Lettera, Vol. 1: A Standard Book of Fine Lettering

Arts & Photography

Armin Haab

Alex Stocker

Graphic Design

Verlag Niggli AG

This interactive book-within-a-book combines portraits and biographies of several dozen of the world s greatest graphic designers with an initially hidden example of each artists' work. Readers use an enclosed tool to slit open the Chinese binding and reveal a full-color, two-page fold-out by each designer. The artists origins span the globe, including Europe, Scandinavia, Japan, Korea, Mexico and Australia, and their ages range from 20 something to 70 something. The volume was compiled and portraits snapped by Swiss graphic designer Melchior Imboden. This engrossing large-format volume is part world atlas of design, part remarkable human document.

Designer Portraits (English and German Edition)

Melchior Imboden

Followers of modern architecture will seize this opportunity to examine an important new building by master architect Max Dudler. The Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm Centre -- Germany's largest open-access library, which opened in 2009 at Berlin's Humboldt University -- is a conceptual work of urban architecture of sculptural proportions. The design reflects the university's status as a world-renowned institution with a long tradition yet a modern approach to instruction and research. The ten-story structure has already become a Berlin landmark. At the center of the building, shielded from the noise of the city, is the Central Reading Room, with seating for 252 readers. In total the library has over one thousand public work spaces in a variety of rooms.

Max Dudler: Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Centre, The New Central Library of the Humboldt University in Berlin (English and German Edition)

Max Dudler

J. Christoph Burkle

Olaf Eigenbrod

An impressive, large-format book marking the 25th anniversary of Frankfurt's Jo. Franzke Architekten reveals the studio's signature combination of restraint and self-confidence in all designs and buildings. Jo. Franzke's mastery of high-end materials, impeccable execution, consideration of the architectural tradition and responsiveness to user requirements has created a wealth of distinguished buildings since the studio was founded in 1986. Whether renovating historic structures, re-purposing outmoded industrial buildings, re-thinking spaces like the Frankfurt airport or designing new construction, Jo.Franzke Architekten's designs bring pristine Bauhaus thinking to the 21st century. Includes floor plans, site plans, sections, maps, renderings and texts by Franzke and Manfred Sack.

Jo. Franzke Architekten (English and German Edition)

Hubertus, Adam

Manfred Sack

Jo. Franzke Architekten

Immergrün means forever green. This sports facility in rapidly growing urban northern Zurich has set new standards since its opening in 2010. A hybrid of recreational sports facility comprising grass soccer fields, a baseball field, changing room, restaurant and skateboarding areas and a free urban space with open public areas and street zones, Immergrun connects residential neighborhoods and nearby landscapes and incorporates sports, art and design with remarkable style. Stunningly designed with an innovative cloth binding, this lively book combines vivid photography of the site along with detailed essays, commentaries and interviews on design, development, politics and future site designs. Also includes drawings, site plans and other documentation. Essays by Hubertus Adam, Julia von Mende, Daniel Kurz and Claudia Spinelli along with many more.

Immergrun - Heerenschurli: A Sports Facility for Zurich (English and German Edition)

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