2011 Sales Conference PP Architecture

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January 2011 Sales Conference ARCHITECTURE Presented by Fran Ford Commissioning Editor – Architecture

Around and About Stock Orchard Street:

Around and About Stock Orchard Street Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Uses a central case study of these well-known buildings to unpack the story of design in architecture and confronts the issues that surround practice today head-on These buildings provide the focus around which a multitude of both positive and negative voices reflect on what the buildings represent and how they have performed Offers a wide ranging set of approaches and critiques and provides a unique insight into a building’s conception, construction and reception Sarah Wigglesworth Sarah Wigglesworth Architects Binding: Paperback Price: £29.99 Pub date: April 2011 Text type: Professional Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 825 2011 ROW sales f/c: 150

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Unique and insightful multi-faceted coverage of these well-known buildings Marketing Direct Mail – Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, sustainable built environment leaflet, solus leaflet Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, AECB, RICS, Other promotions - author interview , promotions in conjunctions with the tours at Stock Orchard Street, cross promote with journals, through magazines and newspapers interested in sustainable design The 30 second sell: The buildings won numerous awards including the prestigious RIBA Sustainability Award (2002), and was voted one of six favourite Grand Designs buildings after featuring in its inaugural series The buildings are well-known by the general public and regular tours are given biannually Contributors include: Matthew Barac, Gillian Horn, Adrian Forty, Charles Jencks and many more Densely illustrated with original material, including the authors’ own drawings, specially-commissioned photographs, technical and detail drawings

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Grand Designs Handbook Kevin McCloud (Collins, 2009) £14.99 Sales YTD: 4,408* * Sales from Nielsen The Zedbook Bill Dunster (Routledge, 2007) £40.00 Sales YTD: 2,151 SEE     SELL

Short Stories: London in Two-and-a-half Dimensions:

Short Stories: London in Two-and-a-half Dimensions Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Enthralling, inspirational and entertaining this book encourages readers to stretch their interpretations of architecture and to let their imaginations run free in design Combines image with fiction to construct a sequence of improbable marriages between place and fantasy Blends drawings, models and text to reveal the creative process behind design CJ Lim & Ed Liu Bartlett, UCL Binding: Paperback Price: £19.99 Pub date: February 2011 Text type: Professional Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 950 2011 ROW sales f/c: 425

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Inspiring, fascinating, desirable book for any architectural reader The 30 second sell: The stories have been exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts and the Victoria and Albert Museum Combines place and fiction in an imaginative interpretation of 12 sites in the city of London Draws on a wealth of literary symbolism from Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland to Dicken’s Tale of Two Cities and imbued with humour and irony Beautifully designed and illustrated, on thick paper with silver laminated cover Marketing Direct Mail –Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, cluster email, Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, Royal Academy, V&A Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, cross promote through the media and literature list, HE sales roadshow

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Invisible Cities Italo Calvino (Vintage, 2009) £7.99 Atlas of Novel Tectonics Jesse Reiser and Nanako Memoto (Princeton Architectural Press, 2006) £15.99 Delirious New York Rem Koolhaas (Monacelli, 1994) £20.00 SEE     SELL

Glorious Visions: John Soane's Spectacular Theatre:

Glorious Visions: John Soane's Spectacular Theatre Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Focuses on John Soane’s house and museum and its considerable collections of architectural fragments, models, drawings folios and publications at 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields in London The first book to locate Soane’s house and museum within the wider visual culture of its time Maps the influences, references, connections, extensions, and productions at play in Soane’s house-museum, to trace the effects of which it is a product and the effects it generates Helene Furjan University of Pennsylvania, USA Binding: Paperback Price: £29.99 Pub date: April 2011 Text type: Supplementary Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 300 2011 ROW sales f/c: 150

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Very high quality book on a much loved architectural figure The 30 second sell: Written by a leading scholar whose work continues the tradition of Bergdoll, Vidler, Lavin and Macarthur Includes over 90 full colour illustrations Will be of special interest to the Soane Museum and a strong proposition for the architectural bookshops Marketing Direct Mail –Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, cluster email, virtual architecture history and theory leaflet Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, John Soane’s Museum, SAH Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, HE sales roadshow

