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8/3/2019 AA Publications Catalogue 10-11

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AAPUBLICATIONS

CATALOGUE

AUTUMN 2010


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CONTENTS

NEW/FORTHCOMING2 ArchitectureWords5: Form,Func tion,Beauty=Gesta lt2 ArchitectureWords6: Projectiles4 ArchitectureWords7: ModernityUnbound4 ArchitectureWords8: Tar zansintheMediaFo rest &OtherEssays6 AAAgendas8: NineProblemsintheForm ofaPavilion6 AAAgendas9: MakingPavilions8 AAAgendas10:

London+108 AAAgendas11: MediatingArchitecture10 ArchitectureonDisplay: OntheH is to ryoftheVenice BiennaleofArchitecture10 Ma rse il leMix12 Ser ieArchi tect s12 SpaceasMembrane20 20/20:EditorialTakeson Architec turalDiscourse20 AABook:ProjectsReview201022 AAFiles

CURRENT24 ArchitectureWords1: Supercritical24 ArchitectureWords2: Anti -Objec t:TheDissolution andD is in tegra tiono fA rchi tectu re24 ArchitectureWords3: ThePoeti csofaWal lProjec tion24 ArchitectureWords4: HavingWords26 AAAgendas7: Ar ti cu latedGrounds :Med ia ting EnvironmentandCulture26 Enabling:TheWorkofMinimaforms26 FirstWorks:EmergingArchitectural Experimentationofthe

1960s&1970s26 AnAtlasofFabrication26 311Methods28 L.A.W.U.N.Project#1928 DRLTen: ADesignResearchCompendi um28 TheWorldofMadelonVriesendorp: Paintings/Postcards/Objec ts/ Games

BEDFORD PRESS30 CivicCityCahier1: SocialMovementsinthe (Post-)NeoliberalCity30 CivicCityCahier2: DesignandDemocracy

32 BACKLIST

33 CUSTOMER ORDERS ANDENQUIRIES

INTRODUCTION

TheArchitecturalAssociationwasestablishedin1847andincludeswithinitsfoundingcharterthepromotionofarchitecturethroughpublications.Today,thankstotheAAsuniquepositionatthecentreoftheinternationalarchitecturalscene,AAPublicationshasbecomeamajorarchitecturalpublishinghouse,withareputationforinnovativeandfinelyproducedpublicationsintroducingthework,ideasandinterestsoftheAASchoolofArchitecture.

InMarseille Mix,WilliamFirebracedescribesthecityofMarseilleinsevenchaptersthebookusesvariousformsofwritingtoexaminethecityandinvestigateitsdefiningmix.Working in Serieshasbeenpublished

toaccompanyamajorexhibitionoftheworkofSerieArchitectstobeheldinNovemberattheAA.PlansarealsowellunderwayforfurthereditionsoftheArchitectureWordsandAAAgendasseries.Thesewillinclude,forourArchitectureWordsseries,acollectionofpoliticalessaysbytheFrenchtheoristBernardCache,essaysbyJapansToyoItoandtheAmericanhistorianDetlefMertins.TheAAAgendasseries,dedicatedtodocumentingtheworkofourunitsandresearchclusters,willincludetitlesontheAAsIntermediateUnit2summerpavilionprojectsandthe2008DRLpavilioncompetition.

Thefollowingpagescontainacompletecatalogueofavailablepublications,togetherwithalistofforthcomingtitles.

BrettSteeleDirector,AASchoolofArchitecture


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NEW AND FORTHCOMING

New

ARCHITECTURE WORDS 5

FORM, FUNCTION,

BEAUTY = GESTALT

Max Bill

WithanintroductionbyKarinGimmiTranslatedbyPamelaJohnstonandClareBarrett256pp180x110mm,paperbackMay2010978-1-902902-85-212

MaxBill(19041994)aproductoftheBauhausatDessau,pupilofWalterGropius,

VasilyKandinskyandPaulKleewasavirtuosodesignerwhoseworkoverleapeddisciplinaryboundaries,encompassingarchitecture,painting,sculpture,industrialandgraphicdesign,aswellaseducation.Whatunitesalltheworkisaclarityandprecisionofexpression.ThroughbothhisdesignsandhiswritingsMaxBillhaslongbeenamajorfigureofreferenceintheGerman-speakingworld.ThiscollectionmakesmanyofhiskeytextsavailableinEnglishforthefirsttime.

