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The ActarBirkhäuser Publishing Group is the world's largest publisher and distributor of architecture titles, both by sales volume and number of titles.
Actar is a leading Barcelona and New York based publisher of groundbreaking books in architecture, urbanism, graphic design, and contemporary art. Its publishing program focuses on the works of established and emerging architects, designers, and photographers at the forefront of contemporary praxis and theory. Actar titles explore open relationships between the creative mediums of the visual arts, between producers and users, between publisher and reader.
Founded in Basel in 1879, Birkhäuser is one of Europe's leading publishers in architecture and design as well as a brand of great distinction for producing books of the highest quality and content.
The spectrum of its architecture and landscape architecture list ranges from introductions for beginning students and manuals of construction, materials, and building technology to titles that support the work of planners in the areas of typology and design; publications on the history and theory of architecture and design; and complete editions of and monographs on distinguished architects and their buildings.
In addition to titles from its own imprints, ActarBirkhäuser also distributes publications by prominent cultural institutions and publishers.
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Thinking Architecture, Third Edition
Peter Zumthor
In this third expanded edition, Pritzker Prize winner Peter Zumthor articulates what motivates him to design buildings.
Booklist Editors’ Choice 2009
Print price: $44.95
ISBN: 9783034605854
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Total Housing: Alternatives to Urban Sprawl Edited
Albert Ferre
"A seminal work that is enhanced with the inclusion of floor plans and colored photos of exteriors, Total Housing: Alternatives to Urban Sprawl is an impressive and strongly recommended contribution to professional and academic library architectural studies collections." --Midwest Book Review
Print price: $49.95
ISBN: 9788496540880
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128 Colors: A Sample Book for Architects, Conservators and Designers
Katrin Trautwein
Inspired by Le Corbusier's color palette, internationally renowned color chemist Katrin Trautwein presents 128 of the best colors for use in architecture.
Print price: $99.95
ISBN: 9783034603171
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The Articulate Surface: Ornament and Technology in Contemporary Architecture
Ben Pell
New York architect and Yale University professor Ben Pell systematically accounts how new technologies are revolutionizing the role of ornament in architecture. Relevant for designers of all disciplines.
Print price: $99.95
ISBN: 9783034602211
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