We tend to divide buildings into two basic categories—private structures such as houses, and public buildings like railway stations, concert halls or museums.

Renowned for its simplicity and immediacy the architecture of Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa fittingly escapes much of the media hype that seems to follow architectural superstars.

This book about architecture and design of children's playgrounds. Many a photographic material and drawings.

Constant technological advances and the current focus on ecological considerations have had a strong impact on the construction of office buildings as well as the interior design of work spaces.

Archiworld Co.,Ltd selects 44 skyscrapers in Korea and introduces plans on design companies for skyscrapers all over the world in order to support the development of Korea architecture.

This is a picture book for architects to illustrate various treatments, hundreds of various treatments for surfaces. Surfaces includes walls, facades, ornaments & moldings, columns & posts, windows, dorways, ceilings & roofs, floors & pavement. The concept is to show what has been done by others which can help in filling out their ideas about projects. And it is useful in showing or asking clients for their comments on proposed treatments.

Glass stands for openness and transparency. In contemporary glass architecture these associations are utilized in a subtle and highly intentional way.

Michael Hopkins' recent architecture defies easy categorization. The High Tech style of his formative years has developed into something much richer.

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The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture--so massive that it comes in its own plastic carrying case--is one of the rare publishing events that lives up to its hype. The book showcases 1,052 buildings completed since January 1998 with thousands of well-chosen color photographs plans, elevations, and cross-sections. Major elements of each project are described in elegantly succinct texts.

Colors: Architecture in Detail examines how color plays a role in even the most upscale architectural designs. The series itself examines the role of details in contemporary architecture through the work of many emerging and established practitioners whose projects speak sensitively and energetically on a small scale. Color is just another one of those details architects use to put their own individual stamps on their creations.
Oscar Riera Ojeda is an editor and designer. He is the creator of many architectural books including the Single Building series, Ten Houses series, Contemporary World Architects series, and Architecture in Detail. He lives in Philadelphia, PA.

Foundations of Interior Design balances the theory of interior design with its practice as an applied art, combining real-life examples with a historical and conceptual look at design theory. It introduces its readers to the professional career path on which they are about to embark, highlighting the experiences of those already in the field. Its author, an interior design practitioner, educator, and writer, approaches the field from a service-industry perspective. With a conversational writing style, Slotkis presents a thorough introduction to design theory and execution, history, FFE, socially responsible design, and business practices. This book provides practical advice about interior design as a career, as well as conceptual information about colour schemes, planning, and the principles of design theory.