Forthcoming


PROJECTILES

Bernard Cache

WithanintroductionbyMarioCarpoTranslatedbyClareBarrettc160pp180x110mm,paperbackDecember2010978-1-902902-88-312

BernardCacheistheprincipaloftheParis-

basedpracticeObjectilewhichhefoundedin1996withPatrickBeaucandanotedtheoristofgeometryandcomputationalontology.Heformulatedhisconceptofnon-standardarchitectureinhis1995bookEarth Moves: TheFurnishing of Territories,aconceptthatwasgiventhenameobjectilebyGillesDeleuzeinhisbookonthephilosopherLeibniz,The Fold. ThiscollectionoftenessaysbringstogetheranumberofkeytextsbyCache.Theseincludehis1999PleaforEuclidandmorerecentwritingcommissionedespeciallyforthiscollection,includingVitruviusMachinatorTerminator.


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MODERNITY UNBOUND: OTHER

HISTORIES OF ARCHITECTURAL

MODERNITY

Detlef Mertins

c160pp180x110mm,paperbackNovember2010978-1-902902-89-012

Foralmost20years,DetlefMertinshasbeenacriticalvoiceinrenewingourunderstandingofarchitecturalmodernity.Architect,historian,professor,hisessayshaveoftentakenup

familiarthemesinordertoredressinaccuraciesandreleaseenergiesthatwewereunawareof.Theseessayselaborateonsuchkeymodernisttropesastransparency,glassarchitecture,organicism,lifeandevent,samenessanddifference.Previouslypublishedinavarietyofdifferentvenues,fromjournalstoanthologiesincludingsuchnotedbooksasLarsSpuybroeksNOX: Machining ArchitectureandFOAsPhylogenesistheyarenowassembledforthefirsttimeinthisvolume.

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TARZANS IN THE MEDIA FOREST

& OTHER ESSAYSToyo Ito

WithanintroductionbyThomasDaniellc160pp180x110mm,paperbackDecember2010978-1-902902-90-6 12

Bornin1941,Itoisoneoftheworldsmostinnovativearchitects.EmergingfromtheradicalMetabolistgenerationofJapanesearchitecture(includingKishoKurokawaandKiyonoriKikutake,withwhomItoworkedforanumberofyears),hehassynthesisedtheexperimental,lightweightarchitecturallanguageofMetabolismwithhisowndistinctdesignsensibility.FirstevidencedbyhisAluminiumHouse,UHouseandSilverHut

house,thisarchitecturehasrecentlydevelopedamoredramaticformaladventurousnesswithbuildingsincludingtheSendaiMediatheque,Mikimotobuilding,TamaArtUniversitylibraryandthesoontobecompletedTaichungMetropolitanOperaHouse. Thetextsinthiscollectioncoverover30yearsofwritingandfeaturefamousessaysincludingTheSaran-WrappedCity,TheVirtualBodyandTarzansintheMediaForestaswellaspreviouslyuntranslatedwritingsthatshednewlightonItosrelationshiptoevolvingpatternsofarchitecturalthinkinganddesign.

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New

AA AGENDAS 8

NINE PROBLEMS IN THE FORM

OF A PAVILION

Edited by Yusuke Obuchi

and Alan Dempsey

144pp,extensivecol.&b/wills249x170mm,paperbackOctober2010978-1-902902-73-9 15

Createdaspartofthe2008tenthanniversarycelebrationsoftheDesignResearchLaboratory,theAADRLTenPavilionisoneofthosebuiltprojectsthatpushtheconventions

inarchitectureandstructuralengineeringaswellasthebuildingmaterialsindustry.Afull-scaleconstructionbuiltbyagroupofstudentsaspartoftheiracademicactivities,thepavilionwasconceivedasawayofbringingtogetherdigitalexplorationsinarchitecturaldesignwithstate-of-the-artmanufacturingprocessesandadvancedstructuralcalculationsbasedonnon-linearstressanalysis.ThisbookrecountsthestoryofthecreationoftheDRLTenPavilionillustratingthedesign,developmentandassemblyprocessesaswellasthestructuresplacewithintheevolvingteachingmethodologiesoftheDRLasawhole.

