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Predtým a potom
Predtým tu bola vízia skupiny nadšencov, ktorí chceli premeniť hlavné mesto Slovenska na modernú európsku metropolu. Dnes je tu Bratislava a jej primátor Matúš Vallo, ktorí ukazujú, že aj zdanlivo naivné sny možno pretaviť do citeľnej zmeny verejného priestoru. Publikácia Predtým a potom pozorne sleduje premenu mesta a dokazuje, že kvalitný verejný priestor nemá byť výnimkou, ale samozrejmosťou.
Vidíme to okolo seba - v ikonických aj nenápadných zásahoch, od oživených námestí, ktoré boli kedysi hanbou mesta, cez nevyužité a zabudnuté plochy, ktoré dnes pulzujú životom a priťahujú mladých ľudí, až po drobné intervencie v uliciach: rozkvitnuté zákutia s lavičkami, na ktorých sa dá zastaviť a posedieť, aj dlažbu, po ktorej je radosť kráčať. Postupne tak vzniká obraz mesta, ktoré sa mení s jasnou víziou a dôrazom na každodennú skúsenosť jeho obyvateľov.
Tri pohľady na mesto
Prečo nás niektoré mestá fascinujú a iné odpudzujú? Čo o spoločnosti prezrádzajú sídliská, prístavy, historické centrá či futuristické megaprojekty?
Tri pohľady na mesto sú netradičnou cestou naprieč urbanizmom, architektúrou, históriou aj psychológiou mestského života. Autori prepájajú odborný pohľad architekta, plánovača a psychológa s osobnými skúsenosťami z miest ako Istanbul, Hamburg, Dubaj, Šanghaj, Brazília, Petržalka či Český Krumlov.
Kniha nie je klasickou učebnicou urbanizmu. Je zároveň filozofickou esejou, kultúrnym sprievodcom aj premýšľaním o tom, ako mestá formujú naše vzťahy, hodnoty, identitu a predstavy o budúcnosti. Číta sa ako mapa miest, ale aj ako mapa spoločnosti, v ktorej žijeme.
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GFI 30: priestory & miesta
Kniha mapuje tridsať rokov fungovania architektonického ateliéru GFI – jednej z najvýraznejších a najproduktívnejších architektonických kancelárií na Slovensku. Príbeh ateliéru, ktorý vyrástol z priateľstva, spoločných školských rokov a potreby robiť architektúru poctivo, sleduje cestu od improvizovaných začiatkov až po rozsiahle mestské projekty, ktoré dnes výrazne formujú podobu Bratislavy aj ďalších miest.
Publikácia predstavuje výber tridsiatich projektov, prostredníctvom ktorých odhaľuje nielen výslednú architektúru, ale aj spôsob uvažovania, proces hľadania a premýšľania nad mestom, priestorom a jeho budúcim fungovaním. Zachytáva vývoj ateliéru v čase – od prvých realizácií až po veľké mestské celky, ktoré vznikali v spolupráci s domácimi aj zahraničnými partnermi.
GFI sa za tri desaťročia podieľalo na viacerých ikonických stavbách súčasného Slovenska. Navrhlo veľkú časť bratislavského Downtownu vrátane prvého slovenského mrakodrapu Eurovea Tower. Medzi významné bratislavské realizácie patrí napr. aj rozšírenie nákupného centra Eurovea, polyfunkčný komplex Klingerka, administratívne budovy na Pribinovej 40 a Landererovej 12, objekt Panorama Business II či polyfunkčný súbor Downtown Yards. Takisto stoja za obnovou Kaštieľa Pálffy vo Svätom Jure a rekonštrukciou tatranských hotelov ako je Sliezsky dom pod Velickým plesom či rekonštrukcia Hotela Lomnica v Tatranskej Lomnici.
Kniha je obrazom práce, skúseností a premien architektonickej profesie počas posledných tridsiatich rokov. Je zároveň svedectvom o tom, že architektúra nevzniká iba z veľkých vízií, ale aj z tisícov rozhodnutí, čiar a hľadaní správnych riešení, ktoré napokon vytvárajú skutočné miesta pre život.
The Eames Houses
The first comprehensive overview of Charles and Ray Eames’s residential architecture
The Eames Houses is the first comprehensive overview of Charles and Ray Eames’s residential architecture. It includes several previously unpublished buildings and places the powerhouse couple’s architectural work alongside their widely known designs in furniture, exhibitions, and film, showing how they carried consistent design principles across different disciplines.
