black & white. 9" square, 192 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Limited Edition. 500 Copies.. Hard Cover....
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£76.88
![Numéro Hors-série de L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui. [Special Issue of L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/714/750/1573750714.0.b.0.jpg)
Numéro Hors-série de L'Architecture d'Aujourd'hui. [Special Issue of L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui]
by le Corbusier
Paris: Éditions de L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui. G: in good condition with home-made dust jacket in clear protective wraps. C. 1" loss to upper edge of spine. Loss to lower corner of p.19/20. Ink annotation to p.67. Occasional light marking. [1948]. First Edition. Brown softback card cover. 310mm x 250mm (12" x 10"). 116pp. Colour and b/w illustrations. .
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£78.00
Fabrications Fabricaciones
by Costa, Xavier
Barcelona: Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, 1998. This is a near fine softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in Catalan and English. Prepared to accompany an exhibition at the Museu d'art contemporani in Barcelona in the spring of 1998. Edited by Xavier Costa. Sections by Terence Riley, Chief Curator, the Department of Architecture and Design, Museum of Modern Art, New York; Mark Robbins, Curator at Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio; and Aaron...
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£14.16
Our House in the City : New Urban Homes and Architecture
by Borges, Sofia (Text & Preface); Edited by Sven Ehmann andSofia Borges
Berlin: Gestalten. 2014. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near fine condition in pictorial boards. A lovely book in excellent condition. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs and black & white plans. 256 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£23.79
