Matthew Frederick - 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School
The MIT Press | 2007 | ISBN: 0262062666 | Pages: 128 | PDF | 2.73 MB

2008 Silver Award Winner, Architecture Category, Independent Publisher Book Awards. and Winning entry, General Trade Illustrated Category, in the 2008 New England Book Show sponsored by Bookbuilders of Boston.

This is a book that students of architecture will want to keep in the studio and in their backpacks. It is also a book they may want to keep out of view of their professors, for it expresses in clear and simple language things that tend to be murky and abstruse in the classroom. These 101 concise lessons in design, drawing, the creative process, and presentation—from the basics of "How to Draw a Line" to the complexities of color theory—provide a much-needed primer in architectural literacy, making concrete what too often is left nebulous or open-ended in the architecture curriculum. Each lesson utilizes a two-page format, with a brief explanation and an illustration that can range from diagrammatic to whimsical. The lesson on "How to Draw a Line" is illustrated by examples of good and bad lines; a lesson on the dangers of awkward floor level changes shows the television actor Dick Van Dyke in the midst of a pratfall; a discussion of the proportional differences between traditional and modern buildings features a drawing of a building split neatly in half between the two. Written by an architect and instructor who remembers well the fog of his own student days, 101 Things I Learned in Architecture School provides valuable guideposts for navigating the design studio and other classes in the architecture curriculum. Architecture graduates—from young designers to experienced practitioners—will turn to the book as well, for inspiration and a guide back to basics when solving a complex design problem.

Here are four books looking at different facets of the enigmatic Myanmar:

• Early Landscapes Of Myanmar by Elizabeth Moore. This book describes the emergence of the Buddhist landscapes of Myanmar. The authoritative text is framed by the artefacts, sites and ecology of Upper and Lower Myanmar, with coverage of the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze-iron chiefdoms that preceded Hindu-Buddhist walled polities of the first millennium AD. Views and descriptions of sites, many not published in English before, include Letpanchibaw, Htaukmagon-Moegyobyin, Badigon, Tagaung, Halin, Sriksetra, Thaton and Dawei. The author's extensive fieldwork with Myanmar academics over the last decade brings an original perspective on the catalysts that structure landscape interaction, enabling expansion of agriculture, resource utilisation and international trade networks.

• Perfect Hostage: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma And The Generals by Justin Wintle. Since 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi has steadfastly opposed Burma's brutal military regime. But her leadership of the Burmese democracy movement and her ardent advocacy of human rights have landed her in desperate trouble. This is one of the better biography of Aung San Suu Kyi. It asks searching questions along the way. Her martyred father General Aung San led Burma to independence from the British. But is his legacy as hero really vouchsafed? And is Aung San Suu Kyi's insistence on non-violence really the best way to counter a junta incapable of acting in good faith? By including her father's story, and vitally, the story of the Burmese people at large, Justin Wintle lays bare the ambiguities which nourish a tragedy that is national as well as personal.

• Return To The Irrawaddy by Frank Kingdon-Ward. Frank Kingdon-Ward's 1953 expedition to northern Burma would be his last. He died two years after his notes were published in 1956. Rich in description of the unique flora, fauna and tribal customs of this still little-known region, his account covers not only the magnificent rhododendrons and other tropical floral rarities that were the object of his travels, but also the customs of the various tribal groups encountered, the use of plants in local medical practice, the natural occurrence of tea varieties in the region and much more. This 2007 reissue makes available once more a last look at a spectacular and unspoiled corner of Burma, which since then has been inaccessible and largely devastated by protracted civil war.

• The State In Myanmar by Robert Taylor. The State in Myanmar is a totally revised and expanded and updated version of The State in Burma (1987), with additional chapters covering the last 20 years of Myanmar's political history. It attempts to explain the country's current politics in the light of the historical evolution of state-society relations in Myanmar since the pre-colonial kings, through the colonial era to the current, and third, post-colonial regime in this strategically important and little studied Southeast Asian nation. The book explains the dramatic and unpredicted collapse of the previous socialist regime and the attempts by new and old political forces to wrest control of the state from a revitalised and increasingly confident military government. Myanmar's state-builders have applied varying ideas in their attempts to fashion a stable political order in an often fractious and far from unified nation and The State in Myanmar places those experiences in comparative perspective.

Here are four books looking at different facets of the enigmatic Myanmar:

• Early Landscapes Of Myanmar by Elizabeth Moore. This book describes the emergence of the Buddhist landscapes of Myanmar. The authoritative text is framed by the artefacts, sites and ecology of Upper and Lower Myanmar, with coverage of the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze-iron chiefdoms that preceded Hindu-Buddhist walled polities of the first millennium AD. Views and descriptions of sites, many not published in English before, include Letpanchibaw, Htaukmagon-Moegyobyin, Badigon, Tagaung, Halin, Sriksetra, Thaton and Dawei. The author's extensive fieldwork with Myanmar academics over the last decade brings an original perspective on the catalysts that structure landscape interaction, enabling expansion of agriculture, resource utilisation and international trade networks.

• Perfect Hostage: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma And The Generals by Justin Wintle. Since 1988, Aung San Suu Kyi has steadfastly opposed Burma's brutal military regime. But her leadership of the Burmese democracy movement and her ardent advocacy of human rights have landed her in desperate trouble. This is one of the better biography of Aung San Suu Kyi. It asks searching questions along the way. Her martyred father General Aung San led Burma to independence from the British. But is his legacy as hero really vouchsafed? And is Aung San Suu Kyi's insistence on non-violence really the best way to counter a junta incapable of acting in good faith? By including her father's story, and vitally, the story of the Burmese people at large, Justin Wintle lays bare the ambiguities which nourish a tragedy that is national as well as personal.

• Return To The Irrawaddy by Frank Kingdon-Ward. Frank Kingdon-Ward's 1953 expedition to northern Burma would be his last. He died two years after his notes were published in 1956. Rich in description of the unique flora, fauna and tribal customs of this still little-known region, his account covers not only the magnificent rhododendrons and other tropical floral rarities that were the object of his travels, but also the customs of the various tribal groups encountered, the use of plants in local medical practice, the natural occurrence of tea varieties in the region and much more. This 2007 reissue makes available once more a last look at a spectacular and unspoiled corner of Burma, which since then has been inaccessible and largely devastated by protracted civil war.