Forthcoming

AA AGENDAS 9

MAKING PAVILIONS

Edited by Martin Self

and Charles Walker

c160pp,extensivecol.&b/wills249x170mm,paperbackNovember2010978-1-902902-82-115

Overthepastfouryearsthestudentsofthe

ArchitecturalAssociationsIntermediateUnit2havedesignedandbuiltaseriesofexperimen-talpavilions.Structuredtofollowayearinthelifeoftheunit,thisbookpresentstheproc-essesofthepavilionsdesignandproduction,fromconceptideastoworkshopfabrication.Essaysbytheunitstutors,CharlesWalkerandMartinSelf,explaintheambitionsandpedagogicbasisoftheprogramme,rootedintheideaoflearningthroughexperience.Theeducationalvalidityofthisinnovativedesign-buildprogrammeanditsarchitecturaloutputweexploredthroughthevoicesofstudents,tutorsandanonymouscritics.

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AA AGENDAS 10

LONDON + 10

Carlos Villanueva Brandt

340pp,extensivecol.&b/wills253x187mm,paperbackFebruary2010978-1-902902-83-830

London +10focusesonLondonoverthelast20years,interpretingitasa'livecity'andspeculatingontherelationshipbetweentheliverealmofthecityanditsurbanfabric.Inparalleltothiscentraltopic,thebookincludesanumberofspeculativeprojectscarriedout

bytheAA'sDiplomaUnit10thathaveattemptedtointegratethisrealmintothedesignofalternativeurbanstrategies. ThebookaddressesLondonbymeansofthemessuchaspolitics,control,crime,sex,integration,events,time,infrastructure,architecture,regenerationandterrorism.TheseformpartoftheeverydayexperienceofLondonandinformtheconceptofDirectUrbanism.Thestructureofthebookisgovernedbythesespecificthemesandeachoneisexpandedbymeansofatopicalarticle,ashortessayandselectedillustrationsofrelatedprojects. Inaddition,aseriesofessaysbycontributorsincludingthewriterWillSelfandthejournalistRowanMooreprovidesanoverviewofLondon,questioningandcelebratingthecityandgeneratingpossiblescenariosforitsfuture.

Forthcoming

AA AGENDAS 11

MEDIATING ARCHITECTURE

Edited by Theo Lorenz

and Peter Staub

c160pp,extensivecol.&b/wills249x170mm,paperbackDecember2010978-1-907896-01-915

Giventodaysmultitudeofdemandsonthebuiltenvironment,theroleofthearchitecthasextendedfrombeingameredesignerandbuildertoactingasamediatorwithinamuchlargernetworkofexpertise.Thismediationtakesplaceonmultiplelevelswithinthe

buildingindustry,betweenpublic,clientsanddesigners,andbetweentheactualdesignanditsenvironment.Toachievethis,thefieldofwork,thetoolsofdesignandtherepresentationofarchitectsneedstodevelop.Thearchitecthastodesignthedesignprocessitself.Mediating ArchitecturedemonstratestheextendedroleofthearchitectthroughtheappliedworkofAA'sDiplomaUnit14withinLondon'sThamesGatewayoverthreeconsecutiveyears.Aseriesofessaysreflectthismethodologyfromthemulti-disciplinaryperspectivesofarchitecture,urbandesign,landscapedesignandphilosophy.

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ARCHITECTURE ON DISPLAY:

ON THE HISTORY OF THE VENICE

BIENNALE OF ARCHITECTURE

Aaron Levy and William Menking

208pp178x110mm,paperbackSeptember2010978-1-902902-96-87.50

Architecture on DisplayisaresearchinitiativebyAaronLevyandWilliamMenkingthatconsistsofinterviewswitheachofthelivingdirectorsoftheVeniceBiennaleforArchitecture.Theoriginsofthearchitecture

biennalearetracedtothe1970s,whenitemergedfromundertheumbrellaofthelargerVeniceBiennale,whichwasitselfestablishedin1895.Sincethenithasbecomeoneofthemostprestigiousforumsforarchitecturaldiscoursetoday,andhasservedasamodelforarangeofinternationalexhibitions.Thebookexploresthebiennalethroughthedirectorswhoestablisheditsparticulardiscourse,includingVittorioGregotti,PaoloPortoghesi,FrancescoDalCo,KurtWForster,MassimilianoFuksas,HansHollein,RichardBurdett,DeyanSudjic,AaronBetskyandKazuyoSejima,aswellasthecurrentpresidentoftheVeniceBiennale,PaoloBaratta.Theseconversationsdonotseektorecapitulatetheexhibitionsthemselvesbutratherexplorethequestionsthattheyraisewiththehopeofofferingamodelforfuturecuratorialendeavours.

