‘Timely and provocative’ – RIBA Journal ‘Original and eye-opening … beautifully produced, it shows an array of astonishing eco-friendly designs from around the world’ – RA Magazine Ever since the discovery of the cave, humans have made use of nature’s geological formations. Only recently, however, have developments in structural engineering made it possible to engage [...]

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Author: Aaron Betsky, English, Architecture, Hardcover, 192pp, ISBN: 9780500342176,
Price: (ZA)R 375

The Launch of the publication Architecture of the Third Landscape: Award-winning Project of the Free State by Pattabi G Raman & Jako Olivier , this event will be opened by Professor Adam Habib, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research, Innovation and Advancement at the University of Johannesburg. Professor Raman and Jako Olivier will then present on the [...]

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Author: Pattabi G Raman and Jako Olivier, English, Architecture, Softcover, 155pp, 240x240mm, ISBN: 9780620459471,
Price: (ZA)R 375

Ângela Ferreira produced a new installation based on Roelof Uytenbogaardt’s Werdmuller Centre in Cape Town, for her solo exhibition. This catalogue documents Ferreira’s ‘investigative art’, revealing her thought processes. It inquiries into the building, which the artist uses as a prototype for the “failure of modernism and its utopian ideals in Africa”.These working processes take [...]

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Author: Sophie Perryer, English, Catalogue, Sostcover, 28pp, 210x213mm,
Price: (ZA)R 60

Acclaimed in the art world for his room-size installations of paintings, sculpture, and digital projections, Matthew Ritchie’s work investigates architecture and the dynamics of culture. Named by Time magazine in 2001 as one of 100 innovators for the new millennium, his rich work draws from subjects as diverse as ancient myth and medieval alchemy to [...]

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Author: Mathew Ritchie and others, English, Architecture, Hardcover, 272pp, 287x282mm, ISBN: 978-0847831081

Talk About Contemporary Architecture: Who, What, Where, When, How, Why: Everything You Need to Know The magazine-style design and straightforward text introduce the reader to the basics of architecture so they can gain everything they need to know in order to “talk about” this hot topic. “Talk About Contemporary Architecture” provides the general public with [...]

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Author: Gilles De Bure, English, Art General, Softcover, 254pp ,225 x 159mm, ISBN: 9782080301314,
Price: (ZA)R 200

The Eco-design Handbook – A Complete Sourcebook for the Home and Office The Eco-Design Handbook is the first book to present the best-designed objects for every aspect of the home and office, including the most environmentally sound materials and building products. Some of these pieces have already become classics, others have been uncovered from far-away [...]

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Author: Alastair Fuad-Luke, English, NonArt, Softcover, 352pp, 209 x 164mm, ISBN: 9780500283431,
Price: (ZA)R 200

Design and Planning for Sustainability (New edition) In 1975 Brenda and Robert Vale published The Autonomous House, a manifesto offering down-to-earth suggestions for building homes that do not pollute the earth or squander its resources. Their book received tremendous praise around the world and was seen as a significant move toward green architecture. Nearly twenty [...]

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Author: Brenda Vale and Robert Vale, English, NonArt, Softcover, 256pp, 235 x 165mm, ISBN: 9780500282878,
Price: (ZA)R 200

Handmade Houses and Other Buildings – The World of Vernacular Architecture Vernacular architecture, by its very nature, is built from local materials that are readily to hand and is thus defined by the geology and ecology of the region and by local climatic conditions. Constructed by the community using traditional tools, these structures are highly [...]

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Author: John May, English, Art General, Hardcover, 192pp,, ISBN: 9780500342589,
Price: (ZA)R 180

David Chipperfield: Form Matters This collection of sketches, plans and illustrations of built and unbuilt projects documents a selection of work produced by David Chipperfield in the 25 years since he established his own architectural practice. A series of short essays accompanies the images, in which he considers form, language, materiality and composition.

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Author: Deyan Sudjic, English, Monograph, Softcover, 128pp, 269 x 201mm, ISBN: 9783865606884,
Price: (ZA)R 340

Neues Museum Berlin – By Cavid Chipperfield Architects in Collaboration with Julian Harrap This book documents David Chipperfield’s most important project to date: the Neues Museum, centerpiece of the Berlin Museumsinsel. Photographs taken in natural light by Candida Höfer show the rooms after their completion and before they were furnished. Höfer’s images are complemented by [...]

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Author: Alvaro Siza, David Chipperfield, Candida Hofer and Kenneth Frampton, English, Art General, Softcover, 288pp, 239 x 173mm, ISBN: 9783865607041,
Price: (ZA)R 460