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The following 40 books have been published in the last 60 days, including what's coming up in the weeks ahead:


1. Pamphlet Architecture 33: Islands and Atolls, by Luis Callejas
Series: Pamphlet Architecture
ISBN 9781616891428, paperback binding, $19.95 (05/15/2013)

The competition for Pamphlet Architecture 33 asked previous authors in the series to nominate the architects and theorists whose work represents the most exciting design ...
2. Modern American Housing: High-Rise, Reuse, Infill, by Peggy Tully
Series: New City Books (Syracuse)
ISBN 9781616891091, hardcover binding, $29.95 (05/15/2013)

Modern American Housing brings together the most enlightened thinkers from the worlds of architecture, social practice, and real estate development to present the latest developments ...
3. The Greenest Home: Superinsulated and Passive House Design, by Julie Torres Moskovitz
ISBN 9781616891244, hardcover binding, $45.00 (05/15/2013)

Passive is the new green. Passive Houses, well insulated, virtually airtight buildings, can decrease home heating consumption by an astounding ninety percent, making them not ...
4. Art Parks: A Tour of America's Sculpture Parks and Gardens, by Francesca Cigola
ISBN 9781616891299, flexibind binding, $35.00 (05/15/2013)

Whether located in the heart of a metropolis such as Chicago or on sprawling fields in the countryside, sculpture parks and gardens have become increasingly ...
5. Houses of Maine: Elliott + Elliott Architecture, by Matthew Elliott, Elizabeth Elliott
ISBN 9781616891220, hardcover binding, $40.00 (05/21/2013)

There have been many influences for us over the years but the defining factor in our firm s work is that we practice architecture in ...
6. We Sit Together: Utopian Benches from the Shakers to the Separatists of Zoar, by Francis Cape
ISBN 9781616891596, paperback binding, $24.95 (06/17/2013)

Whether for protest, religious congress, companionship, eating, or comfort, sitting communally remains one of the most powerful and prevalent of human social activities. This simple ...
7. Buckminster Fuller: World Man, by Daniel L pez-P rez
Series: Kassler Lecture Series
ISBN 91781616890940, paperback binding, $21.95 (07/07/2013)

Buckminster Fuller (1895 1983) was one of the most innovative and influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Best known as the inventor of the geodesic ...
8. Pocket Department Notebooks: The Pocket Pack
Series: Pocket Department
ISBN 9781616892142, paperback binding, $19.95 (07/16/2013)

A collaboration with the Brooklyn Art Library, Pocket Deptartment is a line of sturdy notebooks inspired by vintage stationery and designed to fit every pocket: ...
9. Pocket Department Notebooks: Shirt Pocket Notebook Set
Series: Pocket Department
ISBN 9781616892029, paperback binding, $12.95 (07/16/2013)

A collaboration with the Brooklyn Art Library, Pocket Deptartment is a line of sturdy notebooks inspired by vintage stationery and designed to fit every pocket: ...
10. Pocket Department Notebooks: Back Pocket Notebook Set
Series: Pocket Department
ISBN 9781616891992, paperback binding, $12.95 (07/16/2013)

A collaboration with the Brooklyn Art Library, Pocket Deptartment is a line of sturdy notebooks inspired by vintage stationery and designed to fit every pocket: ...
11. The Pattern Box: 100 Postcards by 10 Contemporary Pattern Designers , by Textile Arts Center
Series: Paper + Goods
ISBN 9781616891886, postcards in a tabbed display box, 4-1/4 x 6-1/4 x 3 inches binding, $19.95 (07/16/2013)

Curated by New York City s celebrated Textile Arts Center, this vibrant, pattern-filled collection features one hundred postcards from ten international designers. Housed in an ...
12. Pocket Department Notebooks: Backpack Notebook Set
Series: Pocket Department
ISBN 9781616892074, paperback binding, $15.95 (07/16/2013)

A collaboration with the Brooklyn Art Library, Pocket Deptartment is a line of sturdy notebooks inspired by vintage stationery and designed to fit every pocket: ...
13. Pocket Department Notebooks: Messenger Bag Notebook Set
Series: Pocket Department
ISBN 9781616892104, paperback binding, $16.95 (07/16/2013)