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MARSEILLE MIX

William Firebrace

248pp

225x140mmpaperbackOctober2010978-1-902902-95-118

Marseille MixdescribesthecityofMarseille,itsculture,buildings,gastronomy,cinematicimages,history,planning,language,music,detectivestories,criminology.Theseaspectsofthecityinterrelateandoverlaptocreateacomplexevershiftingimage. MarseilleliesontheedgeofEurope,separatedfromtherestofFrancebyacircleofhighmountains.ItlooksoutwardstotheMediterranean,relatingmoretotheexteriorworldthanbacktotherestofFrance.ItisoneoftheoldestcitiesofwesternEurope,withtracesofprehistoricinhabitation,atradingcityfoundedbytheGreeks,aflourishingmedievalculture.Onceoneofthebusiestportsinthe

world,itsharbourisnowlargelyempty.Withitssea-tradealmostabandoned,Marseillehaslostitstraditionalpurpose.Itislikeaseacreaturemaroonedontheland,uncertainastowhethertosettleormoveon. Insevenchapters(inreferencetothesevenhillssurroundingMarseilleandthesevenseastothesouth)thebookusesvariousformsofwritingessay,narrative,description,list,recipe,glossary,conversationtoexaminethecityandinvestigateitsdefiningmix. WilliamFirebraceisanarchitectandauthor,andteachesinvariousLondonschoolsofarchitectureincludingtheAA.

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FUTURE GENERATIONSWILL STEP OVER THEPIONEERS OF THOUGHTAS IF THEY WERE

OVERSTUFFED DUMMIES.SO WHAT? IF ONEWANTS TO DANCE ONA TIGHTROPE, ONEHAS TO FIRST TENSIONTHE WIRE.

Siegfried EbelingSpace as Membrane

TheCopper&BrassBulletinsarticleonEbelingscircularhouse,

1932,

SpaceasMembrane


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AldoRossi,TeatrodelMondo,

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ArchitectureonDisplay

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BOUILLABAISSE(PROVENAL:BOUILLABAISSE), LOWERTHE HEAT

GARRI(PROVENAL: GARRI),SMALL FISH, MARKER BALL IN

PTANQUE, RAT, SAC GARRI,A COMPLICATED AFFAIR

RACASSE(PROVENAL:RACASSE), ROCK-FISH OFTHE SCORPION FAMILY, EVIL,SPITEFUL PERSON

William FirebraceMarseille Mix

Calanques

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Le PanierLupanar

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Stade Vlodrome

La Porte dAix

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Notre-Damede la Garde

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AA FilesistheArchitecturalAssociationsjournalofrecord.Launchedin1981bytheAASchoolsthenchairmanAlvinBoyarsky,thejournalappearstwiceayearandissentouttomembersoftheArchitecturalAssociation,individualsubscribersandisdistributedtoaglobalnetworkofbookshops.CurrentlyundertheeditorshipofThomasWeaver,AA Fileslookstopromoteoriginalandengagingwritingonarchitecture.ItdoesthisbydrawingontheAASchoolsownacademicresearch,lectureprogramme,exhibitionsandevents,aswellasarichandeclecticmixofarchitecturalscholarshipfromallovertheworld.

Forthcoming

AA FILES 61

88pp,extensivelyillustratedincol.297x245mm,November2010ISSN02616823ISBN978-1-902902-94-4

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FeaturesessaysbyLillyDubowitzonStefanSebk,thearthistorianKarinGimmionMaxFrisch,thearchitecturalhistorianIreneSunwooonAATV,theoralhistorianLindaSandinoontheoralarchive,thedesignhistorianEricKindelonstencilsandaconversationbetweendesignerJohnMorganandfilmmakerSallyPotteraboutherfatherNormanPotter.

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AA FILES 62

88pp,extensivelyillustratedincol.297x245mm,March2011ISSN02616823ISBN978-1-902902-99-915

FeaturesessaysbythepoliticalscientistJohnGrayonmagicandtechnology,thedesignerQuentinNewarkonbuildinghisdreamhouse,thearchitectPierVittorioAurelionLudwigHilberseimer,thehistorianDirkvandenHeuvelonPietBlom,thecriticClaireZimmermanontheSmithsonsandthetheoristSonyDevabhaktunionchoreographerMerceCunningham.