• The State In Myanmar by Robert Taylor. The State in Myanmar is a totally revised and expanded and updated version of The State in Burma (1987), with additional chapters covering the last 20 years of Myanmar's political history. It attempts to explain the country's current politics in the light of the historical evolution of state-society relations in Myanmar since the pre-colonial kings, through the colonial era to the current, and third, post-colonial regime in this strategically important and little studied Southeast Asian nation. The book explains the dramatic and unpredicted collapse of the previous socialist regime and the attempts by new and old political forces to wrest control of the state from a revitalised and increasingly confident military government. Myanmar's state-builders have applied varying ideas in their attempts to fashion a stable political order in an often fractious and far from unified nation and The State in Myanmar places those experiences in comparative perspective.

Udo Weilacher "Syntax of Landscape: The Landscape Architecture of Peter Latz and Partners"
Birkhäuser Basel | ISBN: 3764376155 | December 12, 2007 | PDF | 199 pages | 46 Мб

Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park in Germany, the Plateau de Kirchberg in Luxembourg, Parco Dora in Turin, Italy and numerous other projects designed and built by Peter Latz and Partners stand as examples of an up-to-date and intelligent approach to alternative environmental technologies and the reclamation of extensive industrial landscapes. In Peter Latz’s landscape architecture, ecological and social concerns are translated into an individual aesthetic language that aims to achieve a timeless quality. The different layers and meanings of the sites rich in history are revealed and woven into networks of spatial and temporal relationships that follow rules of their own – the syntax of landscape. A sense of process and dynamism in sustainable landscape structures characterises the works, works that are open for change: they are spaces in development, not parks as finite set pieces

Landscape Architect's Pocket Book, Volume 1
Architectural Press | ISBN: 0750683481 | 2009-03-10 | PDF | 296 pages | 2 Mb


An indispensable tool for all landscape architects, this is time-saving guide answers the most frequently asked questions in one pocket-sized volume. A concise, easy to read reference that gives instant access to a wide range if information needed on a daily basis, both out on site and in the office.

Covering all the major topics including Hard Landscaping, Soft Landscaping as well as Planning and Legislation, the pocket book also includes a handy glossary of key terms, useful calculations and helpful contacts. Not only an essential tool for everyday queries on British standards and procedures, this is a first point of reference for those seeking more extensive, supplementary sources of information, including websites and further publications.

. A comprehensive overview of the field of landscape architecture

. Gain immediate access to the most frequently asked questions, both out on site and in the office

. Save time with the handy glossary of key terms, essential contacts and useful calculations

Zaha Hadid, "Zaha Hadid: The Complete Buildings and Projects"
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications | 1998 | 144 Pages | ISBN: 0847821331 | PDF | 11.4 MB

With her most recent commission, Cincinnati's Contemporary Arts Center, architect Zaha Hadid becomes the first woman ever to design an American museum. This long awaited frist monograph on one of the world's most important architects collects Hadid's entire oeuvre-more than 80 built and unbuilt projects over 20 years- in one significant volume.Throughout her training at London's Architectural Association, and her work with Rem Koolhaas at OMA, to the establisment of her own worldwide architectural practice, Zaha Hadid has been acclaimed for her vanguard architectonic language. Only a handful of her projects have been built-all to great critcal success- and each new project astonishes the world of design with its commitment to revolutionary forms and ideas. As a result, she has an enormous following of students and practitioners, visionaries and builders.The groundbreaking monograph contains Hadid's own striking drawings and paintings, as well as hundreds of sketches, plans, and models. Readers will recognize her built work-the Vitra Fire Station near Basel and the IBA Building in Berlin- and will welcome details of her competition entry for Chicago's ITT Building, and her winning design for the Cardiff Opera House. With generous commenary by the architect and her office, this is a landmark publication.

These are four excellent books with Asian themes that we would like to recommend for parents looking for something special:

Fatimah's Kampung by Iain Buchanan. Unusual artworks and tales and parables drawn from the realities of industrialisation, economic development and traditional kampong ways of life are all bought together in this unusual elegaic story of a contemporary Malaysian family. Yes, it is presented as a story or children but any thoughtful person will be affected by the situations presented. It has been thoughtfully reviewed by Amir Muhammad and Sharon Baker.

Hachiko Waits by Newman Leslea. Inspired by the true story of Hachi, the faithful dog in Japan that would wait at the train station for its master long after the man had died. This is a profoundly touching story about loyalty and devotion, suitable for readers aged 8 years and older.




Buddha At Bedtime by Dharmachari Nagaraja. Buddha at Bedtime is a collection of read-aloud stories that will draw children into enchanting new worlds and enable them to discover a treasury of Buddha wisdom. This compendium of twenty stories, all re-telling of classic Buddhist tales, includes the tale of The Kind and Wise Stag with its message of forgiveness and the story of The Elephant and the Dog about the importance of friends.

Horse Songs: The Naadam Of Mongolia by Ted and Betsy Lewin. Every summer, Naadam festivals are held all around Mongolia to celebrate the country's most popular sports: wrestling, archery, and horse racing. The Naadam brings isolated nomads together to take part in events. It is a time for Mongolians to remember centuries of tradition and heritage. Mongolian nomads rely greatly on their horses. "Never shout at your horse," people say. "It is your best friend." In the horse racing events, boys and girls race half-wild horses across the steppe for honour and glory. This book relates the story of Tamir and other young jockeys as they prepare to take part in the Nadaam. Beautiful watercolour illustrations bring this eye-opening tale to life.

These are four excellent books with Asian themes that we would like to recommend for parents looking for something special:

Fatimah's Kampung by Iain Buchanan. Unusual artworks and tales and parables drawn from the realities of industrialisation, economic development and traditional kampong ways of life are all bought together in this unusual elegaic story of a contemporary Malaysian family. Yes, it is presented as a story or children but any thoughtful person will be affected by the situations presented. It has been thoughtfully reviewed by Amir Muhammad and Sharon Baker.

Hachiko Waits by Newman Leslea. Inspired by the true story of Hachi, the faithful dog in Japan that would wait at the train station for its master long after the man had died. This is a profoundly touching story about loyalty and devotion, suitable for readers aged 8 years and older.




