Today there is a broad trend towards an architecture that could be called ecstatic - partly motivated by pure architectural ideas pushed to their limits and a shift from functional concerns to sensual ones. Ecstatic Architecture is stimulating, holistic and overpowering; its primary contemporary monument is Frank Gehry's New Guggenheim Museum in Bilboa. Ecstatic Architecture has opened up architectural thought and made links with historic building. The term encompasses buildings widely distant in function and time, from cave art to the new cinema centre in Dresden, from explicitly erotic architecture to buildings which have a spiritual role, from conceptual and cybernetic artefacts to pure architecture. It suggests comparisons between the current practice of leading architects such as Hans Hollein, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Nigel Coates and Egyptian, Baroque and Art Nouveau architecture. Essays examining the historic and philosophical implications are complemented by major projects in the genre by Frank Gehry, Will Alsop, Ron Arad, Odile Decq, Eric Owen Moss and Shin Takamatsu. Major rhetorical tropes of Ecstatic Architecture are clarified in two extensive photo essays by Charles Jencks. The surprise is that Ecstatic Architecture links such widely divergent strands and forces us to reconsider architecture in a new key.

Ecstatic Architecture: The Surprising Link

Arts & Photography

JENCKS, Charles

Toy, Maggie

Architecture

wiley

An exclusive invitation to visit some of the world's most desirable residences  The design of a desirable residence is an exciting if challenging opportunity that often results in an architect's most imaginative and daring work. Des-Res offers a dazzling contemporary window on the architectural design of these residences, with project examples-illustrated in color-from leading architects that showcase an impressive range of design invention and talent from around the world.

Des-Res Architecture

Academy Editions Ltd

The new minimalism is not about bare, white-walled rooms, starkly devoid of signs of human life; nor is it about massive expense and austere living. No longer content with the relentless search for hard-edged purity, many of today's designers have adapted the minimalist vocabulary and imbued it with innovativeyet practicaltwists. Presenting the most exciting interiors from around the world, Practically Minimal offers visual inspiration and ideas to anyone attracted to the minimalist ethos. Here are flexible, livable, enjoyable, and functional spaces that artfully combine the beauty and spirituality of minimalism with an exuberant love of exotic woods and metals, varied colors, playful and mysterious forms, and the requisite respect for natural light, clean lines, and easy living. Drawing on interiors created by a wide range of architects, designers, and residents themselves, the book focuses on five themes: living and relaxing, cooking and dining, sleeping, bathing, and outdoor living. A special Elements section is a rich visual resource of details of the new minimalism, from stairs and storage to materials and textures to lighting and planting. Here is a style of living that really does marry form and function: it is comfortable, beautiful, affordable, and practical. 250 color illustrations.

Practically Minimal: Simply Beautiful Solutions for Modern Living

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Thames&Hudson

A guide to achieving minimalist style and elegance visits some of the most breathtakingly spare interiors around the globe to gather ideas on cooking, dining, sleeping, bathing, and relaxing in the minimum of clutter.

Practically Minimal

This volume celebrates 33 extraordinary contemporary women architects whose work is representative of a rich variety of styles and a wide range of intellectual and social concerns. The dramatic color and b&amp;w illustrations demonstrate the idea that women are just as likely as men to have the five necessary key skills for success design competence, the ability to listen to and understand the needs of the client, to work with a large number of people with different skills, to present an authoritative and confident approach, and to negotiate with planners, site workers, and so on. Accompanying a photograph and personal statement of each architect is her professional history, firm profile, design statement, and illustrated projects. Edited by Toy, executive editor of Architectural Design . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The Architect: Women in Contemporary Architecture

Politics & Social Sciences

Women's Studies

Watson/Guptill

Los Angeles possesses a heterogeneous urban fabric of many layers, unfolding a collective, cultural organism which fosters and continues to breed an extraordinary range of buildings. This volume provides a unique insight into the exuberant, beguiling and wholly eclectic architecture of Los Angeles. The condition of the city today is examined, encompassing a wealth of buildings by some of the world's leading architects, whilst future perspectives paint a picture of a city that is undergoing constant restructuring in order to accommodate its burgeoning cultural mix.

Los Angeles (World Cities)

John Wiley & Son Ltd

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