TASCHEN's new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects—from the firmly established to the up-and-coming—with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects' or firms' most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured.

Architects featured: Matali Crasset, Odile Decq, Jean-Marie Duthilleul, Edouard François, Manuelle Gautrand, Jakob + MacFarlane, Lacaton & Vassal, Jean Nouvel, Marin-Trottin/Périphériques, Dominique Perrault, Christian de Portzamparc, Rudy Ricciotti, Valode & Pistre, Jean-Paul Viguier, Jean-Michel Wilmotte

About the author:

Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard University, and was editor-in-chief of the leading French art journal Connaissance des Arts for over two decades. He has published numerous articles and books on contemporary architecture, including TASCHEN's Architecture Now! series, Building a New Millennium, and monographs on Tadao Ando, Renzo Piano, Santiago Calatrava, Norman Foster, Richard Meier, and Álvaro Siza.

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Contemplating the relationship between interior design and architectural structure, Capturing Space showcases split-level floor plans, attic apartments that rise up to capture light, penthouse loft spaces whose structure adapts to irregular roof shapes, and even transportable buildings that hint at the mobile residence of the future. Sumptuous photography presents these innovative projects that reflect the new urbaneness of interior design and demonstrate how thoughtful design is able to capture space so as to grant a personalized, functional, and aesthetically pleasing space.

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Part of the Good Ideas series, Color in Your Home focuses on how the usage of different colors can affect people's perception of a space. Color not only affects the way the space itself appears, but also affects the relationships between a space and the objects within it. Reaching beyond simple color changes through paint choices, this volume explains how the color of furnishings, accessories, and other details can redefine a space. Covering all the colors in the rainbow in separate chapters, as well as special sections on blacks, grays, and mixing colors, this volume features hundreds of photographs that will inspire you to re-imagine your home, in brilliant color.

The Good Ideas series provide homeowners with hundreds of inspirational design ideas to incorporate into their own homes. Each volume focuses on a specific aspect of home design, and features exquisite full-color photography of examples from around the world. Whether your design plans are modest or ambitious, you'll find a valuable resource and a veritable creative workshop between the covers of these invaluable references.

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FINALLY! AN ARCHITECTURAL DICTIONARY WRITTEN IN THE LANGUAGE OF DESIGN...

Unlike any other architectural dictionary available, this resource is the only one focusing almost entirely on design. While other similar resources are filled with construction-related terms, the ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF ARCHITECTURE, Second Edition contains more than 4000 design-related definitions and more than 3000 illustrations--far more than any other dictionary.

ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF ARCHITECTURE, Second Edition contains architectural styles, details, building elements, and forms--everything important to the architect/designer. Added to the new edition are more than 300 architect biographies with classic examples of their work.

Ernest Burden (New York, NY) is an architect, an author, and principal of Burden Associates, a media and marketing consulting firm.

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Before-and-after photos of amazing room transformations in various styles inspire readers to take action.

Ideas for all ranges of skill levels, time commitment, and budget from simple furniture rearrangement strategies to more dramatic changes in room surface treatments (floors, walls, counters, and more).

Each room makeover includes a section on multiple alternatives to one aspect of the redesign such as wall finishes. These sections give readers more options for applying what they learn from the book to their own rooms.

Makeover projects make the book as practical as it is inspiring what readers expect from HGTV.

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In home centres, lighting sections are expanding in response to consumer demand. This book will help people to use lighting more effectively. From chandeliers to spotlights, full-colour photographs and step-by-step illustrations demonstrate how different lighting choices change the aura of a room. Includes 18 projects.

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We’ve all been there, your child’s room needs something, but you can’t seem to find the time or funds for a complete re-do. Reinvent Your Kids Rooms, one of two books in a new Sunset series, is full of real-world decorating ideas and step-by-step instructions that will quickly and easily transform your child’s room. There are 70 projects that can be done in a day, a weekend, or during a remodel. Practical highlights include selecting color palettes and fabrics, organizing clutter with creative storage projects, and making simple changes to existing furniture and fixtures that yield big design payoffs.

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A complete guide to planning and designing a new bathroom, or renovating an existing one, The Bathroom Makeover Book features everything readers need to know to create the perfect look for their bathrooms.

With 10 stylish decorating schemes and 19 easy-to-follow projects, this instructive guide helps potential remodelers assess existing space, choose a style, and create a contemporary and fresh look. Readers will find a step-by-step guide to planning a bathroom layout, including a section on dealing with problem layouts. All projects are divided by skill level and the time needed to complete them, making it easy for anyone to get the look he or she desires.

Bernadette Fallon is an interiors and lifestyle journalist, and has written extensively for a variety of UK and Irish publications. Nikki Haslam has written for Essentials and Your Home magazines, and is co-author of Creative Spaces for Kids. Both live in London, England.

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The 33 projects collected in this book will give you so many ideas about transforming the home you own into your own dream home that you’ll want to start repainting your living room as soon as you spot your favorite room in the book. Decorate concentrates on design and decoration, rather than new construction or structural renovation, with the hope that each location included will provide realistic goals for many homeowners.

Each issue of "Metropolitan Home magazine is filled with photographs of some of the world's most beautiful houses. But making your own home special isn't just about copying photos. Good designers have a vision of what they want to create, and come up with a plan for how best to achieve it. Understanding first the ideas, and then the methods, is the key to taking a house from drab to fabulous.

In this book, Michael Lassell, who has been writing for "Metropolitan Home since 1992, goes behind the photos. He uncovers the secrets of the professionals by asking: What did the designer want to do? And how did the designer do it? Each room or style is accompanied by insider's tips where designers reveal their trade secrets. In each case, introductory text explores the homeowner's and designer's goals. The book also explores how they achieved those goals: a "key to the style" box explains the designer's approach with a few key concepts; and “What the Pros Know About” boxes explain how the designer went from ideas to reality.

With 200 color photographs, "Decorate provides all the inspiration and expertise to help any home decorator find and achieve high style.

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