Book Recommendations : Calatrava & Homes For Our Time

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Calatrava. Complete Works 1979 & Today & Homes For Our Time.

Calatrava. Complete Works 1979 by Philip Jodidio

The masterful forms of Santiago Calatrava : balance meets movement

This updated monograph includes all of Calatrava’s original collaborative input as well as his latest projects. From the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in Manhattan to the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro, discover Calatrava’s organic forms through detailed entries, photography, and the original watercolor sketches that set him aside as a unique creative master.

Homes For Our Time. Contemporary Houses Around the World by Philip Jodidio

Step into the world’s most beautiful private abode.

Discover the world’s finest crop of new homes. This dependable global digestfeatures such talents as Shigeru Ban, MVRDV, and Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-comers like Xu Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia, Desai Chia, and Shunri Nishizawa. Organized by architect and brimming with crisp photography and plans, the result is a sweeping survey of the contemporary house.