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GA Houses 124 A.D.A.Edita Tokyo Co. Ltd 2011 ISBN 9784871407946 Acqn 20892 Pb 21x30cm 160pp col ills 37 In this issue of GA Houses, editor Yukio Futagawa offers readers a look at residential homes built by architects such as Steven Holl, David Hertz and Ruy Ohtake. In this issue the furniture of the Campana Brothers is also featured.

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Richard Goodwin - Porosity. The Architecture Of Invagination RMIT University Press 2011 ISBN 9781921426865 Acqn 21758 Pb 16x22cm 266pp 150ills 100col 50 As a highly respected Australian artist and architect, Richard Goodwin aims with this book to change our view of cities as collections of individual buildings. By prejudicing public space and finding previously undefined public spaces within them, which he calls 'chiastic space', the book presents ideas for a radically transformed western city.

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Strootman - Strategies For The Sublime C3 2012 ISBN 9788997775002 Acqn 21774 Hb 23x29cm 208pp 260ills 250col 38.50 The Dutch office of Strootman Landscape Architects is extensively profiled in this gorgeous monographic publication by C3. The book is divided by chapter into the themes most relevant to the practice: Garden & Park, Forest & Park, Re-use, Historico-cultural Landscapes, and Living in Water Landscapes. Tackling issues such as planning versus design, spatial solutions in an urbanised world, accommodating natural forms and systems, and the pursuit of the sublime, Strootman presents itself as formally rooted in the history of the Dutch landscape while simultaneously applying contemporary ecological and spatial strategies. Included are a variety of notable projects from both within the Netherlands and across Europe.

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a+u 504 - La Luz Magica a+u Publishing Co. Ltd. 2012 noISBN Acqn 21776 Pb 22x29cm 152pp 125ills 100col 34.95 This issue of a+u takes both the London 2012 Olympics and architecture firms from Helsinki as its main features. For the former, special focus is given to the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion by Herzog & de Meuron and Ai Weiwei, the London Aquatics Centre by Zaha Hadid, the Velodrome by Hopkins Architects, and the Basketball Arena by Wilkinson Eyre Architects. Also included are photo essays on the London Bridge Tower and Kings Cross Redevelopment. Detailed profiles of the Finnish architects are offered as well; the section features JKMM Architects, K2S Architects, LPR-Arkkitehdit, Avanto Architects and Anttinen Oiva Arkkitehdit, among others.

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