Anette Sørensen et al (ed.): Guide til Ny arkitektur i København. Danish Architecture Centre, 2017. Tall slim 8vo in wraps as issued. 160 pages, richly illustrated. Minor edgewear, else very good
Die neue Wohnung. Die Frau als Schöpferin. Mit 65 Abbildungen. Zweite Auflage (“The New Living Space. The Woman as Creator”. Second, revised and enlarged edition). Leipzig: Verlag v Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1924. Small 8vo in original sewn hardcover boards. 106 (6) pages, with 65 illustrations. Fine early Bauhaus item. 2nd…
New York: Rizzoli for Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 1987. Tall large folio in wraps as issued. Unpaginated. Very worn copy. Text parts with red pencil underlinings, but none too bad and they could be erased. A copy that clearly shows how the previous architect owner has used it…
First published in 1938, this collection of essays sets out some of foundational ideas of 20th-century technology innovator R. Buckminster Fuller, an early pioneer in sustainable design. Written in plain language with a sense of humor, the book outlines his concerns about sustainability, presents his utopian vision of future prosperity driven by technological progress, and reveals his leanings toward poetry and philosophy. This edition contains a brief foreword and two essays on his ideas, plus b&w historical photos of Fuller and some of his inventions