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NEW BOOKS 
Le Corbusier Le Grand
Introduction by Jean-Louis Cohen and chapter introductions by Tim Benton
Le Grand is Le Big!  A comprehensive, visual biography of one of architecture’s greatest innovators. This amazing publication contains over 2000 images and many rare and unpublished documents that give an extraordinary insight into Le Corbusier’s private and professional worlds. The main volume is slipcased with a 72 page booklet containing english translations of all the major documents.
Taschen Germany, 2008 768pages HB $A250

1000 Houses for 100 Architects Postiglione, G
Photographic representations of various architects ideas of space and home. This book provides an example of architecturally designed homes from Frank Llyod Wright through to Clemens Holzmeister, providing plans and descriptions of each. Taschen UK 2008 HB 480pp AU $70.00 (15/05)

1001 Historic Sites: you must see before you die Cavendish Richard
This informative guide explores the astonishing variety of places of which humanity has left its mark, and which can still be visited and relished today. Each entry outlines the history of an outstanding historical site, with details of its construction and where relevant the architect or engineer who created it. Created by a team of international historians, this comprehensive study spans recorded history, from the cradle of the human race to modern times.
Cameron House Australia 2008 960pp PB AU$39.95 (19/05)

AD Versatility and Vicissitude, Performance in Morpho-Ecological Design
This latest edition of AD is the third edited by Michael Hensel and Achim Menges; who inject the traditional meaning of performance with an entirely new life.
John Wiley USA March/April2008 143pp PB AU $62.95 (12/04)

A+U Architectural Spaces with Washi Horiki, Eriko
A beautiful little book about the process of traditional Washi paper making in Japan and its potential use in Architectural projects. Documenting the works of Horiki, we are introduced to the highly labour intensive method of production, and how varying processes affect the lighting and mood of the Architecture.  
A+U Tokyo 2007 152pp PB AU$61.05 (27/05)

Abrams Guide to American House Styles Morgan W
Approximately 20 different styles of domestic American architecture are outlined with photographic images, sketches and text. Harry N Abrams NY 2004 424pp PB AU $29.95 (05/04)

After Images: UN Studio, ADCU
Large, loud and colourful the UN Studio features some of the worlds most recent and outstanding architectural works. Works include the Mercedes-Benz Museum- Stuttgart, La Defense Offices- Almere and Tea House on Bunker- Vreeland. Each project has been photographed both beautifully and extensively with accompanying sectional drawings. HUST Press The Netherlands 2008 300pp AU$74.80 (19/04)

A Greener House Reed R and Wilkinson S
A home owners guide to the sustainable houses of the future and the financial impact of building sustainably. The authors raise the questions of how to increase property value, the impact of building on the environment, protection from outdated design and various other implications.
John Wiley Richmond 2008 180pp PB AU$29.95 (27/05)

Along Bungalow Lines, Duchscherer, P & Svendsen, L
This book looks at creating an arts and crafts home, exploring the history of the style through both American and English examples. It features a number of case studies from the past and also looks at how the style has been translated into architecture today. Gibbs Smith, US, 190pp AU$65.00 (19/04)

Alvaro Siza: Twenty Two Recent Projects Castanheira C
With sketches, drawings, photographs and explanatory text this beautiful compilation of Siza’s recent work is an informative and inspiring sourcebook. Casadarquitectura Spain 2007 398pp HB AU $157.85 (12/04)

Architectural Design Research Vol 2 No. 1 AASA & RMIT
Project-Based Design Research and Discourse on Design.
Brent Allpress opens with an introduction to the changes in Australian architectural research from the existing DEST to RQF, where a qualitative rather than quantative research assessment process is employed. This journal shows four projects that have employed a project-based design research methodology, including works by Richard Goodwin, Pederson, Iredale and Hook, Victoria Watson and Jane Burry in collaboration with Andrew Maher.
AASA Australia 2007 151pp PB AU$30.00 (06/06)

The Architecture of Private Residential Complexes Sergi Costa
Documents the changes we have seen in residential design over the decades, and contrasts seen from one country to another.  These changes are represented in both huge multi storey developments and single storey hideaways. With colour photography and drawings. Loft Spain 2008 256pp PB AU$80.00 (17/06)

Architectural Structures Place, Wayne
A technical guide to the structural design process, with clear diagrams of set outs, as well as various charts corresponding to loads and tolerances. A very useful guide to the fundamentals of building a structure.
John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, 2007 HB AU $ 145.00 (13/05)

