"Albania is a young democracy, home to nearly three million people. The country sits at the heart of the Mediterranean; its geographic location has long shaped the country’s cultural exchanges and built environment. Three decades after the collapse of the communist regime, Albania remains in transition – culturally, socially and architecturally. This ongoing renewal has placed architecture at the center of national discourse and created a specific opportunity for architects. “The Albanian Files” focuses on that transformation. This book brings together sixty international offices currently working in Albania, some of which have been active in the country since the early 2000s. Each office submitted a contribution with reflections on their experiences in Albania and on architecture built and proposed."

"“A Collection of Latin American Modern Architecture” is an ongoing trilogy by one of the leading architectural photographers, Leonardo Finotti. This first volume presents roughly one hundred of Finotti’s photographs of previously unknown Latin American modern architecture taken between 2008 and 2016 and offers an important overview of the region. Known for his non-judgmental approach, Finotti allows the viewer to get an insight into the richness and variety of Latin American architecture – from stadiums, to public buildings and private housing. The photographs published in this volume were taken in Asunción, Montevideo, Belo Horizonte, Valparaiso, São Paulo, Bogotá, Lima, México City and Havana."

"As humanity grapples with the escalating challenges of climate change, the discipline of architecture finds itself at a critical juncture. The urgency of the situation demands that schools of architecture not only contribute to envisioning more serene futures but also equip the next generation of architects with the audacity to question, project, criticize, explore and imagine alternative solutions. Architectural research is in re/action to this climate crisis. “Transcalar Prospects in Climate Crisis” offers a vital compilation of research projects and essays reflecting the investigative efforts at EPFL Architecture. Addressing critical issues like material uses, land and soil degradation, environmental justice and circular urban flows, the book brings together diverse, entangled perspectives and transcalar vantage points. It navigates complex factors such as comfort, standards, profit and individual needs, across a wide ecological spectrum. The book is a must-read for architects, urban planners, designers, scholars, and anyone seeking knowledge and inspiration for climate action, urging a conscious and critical, transcalar response to one of the most pressing issues of our time."

"Marcel Breuer: Building Global Institutions is a collection of essays by a group of scholars, which examine Breuer’s approach and way of working, his strategies and his signature buildings. These essays draw on an abundance of newly available documents held in the Breuer Archive at Syracuse University, which are now accessible online. Often seen as a pioneer of a “brutalist modernism” of reinforced concrete, Marcel Breuer might best be understood through the lens of the changing institutional structures in and for which he worked. More recently historians, architects, and – with the reopening of the great megalith of his Whitney Museum as the Met Breuer in New York – a larger public are gaining new insights into the cities and large-scale buildings Breuer planned. Breuer (1902–1981) is celebrated as an architect, furniture designer and teacher who is known as a “formgiver” of modern American architecture. Originally from Hungary, Breuer was one of the first students at the Bauhaus before he emigrated to the USA in 1937."

"Gaëlle Lauriot-Prévost Design, Dominique Perrault Architectures (GLP/DPA), de Michèle Champenois, journaliste et critique d’architecture, met en lumière l’oeuvre de Gaëlle Lauriot-Prévost, des débuts de sa collaboration avec Dominique Perrault – le traitement des espaces intérieurs de la Bibliothèque nationale de France – jusqu’à l’aménagement du pavillon Dufour, au château de Versailles, ainsi que les meubles et objets qu’elle a dessinés en son nom. Largement illustré de photographies et de dessins, le livre présente en détail une dizaine de réalisations majeures, du grand théâtre d’Albi aux immeubles du Pont-de-Sèvres à Boulogne, de la tour de Vienne à la passerelle Arganzuela à Madrid. L’emploi de maille métallique, selon de nombreux motifs et usages, est emblématique du travail de la designer. Dans un essai intitulé « Design in situ » et dans les textes de présentation,Michèle Champenois décrypte le jeu croisé des interventions et l’harmonie puissante du dialogue créatif, qui assure modernité et pérennité à cette oeuvre architecturale. La création graphique et la mise en page de l’ouvrage sont réalisées par Philippe Apeloig (studio Apeloig, avec Yannick James)."

"“Within strict forms, Charles Pictet develops an engaging interplay of freer shapes, whether in renovations, extensions, or in several expansive villas in the greater Geneva area. For several years now, he has been part of the vibrant scene of younger architects in Western Switzerland.”

"Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has one of the most important buildings of the 20th century: its parliamentary building by Louis I. Kahn constructed between 1961 and 1982. Little is known, however, about the local architecture scene that has emerged since then. Yet contemporary architecture in Bangladesh exhibits a strong formal idiom that has its roots in tradition and is combined with an innovative handling of local resources such as bamboo and brick. Alongside texts by Andreas Ruby, Niklaus Graber, Kazi Khaleed, Saif Ul Haque and Syed Manzoorul Islam, the special photographs taken by Iwan Baan for this publication capture the imagination. Bengal Stream takes the reader on a lively architectural journey to a fascinating, and for many, unknown country located between India and Myanmar."

"‘I had no choice but to buy my first large format camera, and since I did not have a car, I mounted my equipment on the foot of my scooter and rode around Tokyo for more than two years. That was my starting point as a photographer, and it seems like a small miracle that more than 30 years after ​its​ original publication, a new version​ of Tokyo Style​ is being released by Apartamento’. —Kyoichi Tsuzuki. More than three decades after its original publication, this new edition of Tokyo Style revives a cult classic and token collector’s item. Kyoichi Tsuzuki’s timeless photographs offer an intimate look at Tokyo homes as they are truly inhabited, presented here with a refreshed design that preserves the original book’s generous format. A selection of the book’s iconic images culminates in a new afterword by Kyoichi that unravels the nostalgia sparked by his work, which captures an analogue world of rich self-expression. A foreword by writer Barry Yourgrau, a longtime friend of Kyoichi, meditates on the ‘untidy and prodigiously cluttered’ hideouts of Tokyo, filled with everything ‘from the raunchy to the freaky and funky to the kawaii (“cute” in Japanese)’.Tokyo Style invites readers into the routines of one of the world’s major metropolises, offering a template for the ways we might live more connected with ourselves and our community. ‘Take a seat’, Kyoichi beckons. ‘This lifestyle ain’t half bad’."

"American publisher and DIY architect Lloyd Kahn made a name for himself in the 1970s with publications on the self-build movement. As an eclectic meta-manual, Shelter Cookbook explores the content of these now iconic publications and relates their ways of thinking and working to the contemporary practices of Swiss architect Leopold Banchini and curator Lukas Feireiss. Shelter Cookbook is intended as a document recording a personal search for unexpected relationships and networks tied in with historical documents and contemporary architectural projects. The volume includes interviews and photo spreads and follows lines of mycological investigation."

"Alors que la politique s’est aujourd’hui pleinement saisie des questions de santé, il semblait à propos de s’interroger sur les approches proposées par l’architecture, l’urbanisme et le paysagisme pour relever les défis de la santé publique. En Imparfaite Santé se confronte à la complexité des problématiques de santé en esquissant et proposant une multitude de solutions architecturales et urbanistiques. Parmi les sujets abordés et approfondis dans les articles de Margret Campbell, David Gissen, Carla C. Keims et Sarah Schrank figurent notamment : une théorie architecturale de la pollution, l’influence de la lutte contre la tuberculose sur l’architecture moderniste ou encore, les relations entre allergies et environnement bâti."