Deyan Sudjic

Una clase magistral sobre diseño, arquitectura, forma, objetos y consumo en el siglo XXI. Con la A de Auténtico. Así empieza este libro, que es algo más que un diccionario: una guía esencial para entender el mundo moderno. Por que Warhol es autenticamente falso, como se crean las identidades nacionales, y que es esa extraña mania de coleccionar. Tambien explica por que Grand Theft Auto es un gran invento o por que los apartamentos de Hitchcock no podrian existir. Y no es una autobiografia, pero brinda al lector la vision personal de uno de los mas reconocidos expertos del mundo en el diseño y sus manifestaciones.

Este libro es una indagación valiente y demoledora de la obsesión arquitectónica de presidentes, primeros ministros, alcaldes, dictadores, magnates y otros personajes poderosos y en el endiosamiento de los arquitectos que se han puesto a su servicio. El resultado es una mirada ácida, rebosante de anécdotas entre bambalinas, sobre la arquitectura convertida en representación del poder y arma propagandística, y una reflexión crítica y polémica sobre las relaciones -interesadas, turbias, tensas- entre los arquitectos y los poderosos a lo largo del convulso siglo XX, y sobre los excesos de la arquitectura moderna, representada por popes como Le Corbusier, Albert Speer, Philip Jonson, Norman Foster, Frank Gehry, Yung Ho Chang, Arata Isozaki, Reem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind...

Una clase magistral sobre diseño, arquitectura, forma, objetos y consumo en el siglo XXI. Con la A de Auténtico. Así empieza este libro, que es algo más que un diccionario: una guía esencial para entender el mundo moderno. Por que Warhol es autenticamente falso, como se crean las identidades nacionales, y que es esa extraña mania de coleccionar. Tambien explica por que Grand Theft Auto es un gran invento o por que los apartamentos de Hitchcock no podrian existir. Y no es una autobiografia, pero brinda al lector la vision personal de uno de los mas reconocidos expertos del mundo en el diseño y sus manifestaciones.

The Story Orchestra Peter and the Wolf tells the story of Sergei Prokofiev s most famous compositions Push the buttons to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing from Prokofiev s score

More and more people are moving into towns and cities to live and work, which is altering the urban/rural balance of countries worldwide. THE ENDLESS CITY is an unparalleled study of the growth of six of the world''s international cities (New York, Shanghai, London, Mexico City, Johannesburg, and Berlin), exploring key structural, social, and economic factors. This book was overseen by the London School of Economics, and features extensive research and coherent texts by world-renowned professionals in the field of urban planning and development. The information is presented in a comprehensive and visually compelling sequence, enabling quick and efficient reference as well as offering material that is exciting to study. Each city is examined individually in its own chapter as well as being analyzed comparatively in an observational chapter. THE ENDLESS CITY is authoritatively edited by Ricky Burdett and Deyan Sudjic in collaboration with the London School of Economics and the Urban Age Project, an expanding international organization seeking a new urban agenda for global cities. RICKY BURDETT is Centennial Professor in Architecture and Urbanism at the London School of Economics (LSE). He is an advisor on architecture to the mayor of London, the BBC, and the Tate Organisations. He was Director of the 10th Venice Architectural Biennale (2006). DEJAN SUDJIC was formerly editor of BLUEPRINT and DOMUS magazines, and Director of ''Glasgow 1999: UK City of Architecture and Design'' and the Venice Architectural Biennale 2002. He is architecture critic of the Observer, and he has written many books, including THE 100 MILE CITY (1992), BLADE OF LIGHT: THE STORY OF LONDON''S MILLENNIUM BRIDGE (2002), and RON ARAD, published by Phaidon.

¿Qué es lo que nos hace acampar ante las tiendas de Apple para ser los primeros en comprar un iPhone? ¿Por qué el ruido de las puertas de algunos coches suena ?a caro??...