Buddha At Bedtime by Dharmachari Nagaraja. Buddha at Bedtime is a collection of read-aloud stories that will draw children into enchanting new worlds and enable them to discover a treasury of Buddha wisdom. This compendium of twenty stories, all re-telling of classic Buddhist tales, includes the tale of The Kind and Wise Stag with its message of forgiveness and the story of The Elephant and the Dog about the importance of friends.

Horse Songs: The Naadam Of Mongolia by Ted and Betsy Lewin. Every summer, Naadam festivals are held all around Mongolia to celebrate the country's most popular sports: wrestling, archery, and horse racing. The Naadam brings isolated nomads together to take part in events. It is a time for Mongolians to remember centuries of tradition and heritage. Mongolian nomads rely greatly on their horses. "Never shout at your horse," people say. "It is your best friend." In the horse racing events, boys and girls race half-wild horses across the steppe for honour and glory. This book relates the story of Tamir and other young jockeys as they prepare to take part in the Nadaam. Beautiful watercolour illustrations bring this eye-opening tale to life.

Sue Roaf, "Ecohouse"
Architectural Press 2007 | ISBN-10: 0750669039 | 488 Pages | PDF | 65 MB

Review
'Ecohouses are not luxuries, but necessities, critical to the survival of the biosphere. This book will help you make the transition.'
George Monbiot, author and columnist

'ecohouse is an invaluable and in depth resource for anybody wishing to get to grips with the issues of sustainability and domestic design. If you plan to build homes for the future, you really should be reading this book.'
Oliver Heath,
Blustin Heath Design

"Sue Roaf never fails to impress with her inexhaustible energy, forthright opinion and attention to detail. Ecohouse has become a classic in the green building genre. This book, the third edition, builds on the strengths of the two previous issues and keeps the subjects covered pretty well all up-to-date. Ecohouse is an all-encompassing tome so sit back and don't be prepared to dash through every subject that green building embraces. Don't expect to be short changed either. It has been written as an 'international' book, with a quarter of the book dedicated to case studies, mostly from abroad, although the underlying philosophy from them all could be usefully adapted to UK buildings. However, Roaf has ensured a formulaic methodology to string them all together. This ensures that the book has appeal to an international audience and reflects Roaf's background in academia, which naturally sees the whole world as a shared space.

The book deals with the design and building pf actual houses. The new edition has been expanded to include advise on powering ecohouses using various forms of renewable energy (PV, wind, micro hydro, biomass, and ground source heat pumps. It also includes more on water conservation plus an introduction to low impact-materials, such as lime, hemp and earth, with construction approaches. There are several case studies from across the globe that demonstrate sustainable design action in practice.

In the introduction to the third edition Roaf sets the scene by outlining the changes across the world since the second edition was published in 2003. A lot has happened to prove that climate change is a reality and now taken seriously by politicians around the world. She refers to four events, in particular, and the consequences of these; the European Heat wave of 2003; the power failures in the USA in 2003; the New Orleans flooding in 2005 caused by Hurricane Katrina; and the inexorable rise of oil and gas prices.

A vital read or update for anyone who wants to get to grips with the issues of sustainability and domestic design." - Green Buildings Magasine - autumn 07

Jean-Louis Cohen, "Urban Textures (Yves Lion)"
Birkhäuser Basel | ISBN: 3764363010 | 2005-07-25 | PDF | 160 pages | 17 Mb
A monograph on this prominent French architect, Yves Lion, and a survey of his oeuvre.

Born in Casablanca in 1945, Yves Lion has been a pre-eminent figure in the French architectural scene and debate for some 30 years. Now, leading architectural historian Jean-Paul Cohen has produced the first overall survey of Lion's work, describing the key themes and focus of Lion's oeuvre, including his pursuit of urban planning and housing issues, and his discourse with James Stirling, Charles Jencks, Aldo van Eyck, Bernard Tschumi and others.

Comprehensive documentation and illustrations of Lion's buildings complement Cohen's essay. Examples include the Nantes Opera House, the French Embassy in Beyrouth and the Maison Europ enne de la Photographie in Paris.

Marta Serrats, "New Shops & Boutiques"
Collins Design | ISBN: 006074796X | April 2005 | PDF | 330 pages | 51 Mb

Product Description
With the increasingly important cultural role being placed upon shops and boutiques in today's competitive retail environment, the need to provide new and innovative shopping experiences has brought about a redefinition of simple consumerism. Fashion spaces have taken on the role of the museum, presenting product collections as if they were displaying works of art. With this new emphasis on the role of the retail space comes the architectural challenge of creating multifunctional, customizable shells that can be renewed to meet the needs of every seasonal collection.

New Shops & Boutiques takes us inside more than 40 contemporary projects that have captured the public's attention and recognition, thanks to their exceptional interior and exterior architecture and design. From Giorgio Armani and the Sony Tower Showroom, to John Pawson and WonderWall Inc., this shopping tour around the world presents a comprehensive selection of the market's most outstanding commercial spaces and designers. And with more than 500 full-color photographs, New Shops & Boutiques is sure to provide an indispensable guide for the storeowner and architect alike.

Images Publishing Group, "SPA-DE Space & Design"
Images Publishing Dist A/C | ISBN: 1920744762 | February 2005 | PDF | 168 pages | 8 Mb

Product Description
SPA-DE is a newly emerging series for interior architecture and design, focusing on commercial spaces. SPA-DE presents an international selection of distinctive restaurant, bar, caf,, boutique, speciality shop, hotel, beauty salon, office, museum, space installation, display design, etc., by the world's hippest interior designers and architects.

We are currently working closely with Dr. Rosaly Puthucheary to put the finishing touches to her first novel, The Tessellated Path. It is a novel that draws parallels between Singapore’s growth as a nation and the female protagonist’s life. More about this book in a future post, but working on the manuscript of The Tessellated Path led me to delve a little more into Singapore’s history, so here is a list of recent books that offer deeper and different perspectives on how Singapore is, in many ways, an “unexpected nation”.

• Paths Not Taken: Political Pluralism In Post-War Singapore. Edited by Michael Barr and Carl A. Trocki. Singapore's era of pluralism between the 1950s and 1970s is a largely overlooked part of the country's recent history. It was a time of extraordinary cultural, intellectual and political dynamism: students, labour unions, ambitious political contenders and representatives of the various ethnic communities all stepped forward to offer alternate visions of Singapore's future from across the entire political spectrum. They generated ideologies, priorities, perspectives and social visions such as mainstream "official" politics had never known before and has not seen since. Most of the papers in this volume were first presented at a conference organised by the Asian Research Institute of the National University of Singapore in 2005. The contributions weave an alternative history to the "Singapore Story". They reveal a cast of significant players who offered real alternatives to the enduring PAP model and not the false starts they have often been portrayed as, thereby illuminating paths that were eventually not taken. This book will remind older Singaporeans of pages of pages from their past and provide a younger generation with a novel perspective of Singapore's past struggles.