Byannualsubscription:UK32,overseas33inc.P&PBackissues(nos.1to56)subjecttoavailabilityat6each.

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SUPERCRITICAL

Peter Eisenman, Rem Koolhaas,

Jeffrey Kipnis, Robert Somol

160pp,b/wills180x110mm,paperbackDecember2009978-1-902902-51-712

SupercriticalisbasedonaneveningofconversationbetweenPeterEisenmanandRemKoolhaasattheAAin2006.Eacharchitectstateshisviewsaboutthetermsofarchitecture,includingitstheoriesandrelationshiptothecityandotherforms

ofcriticalandculturalpractice.Responsesfromtheaudiencefollow,filteredthroughadebatemoderatedbyBrettSteele.


ANTI-OBJECT: THE DISSOLUTION

AND DISINTEGRATION OF

ARCHITECTURE

Kengo Kuma

TranslatedbyHiroshiWatanabe152pp,extensiveb/wills180x110mm,paperbackOctober2008978-1-902902-52-412

InAnti-Object,KengoKumaarguesthatthedissolutionanddisintegrationofarchitectureisnotonlydesirablebutpossible.Hisapproach

isillustratedwithadiscussionofworksbyhisofficeinwhichhehassought,byvarioustactics,toavoidobjectification.TheideasembodiedinthesediverseprojectshavemuchincommonwiththeJapanesetradition,notofmonuments,butofweakerbuildingscharacterisedbytheiruseofnaturallightandnaturalmaterials.


THE POETICS OF A WALL

PROJECTION

Jan Turnovsk

TranslatedbyKentKleinman128pp,b/wills180x110mm,paperbackMarch2009978-1-902902-68-512

OriginallypublishedinGerman,JanTurnovsksThe Poetics of a Wall ProjectionisostensiblyadescriptionofacornerwithinthebreakfastroomoftheVillaStonboroughinVienna,designedbyLudwigWittgenstein

andPaulEngelmann.Butitisalsomuchmore.WorkingfromwithinanestablishedViennesetradition,hisstudyelucidatesacomplexsetofideasfromsomethingseeminglytrivialinthiscase,ananalysisofthevillascornerdetailexpandsintoawiderexplorationofthelogicsofarchitecturalsyntaxandhisbeliefthatgoodandpoeticarchitectureisalwaysalsopractical.


HAVING WORDS

Denise Scott Brown

160pp180x110mm,paperbackMay2009978-1-902902-70-812

Having Wordscollectstogethertenessays

bythepioneeringarchitectandurbanplannerDeniseScottBrown.Theessaysextendfromher1969text,OnPopArt,PermissivenessandPlanning(writtenthreeyearsbeforethepublicationofVenturi,ScottBrownandIzenoursseminalbookLearning From LasVegas)toTowardsanActiveSocioplasticsfrom2007,whichoffersanoverviewofScottBrownseducationandthegestationofherkeyarchitecturalandurbanideas.ThecollectionisbookendedbytwoadditionaltextsbyScottBrown,aforewordandanafterword,addressingspecificallytheactofwritingaboutarchitecture.

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AA AGENDAS 7

ARTICULATED GROUNDS:

MEDIATING ENVIRONMENT

AND CULTURE

Edited by Anne Save de Beaurecueil

and Franklin Lee

160pp,extensivecol.&b/wills249x170mm,paperbackJuly2009978-1-902902-71-515

Theprojectspresentedinthiscollection,drawnfromtheAA'sDiplomaUnit2,arealleitherlocatedwithinorinfluencedbyaBraziliancontext,richinsculptural,variegated

landscapesandAfricanaswellasindigenousIndianinfluences.Innovativedesignproposalsillustratesymbioticrelationshipsbetweenurbansociety,environmentalconditioningandlandscapebyarticulatinggroundorganisationstomediateandsynchronisebothenviron-mentalandculturalflows.

FIRST WORKS:

EMERGING ARCHITECTURAL

EXPERIMENTATION OF THE 1960S

& 1970S

Edited by Brett Steele and Francisco

Gonzalez de Canales

284pp,extensivecol.&b/wills297x210mm,hardcoverNovember2009978-1-902902-81-440

Duringatumultuousperiodinthe60sand70s,anewgenerationofarchitectsbegantheircareersamidstaperiodofprofoundsocialchange,newconditionsforarchitectureandlastingchangestoculturalproduction.First Workstellsthestoryofthisperiodandreassessestheconditionsofarchitectureandthebeginningsofarchitecturalcareersthroughaselectionofprojectsundertakenduringthe60sand70s.Alongsidethesefirstworks,20invitedcriticsoffercommentariesontheseprojectsandtheirplacewithinthearchitectssubsequentcareers.