A biography of Lord Foster, one of the world's foremost architects, written with his full co-operation. Norman Foster is a phenomenon - as an architect, but also as an individual. He is responsible for a dozen or more of the most recognisable buildings of the last thirty years. Under his driven leadership, what is now called Foster and Partners has grown to an international firm with almost 1,000 employees, building astonishing constructions all over the world. Deyan Sudjic explores the nature of the impact that he has had on architecture and on the contemporary city. It traces his remarkable journey from the backstreets of Manchester, the determination with which he has built a global architectural practice and his huge creative impact on what we see around us. Amongst many other buildings, Norman Foster is responsible for the design of Beijing's new airport, one of the world's largest, for the Rossiya tower in Moscow, in contention to be the tallest skyscraper in Europe until the credit crunch killed it, for one of the towers at Ground Zero in Manhattan and for a crop of new towers in London. He designed the Reichstag, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banks headquarters in London and China, the new Wembley stadium and the British Museum's new court. Deyan Sudjic's insightful and elegantly written biography charts the remarkable life of one of the world's most influential architectural figures.

Future Systems A selection of ground-breaking work by this pioneering architectural and design practice.Deyan Sudjic Future Systems is one of Britain's most inventive architectural practices; their designs are both inventive and beautiful This is the definitive book on the work of Future Systems, featuring the landmark Selfridges store in Birmingham, as well as more recent unrealized projects such as the Maserati Museum in Modena Projects are presented by theme, which allows for an in-depth study of each scheme Includes an assessment of the work by well-known architectural critic and curator Deyan Sudjic Extensively illustrated with colour photography, models, drawings and 3D renderings Future Systems is an architectural and design practice, who have rocked the architectural world with their daring forms and inventive design philosophy that merges modern ideas with natural shapes and technological innovations from other fields. After establishing themselves with creative projects and architectural competitions (Second Place at the International Competition of Bibliotheque de France in Paris, 1989) they soon obtained wider recognition with the Lord's Cricket Ground Media Center in 1994. They went on to gain other important commissions from fashion names like Comme des Garçons (1998) and Marni (1999). They are celebrated for their new flagship store for Selfridges in Birmingham (which featured on more than fifteen magazine covers upon opening). This book presents a sophisticated selection of work from the past twenty-five years - some of it previously unpublished. It celebrates the perfected accomplishments for which Future Systems are recognized today, as well as looking at the more recent proposals and concepts that continue their forward-looking philosophy. Organized according to theme, this innovative format furthermore presents well-known works in a new light, permitting a fresh appreciation of Future Systems' oeuvre today - at their highest point of public acclaim yet.

Este libro es una indagación valiente y demoledora de la obsesión arquitectónica de presidentes, primeros ministros, alcaldes, dictadores, magnates y otros personajes poderosos y en el endiosamiento de los arquitectos que se han puesto a su servicio. El resultado es una mirada ácida, rebosante de anécdotas entre bambalinas, sobre la arquitectura convertida en representación del poder y arma propagandística, y una reflexión crítica y polémica sobre las relaciones –interesadas, turbias, tensas- entre los arquitectos y los poderosos lo largo del convulso siglo XX, y sobre los excesos de la arquitectura moderna, representada por popes como Le Corbusier, Albert Speer, Philip Johnson, Norman Foster, Frank Gehry, Yung Ho Chang, Arata Isozaki, ReemKoolhaas, Daniel Libeskind...

"The Edifice Complex" explores the intimate and inextricable relationship between power, money and architecture in the twentieth century. How and why have presidents, prime ministers, mayors, millionaires and bishops come to share such a fascination with grand designs? From Blair to Mitterrand, from Hitler to Stalin to Saddam Hussein, architecture has become an end in itself, as well as a means to an end. This is a book of genuine timeliness, throwing new light on the motivations of the rich and powerful around the world - and on the ways they seek to affect us.

"Primera monografía completa sobre el diseñador japonés Shiro Kuramata (1934- 1991) en 2 volúmenes contenidos en una caja acrílica. El primer volumen contiene un texto de Deyan Sudjic que explora las ideas y las innovaciones tecnicas que sustentan el trabajo de Kuramata asi como entrevistas y textos seleccionados del propio diseñador. El segundo volumen contiene un catalogo ilustrado de sus trabajos con los 637 trabajos que Kuramata completo en vida."

