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Out There. Architecture Beyond Building(1st Edition)
11th International Architecture Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia
by Aaron Betsky, Philip Jodidio, Sylvia Ferino-Pagden, Giovanni Nepi Scire, Biennale Di Venezia
Paperback, 608 Pages, Published 2008 by Marsilio
ISBN-13: 978-88-317-9447-3, ISBN: 88-317-9447-7

"This year’s exhibition faces the fundamental changes taking place in contemporary architecture. Established in 1980, the architecture section of the Biennale enables the curators to widen their sphere of activity. Architects from all over the world are looking for ways of fusing the landscape together with new materials and new techniques, to satisfy the longing for better spaces. This fascinating concept is the starting point of what i ..."






From Cordoba to Samarqand(1st Edition)
Masterpieces from the Museum of Islamic art in Doha
by Sabiha Al Khemir, Hughes Dubois, Ieoh Ming Pei, Jean-Michel Wilmotte, Philip Jodidio, L. Dutrait, S. El Hakim, C. Al Khaled
Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2008 by 5Continents
ISBN-13: 978-88-7439-316-9, ISBN: 88-7439-316-4

"PréfaceEn avant-première de l''ouverture du nouveau Musée d''Art islamique de Doha, le Louvre est heureux d''accueillir une sélection de chefs-d''œuvre de la très belle collection assemblée par l''État du Qatar. Elle embrasse dans le temps et dans l''espace l''art de tout le monde islamique, «de Cordoue à Samarcande». L''exposition est complétée par la présentation du projet architectural conçu par leoh Ming Pei et par Jean-Michel Wilmo ..."






Cairo Today(1st Edition)
Revitalizing a Historic Metropolis
by Stefano Bianca, Philip Jodidio
Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2006 by Umberto Allemandi
ISBN-13: 978-88-422-1235-5, ISBN: 88-422-1235-0

"In 1984 the Aga Khan offered the Mayor of Cairo the creation of a large urban park: thirty-one hectares bounded by the Citadel and the Ayyubid city walls. This grandiose urbanistic, archaeological and socio-economic initiative will profoundly alter the quality of life in one of the most densely inhabited districts of Cairo, and will also have a considerable revitalising effect on the whole metropolis. This book documents every aspect of ..."






Iran(1st Edition)
Architecture For Changing Societies : An international seminar co-sponsored by the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Iranian Cultural Heritage Organis
by Philip Jodidio
Hardcover, 218 Pages, Published 2006 by Umberto Allemandi
ISBN-13: 978-88-422-1236-2, ISBN: 88-422-1236-9

"In many ways, closed to the outside world since the 1979 Revolution, Iran remains a remarkably rich environment for architecture, both historic and contemporary. A large young population avidly seeks information on trends in the Western world, while the very active Iranian Cultural Heritage Organisation (ICHO) maintains high standards of intervention on the country's considerable array of monuments. It is in this context that the Archit ..."

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Philip Jodidio

Aaron Betsky

Al Khaled

Sylvia Ferino-Pagden

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Giovanni Nepi Scire

El Hakim

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Hughes Dubois

Sabiha Al Khemir


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