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Sir John Soane’s Museum London Tim Knox (Merrell, 2009) £25.95 John Soane: An Accidental Romantic Gillian Darley (Yale Uni Press, 1999) £16.95 SEE     SELL

Vernacular Architecture of West Africa: A World in Dwelling:

Vernacular Architecture of West Africa: A World in Dwelling Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: A unique and complete exploration of vernacular architecture in West Africa Contradicts the over-played image of primitive huts that have come to represent rural Africa, by showing how a variety of designs and construction practices are at work in these dwellings and villages Stems from years of research living in these communities Jean-Paul Bourdier and Trinh T Minh-ha UC at Berkeley, USA Binding: Hardback Price: £49.99 Pub date: March 2011 Text type: Professional Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 400 2011 ROW sales f/c: 250

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Phenomenally beautiful, rare and timely book on West African Architecture The 30 second sell: Designs, plans, axonometrics, and photography make the beauty and complexity of this architecture abundantly clear Expertly translated from the French edition which published in 2005 and has sold over 3,000 copies to date Examples taken from the habitats of different ethnic groups of south and West Africa Marketing Direct Mail – Architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, cluster email, postcard mailing, virtual architecture history and theory leaflet Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, AHRA, The Vernacular Architecture Group, The Vernacular Architecture Society of South Africa Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, cross promote with African studies

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Built to Meet Needs: Cultural Issues in Vernacular Architecture Paul Oliver (Architectural Press, 2006) £40.99 Sold: 708 until the end of 2007 Atlas of Vernacular Architecture of the World Marcel Vellinga (Routledge, 2008) £49.99 Sold YTD: 869 Vernacular Architecture: An Illustrated Handbook R W Brunskill (Faber & Faber, 2000) £20.00 Sold YTD: 1,176 SEE     SELL

Benjamin for Architects Derrida for Architects :

Benjamin for Architects Derrida for Architects Brian Elliott, Oregon State University, USA Richard Coyne, University of Edinburgh, UK Binding: Paperback Price: £15.99 Text type: Guidebooks 2011 UK sales f/c: 500 2011 ROW sales f/c: 430 Why are we publishing these books? Benefits: Offers quick, clear introductions to key thinkers who have written about architecture and whose work can yield insights for designers Each book – by an expert architect-researcher – summarises what a thinker has to offer for architects, locates their architectural thinking in the context of their work, introduces significant texts, helps decode terms and provides quick reference for further reading Proven popular with both students and professionals Status: In Production Pub date: Dec 2010 Status: In Production Pub date: February 2010

Current Series Book Sales:

Current Series Book Sales ISBN 13 Title Author Pub Date Pub Price Life Qty Life Val 9780415415170 HEIDEGGER FOR ARCHITECTS SHARR 02-Oct-07 £15.99 2,619 £23,297 9780415421164 DELEUZE & GUATTARI FOR ARCHITECTS BALLANTYNE 02-Oct-07 £15.99 2,256 £19,613 9780415431330 IRIGARAY FOR ARCHITECTS RAWES 24-Oct-07 £15.99 893 £7,926 9780415477468 BHABHA FOR ARCHITECTS HERNANDEZ 25-Jan-10 £15.99 477 £4,091 9780415496155 BOURDIEU FOR ARCHITECTS WEBSTER 09-Jul-10 £15.99 457 £3,886

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Essential pocket books for every architectural reader The 30 second sell: Valuable additions to this successful series Affordable pocket books Written to be globally accessible Turkish translation deal is underway for the series Three further titles expected in 2012 2 well-known authors with quality academic records Marketing Direct Mail –Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, series cluster email and leaflet Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, cross promote with philosophy titles, HE sales roadshow

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Deleuze & Guattari for Architects Andrew Ballantyne (Routledge, 2007) £15.99 Heidegger for Architects Adam Sharr (Routledge, 2007) £15.99 Irigaray for Architects Peg Rawes (Routledge, 2007) £15.99 Bhaba for Architects Felipe Hernandez (Routledge, 2010) £15.99 Bourdieu for Architects Helena Webster (Routledge, 2010) £15.99 SEE     SELL

2nd edition The Structural Basis of Architecture:

2 nd edition The Structural Basis of Architecture Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Shows students how to “see” structures as integral to architecture and explains how knowledge of structure forms the basis for understanding both the mechanical and conceptual aspects inherent to the art of building Analyzing the structural principles behind many of the best known works of architecture from the past and present, this book places the subject in contemporary context A qualitative and discursive approach to the subject which also includes the relatively accessible mathematical equations and calculations that can be used to reinforce and extend an emerging understanding of the topic Bjorn Sandaker, Arne Eggen & Mark Cruvellier Oslo School of Architecture & Cornell Binding: Paperback Price: £24.99 Pub date: February 2011 Text type: Big Text Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 600 2011 ROW sales f/c: 250

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Big undergraduate textbook for core curriculum The 30 second sell: Revised throughout and includes many worked-out examples and problems. New chapters are included on loads, strength of materials, suspension hangers, tension ties, stayed structures and overall structural systems Works by Alvar Aalto, Louis Kahn, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Norman Foster and Santiago Calatrava, among others, are used to illustrate the different structural principles Illustrated by many photographs of architectural projects, structural behaviour diagrams and technical drawings Marketing Direct Mail –Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, cluster email, postcard mailing Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, European Association for Architectural Education, ICE, IStructE Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, HE sales roadshow,

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Understanding Structures 4edition Derek Seward (Palgrave,2009) £35.99 Structures 6e Daniel Schodek (Prentice Hall,2007) £56.99 Elementary Structures for Architects & Builders 5e R.E. Schaeffer (Prentice Hall,2006) £65.99 Structural Design: A Practical Guide for Architects 2e James Underwood (Wiley, 2007) £80.00 SEE     SELL

The Art of Structures :

The Art of Structures Aurelio Muttoni Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne Binding: Paperback Price: £34.99 Text type: Small Text 2011 UK sales f/c: 400 2011 ROW sales f/c: 500 Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Describes the complete panorama of supporting structures and their function, by describing the manner with which loads are sustained and transmitted to the ground A n intuitive approach is stressed; in particular, the basics of equilibrium analysis are explained by visualizing the internal forces of specific structures, both modern and historical, with the aid of simple graphical tools With a minimum of mathematics, the reader is guided through the analysis of some of the world’s most famous designs and structures

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Comprehensive and reader friendly text for a core topic in architectural education The 30 second sell: Third book to come from the successful EPFL distribution agreement Rights to sell worldwide Includes over 500 illustrations providing simple graphical tools which will enable the reader to quickly understand the theory and functionality of structures Potential to become as well-loved as von Meiss (see next slide) Marketing Direct Mail –Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, cluster email Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, ICE, IStructE, Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, cross promote with the structural engineering titles, HE sales roadshow

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Elements of Architecture Pierre von Meiss (Routledge, 1990) £34.99 Sold YTD: 16,640 * Sales from Nielsen Bookscan Constructing Architecture 2e Andreas Deplazes (Birkhauser, 2008) £39.90 Sold YTD: 1,455* Structure and Architecture Angus Macdonald (Architectural Press, 2001) £28.99 Life sales until 2007: 2,337 SEE     SELL

Matter: Material Processes in Architectural Production:

Matter: Material Processes in Architectural Production Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Revolves around materials in architecture and design decisions that emerge from material interaction Shows work, technical technique and process, whilst positioning it within a broader theoretical intention – to achieve the correct mix of theory and practice for students Assembles a range of voices which offer a multifaceted portrait of material design today Gail Borden & Michael Meredith USC &Harvard GSD, USA Binding: Paperback Price: £29.99 Pub date: July 2011 Text type: Small Text Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 850 2011 ROW sales f/c: 300 Matter: Material Processes in Architectural Production

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Essential resource for undergraduates on the core topic of materials The 30 second sell: One of our biggest titles for 2011 Includes world-class contributions from such names as Nader Tehrani, Lisa Iwamoto, Sanford Kwinter and many more Case studies from practices across the globe, provide insight into industry projects Technically in-depth illustrations plus lavish colour photographs – beautifully designed throughout Marketing Direct Mail –Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, cluster email Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, HE sales roadshow, through contributor contacts Matter: Material Processes in Architectural Production