Architecture of Change: Sustainability & humanity in the built environment Feireiss K & L
Featuring recently built and realized projects that in addition to their exceptional architectural quality, make a notable contribution to a liveable and sustainable future. The book also covers current initiatives that promote innovative research in this sector and thus encourage an emerging generation of environmentally aware architects and urban planners. Gestalten Germany 2008 280pp HB AU$130.00 (19/05)

Architecture of the Absurd : How “Genius” Disfigured a Practical Art Sibler, John
A theoretical look into the nature of building design. Sibler, a philosopher, takes the reader on a round the world tour of various architectural projects, from Gaudi to Meis, Gehry to Libeskind. He questions and often interprets numerous architectural decisions, with reference to similar projects and with often reoccurring themes.
Quantuck Lane Press, New York, 2007 HB AU $ 37.95 (13/05)

Art and Use  Tod Williams, Billie Tsien
A book from the Buffalo University School of Architecture and Planning introducing architecture as art form. It looks at the way in which considered design affects the user and how this impacts upon the space, both internally and externally. Colour photography and plans.
Buffalo University School of Architecture and Planning, New York, 2008 PB AU $ 24.95 (13/05)

Arup Associates: Unified Design Brislin P
A radical pan-disciplinary approach that focuses on people from the outset, through the united vision of architects, engineers, artists and social scientists. Arup Association rejects the imposition of external images: there can be no standard solutions and no predefined styles. Instead, they form a holistic architecture entirely driven by a ‘whole life’ sustainability that maintains human culture, tradition, religion, the intangible components of humanity and the face of modernity. John Wiley UK 2008 224pp HB AU$64.95 (19/05)

a+t Civilities II
Issue 30 Autumn 2007 includes projects such as Westminster Academy by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Young Vic Theatre in London by Haworth Tompkins and DSDHA’s St Anne’s Sure Start community centre.
a+t Spain 2007 PB 155pp AU $58.85 (15/05)

AV: USA Tour #122
Looking at twelve architectural works recently completed in the USA from coast to coast.
AV (2006) 122 AU $62.15 (15/05)

Basics: Designing with Water Lohrer A
Basics: Designing with Plants  Wohrle R E & Wohrle HJ
Basics: Room Conditioning Lein O & Schlenger J
Birkhauser Germany 2008 90pp PB AU$30.00 (06/06)

Bodyscape Guest Editor: Jong Jin Kim
An international selection of experimental design projects which explore the relationship between body and space. It questions how the human body is directly related to design, and is investigated through various fashion, furniture, architecture and interior projects.
Damdi 2007 HB 430pp AU $141.90 (27/05)

Bridges Miller D
This book presents beautiful photographs, many of them huge panoramas, of all the major types of bridges that have been built over the world. The bridges appear in approximates chronological order, with the concise and insightful captions full of information. Chartwell books USA 250pp large book HB AU$70.00 (19/05)

Bright: Architectural Illumination and Light Installations Frame
Bright features 38 exterior lighting designs from around the world. An explanation on how the design reflects the identity of the clients sits beside large scale photographs of the various works. An additional 34 pages is dedicated to basic lighting knowledge. Frame Amsterdam 2008 352pp HB AU$130.00 (14/06)

Crucial Words, Conditions for Contemporary Architecture Wingårdh G & Wærn R
Gert Wingårdh and Rasmus Wærn, Sweden's most active architect and its best-known architecture critic, give a list of crucial words to consider in regards to contemporary architecture. With terms and concepts such as: branding, collaborators, desire, future, everyday, ornament, wheelchair and why, the book becomes a dictionary of articles written by a range of interesting protagonists. Such as Denise Scott Brown, Kenneth Frampton, Massimiliano Fuksas, Hans Ibelings, Peter Blundell Jones, Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Juhani Pallasmaa, Joseph Rykwert, Jaime Salazar, Axel Sowa and Wilfried Wang.
Birkhauser Germany 2007 206pp HB AU $58.50 (12/04)

Cultivate Cat Kojima K & Akamatsu K
What exactly is the difference between “cultivating” and “developing”? Kojima and Akamatsu present three projects that are currently underway: University of Central Asia, project Murayama and Ho Chi Minh City University, all have very different cultures and climates. While documenting the building process the architects questioned if the buildings were in fact being cultivated rather than developed. With texts in both Japanese and English.
Toto Japan 2007 PB AU $61.60 (12/04)

