Books

“The only things I’ve ever kept are photographs,” says John Pawson

February 28, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

Minimalist John Pawson turned to architecture after failing as a Buddhist monk and a sports photographer. As a book of his photographs goes on sale, he spoke to Dezeen about how he discovered his love of colour through Instagram. Called Spectrum and published by Phaidon, the book contains pairings of photographs taken by Pawson, whose studio is

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Collapse of Artifice and Black Dog Publishing “a terrible blow to architectural culture”

February 28, 2018 India Block 0

Independent London architecture publisher Artifice and sister company Black Dog Publishing have become insolvent, leaving architects scrambling to rescue copies of their books and retrieve digital files. Studios affected include Design Engine, Morris Adjmi, and Lynch Architects – whose founder told Dezeen that a thousand copies of their book were lost “in a shed somewhere”.

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Photography by Jose Manuel Ballester offers glimpse inside Norman Foster Foundation archive

February 25, 2018 India Block 0

Photographer Jose Manuel Ballester provides an intimate look inside the Norman Foster Foundation in Madrid for his book Spaces, detailing the architect’s vast collection that ranges from a car owned by Le Corbusier to a model of Apple Park. Founded in 1999, the Norman Foster Foundation supports the development of the new generations of architects, designers

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Competition: win a book of photos showing New York and Los Angeles from above

February 23, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Dezeen is giving away five copies of LA NY: Aerial Photographs of Los Angeles and New York – a book brimming with aerial images that architect Jeffrey Milstein took while leaning out of helicopters and small aeroplanes. On his exploit, architect-turned-photographer Milstein toured the two US cities using a camera mounted on a stabilising gyro,

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Trump’s border wall “will be the aesthetic legacy of a dictator”

February 2, 2018 India Block 0

The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the start of a global rush to create physical barriers, according to a new book illustrating how tyrants use architecture and design to control populations. Theo Deutinger’s Handbook of Tyranny covers nationalism, terrorism, and the power of multinationals in a globalised economy in a compendium of technical drawings

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Trump’s border wall “will be the aesthetic legacy of a dictator”

February 2, 2018 India Block 0

The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the start of a global rush to create physical barriers, according to a new book illustrating how tyrants use architecture and design to control populations. Theo Deutinger’s Handbook of Tyranny covers nationalism, terrorism, and the power of multinationals in a globalised economy in a compendium of technical drawings

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Competition: win a book about tiny “nomadic” homes all over the world

January 19, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Dezeen is giving two readers the chance to win a copy of Nomadic Homes, a book featuring a selection of moveable compact dwellings around the globe. Nomadic Homes: Architecture on the Move is written by Philip Jodidio and includes examples of homes that have been designed to move from place to place. A majority of

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Competition: win a book about tiny “nomadic” homes all over the world

January 19, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Dezeen is giving two readers the chance to win a copy of Nomadic Homes, a book featuring a selection of moveable compact dwellings around the globe. Nomadic Homes: Architecture on the Move is written by Philip Jodidio and includes examples of homes that have been designed to move from place to place. A majority of

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Competition: win a book that showcases futuristic homes

December 19, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

Dezeen is giving five readers the chance to win a copy of Inside Utopia, a book celebrating some of the most innovative architecture and interior design projects from the mid-20th century. Inside Utopia: Visionary Interiors and Futuristic Homes uses colour photography to showcase a range of residences that remain as radical as they were when

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Competition: win a book that showcases futuristic homes

December 19, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

Dezeen is giving five readers the chance to win a copy of Inside Utopia, a book celebrating some of the most innovative architecture and interior design projects from the mid-20th century. Inside Utopia: Visionary Interiors and Futuristic Homes uses colour photography to showcase a range of residences that remain as radical as they were when

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