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Materials for Architectural Design Victoria Bell (Laurence King, 2006) £29.00 * Figures from Nielsen Bookscan Smart Materials and Technologies in Architecture Michelle Addington (Architectural Press, 2004) £48.99 Sold: 2,577 until the end of 2007 Constructing Architecture 2e Andreas Deplazes (Birkhauser, 2008) £39.90 Sold YTD: 1,455 SEE     SELL

Daylighting: Architecture and Lighting Design:

Daylighting: Architecture and Lighting Design Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Good lighting design is subtle and many-faceted, it needs both knowledge and imagination and it is essential to good architectural design This book is centered on practical daylighting design. Authoritative and multi-disciplinary, it provides architects and lighting specialists, with all the tools needed to incorporate this most fundamental element of architecture Provides a global vision of architectural lighting which is linked to the climates of the world and which integrates view, sunlight, diffuse skylight and electric lighting Peter Tregenza & Mike Wilson Uni of Sheffield & Uni of Westminster Binding: Paperback Price: £39.99 Pub date: February 2011 Text type: Professional Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 670 2011 ROW sales f/c: 550

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The complete handbook on architectural lighting for professionals The 30 second sell: Delivery of information in a variety of ways for interdisciplinary readers: graphics, mathematics, text, photographs and in-depth illustrations A clear structure: eleven chapters covering different aspects of lighting; a set of worksheets giving step-by-step examples of calculations and design procedures for use in practice, and a collection of algorithms and equations for reference by specialists and software designers An overview of current practice and research of daylighting in architecture and urban planning Beautifully designed in full colour throughout Marketing Direct Mail –Architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, cluster email Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, Society of Light and Lighting, CIBSE, Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia & New Zealand, Institution of Lighting Engineers, Commission Internationale de l’Eclairage Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals

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The Architecture of Light Sage Russell (Conceptnine, 2008) £52.00 Lighting by Design 2e Christopher Cuttle (Architectural Press, 2008) £36.99 Lighting Design Ulrike Brandi (Birkhauser, 2006) £26.50 SEE     SELL

Sustainability and the Design of Transport Interchanges:

Sustainability and the Design of Transport Interchanges Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: The ability to connect different modes of transportation, to stitch together flows of transport, infrastructure and people in an attractive and coherent fashion, is critical to creating successful cities - this book demonstrates how Although several books exist on the design of individual transport building types (such as railway stations and airports) very few are available on the design of interchanges Focuses on the need to achieve sustainable development through better design and management of transport infrastructure Brian Edwards Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Binding: Hardback Price: £44.99 Pub date: January 2011 Status: In Production Text type: Professional 2011 UK sales f/c: 400 2011 ROW sales f/c: 240

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Essential reference for architects The 30 second sell: All Brian’s previous ‘building type’ books with us have sold over 1000 copies Divided into three parts: Concepts; Design Strategies & Case Studies Cases from interchanges in: France, UK, Sweden, China, Australia, The Netherlands, Germany, USA, Japan, Denmark, South Korea, Beautifully designed and illustrated in full colour throughout Marketing Direct Mail - Architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, sustainable built environment leaflet, transport cluster, Ecobuild conference Professional organisations - RIBA, AA, RTPI, RICS, ICE Other promotions - cross promote with journals, through author contacts

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Transport Terminals and Modal Interchanges Christopher Blow Architectural Press, 2005 £54.99 Sold 717 by Year End 2007 Future Transport in Cities Brian Richards Spon Press, 2001 £34.99 Sold 1,644 copies YTD SEE     SELL

The EcoEdge: Urgent Design Challenges in Building Sustainable Cities:

The EcoEdge : Urgent Design Challenges in Building Sustainable Cities Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Presents the experiences of design practitioners who have implemented sustainable design projects rather than just theorized about them 14 global case studies which act as benchmarks and inspirations for transformation Voices and experiences of developing economies such as India and China, are heard on an equal footing with those from Europe, North America and Australia An exploration of urgent design challenges such as population density, recreating infrastructure that supports carbon neutral or low carbon (emission) intensive urban activities, and retrofitting for sustainability Esther Charlesworth & Rob Adams RMIT, Australia Binding: Paperback Price: £29.99 Pub date: February 2011 Text type: Small Text Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 350 2011 ROW sales f/c: 275

