Walter Burley Griffin in America provides a detailed look at the work of one of the most original architects the United States has produced. This beautiful volume features nearly 200 photographs of Walter Burley Griffin’s structures and landscapes, as well as a chronological catalog of standing buildings, a list of demolished works, a location guide, and a selected bibliography. The book is further enhanced by Mati Maldre’s discussion of his techniques and objectives in photographing Griffin’s work and Paul Kruty’s essay putting Griffin forward as the third great member, after Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, of the Prairie School of architecture.
Passion City: St. Raum A. Landscape Architecture
Urban landscape architecture is the
focus of this monograph of works by
the award-winning landscape
architecture firm ST raum a.
In Reykjavik, a new office and commercial centre boasts islands of basalt and green, to echo Iceland’s unique topography; in Guangzhou, China, a television tower rises above a beautiful park with a Ferris wheel, river promenade, and plenty of room to sit and ponder nature; and a beautifully landscaped retirement center in Berlin for Alzheimer’s patients encourages independence while assuring their safety. This illustrated monograph details forty projects by ST raum a., whose goal is to provide vital open spacesA” in urban environments. Divided by categories-relaxation, education, work, residences, and public spaces, the projects in this book are illustrated with photographs and plans, and accompanied by short texts by the designers and clients. Also included is an interview with renowned Dutch landscape architect Winy Maas, who lends his perspective to the work of this young and innovative team.
Terra Incognita: Photographs of America’s Third Coast
This is a stunning portfolio of images of the American Gulf Coast. Gloriously illustrated with 82 full-page images, this book is homage to the American Gulf Coast – a dynamic region of marshes, swamps, bayous, beaches, and forests – that had, until Hurricane Katrina (2005) and more recently oil spillage, largely evaded national and international consciousness. In “Terra Incognita”, Sexton explores this oft-overlooked landscape in a sequence of dramatic duotone photographs contrasting natural phenomena with found objects, organic environments with constructed ones – from the Gulf Coast of the Mississippi River to the Florida panhandle.