Charles (1907-1978) and Ray (1912-1988) Eames’s residential architecture is defined by their human-centered approach to modernism. Their work demonstrates a deep commitment to structural clarity, user-centered functionality, and the intelligent use of prefabrication. Rather than focusing purely on aesthetics, the Eameses approached architecture as a form of problem-solving, aiming to create flexible systems that offered a background for life and work in all its expressions.
This book presents all eight houses they designed between 1945 and 1955, featuring sketches, drawings, letters, and photographs – many of which have never been published before – alongside newly produced diagrams and models that offer further insight into their design process.
The book is organized into six chapters, one of which is entirely dedicated to Case Study House No. 8 with newly commissioned photography, together with a wealth of materials from the archives of the Eames Office – many of which are published here for the first time. The book further contextualizes the couple's thinking about domestic living in related fields such as furniture, toy, textile, and graphic design, anchoring the house projects within their work at large.
The book accompanies an exhibition in Milan in April 2026 that is planned to travel internationally.
Mega Builds
Construction is the most important industry in the world. The homes we wake up in, the schools where our children learn, the transportation networks we depend on, and the hospitals that care for us all exist because they were designed and built.
In Mega Builds, YouTube creator Fred Mills takes readers inside ten extraordinary megaprojects that are reshaping the modern world. Offering a front-row seat to some of the most ambitious engineering feats ever attempted, Mills delivers a fact-filled global tour that reveals how these vast undertakings are redefining what is possible.
Inside, you will discover:
Why the world’s largest city has been built in one of the most inhospitable locations on Earth.
How the vision of a single ruler in the desert is challenging our assumptions about the limits of design and construction.
What compels us to build ever-taller skyscrapers and ever-faster trains.
And how the scale of human imagination today is shaping the cities and infrastructure of tomorrow.
The story of our civilization is being written not only in books, but in steel, concrete, glass, and earth. Mega Builds reveals how the structures rising around us are defining the future of the man-made world.
Faro Modernism
A stylish exploration of one of the greatest cities for Modernist architecture in the world.
Modernism, characterized by geometric shapes and flat roofs, is one of the defining architectural styles of the 20th century throughout the world. And nowhere is it more in abundance than in Faro, capital of Portugal’s Algarve region. There are over 500 Modernist buildings in Faro, the highest concentration of these types of buildings in Southern Europe.
The city now has a specific Modernist buildings area, through which guided tours show the full range of detached and semi-detached grand houses, large-scale apartment blocks and little roads of terraced houses that are in fact cleverly disguised maisonettes.
The architectural ringleader was Manuel Gomes da Costa, an Algarvian by birth, who had gone to South America in search of work but who came back in the 1950s to transform the city. Inspired by the work of earlier architects including Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer, Costa and his colleagues set about creating a Modernist paradise in the southern sun. This book will give fans of inspirational architecture the first real opportunity to delve deep into Southern Europe’s ‘Palm Springs’.
Richard Walker, renowned photographer and artist, has been visiting the city for over 20 years and has amassed an astonishing record of the Modernist buildings in Faro. He hosts architectural tours, including one for the 20th Century Society. This is his first architectural book and includes many unseen photographs of the buildings that have gradually been restored and brought back to life over recent years.
Street, Palace, Square
Can architecture ever be democratic? An elegant, timely new theory of politics and urban design from the acclaimed author of What is Populism? and Democracy Rules
Building requires power and resources - then, once created, our environment structures how we relate to each other. But what would a distinctly democratic built environment look like? Should we prioritize an inclusive process by which as many citizens as possible can decide how a building is designed? Or is it about how architecture and urban spaces can best represent democracy to citizens - and how building and city planning can concretely facilitate democratic action by citizens?
In Street, Palace, Square, political theorist Jan-Werner Müller offers an elegant new account of architecture and democracy that draws on examples from Washington DC to Dhaka, Cairo to Berlin. Ranging widely across political philosophy, history and design, he shows that bringing architecture and democracy together has an unexpected benefit. As we reflect on spaces and symbols on the one hand and our understandings of democracy on the other, we might see possibilities we did not see before: how to create spaces for citizens to make politics their own.
Revitalizovaná budoucnost
Kniha Revitalizovaná budoucnost – Jak klimatizovat města a krajinu měkkou cestou Radoslava Dvořáka propojuje svět architektury s moudrostí přírody. Autor, původně architekt, se díky letům stráveným v přírodě proměňuje v pozorovatele jejích dokonalých systémů – a přináší tuto zkušenost zpět do měst.