DD Series_24 Peripheriques Architects / France
29 projects by the French practice Peripheriques, using imagery, plans and diagramming to relay ideas. A4 colour format, Some Korean text, predominantly English.
Peripheriques Architects and Damdi HB 256pp AU $75.35 (27/05)

Design and the Elastic Mind The Museum of Modern Art, New York
An engaging look into the  intertwined worlds of science and design, and the way in which nature has influenced design since the time of Leonardo Da Vinci. Design and the Elastic Mind also questions the way in which designers replicate patterns occurring in nature, both in the past, and into the future.
MOMA, New York, 2008 PB AU $ 55.00 (06/05)

Designing Public, Erlhoff, Heidkamp & Utikal
Designing public looks at different perspectives of our cities and the individual design elements that contribute to these. The book explores the juxtaposition of private and public spheres and the defining factors of the two realms.
Birkhauser, Germany, 2008, 200pp AU$54.50 (19/04)

Feng Shui for Today’s Living Lambert, Mary
A step by step guide to remodelling your home in accordance with the principle of Feng Shui. From wall colour, and where to place your bed to floral arrangements, Lambert describes various methods for change.
Cico Books London 2008 HB AU$34.95 (22/04)

Finnish Summer Houses, Jetsonen, J&S
The Finnish summer house occupies an almost mythical place in the hearts of their inhabitants and architects. This book presents twenty villas, cabins and cottages in detail by such architects as Alvar Aalto, Juhani Pallasmaa and Eliel Saarinen using photographs, archival images, drawings and plans to illustrate the diversity of designs.
Princeton, 2008, 200pp AU$87.50 (19/04)

Fluctuating Borders: Speculations about memory and emergence Monacella & Ware
An IA publication which reconsiders the possibilities for international borders. In this volume designers and theorists from multiple but cognate disciplines have reflected on and critiqued notions of memory, fluctuation and emergence. RMIT Australia 2007 130pp PB AU$33.00 (11/06)

Fujimori: Terunobu Architect Turunobu F
Collection of works from this Japanese architect, at a well documented scale, including photographs and detail drawings. A high quality Toto production; this medium sized book, provides a great reference of Terunobu’s individually stylised projects. Toto Japan 2007 396pp HB AU$103.40 (19/04)

Future Office: design, practice and applied research Grech C Walters D
Examins some of the implications of the new technology revolution and identifies potential new trends in office design and changing patterns of urbanism from an international perspective.
Taylor & Francis USA 2008 176pp PB AU$119.00 (19/05)

GA Document 99: Zaha Hadid
As enticing as all other GA Document series, Zaha Hadid’s Special Issue is no exception. Document 99 is a visual compendium of her latest projects, with explanatory text and drawings.
GA Japan  2007 201pp PB AU$55.00 (03/05)

Ghost: Building an Architectural Vision Brian MacKay Lyons
A history of the ‘Ghost’ project, which began on MacKay Lyons property at Nova Scotia in the early 90s. Ghost documents the work of students, as well as architects who have taken part in the projects over the years. The exercises follow the development process, focussing on the idea of learning by building, allowing participants to learn and apply timeless principles and skills first hand.
Princeton Architectural Press New York 2008 224pp PB AU$59.50 (17/06)

Gio Ponti Le Navi: il progetto degli interni navali 1948-1953 Piccione P
A key figure in 20^th century Italian design and architecture, Gio Ponti worked with interior designer Nino Zoncada on some of the greatest ocean liners of the 1950s. In this book Paolo Piccione fills the gap by exploring how these ship interiors were created in a scholarly and fascinating account of the brief interlude in Italian design. 200 illustrations, many never before published until now, shed light to an almost unknown aspect of 1950s Italian design. Idea Italy 2007 216pp AU$118.80 (19/04)

Gritty Brits: New London Architecture Ryan, R
Including an essay by Iain Sinclair and photographs by David Grandorge this book focusses on recent small scaled projects set in the urban environment of London. Some of the projects included are Islington Square Social Housing and new classrooms for Hallfield School by Bethnal Green.
Carnegie Museum of Art UK 2007 PB 110pp AU $45.65 (15/05)

Gross Max JaeHong L
Gross Max’s landscape architecture projects are described through a collection of photograph’s and collages, creating a book full of visually stimulating and inspiring images. With the inclusion of over twenty projects this UK firm firmly outlines their approach to landscape architecture and public space.
C3 Korea 2007 HB 204pp AU $94.60 (15/05)