ENABLING:

THE WORK OF MINIMAFORMS

Theodore and Stephen Spyropoulos

208pp,extensivecol.&b/wills240x200mm,paperbackMarch2010978-1-902902-86-922.50

ThisbookhighlightstheworkofthedesignpracticeMinimaforms,foundedin2002bybrothersStephenandTheodoreSpyropoulos.

Thepracticehasdevelopedadiversebodyofworkthatexploresnewformsofcommunicationthroughcorrelatedsystemsofinteraction.ThebookfeaturesrecentworkdevelopedincollaborationwithKrzysztofWodiczko(avehicleforveterans),apavilionproducedwiththeperformanceartistStelarc,avideopiecewithWarprecordingartistMiraCalixandMinimaformscriticallyacclaimedlightinstallationinTrafalgarSquare,MemoryCloud.AccompanyingtheprojectsaretextsbyArchigramsDavidGreene,Stelarc,Marie-AngeBrayer,AndrewBenjamin,BronacFerran,RogerMalinaandKrzysztofWodiczko.

AN ATLAS OF FABRICATION

Barkow Leibinger

96pp,extensivecol.&b/wills297x210mm,paperback

March2009978-1-902902-75-312.50

An Atlas of FabricationaccompaniedanexhibitionattheAAinFebruary2009.ItcelebratesthecommitmenttomaterialresearchthatinformsthebuildingsandteachingofFrankBarkowandRegineLeibinger,whowereAAunitmastersinthelate1990s.Thepracticesfascinationwithmachine-toolfabricationbeganacademicallybutnowresonatesinallongoingbuildingprojectswithinthepractice.

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311 METHODS

Edited by Cdric Libert

144pp,extensiveb/wills150x225mm,paperbackMay2009978-1-902902-78-415

311 MethodsaccompaniedanAAexhibitionoftheworkofAtelierdArchitecturePierreHebbelinck.Exercisingarecurring,almostobsessionalprocess,Hebbelinckcreatesapersonaluniverseofephemerapopulatedbyamassofdifferenttaxonomiesphotographsofshadowsandtablesafterameal,chalkdrawings,notebookswith

sketches,textsandcollages.Similarmethodologiesaccompanytheproductionofthestudiosarchitecturalwork,illustratedthrougheightarchitecturalprojects,eachexaminedthroughaspecificlens.

AADRL DOCUMENTS 2

DRL TEN:

A DESIGN RESEARCH

COMPENDIUM

Edited by Tom Verebes

388pp,extensivecol.&b/wills268x200mm,hardcoverMarch2008978-1-902902-65-430

DRL TenevaluatesthefirstdecadeoftheAAs

DesignResearchLab.Since1997theDRLhaschampionedaresearch-drivenapproachtodesign,continuallyreinventingitselfintheprocess.ThebookreflectsupontheDRLscollaborativeteachingandlearningmethods,whichhavecontributedtothewholesalereformulationofcontemporaryarchitecturalpracticeduringadecadeinwhichdigitalcommunication,information,designandproductiontechnologieshavegonefrombeingnascentandemergingtobeingembeddedinnewformsofnetworkedarchitecturaleducationandpractice.

L.A.W.U.N. PROJECT #19

Edited by David Greene and

Samantha Hardingham

EssaysbySamanthaHardingham,SandHelsel,SamJacobandRobinMiddleton280pp+3pull-outposters,extensivecol.&b/wills330x240mm,hardcoverApril2008978-1-902902-66-140

DavidGreenes L.A.W.U.N. Project #19evidenceofhisincreasingdisinterestinform

andwilfuldrifttowardsinvisibilityaredocumentedinapublicationwhichaccompaniedaretrospectiveexhibitioninMay2008.Incollaborationwithanumberofdesigners,GreenerevisitssignatureworkssuchastheLogplugandTheBotteryandreviewstheminrelationtocurrentconstructionandmodellingtechniques.TheshowandbookwerecuratedandeditedbyAAtutorandwriterSamanthaHardingham,withDavidGreene.

