Contemporary History – Bücher, CDs, LPs und mehr, Seite 5

Shigeru Ban

Von Notunterkünften im Baukastensystem über minimalistische Stadthäuser oder eine Kathedrale aus Karton bis zu Ausstellungs­räumen aus Containern und dem Centre Pompidou in Metz - der mit dem Pritzker-Pre…

Dominic Bradbury

Mid-Century Modern Designers

An homage to the design pioneers who defined the Mid-Century aesthetic through their work in furniture, glassware, ceramics and textilesMore than 50 years later, the fascination with mid-century design is…

40 Leadenhall Street

40 Leadenhall Street is London's newest architectural landmark. Spanning 900,000 square metres and accommodating up to 10,000 people, it is one of the biggest schemes to ever receive planning permission i…

Barbara Lamprecht

Neutra

In der Architektur von Richard Neutra (1892-1970) finden Inneres und Äußeres ihren vollkommenen modernistischen Einklang: Glänzende, klare Gebäudefassaden reflektieren die kalifornische Sonne, und riesige…

Modern Architecture A-Z

Mit über 270 Einträgen bietet dieses Lexikon der Baukunst einen unverzichtbaren Überblick über die Schlüsselfiguren bei der Erschaffung moderner Bauformen . Die wegweisenden Architekten des 19. bis 21. Ja…

Reconstruction as Violence in Assad's Syria

A sustained critique of postwar reconstruction in Syria as a politically neutral processIn 2011, emboldened by the Arab Spring, the Syrians rose up against their government. The Syrian regime used violenc…

Mimi Pond

Do Admit

Mimi Pond crafts a gorgeous, dazzling biography of the Mitford SistersBorn with pedigrees but without the pocketbooks to match, The Mitfords were certainly no strangers to lies, intrigue, or scandal. Nanc…

The Rolling Stones

Bridges To Babylon (2009 Remastered)

The Rolling Stones' 21st studio album was recorded in Los Angeles in the first half of 1997. Here it's clear that the band and their stellar production team had taken contemporary musical developments on …

Bobo Stenson (geb. 1944)

Goodbye (UHQ-CD)

Product Information A new album by the Bobo Stenson Trio is always an event. There can be few contemporary jazz piano trios that draw upon such wide-ranging repertoire. “Goodbye” continues its trad…

Eva Hagberg

When Eero Met His Match

A uniquely personal biographical account of Louchheim's life and work that takes readers inside the rarified world of architecture mediaAline B. Louchheim (1914--1972) was an art critic on assignment for …

The Rolling Stones

Bridges To Babylon (SHM-CD) (Papersleeve)

The Rolling Stones' 21st studio album was recorded in Los Angeles in the first half of 1997. Here it's clear that the band and their stellar production team had taken contemporary musical developments on …

The Rolling Stones

Dirty Work (2009 Remastered)

The Rolling Stones' 18th studio album was released in 1986, having been recorded under the toughest possible circumstances. It is astonishing that it was ever made. Less astonishingly, it's a superbly acc…

Philip Jodidio

Zaha Hadid. Complete Works 1979-Today. 45th Ed.

Zaha Hadid war eine revolutionäre Architektin. Jahrelang wurde sie in weiten Kreisen gefeiert und mit zahlreichen Preisen ausgezeichnet, obwohl sie praktisch nichts baute. Einige behaupteten sogar, es sei…

The Rolling Stones

Dirty Work (SHM-CD) (Papersleeve)

The Rolling Stones' 18th studio album was released in 1986, having been recorded under the toughest possible circumstances. It is astonishing that it was ever made. Less astonishingly, it's a superbly acc…

The Techniques of E-Guitar Playing

Rae Giana Rashad

The Blueprint

"The Blueprint is an astounding work, an unflinching portrait of misogyny and racism in a speculative world terrifyingly close to our own. Rae Giana Rashad chronicles the generational ghosts of woman…

Lionel Shriver

Mania

"A fantasy that hews uncomfortably close to today's reality, where facts and the truth are selectively recognized at increasingly subjective whims . . . . The specifics of Mania are the stuff of blee…

Kasia Babis

Breadcrumbs

A moving graphic memoir in the vein of Almost All American Girl and Persepolis , Breadcrumbs is a coming-of-age story set in Poland as the country transitions from communism to capitalism. In the late 198…

Kasia Babis

Breadcrumbs

"In the late 1980s, Poland is facing debilitating food shortages, worker discontent, and astronomical inflation. Seemingly overnight, the country transitions from communism to capitalism. During this…