• Singapore: The First Ten Years of Independence 1965 To 1975. 1965-1975 were the crucially demanding first years of Singapore's independent existence. The three sections of this resource book are: Securing the Nation; The Path to Prosperity; and Shaping the People. The historical narrative and archival photographs are complemented by details of available written and multimedia research resources. There are biographical summaries, quotations, ministerial records and notes for students.

• Singapore: The Unexpected Nation by Edwin Lee. This book deals with Singapore's transition from a British Crown Colony to a state in the Federation of Malaysia, and expulsion from the Federation to become a separate independent nation. For the leaders of Singapore's PAP Government, Malaysia was a traumatic experience. Yet, but for it, they might never have found the resolve and the secret of building this extraordinary nation, this nation based on Singapore alone that they and an entire generation had once believed an impossibility. This story of nation-building deals with topics on national (army) service, economic development, education in schools and in universities, housing and home ownership. It deals also with issues of ethnicity and national identity in the context of challenges from within and without, in the latter case from globalisation and global Islamism.

• The Scripting of a National History: Singapore and its Pasts by Hong Lysa and Huang Jianli. History is of course not uni-linear and no version of past events can be final. This is a critical new look at aspects of some current and largely accepted versions of Singapore's history. Among the many presentations examined are: the highlighting of 1819, 1942, 1965 and Stamford Raffles and Lee Kuan Yew as the 'only' significant features in Singapore's development; the vision and activities of Chinese speaking leaders; Nanyang University problems and influence; the Wang Gungwu Report of 1965; national heroes and the reconstruction of the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall and the Tiger Balm Gardens.

We are currently working closely with Dr. Rosaly Puthucheary to put the finishing touches to her first novel, The Tessellated Path. It is a novel that draws parallels between Singapore’s growth as a nation and the female protagonist’s life. More about this book in a future post, but working on the manuscript of The Tessellated Path led me to delve a little more into Singapore’s history, so here is a list of recent books that offer deeper and different perspectives on how Singapore is, in many ways, an “unexpected nation”.

• Paths Not Taken: Political Pluralism In Post-War Singapore. Edited by Michael Barr and Carl A. Trocki. Singapore's era of pluralism between the 1950s and 1970s is a largely overlooked part of the country's recent history. It was a time of extraordinary cultural, intellectual and political dynamism: students, labour unions, ambitious political contenders and representatives of the various ethnic communities all stepped forward to offer alternate visions of Singapore's future from across the entire political spectrum. They generated ideologies, priorities, perspectives and social visions such as mainstream "official" politics had never known before and has not seen since. Most of the papers in this volume were first presented at a conference organised by the Asian Research Institute of the National University of Singapore in 2005. The contributions weave an alternative history to the "Singapore Story". They reveal a cast of significant players who offered real alternatives to the enduring PAP model and not the false starts they have often been portrayed as, thereby illuminating paths that were eventually not taken. This book will remind older Singaporeans of pages of pages from their past and provide a younger generation with a novel perspective of Singapore's past struggles.

• Singapore: The First Ten Years of Independence 1965 To 1975. 1965-1975 were the crucially demanding first years of Singapore's independent existence. The three sections of this resource book are: Securing the Nation; The Path to Prosperity; and Shaping the People. The historical narrative and archival photographs are complemented by details of available written and multimedia research resources. There are biographical summaries, quotations, ministerial records and notes for students.

• Singapore: The Unexpected Nation by Edwin Lee. This book deals with Singapore's transition from a British Crown Colony to a state in the Federation of Malaysia, and expulsion from the Federation to become a separate independent nation. For the leaders of Singapore's PAP Government, Malaysia was a traumatic experience. Yet, but for it, they might never have found the resolve and the secret of building this extraordinary nation, this nation based on Singapore alone that they and an entire generation had once believed an impossibility. This story of nation-building deals with topics on national (army) service, economic development, education in schools and in universities, housing and home ownership. It deals also with issues of ethnicity and national identity in the context of challenges from within and without, in the latter case from globalisation and global Islamism.

• The Scripting of a National History: Singapore and its Pasts by Hong Lysa and Huang Jianli. History is of course not uni-linear and no version of past events can be final. This is a critical new look at aspects of some current and largely accepted versions of Singapore's history. Among the many presentations examined are: the highlighting of 1819, 1942, 1965 and Stamford Raffles and Lee Kuan Yew as the 'only' significant features in Singapore's development; the vision and activities of Chinese speaking leaders; Nanyang University problems and influence; the Wang Gungwu Report of 1965; national heroes and the reconstruction of the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall and the Tiger Balm Gardens.

Carles Broto, "Shopping Malls"
Links International | ISBN: 8496263835 | June 12, 2007 | JPG | 240 pages | 88 Mb

Product Description
Creating an appealing overall look as well as a distinctive image for each shop...integrating communal areas...handling parking and public facilities...these are just some of the challenges facing the designers of modern shopping malls. Shop and Malls features dozens of remarkable examples of successful malls, each one showcased with floor plans, insightful text, sketches, and full-color photographs that show how the designers met the retail challenge. Shop and Malls is a one-stop shopping resource for design professionals, architects, and urban planners.

Joseph D'Amelio, "Perspective Drawing Handbook"
Amiel Book Distributors Corp | 1972 | ISBN: 0814802362 | 96 pages | PDF | 43,9 MB

This handy guide to perspective drawing provides important information on such subjects as diminution, foreshortening, convergence, shade and shadow, and other visual principles of perspective drawing.

We're in the midst of putting the finishing touches to an exciting new book on Indonesia - just in time for the Indonesian presidential elections (we hope!). The book will be titled Indonesia Rising: Islam, Democracy and the Rise of Indonesia as a Major Power. It will examine Indonesia’s journey towards democracy and describes the roles its leaders, elites and Constitution have played in building and rebuilding the nation through different perceptions and interpretations of democracy.