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Timely and highly relevant coverage of critical green design issues The 30 second sell: Presents diverse case studies of contemporary sustainable urban practice from Europe, Africa, India, South America, the USA and Australia A clear structure, divided into 3 parts, each part is introduced by a thematic overview essay by an internationally respected design scholar, and followed by the practical case study chapters from architects Well illustrated with a wealth of supporting material Marketing Direct Mail –Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, cluster email, sustainable built environment leaflet Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, RTPI, UDG Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, Ecobuild conference, through magazines and newspapers interested in sustainable design

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City Edge Esther Charlesworth (Architectural Press, 2005) £31.99 Sold 821 by Year End 2007 Urban Design for an Urban Century Lance Jay Brown (Wiley, 2009) £55.00 Future Forms and Design for Sustainable Cities Mike Jenks (Architectural Press, 2005) £31.99 Sold 2,028 by Year End 2007 SEE     SELL

Spatial Agency: Other Ways of Doing Architecture :

Spatial Agency: Other Ways of Doing Architecture Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: The first comprehensive overview of alternative approaches to architectural practice At a time when many commentators, including the RIBA and CABE, are noting that alternative and richer approaches to architectural practice are required if the profession is to flourish, this book provides multiple examples of how this has been achieved and how it might be achieved in the future Combines an encyclopaedia of over 200 entries with sets of extended essays covering the background issues – allowing the book to be accessible and authoritative Nishat Awan , Tatjana Schneider & Jeremy Till Uni of Sheffield & Uni of Westminster Binding: Paperback Price: £24.99 Pub date: March 2011 Text type: Small Text Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 775 2011 ROW sales f/c: 250

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Addresses a significant gap in the market by providing a comprehensive overview of alternative architecture practice to inspire new ways of working in the practitioner and in future generations The 30 second sell: Examples come from the UK, US, Europe, Africa, South America and South-East Asia Designed to appeal to both the practitioner and the student of architecture, allowing for easy reference or deeper reading Jeremy Till is extremely well-known and highly respected Technically in-depth illustrations plus lavish colour photographs in a specially designed package to make the most of the material Marketing Direct Mail –Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, cluster email Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, HE sales roadshow

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Architecture Depends Jeremy Till (MIT Press, 2009) £18.95 Architecture: The Story of Practice Dana Cuff (MIT Press, 1991) £22.95 Gender, Space, Architecture Iain Borden, Barbara Penner, Jane Rendell (Routledge, 1999) £39.99 Sold YTD: 3,504 SEE     SELL

Prospects for an Ethics of Architecture :

Prospects for an Ethics of Architecture Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Describes and accounts for new opportunities for ethical reflection in architecture Presents the notion that architecture can in its own right, make for a distinctive form of ethical investigation Promotes the development of an individual code of ethics for architecture as opposed to just ‘tacking on’ ethical codes from other disciplines William Taylor & Michael Levine Uni of Western Australia Binding: Paperback Price: £29.99 Pub date: February 2011 Text type: Small Text Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 225 2011 ROW sales f/c: 250

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Superbly written text for a core topic in architectural education The 30 second sell: Co-authored by an architect and a philosopher , to provide a unique treatment of this difficult subject Written in a style which both introduces the first-time reader to key ideas and provides the more seasoned reader with novel insights Determined to change the way people commonly think about ethics for the built environment Marketing Direct Mail –Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, cluster email, virtual architecture history and theory leaflet Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, cross promote with the philosophy list, HE sales roadshow

Sample course list :