V první části knihy detailně popisuje, jak přírodní ekosystémy (louky, křoviny, lesy) fungují jako soběstačné klimatizační jednotky, které zadržují vodu, obnovují půdu a vytvářejí harmonické prostředí. S věcností i poetikou odhaluje, jak každý detail, od kořenů po listy, slouží většímu celku.
Druhá část ukazuje, jak tyto principy aplikovat v městském prostoru. Dvořák představuje „měkkou metodu“: záhony místo betonu, keře jako přírodní klimatizaci, dešťovou vodu jako zdroj. Nabízí konkrétní řešení, která nevyžadují revoluci, ale pozornost a spolupráci s přírodou.
Kniha je určena nejen architektům a urbanistům, ale každému, kdo hledá cestu zpět – nebo spíš kupředu – s Přírodou jako spojencem.
Earth Works: Houses by Byoung Cho
Earth Works: Houses by Byoung Cho offers a unique glimpse into the residential buildings of one of Korea's most influential architects. This visually stunning monograph combines photography, plans, drawings, paintings and models to provide an exclusive overview of this rarely published aspect of Byoung's work.
Focused entirely around fifteen private and rarely seen residences, the book takes as its starting point some of his earliest projects - Concrete Box House (2004) and Earth House (2009) - which explore the emotional impact of place through low-intervention and minimalist rural structures. At its core, this book aims to intertwine the theoretical underpinnings of land architecture with practical project descriptions, creating a holistic narrative that bridges the conceptual and the concrete.
It also explores Korean architecture's enduring concern with establishing a relationship with the land, something which is rooted in the country's distinct terrain and cultural foundations. A number of insightful texts by Byoung complement this elegant and poetic survey, exploring his architectural influences alongside the ideas of experience, perception and the Korean concepts of mak and bium (imperfection and emptiness).
Czech Modern Architecture
Czech Modern Architecture represents the extraordinary opus magnum of Prof. Vladimír Šlapeta – a comprehensive and, to date, the most extensive overview of Czech architecture from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. The publication offers a clear chronological narrative complemented by more than 900 photographs of buildings, plans, and archival materials that place architecture within broader historical, cultural, and social contexts. The book was created in cooperation with dozens of museums, galleries, regional institutions, archives, and professional research centres from across the Czech Republic and presents a representative selection of the finest achievements of Czech architecture over more than 125 years – from Cubism and interwar Functionalism, through post-war experiments, to contemporary architecture after 1989. With exceptional erudition, the author interconnects individual buildings, personalities, and periods into a coherent whole that presents Czech architecture as a distinctive and internationally respected phenomenon. The publication is not merely a catalogue of buildings, but a fundamental synthesis of architectural history, giving architecture context, continuity, and meaning. The book was officially presented at the European Parliament in Brussels, accompanied by a major exhibition. It is an outstanding title intended for professionals, students, and all readers seeking to understand Czech architecture in its full breadth and depth.
Josip Plečnik, Central European Architect
This is a truly unique publication dedicated to the legacy of one of the most significant architects of Central Europe. The book presents Plečnik in an international context and demonstrates the timelessness of his work – from his key realizations in Vienna, Prague, and Ljubljana to contemporary reconstructions of his buildings. The publication offers an overview of the individual phases of Plečnik’s work, his original synthesis of antiquity, the Renaissance, and modernism, as well as his exceptional influence on Czech and Slovak architectural culture. It recalls his work at Prague Castle, his pedagogical activities, and his formative role in shaping the Slovenian capital. A large number of museum and gallery institutions from Vienna, Ljubljana, and Prague contributed to the book, ensuring the high quality of the materials reproduced. Some of the archival documents and originals are published here for the first time. The book is intended for professionals as well as the wider cultural public and confirms that Plečnik’s work remains a living source of inspiration for contemporary architecture. The publication is edited by Prof. Damjan Prelovšek. Contributions were provided by Assoc. Prof. Zdeněk Lukeš, Prof. Vladimír Šlapeta, and Prof. Boris Podrecca.
Francis Kere : Building Stories
Francis Kéré's riveting first-person account reveals the ideas and values that drive him and his socially engaged architectural practice. The 2022 laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize covers 26 key projects, illustrated with many unseen sketches, photographs, and drawings in a volume beautifully crafted by the Amsterdam-based graphic design studio of Irma Boom.
Featured works include his Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, the Gando school projects, national assembly designs for Burkina Faso and Benin, the Thomas Sankara Memorial, and the recently revealed Las Vegas Museum of Art. Kéré's own voice moves effortlessly between poetry and pragmatism. From the technicalities of cutting bricks on site to the political and environmental forces shaping his designs, he delights in both hands-on craft and big thinking. One chapter subtitle-How to funnel imagination into the grid of rules (without preventing it from flying)-says it all.