Harry Seidler & Associates: Towers in the City
Very few books are currently available on the Australian architect Harry Seidler. This old gem, literally found in a warehouse, has an introduction by Peter Murray and Harry Seidler, and colour photography by Max Dupain, It provides a detailed look into Seidler’s metropolitan tower projects. A once off opportunity, as there are limited copies of this title available. Tecno, Melbourne, 1988 HB AU $20.00 (06/05)

High Rises: Social Living Paredes, C
A look at collective housing and the role that it has played in architectural advancements of the 21^st Century. This book includes built examples of such architecture that represents the current desire to update collective housing.
Loft Publications Spain 2007 PB 255pp AU $80.00 (15/05)

Jun Aoki: Aomori Museum of Art Aoki J, Nakayama H & Sawaragi N
A complex architectural and theoretical collection of essays and images describing one of Aoki’s most beautiful works. Inax Japan 2006 217pp HB AU $77.00 (05/04)

Kengo Kuma: Breathing Architecture Fischer V & Schneider U (eds)
Teahouse for the Museum of Applied Arts in Frankfurt. In Kuma’s first German project his highly ephemeral, air -supported teahouse unfolds like a blossom of semi-transparent material when activated. This recent project has become a symbol of Japan’s modernity rooted in tradition and of it’s architecture but also shows examples of temporary and mobile building. Birkhauser Germany 2008 131pp PB AU$43.50 (03/05)

Layered Urbanisms Rappaport N & Stanat J (eds)
Layered Urbanisms presents the work of three design studios run by visiting professors at the Yale School of Architecture. With New York as the focus of the first two and the third addressing a wider urban context,  the three projects are of Gregg Pasuarelli with “Versioning- 6.0”, Galia Solomonoff with “Brooklyn Civic Space” and Mario Gooden with “Global Topologies”. Yale School of Architecture USA 2008 144pp PB AU$40.95 (26/04)

Leisurama Now : The Beach House for Everyone Sahre, Paul
Details the history of a Beach House development scheme in the 1960s in the form simple and affordable housing. Each house came individually packaged complete with furniture and dinnerware. Located in Long Island, there are now only 187 of these houses left, some intact but many renovated.
Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2008 HB AU $68.00 (06/05)

Light, Air and Openness, Overy, P
Looking at Modern architecture between the first and second world wars, this book focusses on health and the role that architecture has played in its promotion. Featuring the ideas of architects such as Loos and Le Corbusier the book gives a lengthy account of modern projects concerned with cleanliness and purity.
Thames & Hudson, UK, 2008 250pp AU$75.00 (19/04)

Live/Work , Dietsch, D
A collection of live/work examples where the workplace has been incorporated into the home. The book features 30 profiles of homes and their occupants from around the world.
Abrams, US, 2008, 300pp AU$59.95 (19/04)

Living Archive 7: Ant Farm Scott FD
The book revisits the architectural, art, video and inter-media practices of the experimental collective Ant Farm. An illustrated investigation of the group’s early ideas is presented through the inclusion of sketches, photographs and text. Actar Spain 2008 320pp PB $A90.00 (18/06)

Living By The Sea, 25 International Examples Desmoulins C
Desmoulins outlines the factors associated with designing for seaside areas, not only climatic and material based, but also aesthetic, in terms of light and landscape. 25 examples from fifteen countries are shown with drawings and photographs. 45Birkhauser Germany 2008 159pp HB AU$140.00 (14/06)

Lobolly House: Elements of a New Architecture Kieran S, Timberlake J
An extensive documentation of Kieran Timberlake Associates, Lobolly House. The book focuses on the entire process involved in the design of this house with the inclusion of computer modelled imagery, construction details and photography. Princeton USA 2008 176pp HB $A68.50 (18/06)

Making Mega-City Regions Visible! Förster A & Thierstein A (ed)
“Mega-city regions are an emerging large scale urban phenomenon of strategic importance for economic, social and cultural development, at the European and national level. However to many politicians, administrators and citizens these regions remain invisible and intangible in many respects.”
Lars Müller Publishers Switzerland 2008 288pp PB AU $70.00 (12/04)

Mass Studies  Architect 00
Looks at the influence of mass production in a contemporary and overpopulated urban society. Also explors spatial qualities, building materials and techniques through both built and unbuilt projects of the practice.
Space Publishing Co. 2007 PB 140pp AU $44.00 (27/05)