The author is Dr Nasir Tamara, an expert on Indonesian politics and development. He was educated in University of Paris, France where he received his MA in Political Sciences and, later, his PhD in Southeast Asian History and Anthropology. He was appointed a Fellow at Harvard University’s Centre for International Affairs under the late Professor Samuel Huntington and also at Oxford University’s Queen Elizabeth House. Dr Tamara has extensive experience in the media as founder and Deputy Chief Editor of Republika Daily, Chief Editor of Warta Ekonomi and Capital, foreign correspondent for Tempo Magazine and Sinar Harapan Daily and founder and CEO of Global TV in Jakarta.

The book will be edited by Tan Danfeng, one of our directors.

In the book, Dr Tamara will examine the incredible transformation in Indonesia's political system over the last decade. Who could have imagined circa 1997 that less than 13 years later, there would be a US-style TV debate by the presidential candidates, and the openness and vibrancy seen throughout this presidential election campaigning. As Hillary Clinton remarked recently on her visit to Indonesia as US Secretary of State, Indonesia has shown that "Islam, democracy and modernity" can thrive together.

We're in the midst of putting the finishing touches to an exciting new book on Indonesia - just in time for the Indonesian presidential elections (we hope!). The book will be titled Indonesia Rising: Islam, Democracy and the Rise of Indonesia as a Major Power. It will examine Indonesia’s journey towards democracy and describes the roles its leaders, elites and Constitution have played in building and rebuilding the nation through different perceptions and interpretations of democracy.

The author is Dr Nasir Tamara, an expert on Indonesian politics and development. He was educated in University of Paris, France where he received his MA in Political Sciences and, later, his PhD in Southeast Asian History and Anthropology. He was appointed a Fellow at Harvard University’s Centre for International Affairs under the late Professor Samuel Huntington and also at Oxford University’s Queen Elizabeth House. Dr Tamara has extensive experience in the media as founder and Deputy Chief Editor of Republika Daily, Chief Editor of Warta Ekonomi and Capital, foreign correspondent for Tempo Magazine and Sinar Harapan Daily and founder and CEO of Global TV in Jakarta.

The book will be edited by Tan Danfeng, one of our directors.

In the book, Dr Tamara will examine the incredible transformation in Indonesia's political system over the last decade. Who could have imagined circa 1997 that less than 13 years later, there would be a US-style TV debate by the presidential candidates, and the openness and vibrancy seen throughout this presidential election campaigning. As Hillary Clinton remarked recently on her visit to Indonesia as US Secretary of State, Indonesia has shown that "Islam, democracy and modernity" can thrive together.

Robyn Beaver, "Another 100 of the World's Best Houses"
Images Publishing Dist A/C (February 1, 2004) | ISBN-10: 1891171348 | 352 Pages | Djvu | 29,6 MB

Following the success of IMAGES' first 100 of the World's Best Houses book, we searched the globe for another collection of amazing houses. The result of this search is Another 100 of the World's Best Houses . Each house in this new volume has been selected for its unique and extraordinary qualities. The overwhelming theme is the way in which architects use their remarkable skills to relate these masterpieces to their various contexts and landscapes. Locations are as diverse as the houses themselves and include the coast of Peru, inner-city London, rugged Australian coastal sites, urban Sao Paulo, spectacular New Zealand alpine retreats and coastal hideaways, American prairies, frosty Oslo, the gorgeous West Indies, tropical Southeast Asia, suburban Lithuania, Costa Rica, and many other fascinating sites.

Carles Broto, Jacobo Krauel, "Architecture on Sports Facilities"
Gingko Press; illustrated edition edition | ISBN: 8493400777 | September 2005 | JPG | 240 pages | 83.5 Mb

When designing sporting facilities the architect must consider an almost endless list of fundamental considerations: capacity, seating configuration, concession areas, multiple entrances, amenities for the teams and media and, last but not least, type. Will the structure be multi-purpose or used for a single sporting discipline? Will it be a stadium, an arena, an auditorium? All of these issues and more are covered in detail in this rare title devoted to the Architecture of Sports Facilities. It presents a range of cutting-edge designs that display exceptional skill in combining aesthetics with functionality, beauty with practicality, and ease of use with ease of access. Due to its complex nature the design of sports facilities rightly occupies a category of its own. So detailed and thorough is this book that it too deserves a category of its own.

Here are five books on cambodia that present varied perspectives of its political and social history:

• Khmer Women On The Move: Exploring Work And Life In Urban Cambodia by Annuska Derks. This ethnographic account of Cambodian women who migrate to urban areas within the country is based on 2000-2001 case studies and substantial post-1995 experience with local social problems and development. The situations, aims, experience and problems of women as migrants to the country's industrial enterprises, as service providers and in the sex trade are explored. Very varied patterns of experience and motivating factors are shown and discussed. Some 20 case vignettes illuminate the scene and the social, labour, and dependency factors which affect so much of Cambodia's life and development.

• At The Edge Of The Forest: Essays On Cambodia, History, And Narrative In Honor Of David Chandler. Edited by Anne Ruth Hansen and Judy Ledgerwood. These 14 essays are written by or in honour of the innovative Cambodia scholar, David Chandler (b. 1933), who since the early 1960s has been exploring aspects of Cambodia's pre-Colonial history. The papers offer alternative readings of pre-1863 events and culture. Mystical/religious/legendary perceptions are explored and discussed. The significance of these poetic/narrative elements in Cambodia's fraught past and recent history are also raised.

• People Of Virtue: Reconfiguring Religion, Power And Moral Order In Cambodia Today. Edited by Alexandra Kent and David Chandler. These 16 separately referenced papers were given at the 2005 conference at Varberg Sweden in association with the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, amongst others. Specialists with sociological, Buddhist or other experience in present-day Cambodia focus on recent developments in the trauma-torn country and the place and potential of Buddhism within it. The papers are grouped as historical, including he Colonial backdrop; the desired ideals of different groups; aims, problems and achievements in remaking a moral world; and changing cultures with regard to Buddhist education, politics, corruption and authority.

• Where The Stone Flowers: The People Of Angkor by Thanakvaro De Lopez. The author is a Cambodian Portuguese Eurasian trained overseas who works with the Cambodian Research Centre for Development. He presents in this unusual volume facts, photographers, legends, beliefs and perceptions of the contemporary people of Angkor. The ruminative approach and sensitive photography enable many insights into the blending of age-old ways, suffering and survival strengths which form today's Cambodian blooms from stone.

