Focusing on the art, architecture, and design of memorials, this work examines significant examples from the late twentieth century to the present. It highlights how these memorials reflect cultural values, historical events, and collective memory, showcasing diverse approaches across different regions. The book offers insights into the creative processes behind memorialization and the impact of these structures on communities and individuals, emphasizing their role in honoring the past while fostering dialogue about the future.
Discover exceptional hospitality through architecture and design in "The Leading Hotels of the World." This richly illustrated volume showcases over 70 exclusive luxury hotels from a global collection, featuring in-depth stories, interviews, and expert travel tips from renowned designers and writers, celebrating extraordinary aesthetics and hospitality.
In March 2020, Spencer Bailey and Andrew Zuckerman were launching The Slowdown, a media company promoting a more thoughtful approach to life in a fast-paced world. As Covid-19 emerged and lockdowns began, a global slowdown unfolded unexpectedly. They felt compelled to capture the thoughts and feelings of leading minds during this time, resulting in the creation of a podcast called At a Distance, which focused on long-view, planetary-scale concerns. This book compiles 100 interviews from the podcast, offering a curated selection of insights from its guests.
Presented in concise narratives, the book distills complex ideas into easily digestible formats while providing contextual editorial commentary on the political, cultural, and social climate. Notable guests include environmentalist Bill McKibben, psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, MoMA curator Paola Antonelli, food artist Laila Gohar, biologist Merlin Sheldrake, Buddhist monk Gelong Thubten, novelist Hari Kunzru, philosopher Kate Soper, and landscape architect Walter Hood. Their diverse perspectives address critical issues such as public health, the climate crisis, racial inequality, and Big Tech. Informative and deeply personal, the book explores potential future changes and offers a hopeful, rationally optimistic guide toward what lies ahead.
-The book is an in-depth look at Navone's 30 plus year career -The author, Spencer Bailey, is the editor in chief of Surface magazine, a highly respected publication on design -Paola Navone has won many prestigious design awards including the Osaka International Design Award and has created collections for major brands like Crate & Barrel and Anthropologie Tham ma da - Thai for "everyday" - embodies the conceptual approach of Italian architect and designer Paola Navone's work. She takes the ordinary and presents it in a new and exciting way. Influenced by her travels all over the world, particularly to Asia and Africa, Navone scours the globe for inspiration. She has collaborated with major furniture and home accessory brands such as Crate & Barrel, Baxter, Alessi, Gervasoni, and Cappellini. Tham ma da gives an in-depth tour of Navone's most thrilling and bold interiors from hotels in Miami and Phuket, Thailand, to private residences in Italy and France - Navone's work never ceases to amaze.
A fascinating new take on the architecture of Adjaye, exploring his approach to five building materials through his projects David Adjaye is one of the most in-demand architects today, known for his thoughtful interpretation of public spaces. In order to understand him as an architect, you must look at his projects through the lens of material - a crucial consideration in his practice. Organized into five sections - Stone/Concrete, Wood, Metal, Glass, and Rammed Earth - Alchemy reimagines the traditional architect monograph by examining the importance of material in architecture, a study vital to Adjaye and his design process. In 2021, David Adjaye was awarded the RIBA Gold Medal, and he was among seven global leaders to receive a TIME100 Impact Award in 2022. The book features over 30 public, commercial, and residential projects around the world, from his 2001 Concrete Garden in London to the Amoako Boafo Gallery in Accra, Ghana, built with rammed earth and completed in 2022.