Masters of Rietveld, Sandberg Institute
Masters of Rietveld contains an overview of notable designers that have emerged from the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam. Works of individual students and an overview of courses are provided giving an insight on Dutch design education in the 21^st Century. All Media, The Netherlands, 2008, 390pp AU$108.90 (19/04)

MONU: magazine on urbanism
#5 Brutal Urbanism- Violence and upheaval in the city.
#6 Beautiful Urbanism.
University of Kassel Germany 85pp PB AU $13.00 (12/04)

Mutsuro Sasaki: Morphogenesis of Flux Structure. AA
Featuring four collaborations with Toyo Ito and Arata Isozaki, Sasaki proposes nothing less than an engineering revolution and the overturning of traditional empirical methods. He favours instead a new kind of structure morphogenesis, resulting in an architecture that flows and melts into structural form.
AA Publications London 2007 109pp. PB AU$52.00 (29/03)

Nano City: International Architecture Workshop Van Schaik
This book questions the evolution of contemporary cities, coping with the background of classic cities and through the universe of networks. International Workshop of Architecture at the ENSAM.
Montpellier Edition Publishing France 2008 165pp HB AU$60.00 (11/06)

Nano Materials, In Architecture, Interior Architecture and Design Leydecker S
Regarded as the key technology of the 21^st Century, Nanotechnology offers material innovation potential, particularly in regards to greater energy efficiency. This showcase of functional nano-surfaces shows professionals how to employ these material technologies intelligently and appropriately.
Birkhauser Germany 2008 191pp PB AU $93.50 (07/03)

Neutra 15: Architecture Review 2006- 2008
This new Spanish journal reviews international projects on the theme: Itinerary.
Spain 2008 PB AU $65.00 (29/03)

New Approaches to Housing for the Second Half of Life Huber A (ed)
The authors of this book explore the new and novel communal types of housing now sprouting up for older generations. Housing such as: shared apartments and houses, housing developments, integrated residential communities, assisted living and group homes. In addition to this exploration are case studies from Switzerland and Germany, analysed for their function and feasibility.
Birkhauser Germany 2008 223pp PB AU$70.00 (03/05)

New Classicists: Appleton & Associates Architects McCulloch J (Ed)
The second book to the series, Appleton & Associates features a selection of projects by the American firm.
Images AUST 2007 238pp HB AU $120.00 (07/03)

The New Competitiveness in Design & Construction Powell Joe M
Drawing on a three year research project conducted by the Rice University Building Institute, this book answers the following two questions: What are the critical performance characteristics of the worlds most competitive companies? And what will be required to join the next generation of global market leaders?
John Wiley England 2008 200pp HB AU$89.95 (06/06)

New Directions in Contemporary Architecture: Evolutions and Revolutions in Building Design Since 1988 Puglisi LP
This book is a much needed navigation guide for anyone interested in modern architecture. Organised chronologically, it enables you to find your way through one of the most prolific periods of building design. With examples of and the names of architecture firms and architects, the chaos of the period can easily be understood.
John Wiley USA 2008 240pp PB AU$54.95 (03/05)

New Environmental Sensitivity: 2000-2006 in Spanish architecture. Guardiola, E.U
New Environmental Sensitivity focuses on a new group of architects in Spain who plan and build using environmentally sensitive strategies, techniques and energies. This book presents a selection of their works covering urban planning, projects and works. Clipmedia Spain 2007 325pp HB AU$170.00 (29/03)

New European Architecture 07 08 Hannema K & Ibelings H (eds)
A selection of 25 projects from around Europe with essays about the current state of European architecture.
A10 Netherlands 2007 157pp PB  AU $86.35 (05/04)

New Exhibition Design Reinhardt J & Teufel P
An exploration of current trends in exhibition space, New Exhibition Space demonstrates, though imagery , alternative and upcoming technologies. In addition, various Exhibition types are revealed through recent international projects. avEdition Germany HB AU$93.50 (29/03)

New Tent Architecture Drew P
Drew explores the exciting possibilities and the most interesting of contemporary tensile structures. This wide range international survey covers a substantial architectural and cultural history of the tent, atrium covers, fabric walls, ring roofs and convertibles. Thames & Hudson England 2008 208pp HB AU90.00 (19/04)

New York City Foldout
A giant panoramic photograph of Manhattan from along the East River.
Ciudad City 2007 HB A $62.00 (14/03)