• Dancing In Shadows: Sihanouk, The Khmer Rouge, And The United Nations In Cambodia by Benny Widyono. Benny Widyono, a career UN official from Indonesia, writes about his experiences of being caught up in the turmoil of international and domestic politics swirling around Cambodia during the tumultuous period after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. He recreates the fierce battles for power centering on King Norodom Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and Prime Minister Hun Sen. A simultaneous insider and outsider, he also untangles the competing and conflicting agendas of the key international players, especially the United States, China, and Vietnam. He argues that great-power geopolitics throughout the cold war and post-cold war eras triggered and sustained a tragedy of enormous proportions in Cambodia for decades, ultimately leading to a flawed peace process.

Here are five books on cambodia that present varied perspectives of its political and social history:

• Khmer Women On The Move: Exploring Work And Life In Urban Cambodia by Annuska Derks. This ethnographic account of Cambodian women who migrate to urban areas within the country is based on 2000-2001 case studies and substantial post-1995 experience with local social problems and development. The situations, aims, experience and problems of women as migrants to the country's industrial enterprises, as service providers and in the sex trade are explored. Very varied patterns of experience and motivating factors are shown and discussed. Some 20 case vignettes illuminate the scene and the social, labour, and dependency factors which affect so much of Cambodia's life and development.

• At The Edge Of The Forest: Essays On Cambodia, History, And Narrative In Honor Of David Chandler. Edited by Anne Ruth Hansen and Judy Ledgerwood. These 14 essays are written by or in honour of the innovative Cambodia scholar, David Chandler (b. 1933), who since the early 1960s has been exploring aspects of Cambodia's pre-Colonial history. The papers offer alternative readings of pre-1863 events and culture. Mystical/religious/legendary perceptions are explored and discussed. The significance of these poetic/narrative elements in Cambodia's fraught past and recent history are also raised.

• People Of Virtue: Reconfiguring Religion, Power And Moral Order In Cambodia Today. Edited by Alexandra Kent and David Chandler. These 16 separately referenced papers were given at the 2005 conference at Varberg Sweden in association with the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, amongst others. Specialists with sociological, Buddhist or other experience in present-day Cambodia focus on recent developments in the trauma-torn country and the place and potential of Buddhism within it. The papers are grouped as historical, including he Colonial backdrop; the desired ideals of different groups; aims, problems and achievements in remaking a moral world; and changing cultures with regard to Buddhist education, politics, corruption and authority.

• Where The Stone Flowers: The People Of Angkor by Thanakvaro De Lopez. The author is a Cambodian Portuguese Eurasian trained overseas who works with the Cambodian Research Centre for Development. He presents in this unusual volume facts, photographers, legends, beliefs and perceptions of the contemporary people of Angkor. The ruminative approach and sensitive photography enable many insights into the blending of age-old ways, suffering and survival strengths which form today's Cambodian blooms from stone.

• Dancing In Shadows: Sihanouk, The Khmer Rouge, And The United Nations In Cambodia by Benny Widyono. Benny Widyono, a career UN official from Indonesia, writes about his experiences of being caught up in the turmoil of international and domestic politics swirling around Cambodia during the tumultuous period after the fall of the Khmer Rouge. He recreates the fierce battles for power centering on King Norodom Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge, and Prime Minister Hun Sen. A simultaneous insider and outsider, he also untangles the competing and conflicting agendas of the key international players, especially the United States, China, and Vietnam. He argues that great-power geopolitics throughout the cold war and post-cold war eras triggered and sustained a tragedy of enormous proportions in Cambodia for decades, ultimately leading to a flawed peace process.

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There are a few planning tasks that so clearly show the effects of globalization as the design of restaurants. This often has less to do with the uniformity of international companies such as Starbucks and McDonalds, but rather individual concepts - the main theme of this book - with diversity like ever. Contemporary Restaurant Design, however, seems to be taking less and less notice of regional culture, at least in cities. Whether Mark Newson creates a property in London or New York, the design displays his signature, unmistakeably and regardless of location. Just as chefs around the world amalgamate different national and regional cuisines into "fusion", so are new worlds of special experience constructed, with unusual combinations of style, colors, materials and lighting. This publication presents 57 examples of this phenomenon, from cities all over the world. On 400 pages with more than 600 vivid colour images and sketches, it shows a diverse range of the newest developments in restaurant design from around the world - a wonderful source of inspiration.

There is a phenomenon in Singapore in the areas of public services where others have only praise and envy for our systems and policies and yet Singaporeans can only see the weaknesses. These areas include health, public transport and education. Here are some books taking a balanced and objective look at various aspects of our education system and its evolution over the years.

• Many Pathways One Mission: Fifty Years Of Singapore Education. Edited by Lim Lai Cheng. This study of the 50 years of Singapore education since 1957 is in an innovative format. Detachable facsimiles of certificates, letters and other archival material, actual postage stamps and the report cards of well-known persons are included in the extensively illustrated volume. Lively, illustrated vignettes and memories of the personalities and achievement of individual teachers and others who have played essential parts in the ups and downs of Singapore education convey the realities of its history.

• Mathematics Education: The Singapore Journey. Edited by Wong Khoon Yoong and Lee Peng Yee. This comprehensive book is a review of research and practices of mathematics education in Singapore. It traces the fascinating journey from the original development of the Singapore mathematics curriculum in the 1950s to the present day, and reports on diverse findings about the Singapore experience that are not readily available in print.

• Examinations In Singapore: Change And Continuity (1891-2007) by Tan Yap Kwang, Chow Hong Kheng and Christine Goh. This is a groundbreaking historical account of the examination systems used in Singapore schools since 1891 when a Centre for the Cambridge Local Examinations was set up. The chapter on the 1891-1945 period includes information on exams used by the occupying Japanese and also the Cambridge Local exams which, surprisingly, took place in the Sime Road Internment Camp. The account of the changing period 1946-1970s includes discussion of the 1961 examination boycott. In the last section, the substantial policy shifts, the Goh Keng Swee Reforms, are summarised and their impact assessed.

• Teaching Reading And Writing: Supporting Learners In The English Classroom. Edited by Tay May Yin, Caroline Ho and Peter Teo. These 16 separately referenced papers on the teaching of reading and writing are by Singapore practitioners who link their own varied experiences of classroom situations with other educational strategies.

