Architecture and Education from Park Books
Built
A new, exquisitely produced, elegant volume featuring the entire built work of celebrated Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati. It includes the museum for the UNESCO world cultural heritage site in Bahrain, the Céline flagship store in Miami, an office building for Baloise Insurance’s headquarters in Basel, and the visitor center of the Swiss National Park.
Cloth $45.00
A new, exquisitely produced, elegant volume featuring the entire built work of celebrated Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati. It includes the museum for the UNESCO world cultural heritage site in Bahrain, the Céline flagship store in Miami, an office building for Baloise Insurance’s headquarters in Basel, and the visitor center of the Swiss National Park.
Cloth $45.00
Pichler & Traupmann
Tension in Space
This richly illustrated book celebrates Pichler & Traupmann Architekten’s thirtieth anniversary. At the core of the firm’s ambitious design philosophy is the potential of a given site in the field of tension between polarities. Their key designs include the headquarters of the Austrian motorists’ association ÖAMTC in Vienna (2013–16), the extension of the Kulturzentrum Eisenstadt (2006–12), and the Pinkafeld Campus of Burgenland University of Applied Sciences.
Cloth $55.00
Tension in Space
This richly illustrated book celebrates Pichler & Traupmann Architekten’s thirtieth anniversary. At the core of the firm’s ambitious design philosophy is the potential of a given site in the field of tension between polarities. Their key designs include the headquarters of the Austrian motorists’ association ÖAMTC in Vienna (2013–16), the extension of the Kulturzentrum Eisenstadt (2006–12), and the Pinkafeld Campus of Burgenland University of Applied Sciences.
Cloth $55.00
Portraits
Architectural Parables
It is a fundamental truth of architectural design that all ideas are based on previous ideas in some way. The same applies to our visual perception and how it influences our thinking and world of ideas. Portraits traces these themes through a wealth of images from art history and everyday culture. Charbonnet and Heiz discuss the approaches they take in their design methodology as well as in their teaching at ETH Zurich’s Department of Architecture and the Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio.
Cloth $110.00
Architectural Parables
It is a fundamental truth of architectural design that all ideas are based on previous ideas in some way. The same applies to our visual perception and how it influences our thinking and world of ideas. Portraits traces these themes through a wealth of images from art history and everyday culture. Charbonnet and Heiz discuss the approaches they take in their design methodology as well as in their teaching at ETH Zurich’s Department of Architecture and the Accademia di architettura in Mendrisio.
Cloth $110.00
All Under One Roof
Revolutionising Basel’s Military Barracks
The architecture firm Focketyn del Rio Studio converted the main building of Basel’s former military barracks into a vibrant cultural and creative hub. All Under One Roof documents the building’s new architecture in detail. Interviews, concise texts, photographs, as well as plans and drawings, provide insight into the evolution of the project. In addition, it uses the barrack conversion as an example to discuss key questions about the design and use of urban public spaces more broadly.
Paper $55.00
Revolutionising Basel’s Military Barracks
The architecture firm Focketyn del Rio Studio converted the main building of Basel’s former military barracks into a vibrant cultural and creative hub. All Under One Roof documents the building’s new architecture in detail. Interviews, concise texts, photographs, as well as plans and drawings, provide insight into the evolution of the project. In addition, it uses the barrack conversion as an example to discuss key questions about the design and use of urban public spaces more broadly.
Paper $55.00
Reuse in Construction
A Compendium of Circular Architecture
For millennia, disused buildings have been cannibalized for the construction of new ones. Yet, in today’s world, what is known as circular architecture raises a multitude of questions and challenges concerning technology, safety, energy, and associated legal aspects. This book is a richly illustrated compendium of circular architecture. Through essays and conversations between experts, all the questions and challenges that architects and engineers face with circular architecture designs are explored.
Cloth $75.00
A Compendium of Circular Architecture
For millennia, disused buildings have been cannibalized for the construction of new ones. Yet, in today’s world, what is known as circular architecture raises a multitude of questions and challenges concerning technology, safety, energy, and associated legal aspects. This book is a richly illustrated compendium of circular architecture. Through essays and conversations between experts, all the questions and challenges that architects and engineers face with circular architecture designs are explored.
Cloth $75.00
Corner Kick
Mapei Football Center Sassuolo
Onsitestudio architectural firm has designed a new training campus for the Italian Serie A soccer club US Sassuolo Calcio. It is a functional‑modernist yet highly atmospheric structure that provides the team with state‑of‑the‑art training facilities and offices. As part of a pioneering social engagement of the club, its playing fields and other amenities are also available to local amateur teams and for recreational sports.
Paper $35.00
Mapei Football Center Sassuolo
Onsitestudio architectural firm has designed a new training campus for the Italian Serie A soccer club US Sassuolo Calcio. It is a functional‑modernist yet highly atmospheric structure that provides the team with state‑of‑the‑art training facilities and offices. As part of a pioneering social engagement of the club, its playing fields and other amenities are also available to local amateur teams and for recreational sports.
Paper $35.00
Dutch Dwellings
The Architecture of Housing
Dick van Gameren, a partner with the Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo, has engaged in housing design for the past twenty-five years through his work as an architect as well as in his research and teaching at TU Delft’s Global Housing Study Center. In this book, he presents some forty of his own projects, through concise texts and photographs with explanatory captions as well as plans and drawings.
Cloth $50.00
The Architecture of Housing
Dick van Gameren, a partner with the Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo, has engaged in housing design for the past twenty-five years through his work as an architect as well as in his research and teaching at TU Delft’s Global Housing Study Center. In this book, he presents some forty of his own projects, through concise texts and photographs with explanatory captions as well as plans and drawings.
Cloth $50.00