A collaboration with the Brooklyn Art Library, Pocket Deptartment is a line of sturdy notebooks inspired by vintage stationery and designed to fit every pocket: ...
14. American City X: Syracuse After the Master Plan, by Mark Robbins
Series: New City Books (Syracuse)
ISBN 9781616891060, hardcover binding, $29.95 (07/17/2013)

In American City X, editor Mark Robbins, former dean of Syracuse University s School of Architecture, argues that innovative and compelling architecture can not only ...
15. Nigel Peake City and Country Notecards, by Nigel Peake
Series: Paper+ Goods
ISBN 9781616891862, boxed set binding, $14.95 (07/19/2013)

Charming drawings and watercolors highlight the quirky vision of illustrator Nigel Peake, author of In the Wilds and In the City. Peake s ...
16. Prospect Park: Olmsted & Vaux s Brooklyn Masterpiece, by David P. Colley
ISBN 9781616891183, hardcover binding, $45.00 (07/19/2013)

Right in the heart of one of the nation s most densely populated urban areas sits an idyllic realm of graceful meadows, dense woods, placid ...
17. Prospect Park
ISBN 9781616891183, hardcover binding, $45.00 (08/06/2013)

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18. Nested Notes: Egg Sticky Notes
Series: Paper + Goods
ISBN 9781616891947, boxed set binding, $10.95 (08/13/2013)

These artfully packaged egg-shaped sticky notepads will brighten any desk. Contained inside a nest-lined box, these colorful, speckled stickies make a delightful gift for a ...
19. Visual Complexity: Mapping Patterns of Information, by Manuel Lima
ISBN 9781616892197, paperback binding, $35.00 (09/03/2013)

Manuel Lima s smash hit Visual Complexity is now available in paperback. This groundbreaking 2011 book, the first to combine a thorough history of information ...
20. Balthazar Korab: Architect of Photography, by John Comazzi
ISBN 9781616891961, paperback binding, $24.95 (09/15/2013)

Balthazar Korab s recent passing at the age of eighty-six was met by a deep appreciation for his work and a tremendous outpouring of affection ...
21. Local Architecture: Building Place, Craft, and Community, by Brian MacKay-Lyons, Robert McCarter
ISBN 9781616891282, hardcover binding, $50.00 (09/18/2013)

In architecture, as in food, local is an idea whose time has come. Of course, the idea of an architecture that responds to site; draws ...
22. Southern Makers: Food, Design, Craft, and Other Scenes from the Tactile Life, by Jennifer Causey
ISBN 9781616891640, paperback binding, $24.95 (09/20/2013)

In this follow-up to our bestselling Brooklyn Makers, photographer Jennifer Causey returns to her Southern roots to introduce us to a group of ...
23. New Museums in China, by Clare Jacobson
ISBN 9781616891503, hardcover binding, $50.00 (09/27/2013)

China s explosive urban growth continues to make headlines, illustrated by dramatic shots of the latest commercial or residential building, each more outstanding (and often ...
24. Shadow Type: Classic Three-Dimensional Lettering, by Steven Heller, Louise Fili
ISBN 9781616892043, hardcover binding, $55.00 (10/15/2013)

Designers often look to the past for ways to enliven their projects. Letters with relief and shadow have long been an effective way to add ...
25. Whiskey, by John Lamond
Series: Instant Expert
ISBN 9781616892166, paperback binding, $18.95 (10/15/2013)

Whisky is an authoritative guide to savoring the world s most elegant and complex spirit to the fullest. Author and Master of Malt John Lamond ...
26. Shoes, by Linda O'Keefe
Series: Instant Expert
ISBN 9781616892227, paperback binding, $18.95 (10/15/2013)

Whisky is an authoritative guide to savoring the world s most elegant and complex spirit to the fullest. Author and Master of Malt John Lamond ...
27. The Big Picture: America in Panorama, by Josh Sapan
ISBN 9781616891657, hardcover binding, $29.95 (10/15/2013)

