Books from Oro Editions

Occupation:Boundary: Art, Architecture, and Culture at the Water
By Cathy Simon, Carrie Eastman, John King
This book examines the social, political, and cultural factors that have and continue to influence the evolution of the urban waterfront as seen through production created from art and design practices.
9 Ways to Make Housing for People
By David Baker Architects
Pragmatic and imaginative, this book is a modern manual for urban housing - getting it built and making it great.
Lacoste + Stevenson
By Andrew MacKenzie
This book is a compilation of projects designed over two decades.
Gesture and Response: William Pedersen of KPF
By William Pedersen
'Directing" the work of a large firm was not Bill's desire, instead he wanted to focus on a body of work which he could call his own. The example that work set would inspire others, and it did.
Fairy Tale Architecture
By Kate Bernheimer, Andrew Bernheimer
Here are futuristic structures made from traditional stories, inspired by everything from Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen and The Little Match Girl to the Brothers Grimm's Rapunzel and The Juniper Tree to fairy tales by Jorge Luis ...
Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust
By Michael Webb, Randy Schoenberg, Mark Rothman
This book contains text by acclaimed architectural writer Michael Webb with principal photography by world renowned architectural photographers Iwan Bann and Benny Chan.
The Bench in the Garden: An Inquiry Into the Scopic History of a Bench
By Michael Jakob
The bench: a functional object that rarely features at the forefront of our minds, even when we are sitting on one in a garden.
Eight Inc: Return on Experience
By Tim Kobe, Roger Lehman
It is a reflection on the nature of how to see design. Design is and always has been part of a conversation. As such, this book captures a dialogue that author, Tim Kobe has been engaged in for over 25 years at Eight Inc.
Increments of Neighborhood: A Compendium of Built Types for Walkable and Vibrant Communities
By Brian O'Looney
Intended as a comprehensive resource, 'Increments of Neighborhood' is a compendium of recent built work for urban neighbourhoods, encompassing the spectrum of building types financed/built by today's American real estate industry - from ...
Journey to a Restaurant's Soul
By Glen Coben
"Coben has had the distinct pleasure of working with some of the greatest chefs and the deification of chefs into rock stars.
Idea House: Future Tropical Living Today
By Jason Pomeroy
This book is a chronological journey through the creation of the Idea House, the first carbon zero house in Southeast Asia.
Great Gothic Cathedrals of France
By Stan Parry
From the beautiful facade of Notre-Dame in Paris to the transcendent beauty of the stained glass at Chartres, this book clarifies the significant elements of their architecture by means of its text and images.
Public Architecture: The Art Inside
By C. W. Fentress, Mary Voelz Chandler
Fentress Architects is an international design firm that passionately pursues the creation of sustainable and iconic public architecture.
A Guide to the Gardens of Kyoto
By Marc Treib, Ron Herman
Following the introductory essays are individual entries for more than 50 temple and palace gardens. The text is augmented by an excellent selection of photographs, historical prints, maps, and color plates.
Peter Walker and Partners: Defining the Craft
By Peter Walker
This book features projects since 1997 that show the range of the firm's work, including sixteen built projects in the United States, Europe, and Asia (parks, corporate headquarters, foundations, museums, and urban plazas), seven works in ...
Design Anarchy
By Kalle Lasn
Richly illustrated with highlights from 15 years of Adbusters design activism (and featuring the work of Banksy, Andy Goldworthy, Jeff Wall, Edward Burtynsky, Ryan McGinness, Andre Serrano, Dah Len, Robert Mapplethorpe, John Goto, Mark ...
Colors of Rhetoric: Places of Invention in the Visual Realm
By María Fullaondo
Rhetoric has been broadly defined as the art of persuasion.
Living Land: The Gardens of Blasen Landscape Architecture
By Hazel White, Eric Blasen, Silvina Martierena Blasen
The gardens in this book grow on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, in the valleys of the California coastal hills, in tight urban lots, and on spacious residential estates.
Greening Asia: Emerging Principles for Sustainable Architecture
By Nirmal Kishnani
"The transition from Green to Sustainable needs new tools for thinking, new descriptors that speak of both mitigation of impact and resilience to adverse change.
Rooted in the Hood: An Intimate Portrait of New York City's Community Gardens
By Anna Angelidakis
This is a book about ordinary people, dreamers, and visionaries rising against these unsafe conditions by clearing empty lots, planting trees and vegetables, and slowly creating small havens for the community.