THE WORLD OF

MADELON VRIESENDORP:

PAINTINGS/POSTCARDS/

OBJECTS/GAMES

Edited by Shumon Basar

and Stephan Trby

278pp,extensivecol.&b/wills230x175mm,hardcover

January2008978-1-902902-63-026.50

The World of Madelon Vriesendorpisatestamenttoabrilliantfigurewhohasmadeauniquecontributiontothevisualcultureofarchitecture.Bestknownasoneoftheco-foundersofOMAintheearly1970s,Vriesendorp'spaintingsanddrawingsarewidelyacknowledgedasbeguilingandbeautifulmasterpieces,illustrationsofwhicharecombinedinthisvolume,alongsidetextsthatilluminateherwork.

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TheCivic City Cahierseriesintendstoprovidematerialforacriticaldiscussionabouttheroleofdesignforanewsocialcity.Itpublishesshortmonographictextsbyauthorswhospecialiseinurbananddesigntheoryandpractice.

CIVIC CITY CAHIER 1:

SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE

(POST-)NEOLIBERAL CITY

Margit Mayer

Edited by Jesko Fezer &

Matthias Grlich

56pp,twocol.&onecol.ills115x190mm,paperbackwithdustjacket

September2010978-1-907414-05-37

MargitMayerlooksatcontemporarysocialmovementsthatcontestneoliberalurbandevelopmentbyinvokingtheRighttotheCity,amottooriginallycoinedbyHenriLefbvreinthe1960s.Mayercontraststhesenewmovementstothoseofpreviousphasesinpostwarpolitical-economicdevelopment,andthusestablishesasetofcorrespondencesbetweenconsecutiveurbanregimesandshiftingformsofcontestation.Thisframeworkhelpstoidentifythenoveltyofprogressivemovementswithinthe(post-)neoliberalcityaswellastoexplorethescopeofmeaningsattachedtotheirdemandfortheRighttotheCity,whichhasbecomesuchadefiningfeatureofcurrenturbanstrugglesnotjustintheEuro-Americancore,

butaroundtheworld.Social Movements in the(Post-)Neoliberal CitydiscussestheimplicationsofthecurrenteconomiccrisisfortheRighttotheCitymovements,andspeculatesaboutwhatthesemovementsmightimplyfordesigningthe(post-)neoliberalcity.

CIVIC CITY CAHIER 2:

DESIGN AND DEMOCRACY

Gui Bonsiepe

Edited by Jesko Fezer &

Matthias Grlich

80pp,twocol.&onecol.ills115x190mm,paperbackwithdustjacketNovember2010978-1-907414-11-4

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RejectingtheeconomicfocusoftheneoliberaldefinitionofdemocracyGuiBonsiepesetsouthisclaimsforthepotentialofdesigntopromotedemocracy.Design and Democracyintroducesaconceptofdesignactivitieswhichaimtointerprettheneedsofsocialgroupsandtodevelopviableemancipativeproposalsintheformofmaterialandsemioticartefacts.ThisshorttextisaccompaniedbyanewinterviewwiththeauthorbyJeskoFezerandareprintofhistoricalmaterialfromChileintheearly1970s.

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BACKLIST CUSTOMER ORDERS AND ENQUIRIESAA PUBLICATIONS

Fulldetailsofthefollowingtitlesmaybefoundonourwebsite:www.aaschool.ac.uk/publications

ALEJANDRO DE LA

SOTA

112pp,extensiveills320x224mm,paperback,1997978-1-870890-74-810

A RIGHT TO

DIFFERENCE

176pp,extensiveb/w&col.ills250x215mm,paperback,2004978-1-902902-36-410

BEFORE OBJECT,

AFTER IMAGE

228pp,extensivecol.&b/wills270x215mm,paperback,2006978-1-902902-55-520

BERLIN FREE

UNIVERSITY

144pp,extensiveills320x224mm,

paperback,1999978-1-870890-76-210

BEYOND THE

MINIMAL

96pp,duotone&lineills320x244mm,paperback,1998978-1-870890-83-010

BODYLINE


CITIES FROM ZERO

128pp,col.&b/wills150x210mm,paperback,2007978-1-902902-60-915

CORPORATE FIELDS

264pp,extensive

col.ills170x260mm,hardcover,2005978-1-902902-41-820

DIAMOND VAULTS

72pp,col.&b/wills249x170mm,paperback,2005978-1-902902-47-010

DO ANDROID

CROWS FLY OVER

THE SKIES OF AN

ELECTRONIC

TOKYO?

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