2G 58/59: KAZUO SHINOHARA An architect whose influence stretches from Toyo Ito, Itsuko Hasegawa and Kazunari Sakamoto, via Kazuyo Sejima, to the many excellent young studios working today, this double issue of 2G focuses solely on his single-family homes and is the result of a long process of research to identify the site and condition of each of the houses. 296 pages, PB, GG, 9788425224140, $125



ARTIFICIAL NATURE ARCHITECTURE Luis de Garrido has been developing an artificial ecological system incorporating man-made artefacts and buildings which can be continuously moved, relocated, modified and grow as if they were living organisms. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223191, $20

BERLAGE SURVEY OF THE CULTURE, EDUCATION AND PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM Chronicles both the Berlage’s last two decades of exemplary educational practice and offers a select history of the Dutch tradition in architecture and urbanism in relation to its international context. 544 pages, PB, NAi, 9789056627652, $70



BY PRACTICE, BY INVITATION Documentation of projects by the Design Research Institute at RMIT, a longstanding program of research into what adventurous designers actually do when they design. 176 pages, PB, RMIT, 9780987210807, $27

CANDIDE 4: JOURNAL FOR ARCHITECTURAL KNOWLEDGE Each issue of Candide is made up of five distinct sections. This framework responds to the diversity of architectural knowledge being produced, while challenging authors from all disciplines to test a variety of genres in order to write about and represent architecture. 144 pages, PB, Actar, 9788492861835 $35



CONTAINERS: SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE Shipping containers were designed to economically and securely store and transport goods over long distances in watertight conditions. This means they are entirely appropriate for designing inhabitable spaces: they can be juxtaposed or joined together to form architecturally complex structures. 96 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223351, $20

KJELLANDER + SJÖBERG One of the offices leading the renewal of Swedish architecture, Kjellandr + Sjoberg have created an unpretentious and durable architecture where housing and social issues find their expression in an architecture that is practical, beautiful and close to everyday life. 224 pages, HB, Arvinius, 9789185689354, $98



MINI HOTELS Some of the best mini hotels in the world, according to architectural criteria, interior design, respect for sustainability and the environment, and the use of local and organic materials. 256 pages, HB, Monsa, 9788415223368, $50

PAISEA #17 URBAN PARK 2 In this second monographic magazine focused on the urban park, Paisea have given priority to large scale projects, in an attempt to highlight the difference between gardens and parks. 112 pages, PB, GG, 9771887255005, $45




PAISEA #18 LANDSCAPE & ART A selection of projects that show the great potential of using creative arts when working with the landscape with works by artists, landscape architects, and architects. 112 pages, PB, GG, 9771887255005, $45

PAISEADOS #6 ITALY A selection of landscape projects from around Italy including projects by Franco Zagari, Monica Sgandurra, and Land. 144 pages, PB, GG, 9771889499025, $57



SOFT SHELLS: POROUS & DEPLOYABLE ARCHITECTURAL SCREENS Investigates textile as a retro-novel architectural device. The book is lavishly illustrated with form experiments and has three essays that provide the reader with a state-of-the-art context for the architectural discourse on formgenerative surface. 224 pages, PB, BIS, 9789063692698, $20

SYMPATHY OF THINGS: RUSKIN AND THE ECOLOGY OF DESIGN Lars Spuybroek argues that we must ‘undo’ the twentieth century – the age of minimalism, abstraction and genocides. This leads him to John Ruskin: a treasure trove of concepts in which the beauty of things is determined by a combination of variation, imperfection and fragility. 400 pags, PB, NAi, 9789056628277, $70



ULTRA LOW TECH ARCHITECTURE A selection of the best ultra low tech solutions in architecture from around the world, employing a number of ingenious strategies. 256 pages, HB, Monsa, 9788415223344, $50

URBAN PLAYGROUND SPACES Children’s playgrounds from around the world that form part of the urban landscape of a town or merge perfectly with natural surrounds.96 pages, PB, Monsa, 9788415223207, $20