GINGKO PRESS

Public landscapes are an integral part of city life. They not only add beauty to cities, but also maintain a harmony and balance between human and environment. This book contains ...

The spread of vertical gardens in recent years is a welcome addition to our visual environment with businesses, homeowners and public institutions alike incorporating green walls into their landscape design ...

This lavishly illustrated book collects papers delivered at the third Gingko conference: 'The Mercantile Effect: On art and exchange in the Islamicate world during 17th 18th centuries.' Held in Berlin, ...

Borrowing from nature is nothing new, artists and designers have been looking to the natural world for inspiration for centuries. For some, this has been purely on an aesthetic level, ...

Buckminster Fullers explorations as an architect, engineer, philosopher and futurist are extended into experimental book form through his collaboration with 'producer' Jerome Agel and designer Quentin Fiore. I Seem to ...

Planted Architecture makes a solid argument that the best landscapes dont end at the front door. This fascinating book examines case study architecture and installations where the line between landscape ...

Bridges are at once a departure and an arrival, an opportunity to cross over to a new land and begin again. Perhaps that is why they are imbued by such ...

Residential Garden Design draws our attention to the important role outdoor living environments play in the quality of our daily lives. Three types of garden are highlighted, starting with a ...

Cafés, cabarets, and restaurants have been one of the most common gathering spots for everyone in the social strata ' from business people to counter-cultural creatives ' for centuries. Todays ...

The future is never wrong - has long been the credo of German-American architect Helmut Jahn. In this,his latest book, his career is viewed from its beginning until today through ...

The materials used in architecture inform our experience of buildings and spaces through the interplay of aesthetic, social and historic considerations. Both structural and decorative elements have a role to ...

The nature of living space has undergone a profound shift in recent years. Changing societal values and the pressures of increased overcrowding have led to new paradigms in habitation. Indoor ...

As Plato wrote, 'The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.' Nowhere is creativity of function so prevalent as in the world of ...

The beauty of impermanence has many manifestations whether in the artistic, natural or spiritual realms. Each transitory piece elicits a precious response in the participant a heightened awareness of the ...

A far cry from the dull cookie-cutter cubicles of years past, todays designed offices are entirely unique spaces reflecting both company philosophy and identity.While responding to the specific needs of ...

This is the third in the series of M3 360° Modern Architecture. With global views, this book presents more than 100 creative and cutting-edge projects, showcasing diverse styles and different ...

X-House shows architecture in its most personal form ' the home. These houses reach beyond the narrow purpose of shelter to achieve the status of works of art. In a ...

When monochromatic patterns no longer satisfy our visual hunger, designers use graphics to transform spaces into works of art. From retail shops and restaurants to offices, this book focuses on ...

The depiction of rage, suffering, gloom, depravity, and the supernatural in illustration and design is often seen as unsettling and offensive, but often these disturbing images elaborate the wildest dreams ...

Store Front (Mini) is a new, compact version of the critically acclaimed bestseller Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York, by James and Karla Murray. The Murrays brilliant documentation ...