Sample course list Institute School Tutor Module Contact Newcastle University Architecture Jean Hillier The Reflexive Practitioner: TCP 8902 j.s.hillier@ncl.ac.uk Cardiff School of Art and Design Architecture Anthony Whyman Architectural Design & Technology: Year 3 Professional Practice twhyman@uwic.ac.uk London Metropolitan University Architecture Helen Mallinson MA Architectural Theory, History and Interpretation h.mallinson@londonmet.ac.uk The Robert Gordon University Architecture & Built Environment Neil Lamb Philosophy and Built Environment n.lamb@rgu.ac.uk Sheffield Uni Architecture Renata Tyszczuk Theory and Ethics in the Built Environment r.tyszczuk@sheffield.ac.uk International Islamic University Malaysia Centre for built Environment Assoc. Prof. Dr. Spahic Omer RKGS 6100: Value, Ethics and Built Environment spahic@iiu.edu.my Nottingham Trent University Architecture, Design and the Built Environment Dr Joanna Poon Masters module: Law and Ethics joanna.poon@ntu.ac.uk RMIT University Architecture Leon van Schaik Ethics: The profession and architecture vanschaik@rmit.edu.au Iowa State university College of Design Gregory Palermo Ethics in the Design Professions gpalermo@iastate.edu Tulane University Architecture Graham Owen Advanced Electives on Ethics and Architecture gowen@tulane.edu University of central Lancashire Philosophy Warwick Fox Environmental Ethics wafox@uclan.ac.uk Yale University Philosophy Karsten Harries Philosophy of Art and Architecture karsten.harries@yale.edu Delft University Moral Philosophy Jeroen van den Hoven Director of Centre of Ethics and Technology m.j.vandenhoven@tudelft.nl Carnegie Mellon University Architecture Omer Akin Ethical Decision Making in Architecture oa04@andrew.cmu.edu University of Manitoba Architecture Marcella Eaton Ethics in Landscape Architecture eatonm@cc.umanitoba.ca

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A Theory of General Ethics: Human Relationships, Nature and the Built Environment Warwick Fox (MIT Press, 2006) £20.95 Ethics and the Practice of Architecture Barry Wasserman (Wiley, 2000) £47.50 The Ethical Architect: The Dilemma of Contemporary Practice Tom Spector (Princeton Architectural Press, 2001) £17.95 SEE     SELL

The Religious Imagination in Modern and Contemporary Architecture: A Reader:

The Religious Imagination in Modern and Contemporary Architecture: A Reader Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Collects, substantiates, and demonstrates the importance of the religious imagination within Western modern and contemporary architecture Begins with an introduction by the editors and a ‘reader’s guide’ which helps the reader locate and navigate the material in an unbiased manner The essays written expressly for the anthology take a critical look at the relationship between religion and architecture in the twentieth century. These are grounded by and help to explicate the reprinted essays that are culled from the last one hundred years and include some of the greatest architects of the 20 th Century Renata Hejduk & Jim Williamson Arizona State University & Cornell Uni Binding: Paperback Price: £29.99 Pub date: January 2011 Text type: Reader Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 400 2011 ROW sales f/c: 250

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Unique collection on a consistently popular topic The 30 second sell: The only single source that collects twentieth century writings solely on the religious and spiritual imagination in architecture Includes such names as: Alvar Aalto, Michael Benedikt, Peter Carl, Peter Eisenman, John Hejduk, Leon Krier, Sanford Kwinter, Mies van der Rohe, Alberto Perez-Gomez, Joseph Rykwert and Quinlan Terry Appropriate to the interested practitioner as well as the student and academic Marketing Direct Mail –Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, cluster email, postcard mailing, virtual architecture history and theory leaflet Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, HE sales roadshow

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Places of the Soul Christopher Day (Architectural Press, 2003) £17.99 Sold 2,976 until the end of 2007 The Hermeneutics of Sacred Architecture Vol 1 & 2 Lindsay Jones (Harvard Uni Press, 2000) £22.95 The Sacred In-Between: The Meditating Roles of Architecture Thomas Barrie (Routledge, 2010) £24.99 Sold YTD: 352 SEE     SELL

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Sacred Architecture: Faith, Form and Building Technology:

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Sacred Architecture: Faith, Form and Building Technology Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Whilst Frank Lloyd Wright and his work has been written about extensively, the ten buildings represented in this volume have received minimal coverage and analysis P resents a comprehensive study of these under-published buildings through a scholarly text, analytical drawings and photographs Wright’s usage of new building technologies and the application of his theory of organic architecture was especially demonstrated in his sacred architecture Anat Geva Texas A&M, USA Binding: Hardback Price: £44.99 Pub date: June 2011 Text type: Reference Status: Awaiting MS 2011 UK sales f/c: 650 2011 ROW sales f/c: 300