Nordic Modernism, Design and Crafts APT International
Documents Swedish, Danish Finnish and Norwegian design from the 1940s to 1960s, focussing on furniture and product design. It also looks at major design practices which have evolved over the century from such forward thinking countries. Predominantly Japanese language, some English.
APT International Japan 2007 312pp PB AU$72.60 (27/05)

Olympic Cities: City Agendas, Planning and the World’s Games, 1896- 2012   Gold, J & M
A collection of original essays explore the historical experience of hosting the Olympics. Separated into three parts the authors look at issues of urban impact, place promotion, finance, urban regeneration and provide an assessment of the importance of the Olympics as a mega-event within our cities. Routledge UK 2007 348pp $80.00 (01/03)

Open Kitchens Kuper B & Borras M (Ed)
An array of contemporary open-style kitchens are photographed with emphasis on how to successfully integrate adjoining living spaces successfully. Loft Spain 2007 190pp HB AU &70.00 (07/03)

Opus 1 : Le Corbusier Perroud, Eveline
A beautiful photographic collection of Corbusier’s first built project, the family home: La maison Blanche. It is very interesting to note characteristics of the project Corbusier used later in life. Also contains floor plans and some introductory text. 
Niggli HB 134pp AU $89.50 (27/05)

Parking Collin, C
A combination of floor plans, sections and photographs “Parking” presents some of the more interesting responses to car parking design. Zaha Hadid Architects and Kengo Kuma & Associates are just two of the architectural firms that are featured in this book which is dedicated to the housing of cars. Gribaudo Italy 287pp PB $39.95 (01/03)

Patent Construction: New Architecture made in Catalonia. Ferre, A
This richly documented publication revolves around an attempt to solve specific program requirements, new social demands, environmental needs, budget limitations and design aspirations of an ever flamboyant culture. Featuring work by Catalan designers; Carme Pinos, Josep Lluis Mateo, EMBT, Vincente Guallart and Albert Ferre amongst others. ACTAR Barcelona 2007 237pp. PB A $62.00 (14/03)

Patterns 2. Design, Art and Architecture Glasner B, Schmidt P, Schindeling U
The second edition of ‘Patterns’ again focuses on colourful, unique and at times crazy patterns used by artists and designers in a range of applications from architecture through to fashion. This is a beautiful book with visually stunning contents. Birkhauser Germany 2008 330pp HB $A140.00 (18/06)

Pavillon Seroussi Guenoun E
Architecture is in the throes of a great upheaval brought about by the utilisation of new information technologies. It is within this context that Natalie Seroussi decided to assemble 6 teams of architects to design a new house on her estate in Meudon. This work reveals manifestations of a new ecology of production and illustrates what some have called ‘non standard architecture’. HYX France 2007 127pp PB A $65.45 (14/03)

A Place in the Country: New Rural Architecture in Australia & New Zealand Crafti S
A welcome addition to the books available on antipodean architecture, A Place in the Country contains photographs, plans and commentary on a collection of 47 houses from around Australia and New Zealand. They   include rural projects by Terroir, Gregory Burgess and Clarke Hopkins Clarke.
Craftsman House Australia 2008 270pp HB $A69.95 (19/06)

Planning Guide for Conference and Communication Environments, Englich & Remmers
Featuring plans and elevations, this book is a guide for designing workplaces and auditoriums, by looking at designs and layouts that encourage teamwork, improved communication and efficiency in the work place.
Birkhauser, Germany, 2008, 300pp AU$140.00 (19/04)

Planning and Housing in the Rapidly Urbanising World Jenkins P et al
This book “explores a range of international approaches to this trend”. It is set out into three sections.  Section one covers the general context; section two looks at planning and urban housing from pre capitalists settlement to post-1990; section three contains case studies in South America, Asia and Africa. Routledge UK 368pp PB $80.00 (01/03)

The Planter’s Bungalow: A journey down the Malay Peninsula. Jenkins, P & W
This book documents the development of the traditional plantation bungalow and its architectural styles over the last 150 years. Through diaries, letters, interviews and photographs this book draws on the memories of planters over the course of two centuries and in doing so captures the spirit of the plantation industry.
Didier Millet Singapore 2007 168pp HB A $65.00 (14/03)

