Architectural envelopes

Guia Sambonet
Motta Architettura

s.a.
s.e.

Herzog & de Meuron
Fondazione Prada

"Recounts the creative process that led to the realization of the Prada Aoyama Tokyo project executed by the Swiss architectural studio Herzog & de Meuron on behalf of Prada. The building's present appearance, the conception of which began at the end of 1999, is the result of a rigorous analytical study carried out on a number of fronts: on one side with an examination of the territory of the city and in particular the specific area involved, and on the other with an investigation of the type of objects that the structure would subsequently accommodate. The interlacing of these varying dynamics gave rise to the creation of the definitive shape of the edifice inaugurated in Spring 2003, which is documented in this volume in all its different phases of the elaboration process"--p. [5].

Romano Jodice
Bulzoni Editore

Gianfranco Spagnesi, Marcello Fagiolo
Istituto della enciclopedia italiana

Konstantin Malinovskij
Il polifilo

Adrian Snodgrass
Paravia Bruno Mondadori editori

Una storia dell'architettura comparata dell'Oriente e dell'Occidente che analizza le costruzioni, soprattutto religiose, dal punto di vista del rapporto tra le loro collocazioni e i movimenti del sole e dei pianeti. Le grandi architetture del mondo - Stupa, templi in forma di Mandala, piramidi, edifici a pianta centrale, moschee e cattedrali - vengono mostrate come simboli, riflesso e miniatura dei fenomeni cosmici. Snodgrass spiega, con chiarezza esemplare, la precisione del rito, la potenza del mito e la sede stellare di ciò che è grande e perfetto.

Andrea Palladio
Editrice La Roccia

Andrea Palladio
Editrice La Roccia

AA.VV.
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.

Z. S. Makowski
Ufficio Italiano Sviluppo Applicazioni Acciaio

Casey C. M. Mathewson, Ann Videriksen
ORO Editions

The a5 Architecture Series, edited by Berlin-based architect Casey Mathewson, is our new book series focusing on architecture, interiors, and landscapes in selected global metropolises. The a5 Series is planned for publication in the coming years to showcase the world of architecture in such diverse metropolitan cities as Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, Copenhagen, Shanghai, Berlin and Singapore. The series portrays the very best work done in the world's creative capitals, and also focuses on visionary designs slated for construction over the coming years. Detailed working drawings are also included to enrich the contents and make the series even more relevant for all those interested in architecture and design.a = Architecture
5 = examples from the past five year time period
a5 = Worldwide Documentary Series on premier Architecture of the past 5 years. The second edition of the a5 Series is devoted to the intensely creative and vibrant Copenhagen metropolitan area and showcases the most innovative architecture, interior design, and landscape projects created in Copenhagen since 2005.

Featuring the following firms -3XN, aart, Arkitema, Bjarke Ingels Group- BIG, COBE, Dissing Weitling arkitektfirma, Entasis, Henning Larsen Architects, Vilhelm Lauritzen, Lundgaard & Tranberg, Arkitektfirmaet C.F. Moller, Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter, ONV, PLH Arkitekter, Schmidt/Hammer/Lassen Architects, SLA, Tegnestuen Vandkunsten.