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Unusual coverage of the house hold name that is Frank Lloyd Wright The 30 second sell: A rare thing, in its coverage of previously underexposed buildings from Wright FLW is a towering figure in 20 th Century architecture FLW’s influential and well-known theory of organic architecture is especially demonstrated in these buildings Technically in-depth illustrations plus a good number of stunning black and white photographs Marketing Direct Mail – Architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, cluster email, virtual architecture history and theory leaflet Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Other promotions - author interview, cross promote with journals

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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Houses Alan Hess, Kenneth Frampton, Alan Weintraub & Kathryn Smith (Rizzoli, 2005) £45.00 The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright Williams Storrer (Chicago University Press, 2007) £26.00 Fallingwater: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Romance with Nature Linda Waggoner (Universe Publishing, 1996) £12.95 SEE     SELL

Richard Rogers: The Pompidou Centre – Supercrit #3 Bernard Tschumi: Parc de la Villette – Supercrit #4:

Richard Rogers: The Pompidou Centre – Supercrit #3 Bernard Tschumi: Parc de la Villette – Supercrit #4 Why are we publishing these books? Benefits: Revisits some of the most influential and groundbreaking architectural projects of the recent past and explores how these have influenced the way architects think and design today Brings together description and debate from archival sources, original press criticism, later theory and ongoing studio discussion and argument Includes a major designer's explanation and 'self review' of their work to a Studio audience and concludes with a real live 'crit' held with a panel of international critics Samantha Hardingham & Kester Rattenbury Uni of Westminster Binding: Paperback Price: £29.99 Pub date: February 2011 Text type: Small Text Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 220 2011 ROW sales f/c: 100

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Explorations of architectural practice in a fun and lively format The 30 second sell: Two of the most well-known architectural projects of recent years Two extremely well-known architects Supported by an extensive illustrated section of the projects themselves including both photographs and line drawings Marketing Direct Mail –Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, series cluster email, virtual architecture history and theory leaflet Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, HE sales roadshow

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Richard Rogers: Architecture of the Future Kenneth Powell (Birkhauser, 2004) £31.90 Richard Rogers Olivier Cinqualbre (Centre Georges Pompidou Service Commercial , 2007) £36.95 Architecture and Disjunction Bernard Tschumi (MIT Press, 1996) £20.95 Bernard Tschumi Bernard Tschumi (Thames & Hudson, 2003) £16.95 SEE     SELL

Performalism: Form and Performance in Digital Architecture:

Performalism: Form and Performance in Digital Architecture Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Critically examines the implications and influences of computer based design on form as performance and how this relates to practice Investigates digital performance in two ways, as a utility and as a form maker and how these two things interact Links developments of digital design to current practice, demonstrating how some of the worlds best known architects are dealing with the difficult questions that have arisen from 15 years of digital architecture Yasha Grobman & Eran Neuman Harvard GSD & Tel Aviv University Binding: Paperback Price: £39.99 Pub date: June 2011 Text type: Professional Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 400 2011 ROW sales f/c: 150

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Unique coverage of current digital topic with strong emphasis on practice The 30 second sell: Includes contributions from: Antoine Picon, Sylvia Lavin, Jeffry Kipnis, Sanford Kwinter, Michael Hensel, GLForm, Archi-Techtonics, Eisenmen Architects, Open Source Architecture, Franken Architekten, R&Sie(n), OCEAN, Gehry Partners , LLP / Gehry Technologies, Meta xy (Karl Chu), Kol /Mac LLC, RUR, Foster + Partners Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout Important and trendy topic in digital design today Marketing Direct Mail – Architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, digital cluster email Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, possible sales through contributors

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Related forthcoming in November 2011..... Designing Kinetics for Architectural Facades Performative Architecture Branko Kolarevic (Routledge, 2004) £37.99 Sold YTD: 1,136 Catalytic Formations Ali Rahim (Routledge, 2005) £44.99 Sold YTD: 2,176 SEE     SELL

Architecture of Information :

Architecture of Information Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Tackles the historical importance of physical places to the organisation and expression of knowledge Describes the emergence of digital technologies and the 20th century new conceptual understandings of knowledge and its organisation Examines the motivations behind the perceived need to disguise the complexity of digitally encoded information with metaphors of physical spaces and architecture Martyn Dade – Robertson Uni of Newcastle, UK Binding: Paperback Price: £29.99 Pub date: July 2011 Text type: Small Text Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 300 2011 ROW sales f/c: 200