John Pawson A thematic overview of the work the minimalist architect and designer.Essays by Deyan Sudjic, Sam Hecht, Michael Craig-Martin, Phoebe Greenwood, Robert Winder, Kate Bucknell and Bruce Chatwin A thematic overview of the work of British architect John Pawson (b.1940), known for his pure and harmonious interiors Includes six new projects: products for 'When Objects Work', Calvin Klein Paris, Vacheron Constantin in Geneva, the Marketmuseum in the UK, a private house in Germany and the Novy Dvur monastery in the Czech Republic Examines Pawson's Minimalist aesthetic, his approach to light, mass and structure, ritual and order, and the interrelationship of indoor and outdoor spaces John Pawson (b.1940) is the foremost proponent of a minimal aesthetic in architecture and design. Already known to designers for his ascetic yet luxurious interiors, he has attained public acclaim for his high-profile retail projects such as the Calvin Klein flagship store in New York, his celebrity clients like Martha Stewart and his book Minimum. This book looks at the spatial themes that dominate Pawson's work, through a close examination of a range of different projects. It explores how light, mass and structure inform the architecture and the role of ritual and order, as well as the integration of internal and external spaces. Six new projects are featured: products for 'When Objects Work', Calvin Klein Paris, Vacheron Constantin in Geneva, the Marketmuseum in the UK, a private house in Germany and the Novy Dvur monastery in the Czech Republic. Essays by Deyan Sudjic, Sam Hecht, Michael Craig-Martin, Phoebe Greenwood, Robert Winder, Kate Bucknell, Bruce Chatwin and Father Samuel describe the effects of these spaces. Like John Pawson Works, this compilation is a record of Pawson's developing approach to design and his unique position at the meeting point of art and design, through which his ethos offers incisive insights into culture, society and architecture.

"• La increíble biografía de Ettore Sottsass, el polifacético diseñador y arquitecto italiano que conoció a todos sus contemporáneos, desde Hemingway a Picasso • Contiene un montón de anécdotas sobre

El primer libro que integra la historia de la arquitectura del siglo XX con el diseño y con un detallado retrato de las tendencias actuales de la arquitectura. Una obra que resulta interesante para los arquitectos, historiadores del diseño, estudiantes y lectores en general que necesiten una introducción accesible a la evolución de la vivienda del siglo XX.

John Pawson Works A monograph on one of the foremost proponents of Minimalism.Deyan Sudjic Expanded edition of John Pawson's only monograph, which now includes his most recent projects: a private house in Germany (2003) and the celebrated Novy Dvur monastery in the Czech Republic (2004) Pawson (b.1949) is the acclaimed designer of a wide variety of high-profile projects, including the Calvin Klein flagship store in Manhattan, a house on Majorca for the art dealer Hans Neuendorf, airport lounges for Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong and a number of art galleries, among others His architecture of essentials and unique approach to design have had unprecedented impact and attracted attention around the world Incisive text and specially commissioned pictures explore Pawson's design process, working methods and philosophical approach John Pawson is one of the foremost proponents of Minimalism in architecture and design. Already known to designers for his austere yet luxurious interiors, he has attained immense public acclaim for his high-profile retail projects such as the Calvin Klein flagship store in New York, his celebrity clients like Martha Stewart and his book Minimum (Phaidon, 1996). This book traces the varied course of the relationships between an architect and his clients, between an architect and the design briefs set for him, and between the architect and his own intellectual approach to design and its impact on his work. The incisive text with - specially commissioned pictures - explores Pawson's design process, working methods and philosophical approach, and illuminates the emotional and artistic content of his work. Through a close examination of ten diverse projects, Deyan Sudjic considers the way in which design is influenced by the processes of construction and making, and explores the nature and significance of the finished scheme. This book, a record of Pawson's developing approach to design and his unique position at the intersection of art and design, offers insights into culture, society and architecture.