Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Re=3295&browse=true&N=3+3347+6603 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=698340 The focus on public space is a worldwide phenomenon, from the high-budget Chicago Millennium Park to the Westblaak Skatepark in Rotterdam, and the Roppongi public seating project in Japan. This resurgence of interest is creating new relationships between artists, architects, designers, and local authorities. It is a competitive area as cities try to outdo each other in an effort to attract investment and tourists. Public space, as a means of serving the community, has become a political and a priority on a national and local level. New Public Spaces is the first book to showcase some of the most interesting and diverse examples of public space in the world. Many of the featured projects challenge accepted notions of the function and aesthetic of communal space and together provide the reader with a global overview of developments in this thriving area.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=721822 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=611367 The most exciting and accomplished young architect to emerge on the international scene in many years, David Adjaye uses an artists clarity of concept to create an engaging architecture that concentrates on materials and issues of place and identity. Born in Tanzania into a diplomatic family, Adjaye enjoyed a wide-ranging formal and cultural education, which has allowed him to respond deftly and instinctively to wildly differing projects, avoiding conventional solutions and seeking to open up new possibilities. The innovation in Adjayes career is exemplified in his residential works, which show careful experimentation and exquisite nuances. Perhaps his best-known houses are those constructed in a range of settings for people such as artist Chris Ofili and actor Ewan McGregor. Four essential components make up this, Adjayes first monograph: an introduction by Stuart Hall; a documentation of thirteen of Adjayes most important projects, over half of which are published here in full for the first time, presented through descriptions, detailed plans and photographs; a series of visual essays that highlight the tactile, luminous and luxurious nature of Adjayes work; and essays from cultural critics who have been touched by his buildings.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=528884 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=325752 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=248121 This book examines the entire process of starting and then dramatically expanding a contemporary art museum, from the tumultuous sixties to the cusp of a new century. The MCAs achievements are discussed, accompanied by historic photographs. Color reproductions of 40 works from the vast MCA permanent collection are juxtaposed with informative text on more than 30 featured artists, including Francis Bacon, Leon Golub, Jasper Johns, Sol LeWitt, Bruce Nauman, Ad Reinhardt, Mark Rothko, Cindy Sherman, and Andy Warhol. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=245717 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=93077 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=105468 One of the masters of modern architecture, Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) was a prolific and influential architect, a gifted painter, and a talented, world-renowned designer. In this comprehensive catalogue all his known works from the early 1920s to his final designs in the 1970s are presented and described. With the full cooperation of the Alvar Aalto Foundation, Goran Schildt has explored its archives, and some 20,000 letters, memoranda and contemporary newspaper cuttings as well as many building models, to ensure that every work is included in this volume. It contains full descriptions, accompanied by abundant illustrations, of all of Aaltos realized and unrealized architectural projects: regional and urban plans, churches, theaters, libraries, museums, office and factory buildings, public housing, and private residences. Aaltos design skill is prominently featured in his furniture, light fixtures, glass, objets dart, textiles, jewelry, graphic design, and stage sets. The present volume catalogues Aaltos vast oeuvre, including many projects never before seen by the public, and uncovers information about Aaltos competition entries, his clients and colleagues, that is crucial to a complete understanding of Aaltos visionary impact on modern architecture, art, and design.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=735100 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=234511 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=252438 A vivid and timely survey.... Rossis work is distinguished by depth of feeling and stark simplicity, neither disallowing gaiety. -- Adele Freedman, Toronto Globe and Mail http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=77693 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=61964 John Nash (1752-1835) was the most successful and fashionable architect of his time. Architect, town-planner, landscape designer, bridge-builder, engineer and entrepreneur, Nash outlived his principal patron, George IV, by five years. After a disheartening start, when his first speculative buildings in Bloomsbury failed and left him bankrupt, Nash moved to Wales to rebuild his career, eventually returning to London in 1796. He had made a remarkable recovery and went on to become the most successful and fashionable architect of the period. His buildings reflect a variety of styles, including neo-classical, Tudor and Gothic, with a strong emphasis on the Picturesque. His Metropolitan Improvements - Regents Park, Regent Street, Trafalgar Square - were the most comprehensive developments ever carried out in London, even until recent times. This fully illustrated survey of Nashs works includes all of his known and attributed works. Michael Mansbridges superb photographs of Nashs extant buildings show Nashs architecture as never before and are complemented by contemporary views and old photographs of demolished buildings, as well as original sketches of designs never executed. The illustrations are accompanied by catalogue entries giving general information about the buildings, their settings and their original owners. In all, nearly 300 projects are discussed. Each entry has its own bibliography and many have plans. The introduction, written by the distinguished architectural historian Sir John Summerson (1904-92), gives a perspective portrait of this imaginative and influential architect. The book includes a gazetteer, a list of clients and patrons, a glossary of architectural terms, and two maps - one of Great Britain and Ireland one of London - giving the locations of Nashs buildings.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=196148 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=97653 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=71742