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Topical addition to our strong specialsim in digital architecture, engaging with the latest issues The 30 second sell: Picks up on current issues within digital architecture Suitable for courses on digital architecture and history and theory Defines a new design domain for the practice of architecture as it relates to the complexity of digitally organised information and human encounters with it Marketing Direct Mail – Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, virtual architecture history and theory leaflet Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, possible sales through contributors

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City of Bits William J. Mitchell (MIT Press, 2000) £16.95 Digital Ground Malcolm McCullough (MIT Press, 2005) £14.95 ME++ The Cyborg Self and the Networked City William J. Mitchell (MIT Press, 2004) £14.95 SEE     SELL

Fiction, Image, Tone: The Metropolis and the Realisation of Architecture:

Fiction, Image, Tone : The Metropolis and the Realisation of Architecture Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Explores architecture and the modern city’s visual representation in literature, painting, cinema and the graphic novel in the 20 th century Covers a broad range of the humanities which surround and locate architecture and its discourse, allowing for adaptation to a broad range of history and theory courses Focuses on both architecture and the city at the smaller and larger scales to allow for holistic coverage Raymond Quek Nottingham Trent University Binding: Paperback Price: £24.99 Pub date: September 2011 Text type: Small Text Status: Awaiting MS 2011 UK sales f/c: 800 2011 ROW sales f/c: 225

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Broadly appealing and fascinating textbook for undergraduates The 30 second sell: Based on four courses which RQ set up at University of Nottingham and which are continued at Trent, those two universities in particular will be key for adoptions Covers architecture’s relationship with literature, painting, cinema, the graphic novel and music Uses examples and cases from the UK, Europe and the USA Marketing Direct Mail –Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, cluster email, virtual architecture history and theory leaflet Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, AHRA, BFI Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, cross promote through the media, design and literature list, HE sales roadshow

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Film Noir and the Spaces of Modernity Edward Dimendberg (Harvard University Press, 2004) £22.95 Architecture Between Spectacle and Use Anthony Vidler (Yale University Press, 2008) £16.99 Yes is More B.I.G Practice (Taschen, 2010) £17.99 SEE     SELL

Eleven Exercises in the Art of Architectural Drawing: Slow Food for the Architect’s Imagination :

Eleven Exercises in the Art of Architectural Drawing: Slow Food for the Architect’s Imagination Why are we publishing this book? Benefits: Deals with the critical nature and crucial role of architectural drawings The text identifies the inauguration of architectural theory within the craftsmanship of architectural drawings and emphasises a non-division between the mind and the hand in the facture of drawings Organized around eleven exercises, the book does not emphasise speed, nor incorporates many timesaving tricks typical of drawing books, but rather proposes a slow, meditative process for construing drawings and for drawing constructing thoughts Marco Frascari Carleton University, Canada Binding: Paperback Price: £29.99 Pub date: February 2011 Text type: Small Text Status: In Production 2011 UK sales f/c: 300 2011 ROW sales f/c: 150

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An indispensable reference text and effective textbook for students seeking to advance their appreciation of the nature and exercise of architectural drawings The 30 second sell: Written by a world-renowned expert in the field, Frascari’s unique voice persuades the reader to engage thoroughly with the power of architectural drawing Organised around eleven exercises in drawing, designed to allow the reader to achieve more intuitive and meditative designs Architectural history and theory is woven throughout to inform the reader of a deeper understanding and appreciation of the process of drawing Marketing Direct Mail –Architecture textbook leaflet, architecture and planning catalogue, virtual professional leaflet, cluster email, virtual architecture history and theory leaflet Professional organisations – RIBA, AA, Other promotions - author interview , cross promote with journals, HE sales roadshow

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Origins, imitation, Conventions: representation in the Visual Arts James Ackerman (MIT Press, 2002) £35.95 Architect’s Drawings Kendra Schank Smith (Architectural Press, 2005) £42.99 Sold 1371 by Year End 2007 Drawing: the motive force of architecture Peter Cook (Wiley, 2008) £24.99 SEE     SELL

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