• For A Better Age: Musings Of A Teacher by Eugene Wijeysingha. Eugene Wijeysingha has spent 35 years in education, including an 8-year spell as Principal of Raffles Institution. To mark the occasion of the school's 185th year, he has written a memoir of his experiences as a teacher, mostly focused on his years in that venerable institution. He shares his thoughts on what education is, what lessons were learned along the way, turning Raffles Institution into an independent school, developing a suitable educational programme and safeguarding the status of teachers.

• Shaping Singapore's Future: Thinking Schools, Learning Nation. Edited by Tan, Jason and Ng Pak Tee. The vision of Thinking Schools, Learning Nation (TSLN) was launched in 1997 by the Singapore Ministry of Education in an effort to develop a total learning environment in the country and to revolutionise teaching and learning in all schools. The various chapters in this book examine different aspect of TSLN, such as ability-driven education, innovation and enterprise, and national education. They also discuss issues concerning school-stakeholder partnerships, teacher education, and teachers' lives amid a period of rapid education reform.

There is a phenomenon in Singapore in the areas of public services where others have only praise and envy for our systems and policies and yet Singaporeans can only see the weaknesses. These areas include health, public transport and education. Here are some books taking a balanced and objective look at various aspects of our education system and its evolution over the years.

• Many Pathways One Mission: Fifty Years Of Singapore Education. Edited by Lim Lai Cheng. This study of the 50 years of Singapore education since 1957 is in an innovative format. Detachable facsimiles of certificates, letters and other archival material, actual postage stamps and the report cards of well-known persons are included in the extensively illustrated volume. Lively, illustrated vignettes and memories of the personalities and achievement of individual teachers and others who have played essential parts in the ups and downs of Singapore education convey the realities of its history.

• Mathematics Education: The Singapore Journey. Edited by Wong Khoon Yoong and Lee Peng Yee. This comprehensive book is a review of research and practices of mathematics education in Singapore. It traces the fascinating journey from the original development of the Singapore mathematics curriculum in the 1950s to the present day, and reports on diverse findings about the Singapore experience that are not readily available in print.

• Examinations In Singapore: Change And Continuity (1891-2007) by Tan Yap Kwang, Chow Hong Kheng and Christine Goh. This is a groundbreaking historical account of the examination systems used in Singapore schools since 1891 when a Centre for the Cambridge Local Examinations was set up. The chapter on the 1891-1945 period includes information on exams used by the occupying Japanese and also the Cambridge Local exams which, surprisingly, took place in the Sime Road Internment Camp. The account of the changing period 1946-1970s includes discussion of the 1961 examination boycott. In the last section, the substantial policy shifts, the Goh Keng Swee Reforms, are summarised and their impact assessed.

• Teaching Reading And Writing: Supporting Learners In The English Classroom. Edited by Tay May Yin, Caroline Ho and Peter Teo. These 16 separately referenced papers on the teaching of reading and writing are by Singapore practitioners who link their own varied experiences of classroom situations with other educational strategies.

• For A Better Age: Musings Of A Teacher by Eugene Wijeysingha. Eugene Wijeysingha has spent 35 years in education, including an 8-year spell as Principal of Raffles Institution. To mark the occasion of the school's 185th year, he has written a memoir of his experiences as a teacher, mostly focused on his years in that venerable institution. He shares his thoughts on what education is, what lessons were learned along the way, turning Raffles Institution into an independent school, developing a suitable educational programme and safeguarding the status of teachers.

• Shaping Singapore's Future: Thinking Schools, Learning Nation. Edited by Tan, Jason and Ng Pak Tee. The vision of Thinking Schools, Learning Nation (TSLN) was launched in 1997 by the Singapore Ministry of Education in an effort to develop a total learning environment in the country and to revolutionise teaching and learning in all schools. The various chapters in this book examine different aspect of TSLN, such as ability-driven education, innovation and enterprise, and national education. They also discuss issues concerning school-stakeholder partnerships, teacher education, and teachers' lives amid a period of rapid education reform.

by Sim Van der Ryn, Stuart Cowan
Publisher: Island Press 2007-03-28 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 1597261416 | PDF | 2.3 MB


Ecological Design is a landmark volume that helped usher in an exciting new era in green design and sustainability planning. Since its initial publication in 1996, the book has been critically important in sparking dialogue and triggering collaboration across spatial scales and design professions in pursuit of buildings, products, and landscapes with radically decreased environmental impacts. This 10th anniversary edition makes the work available to a new generation of practitioners and thinkers concerned with moving our society onto a more sustainable path. Using examples from architecture, industrial ecology, sustainable agriculture, ecological wastewater treatment, and many other fields, Ecological Design provides a framework for integrating human design with living systems. Drawing on complex systems, ecology, and early examples of green building and design, the book challenges us to go further, creating buildings, infrastructures, and landscapes that are truly restorative rather than merely diminishing the rate at which things are getting worse.

by Martin Pegler
Visual Reference Publications | ISBN: 158471025X | October 1, 2002 | PDF | 200 pages | 150 Mb


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Now, more than ever, supermarkets are inviting, exciting, adventuresome, and sometimes even theatrical. New formats, layouts and presentations are emerging so quickly that it's nearly impossible to keep abreast of the trends.

At a time when consumers are more educated, aware and mobile; when competition between food stores is keener and more intense, Designing the World's Best Supermarkets presents an abundance of ideas and perspectives from around the world on store architecture, signage, lighting techniques, floor design, food case innovation, fixturing, wall art and texture, and thematic concepts.

Showcasing over 50 projects with over 300 full-color images and illuminating text, you will experience comprehensive coverage of the most up-to-date supermarket design trends from the U.S. and around the world.

This volume is edited by Martin M. Pegler, an internationally-recognized expert in the field of visual merchandising and store design.

Designing the World’s Best Supermarkets is a veritable travelog of food presentation from around the world. If you’re searching for visual inspiration and expert editorial commentary, this volume is an incomparable sourcebook.


