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ARCHITECTURE MONOGRAPHS

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Spector Books

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Paperback, 4.25 x 5.75 in. / 190 pgs / 7 color / 70 bw.

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Catalog: FALL 2019 p. 167   

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ISBN 9783959052849 TRADE
List Price: $15.00 CAD $24.95

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The Art of Joining

Designing the Universal Connector: Bauhaus Taschenbuch 23

Text by Elizabeth Andrzejewski, Regina Bittner, Phillip Denny, Ezgi Isbilen, Eva-Maria Offermann, Adam Przywara, Daniel Springer, Rhiannon Haycock, Lisi Zeininger.

The Art of Joining

The German architect Konrad Wachsmann (1901–80) played a major role in the development of industrialized building production, notably through his collaboration with Walter Gropius on a “Packaged House System” for prefabricated homes that could be assembled in under nine hours (Wachsmann was also known for the summer house he designed for Albert Einstein). This catalog collects research conducted at the Bauhaus in 2018 focusing on the decisive and historic importance of the universal wedge connector, one of Wachsmann’s key contributions that radically expanded the capacity for industrialized home production in its deceptively simple design, saving considerable time and cost. The collected texts by scientists and designers position the connector as “the cornerstone of an industrialized building system,” and elaborately trace the historical contexts of postwar modernism and industrial design that led to the development of this decisive piece of technology.


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The Art of Joining

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SPECTOR BOOKS BAUHAUS READER
Vegetation under Power: Heat, Breath, Growth

VEGETATION UNDER POWER: HEAT, BREATH, GROWTH

Spector Books

ISBN: 9783959055871
USD $15.00
| CAD $21

Pub Date: 12/13/2022
Active | Out of stock


Bauhaus N° 12

BAUHAUS N° 12

Spector Books

ISBN: 9783959054003
USD $17.00
| CAD $23.5

Pub Date: 7/13/2021
Active | In stock


Handle with Care: Unpacking a Bulky Table

HANDLE WITH CARE: UNPACKING A BULKY TABLE

Spector Books

ISBN: 9783959053556
USD $15.00
| CAD $21

Pub Date: 9/1/2020
Active | Out of stock


The Art of Joining

THE ART OF JOINING

Spector Books

ISBN: 9783959052849
USD $15.00
| CAD $24.95

Pub Date: 9/17/2019
Active | Out of stock


Desk in Exile

DESK IN EXILE

Spector Books/Bauhaus Dessau Foundation

ISBN: 9783959051224
USD $15.00
| CAD $21.5

Pub Date: 9/26/2017
Active | In stock


The Bauhaus Building in Dessau

THE BAUHAUS BUILDING IN DESSAU

Spector Books

ISBN: 9783944669267
USD $15.00
| CAD $21.5

Pub Date: 7/1/2014
Out of print | Not available


Bauhaus World Heritage Site

BAUHAUS WORLD HERITAGE SITE

Spector Books/Bauhaus Dessau Foundation

ISBN: 9783959051545
USD $14.95
| CAD $21

Pub Date: 6/26/2018
Active | In stock


Architecture After Speculation

ARCHITECTURE AFTER SPECULATION

Spector Books

ISBN: 9783959050173
USD $15.00
| CAD $21.5

Pub Date: 9/6/2016
Active | In stock


FORTHCOMING AND NEW: ARCHITECTURE

Kisho Kurokawa: Nakagin Capsule Tower

KISHO KUROKAWA: NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9781633451735
USD $14.95
| CAD $22.95

Pub Date: 7/23/2025
Forthcoming


Benedetta Tagliabue: EMBT

BENEDETTA TAGLIABUE: EMBT

Arquine

ISBN: 9786078880416
USD $80.00
| CAD $120 UK £ 68

Pub Date: 8/26/2025
Forthcoming


Apaloosa Estudio de Arquitectura: A View from Chiapas

APALOOSA ESTUDIO DE ARQUITECTURA: A VIEW FROM CHIAPAS

Arquine

ISBN: 9786078880393
USD $30.00
| CAD $45 UK £ 25

Pub Date: 3/4/2025
Active | In stock


Amancio Williams: AP205

AMANCIO WILLIAMS: AP205

Spector Books

ISBN: 9783959057974
USD $45.00
| CAD $68

Pub Date: 4/29/2025
Active | In stock


Fire Island Modernist: Horace Gifford and the Architecture of Seduction

FIRE ISLAND MODERNIST: HORACE GIFFORD AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF SEDUCTION

Metropolis Books

ISBN: 9781881616993
USD $65.00
| CAD $95 UK £ 55

Pub Date: 4/29/2025
Active | In stock


Dirk Jan Postel: Extended Spaces

DIRK JAN POSTEL: EXTENDED SPACES

nai010 Publishers

ISBN: 9789462088832
USD $65.00
| CAD $95

Pub Date: 2/11/2025
Active | Out of stock


Discursive Architecture

DISCURSIVE ARCHITECTURE

nai010 Publishers

ISBN: 9789462088993
USD $50.00
| CAD $75

Pub Date: 2/11/2025
Active | In stock


Lacaton & Vassal: Free Space, Transformation, Habiter

LACATON & VASSAL: FREE SPACE, TRANSFORMATION, HABITER

Walther König, Köln

ISBN: 9783753307107
USD $45.00
| CAD $67.5

Pub Date: 4/15/2025
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Carlo Scarpa: The Message of the Structure

CARLO SCARPA: THE MESSAGE OF THE STRUCTURE

Silvana Editoriale

ISBN: 9788836656691
USD $40.00
| CAD $58

Pub Date: 10/28/2025
Forthcoming


Frank Lloyd Wright: Broadacre City

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT: BROADACRE CITY

The Museum of Modern Art, New York

ISBN: 9781633451537
USD $14.95
| CAD $21.95

Pub Date: 7/30/2024
Active | In stock


Architecture. Research. Office.

ARCHITECTURE. RESEARCH. OFFICE.

DelMonico Books

ISBN: 9781636811413
USD $85.00
| CAD $125 UK £ 75

Pub Date: 10/8/2024
Active | In stock


Carlos Jiménez: Drawing, Building, Writing

CARLOS JIMéNEZ: DRAWING, BUILDING, WRITING

Arquine

ISBN: 9786078880300
USD $35.00
| CAD $52 UK £ 30

Pub Date: 9/30/2025
Forthcoming