APRIL 2013

NEW BOOKS

San Diego: An Introduction to the Region

BY Philip R. Pryde

Reference to San Diego's unique history, natural

features, and earth science.

Metropolitan San Diego: How Geography and Lifestyle Shape a New Urban Environment

BY Larry R. Ford

A thorough and intelligent portrait of one of America's most multifaceted cities, Metropolitan San Diego brings to vibrant life the many niches, both ecological and social, that continue to make this region a destination for visitors and a beloved home to residents.

Sustainable Development in San Diego-Tijuana:

Environmental, Social, and Economic Implications of

Interdependence

BY M. J. Spalding

Infrastructural Urbanism: Addressing the In-between

BY Thomas Hauck

This volume discusses spatial design implications of technical and transport infrastructure.

Design with the Other 90%: Cities

BY Cynthia E. Smith

It looks at some of the myriad challenges created

by accelerated urban growth and presents design solutions that

address the consequences.

Invented Edens: Techno-Cities of the Twentieth Century

BY Robert H. Kargon

Traces the arc of one form of urban design, techno-city: a planned city developed in conjunction with large industrial or technological enterprises, blending the technological and the pastoral, the mill town and the garden city.

Leverage: Strengthening Neighborhoods through

Design

BY Beth Miller

A series of essays consider the role of designers as

advocates and policymakers, the future of

design activism, and how the Collaborative has contributed to design

excellence in Philadelphia and beyond.

The Failure of Planning: Permitting Sprawl in San Diego Suburbs

BY Richard Hogan

San Diego Architecture from Mission to Modern:

Guide to the Buildings, Planning, People, and

Spaces That Shape the Region

BY Dirk Sutro

This guidebook is geared toward anyone who wants

to get out and see San Diego’s best buildings.

No Nails, No Lumber: The Bubble Houses of Wallace Neff

BY Jeffery Head

No Nails, No Lumber shows the beauty and versatility of Neff 's design in new and vintage photography, previously unpublished illustrations, and archival material and ephemera.

Architecture in India: Since 1990

BY Rahul Merhrotra

Each chapter introduces exponents of distinct

genres of architectural expression, examining the

work of more than 60 contemporary architects in

more than 500 photographs.

Homes, Issues + Processes

BY Faye Cheah

A monograph on the work of Design Collective Architects (DCA), a young and vibrant architectural practice based in Malaysia, whose projects thrive on the close collaboration between architects, interior designers and landscape designers.

Kenzo Tange and the Metabolist Movement:

Urban Utopias of Modern Japan

BY Zhongjie Lin

This book focuses on the Metabolists’ utopian

concept of the city and investigates the design and

political implications of their visionary planning in

the postwar society.

The Edifice Complex: How the Rich and Powerful--and Their Architects--Shape the World

BY Deyan Sudjic

From the grandiose projects of Stalin to the "theme park" excess of today’s presidential libraries, go behind the scenes of history’s great manipulators of building propaganda.

Design Like You Give a Damn [2]: Building Change

from the Ground Up

BY Kate Stohr

The indispensable handbook for anyone

committed to building a more sustainable future.

Citizens of No Place: An Architectural Graphic Novel

BY Jimenez Lai

A collection of short stories on architecture and urbanism, graphically represented using manga-style storyboards.

Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of

Social Engagement

BY Andres Lepik

Presents recently built or under-construction works

in underserved communities around the

globe by 11 architects and firms.

Sketch Plan Build: World Class Architects Show How It's Done

BY Alejandro Bahamon

Focusing on the design process of today's most noteworthy architects, Sketch Plan Build explores the reasoning, resources, and influences behind the projects of today's most recognized architects.

Designing for a Digital World

BY Neil Leach

This volume brings together some of the

world's leading voices from digital theory, technology

and design to address this question.

Eccentric Structures in Architecture

BY Joseph Lim

This book presents studies in architectural form focusing on the relationships between force, form, and space to develop structure.

Dwellings: The Vernacular House Worldwide

BY Paul Oliver

It documents the form of traditional buildings that

are self-built by their owner-occupiers or built

by members of a community, recording the

means of construction and decoration of the house

across a spectrum of different cultures.

Latin American Houses

BY Mercedes Daguerre

Focusing on one-family houses that have been built over the past decade, this lively new title explores the elegance and innovation with which today's Latin American architects evolve their modernist heritage.

Manuel de Sola-Morales: A Matter of Things

BY Adriaan Geuze

This monograph unites his oeuvre for the first time,

documenting it extensively in word and image, with

particular attention to larger and more important projects and realizations of

his recent years.

In Favour of Public Space

BY Magda Angles

It presents a selection of projects from former and new winners and theoretical texts from Manuel de Sola-Morales, Dietmar Steiner, Rafael Moneo.

The City of To-morrow and Its Planning

BY Le Corbusier

The great revolutionary architect's probing analysis

of urban problems and their origins, and his bold

solutions, which include the "Voisin" scheme for

the center of Paris, and the more developed scheme

for a "City of Three Million Inhabitants."

Material Strategies: Innovative Applications in Architecture

BY Blaine Brownell

Chapters examine historical precedents, current opportunities, and future environmental challenges. Case studies showcase pioneering buildings from today's most forward-thinking architectural firms.

Housing Reclaimed: Sustainable Homes for

Next to Nothing

BY Jessica Kellner

Examines how technological advances,

design evolution, and out-of-the-box thinking about

materials can help us meet the challenge of building

affordable, environmentally friendly,

and unique homes.