For Kéré, architecture is an engine of shared learning and exchange, made collectively rather than imposed from above. The architect is never the star, but a facilitator of common purpose. His designs are rooted in vernacular knowledge and non-elitist values, yet fully engaged with the urgent realities of our time, from climate change and overpopulation to the fragile infrastructures of young democracies.
Reading this feels like looking into Kéré's own notebook, with his annotations scribbled alongside the work. It concludes with two reflective texts-one by Ghanaian-Scottish academic and novelist Lesley Lokko, and another by Kéré's mentor Juhani Pallasmaa-placing his practice within a wider cultural, ethical, and architectural conversation.
100 Iconic Buildings to See Before You Die
Take a tour of the world's most talked about architectural wonders.
This is your passport to 100 places designed to impress - think France's Eiffel Tower, India's Taj Mahal, Egypt's Pyramids of Giza and the USA's Empire State Building. These are the landmarks that define destinations, fill photo galleries and top travel bucket lists, and now it's time to see them for yourself.
Organized by continent, the book takes you on a global tour of must-see sights, from ancient temples and Art Deco hotels to Modernist marvels and mega-tall megastructures. Inside you'll find:
- 100 world-class landmarks chosen for their visual wow-factor and cultural impact
- chapters organized by continent for easy browsing and destination dreaming
- striking full-page photography plus top tips for photo ops and iconic viewpoints
- bite-sized insights with cultural context, historical tidbits and reasons to visit
- smart travel notes: when to go, how to get there and other landmarks to see while you're there
Whether you're satisfying armchair wanderlust or just craving new ideas for what to see next, this book is the perfect gift for travellers.
Santiniho hvězda
Kniha Santiniho hvězda je malou poctou umění stavitele Jana Blažeje Santiniho-Aichla a jeho odkazu pro Žďár nad Sázavou. Fotograf Milan Šustr a historik Stanislav Mikule odhalují čtenářům tajuplnou symboliku čísel, jedinečné symetrie tvarů a hry světla a tmy. Opomenutý nezůstává ani duchovní význam celé stavby i historie poutí, které jsou jejím základním smyslem. Santiniho hvězda, tedy Poutní kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého na Zelené hoře, vtiskla okolní krajině nezaměnitelný charakter. I po třech stovkách let ji lidé z celého světa nepřestávají obdivovat. Kostel na Zelené hoře je místem setkávání poutníků z dalekých míst i duchovního spočinutí. Je vyhledávaným exkluzivním cílem turistů i všedních rodinných procházek.
The Kitchen Garden
A beautifully illustrated survey of the world's most inspiring kitchen gardens, from potagers and historic estates to rooftop urban farms
'Celebrates the diversity of what an edible garden can be.' - Gardenista
This stunning volume celebrates the rich history of kitchen gardens through more than 50 of the world's finest examples, each explored in depth through gorgeous imagery, vivid storytelling, and insightful texts highlighting garden and growing details.
Organized geographically, the book reveals how climate, culture, and history inform productive gardens around the world. Readers will discover European walled gardens flush with flowers and edibles; a forward-thinking, rooftop urban farm in Singapore; and an abundant coastal garden in Patagonia that proves green things can grow in the harshest of places. Iconic locations, such as Château de Villandry and Bunny Mellon's Oak Spring Garden, appear alongside community spaces, such as Alice Waters' Edible Schoolyard in California, as well as stunning contemporary gardens by Patrice Taravella (Babylonstoren, South Africa), Arne Maynard (Gordon Castle, Scotland), Charles Stick (Sleepy Cat Farm, USA), and other renowned designers.
Gardeners of all abilities will discover the story behind each garden and its creation. Large images and informative texts offer the reader both inspiration and useful advice for what to grow in spaces of all shapes and sizes. Authored by Dr. Toby Musgrave, a garden historian and a grower at the iconic De Runde Haver community gardens in Naerum, Denmark, The Kitchen Garden includes extensive captions about each of the featured gardens, as well as an illustrated introduction charting the history of kitchen gardens and six topic essays on key subjects, including protected cropping, organic techniques, and training fruit.
