In architecture, the term "refractive surfaces" can refer to architectural elements that use the refraction of light to achieve aesthetic and functional effects in a design. Refraction is the phenomenon by which light changes direction when passing from one medium to another with a different refractive index.
Title
Motion Design & Refractive Surfaces
Author
Resour.Integral Projects-Jacke Huayta
Category
Architecture, Design
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Language
Spanish & English
Publisher
Resour.Integral Projects
From highly crafted residences to impactful cultural projects, this uniquely designed book— conceived as a double vinyl album—offers a detailed look at Skylab's innovative work. Skylab: The Nature of Buildings is the first monograph of the Portland, Oregon-based architecture and design studio.
Title
Skylab The Nature of Buildings
Author
Jeff Kovel, Introduction by Mimi Zeiger With contributions by John Hoke, Mauricio Villarreal, and Randy Gragg
Category
Architecture, Interior Design
Size
9.8 X 9.9 X 1.4 inches | 4.49 pounds
Title
Towards Abundance: the Delightful Paradoxes of Gender
Author
John Jennifer Marx
Category
Architecture, Gender Studies
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Publisher
The Architectural Review
The China Room of Politecnico di Torino, Italy, recently published three books that study landscape changes caused by urbanization in China, explore processes and hierarchical decisions related to large-scale design, and illustrate the impact of urban creative transformation on contemporary architectural trends.
Written by
Cristiana Chiorino - Laura Milan
Photography
China Room of Politecnico di Torino
The work of Pritzker Prize–winning architect Thom Mayne and that of the firm Morphosis at its most pure is best seen in the models that preceded the buildings, masterworks made at scale, for the first time comprehensively gathered and shown here.
Title
M³: modeled works [archive] 1972-2022
Category
Architecture - Individual Architects & Firms - Monographs
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https://www.rizzoliusa.com/book/9780847872756/
Today, traditional dwellings, adapted to climate, culture, and context, are gradually replaced by dwellings informed by imported fashions and by an abstract knowledge, insensitive to the subtle knowledge achieved through a deep experience of nature and local climate, and its potential in terms of adaptation and manipulation.
Title
THE FUTURE IS A JOURNEY TO THE PAST Ten Stories About Architecture
Category
Architecture, Environment, Culture, Vernacular, Sustainability
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Language
English translation from original Italian - Sylvia Adrian Notini
Size
Pocket (5 by 7 inches)
Inspired by Place showcases eleven homes designed by the architects of CLB from their studios in Wyoming and Montana. A portion of the homes also highlight the group’s interior design work, which strikes a balance between sophisticated and comfortable and is conceived as a natural extension of the architecture.
Category
Architecture, interior design
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https://oroeditions.com/product/inspired-by-place
Size
11.5″ x 11.5″ Square
Over 512 pages the Amsterdam-based studio, Studio Modijefsky, takes the reader on a visual voyage that immerses you in every step of their design process. Every step from concept to construction is brought to life in stunning detail as the studio reveals how it creates multi-layered spatial experiences.
Author
Studio Modijefsky, Will Georgi, Jeroen Junte
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www.studiomodijefsky.nl/shopbook/making-space