Plus Druot F, Lacaton A & Vassal JP
An analysis of French and European Housing projects built during the 60s and 70s, led Druot, Lacaton and Vassal to identify possible transformations of these buildings in order for them to adapt to current lifestyles. Utilising existing elements rather than destroying and replacing became their major premise.
GG Spain 2007 246pp HB AU$95.00 (29/03)

PlusMinus20º/40ºLatitude: Sustainable Building Density in Tropical and Subtropical Regions Hindrichs D & Daniels K (Eds)
Natural ventilation, passive and active use of solar energy, the use of rainwater and the energy potential of soil are key issues to consider when designing for tropical and sub-tropical areas. This comprehensive publication shows how the combination of traditional and current technologies can be implemented to create sustainable buildings. Axel Menges Germany 2007 454pp HB AU $175.00 (07/03)

The Politics of Public Space Low S & Smith N (Ed)
Public spaces, once democratic sites of dissent and cultural transformation, have become centres of private commerce and consumption. New technologies for communication and new forms of social organisation are constantly creating alternative forms of public space. This book highlights the historical, cultural and geographical specificity of privatised and re-politicised space and a re-imagined public sphere.
Routledge UK 2006 185pp PB AU $58.00 (14/03)

Portable Architecture: Design and Technology Kronenburg R
Looking at cost effective and flexible architecture. A descriptive explanation of portable architecture including projects built to accommodate activities from art to education through to shelter and exhibition spaces.
Birkhauser Germany 2008 160pp PB $A93.50 (18/06)

Project Russia 42: Luxury
This publication written in Russian with English translations discusses the rise of luxury goods and big-budget architecture in Russia. Kicking off with the designer hotels, a section on ‘object’ and ‘accessory’ explore other architectural types. ArtPlay Design Centre Moscow 2008 PB A $44.00 (14/03)

Project Russia 45 : Small Stuff  Various
Volume 45 looks at contemporary architectural developments for small spaces in Russia. Including projects in St Petersburg, Nizhny, Moscow and other Russians cities, this issue is presented in both English and Russian.
Context Russia 2008 PB 200pp AU $44.00 (27/05)

Project Zagreb: Transition as Condition, Strategy, Practice. Blau, E & Rupnik, I
In collaboration with the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University, Project Zagreb moves between texts, maps and diagrams to provide a reading of the city as an open network, dynamic and coherent in which architecture plays and active role in the formation of both urban practices and the city itself.
ACTAR Barcelona 2007 335pp. PB A $66.00 (14/03)

Prototypes: the work of cepezed Vollaard, P
An in depth look at the work of architecture firm cepezed. Prototypes document’s a large number of key projects and deals extensively with the various aspects of product development, building process and architecture.
010 Publishers The Netherlands 2007 PB 264pp AU $ 75.35 (15/05)

Pure Plastic: New Materials for Today’s Architecture Uffelen van C
Plastic stands for stability, flexibility and long life. Pure Plastic explores the material by introducing 64 international projects including sports stadiums by Norman + Fosters and museum buildings by Spacelab.
Braun Germany 2008 256pp HB AU $85.00 (05/04)

Rebuilding Urban Places After Disaster, Birch & Wachter
This book reveals approaches to the challenges of facing natural disasters, with contributions from the fields of regionalism and environmental planning. Birch & Wachter address issues such as temporary housing and permanent reconstruction whilst taking into account various contributing economic considerations. Although this book looks at lessons learnt specifically from Hurricane Katrina, the information it contains is transferable.
University of Pennsylvania Press USA 2006 PB 375pp AU $55.00 (15/05)

El Croquis 138: RCR Arquitectes
Another exciting collection of work from El Croquis. This beautiful and stimulating edition showcases the work of RCR Arquitectes, with projects such as their Piedra Tosca Park, Casa Rural, Pavilions in Les Cols Restaurant and ‘Els Colors’ Nursery. Intimate sketches and thumbnail paintings alongside stunning photography show exemplary architecture that exemplifies their affinity with nature and history. El Croquis Spain 2007 313pp HB AU $115.50 (05/04)

Reaching beyond the Gold : The impact of Global Events on Urban Development Vrijaldenhoven, Tim Van
An account on the impact of global events on 6 cities of the World – Genoa, Barcelona, Athens, Bilbao, Shanghai and London. Through the use of diagrams, photography and graphics, Reaching Beyond the Gold explores the political and urban implications of these events, through discussions with visitors, economy, environment and various other means. 010 Publishers, Netherlands, 2008 PB AU $ 75.35 (06/05)