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National Urban Design Awards February 2013

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This year The Temporary City has been nominated for Urban Design Groups Publisher Award 2013

The Urban Design Group's annual celebration of excellence in urban design will this year be held at the Royal Overseas League in St James's, Central London and will showcase some of the best examples of urban design work produced in the UK and beyond over the past 12 months.

For more information about the Urban Design Group

Book Review: Composition, Non-Composition

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A brilliant review by Anthony Vidler of Composition, Non-Composition in the Architectural Review.

‘Lucan’s narrative, as he develops this ‘story of a word’, is never dry or dull, as the question is always addressed through examples – whether drawn from the rule books, or analysed as the processes by which projects emerge.’

for more information about the book click the link http://ow.ly/hkAGC

The Tall Buildings Reference Book (April 2013)

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The Tall Buildings Reference Book addresses all the issues of building tall, from the procurement stage through the design and construction process to new technologies and the building’s contribution to the urban habitat. A case study section highlights the latest, the most innovative, the greenest and the most inspirational tall buildings being constructed today.

To order a copy of this book click here

RIBA Publishing titles now available from Routledge

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We are delighted to announce that RIBA Publishing books are now available via Routledge, for customers outside of the UK and Ireland.

RIBA Enterprises remains the exclusive distributor for the UK and Ireland.

Review of Future Practice by @archidose

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Click here to read a great review of Rory Hyde's new book Future Practice by John Hill @archidose

The World’s Greenest Buildings (January 2013)

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The World’s Greenest Buildings tackles an audacious task. Among the thousands of green buildings out there, which are the best, and how do we know?

Authors Jerry Yudelson and Ulf Meyer examined hundreds of the highest-rated large green buildings from around the world and asked their owners to supply one simple thing: actual performance data, to demonstrate their claims to sustainable operations.

For more infomration about the book click here

15 Best Selling Books from Routledge Architecture

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The top 15 best selling Architecture books published by Routledge. For more comprehensive list of what books are availble in this area see our catalogues

Green Buildings Pay 3rd Edition ( January 2013)

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'This book steps forward boldly to present a vast array of information in a way that is accessible to professionals and lay people … [it] will be useful to all those interested in finding greener ways of designing and making buildings … [and] will enable you to make better-informed decisions.' - Building

This third edition of Green Buildings Pay presents new evidence and new arguments concerning the institutional and business case that can be made for green design. The green argument has moved a long way forward since the previous edition, and this fully updated book addresses the key issues faced by architect, engineer and client today. To order your copy click here

Rory Hyde’s “Future Practice: Conversations from the Edge of Architecture” - launch and review

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We had the Helsinki launch of Rory Hyde's new book "Future Practice: Conversations from the Edge of Architecture" today, featuring a panel discussion between Rory, Bryan Boyer, Jenna Sutela and me at the World Design Capital Paviljonki.... to read more click here

Nurseries: A Design Guide - (November 2012)

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This design guide presents all the elements of building design that combine to create the very best environment for young children and the people who work with them, including building materials, multi-functional spaces and design scaled to suit small children.

To order your copy of Nurseries: A Design Guide click here

Design Education for a Sustainable Future

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Ecohouse 4th Edition (November 2012)

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'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 ( review of the 3rd Edition from Amazon)

Design and Construction of High-Performance Homes (November 2012)

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"From design and analysis, to project construction and delivery, to new materials and techniques, the book carefully collects top authors, content, and case studies to help explicate what the editor describes as "energy-free architectural design". As well illustrated as it is written, this book convincingly merges the range of historical, technical, theoretical, and architectural obligations that presuppose our understanding of higher-performance buildings." Kiel Moe, Harvard Graduate School of Design, USA

For more information about the book click here

Thinkers for Architects Series (November 2012)

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Gadamer for Architects is the latest in the Thinkers for Architects series.

If you would like a copy of of our latest leafleet about the series please click here.

Best Tall Buildings 2012 (October 2012)

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Best Tall Buildings 2012 contains overviews of the nominees and winning projects from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s annual awards. The book provides vital statistics, images, plans and in depth accounts of the architectural design and sustainability features of the year’s best tall buildings. Additionally included is the official list of the World’s Tallest Buildings with the judging criteria from the foremost authority on tall buildings. Full colour illustrations and photographs throughout.

To order your copy click here