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The director of the Design Museum defines the greatest artefact of all time: the cityWe live in a world that is now predominantly urban. So how do we define the city as it evolves in the twenty-first century? Drawing examples from across the globe, Deyan Sudjic decodes the underlying forces that shape our cities, such as resources and land, to the ideas that shape conscious elements of design, whether of buildings or of space. Erudite and ente...

Norman Foster gehört zu den weltweit bedeutendsten Architekten. Dieses Buch bietet erstmals Einblicke in die Persönlichkeit des Pritzker-Preisträgers von 1999. Nach dem Studium an der Universität von Manchester und der Yale School of Art and Architecture gründete Foster Ende der Sechzigerjahre sein eigenes Architekturbüro und konnte sogleich Erfolge verbuchen. Die von Foster autorisierte Biografie geht seiner Handschrift auf den Grund und würd...

Der Begleitband zu Phaidons populären The Endless Citymit derselben Mischung aus klugen Aufsätzen, bemerkenswerten Fotografien und prägnanten Daten im Bereich der urbanen Entwicklung und verwandter DisziplinenEine maßgebliche Schrift von angesehenen Denkern von überall auf der Welt, unter der Führung von Ricky Burdett von der London School of Economics und Deyan Sudjic vom Design Museum in LondonKonzentriert sich auf Istanbul, Mumbai und Sao P...

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This book tells the story of Italian designer and architect Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007), not just revealing the anecdotes and inspirations behind many of his most famous pieces but also detailing his encounters with some of the most iconic figures of the 20th century, such as Picasso, Hemingway and Allen Ginsberg.Perhaps best known as the founder of the Memphis Group in the 1980s - famous for its colourful and flamboyant furniture, ceramics an...

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First published in Great Britain by Particular Books, an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd, 2014.

A collection of 10 recent architecture projects by renowned minimalist John Pawson.

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In ogni cultura, per poter realizzare le proprie creazioni, gli architetti hanno dovuto stabilire un rapporto con i ricchi e i potenti. Nessun altro ha infatti le risorse per costruire. E il destino geneticamente predeterminato degli architetti è fare qualsiasi cosa pur di costruire, così come quello dei salmoni migratori è di compiere l'ultimo viaggio per deporre le uova prima di morire. Gli architetti non hanno altra alternativa che scendere...

In this brilliant expose of the interaction between art, design, and commerce, Sudjic charts our relationship with all things designed. From the opulent excesses of the catwalk to the playfulness of an Alessi jam jar, he shows how we can be manipulated and seduced by our possessions.

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