At the turn of the twentieth century, photographic technology and an American culture of optimism and self-celebration combined to create to what Luc Sante calls ...
28. Studio Life: Rituals, Collections, Tools, and Observations on the Artistic Process, by Sarah Trigg
ISBN 9781616891329, paperback binding, $35.00 (10/15/2013)

In 2009 artist and writer Sarah Trigg embarked on an ambitious field expedition across the United States, interviewing more than 200 artists in their studios. ...
29. The Filmmaker Says: Quotes, Quips, and Words of Wisdom, by Jamie Thompson Stern
ISBN 9781616892203, hardcover binding, $14.95 (10/29/2013)

"No saint, no pope, no general, no sultan, has ever had the power that a filmmaker has the power to talk to hundreds of millions ...
30. Abbott Miller: Design and Content, by Abott Miller
ISBN 9781616897262, hardcover binding, $60.00 (11/10/2013)

Abbott Miller: Design and Content is the first monograph on the award winning graphic designer known for his innovative work at Pentagram, where as a ...
31. In the City: Drawings by Nigel Peake, by Nigel Peake
ISBN 9781616891541, hardcover binding, $22.95 (11/12/2013)

For the follow up to In the Wilds, his much-loved illustrated ode to rural life, Nigel Peake swaps the bucolic Irish countryside where he ...
32. From Russia With Doubt: The Quest to Authenticate 181 Would-be Masterpieces of the Russian Avant-Garde, by Adam Lerner
ISBN 9781616891626, paperback binding, $30.00 (11/12/2013)

In 2010 the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver director Adam Lerner did something unheard of in the museum world: he mounted a large exhibition of ...
33. Brown University: The Campus Guide, by Rhinehart, Raymond P.
Series: Campus Guides
ISBN 9781616890735, paperback binding, $34.95 (11/12/2013)

Founded in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island in the town of Warren, Brown University was the seventh in a series of Colonial higher ...
34. The Sea Ranch: Fifty Years of Architecture, Landscape, and Placemaking on the Northern California Coast, by Donlyn Lyndon, Jim Alinder
ISBN 9781616891770, hardcover binding, $65.00 (11/26/2013)

A hundred miles north of San Francisco, the Sonoma County coast meets the Pacific Ocean in a magnificent display of nature. This is the location ...
35. Modern Modular, by Joseph Tanney, Robert Luntz
ISBN 9781616890513, paperback binding, $40.00 (12/03/2013)

Prefabricated housing of high design and quality construction has long been an elusive goal for architects, where industry practices, bureaucratic regulations, and cost have always ...
36. Jorn Utzon: Drawings and Buildings, by Mmichael Asgaard Andersen
ISBN 9781616891800, hardcover binding, $55.00 (12/10/2013)

Visionary Danish architect Jorn Utzon was just thirty-eight years old in 1957 when he was named the surprise winner of an international competition to design ...
37. Emerging Voices 30: Form, Idea, Resonance
ISBN 9781616891978, hardcover binding, $50.00 (12/24/2013)

The prestigious Emerging Voices Award was created in 1982 by The Architectural League of New York to showcase the work of early to midcareer North ...
38. Materials for Design 2, by Victoria Ballard Bell, Patrick Rand
ISBN 9781616891909, paperback binding, $50.00 (01/07/2014)

As architecture and design programs throughout the world break out of the classroom and adopt the holistic methods of design/build programs, the need for a ...
39. Permanent Change: Plastics in Architecture and Engineering , by Michael Bell, Craig Buckley
ISBN 9781616891664, hardcover binding, $65.00 (01/21/2014)

Almost every industry in the world has benefited from the invention of plastics, but it s only in the recent past that they have begun ...
40. Rural Studio at Twenty: Designing and Building in Hale County, Alabama, by Andrew Freear, Elena Barthel, and Andrea Oppenheimer Dean
ISBN 9781616891534, paperback binding, $40.00 (03/18/2014)

For two decades, the students of Auburn University s Rural Studio have designed and built remarkable houses and community buildings for impoverished residents of Alabama ...
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