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The Language of Luxe
Founded over a decade ago, AB Concept has confirmed its position as one of Asia's most ambitious, forward-thinking architectural and design firms. Honoured with an array of international awards, AB Co...
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Informed by the Land
Abbott's work has a timeless modern quality, yet is also strongly informed by his experience
of the sacred architecture of ancient Egyptians and Maya in the manner in which it
responds to the land...
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Living Land
What does a landscape architect do exactly? Here, we peel back the finished project, which has won several design awards, to show the major steps in the making of the garden. We start with the clients...
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Sculpting Spaces
This book is a collection of houses that represents the journey of an architect in discovering his artistic soul in designing houses in the tropics. Houses that sit well on the site and integrate the ...
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Urban Rain
As we recognize the necessity of creating more sustainable and humane cities, Jackie Brookner's most recent work, Urban Rain, points the way. How do we learn to not just see what we have chosen to ign...
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Landscape Alchemy
Hargreaves Associates has been at the forefront of landscape architectural practice since its founding in 1983, creating a narrative approach to landscape architecture that layers history, ecology, an...
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Public Architecture
Curtis Fentress is an internationally known architect who passionately pursues the creation of sustainable and iconic public architecture. His studio focuses on inspired design for people, incorporati...
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10 Metrics
In something as complex as the built environment, how do you design and engineer the right outcome? Is there a way to account for all the factors impinging on the final product and guide the creative ...
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Idea House
The book is a chronological journey in the creation of the first carbon zero house in SE Asia. Chapter One, entitled "Team," gives due consideration to the particular effect the sustainabili...
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