Vila Lanna. Příběh domu a lidí
Vila Lanna je zřejmě nejstarší dochovanou neorenesanční stavbou v Praze. Její stavitel Vojtěch Lanna mladší ji užíval od počátku 70. let 19. století do roku 1909. Jeho syn ji prodal v roce 1913 bubenečskému starostovi Aloisi Potůčkovi. Od Potůčkovy rodiny ji získal karlínský podnikatel v oboru minerálních olejů Vojtěch Zikmund. Přestože byla vila Lanna už za tzv. první republiky pod částečným památkovým dohledem a několikrát prošla renovací, její další osudy i majitelé ve 20. století zůstávali dlouhou dobu téměř neznámí. V průběhu let získala vila podle svých vlastníků i nájemníků - zvučných i méně známých jmen - řadu přídomků: vila Lanna či Lannova vila, vila generála Pellé, vila generála Mittelhausera, Vila Valdštejn (Villa Waldstein) anebo Valdštejnský palác (Palais Waldstein), podle Adrienny Tůmové, provdané Waldstein-Wartenbergové. Dokonce byla po určitou dobu známa jako Polská vila, protože zde krátce po skončení druhé světové války sídlil polský konzulát. Nakonec se opět vrátila k původnímu označení vila Lanna, i když současnými zaměstnanci Akademie věd České republiky je familiárně nazývána jen jako "Lannovka". Vydejme se po stopách vily Lanna a objevme, že není jen výjimečným architektonickým skvostem, ale také významným dějinným symbolem Prahy i tohoto státu, s jehož osudy se několikrát protnula.
Surf Shacks Vol. 3
Surf Shacks Vol. 3 continues the cult-favorite series with a fresh lineup of creative surfers and the eclectic spaces they call home. From breezy cabins in California and artist-built hideaways in Hawaii to design-forward retreats in Portugal and Panama, the book captures how surf culture finds expression far beyond the break.
This third volume expands the horizon by spotlighting not only the individuals who live by the tide but also the designers and builders shaping the next generation of surf-centric living. With its signature mix of visual storytelling, intimate portraits, and cultural resonance, Surf Shacks Vol. 3 is both a celebration and an evolution--tracing the lifestyle at the intersection of creativity, community, and coastal architecture.
Cottagecore Gardens
A home does not end at its doorsteps. Cottagecore Gardens picks up where Cottagecore left off, shifting from interiors to the outdoor spaces that frame and sustain them. Courtyards, edible plots, meadows, and off-grid enclaves reveal a logic shaped by time and care rather than design rules. Loose borders and self-seeded paths speak to gardens that evolve with time and use. Together they embody a broader cultural turn toward slower, more intentional living, where the garden becomes refuge, resource, and extension of home.
Architecture Against Architecture
Architecture, as we know it, is in crisis. The authority of architects is crumbling, their methods no longer tenable. In a highly critical introspection, architect and writer Reinier de Graaf explores the tough choices ahead and the course of action that must follow.
Architecture Against Architecture demands we rethink both how and why we build. With wit and insight, De Graaf lays out the future of the profession, challenging readers to question the fundamental assumptions of the discipline. How do we end the feudal veneration of starchitects? When will architects finally recognize that it is in their own best interest to unionize? Why aren't more practices collectively owned? Why do so many architects over sixty-seven refuse to retire? How do we stop buildings from being copy-righted? What will remain of architecture after AI? What can prevent iconic structures from being embroiled in money laundering? And the vital question: What projects should architects refuse on moral grounds?
Toto je priestor venovaný fascinujúcemu svetu stavebných diel, dizajnu a konštrukcie. Kategória kníh o architektúre vás zavedie do sveta, kde sa stretávajú funkčnosť, estetika a inovácia, aby vytvorili unikátne a pôsobivé stavby.
V tejto kategórii nájdete rôzne aspekty architektúry, vrátane historických pamiatok, moderných stavieb, urbanistického plánovania a dizajnu interiérov. Tu môžete objaviť rozmanité štýly a prístupy k architektonickému návrhu, ktoré odrážajú nielen funkčné potreby, ale aj kultúrne, sociálne a estetické hodnoty.
Od majstrovských diel starovekých kultúr po súčasné inovatívne konštrukcie, kategória architektúry vám umožní preskúmať rôzne éry a technológie, ktoré formujú vývoj stavebného umenia. Taktiež tu nájdete informácie o slávnych architektoch a ich prínose k architektúre.
Táto kategória je ideálna pre všetkých, ktorí majú záujem o architektúru ako umeleckú formu, ale aj o praktické a technické aspekty stavieb. Nech už máte záľubu v historických budovách, súčasných inováciách alebo budúcnosti urbanistického plánovania, kategória architektúry vám otvorí dvere do fascinujúceho sveta konštrukcie a návrhu.