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Security in Northeast Asia is coming into the spotlight again with North Korea's recent nuclear weapon tests. North Korea shall be an interesting subject for a future post. But for this post, I thought it would be better to focus on security issues closer to heart for the Southeast Asian region. Here, weapons of mass destruction are certainly a concern but they often pale in significance compared to more "mundane" security threats, including non-traditional ones. These are a few books that provide a good overview of the wide range of security concerns in this region:

• Terrorism In South And Southeast Asia In The Coming Decade. Edited by Daljit Singh. The papers in this volume addresses threats at the international, regional and national levels. At the international level, the scholars point out that the threat from terrorism will be a protracted one; the growth of sanctuaries in the tribal areas of Pakistan that harbour Al Qaeda and other extremist groups enhance the threat globally; and that the US withdrawal from Iraq should be seen to be taking place after defeating Al Qaeda there. Contributors believe in the importance of state effectiveness and good governance that provides sound legal regimes, and efficient, credible and transparent judicial systems; effective local police forces trained for counter-terrorist operations. Ideally the police and intelligence services should lead this fight but where the use of the military is unavoidable, care should be taken not to over-militarise responses which could result in innocent civilian casualties. They also agree on the need to contest and defeat extremist ideology, best done by Muslim communities themselves, and better regional and international cooperation, particularly at the operations level.

• Long Shadow, The: Nuclear Weapons And Security In 21st Century Asia. Edited by Muthiah Alagappa. The 18 separately referenced papers in this substantial study of nuclear weapons and security issues in Asia is the fruit of three years of cooperative research and discussion by some 60 specialists from 14 countries. The two introductory papers, which overview Asia's perspectives and strategies are followed by separate investigations of the nuclear polices of the six nuclear weapon states; the three Asian nuclear-capable states; the two aspirant nuclear weapon states; the three allies of nuclear weapon states; and a paper on "non-aligned" ASEAN. Deterrence, long-term issues and regional stability are explored in the final two papers.

• Covering Maritime Piracy In Southeast Asia by Werner Vom Busch and Tobias Rettig. These five papers and five wide-ranging discussion reports are from the 2006 Kuala Lumpur seminar on piracy in Southeast Asia from media/journalistic perspectives. Many aspects of the urgently-perceived subject were raised, including: Indonesia and maritime security in the Malacca/Singapore Straits; causes and context of pirate arsons since the 1990s; and international cooperation in piracy prevention and media coverage of piracy.

• Maritime Security In Southeast Asia. Edited by Kwa Chong Guan and John K Skogan. This book examines maritime security challenges in Southeast Asia and the responses that they provoke. These threats include traditional security threats as well as a range of non-traditional threats, such as piracy and international terrorism, which spill over into the maritime domain. Events such as September 11 and the designation of Southeast Asia as a 'second front' in the war against terrorism, have resulted in the growing realisation that multilateral security cooperation is required in order to manage the security of the seas. Expert contributors identify the nature of Southeast Asia's maritime security problem. They also critically evaluate the various responses by countries and organisations within and without the region.

Security in Northeast Asia is coming into the spotlight again with North Korea's recent nuclear weapon tests. North Korea shall be an interesting subject for a future post. But for this post, I thought it would be better to focus on security issues closer to heart for the Southeast Asian region. Here, weapons of mass destruction are certainly a concern but they often pale in significance compared to more "mundane" security threats, including non-traditional ones. These are a few books that provide a good overview of the wide range of security concerns in this region:

• Terrorism In South And Southeast Asia In The Coming Decade. Edited by Daljit Singh. The papers in this volume addresses threats at the international, regional and national levels. At the international level, the scholars point out that the threat from terrorism will be a protracted one; the growth of sanctuaries in the tribal areas of Pakistan that harbour Al Qaeda and other extremist groups enhance the threat globally; and that the US withdrawal from Iraq should be seen to be taking place after defeating Al Qaeda there. Contributors believe in the importance of state effectiveness and good governance that provides sound legal regimes, and efficient, credible and transparent judicial systems; effective local police forces trained for counter-terrorist operations. Ideally the police and intelligence services should lead this fight but where the use of the military is unavoidable, care should be taken not to over-militarise responses which could result in innocent civilian casualties. They also agree on the need to contest and defeat extremist ideology, best done by Muslim communities themselves, and better regional and international cooperation, particularly at the operations level.

• Long Shadow, The: Nuclear Weapons And Security In 21st Century Asia. Edited by Muthiah Alagappa. The 18 separately referenced papers in this substantial study of nuclear weapons and security issues in Asia is the fruit of three years of cooperative research and discussion by some 60 specialists from 14 countries. The two introductory papers, which overview Asia's perspectives and strategies are followed by separate investigations of the nuclear polices of the six nuclear weapon states; the three Asian nuclear-capable states; the two aspirant nuclear weapon states; the three allies of nuclear weapon states; and a paper on "non-aligned" ASEAN. Deterrence, long-term issues and regional stability are explored in the final two papers.

• Covering Maritime Piracy In Southeast Asia by Werner Vom Busch and Tobias Rettig. These five papers and five wide-ranging discussion reports are from the 2006 Kuala Lumpur seminar on piracy in Southeast Asia from media/journalistic perspectives. Many aspects of the urgently-perceived subject were raised, including: Indonesia and maritime security in the Malacca/Singapore Straits; causes and context of pirate arsons since the 1990s; and international cooperation in piracy prevention and media coverage of piracy.

• Maritime Security In Southeast Asia. Edited by Kwa Chong Guan and John K Skogan. This book examines maritime security challenges in Southeast Asia and the responses that they provoke. These threats include traditional security threats as well as a range of non-traditional threats, such as piracy and international terrorism, which spill over into the maritime domain. Events such as September 11 and the designation of Southeast Asia as a 'second front' in the war against terrorism, have resulted in the growing realisation that multilateral security cooperation is required in order to manage the security of the seas. Expert contributors identify the nature of Southeast Asia's maritime security problem. They also critically evaluate the various responses by countries and organisations within and without the region.

by Martin M Pegler
Visual Reference Publications | ISBN: 1584710586 | December 2001 | PDF | 176 pages | 120 Mb


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Award-Winning Java Joints! Over 350 full color photos showcase 100 top coffee shop designs from around the world, illustrating just how hot this area of food retailing remains. Cafes and Coffee Shops, by Mike Pegler, reveals the work of renowned and up-and-coming architects-details the atmosphere that gave each establishment award-winning appeal-and coveRs every coffee-shop theme from cafes, and cafeterias and coffee houses to food courts, fast-food outlets and specialty stores. What's more, for each design you'll find: complete presentations of store interiors, lighting schemes and floor plans; full data on the client, project team leaders and construction program; cogent analyses of the design strategy and special challenges each project presented; plus much more.



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