The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The houses became icons of the Mid-Century modernist movement. The cover design and focus of the magazine was revolutionary at the time and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue.....
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The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on Interbau in West Berlin, Case Study.....
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The scarce special issue of AV Monographs on Rem Koolhaas and the Office of Metropolitan Architecture, covering projects from 2000 to 2015. Includes 20 works and 10 projects from around the world, plus essays. Printed in full color. Text in Spanish and English. Out of print/scarce.

Condition: Fine.
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The rare first printing for Museum trustees of the exhibition catalog for the important Machine Art exhibit of 1934, which took place at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. With section headings such as "Industrial Units," "Household and Office Equipment," and "Kitchenware," the exhibit of these objects was somewhat shocking to audiences in an art museum environment. The exhibit was one of the earliest museum presentations of industrial design as a serious area of artistic activity. Curator Philip Johnson also employed a groundbreaking presentation for the exhibition. He took.....
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In October of 2004, Tom Sachs and Van Neistat toured the Alps by motorcycle and made this publication documenting their journey with hand-drawn maps and appendices listing various information, including a calendar, crashes, expenses, dinner seating and exhibition charts, travel restrictions, and their meals, ranked. Signed in an edition of only 25 copies, this #6 of 25. Color copied onto heavy paper stock. In a custom-made protective mylar jacket.

Condition: Near Fine.
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The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on six Philadelphia architects: Robert Geddes, Aldo.....
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The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on fountains, a weekend house near Paris.....
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The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on architects Marcel Sedletzky, Angelo Mangiarotti, John.....
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The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue features articles on A. Quincy Jones and Frederick E......
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The influential West Coast architecture magazine known for its “Case Study Houses” Program in which in 1945 it proposed to “begin immediately the study, planning, actual design and construction of eight houses, each to fulfill the specifications of a special living problem in the Southern California area.” The houses became icons of the Mid-Century modernist movement. The cover design and focus of the magazine at the time was revolutionary and a direct challenge to the prominence of the East Coast as the center of architecture in the U.S. This issue.....
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The January 1993 special issue of Architecture and Urbanism (A+U) on Atelier 5, the firm founded in 1955 in Bern, Switzerland by five architects: Erwin Fritz, Samuel Gerber, Rolf Hesterberg, Hans Hostettler and Alfredo Pini; and later joined by Niklaus Morgenthaler. Covering 14 projects in detail, with essays by Werner Blaser, Norman Foster, Gunter Behnisch and others. Text in English and Japanese. Out of print.

Condition: Very Good, previous owner's architecture firm stamp to table of contents page; light edgewear and corner bump to back lower corner; scratch to back.....
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