Chamru: A World-State from the Nucleus of a China, America, Russia Federation

CHAMRU: A world-state from the nucleus of a CHina, AMerica, RUssia federation

Cawley, C. C

Circa Press

• Features the drawn designs for some of Kaplický's best work - including the International Space Station• An excellent reference for architects and students of architectureJan Kaplický (1937-2009) was a visionary architect with a passion for drawing. It was his way of discovering, describing and constructing; and through drawing he presented beguiling architectural imagery of the highest order. Many of his sketches, cutaway drawings and photomontages are brought together and celebrated in this book. These drawings date from the early years of his independent practice, Future Systems, in the 1970s, to his final ink drawings, executed in the mid-1990s. Featured projects range from design studies for the International Space Station, undertaken with NASA, to the Media Centre at Lord's Cricket Ground, in London, winner of the 1999 Stirling Prize.

Jan Kaplický Drawings

Arts & Photography

Rogers, Richard

Margolius, Ivan

Architecture

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<li>A fun and engaging introduction to the basic principles of engineering and architecture</li>
<li>Encourages environmental awareness</li>
<li>Aimed at the next generation of architects</li>
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"An excellent resource for educating and inspiring young minds on the subjects of architecture, engineering, and the built environment" - Architect's Toy Box
Aimed at young, enquiring minds, An Igloo on the Moon explores how and why we build. Beginning with the igloo, whose origins are lost in time, and culminating in the latest 3D-printing technology for lunar habitation, the book weaves together themes and ideas to create an unfolding visual story. Illustrated with a sequence of extraordinary collages, specially created by artist Adrian Buckley, the book ranges through history and across continents. Underlying the narrative is an awareness of environmental issues and the need to reconnect with sustainable patterns of building. It is a book to engage the next generation of architects - and their parents and teachers.

An Igloo on the Moon: Exploring Architecture

Children's Books

JENKINS, DAVID

Arts, Music & Photography

• A London Times 2016 Book of the Year• Part macabre, part celebration, this book collects tales of historic crashes, with the focus on the cars involved• Big names like James Dean, Jackson Pollack, and Princess Grace are among the victimsStephen Bayley recounts delightfully grotesque tales about celebrities done in by trees, by lampposts, or by nonentities in ancient Chevys. A design masterpiece, this book combines exquisite prose with stylish presentation - the cars are described more lovingly than the people who perished in them. Like a Bugatti, Death Drive recalls a time when books and cars were beautiful.Cars have a talismanic quality. No other manufactured object has the same disturbing allure. More emotions are involved in cars than any other product: vanity, cupidity, greed, social competitiveness, cultural modeling. But when all this perverse promise ends in catastrophe, these same talismanic qualities acquire an extra dimension. The car crash is a defining phenomenon of popular culture. Death Drive is both an appreciative essay about the historic place of the automobile in the modern imagination and an exploration of the circumstances surrounding multiple celebrity denouements, including Isadora Duncan, Jane Mansfield, James Dean, Jackson Pollack, Princess Grace, and Helmut Newton, among many others. En route the narrative traces one very big arc - the role of the car in extending or creating the personality of a celebrity - and concludes by confronting the imminent death of the car itself.

Death Drive: There are No Accidents

BAYLEY, Stephen

Photography & Video

• A history of the International Space Station, through the lens of its architectural design• Foreword by NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott• Perfect for space enthusiasts, as well as anyone with an interest in challenging architectural problem-solving"If you are a space fan, fascinated by the kind of venture the International Space Station represents, this book is an absolute must, full of juicy details and intriguing insights."- Popular Science, March 2016In 1984 President Ronald Reagan gave NASA the go-ahead to build a Space Station. A generation later, the International Space Station is an established and highly successful research centre in Earth's orbit. The history of this extraordinary project is a complex weave of powerful threads - political, diplomatic, financial and technological among them - but none is more fascinating than the story of its design. This book provides the first comprehensive account of the International Space Station s conception, development and assembly in space. As a highly accessible chronicle of a complex piece of design and engineering, it will appeal to readers far beyond the space field.NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott, a veteran of International Space Station Expeditions 20 and 21 and Shuttle Missions STS-128, STS-129 and STS-133, introduces the book with a personal memoir: A Home in Space.

International Space Station: Architecture Beyond Earth

Science & Math

Nixon, David

Astronomy & Space Science

• A monograph on an artist/architect who paved the way for modern conceptual artists• Contains examples of Petherbridge's best work• Accompanies a retrospective exhibition at the Whitworth Art GallerySince the 1960s, Deanna Petherbridge's practice has moved between making drawings and writing critically about art and architecture. She has designed murals and stage-sets, curated exhibitions, taught in the studio and lectured internationally - a career trajectory that has anticipated the multiple practices of younger conceptual artists. Drawing is her primary concern, both as an artist and as a historian of practice. Her book, The Primacy of Drawing: Histories and Theories of Practice is the preeminent study in the field; and her drawings are to be found in many major collections. This new monograph, published to coincide with a retrospective at the Whitworth Art Gallery, celebrates the vitality and originality of an extraordinary body of work.

Deanna Petherbridge: Drawing and Dialogue

Clayton, Martin

Wright, Angela

Malbert, Roger

Petherbridge, Deanna

Individual Artists

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<li>Celebrates one of the greatest feats of human engineering - putting a man on the moon - in a child-friendly format</li>
<li>Enjoyable both for children and parents</li>
<li>Contains fun historical and scientific facts designed to encourage curiosity and interest in space</li>
</ul>Written for children, but with parents very much in mind, this book tells the Apollo 11 story through the medium of artist Adrian Buckley's atmospheric imagery. From President Kennedy's call to put a man on the moon to the celebratory ticker tape parade in Manhattan, this is a story of three extraordinary men and their incredible achievement: Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Buzz Aldrin and Command Module Pilot Michael Collins. On 21 July 1969, when Neil Armstrong opened the hatch in the Lunar Module and descended the ladder to set foot on the surface of the Moon, he became in an instant the greatest traveler in human history. Full of period detail and fascinating insights, this is a book to be explored and enjoyed.

Moonwalk: The Story of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing

History

• A unique and philosophical insight into buildings: their history, their current state, and their future• Of interest to architects, or anyone else who wants to know more about humanity's habits of constructionWhy write about buildings? Buildings are chunks of natural material, refashioned by humans and set down into place to stand as silent as the rocks and trees from which they were made. How can we describe that mute actuality? A building's only complete description is itself.Writing often intensifies the cloud that obscures buildings rather than dissipates it. So why do it? Two generations ago, architects had a real job to do, rebuilding cities shattered by war. It turned out to be more difficult than it looked. Now the grandchildren of those utopians have a different role, which is to rescue a world that is being turned by the media, the money men and the machines into a replica of itself. In this book Paul Shepheard takes a sideways look at this elusive task and finds himself writing an ode to buildings, asking: What are they? When do they happen? And how are they used?

Buildings: Between Living Time and Rocky Space

Shepheard, Paul

The Family Passover Haggadah: The Prince of Egypt Edition

Michel Schwartz

With illustrations from the Dreamworks movie "Prince of Egypt".

The Family Passover Haggadah with Illustrations from The Prince of Egypt

Religion & Spirituality

Judaism

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